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Alan, King of the Universe
the hilariously chaotic graphic novel for kids
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- Alan, King of the Universe
2025
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ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Well, not yet. But he WILL be.An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends his days scheming up brilliant plans to fulfil his destiny - from creating a brand-new country, Alanland, to cloning himself in an attempt to raise an entire army of Alans. And his hapless dog sidekick Fido is just happy to be along for the ride!Join these two loveable characters on their hilarious adventu...
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- The Odds
2012
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Have you ever put down a drink, gone back to get it and it's nowhere to be seen? Or fallen flat on your face when you're carrying an ice cream? That's the Odds at work! Mr and Mrs Odd, twins Edgar and Elsie, and Bob the dog are a family of Professional Pranksters. They delight in playing the most rib-tickling tricks on the townspeople of Trott. But when the fiendish Mr and Mrs Plopwell move in nearby, the Odds realize they've met their match. This calls for some serious mischief-making...
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- Alan, King of the Universe
2027
EN
ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE.Well, not yet. But he WILL be.From claiming their own planet to taking over the internet, Alan has an endless list of ideas on how to take his rightful place as ruler of the universe - as long as they're home in time for tea, of course.With FIVE stories in one, t****his two-colour graphic novel series for 7+ readers will have kids and their grown-ups rolling around on the floor with laughter!
Available Feb 11, 2027
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- The Day that...
2019
EN
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Nine-year-old Billy is digging for buried treasure when he finds a wormhole in the garden! And to make matters worse, all sorts of people from the past begin to clamber through it. Now Billy – aided by his pet dog, Shakespeare – is in a race against time to close the wormhole and round up all the people who have slipped through it, before history is changed for ever! No pressure then…
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- The Day that...
2020
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A nine-year-old inventor is about to have her worst day ever in this laugh-a-minute mega-robot adventure!Molly should be doing her homework, but instead, she builds a robot to do it for her. The robot is pretty clever ... so clever that it decides to make another robot. Then that robot makes another one. Before long, an army of slightly-too-clever-for-their-own-good robots are running around town causing chaos. But when robot number one gets wind of Molly’s plan to ...
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- Alan, King of the Universe
2026
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ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Well, not yet. But he WILL be.An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends his days scheming up brilliant plans to fulfil his destiny. From accidentally shrinking themselves to raising an army of cats and becoming an actual KING, hapless dog sidekick Fido is just happy to be included!Join Alan and Fido on more hilarious adventures as they try to take over the universe - as long a...
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- The Accidental Series
2016
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Schoolboy turns secret agent in this hilarious spy spoof! Before you read this, I want you to carefully check that no-one is reading over your shoulder - go ahead, do it now. First off, that was terrible - really obvious. If I'm going to tell you top secret government information, you're going to have to be a bit more stealthy. Try again. Was anyone looking? No? Right, then I'll begin. This year the secret service made a major mix up, they mistook a 13-year-old boy called Kevin for a secre...
2023
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A vibrant picture book story to help encourage picky or reluctant eaters, perfect to read together with children aged 3+“I can't eat peas!" exclaimed Milo.“They're too GREEN!Greener than a stinky, swampy pond,greener than a giant dragon,greener than a fleet of space-sick aliens."It's fair to say that Milo doesn't like peas! Is it possible that his sister could help him change his mind ...
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- The Day that...
2018
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A laugh-a-minute, action-packed alien adventure perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Frank Cottrell Boyce.Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan – a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message. Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours’ time. Soon the police, Nasa and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved – and Freddy is about to become the most famous ...
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2018
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Nine year old Pete is about to have the worst day ever in this laugh-a-minute illustrated adventure!There's nothing Pete loves more than sitting at home, being quiet and watching the snooker. But when he accidentally bumps into a local gangster, Pete and his super annoying next door neighbour, Sammy, are caught up in a series of events that get worse and worse at each and every turn. Now Pete is in a race against time to prove his innocence – but it's tricky to do ...
2018
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On a visit to the US things take a strange turn for 12-year-old Ajay when, completely at random and totally by accident, he is sworn in as the new president. Well, I guess he can't be any worse than that guy who had the job before him, right? Wrong. It's quite easy for power to go to your head and Ajay, overwhelmed by it all, goes rogue. Soon he's too busy ordering sparkly capes and enforcing the new national spider plan to spot the dastardly plot unfolding right under his nose.
2015
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Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he can't work out what the machine is for – it doesn't beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesn't have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isn't very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But, wait, some of the letters loo...











