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Publisher: David Fickling Books

Graphic Novel

In the deepest depths of space, there is only one crew brave enough to take on the universe’s most dangerous villains . . . Unfortunately, they weren’t available for this book, so you’ll have to make do with the crew of the . . . STAR CAT!

Join Captain Spaceington and his team as they blunder across the universe getting into all sorts of hilarious hi-jinks and escapades as Captain Spaceington tries to prove that he is worthy of the Bravest Captain Medal. Space has never been this silly!

Picturebook

Once upon a time there was a little girl called Mabel. A girl who didn’t like books. She used them for all sorts of things, from juggling to sledging, but she NEVER looked at the stories inside. Until the books decided they had had ENOUGH!

Picturebook

My Ted’s special. Stripy Ted. We make adventures round my bed. But he’s no longer at his best… so will I love him more – or less? Find out in this tender, action-packed and funny book from the multi award-winning Teresa Heapy and Katie Cleminson.

Graphic Novel

This amazing book republishes MEGA ROBO BROS, fully remastered and adapted into a new chunky format, with lots of extra bonus content!

BROTHERS. ROBOTS. SUPERHEROES.

ALEX AND FREDDY are two normal bickering brothers – who also happen to be SUPER-POWERED ROBOTS! They’re off on school trips, going to the theme park, and annoying each other in the playground.

But when ROBOT ATTACKS take place over London, it’s time for the boys to step up! Will they be able to foil the plans of the EVIL ROBOT 23?

Graphic Novel

The first awesome thematic Corpse Talk book – all about the most amazing scientists from history ever! Adam Murphy interviews the dead famous scientists who changed the world – getting their stories straight from the corpses’ mouths!

Reading Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists is like having history injected into your brain! It guarantees laughs, surprises, and a whole host of the most astonishing achievements you’ll ever discover.

Don’t miss out on the biggest thing to hit history since Horrible Histories!

Graphic Novel

FAST AND FURRY-OUS! Welcome to the woods. It’s chaos in there! Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squirrel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver and Skunky the Inventor lived a peaceful life in the forest – until Monkey’s rocket crash-landed and he decided to take over! Now Monkey is causing mayhem, Bunny is determined to put a stop to it, and… what’s that? It’s an out of control shark tank, ruining a lovely picnic! Join bestselling comics sensation Jamie Smart for this hilarious collection of stories, available in a new chunky format!

Graphic Novel

Looshkin is the maddest cat in the world!

You may think that your cat is mad, but they’ve got nothing on Looshkin. Leave him for just a moment and you’ll find that your house has flooded, a steam train has smashed into your living room and a portal to another dimension has opened in your loft. And everything is covered in bees. And there are sirens.

Looshkin, what have you done?!

Graphic Novel

Gorebrah is the mightiest chief in the Universe. He’s cooked Dragon and Birthday Cake Soup and Fudgey-Toothpaste-Sundaes . . . he’s eaten sausage bats and ancient biscuits encased in prehistoric ice . . . it’s a culinary adventure like nothing else you’ve seen before!

Barbarian Appetit!

Graphic Novel

Far away in the icy wastes of Antarctica lives a warm and cuddly, kind-hearted penguin who only wants to do good in the world . . . NOT! This is no ordinary penguin! This is . . . EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN! And he wants to take over the world!

Chapter book

Between dog and human there is a special bond. A bond that must never be broken . . .

Pup and his boy are inseparable. But both their worlds change forever when Pup is cruelly taken away and abandoned.

With nowhere else to turn, Pup becomes a Street Dog – part of a misfit pack fighting for survival on the streets.

Pup clings to the hope of one day being reunited with his boy. But as time passes, his hope shrinks. Will he ever know love like his boy’s again?

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