Wednesday 30 March 2011

Humphrey's Tiny Tales: My Pet Show Panic!


Humphrey's Tiny Tales: My Pet Show Panic! by Betty Birney
In this exciting new series aimed at younger boys and girls, Betty Birney takes her famous hampster Humphrey on new adventures. Humphrey's Tiny Tales: My Pet Show Panic! follows Humphrey and his friend Og as they participate in a pet show. Humphrey wants to make his friends proud and win a prize. Will he succeed? Readers already familiar with Humphrey or those who are new to the character will love these charming tales about a classroom pet.

Age range: 5-6 £3.99 Paperback

Ministry of Pandemonium


Ministry of Pandemonium by Chris Westwood
While sketching in his notebook in a cemetery, Ben Harvester meets Mr October, a man of many secrets and faces. Mr October recognises that Ben has a special gift--a gift that Ben must decide to use or ignore. Quickly drawn into a world of lost souls, Ben finds himself in a war against an unspeakable enemy. This imaginative and intriguing book is a perfect choice for both boys and girls.

Age range: 9-12 £6.99 Paperback

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Actual Size


Sometimes a book comes along that makes you think "Why has nobody done this before?". Well, Actual Size by Steve Jenkins is one of those books. With beautifully original illustrations, each page shows us just how huge various animals actually are. From an elephant's foot, to the Goliath Birdeater Tarantula and scariest of all, the Great White Shark, we get a true idea of the size of these creatures, from a perspective we have to hope we'll never have in real life! Actual Size is such a great way of introducing children to these animals in a new way, and is really good fun for grown-ups too.

Friday 18 March 2011

Wolf Won't Bite!



Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett
These clever three little pigs have caught a Wild Wolf!
They show-off to each other their new wolf tricks, which gradually get more and more crazy - Wolf has the last laugh when they realise that they can't push him to the edge!

Emily Gravett's wonderful illustrative style is at it's best here. Wolf is really put through his paces here. A great twist on the original tale of The Three Little Pigs.

Age range: 2-5 £10.99 Hardback