A strange old theatre at the end of the pier is the setting for the next fantastic adventure full of magic and mayhem with unbeatable double act, Esme & Monty Pepper, and their madcap Uncle Potty...The Pepper twins, Esmé and Monty and their uncle Potty have been summoned to the Sea Spray Theatre on the end of Crab Pie Pier. They're on a mission to keep the old theatre from closing and must perform the show of a lifetime to reel in the crowds.But not everyone wants the theatre to survive and a certain someone is determined to sabotage the show, whatever the cost...Add a strange island hideaway full of zany inventions (including the Great Crab Pie Flytrap and the Banana-Powered Test Your Strength machine), a hair-raising helicopter rescue-mission, some dodgy fortune-telling and the world's biggest goldfish bowl and the Peppers are in for an unforgettable summer.
It's time for Moorepark Middle School's annual Speak Out Challenge, and Billy Broccoli thinks he's got it made. With his best friend Hoover Porterhousethe ghost with the mostby his side, Billy's got the competition in the bag. Who wouldn't vote for a demonstration on mind reading?
But when Billy lands a spot on the seventh grade team, he starts spending more time with his new teammates than he does with Hoover. And the Hoove plays second fiddle to no one! If Billy's not careful, his secret weapon might just vanish into thin air, leaving Billy to pick up the pieces of a demonstration day disaster!
Since we first met Nikki Maxwell, she's been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truth--that she's there on scholarship in exchange for her Dad working as the school's exterminator. The last thing Nikki needs is having her friends and--worst case scenario--her crush, Brandon, associating her with the humongous roach on top of her Dad's van! Now it looks like her secret could be about to come out, and Nikki's willing to go to any zany, wacky length to prevent that from happening. The timing seems perfect when a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the prize. Nikki loves to sing and dance and now she gets to have tons of fun with her friends while competing for a chance to free her Dad from his obligation. (And free herself from all that potential damage to her reputation...) Once again, hijinks and misunderstandings aplenty ensue, as well as more hilarious and heartwarming moments with all our favorite characters.
Splat the Cat's friends Spike and Plank are coming over to play games. Splat is excited to play with them . . . until everything starts to go wrong! First he trips and falls in Mouse, Mouse, Cat-and then he can't find a good hiding spot in hide-and-seek. Readers will delight as Splat finds a way to have fun in the end.
The Name of the Game is a perfect story for kids just learning to read, with bright, vivid illustrations and an easy-to-follow text full of Splat's signature humor!
AARDVARK: shouts at
BAKED BEANS: drops on cat
KETCHUP: decorates mother with
Mr Punishment has the perfect punishment for every naughtiness in the world and every day his telephone rings with parents desperate for his advice. But Mr Punishment never seems to get it quite right - with chaotic results!
Read by Steven Butler
(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd
Join the adventure! Chronicles of EGG: Deadweather and Sunrise, the first in a major, brand new children's series is available as a digital, unabridged audiobook read by the actor Hugh Lee.
DEADWEATHER, a sweaty little pirate-infested island, is home to EGG, thirteen years old and prey to a pair of cruel and stupid older siblings.
But when Egg's family disappears in a freak accident, he finds himself living on SUNRISE island with the glamorous Pembroke family and their feisty daughter Millicent. Finally, life seems perfect.
Until someone tries to throw him off a cliff.
Suddenly, Egg is lost in a world of cutthroat pirates and powerful villains. Only Millicent - and a one-handed, possibly deranged cabin boy - can help him as he hurtles into the deadliest adventure of his life . . .
Donald Rabbit und Micki Kuchen sind die besten Freunde der Welt und erleben im Säbelbein-Wiesental große Abenteuer - als Donald zum Beispiel ein gebrauchtes Meer kaufen will oder als er Micki Kuchen alle Freundschafts-Frikadellen wegfuttert und es so richtig Streit gibt. Sie spielen ein sehr eigenwilliges Fußballspiel zusammen mit Elfmeterguido, Fanta Pi und Ditscheri Dudel, und zum Schluss begegnet Donald Rabbit dem unheimlichen Riesenschlundmann. Wie gut, dass er Micki Kuchen hat ...
Welcome to the world of beginning readers starring Digger the Dinosaur!
Digger wants to go out and play, but he still hasn't cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up-and with Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy!
Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about autumn.
The colorful trees
Jumping in the leaves
Apples, apples, apples
Warm apple pie
Fun family projects
Amelia Bedelia can't wait. What could be better? Autumn! Hooray for apples and fall!
Older brother thinks he knows the rules to hide-and-seek. But little sister has her own idea of how to play. And the resulting confusion, compounded by a lively dog, is hilarious. Now available for the first time in full-color and reformatted as a My First I Can Read Book, Crosby Bonsall's appealing story and simple text will delight emergent readers.
After a gloomy, gray week stuck inside at school, Nancy comes up with a great idea to cheer up her friends. Ms. Glass's classroom will celebrate a new holiday-Fancy Day! Everyone gets into the swing of things, practicing their manners and preparing for the party. But on the day of the celebration, Ms. Glass runs in late . . . looking quite plain. Can Nancy and her classmates doll up Ms. Glass and keep the party as elegant as expected?
In the tradition of all Fancy Nancy I Can Reads, Fancy Nancy: Fancy Day in Room 1-A will entertain beginning readers-even on a rainy, gloomy day!
