Item category 1: Short Chapter Book

When Amelia moves to Barkington, she struggles to adjust to her new life. She visits the Paw Pad where she is paired with Alfie, but Alfie's playful antics are a lot for Amelia to handle. One day, Amelia over hears that evil Mr Kat is trying to close the Paw Pad and build a cat shelter! Will Amel...

There are lots of things Algy doesn't like. He doesn't like bright colours. He doesn't like birds. But at the top of the list of things he doesn't like is the sea. So when Algy, his best friend Cherry and her little brother Brad discover that the shed at the bottom of the garden is taking them on...

What's waiting for Algy at the bottom of his garden this time? With his best friend Cherry and her little brother Brad, Algy opens the loose board at the back of his garden shed - to find himself in space! Cherry and Brad are really excited, but Algy's not so sure. Space seems very dangerous. Wil...

There are lots of things Algy doesn't like - top of the list is his own name. Algernon is just weird. Pugh sounds a bit like - well, never mind. Other things on his list include: girls, the dark, and having adventures. So imagine Algy's surprise when he finds a jungle at the bottom of the garden ...

Mortimer Keene is full to bursting with madcap plans, and if it's trouble you're after, look no further! With laugh out loud illustrations, rollicking rhymes, and short chapters perfect for new readers, this third book in the series sees Mortimer Keene up to no good again with an alien ray gun ma...

Laura loves everything about space, especially aliens. Everyone tells her that aliens don't exist but she is sure they do. Determined to convince them aliens do exist, she puts on her best alien disguise and sets out to find a way to communicate. But when Laura really is beamed aboard a spaceship...

Join Dirty Bertie, everyone's favourite trouble magnet as he encounters aliens in the school playground, takes to the skies at a balloon festival and becomes a modern day Robin Hood!

Three more slapstick adventures from our favourite doggy detectives, all set in the summer sun. And things are hotting up! Someone is cheating in the sandcastle competition! There's something fishy about the new cafe! But it's the alien invasion that really makes Shifty and Sam lose their cool!

Alijah has planted a pea plant in an abandoned field behind the school. The only problem is the rest of the field is a mess, with weeds and rubbish everywhere. The head teacher agrees that if Mr Grizley's class can clean up the field, Alijah can save his plant and maybe even start a garden. How w...

Marnie Blue is so excited! She is going on a school trip to see the legendary palace of Queen Maretta with all her friends. But when Mum is too unwell to join the trip, Aunt Christabel agrees to come in her place, and she was 'offishially' the naughtiest mermaid the school has ever known. Marnie ...