Children's / Teenage fiction: Animal stories

Bert has made a beautiful bower, and is hoping to meet the bird of his dreams. But when unkind Nanette comes along she is not impressed, and Bert is hurt. Will poor Bert ever find love?

Bert has made a beautiful bower, and is hoping to meet the bird of his dreams. But when unkind Nanette comes along she is not impressed, and Bert is hurt. Will poor Bert ever find love?

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?

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?

Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side. Inside is Zheng, who's escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zh...

Nuwan works at the library, delivering books. One day, he accidentally takes away a very valuable key that's been hidden inside one of the books, and in the process thwarts the plans of some very dangerous thieves. On the run, he hides in a cave, only to discover in the middle of the night that h...

The Dark Forest has been defeated, and Bramblestar is now leader of ThunderClan. But the warrior cats must learn to weather a new kind of storm - or all four Clans will be swept away.

Bop and Boo are having a brilliant time with their new friend, Ricky Racoon! Ricky loves playing, but he doesn't like tidying up afterwards! They all love pretending to be astronauts - where will their adventures take them next? This colourful board book has big, chunky pages for little hands and...

From the creators of the internationally bestselling 'Giraffes Can't Dance' comes a life-affirming new story about a little bear who learns what it really means to find your inner brave and have the confidence to be yourself. Dave, the grizzly bear, is in awe of his big brother Clarence - he's bi...

From the creators of the internationally bestselling 'Giraffes Can't Dance' comes a life-affirming new story about a little bear who learns what it really means to find your inner brave and have the confidence to be yourself. Dave, the grizzly bear, is in awe of his big brother Clarence - he's bi...