Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories

Ten gorgeous dogs chase, hide and play with ten juicy sausages in this funny, original book about numbers by Emily Gravett. Bursting with energy and fun, young children will love to count the dogs and the sausages, as well as looking out for all the funny details on each page.

When the captain of a cruise ship is found drifting at sea, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play?! Can the Mango and Brash unravel this maritime mystery before a second ship befalls a similarly unfathomable fate?

Alpaca makes and sells maracas, and, with the Carnival coming, business should be booming - but no one is buying. Then she discovers Baby Rattlesnake has a problem too - his tail just won't rattle. Can they help each other?

Sleepy Armadillo receives a late night visit from a fairy. But he soon gets carried away with the wishes she grants. A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who a...

Axolotl longs for adventure. One day, she finds an old bottle with something amazing inside. What could it be? A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beg...

Meet four mucky birds in need of a bath! They've got soap, shampoo and a big bottle of bubble bath, but can they be trusted not to use it all? And will they keep the water inside the tub? No, probably not, but at least they'll be squeaky clean! The real trouble is, when bath time is this much fun...

Danny isn't expecting much excitement when he takes his dog, Scruff, for a walk on the beach. He would much rather play with his older brother, Mick. Scruff loves the beach, but Danny thinks it's boring. Will Danny discover just how extraordinary the beach really is?

Tilly dreams of having a pony of her own. One that only she can ride to stardom. Will her wishes come true when she joins Silver Shoe Farm Stables? Oh Buttons, what a naughty pony! He's disobedient for everyone at Silver Shoe Farm, until he meets Tilly. She has some clever ideas for turning this ...

Leo has spent his life dreaming of performing on the West End. His love of dancing is getting him through the heatwave, but his selective mutism means he is unlikely to be able to perform in public and puts his spot in the end-of-summer dance show on the line. When chatty Richa moves in next door...

Alex is not happy that his family are moving to the village of Noggings. He's even less happy when he discovers that Noggings is under siege from a vicious jackdaw called Graham who has been dive-bombing kids in the school playground and terrorising locals. Surely, it's only a matter of time befo...