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Becka Moor Books

Wigglesbottom Primary: Super Dog!

Chapter book

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!

Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. Is that a superhero dog on the school roof? YES! Is the lunchtime mashed potato really, really weird? YES! Does Susie Keys own an alien egg? YES! So what are Class 2R going to do about it all? Have a lot of fun!

Three short stories in each book keep just confident readers engaged while lively two-colour illustrations bring these hilarious early readers to life and perfectly bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books.

Written by the bestselling, Blue Peter award-winning author Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor.

Wigglesbottom Primary: Break-Time Bunnies

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!

Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. An unexpected visitor, a bewitched violin and an invasion of bunnies! What can it all mean???

Written by the bestselling, Blue Peter award-winning author Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor.

Wigglesbottom Primary: Dino Chick

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

The strangest things happen at Wigglesbottom Primary! When Year Two is chosen to look after some eggs that are about to hatch, they KNOW somthing is strange about one of them. What if it’s not a chick egg, but a DINOSAUR EGG???
Perfect for Easter reading, these are more funny school stories from award-winning Pamela Butchart, brilliantly colour-illustrated by Becka Moor.

Wigglesbottom Primary: The Talking Lamb

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

Another hilarious take on school life from the brilliant Pamela Butchart – three stories of mayhem and chaos where pupils’ imaginations run riot…

The strangest things happen at Wigglesbottom Primary! A school trip to a farm introduces Year 2 to a lamb like no other. IT CAN TALK! And it’s about to get them all into big trouble!

Perfect for newly-independent readers, these are more funny school stories from award-winning Pamela Butchart, brilliantly colour-illustrated by Becka Moor.

PANTemonium!

Becka Moor & Peter Bently

Picturebook

Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Peter Bently’s hilarious story of a GIGANTIC pair of pink frilly pants that nothing in the village can escape! Fred the Giant’s off fishing today. But look! His GIANT PANTS are caught on the end of his hook! Follow Fred as he drags his giant pants all around town, scooping up a cat, the baker and all his cakes, a fire engine… you’d be amazed how much fits in those megapants. What pantemonium!

The Sports Day Chicken

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

Laugh-out-loud hilarity with two-colour illustrations from the incomparable Pamela Butchart – three stories of mayhem and chaos where pupils’ imaginations run riot…

Year 2 at Wigglesbottom Primary is never boring. They don’t expect to run a race against a chicken at Sports Day, or eat green toxic slime at lunch (it’s halloween custard!) or that Anne Marie Moor is an ant queen and one of her subjects is called Lady Gaga. BUT THEY LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

Perfect for newly-independent readers, these are more funny school stories from award-winning Pamela Butchart, brilliantly illustrated by Becka Moor.

Libby and the Parisian Puzzle

Becka Moor & Jo Clarke

Chapter book

Debut author Jo Clarke makes a triumphant entry to the lower middle-grade market with the start of a new detective adventure series about a travelling school, which will be illustrated by Becka Moor. The series promises adventures in different cities around the globe, and this first one is set in Paris.

The dreamy scenes of the Parisian skyline provide a backdrop for a detective adventure in which macarons are never far from the thoughts of the main characters. If you’ve never had the chance to fall in love with the sights, sounds and tastes of Paris, you will be charmed by the city’s delights after reading this story.

Just the right amount of peril for a younger audience, combined with a fun boarding school element and enough clues to keep the predictions rolling makes for a perfect stepping stone into the detective fiction genre for the younger end of the middle-grade market.

The author’s expertise as a librarian and book blogger shines through in hitting just the right spot for the intended age of the book’s audience. With themes of friendship and loyalty, a positive tone and a good sprinkling of fun, this mystery story is likely to be a big hit with lower KS2.

Wigglesbottom Primary: The Classroom Cat

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!

Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. Is the Classroom Cat trying to tell them something! YES! Can eating a puddle crisp make you ill? YES! Can Class 2R cure PUDDLE-POX? Is Imaginary Margaret a bit of a prankster? YES! So what are Class 2R going to do about it all? HAVE A LOT OF FUN!

Written by the bestselling, Blue Peter award-winning author Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor.

Wigglesbottom Primary: The Magic Hamster

Becka Moor & Pamela Butchart

Chapter book

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!

Written by the bestselling, Blue Peter award-winning author Pamela Butchart and illustrated by Becka Moor.

Three more stories of primary school mayhem as 2F set out to solve the real mysteries of life. Does the classroom hamster have magical powers? When Lauren swallows a fly, will she ACTUALLY turn into one? And who, or what, is ROBOT BOY?

Toad Attack!

Becka Moor & Patrice Lawrence

Chapter book, Dyslexia-friendly

It’s another normal morning for Leo until a toad lands on his head. It’s a toad attack! Before Leo knows it, the toads are everywhere, munching through gardens and causing chaos around town. The angry residents are ready to take matters into their own hands but where did the toads come from? And what are they doing here? Together with his best friend Rosa, Leo needs to come up with some answers before the toads become toast!