Superheldin wider Willen - Carla hat sich durchgerungen und ist nun beim Geheimbund 'Die Kavaliere' dabei. Jetzt geht es nicht mehr darum, ihre Superheldinnen-Chamäliose loszuwerden - nun geht es darum, sie einzusetzen! Und zwar im Kampf gegen geldgierige Bauinvestoren und für die Rettung des Zoos!
Grab your glow in the dark trousers, Casper's back in this third ridiculously hilarious, hilarously ridiculous madcap adventure.Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes poor Casper something of an outsider.A side-splittingly funny for girls and boys, featuring a massive food fight, an evil French chef and a machine that fires omelettes...
Casper Candlewacks is the only boy with any sense in a village full of idiots... a hilarious debut novel from the funniest new voice in young fictionMost villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes poor Casper something of an outsider. When famous magician the Great Tiramisu curses the village, Casper's father is blamed and sentenced to death by pigeon. It's up to Casper and his best friend to find the magician, reverse the curse and save the day.A riotous tale that proves all you really need in life is a buggy that runs on washing-up liquid and a couple of boys to crash it.
Jeremy Strong described Ivan's first Casper Candlewacks book as a 'funny and engaging debut'. This is the triumphant follow-up from the funniest new voice in fiction and once again unsung hero, Casper must save the day.Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes poor Casper something of an outsider.An infamous cat burglar has struck in the village of Corne-on-the-Kobb, stealing a precious jewelled sword and kidnapping Casper's baby sister. To make matters worse a gaggle of amateur detectives are on the case, questioning the villagers and getting in the way. Armed only with his wits, an egg-boiling lie-detecting machine and his best friend Lamp, can Casper rescue his sister and save the day?A side-splittingly funny tale for girls and boys
Casper Candlewacks is the only boy with any sense in a village full of idiots... the fourth and final instalment in the hilarious Casper Candlewacks series.Praise for Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon:"a funny and engaging debut" JEREMY STRONGMost villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes Casper something of an outsider.Luckily Casper has Lamp to him company - his less-than-bright best mate who is also a strangely ingenious inventor.Lamp's latest invention is a time-travelling toaster - or so he says. But can a toaster really transport them through space and time or will they both just end up as toast?The final tale in the hilarious Casper Candlewacks series. You'd have to be an idiot to miss it!
A magical Arabian Nights tale from the captivating creator of fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. The dazzling sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle.
Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air… or is it?
Abdullah’s day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn, and various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the-Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her – if he can find her.
Read by John Sessions.A high spirited Arabian Nights fantasy, the dazzling sequel to Howl's Moving Castle.Far to the south in the Land of Ingary, lives a young carpet merchant called Abdullah. In his dreams, he is the long-lost son of a great prince. This dream is a complete castle in the air... or is it?Abdullah's day-dreams suddenly start to come true when he meets the exquisite Flower-in-the-Night, daughter of the ferocious Sultan of Zanzib. Fate has destined them for each other, but a bad-tempered genie, a hideous djinn, and various villanous bandits have their own ideas. When Flower-in-the- Night is carried off, Abdullah is determined to rescue her - if he can find her.
Casper and Izabelle are two cats, but their relationship is about to fail.
When Casper finds out that his cat girlfriend becomes a little more demanding than she was at first, he starts having doubts, but when she sends him on a dangerous mission, he really doesn't know anymore. This story involves explosive monsters and strange objects, and a bunch of cats trying to argue over what's best to do. The alleycats in this story are friends, but one of them is constantly lying. Find out who and listen to more!
On your mark. Get set. READ!Get ready for the Summer Olympics and enjoy a laugh-a-mile in this fun tale from a track and field. Include real event descriptions!
Join spunky siblings Nino and Tenna as they visit a nearby track and field for events and even practice some events of their own—classic events like Frog Leap, Rock Toss, and Log Roll! Ever heard of 'em?
They may not have the skills or experience of professional track-and-field athletes yet, but Nino and Tenna know exactly how to make it up as they go. Even when things don't go exactly as planned.
So sit back and let Nino and Tenna relay the HIGHS and HURDLES as they VAULT to a record-setting level of fun! Catch-Up Pants is an engaging story about play, exercise, and keeping a sense of humor about things—a perfect primer to Summer Olympics for young readers!
Stories in the Adventures of Nino and Tenna series offer a positive and encouraging message using creativity, imagination, exploration, and play to entertain and inspire readers.
From the imagination of real young readers!
A hilarious new picture book from Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Peter Bently and the incredibly talented illustrator John Bond, creators of Dogs in Disguise.
A fun-filled look into the chaotic world of cats and all the crazy things they get up to when their owners aren’t looking!
In the dark of night, as their owners sleep, the cats of the city are all headed to one place: Catsby’s Great Circus! Step this way and see conjuring cats, felines that fly, Siamese that swing from above, and don’t miss the mighty PURRCULES CLAW. But with so much activity, it only takes one little mouse in the wrong place to put the whole circus in chaos…
This jaunty rhyming text from hugely popular, award-winning author, Peter Bently, with brilliantly witty illustrations from John Bond, creator of the Mini Rabbit books, will have children laughing out loud!
In Cats in the Crater: My FANGtastically Evil Vampire Pet, the third in the spin-off series to Mo O'Hara's New York Times bestselling My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish chapter books, an aspiring evil scientist and his mostly evil (and totally forbidden) vampire kitten must face a trap-filled Volcanic Lair at Evil Scientist Summer Camp.
Welcome back to Camp Mwhaaa-haa-ha-a-watha!
My epic summer at Evil Scientist Summer Camp hasn't gone quite like I planned, but THIS week I will DEFINITELY be Evil Emperor of the Camp. I've been stocking up on evil inventions and Fang's been sharpening her claws. We're ready for anything!
Okay, so maybe I wasn't really prepared to find out that Geeky Girl's grandmother is actually Madame Mako, inventor of the original volcano lair, and ruler of the most famous evil empire ever . . . but, this is going to be GREAT. Geeky Girl can inherit her grandmother's empire, and I'll come in as Head Partner, and help teach her the best way to be an evil rulerwith an epically evil crown!
Let our Epic Evil Empire begin!
Signed,
The Great and Powerful Mark
A prehistoric adventure, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!
A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape populated by a sabre-toothed tiger, a leaping hare, a laughing hyena and even, just maybe, by a big brown bear . . . But where are they going? And what has it to do with the baby's scribblings on the cave wall?
Created by the critically acclaimed author Julia Donaldson and Kate Greenaway medal winner Emily Gravett, Cave Baby celebrates the messy creativity of babies!
