Claude is a small, plump dog who wears a beret and a lovely red jumper. He lives with Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes and his best friend, Sir Bobblysock (who is both a sock, and quite bobbly – and smells faintly of cheese). Alex T Smith presents his hero’s adventures with wit, charm and a surreal sense of humour (not to mention a daring dash of naughtiness), as the curious hound foils an art thief at the museum, and cures a group of wrestlers suffering from an outbreak of severe eleven-o’clock-itis whilst accidentally posing as a doctor. Fans of Goscinny and Sempe will find definite echoes of their work in both the comedy and the illustrations – nonetheless, this is a fresh and original book, and a joy to read, especially aloud.
Pig's back in this incredible fourth diary told in an original, hilarious and unforgettable voice and packed with Pig's own drawings. This is fresh and silly laugh-out-loud humour…
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Phoenix has no desire to spend his summer at a stange house, with a cousin he barely knows. But when he finds a secret letter written by his mother, Elvira, shortly before she…
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It’s never too early for pupils to start understanding the inherent difficulties in the study of history – the importance of knowing whence one’s information is coming, and…
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Kelpies, selkies and trows – oh, my! Scottish folklore (and specifically, Robert Kirk’s The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies) is the basis of the latest novel by…
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Author: Simon Mason
Tales of dysfunctional family units are hardly a rarity amongst books aimed at the 9+ age group – however, Simon Mason’s wonderful lightness of touch makes this novel…
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