The Giant Print
Library
Books suggested
for reading age 7+
October 2012
Any UK member of our library service
may borrow up to a maximum of 6
books per service for a 3 month loan
period.
Most of the books have been produced
by the National Blind Children's
Society and are in 24 point type with
identical covers to the ordinary print
versions of the books.
Logo – RNIB supporting blind and partially sighted people
Registered charity number 226227
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Please be aware that due to their size,
many of the books are split into two or
more volumes, and these will have the
same covers.
For details on borrowing any of the
titles listed or for further information
regarding the Giant Print collection
please contact Liz Farrell or Hazel
Sharrock, Children's Librarians at
RNIB National Library Service on 0161
429 1975.
Titles suggested for reading
age 7+
100 best poems for children.
Chosen by children; edited by
Roger McGough. 1v. 2002.
(Non-fiction- poetry)
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From hundreds of poems originally
chosen by children from schools
around the UK, Roger McGough has
compiled this collection of
contemporary and classic poems.
Aesop.
Aesop's fables. Translated by V.S.
Vernon Jones. 1994. 1v.
Aesop's collection of fables has always
been popular with children. Stories
include: 'the fox and the grapes', 'the
dog in the Manger' and 'the wolf in
sheep's clothing' among many others.
Ahlberg, Janet.
It was a dark and stormy night.
1994. 1v.
Antonio, a small boy who has been
kidnapped by the Brigands, passes a
dark and stormy night in their cave
weaving for them incredible stories of
their own exploits and through this
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actually solves his own problem of how
to escape.
Andersen, Hans Christian.
Tales from Hans Christian
Andersen. 2005.
Here is a wonderful toy-box
overflowing with sparkling new
translations of Hans Christian
Andersen stories.
Andreae, Giles.
Billy Bonkers. 2006.1v.
Mad stuff happens with Billy Bonkers.
Life is never boring with Billy - it's
Bonkers. Three hilarious stories in
one.
Andreae, Giles.
Princess Pearl. 2005. 1v.
Princess Pearl lives with her mother
and father, the king and queen of the
ocean, in a magnificent palace
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beneath the sea. Pearl's parents want
her to marry a prince, but her heart is
set on Charis, the servant boy.
Arena, Felice.
Secret agent heroes. 2004. 1v.
From the 'Boyz rule!' series. Nick and
Matt become secret agents and
uncover a real-life drama in their
mission to attack Zit Face and his
familiar female friend.
Baxter, Nicola
The first little fairy. 1998. 1v.
This collection contains twelve stories.
In each story there are new friends to
meet and fun to share.
Beano Annual.
Comic book.
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Bearn, Emily
A circus adventure - Tum Tum and
Nutmeg. 2010. 1v.
Tumtum and Nutmeg once again find
themselves in a fantastic adventure.
Along with their old friend General
Marchmouse and the two children,
Arthur and Lucy, the Nutmouses will
find themselves at the circus.
Bentley, Sue
Star dreams. 2006. 1v.
Part of the Magic Kitten series. Jemma
really really wants to win the dance
audition to win a place at A-One stage
school. She doesn't see how she can,
but suddenly when a tiny tabby kitten
with crackling whiskers turns up, it all
seems possible.
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Bentley, Sue
A very special friend. 2008. 1v.
Part of the Magic Kitten series. A tiny
kitten twinkling with magic. But he
needs a purrfect friend!
Bentley, Sue
Seaside mystery. 2007. 1v.
Part of the Magic Kitten series. When
Maisie moves to the seaside with her
mum and dad she feels desperately
lonely. Then one day on the beach,
Maisie finds a tiny tabby kitten, and
suddenly a magical summer looks to
be on the horizon.
Birney, Betty G.
Adventure according to Humphrey.
2008. 1v.
A special publication for World Book
Day 2008 in which Humphrey comes
face to face with a pirate!
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Birney, Betty G.
The world according to Humphrey.
2004. 1v.
Book 1 in the According to Humphrey
series. You can learn a lot about life by
observing another species. That's what
Humphrey was told when he was
bought as a classroom pet for Room
26. And it's definitely true!
Birney, Betty G.
Friendship according to Humphrey.
2005. 1v.
Book 2 in the According to Humphrey
series.
Birney, Betty G.
Trouble according to Humphrey.
2007. 1v.
Book 3 in the According to Humphrey
series.
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Blade, Adam.
Ferno : the fire dragon. 2007. 1v.
Book 1 of the Beast quest series. An
evil wizard has enchanted the magical
beasts of Avantia - only a true hero
can free the beasts. Is Tom the hero
Avantia has been waiting for?
Blade, Adam
Sepron : the sea serpent. 2007. 1v.
Book 2 of the Beast Quest series.
Blade, Adam
Cypher: the mountain giant. 2007.
1v.
Book 3 of the Beast Quest series.
Blade, Adam.
Sephir: the storm monster. 2009. 1v.
Once a generation, a battle takes
place for the Book of Worlds. The
Book contains all the secrets of
Avantia, and must never fall
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into the hands of evil Wizard Malvel.
Tom takes up the challenge, but
Malvel doesn't play fair...!
Blume, Judy.
Freckle juice. 1971. 1v.
Andrew decides that if he were
covered in freckles like his classmate,
Nicky, no one would notice whether he
had washed his face or behind his
ears.
Blyton, Enid
Best stories for eight-year-olds.
This edition published 1997. 1v.
This is a collection of stories for eightyear-olds. Meet the Grandpa clock that
catches a burglar, the Christmas tree
that transforms a poor family's holiday,
and Eppie, the lazy shepherd boy who
learns about honour and love.
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Blyton, Enid.
The enchanted wood. 1939. 2v.
Book 1 of The Faraway Tree series.
Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to a new
home with an Enchanted Wood on
their doorstep. Join them as they
discover which new land is at the top
of the Faraway Tree.
Blyton, Enid.
The magic faraway tree. 1943. 1v.
Book 2 of the Faraway Tree series.
When Cousin Dick comes to stay with
Jo, Bessie and Fanny he is expecting
to find life dull after living in London.
But he soon becomes excited when
the children tell him about the
enchanted wood and their adventures
in the strange lands at the top of the
faraway tree.
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Blyton, Enid.
The folk of the faraway tree. 1946.
1v.
Book 3 of the Faraway Tree series. Jo,
Bessie and Fanny have a visit from
snooty friend Connie. Connie won't
believe in the faraway tree and the
magical people who live there - MoonFace, Silky the fairy and the Saucepan
Man. So together the children climb
the tree, and visit some of the lands at
the top of it, like the Land of Secrets
and the Land of Treats…
Blyton, Enid
Go ahead Secret Seven. 1969. 1v.
Part of the Secret Seven series. When
a sinister-looking man gets George in
trouble with the police, the Secret
Seven are outraged! Spying on him,
the gang are certain he's bad news,
but what exactly is he up to? They
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need to investigate, and solve the
mystery, once and for all.
Blyton, Enid
Good old Secret Seven. 1960. 1v.
Part of the Secret Seven series. The
secret seven are Peter, Janet, Pam,
Barbara, Jack, Colin, George and
Scamper the spaniel - and they're
ready to solve any mystery. In this
episode, there are strange happenings
at Torling Castle. Who is lurking in the
ruined tower, and why have the
resident jackdaws been disturbed?
Blyton, Enid
Mr Galliano's Circus. 1972. 1v.
Jimmy said he wished he lived in a
caravan, when the circus came to town
with its horses, monkeys and an
elephant. He loves animals and soon
makes friends with them and the circus
folks.
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Blyton, Enid
The Mr Meddle stories. 1940-1954.
2v.
Mr Meddle is a very cheerful pixie who
just can't stop making muddles! In this
bumper volume, three collections of
your favourite Mr Meddle stories have
been combined to create a fantastic
fun-filled read.
Blyton, Enid.
The naughtiest girl in the school.
1940. 1v.
Book 1 of the Naughtiest Girl series.
Elizabeth Allen is spoilt and selfish.
When she is sent away to boarding
school she makes up her mind to be
the naughtiest girl in the school.
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Blyton, Enid.
The naughtiest girl again. 1942. 2v.
Book 2 of the Naughtiest Girl series.
The naughtiest girl in the school is
back! And this term she is trying to be
good. But someone wants to spoil
things for her and they are not going to
let her forget how she got her
nickname!
Blyton, Enid
The naughtiest girl is a monitor.
1945. 1v.
Book 3 of the Naughtiest Girl series.
When Elizabeth Allen is chosen to be
a school monitor, she's delighted. But
she soon finds out what a responsible
job it is. The harder she tries, the
worse she behaves! Will the
naughtiest girl in the school ever learn
to be good?
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Blyton, Enid
The Secret Seven. 1948. 1v.
Part of the Secret Seven series. It's
their very first adventure and the
Secret Seven super-sleuths are
already on the trail of a mystery! .
Blyton, Enid
Secret Seven adventure. 1950. 1v.
Part of the Secret Seven series. A
priceless pearl necklace has been
stolen and the Secret Seven have
witnessed the thief making his escape.
The question is, where has he hidden
the necklace?
Blyton, Enid
Tower in Ho-ho Wood and other
stories. 1989. 1v.
A collection of short stories from Enid
Blyton.
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Bond, Michael.
Paddington and the Christmas
surprise. 2008. 1v.
Paddington Bear knows just what he
wants for Christmas and is anxious to
make sure Santa Claus knows too.
Bradman, Tony.
Robin Hood and the silver arrow.
2004. 1v.
These are tales that every aspiring
adventurer will want to read, from
Robin outwitting the evil sheriff and
William Tell's astounding shot that
pierced an apple at one hundred
yards.
Bradman, Tony.
Smile, please! 1987. 1v. (Non-fiction
-Poetry)
This collection of poems about getting
up in the morning, going to school,
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games, families, holidays reflects the
feelings of young children.
Bradman, Tony.
Tom's dragon trouble. 2007. 1v.
Lady Eleanor hates dragons - they're
so messy! - so Tom has to keep his
pet one hidden away, but the little
dragon turns out to be an unlikely
saviour when the King comes to stay.
Brisley, Joyce Lankester.
Milly-Molly-Mandy again. 1948. 1v.
Part of the Milly-Molly-Mandy series.
These are the enchanting and classic
adventures of a little country girl.
Brisley, Joyce Lankester.
Milly-Molly-Mandy stories. 1960. 1v.
Part of the Milly-Molly-Mandy series.
Milly-Molly-Mandy and her friends
Susan and Billy Blunt live in a little
village in the heart of the English
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countryside. They do all the sorts of
things that country children enjoy - like
blackberrying gardening and going to
the village fete.
Brown, Jeff
Flat Stanley. 1964. 1v.
Stanley is just a normal healthy boy,
but since a large notice-board fell on
him, he s been only half an inch thick.
But it's not always easy being different,
and Stanley wishes he could be just
like everybody else again. But how will
he ever fill out?
Brown, Jeff
Flat Stanley: Japanese ninja
surprise. 2011. 1v.
Flat Stanley mails himself to Japan to
visit his hero, the martial arts movie
star Oda Nobu. Soon, Flat Stanley
becomes Nobu's personal ninja.
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Brown, Judy
Portia. 2006. 1v.
Book 1 of the Pirate Princess series.
Portia is a reluctant princess, horrified
by her father's idea of marrying her off
to a boring prince. So she sells the
family jewels, buys a ship and escapes
to sea - with her ladies-in-waiting as
crew.
Brown, Judy
Pandora. 2006. 1v.
Book 2 of the Pirate Princess series.
Portia, the Pirate Princess, and her
crew of ladies-in-waiting are back to
rescue another princess from a dull
and boring marriage! This time it's
Princess Pandora who needs their
help. She's being forced to marry
wimpy Prince Norman of Moronia and
is trapped in a tower to stop her
running away…
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Brown, Judy
Pancake. 2007. 1v.
Book 3 of the Pirate Princess series.
Princess Pancake and Prince Ivor
getting married? It's a recipe for
disaster! Luckily Portia and her
shipmates are quick to sail to the
rescue!
Butterworth, Annette.
Jake. 1996. 1v.
Jake loves to chase ducks, play with
dirty washing, and eat chocolate eggs.
He dreams of going to Crufts, the
biggest dog show in the world, but he
knows he'll never get there. But Jake
is a very special dog - he's the best
friend you could ever have - and
sometimes even a dog's dream can
come true.
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Carpenter, Humphrey.
Mr Majeika and the ghost train.
1995. 1v.
Part of the Mr Majeika series. When
Class Three and Mr Majeika get on
board a Ghost Train they are in for a
surprise. Real ghosts appear and the
wicked Wilhelmina Worlock isn't far
away. But Jody comes to the
rescue...with a dragon to help her.
Carpenter, Humphrey.
Mr Majeika and the school play.
1991. 1v.
Part of the Mr Majeika series. Hamish
Bigmore is more unbearable than ever
after an unexpected starring role in an
Australian television soap. The school
play becomes a bit too realistic when a
genuine giant thunders on the stage…
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Chase, Max.
Alien attack. 2012. 1v.
Peri is a 1st-year student at the
Intergalactic Force Academy & has
been selected for a rare unsupervised
exercise in space, paired with Diesel, a
half-Martian from the Academy.
Child, Lauren.
Utterly me, Clarice Bean. 2003. 1v.
Clarice's extraordinarily ordinary family
is under pressure. Meanwhile, Mrs
Wilburton, the school teacher, insists
that Clarice sets a book project "which
sounds utterly dreary", until, that is,
Miss Bean realises there is a prize.
Cole, Stephen.
Riddle of the raptors. 2005. 1v.
In this first adventure, the herbivore
astrosaurs have to face a fearsome
enemy - a band of greedy carnivorous
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raptors who have kidnapped two
athlete dinosaurs from under Tegg's
nose.
Cope, Andrew.
Spy pups. 2010. 1v.
The Spy Pups must embark on an
exciting new adventure - join the circus
and catch the robbers!
Cross, Gillian.
Rent-a-genius. 1993. 1v.
Sophy isn't going to waste any more
advice on her ungrateful family - there
must be some people out there who
really need a genius to help them. For
only fifty pence, Sophy will tackle any
problem: from bossy grandmothers to
disappearing tomatoes.
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Cross, Gillian.
The Roman beanfeast. 1997. 1v.
Davey's class is doing a project on the
Romans. The best piece of work will
get a prize at the Roman feast on the
last day of term, and Davey is
determined to win. But so is Molly and she'll go to any lengths to beat
him. Davey has to make something
really special. But what?
Crossley-Holland, Kevin
Storm. 1985. 1v.
Annie lives with her elderly parents in
a remote cottage. She knows the
secrets of the great marsh. She's even
heard about its ghosts. Then, on a
terrible night, with the phone lines
down, Willa, Annie's sister, goes into
labour. Annie is terrified of the ghost,
but knows she must brave the storm to
fetch help. As she ventures into the
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night for help, not even she knows
what to expect.
Dahl, Roald.
The enormous crocodile. 2000. 1v.
This crocodile has an enormous
appetite and boasts that he is going to
eat a nice juicy child for lunch.
Fortunately for the children, the other
animals in the jungle see through the
crocodile's cunning disguises.
Dahl, Roald.
Esio trot. 1991. 1v.
Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours
a secret passion for the attractive
widow Mrs Silver. She, however,
lavishes all her attention on another Alfie, her pet tortoise…
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Dahl, Roald.
Fantastic Mr Fox. 1970. 1v.
Boggos, Bunce and Bean, three
farmers, were lying in wait outside Mr
Fox's hole, each one determined to
shoot, starve or dig out Mr Fox even if
it took them forever. But Mr Fox's wife
was right when she told the children,
'Your father is a fantastic fox! He has
quite enough brains to fox much
cleverer farmers than Boggis, Bunce
and Bean!'.
Dahl, Roald.
George's marvellous medicine.
1981. 1v.
George's grandmother has the nastiest
eating habits in the world. She's as
frightening as a witch and as grumpy
as a camel without a hump. When he
can't stand this cantankerous old
woman any longer, George decides to
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cure her nastiness once and for all and
concocts a very nasty medicine…
Dahl, Roald
The giraffe and the pelly and me.
1985. 1v.
Billy is surprised when a giraffe, a
pelican and a monkey move into the
queer old wooden house that used to
be a sweet shop. The giraffe is
concerned because they need work for
their Ladderless Window-Cleaning
Company. The next thing you know
they are cleaning the windows of
Hampshire House, home of the Duke
of Hampshire and the pelican is
catching a burglar.
Dahl, Roald.
James and the giant peach. 1961.
1v.
James is a poor orphan who lives with
his two grotesque spinster aunts.
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When a giant peach grows in their
back garden, James escapes inside it.
The peach rolls away from his
unhappy home and James is released
into an exciting new life of adventure.
Dahl, Roald.
The magic finger. 1966. 1v.
The little girl in this story is very
unusual. When someone makes her
angry, and when she can't stop
herself, she flashes a punishment on
them with a magic flashing finger. The
results are fantastic, magical and very
funny.
Dahl, Roald.
The Minpins. 1991. 1v.
In the Forest of Sin, Little Billy meets
the extraordinary Minpins, who live in
terror of the most awesome creature
invented: the Red-Hot Smoke-Belching
Gruncher! And it is Little Billy - with
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some very special help from the
Minpins themselves - who comes up
with a plan to defeat the dreaded
monster, and finds himself proclaimed
a hero!
Dahl, Roald.
Revolting rhymes. 2001. 1v. (Non
fiction - poetry).
A collection of comic and often gory
versions of popular fairy tales. Meet
Cinderella, a young woman who wants
to marry a nice ordinary man; and
Goldilocks, that house-breaker who
gobbles up your porridge and then
breaks up the Chippendale.
Dalton, Annie.
Tilly Beany and the best friend
machine. 1993. 1v.
Book 2 in the Tilly Beany series. Until
Miss Minchin makes them do the Best
Friend Project, Tilly never thought
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about needing one special friend of her
own. But Bernice, the new girl, likes
Stephanie best and suddenly Tilly
sees that everyone in the world goes
around in twos.
Dalton, Annie.
The real Tilly Beany. 1991. 1v.
Book 1 of the Tilly Beany series. Fiveyear-old Tilly Beany can be anyone
she wants to be: a witch one day, a
mermaid the next. But what if she got
stuck pretending, and lost the way
back to being the real Tilly Beany?
Doder, Joshua.
A dog called Grk. 2005. 2v.
Book 1 in the Grk series. When Tim is
followed home by a dog on the street,
he's determined to find out who the
friendly stray belongs to. Little does he
know that Grk's owners have been
kidnapped by the evil Colonel
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Zinfandel and taken to a prison in
Eastern Europe. Tim knows he's about
to undertake a mission his parents
wouldn't exactly approve of!
Duffey, Betsy.
Lucky in the doghouse. 1999. 1v.
George loves his new puppy, Lucky,
but Lucky is out of control. If George
can't stop Lucky barking at night and
making puddles in the house, Mum
and Dad say he will have to go!
Farmer, Penelope.
Twin trouble. 1996. 1v.
A collection of read-aloud stories about
mischievous girl twins and the trouble
they get into. Set largely at the girls'
school.
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Finding Nemo : book of the film.
(Walt Disney Company) 2003. 1v.
On Australia's Great Barrier Reef live
two clownfish, Marlin and his son
Nemo. Nemo can't swim very well
because of his damaged fin but he
doesn't shy away from adventure.
Fine, Anne.
The angel of Nitshill Road. 1993. 1v.
Until the angel came, there were three
terribly unhappy children at Nitshill
Road School: Penny, Mark and
Marigold. They had Barry Hunter to
worry about. Everyone knew what a
bully he was, but no one did anything
about it until the angel came - and
from now on, life at Nitshill Road
School is never going to be the same.
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Fine, Anne.
Bill's new frock. 2000. 1v.
When Bill Simpson woke up on
Monday morning, he found he was a
girl. Forced off to school in a frilly pink
dress Bill discovers one of the worst
days of his life is about to begin.
Baffled by the way things are just
different for girls, Bill falls headlong
into trouble!
Fine, Anne.
'The chicken gave it to me'. 1993.
1v.
This story is a chicken's extraordinary
tale - "The true story of Harrowing
Farm". Its scratchy little pages unfold
a story that changes lives, the story of
a chicken who flies frillions of miles to
try and save us humans.
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Fine, Anne.
The country pancake. 1991. 1v.
Lance comes up with the most original
fund-raising idea ever - all made
possible because of his friendship with
Flossie the cow.
Fine, Anne.
It moved! 2007. 1v.
Lily wants to bring in something really
special for Show and Tell so she
brings in a stone from the garden. She
can't think of one exciting thing about
it, until she decides that it moves!
Fine, Anne
Ivan the Terrible. 2007. 1v.
It's Ivan's first day at his new school,
and Boris is told to translate for him as
Ivan can only speak Russian. After all,
St Edmund's is a civilized school! Only
problem is, Ivan isn't civilized. So
when Ivan starts greeting people as
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'lowly shivering worms', and asking for
words in English like 'crush' and
'mutilate', Boris realises that he's going
to have his work cut out for him. And
that's just the start of the day!
Fine, Anne
Diary of a Killer Cat. 1996. 1v.
Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags
a dead bird into the house. Then a
mouse. But Tuffy can't understand
what the fuss is all about. Who on
earth will be the next victim to arrive
through the cat flap?
Fine, Anne
The Killer Cat strikes back. 2008. 1v.
Tuffy, the Killer Cat, knows what he
likes. And he isn't loving the 'art' that
Ellie's mum brings home from her new
class!
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Fine, Anne
Nag club. 2005. 1v.
Boggle hats are the latest craze.
Everybody at school wants one but only Lola has one. So she decides
to form a club to show the
other children how best to nag their
parents into buying them one!
Fine, Anne.
Press play. 1994. 1v.
When the alarm went off, Nicky and
Tasha sat up in their beds and stared.
Mum wasn't there, but the cassette
player was on the floor by Little Joe's
cot. On top of it was a note. "Press
play," it said. So Nicky, Tasha and
Little Joe follow Mum's instructions
with hilarious results.
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Fine, Anne.
A sudden glow of gold. 1992. 1v.
Book 3 of the Genie series. When
Mum finally demands that he clears
out his bedroom, Toby can't even
remember why he'd wanted some
things so badly. Dusting off an old
brass lamp, Toby releases a genie
who helps him understand what
wanting and needing really mean.
Fine, Anne.
A sudden puff of glittering smoke.
1991. 1v.
Book 1 of the Genie series. The
disgruntled genie who appears on her
desk seems to be the answer to
Jeanie's problems - whatever she
wishes, he will command. But Jeanie
quickly discovers that she and her
genie have very different views of the
world.
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Fine, Anne.
A sudden swirl of icy wind. 1991. 1v.
Book 2 of the Genie series. Sent to the
junk room until he apologies, William
accidentally releases Mustapha, the
genie of the bottle. Mustapha's tale of
the bold Captain Flook helps William
understand how unhappy he made his
Granny. In turn, he is able to help
Mustapha in a very special way.
Fine, Anne.
Under a silver moon. 2012. 1v.
In a hot land far, far away, two baby
boys were born under the same silver
moon...
French, Vivian.
Aesop's funky fables. 1999. 1v.
A re-telling of Aesop's classic moral
tales, some well-known and others
less so, with rhythm, rap and humour.
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Gardam, Jane.
Tufty Bear. 1996. 1v.
Tufty Bear is no ordinary teddy bear.
He looks warm and friendly and as
though at any moment he might speak
- and so he does, to Harry and Tilly!
Girling, Brough.
Vera Pratt and the bald head. 1990.
1v.
It is the local motorbike grand-prix and
Vera Pratt is gearing herself up to win.
With Wally in the sidecar as ballast
they make a terrifying team.
Girling, Brough.
Vera Pratt and the Bishop's false
teeth. 1987. 1v.
Holy smoke! Have you ever met a
toothless Bishop who prefers to travel
by sidecar? And his chauffeur is Vera
Pratt, ace-adventurer and fanatic
mechanic.
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Girling, Brough.
Vera Pratt and the false
moustaches. 1987. 1v.
It's all too much for Wally, when an
innocent game of frisbee leads him
into adventures, but not for his mother
Vera, a woman of steel.
Gleitzman, Morris
Girl underground. 2005. 1v.
Trying to fit in at a posh new school is
really hard when your family also
happen to be criminals. Bridget is
succeeding pretty well and has even
made a friend, Menzies. Then she
finds out about Menzies' penfriend,
Jamal, a refugee kid from Afghanistan
held in a detention centre. When
daring appeals fail to set Jamal free,
Bridget and Menzies decide to take
matters into their own hands.
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Godden, Rumer
The diddakoi. 2007. 1v.
A diddakoi is a half-gypsy. But Kizzy
feels like she is all gypsy. She doesn't
fit in at school - the other children call
her names. Still, she is happy living
with her gran and old Joe, the caravan
horse. When her gran dies, Kizzy turns
to the Admiral for help.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Men: A Christmas carol. 2008.
1v.
A retelling of the classic tale in true Mr
Men fashion.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Birthday. 2008. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Christmas. 1981. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series.
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Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Naughty. 1981. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Scatterbrain. 1981. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Tidy. 1995. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series. No
synopsis available.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Little Miss Twins. 1985. 1v.
Part of the Little Miss series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Bump. 1971. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
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Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Chatterbox. 1976. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Christmas. 2008. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Grumpy. 1978. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Mean. 1976. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Mischief. 1978. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Quiet. 1978. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
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Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Rush. 1978. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Snow. 2008. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Strong and the flood. 1998. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
Mr Tall. 1978. 1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
Hargreaves, Roger.
The night before Christmas. 2008.
1v.
Part of the Mr Men series.
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Hawkins, Elizabeth.
A monster of a hamster. 1997. 1v.
Luke and Anna-Louise take the class
hamster home for holiday. Now it is
missing and they are in big trouble. If
only they had a little more time to find
the hamster.but they don't reckon on
the help of the terrible twins!
Hector, John A.
Grandma Lillian's fairy garden. Date
of publication unknown.
John Hector and his granddaughter
Chloe have written down the fairy
stories which were told by Grandma
Lillian to the many children in her
family so now you can enjoy them too!
Hoban, Russell
The mouse and his child. 1967. 2v.
The mouse and his child is a
mechanical toy, and for 5 Christmases
the mouse swings his son round, up
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and down in a slowing circle as the key
unwinds. A cat jumps, a vase breaks,
the toy is broken, and a tramp rescues
it from the dustbin and repairs the
mechanism but now the two move
straight ahead, not round and round.
The tramp winds up the strange pair
and sets them on the road.
Hoban, Russell.
Trouble on Thunder Mountain. 1999.
1v.
When Megafright International flattens
their beautiful mountain to put up a hitech plastic theme park, the O'Saurus
family uses faith and lots of MonstaGloo to put things right.
Jungman, Ann.
Septimouse, big cheese! 1995. 1v.
Book 2 of the Septimouse series.
Septimouse - 7th son of a 7th son comes to the rescue when Big Big
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Person Dad is made redundant. He
sets up a cheese factory for dad to
turn and soon 45 cheese is famous
throughout the land.
Jungman, Ann.
Septimouse, supermouse! 1993. 1v.
Book 1 of the Septimouse series.
Septimouse is a genius. He can do
things that other mice cannot do. He
can talk to cats, talk to big people, talk
to little big people, and make them as
small as mice. But the one thing he
really wants to do is to eat some
cheese - delicious yellow food that big
people use to catch mice - and how on
earth is he going to do that?
Kidd, Richard
The giant goldfish robbery. 1999.
1v.
An adventure story about a little boy
who befriends an elderly gentleman
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who is a collector of Koi Carp, and how
he unexpectedly tackles the burglars
who try to steal the fish with the help of
the school bully and several hundred
alarm clocks.
Kingfisher, Rupert.
Madame Pamplemousse and her
incredible edibles. 2008. 1v.
Madeleine is forced to work in her
unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant,
The Squealing Pig. By chance she
comes across the most marvellous
shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse,
which is quiet, discreet, yet full of
delicious and otherworldly 'edibles'.
King-Smith, Dick.
Clever duck. 1997. 1v.
Damaris the duck has had enough of
the farmyard pigs with their insults and
pompous behaviour. Teaming up with
her sheepdog friend Rory, the clever
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duck helps the herd make a break for
freedom, and sends them on a voyage
of bruises, bellyaches and pignapping,
to teach them a lesson they'll never
forget.
King-Smith, Dick.
The hodgeheg. 2003. 1v.
This is the story of Max, the hedgehog
who becomes a hodgeheg, who
becomes a hero! Max's family dreams
of reaching the Park. But no one has
ever found a safe way of crossing the
very busy road. Can Max really solve
the problem?
King-Smith, Dick.
The mouse family Robinson. 2007.
1v.
'If only that horrible cat didn't live here!'
When Beaumont Robinson, an
inquisitive young mouse, is nearly
killed by the cat, his family decide
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there is only one thing to do. They
must emigrate!
King-Smith, Dick.
Sophie hits six. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Sophie series. In this book
Sophie gets some new animals including four kittens - finds a farming
friend and enters the sporting arena!
King-Smith, Dick
Sophie in the saddle. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Sophie series. Sophie gets
a dog that she calls "Puddle", makes
friends with a Vietnamese pot-bellied
pig and has her first ride on a pony!
King-Smith, Dick
Sophie is seven. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Sophie series. Sophie visits
a farm, makes a big impression at the
school concert, celebrates her seventh
birthday and starts riding lessons!
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King-Smith, Dick
Sophie's snail. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Sophie series. Small, but
very determined, Sophie loves animals
and is going to be a farmer when she
grows up. Sophie's fond of most
creatures - especially little ones like
snails - but there's one she cannot
stand: her prissy new neighbour Dawn!
King-Smith, Dick
Sophie's Tom. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Sophie series. On her fifth
birthday Sophie gets a model farm and
lots of toy animals. What she wants
most of all, is a real animal a cat like
Tom, for example.
King-Smith, Dick.
Uncle Bumpo. 1994. 1v.
Penny is thrilled when Uncle Bumpo
comes to stay and they get on really
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well together. That is, until, Penny
discovers something awful about
Uncle Bumpo - with disastrous results.
Larry, H.I.
Poison Island. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 1. Zac Power is on a
mission on one of the world's most
dangerous islands, Poison Island.
Larry, H.I.
Deep waters. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 2. Zac Power's next
mission is one of the deepest oceans
in the world. The enemy has invented
a new submarine that can dive deeper
than ever before. Can Zac find the
enemy and protect the top-secret
information stored on the seabed?
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Larry, H.I.
Mind games. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 3. Hackers are
attacking the software that protects the
ultra powerful satellite, WorldEye.
Sources lead Zac to Bladeswille, a
huge city where all the latest games
and gadgets are developed. Can Zac
track down the hackers and outsmart
them?
Larry, H.I.
Frozen fear. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 4. Zac tracks down
the enemy and saves the day every
time. He has super-cool gadgets: an
amphibious submersible vehicle, total
knock-out tissues to put the enemy to
sleep, a mini-fighter jet and a stink
bomb - to name but a few.
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Larry, H.I.
Tomb of doom. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 5. Zac's holiday is
boring until he gets his latest mission:
find and rescue a top agent missing
near the Vanishing Tomb, somewhere
in the Amber Sands.
Larry, H.I.
Night raid. 2007. 1v.
Zac Power book 6. Masses of gold
ingots are being stolen from the
world's most secure bank vault. Can
Zac find out how the gold is being
stolen and get it back?
Lively, Penelope.
Staying with Grandpa.1997. 1v.
A small girl is sent to stay with her
grandparents. Her mother has told her
that it might be a bit dull as they lead a
quiet life. In the event, each day brings
a new drama - some random, such as
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the discovery of a wasps' nest in the
attic, and some prompted by an
exuberant grandpa.
McCartney, Paul
High in the clouds. 2006. 1v.
a delightful tale about a land where all
the animals are free...To the creatures
of the woodland, the land of Animalia
sounds like a dream - a tropical island
where all the animals live in harmony.
McCrum, Robert
The brontosaurus bumper book.
1997. 1v.
The brontosaurus is actually only a
birthday cake, but when Bobby makes
a wish it becomes a real brontosaurus.
Meadows, Daisy.
Bethany the ballet fairy. 2007. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
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Jack Frost's naughty goblins have
stolen the Dance Fairies' magic
ribbons and are hiding in the human
world. Everywhere dance is being
ruined. Rachel and Kirsty must help
Bethany but the goblins' new powers
won't make it easy.
Meadows, Daisy.
Grace the glitter fairy. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Grace the Glitter Fairy can't bring a
sparkle to the birthday without her
magic party bag of balloons. But
Rachel and Kirsty have a bright idea to
keep Grace's glittery bag safe.
Meadows, Daisy
Hannah the happy ever after fairy.
2006. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Hannah, the happy ever after fairy is
very upset. Jack Frost has stolen the
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magic quill pen from Fairyland and
he's rewriting all the fairytales. Can
Rachel and Kirsty help Hannah get the
magic pen back and save the Happy
Ever Afters?
Meadows, Daisy.
Holly the Christmas fairy. 2004. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Holly the Christmas Fairy is all in a
flutter, putting the sparkle into
Christmas. Now Jack Frost has stolen
Santa's sleigh. The Queen of the
Fairies needs Rachel and Kirsty to
help Holly get it back.
Meadows, Daisy.
Honey the sweet fairy. 2004. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Honey the Sweet Fairy can't make any
new sweets without her magic party
bag of fairy dust. Can Rachel and
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Kirsty save it from the goblin so Honey
can help the party fizz again?
Meadows, Daisy.
Jasmine the present fairy. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Jasmine the Present Fairy can't
conjure up the perfect prizes for the
street party without her magic party
bag of presents. Can Rachel and
Kirsty help her to find it before it's all
wrapped up?
Meadows, Daisy.
Melodie the music fairy. 2004. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Melodie the Music Fairy can't hit the
high notes without her magic party bag
of tunes. But a tinkling piano and some
clashing cymbals might help Rachel
and Kirsty to rescue it.
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Meadows, Daisy
Paige the pantomime fairy. 2006. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Paige the Pantomime Fairy is in
trouble... She needs the help of Rachel
and Kirsty to save Christmas and stop
naughty Jack Frost from spoiling the
celebrations.
Meadows, Daisy.
Polly the party fun fairy. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Polly the party fun fairy can't help with
pass the parcel without her magic
party bag of fun. Can Rachel and
Kirsty rescue it in time for the
Brownies' party?
Meadows, Daisy.
Phoebe the fashion fairy. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Pheobe the Fashion Fairy can't rustle
up pretty party outfits without her
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magic party bag of sparkly frocks. Can
Rachel and Kirsty help her get it back
in time for their friend's party?
Meadows, Daisy.
Shannon the ocean fairy. 2008. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series. It's
the summer holidays and Rachel and
Kirsty are visiting Kirsty's grandma,
who lives by the sea. After discovering
a magical shell on the beach and
being whisked away to Fairyland, the
girls discover that the fairies need their
help.
Meadows, Daisy
Stella the star fairy. 2005. 1v.
Part of the Rainbow Magic series.
Stella the Star Fairy is all in a flutter,
trying to put the sparkle into
Christmas. Stella looks after all the
special Christmas lights - from the
overhead illuminations, to the
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Christmas tree fairy lights, right
through to the twinkling stars.
Milne, A. A.
Now we are six. 1927. 1v. (Non
fiction- Poetry)
A book of verses about Christopher
Robin and Pooh.
Milne, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926. 1v.
The story of Winnie-the-Pooh and his
friends.
Mitchelhill, Barbara
Damian Drooth Supersleuth: serious
graffiti. 2007. 1v.
Damian Drooth is electrified to hear
the Headmaster tell everyone off about
graffiti in one of the school toilets. He
wants to bring all his powers of
detection to bear to find the perpetrator
- with his class of willing detective
apprentices.
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Mooney, Bel
I can't find it! 2002. 1v.
Part of the Kitty & Friends series.
Because Kitty loses things so often,
she's good at finding them, too. So,
when Mum loses the car keys and
Dad's about to miss his appointment at
the dentist, it's Kitty who finds them,
just in time.
Mooney, Bel.
I don't want to! 1990. 1v.
Part of the Kitty & Friends series.
Kitty's favourite word is NO! She
doesn't want to clean her teeth or
wash or eat her vegetables or - worst
of all - play with her boring cousin
Melissa. But saying no gives Kitty
more problems than she bargained for
- and somehow she ends up always
wanting to say yes!
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Mooney, Bel
I'm scared! 1995. 1v.
Part of the Kitty & Friends series. Kitty
always seems brave and tough, but
really she gets scared like everyone
else. All sorts of things are frightening
for her and her friends, from ghosts to
the audience at the school play. And
one day Kitty finds out that even her
older brother gets scared - and she
can help.
Mooney, Bel.
It's not fair! 2002. 1v.
Part of the Kitty & Friends series. "It's
not fair" is Kitty's plaintive cry. Why is
she the shortest in her class? Why
can't anyone in her family take a joke?
Why can't she go to bed as late as the
boy next door?
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Mooney, Bel
Why not? 2002. 1v.
Part of the Kitty & Friends series. The
Independent Kitty always used to say
she didn't want to do this or that, but
there's been a change - now she
wants to do lots of things, and the
grown-ups won't let her! Kitty finds
herself saying 'Why not?' all the time
and it makes her even more cross
when they simply say 'Because'.
Morpurgo, Michael.
Kaspar. 2008. 1v.
Kaspar the cat first came to The Savoy
Hotel in a basket - Johnny Trott knows,
because he was the one who carried
him in. Johnny was a bell-boy, you
see, and he carried all of Countess
Kandinsky's things to her room. But
soon, events are set in motion that will
take Johnny - and Kaspar - all around
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the world, surviving theft, shipwreck
and rooftop rescues along the way.
Mould, Chris
Pip and the wood witch curse. 2011.
1v.
The great walled city of Hangman's
Hollow is at war with the forest outside.
Into this war, one dreadful winter's
night, fate delivers a skinny, helpless
boy. But maybe Pip isn't as helpless as
he seems. Maybe he is the one who
will defeat the wood witches and
rescue the children of Hangman's
Hollow ...
Murphy, Jill.
The worst witch. 1974. 1v.
Book 1 of the Worst Witch series.
Mildred Hubble was a trainee witch at
Miss Cackle's Academy and she was
making an awful mess of it. She
couldn't even ride a broomstick without
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crashing it and she was always getting
her spells wrong. But she managed to
get by until she turned Ethel, the
teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy...
Nabb, Magdalen.
Josie Smith at school. 1995. 1v.
Once again Josie Smith finds herself
involved in muddles and
misunderstandings. In an effort to get
a present for her teacher, she is late
for lessons, and in helping a friend to
write a story, she forgets to do her own
homework.
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers. 1952. 1v.
Book 1 of the Borrowers series. The
Borrowers are a tiny race of people
who live hidden away in houses or
other safe, convenient places, and
own nothing except what they borrow
from 'human beans'. The last family to
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live in the old house, Pod, Homily and
Arriety have made a comfortable home
beneath the kitchen
Norton, Mary.
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers afield. 1955. 1v.
Book 2 of the Borrowers series. The
story of what happened to Pod, Homily
and Arrietty after the terrible moment
when Mrs. Driver wrenched back a
floorboard.
Pilkey, Dav
The adventures of Captain
Underpants : an epic novel . 1v.
George and Harold create the greatest
super-hero in their school's history and
now they're about to bring him to life.
Meet Captain Underpants. His identity
is so secret, even he doesn't know
who he is.
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Pilkey, Dav
Captain Underpants and the
preposterous plight of the purple
potty people : the eighth epic novel.
2008. 1v.
Captain Underpants returns to face his
nemesis - the evil Captain
Blunderpants - with the help of two
new superheroes, Great-Granny Girdle
and Boxer Boy!
Potter, Beatrix
The tailor of Gloucester. 1903. 1v.
This tale concerns the secret helpers
who save the kindhearted tailor from
disaster.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Benjamin Bunny. 1904.
1v.
Peter Rabbit once again ventures into
the forbidden territory of Mr.
McGregor's garden, but this time in the
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company of his reckless young cousin
Benjamin.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
1909. 1v.
Benjamin Bunny is now married to
Peter's sister Flopsy but danger still
exists in Mr McGregor's garden and it
threatens Benjamin's children, the six
little Flopsy Bunnies.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Ginger and Pickles.
1909. 1v.
Old friends from the Beatrix Potter
stories are among the customers of
Ginger and Pickles' shop, including
Peter Rabbit and his sisters.
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Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Jemima Puddle Duck.
1908. 1v.
Jemima was a real Hill Top duck who
wasn't good at hatching eggs and
Beatrix Potter's favourite sheepdog,
Kep, features as the wise friend who
rescues Jemima.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Johnny Town-Mouse.
1918. 1v.
The town mouse, Johnny, lives under
the floorboards of a house in
Hawkshead, and the country mouse,
Timmy Willie, in a cottage garden.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher. 1906.
1v.
The book is about a frog who is having
a party and he needs to go fishing for
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minnows but everything doesn't always
go his way.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. 1905.
1v.
Based on a real-life washerwoman
whom Beatrix Potter had known, in this
tale, the heroine Lucie meets a similar
small, round, twinkly- eyed
washerwoman; but this one has
prickles under her cap and does
laundry for some surprising customers.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Mrs Tittlemouse. 1910.
1v.
Mrs. Tittlemouse is a very houseproud
little mouse who is plagued with a
series of unwelcome creepy-crawly
visitors including the uncouth toad Mr.
Jackson.
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Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Mr Tod. 1912. 1v.
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny are
back in this adventure that also
features two particularly "disagreeable"
villains. Fortunately, the villains hate
each other, so when Tommy Brock
kidnaps Benjamin's young family, Mr
Tod might just be able to help.
Potter, Beatrix.
The tale of Peter Rabbit. 1902. 1v.
'Now my dears', said old Mrs. Rabbit
one morning, 'you may go into the
fields or down the lane, but don't go
into Mr. McGregors' garden….'
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Pigling Bland. 1913. 1v.
Beatrix Potter used her own farmyard
as the setting for this story, featuring
one household pet, a little black pig, as
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the "perfectly lovely" Pig-Wig who runs
away with Pigling Bland.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Squirrel Nutkin. 1903. 1v.
Squirrel Nutkin sails across the lake
with his cousins to gather nuts on Owl
Island, where his impudence to Old
Brown the owl leads him into serious
trouble.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of Tom Kitten. 1907. 1v.
Beatrix Potter set this tale of Tom
Kitten and his sisters in her first Lake
District farm, Hill Top.
Potter, Beatrix
The tale of two bad mice. 1904. 1v.
Beatrix Potter used her own two pet
mice, Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca,
as models for the principal characters
in this classic story. The story of what
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happens when two mischievous mice
invade an elegant doll's house is
entirely imaginary.
Proysen, Alf.
Mrs Pepperpot stories. 1992. 2v.
Mrs Pepperpot can't choose when she
will shrink to four inches high - it just
happens. But whatever she
encounters, whether it be a
monsterous mousetrap, a crafty fox or
a gigantic mountain of ice cream, little
Mrs Pepperpot will always come out
on top.
Rubin, Sarah.
Dreamer ballerina. 2011. 2v.
Casey has a dream to dance in New
York - and no-one is going to stop her.
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Rusbridger, Alan.
The coldest day in the zoo. 2004. 1v.
The central heating breaks down at
Melton Mowbray Zoo so Mr Pickles the
head keeper asks all the other keepers
to take the animal they are in charge of
home for the weekend. The results
range from disastrous to successful…
Sage, Angie.
Allie's crocodile. 1997. 1v.
He's large and wet, and he's a
crocodile. But Allie can't let the traffic
warden tow him away, so she takes
him home. That's before he realises
just how complicated it is, looking after
a fussy and rather grumpy guest. How
is Allie going to feed the crocodile,
keep him in water and hide him from
her mum at the same time?
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Seuss, Dr.
Dr. Seuss's book of bedtime stories.
2002. 1v.
The Sleep Book, Thidwick the BigHearted Moose and Horton Hears a
Who! Written in humorous rhyme and
illustrated with characteristically bold
and colourful artwork by the master
himself, this beautiful treasury is
guaranteed to delight young children
and bring sweet dreams!
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry. 1995. 1v.
Book 1 of the Horrid Henry series. The
other titles are listed below. Whenever
Henry is around there's trouble with a
capital "T". Everyone agrees he's
horrid. His little brother, Peter, on the
other hand, is perfect. But Henry has
ways of getting even with perfect Peter
- especially when moody Margaret is
close at hand.
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Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the abominable
snowman. 2007. 1v.
Building a snowman brings out Henry's
competitive streak; he sets up his
Monstrous Makeovers business to rival
Moody Margaret's Miraculous
Makeovers; things go badly wrong
when a famous author comes to
school; and he thinks 'You'll all be
sorry when I'm dead' and spends a
rainy day writing his will.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the bogey
babysitter. 2002. 1v.
Horrid Henry encounters the babysitter
from hell, traumatises his parents on a
car journey, goes trick-or-treating at
Hallowe'en and sabotages his school
project.
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Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the football fiend.
2006. 1v.
Horrid Henry reads Perfect Peter's
diary and improves it; goes clothes
shopping with Mum and tries to make
her buy him some Rootatoot trainers;
is horrified when his old enemy Bossy
Bill turns up at school; and tries by any
means, fair or foul, to win the class
football match and defeat Moody
Margaret.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the mega-mean
time machine. 2005. 1v.
Four fabulous stories in which Horrid
Henry builds himself a time machine
and tricks Perfect Peter; Perfect Peter
strikes back; Henry dines at
Restaurant Le Posh; and he is made
to go on a hike.
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Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the mummy's
curse. 2000. 1v.
In this collection of four stories, Horrid
Henry behaves as appallingly as ever.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry and the secret club.
1996. 1v.
Yet again Henry is out to cause trouble
but this time Perfect Peter has other
ideas. Why doesn't anyone notice
when Peter is being horrid? A naughty
tale of fun and wickedness.
Simon, Francesca
Horrid Henry gets rich quick. 1998.
1v.
Henry manages to sabotage the
school sports day, run away from
home, wheedle his way into getting all
the presents he wants for Christmas
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and then comes up with a cunning
plan to get very, very rich…
Simon, Francesca
Horrid Henry rocks. 2010. 1v.
In Horrid Henry Rocks, Horrid Henry
wants to go to the Killerboy Rats
concert while his family want to go to
the Daffy and her Dancing Daisies
concert.
Simon, Francesca
Horrid Henry wakes the dead. 2009.
1v.
Horrid Henry finds a surefire way of
wielding the remote control to ensure
he always watches his programme of
choice, and battles it out with Perfect
Peter over who gets the green
dinosaur and the purple one.
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Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry's nits. 1v.
Horrid Henry has nits - and he's on a
mission to give them to everyone else
too! After that, he can turn his
attention to sabotaging his school trip,
ruining his parents' dinner party and
terrifying Perfect Peter with a
fangmangler.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry robs the bank. 2008.
1v.
Horrid Henry helps himself to all the
money he needs to win his favourite
board game, comes up with another
spectacular money-making scheme for
launching a newspaper with all the
school gossip, vows vengeance on
Perfect Peter when Peter nicks his
birthday party theme and has his own
Pirate Party - and gets it by taking over
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as Head Teacher when Peter plays
school with his goody-goody friends.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry rules the world. 2008.
1v.
Ten side-splitting stories revolving
around Horrid Henry's school days: his
attempts to get out of Nurse Needle's
injections and sabotage Miss
Impatience Tutu's dance class, his
cunning ploy to be off school sick, his
determination to meet the Queen, win
at football and star in the Christmas
play, and much more.
Simon, Francesca
Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker.
2006. 1v.
Horrid Henry sabotages the school
play, tries to do his Christmas
shopping without spending his pocket
money, attempts to ambush Father
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Christmas, and endures Christmas
dinner with the guests from hell.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry's haunted house.
1999. 1v.
Horrid Henry gets into a battle with his
brother, Perfect Pete, over what TV
show to watch; goes on TV himself;
discovers where X marks the spot so
he can cheat in the hidden
competition; and spends the night in a
house he's assured is haunted. It's
business as usual for the tiny terror!
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry's joke book. 2004. 1v.
Non-fiction.
Horrid Henry has collected all of his
favourite jokes and is itching to share
them. He's divided them into sections,
each one covering a subject he finds
fascinating: Demon Dinner Ladies
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laughs, Anti-Aunt jokes, scary
screamers and jokes not suitable for
mums. And Henry's written his own,
special introduction to each section.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry's revenge. 2001. 1v.
Henry accompanies his father to the
office, hacks into his parents'
computer, meets the Demon Dinner
Lady and plans the ultimate revenge
on Perfect Peter.
Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry's stinkbomb. 2002. 1v.
Horrid Henry uses a stinkbomb in his
feud with Moody Margaret; he wins the
school reading competition, only to find
the prize is not what he expected; and
he enjoys seeing Miss Battle-Axe
ticked off by the Head when he knows
it was all his fault.
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Simon, Francesca.
Horrid Henry tricks the tooth fairy.
2000, c1996. 1v.
Henry is up to his horrid tricks again.
He tries - and fails - to trick the tooth
fairy, "breaks in" his new teacher, rids
his family of an unwelcome
houseguest, and single-handedly
creates havoc at Cousin Polly's
wedding.
Stanton, Andy.
Mr Gum in 'The Hound of Lamonic
Bibber'. 2009. 1v.
Part of the Mr Gum series. No
synopsis available.
Stanton, Andy
You're a bad man, Mr Gum! 2006.
1v.
Part of the Mr Gum series. Mr Gum is
a truly nasty old man. He's absolutely
grimsters. But this book is not just
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about him. There is also a little girl
called Polly, an evil butcher, heroes
and sweets and stuff, and Jake the
dog, who must be saved from terrible,
terrible evil.
Storr, Catherine.
Clever Polly and the stupid wolf.
1967. 1v.
It's not every little girl who finds a great
black wolf at her front door, saying he's
going to eat her up. But clever Polly
isn't frightened. She has a plan that's
bound to foil the stupid wolf!
Strong, Jeremy
Dinosaur pox. 1999. 1v.
Jodie becomes a dinosaur overnight
and is whisked into hospital. Her
brother rescues her - but where can
she hide? Soon the whole police force
is after her.
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Strong, Jeremy.
Fatbag : the demon vacuum
cleaner. 1993. 1v.
The new school vacuum cleaner is no
ordinary machine. It's a monstrous
creation with a dreadful mission. It has
slurped its way out of the playground
on to the streets, and is eating up
everything in its path. It is getting
bigger and stronger to carry out its evil
plan - to sweep up humans
everywhere and take over the planet!
Strong, Jeremy.
I'm telling you, they're aliens! 2000.
1v.
Rob worries about everything, from
being bitten by snakes to dinosaurs
waiting round corners. So when the
Vorks move in across the road, Rob is
convinced that they're aliens and that
he has to save the world. The only
person who can help is Marsha, who
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may be weird but is interested in
astronomy.
Strong, Jeremy
My brother's famous bottom. 2006.
1v.
Now that the twins (Cheese and
Tomato) have been born, the family
needs to earn more money. Dad starts
to grow his own vegetables and keep a
goat for milking - with disastrous
results in exploding yoghurt. Then the
twins audition for a nappy advert. They
cause chaos, but when Cheese's
bottom accidentally gets on the News
programme, he's given the advertising
job and the family's money problems
are over.
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Strong, Jeremy
My brother's famous bottom gets
pinched. 2007. 1v.
Cheese is famous. Well, his bottom is,
because he advertises Dumper
disposable nappies. Now the family is
being whisked off on a nationwide tour
starring Cheese. Little do they know
the chaos waiting for them.
Strong, Jeremy.
My dad's got an alligator! 1994. 1v.
It's that alligator Dad should never
have brought it into the house.
Crunchbag has escaped and he's
eaten Granny! Some dads bring home
rabbits. Or dogs. Or parrots. Not
Nicholas's dad. The latest member of
their family is Crunchbag the
ALLIGATOR! Soon he's running riot in
the bathroom and on the roof and even
in the park! But he wouldn't eat poor
defenceless Granny... would he?
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Strong, Jeremy
There's a Viking in my bed. 1992. 1v.
After falling overboard from his
longboat, Sigurd the Viking finds
himself in modern-day Flotby - a small
English seaside town. Finding refuge
in the aptly named Viking Hotel,
Siggy's attempts to embrace modern
ways end in disaster.
Thomson, Emma
The big book of magical mishaps.
2004. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series.
Things always seem to go wrong for
Felicity Wishes, even though her
intentions are good. But with her
optimistic attitude and fantastic friends,
she always manages to come out on
top.
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Thomson, Emma
Dancing dreams and other stories.
2006. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series. A
visit to the ballet is a dream come true
for Felicity - but will she get to meet
her favourite ballerina?
Thomson, Emma
Dreamy Daisy and other stories.
2006. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series.
Daisy's obsession with winning Little
Blossoming's best village display is
clouding her already dreamy outlook.
But a little bit of magic shows Daisy
what's most important to her. Having
won the best village display, Daisy
decides to become a celebrity
gardener!
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Thomson, Emma
Fairy fun and other stories. 2006.
1v.
It's the weekend and Felicity has
decided to treat her friends to a day of
fairy fun. But it's not long before their
fun turns into a fiasco!
Thomson, Emma.
Holiday hullabaloo. 2007. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series.
"Sailing Success" - Felicity and her
friends explore the waters of Fairy
World in their boat, but life on board is
not everything they expect it to be!
Thomson, Emma
Perfect Polly and other stories.
2006. 1v.
Part of the Felicity Wishes series. For
the first time in fairy history, Polly
hasn't come top of the class! What's
going on? Helping Hand Polly decides
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to help her friends revise with an endof-term study class.
Thurber, James
The 13 clocks. 1950. 1v.
The 13 Clocks is a revamped fairy tale
in which a wicked Duke who imagines
he has killed time and the Duke's
beautiful niece, for whom time seems
to have run out, both meet their match,
courtesy of an enterprising and very
handsome prince in disguise.
Tomlinson, Jill.
The aardvark who wasn't sure. 2001.
1v.
Pim is a baby aardvark. His mother
has told him so. But Pim still isn't quite
sure, because he doesn't seem to be
able to do any of the things that other
aardvarks can do. As he grows up,
however, Pim finds out these things
have to be learned, sometimes from
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his mother and sometimes from other
creatures he meets. As time goes on,
he becomes increasingly sure that he
really is an aardvark after all!
Tomlinson, Jill.
The cat who wanted to go home.
2001. 1v.
Suzy is a little striped cat, who lives in
a French seaside village with a
fisherman and his four sons. Like all
cats, Suzy is very inquisitive, which
causes problems when she climbs into
the basket of a hot air balloon - and is
carried off over the Channel to
England! How will she ever get back
to France? It won't be easy, but Suzy
refuses to be put off by a bit of water...
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Tomlinson, Jill.
The gorilla who wanted to grow up.
1991. 1v.
Pongo, a young male gorilla wants to
grow up. He learns about the differing
roles of his family and the community
in which he lives. Through play with his
young sister (Whoopsie) and his
friends he finds his future role in life
which is to be the leader of the gorilla
troop.
Tomlinson, Jill.
The hen who wouldn't give up. 2001.
1v.
Hilda the hen is very excited. Her
Auntie has had a family of new chicks,
and she is determined to go and visit
them. But how is she to travel the five
miles to her Auntie's farm? There is
only one thing for it - she will have to
hitch a lift! No easy task for a small
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hen, but Hilda is not one to give up
easily...
Tomlinson, Jill.
The otter who wanted to know.
2001. 1v.
Pat is a young sea otter who never
stops asking questions - although she
doesn't always listen to the answers!
Then, one day, Pat has a great
adventure - and it is so exciting that
she almost forgets to ask any
questions!
Tomlinson, Jill.
The owl who was afraid of the dark.
2001. 1v.
Plop is exactly the same as every baby
barn owl that has ever been - except
for one thing. Plop is afraid of the
dark. His parents keep telling him that
dark is best, but it's no use. Plop just
wants to be out of the nest to ask other
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people what they think of the dark, and
Plop is amazed at their replies...
Tomlinson, Jill.
Penguin's progress. 2001. 1v.
Otto is a penguin chick and he lives
with lots of other penguins in the ice
and snow of Antarctica, at the bottom
of the world. But Otto is different from
all the other chicks he knows, because
he is "first chick," the first penguin born
that year so it's his job to look after all
the younger ones as they grow up…
Twain, Mark.
The adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Retold by F H Cornish. 1998. 1v.
Heinemann Guided Readers; Beginner
level. Tom and his friend, Huckleberry
Finn are always in trouble. One night
they see a fight between some people.
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Walliams, David
Mr Stink. 2009. 1v.
Chloe sees Mr Stink every day, but
she's never spoken to him. Which isn't
surprising, because he's a tramp, and
he stinks. But there's more to Mr Stink
than meets the eye (or nose) and
before she knows it, Chloe has an
unusual new friend hiding in her
garden shed. Chloe struggles to keep
Mr Stink a secret from her family but
there's one other person with a an
extraordinary secret - Mr Stink himself!
Whybrow, Ian
Meerkat madness. 2011. 1v.
While the grown-ups of the meerkat
clan are out looking for food, young
pup Jack and his siblings are left with
a babysitter. Their favourite is ex
media meerkat Uncle Adrian. One day
Adrian takes the pups on a tour of
famous locations from his TV
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programme. But a deadly predator is
stalking the group!
Wilson, Anna
Pup idol. 2008. 1v.
Book 1 in the Honey series. Make way
for Honey, superstar pooch-in-training!
Wilson, Anna
Puppy love. 2008. 1v.
Book 2 in the Honey series.
Wilson, Jacqueline.
Video Rose. 1992. 1v.
Rose loves watching videos and sits in
front of the telly all the time. So when
the video player breaks, it's a total
nightmare! But then a very mysterious
repair man comes to fix it. He gives
Rose the power to forward and rewind
her life and then Rose sees what really
happens to someone who spends all
their time in front of the TV.