A snowball fight between rival schools, divided by language, melts into a genuine offer of support for a family of newcomers...A homeless man recalls how he inherited his grandmother’s ability to smell lies, only to tell his biggest fib right in front of her...An embattled sweetshop owner plots revenge on a mischievous schoolboy – one who might be familiar to us all…As the stories in this anthology demonstrate, the small but mighty capital...

When Mum goes away for the week, Jams, Dad and Thimble the monkey are left with just thirty quid for the groceries. Dad makes a shopping list, but when Thimble gets hold of the supermarket trolley, everything goes bananas. Soon the intrepid trio are so desperate they will do anything for money ... anything!Will Dad end up selling his soul to make ends meet, or can Jams and his monkey pal save the day?Third in the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards shortlisted Thimble Monkey Superstar...

Caron has messed up at school and it's vital that she succeeds in her new job selling second quality dragons. But when she becomes attached to one special creature she is drawn into a dark and dangerous world where she must risk everything to save the dragon she loves.

Jams lives with his mum, dad and his best friend and biggest headache, Thimble, a hugely clever monkey who one of Dad's biggest fans. (Don't tell anyone what Thimble did with the superglue...) When Mum organises a house-swap holiday in France, Jams' one job is to remember the right house number. What can possibly go wrong, once Thimble and Dad find in the borrowed house a speedboat, a drill and a makeshift burglar outfit. But somehow Thimble always saves the day.

Life is never boring now that Jams and his family have a monkey to look after. Jams and his mum love Thimble, but Dad is determined to get rid of him - to a zoo, a school, even a demolition site. But when Jams and his dad are in mortal danger, Thimble proves once and for all why he is a Monkey Superstar! Thimble is very clever and very naughty - and just the best friend Jams has been waiting for. Illustrated by Martin Chatterton

Uncanny!I stared at Dad's eyes through the gas mask and remembered our handshake. A deal is a deal. With pounding heart, I walked into the soggy, wet mouth of the dead whale. It's uncanny . . .turning into a dung beetle, catching someone else's tattoos, being in bed with a ghost who tickles, seeing a flying dog.

'Disturbingly compelling' - GuardianA blackly comic tale about two children you would never want to meet - from the film director of Saltburn and Promising Young Woman.Set in the Cornish town of Fowey, all is not as idyllic as the beautiful seaside town might seem. The body of a young woman is discovered in the nets of a fishing boat. It is established that the woman was murdered. Most are shocked and horrified. B...

Twenty-seven magical short stories to enjoy round the clock from one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton.Sheila is astonished when her toys walk themselves home. Poor Prickles the Hedgehog thinks the moon has fallen out of the sky. And find out just how mischievous Twinkle the elf is when he paints the walls of a dragon's cave.Ideal for bedtime, reading aloud or alone, these magical short stories for 5-8 year-olds will enchant a new ge...

A classic children’s story from one of our best-loved authors, former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine.Gemma doesn’t believe a chicken could have written a book – chickens can’t even read! But here in front of them is The True Story of Harrowing Farm, and its scratchy pages definitely look, well, chickeny. It is an epic tale of cruelty and bravery, the story of a chicken who flies frillions of miles, reaching the heights of intergalactic superstardom, to try to save us humans …

I am NOT Roald Dahl. Having said that, this book contains a selection of well-known nursery rhymes that I have given a CRAZYMAD makeover. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed myself writing them. Moreover, this eBook is FREE FREE FREE.

It is Christmas Eve. The little Ghastlys are not expecting Father Christmas to bring them presents because he never does. But Princess is determined that they shall hang up their stockings and is sure that this year he will come.Princess doesn't know that the little Ghastlys haven't always been good, and maybe that is why Father Christmas never been before.When a baby reindeer falls off a sleigh, the little Ghastlys try their hardest to find Father Christmas to take the rei...

Paul Cookson’s Joke Shop brings together his favourite poems, his funniest poems and his most memorable poems - as well as a selection of brand new unpublished favourites.Twenty five years of laughter can be found within these pages including gems such The Toilet Seat Has Teeth, Superman's Dog, Where Teacher's Keep Their Pets, Let No One Steal Your Dreams and many many more.Paul Cookson’s Joke Shop has been open for twen...