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Sticky Mildred

Picturebooks

For exasperated parents of sticky children comes a hilariously unexpected and surreal cautionary tale on cleanliness to get even the most reluctant kids excited about bath time.

Mildred Honeyfur LOVES being sticky and REFUSES to have a bath. She sets off to find the stickiest things in the world – doughnuts, pond slime, toffees and glue – until she becomes a ball of stickiness, rolling through the town sticking to everything … and everyone! Stuck in the ULTIMATE sticky situation, will Mildred ever be stopped?

Written by the winner of Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Year and the Queen’s Knickers Award, Alastair Chisholm, with wildly imaginative pictures by Rikin Parekh, illustrator of Greg Jenner’s Totally Chaotic History series.

Charlie and the Christmas Factory

Short story collection

A star-studded cast of authors including Pamela Butchart, Hannah Gold and Adam Kay deliver twelve brand new stories inspired by the great Roald Dahl’s incredible characters in this Christmas collection that will delight readers 8-12.

Why is Matilda worried about being on the naughty list?

What happens when years after the creation of his original marvellous medicine George’s granddaughter Gigi decides to make her own potion? And how does Charlie plan to celebrate Christmas at the chocolate factory?

A magical and hilarious collection from 13 bestselling, much-loved storytellers. Perfect for Christmas Eve, this collection features 12 brand-new short stories based on their author’s favourite Roald Dahl characters.

Discover George’s Marvellous Medicine as told by bestseller, Adam Kay. Laugh yourself silly with Greg James and Chris Smith’s take on The Twits. Dive into Hannah Gold’s The Fantastic Mr Fox and celebrate Konnie Huq’s Danny the Champion of the World.

Plus discover stories from:

Nadia Shireen (The BFG)
Ben Bailey Smith (James and The Giant Peach)
Elle McNicoll (Matilda)
Nathan Bryon (The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me)
Pamela Butchart (The Witches)
Sally Rippin (The Magic Finger)
Sibéal Pounder (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy!

Dr Emma Southon & Greg Jenner & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

The second book in a fantastically funny new history series from best-selling author and chart-topping podcaster Greg Jenner!

Think history is just a boring list of facts and dates? Think again! History is hectic, exciting and unpredictable – in fact, it’s absolute CHAOS! Join bestselling author Greg Jenner on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain, from brilliant beginnings to epic ending. Accompanied by expert Roman historian Dr Emma Southon and with side-splitting illustrations from Rikin Parekh, this whirlwind tour will cover everything you need to know about Roman Britain and show you what it would REALLY have been like to live through hundreds of years of chaotic history. Hold on tight, because, with history, you’ll never believe what happens next!

The Worst Class in the World Goes Wild!

Joanna Nadin & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

Head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt thinks 4B is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or FUN. It is about LEARNING and it is high time 4B tried harder to EXCEL at it. But best friends Stanley and Manjit didn’t LITERALLY mean to swap Killer for a War of Wizard’s playing card and set him loose in school. And they really didn’t LITERALLY mean to EXPLODE fizzy foam all over the classroom and all over Mrs Bottomley-Blunt. These things just happened, even though they had FOOLPROOF plans to get away with it all. Highly illustrated and featuring two hilarious madcap adventures in one book, these stories are just right for children ready for their first chapter books.

Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly!

Campbell Price & Greg Jenner & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

Join Greg Jenner and his expert companion, Dr Campbell Price, on their whistle-stop tour of Ancient Egypt. Over 3,000 years of history told in just 156 pages!

From the earliest days of Egypt, even before the Pharaohs made their first appearance, to the last ever Pharaoh to rule, this book takes in all the key figures of Ancient Egyptian history from Ramesses to Tutankhamun and Cleopatra. We learn about family feuds, religious and political turmoil and all kinds of dastardly shenanigans along the way. The book also includes chapters on Ancient Egyptian Gods, pyramid building, Ancient Egyptian medicine and a real-life murder mystery to solve.

Full of myth-busting and fact-checking from a real Egyptologist, many of which may turn what you think you know about Ancient Egypt on its head (was mummification a way of preserving the body or transforming it?).

The Worst Class in the World Gets Worse

Joanna Nadin & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

A laugh-out-loud young fiction series from bestselling author Joanna Nadin, perfect for fans of Horrid Henry.

According to head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt, 4B is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or FUN. It is about LEARNING and it is high time 4B tried harder to EXCEL at it.

But Stanley and Manjit didn’t LITERALLY mean to flood the toilets when they should have been monitoring the playground. And they definitely didn’t LITERALLY mean to bring a penguin home from the zoo on their school trip. These things just happened even though they had a FOOLPROOF plan to get away with them.

Fly, Tiger, Fly!

Rikin Parekh

Picturebook

Riku’s family have all achieved something special – and Riku wants to be special too. His dream? To be the world’s first ever flying tiger!

Only Riku’s friend Jim has doubts . . . Tigers don’t have wings. (And Jim should know – he’s a parrot!) But Riku is one determined little tiger. With help from Jim and some feathered friends, will Riku make it off the ground and into the air?

This hilariously funny book from Rikin Parekh celebrates dreams, determination and the power of friendship. It’s a must-read for any little person with BIG ambition!

Yes You Can, Cow!

Rashmi Sirdeshpande & Rikin Parekh

Picturebook

Yes, you can, Cow! We believe in you! READY . . . STEADY . . . GO . . .

It’s the Nursery Rhyme’s big performance, but Cow is having second thoughts. She’s too scared to jump! What if she crashes? Will everyone laugh?

The curtain’s almost up and the audience are waiting. Can Cow overcome her fear of failure and become the star of the show?

A gorgeous, heartwarming story about believing in yourself and doing your best based on the ever-popular nursery rhyme ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’.

The Worst Class in the World

Joanna Nadin & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

A laugh-out-loud young fiction series from bestselling author Joanna Nadin.

According to head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt, 4B is the Worst Class in the World. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or fun. It is about learning and it is high time 4B tried harder to excel at it. But Stanley and Manjit didn’t literally mean to make their whole class sick with homemade biscuits. And they definitely didn’t literally mean for Manjit’s dog Killer to eat their teacher’s shoes or for Bruce Bingley’s rat to escape. These things just happened even though they had a foolproof plan. You see, 4B may be the Worst Class in the World, but you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Highly illustrated and featuring two hilarious madcap adventures in one book, these books are just right for children ready for their first chapter books.

Iguana Boy Saves the World With a Triple Cheese Pizza

James Bishop & Rikin Parekh

Chapter book

Dylan has wanted a superpower for as long as he can remember, especially since his brother and sister have got really cool ones.

But when his wish finally comes true, Dylan is mightily disappointed. For Dylan has become … Iguana Boy. He can talk to Iguanas – a superpower which he thinks is rubbish.

And when supervillain Celina Shufflebottom kidnaps all the superheroes in London, Dylan must work out how to use his new team of chatty iguanas to save the day. He’s going to have to think outside the box, (the pizza box) , if he’s going to become the hero he’s always dreamed of and make Iguana Boy the cool superhero he always wanted to be.

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