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Horrid Henry: 6 Stories (Horrid Henry #999)
by Francesca SimonNumber One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in a bumper book of mayhem with this brilliantly mischievous collection of six of his best food-related stories!Horrid Henry loves food . . . except vegetables! Here are six hilarious stories about food, from the delicious to the disgusting.An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.
Draculaura and the New Stepmomster: Draculaura And The New Stepmomster Mhd: Draculaura New Stepmomster (Monster High Diaries)
by Nessi MonstrataDraculaura brings her ghoulfriends on a special trip to Transylvania for her dad's wedding. Dracula is getting a new wife, and Draculaura is getting a new stepmomster!Read all about her fangtastic adventure in this brand new Monster High series.
Frankie Stein and the New Ghoul at School: Frankie Stein And The New Ghoul At School Mhd: Frankie Stein And The New Ghou (Monster High Diaries)
by Nessi MonstrataThree new ghouls are going to be attending Monster High this scaremester, and Frankie and her ghoulfriends show them around town and tell them all about the school. Frankie loves telling her new friends al about her summer scarecation, but she really wishes she had a sister. Maybe her dad will make her something special for her birthday!Read all about her fantastic adventure in this brand new Monster High series.
The Scent of Danger: Book 2 (The Trapdoor Mysteries #2)
by Abie LongstaffThe second book in The Trapdoor Mysteries, a series about Tally, a code-breaking, animal-loving servant girl and her best friend, a squirrel named Squill, who solve mysteries with the help of a secret library...Orphan Tally is the servant girl at Mollett Manor - and she's also the Secret Keeper of the magical library hidden beneath a trapdoor, underneath the manor's grounds. Along with Squill the squirrel, she uses the enchanted books to solve crimes. So when Lady Mollett's new puppy, Widdles, is kidnapped, Tally and Squill head straight to the library. But will they be able to catch the dognapper or is it already too late?
Once Upon a Pet: A Collection of Little Pet Stories (Ever After High)
by Suzanne SelforsMore fun from the world of Ever After High! This story collection features tales about the lovable and one-of-a-kind pets of your favourite characters.The collection includes: Duchess Swan and the Next Top Bird: A Little Pirouette StoryLizzie Hearts and the Hedgehog's Hexcellent Adventure: A Little Shuffle StoryGinger Breadhouse and the Candy Fish Wish: A Little Jelly StoryHopper Croakington II and the Princely Present: A Little Drake StoryDexter Charming and the Trouble with Jackalopes: A Little Mr. Cottonhorn StoryDarling Charming and the Horse of a Different Color: A Little Sir Gallopad StoryPLUS, two brand-new short stories! These stories by Suzanne Selfors have previously been published as digital shorts - this collection brings them together in print for the first time.
Great Scarrier Reef: The Junior Novel 5 (Monster High)
by Mattel UK LtdA new Monster High junior novel movie tie-in! © 2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved. Includes 8-page full-colour insert.
Boo York, Boo York: The Junior Novel 4 (Monster High)
by Perdita FinnIt's fright lights, big city when the Monster High ghouls head to Boo York. Cleo de Nile is invited to attend a fancy gala celebrating the return of a magical comet and, of course, she brings along her beast friends. But their trip isn't all fun and frightseeing because Nefera, Cleo's sister, uses the comet's powers for her own spooktacularly sneaky plans. Can the monsters unwrap the mystery of the comet in time to stop Nefera? Find out in Monster High: Boo York, Boo York! This fangtsastic book is based on the first-ever Monster High movie musical, featuring eight original songs. Contains eight pages of full-colour images in addition to the story. Don't miss the other books based on Monster High movies: Haunted, Freaky Fusion and Frights, Camera, Action!
Mammoth Mayhem: Book 18 (Frankie's Magic Football #18)
by Frank LampardFrankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game. And now that they have their magical football they're playing against teams they never imagined!When Frankie and his frineds go camping with their dads for Father's Day, the magic football transports them to the Stone Age. The team meet a boy whose dad has gone missing - and there's a woolly mammoth on the loose! Can Frankie and his team reunite father and son, and save their holiday from mammoth mayhem?
The Elf Express: Book 17 (Frankie's Magic Football #17)
by Frank LampardFrankie and his team love playing football. There's always time for a game - even at Christmas!Frankie and his friends are spending Christmas in Austria with his pen pal Heidi. He is excited to learn how to ski, even if it's not quite the same as playing football. Late on Christmas Eve they discover a lost elf who needs help. Frankie's team will need to use all their skills to get the elf back to his world, and return in time for Christmas!
The Incredible Billy Wild
by Joanna NadinFrom the author of JOE ALL ALONE - now a major CBBC series.A story about courage, sacrifice and family - and how everyone has something incredible inside of them, just waiting to be discovered. For fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and Eva Ibbotson.This cover comes in four different colours, supplied at random. Which one will you receive?When Billy Wild's teacher asks the class to write a letter to their god, Billy's request is simple: Please send me a dog.So when he discovers a greyhound hiding in the shed, he decides someone must really be listening. With the help of his brothers, Billy sets out to hide her from Dad, who's far too stressed to add a dog to the mix. But keeping a greyhound a secret is a difficult task, and when Billy's classmate Paris enters them all in a local talent show, it becomes even harder!Billy must make a big, brave, wild decision - but it's one that might save Dog and hundreds like her. And it might just make him incredible...
Black Cats and Butlers: Book 1 (Rose Raventhorpe Investigates)
by Janine BeachamThe Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyWhen Rose Raventhorpe's beloved butler is found (gasp!) murdered in the hallway of her own house, she's determined to uncover the culprit. Especially since he's the third butler to die in a week! Rose's investigation leads her on a journey into a hidden world of grave robbers and duelling butlers, flamboyant magicians and the city's ancient feline guardians. Knives aren't just for cutting cucumber sandwiches, you know . . .
Rubies and Runaways: Book 2 (Rose Raventhorpe Investigates #Bk. 2)
by Janine BeachamThe Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyIt's a bitterly cold winter in Yorke and Rose Raventhorpe and her butler Heddsworth are stuck with Rose's unpleasant cousin Herbert, and his equally horrible butler, Bixby. When an orphan boy named Orpheus interrupts the Cathedral's Mistletoe Service, saying that his sister has been kidnapped, Rose vows to help. Solving the mystery will be a lot better than accompanying ghastly Herbert! But the investigation is more complicated than Rose has anticipated and will lead her and her butler friends through fancy tea-rooms, horrible factories, secret underground passages and more... Fireplace pokers are much more dangerous than you might imagine . . .
Hounds and Hauntings: Book 3 (Rose Raventhorpe Investigates #Bk. 3)
by Janine BeachamThe Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyThe city of Yorke is in a panic. There's been a murder! Is an ancient ghost-hound called the Barghest on the loose?ROSE RAVENTHORPE, her friend Orpheus and the secret society of butlers search for clues in the dark, eerie skitterways, on the mist-covered moors, and atop the ancient walls of the city. Rose believes that the villain is human, and she's determined to prove it.There's no sweeping this crime under the carpet...
Welcome to Monster High: The Junior Novel 6 (Monster High)
by Mattel UK LtdWelcome to Monster High! You know that Monster High is the most creeperific school in the world, but do you know how it came to be? It all started with a girl named Draculaura-the daughter of Dracula-who had a dream about creating a place where monsters could belong, get along, and be themselves. To make her dream come true, Draculaura and her best ghoulfriends went on fangtastic adventures around the world to recruit monsters to attend Monster High. But all was not perfectly monstrous at Monster High when a villainous zombie set out to ruin everything Draculaura and her friends worked so hard for. Can the ghouls save the day...and save Monster High?Includes 8-page full-colour insert.©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.
Electrified: The Junior Novel 7 (Monster High)
by Mattel UK LtdA fangtastic Monster High movie tie-in novel! When the ghouls discover that Clawdeen Wolf's big dream is to open a salon for monsters and Normies alike, they can't wait to make it a monstrous success! But while the ghouls are preparing their electric styles, Twtla, the daughter of the Boogey Man, spots Moanica D'Kay working on a shocking plan of her own. And with Frankie Stein's latest invention - a superpowerful battery - in Moanica's hands, the whole Normie World could be in high voltage danger!Can these ghoulfriends save the Normies and make Clawdeen's dresm a clawsome reality? Only one thing's for sure - it's going to be electrifying!© 2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved. Includes 8-page full-colour insert.
I Love You with All My Butt!: An Illustrated Book of Big Thoughts from Little Kids
by Martin BrucknerWe just can&’t get enough of the funny stuff kids say. We share our own children&’s gems with friends and family. If we&’re smart, we write down these scraps of accidental poetry. And we turn them into books. Martin Bruckner is an artist and father who not only recorded the sayings of his daughter, Harper, but used each as the inspiration for a work of art. After posting them on social media, Bruckner became the artist that other parents sought out to transform their own children&’s funny words into artwork. Collected here are 100 mini-posters of pure delight, a marriage of the children&’s surprising wisdom and the artist&’s nimble style, plus the occasional backstory that amplifies both. Every parent will recognize the spirited declarations of personality—&“I&’m training to be a wolf.&” The endearing mangling of language—&“Mommy, I don&’t need your mouth to talk to me right now.&” The creative mixing of metaphors—&“I need a tissue to wipe my feelings.&” Those precious, heartbreaking outbursts without guile or filters—&“I only love you at the toy store.&” Illustrated with sweetness and whimsy, each is a window into the irresistible innocence of childhood, even if the sentiment is &“Dad, please wipe the bum of this beautiful princess.&”
Life Is a Joke: 100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines)
by The Javna BrothersThe wit and wisdom of jokes. In that order. Did you hear the one about the man who was convinced he was dead? It&’s a classic, and like the 99 other joke in this book, you&’ll delight in the reading and even more in the telling. There&’s also the one about Einstein and his chauffeur. The woman who went on vacation and left her pet cat with her sister. The farmer with the three-legged pig. But when the laughter settles, something else happens. In the masterful hands of the Javna brothers, each joke reveals insights into human behavior—and tips for putting that insight into action—that you&’ll want to share as readily as the jokes themselves.
Adventure Cats: Living Nine Lives to the Fullest
by Laura J. MossJust when you thought you knew all there was to know about cats comes the ultimate—and unexpected—guide to taking your cat into the wild. Here are cats walking on a leash. Cats hiking on a leash. Cats tramping through snow. Cats camping. Cats kayaking, canoeing, even surfing—yes, cats who love water. When animal writer and active hiker Laura Moss couldn&’t find an online resource for hitting the trail with her cat, she created one. AdventureCats.org took off like wildfire, with attention from Wired, the Huffington Post, Outside magazine, BuzzFeed, and much more. Now, the book Adventure Cats—a collection of jaw-dropping photographs, inspiring stories of real-life cats, and all the how-to a cat owner needs—will take readers and their cats well beyond the backyard. Learn how to leash-train a cat. What to do if you encounter wildlife on the trail. Plus, winter safety tips, and how to bring a little bit of the outdoors to an indoor cat. The stories themselves are catnip for animal lovers, from Nanakuli, the one-eyed cat who hangs ten; to Georgie, a four-year-old gray tabby who lives on a sailboat; to Quandary, who not only insists on hiking with her family but also teaches them a valuable lesson: When you follow your cat&’s natural tendency to wander, you experience the outdoors at a slower, richer pace. This book will delight every cat person, regardless of whether their pet is inclined to adventure. (Take the quiz at the beginning of the book to find out!)
1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments: Of Which We Could Remember Only 254
by Tom FriedmanThe president who left the nuclear launch codes in a suit at the dry cleaners. The novelist who put the orange juice outside and the kitten in the refrigerator. The Russian general who left home in full military dress . . . minus his pants. The famous sex goddess who blew the same line through 52 takes. And the rock star who no longer remembers 1975. Filled with classic lapses, gaffes, and mental bloopers, 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments is a fabulous and witty gift for anyone of a certain age. And now it is updated, revised with more than 20 percent new stories, and repackaged in two color, making it an even more vibrant, visually appealing, fresh, and compellingly readable book. Anyone who&’s ever had a mental lapse will empathize with relative spring chicken Nicki Minaj, who, while accepting a BET Viewers&’ Choice Award, forgot why she was receiving the statuette (on live national television, no less). Or the team of astrophysicists who believed they had discovered proof of alien life—only to discover the signals were coming from the lunchroom microwave. Here&’s a best man forgetting to show up at the wedding, a musician leaving his priceless cello in a cab, the bank robber who wrote a holdup note on a paycheck stub that had his name and address printed on it, and the Fox studio chief who, when pressed by his leading lady to remember her name, offered &“. . . Cleopatra?&”
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
by Lydia Kang Nate PedersenWhat won&’t we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra. Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious &“treatments&”—conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil)—that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. With vintage illustrations, photographs, and advertisements throughout, Quackery seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine.
Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to Know
by Mike LoweryDid you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself &“Happy Birthday&”? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee?Trivia meets its match. From Jupiter&’s diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful link between dancing goats and the discovery of coffee, this collection of obscure and fascinating facts is brought to you by Mike Lowery, an illustrator and connoisseur of the offbeat. Featuring four gatefolds and hundreds of infographic webs that connect the trivia in dozens of surprising ways, it&’s a little book that delivers endless delight.
The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time: Hilarious Blunders, Bloopers, Oddities, Quotes, and More from the World of Sports
by Kathryn Petras Ross PetrasThe thrill of victory, the agony of a tight jockstrap. It&’s the reason we love sports—you never know what&’s going to happen. Sometimes everything clicks, with the best athlete in the world competing at their peak, and the result is a thing of breathtaking beauty. But sometimes the opposite happens, resulting in moments of breathtaking hilarity, or astonishing inanity, or just plain head-scratching puzzlement. Welcome to The Stupidest Sports Book of All Time.Featuring: The most boring games in sports historyWise(ish) words on winningStupid mascot anticsThe strangest things coaches have done to motivate teamsAnd much, much more!
Everything Is the Worst: A Book for People Who Just Can't
by Workman PublishingAn anti-inspiration book that celebrates what we all know, deep in our hearts: Everything is definitely not going to be OK. Snarky sayings are beautifully illustrated to capture those everyday inner thoughts to pitch-perfect, tongue-in-cheek effect.
Dare Ya!: The Laugh-Out-Loud, Just-Slightly-Embarrassing Book of Truth or Dare
by Courtney CarboneA modern take on the classic party game of truth or dare: 200 silly, laugh-out-loud challenges for kids to pose to friends and family.
Who Said That?: Take the Quote Quiz Challenge
by Owen FrankQuote meets quiz in this compendium of witty, inspirational, and zany remarks. Each quote comes with a list of four possible speakers; can you guess who said it?