For reluctant readers (children)

Emmy and Birch go on an adventure to explore a woodland mansion in this Young Reader book and the only official levelled reader series based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game!

Ferocious Captain Firebeard and the crew of the Horrible Haddock rule the high seas. But the dastardly pirates meet their match when they kidnap a small, feisty girl called Molly. Molly also knows the real pirate to fear is her own mum, and she won't be pleased to find her daughter kidnapped!

The monster Grendel has awoken and the townspeople are terrified. Even the King has abandoned his great Hall. Hero after hero comes to slay the monster, but no one outwit Grendel. Only Beowulf has a chance. But when Beowulf finally triumphs, an even greater horror awakens. Grendel's mother, the H...

It's nearly Christmas and Billy and Ruby are feeling very excited. Billy has asked Santa to bring presents for his MiniMonsters and they're very excited too, until they try to help with the decorating and bring down the entire Christmas tree. Now the baubles are broken, the fairy is squashed and ...

Billy and his family are off to the seaside. The Mini Monsters are very excited to be going too. Soon they're building sandcastles and enjoying their picnic. It's all going so well until Trumpet is stolen by a seagull! How is Billy ever going to get him back?

Billy is learning how to take care of the planet, and the Mini Monsters want to help to so they join the school trip to the recycling centre. But what will happen when Gloop falls into the recycling machine? Another laugh-out-loud Billy and the Mini Monsters story, with a strong underlying messag...

Billy's feeling nervous about his first overnight stay in hospital, as he has to have his tonsils out. The mini monsters are determined to help him, and ask to come along too. But there's so much for them to explore in the hospital - will they get back to Billy in time for his operation? And will...

Billy's going to a sleepover party, at his best friend Ash's house. He's very excited but then everything starts to go wrong. Sam's feeling sick, Jack is scared and Ahmed has injured his foot. Will the sleepover be a total disaster, or can Billy and his Mini Monsters show that being with friends ...

Shadows of teddy bears flit across windows. Dolls whisper behind closed doors. Something has gone very wrong at Hoggle's Happy Toys. But five years after shutting its doors, the toy factory is opening again, and Tess Pipps has found herself a job there. As she and her siblings start their first d...

Join the intrepid Galaxy Warriors Jet, Tip and Boo Hoo on their quest to save the universe from destructive baddies Lord and Lady Evil and Dr Y. These intergalactic adventures combine graphic novel and prose, perfectly pitched to engage both older reluctant readers and younger, confident readers.