Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you've never seen them before, in this first book in the new bestselling fantasy adventure series for children age 9+, and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and Amari and the Night Brothers.
'Steadman . . . has created an engrossing world that certainly brings to mind JK Rowling, Philip Pullman's daemons and Veronica Roth's Divergent series.' - The Times Children's Book of the Week
'Pacy, enthralling and epic, a gripping read.' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki and Otherland
'A dazzling feat of imagination. I loved every breathless moment of it!' - Cat Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island and co-author of Twin Crowns
'The best book I've ever read.' - Patrick, age 10
Thirteen-year-old Skandar Smith has only ever wanted to be a unicorn rider. To be one of the lucky few selected to hatch a unicorn. To bond with it for life; to train together and race for glory; to be a hero.
But just as Skandar's dream is about to come true, things start to take a more dangerous turn than he could ever have imagined. A dark and twisted enemy has stolen the Island's most powerful unicorn - and as the threat grows ever closer, Skandar discovers a secret that could blow apart his world forever . . .
Get ready for unlikely HEROES, elemental MAGIC, sky battles, ancient secrets, nail-biting races and FEROCIOUS UNICORNS, in this EPIC ADVENTURE series that will have your heart soaring.
Daddy and Mommy Mouse want their daughter to get married. But to whom? Daddy Mouse, wants his daughter to marry the most powerful husband in the world. And that’s the Sun. So Daddy Mouse goes to talk to the sun. But the sun says it’s not him. Finally after asking the cloud, the wind and the wall - Daddy Mouse realizes the most powerful person must be The Cat.
Peter Rabbit, a mischievous bunny disobeys his mother and runs into a farmer’s garden. There he over eats on radishes, carrots and lettuces, until he is seen and chased by the farmer. Peter is scared and hides in a watering can, but he sneezes and the farmer chases him around the garden. Does Peter escape, or will the farmer catch him first?
Benjamin Bunny is Peter’s cousin who encourages the naughty rabbit to return to the farmer’s garden to steal his clothes off the scarecrow. Mission accomplished they are trying to leave the garden when they meet a cat. They decide to hide in the an upturned basket, which might have worked had not the cat decided to go to sleep on top of it. Benjamin’s father goes to find them. Will he discover their hiding place and rescue his son and nephew?
The Flopsy Bunnies are the children of Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny. One afternoon they go hunting for lettuces with their father. But eating too much lettuce makes you sleepy and while the little bunnies have a nap, the farmer comes and captures them all and ties them up in a sack. Will they escape? And if they do, what tricks will they play on the farmer?
Jeremy Fisher is a very fine frog who lives near a pond. He likes to think that he’s a good fisherman and sets off one day to catch fish for dinner with his friends. Unfortunately he has a bad day. First a spiky fish jumps out of the water and bites him on the foot, and then a huge fish swallows him. Poor Mr. Jeremy! Will he escape and see his friends again?
Mrs. Tittlemouse is a quiet little field mouse who keeps her house very tidy. However friends and neighbours drop by her home and make it messy and dirty, especially her friend Mr. Jackson, the toad. He sits by her fire and makes her home very wet. Eventually Mrs. Tittlemouse cleans her house and has a party. But how will she keep Mr. Jackson from making her house dirty again? And will he still be her friend?
When toy making production lags behind schedule Santa has an idea to speed up production in the toy making department. He brings in a super new machine much to the elves distress. The toy making machine has problems producing quality toys and Santa realizes his mistake. He gets rid of the machine and the elves are back on the job.
Introduce children to a different version of the classic story of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.' In this book, told from Papa Bear's point of view, readers will learn the Bears' side of the story of what happened the day Goldilocks came to the Bears' house. Featuring playful illustrations and easy-to-read font, this book will have early readers engaged as they read this interesting retelling of events based on the classic tale.
Beginning readers will follow along as Boris the grumpy basset hound demonstrates his fitness routine in this fun book. Boris runs, does push-ups, and lifts weights to stay strong and feel good. Young readers will love these goofy illustrations and easy-to-read font as they learn about the importance of exercising and staying fit.
Chimp is feeling creative, but can't decide what she wants to paint. With some inspiration from her friends, she'll break out of her creative rut. This beautifully illustrated fiction reader teaches early readers about friendship and artistic inspiration. With high-frequency words and simple, repetitive sentences, this book builds foundational reading skills and supports early literacy.
