Collection: Junior Fiction Paperback

One night, tucked in their bunk beds, two children could NOT sleep. What's the best way to help little ones fall asleep? By counting super sparkly mermaids, of course! With swimming, dancing and treasure-hunting mermaids on every page, and a fun counting story from one to twenty, falling asleep j...

All Spider wants is to be a family pet. But the family whose house he lives in are terrified of him. Whenever he tries to show them what a great pet he would make, they simply cry, 'Aaaarrgghh, Spider!'. Themes of tolerance and misunderstanding make key discussion points for children in this book.

The first in a hilarious series from multi-award-winning teacher and World Book Day Ambassador, MC Grammar! Meet Z, he only speaks in rhyme. Teased all the time. But now it's his time to shine. Z stands for ZERO: being the amount of words that Z speaks at school. Why? Because every time he talks,...

After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in pub...

Jump up off your bottom and get in the groove! Wiggle your body, let's see how you MOVE! Stomp, hop and clap along to the bouncy rhyme in this playful celebration of moving your body!

A long-lost amulet holds the secret to finding the ancient land of Hath and its hidden treasures. But just as famous relic hunter Lucy Greystone is about to retrieve it, the amulet falls into the hands of nefarious glory hunter Byron Cogsworth. Now the race is on to be the first to uncover the lo...

Dizzy is a tough armadillo, so when he thumps into trees, bumps into vases, or crashes through the woodland fair - he doesn't need a comforting hug from Hotpot. Or does he?

Ever caught yourself screaming, 'I could just kill that teacher'? What would it take to justify such antisocial behaviour and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an F on a quiz? Mispronouncing your name during roll call - again? How about blowing up...

Ever caught yourself screaming, I could just kill that teacher? What would it take to justify such antisocial behavior and weeks of detention? Especially if he's the best teacher you've ever had? Giving you an F on a quiz? Mispronouncing your name during roll call again? How about blowing up the ...

When Aunt Lucy cooks up her special Peruvian stew recipe, it is so delicious that Mrs Brown makes up a new word to describe it ('Scrumflumptuous!') and everyone in the street wants to eat it! Aunt Lucy appoints Paddington as the perfect bear to take charge of her takeaway business to make sure ev...