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This time I've had enough. If you aren't up to the job, you will have to go.\" Mossop the old farm cat likes to sleep - and not much else! So when Farmer Rafferty tells him to catch twenty-six mice by sunset, all the animals have to pull together to give Mossop one last chance... Albertine, Goose Queen: A fox is on the loose, and all the animals except Albertine the goose have hidden themselves inside. Albertine is safe on her island in the pond - at least so she thinks, until the fox starts swimming towards her... Jigger's Day Off: Jigger the sheepdog has just one day off a year. Just one day to chase all those little animals hiding in the corn. But even the best made plans can go wrong... Pigs Might Fly!: It's a long hot summer, and Pintsize the piglet wonders if it might be cooler in the sky. But when he tries to fly, he annoys just about everyone. It's time he learned his lesson... Martians at Mudpuddle Farm: Have Martians landed on Mudpuddle Farm? 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Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week \"From the first sentence of a Michael Morpurgo book, you know you are in the hands of a natural storyteller.\" Guardian \"As always, Morpurgo writes with solid confidence in a voice that's gentle yet spellbinding.\" Evening Standard \"Classic Morpurgo brilliance\" Bookseller's choice, Publishing News \"...Michael Morpurgo weaves a touching tale that's full of surprises. A master storyteller at his best.\" Funday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children's books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003-2005 he was Children's Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael's books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. 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Even if it means stealing her best friend's dream, incurring the wrath of her arch enemy Alexa, and repeatedly humiliating herself in front of impossibly handsome model Nick. Even if it means lying to the people she loves. As her old life starts to fall apart, will Harriet be able to transform herself before she ruins everything? The first book in the Geek Girl series, now a live-action Netflix series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.' The Week Junior 'Genius.' MaximumPop! 'You can't fail to like Harriet.' Parents in Touch \"A smart, sassy and very funny debut.\" The Bookseller \"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost.\" James Henry, writer of Smack the Pony and Green Wing \"A feel-good satisfying gem that will have teens smiling from cover to cover, and walking a little taller after reading\" - Books for Keeps \"I would highly recommend Geek Girl to anyone who likes a good laugh and enjoys a one-of-a-kind story.\" Mia,Guardian Children's Books website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHolly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, Model Misfit and Picture Perfect. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldn't afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer.                Geek Girl was the no. 1 bestselling young adult fiction title in the UK in 2013. 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And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this. But Harriet doesn't know where she's going to fit in once the new baby arrives. And with her summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get away. Can Harriet cope with the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother's 'chaperoning'. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she goes? Will geek girl find her place on the other side of the world? The sequel to the award-winning debut GEEK GIRL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.' The Week Junior 'Genius.' MaximumPop! 'You can't fail to like Harriet.' Parents in Touch FOR GEEK GIRL: \"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. 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She knows that one in thirty-eight people living in the US lives there. But she knows nothing whatsoever about modelling in the Big Apple and how her family will cope with life stateside. Or 'becoming a brand' as the models in New York say. And even more importantly, what to do when the big romantic gestures aren't coming your way from your boyfriend... Does geek girl go too far this time? The laugh out loud follow-up to award-winning debut GEEK GIRL and MODEL MISFIT will have you in stitches!.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.' The Week Junior 'Genius.' MaximumPop! 'You can't fail to like Harriet.' Parents in Touch PRAISE FOR GEEK GIRL: \"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. 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After saving themselves and their fellow students from a life pitched against one another, Sophie and Agatha are back home again, living out their Happily Ever After. But life isn't quite the fairytale they expected... Witches and princesses reside at the School for Girls, where they've been inspired to live a life without princes, while Tedros and the boys are camping in Evil's old towers. A war is brewing between the schools, but can Agatha and Sophie restore the peace? Can Sophie stay good with Tedros on the hunt? And whose heart does Agatha's belong to - her best friend or her prince?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL: \"a fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, and humour... that will keep you turning pages until the end.\" Newbury Award-winning author Ann M. 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Yet, at the same time, a great seriousness is present in all of her novels, a sense of urgency that links Jones's most outrageous plots to her readers' hopes and fears...\" Publishers Weekly \"Truly magical - guaranteed to leave you gasping - even hotter than Potter\" The Bookseller For The Merlin Conspiracy: \"The characterisation is first rate, the ideas are fabulous ... This is fantasy at its most inventive - canny, funny and far-reaching.\" The Telegraph \"A curiosity shop of a book ... a pleasure to lose yourself in.\" The Sunday Times \"The Merlin Conspiracy is Wynne Jones on top form ... 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Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve.\" On Al Chaudhury's twelfth birthday his beloved Grandpa Byron gives him a letter from Al's late father. In it Al receives a mission: travel back to 1984 in a secret time machine and save his father's life. Al soon discovers that time travel requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, setting his school on fire and ignoring philosophical advice from Grandpa Byron. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer... Time Travelling With a Hamster is a funny, heart-warming race-against-time - and across generations - adventure that you will won't be able to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The gripping suspense truly makes time fly... the book's heart and humour are hard to resist.' 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Every year, Max, Lily and Jack are taken to Snoring-On-Sea for their holiday - quite possibly the most boring town in the world. There's nothing to do and nothing to see - even the beach at Snoring-on-Sea is dull and grey. But this year, something DOES happen. The children meet someone on a tiny island out at sea - a mysterious child called Ariel. Ariel claims to have never left their tiny island, and to Ariel, everything about Max, Lily and Jack's lives is amazing - fish and chips, fizzy drinks... even the view of the brick wall out of their bedroom window. And their new friend forces Max, Lily and Jack to see Snoring-On-Sea in a whole new light... Three hilarious, heart-warming and adventure-filled stories that will have you laughing out loud!.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Three fantastical stories explore imagination and the power of positive thinking' Sunday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Baddiel is an author and comedian. 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Before they can graduate, the students of the School for Good and Evil must complete their fourth-year Quests for Glory. The stakes are high: success brings eternal adoration, and failure means obscurity forever. For their quests, Agatha and Tedros are trying to return Camelot to its former splendour as queen and king. For her quest, Sophie seeks to mould Evil in her own image as Dean. But they soon grow isolated and alone, and all of the students' quests seem to plunge into chaos. Amidst obstacles both dangerous and unpredictable, who will rise and lead the charge to save them . . . ?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL: \"Amazing!!! Brilliant!!! PERFECTO!!! Mindblowing!!! Love it. Absolutely LOVE it.\" Ava \"This book is amazing!! It really kept me up all night and I could not wait to finish it! GO AND READ IT. SERIOUSLY. 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So when Melrose or Croc feels that nothing they do is good enough, they always know how to cheer each other up - it's easy: they remind one another of ALL the different things that make them special - unique and totally loveable! The universal theme of friendship and understanding is sure to touch every heart, as Melrose and Croc show how to love others and also yourself. A summary of the attributes that each character likes about the other on pages 26 and 27 supports children in recapping the main events in the story. Orange\/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma studied art at the Royal College of Art. 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Pip@256X#YY.3_7 is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses, she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with, and she can't even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside. Until the day that Pip explores a glowing ring in a lab and finds herself in a warehouse, in 2019. Where she meets boy-inventor Rahul - who is also lonely and bored. Together, Rahul and Pip are no longer lonely. But they have a whole load of new problems, including hiding talking animals from Rahul's parents, and finding a way back to the future. Plus - just maybe - saving the world... 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His books are a breath of wonderful fresh air\" - The Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and has become one of the most influential children's writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages. 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And perhaps what is most impressive in an author of 95: the unfailing ability to see the world through the eyes of a child.\" Emily Bearn, The Telegraph Review \"The last work by the much-lamented Judith Kerr is The Curse of the School Rabbit, a lovely conclusion to her life in books...a very funny story about a little boy and his theatrical little sister and his efforts to do his best by everyone. The pictures are a joy.\" Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard \"Kerr's distinctive pencil illustrations convey the chaotic fondness of family life throughout her last story.\" Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian Review \"Is there a more perfect children's writer for this generation than Judith Kerr? . . . The author was a genius, with an affectionate sensibility. The deceptive simplicity of her stories and her capacity to see things from a child's point of view were very rare gifts. 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Adorable Einstein and the children face peril and expose duplicity' The Times 33 Best Books for Children 2022 'An adorable story' Irish Examiner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIona Rangeley has just finished studying English at Oxford. She has wanted to be a writer since her debut novel Sam and the Pig, which she wrote when she was five. Iona starting writing Einstein the Penguin when her final exams came along, because it was more fun.                David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-wining illustrator. Born and raised in Leicester, David wanted to be an artist since the age of five. Graduating from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, he worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children's publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton's Mr Gum series, which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize. David likes drawing a lot. 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