BUG CLUB Children Rights Guide Spring 2012

BUG CLUB is a programme that links captivating children books with a brilliant online reading world that young readers will love. Bug Club uses a variety of genres so there’s something to appeal every child. Fascinating non-fiction and cool comics complement the fantastic fiction range.

SERIES INCLUDES

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AGE 4-7 • 51 Fiction Books (8-32 pp) • 3 Comics (16 pp) AGE 7-11 • 16 Fiction Books (40-64 pp) • 8 Non Fiction Books (32 pp)

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All of the fiction, nonfiction and comics in Bug Club are available as books and eBooks

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Zac and Daisy I Want to Play This! ISBN : 9780435914318 8pp Format : 200X190

Look Up, Look Down! ISBN : 9780435914349 8pp Format : 200X190

What is in my Net? ISBN : 9780435914370 8pp Format : 200X190

“These wordless and read-along books follow the stories of Zac and Daisy as they get to know one another. The games and activities Zac and Daisy do are great fun. Follow this budding friendship as the children explore their differences – and what they have in common!”

Author :

Catherine Baker

Catherine Baker has worked in educational publishing for over twenty years and she has written more than twenty books for children and teachers. She loves cooking, cycling and dancing (even though she is very bad at it!).

Illustrator : Sharon Harmer A love of nature and travel inspires Sharon’s colourful and quirky illustrations. She uses a mixture of hand drawn line and painted textures, and work digitally to create my characterful images.

Age Range : 4 - 5

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Eco Apes Eco Apes Save Water ISBN : 9780435914417 12pp Format : 200X190

Eco Apes Grow Food ISBN : 9780435914424 12pp Format : 200X190

Eco Apes use Rubbish ISBN : 9780435914400 12pp Format : 200X190

The Eco Apes are Bob, Dot and Ragbag – and they have a lot of fun! Follow the Apes’ efforts to live in eco-friendly ways, by saving water, doing crafts with (clean!) rubbish, and even growing their own food.You can even copy their activities yourselves!

Author :

Greg Cook

Illustrator : Marc Chambers He’s a children’s picture book illustrator. His studio is full of books, drawings and posters and is the home to a lobster called Larry.

Age Range : 4 - 5

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Rat and Cat in Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick ISBN : 9780435914431 12pp Format : 246X189

Rat and Cat in The Dance ISBN : 9780435914448 12pp Format : 246X189

Rat and Cat in Let’s Jump ISBN : 9780435914455 12pp Format : 246X189

Cat is always trying to get Rat, but Rat has some impressive tricks to distract him! Read as Rat tricks Cat into letting him go – at least long enough to let Rat jump, dance and do a bit of magic! Will Cat ever get Rat?

Author :

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis has now written over eighty titles, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children’s Book Award, The Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize.

Illustrator : Gabriele Antonini Gabriele has always loved picture books but he has never thought that it would become his job. He likes going to bookshops to browse children’s books and sitting among children to take inspiration from them. He really loves drawing animals. He lives between Rome and London and works with publishers from all around the world.

Age Range : 4 - 5

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Bug Boy Bug Boy Slug Picnic ISBN : 9780435914547 16pp Format : 200X190

Bug Boy Beetle Cookies ISBN : 9780435914493 16pp Format : 200X190

Bug Boy Spider camp ISBN : 9780435914516 16pp Format : 200X190

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Dan loves bugs, but his sister Emma hates them! Read as Dan adds a hairy spider, fat slug and a big beetle to his impressive bug zoo, and takes them out on his family trips. But when the bugs get out, what will happen? Will Dan find them first – or will they give Emma a scare?

Author :

Jeanne Willis

Illustrator : Ben Mantle Age Range : 5 - 6

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Zip and Zap Zip and Zap and The Thing ISBN : 9780435914509 16pp Format : 246X189

Zip and Zap Meet the Sam ISBN : 9780435914530 16pp Format : 246X189

Zip and Zap at the Zoo ISBN : 9780435914561 16pp Format : 246X189

Zip and Zap are from outer space – so Earth is alien to them! On their trips down in their space ship, Zip and Zap make lots of funny mistakes. Read along as Zip and Zap explore a zoo, a farm and the snow, and try to make friends with the wild animals, a sheep and (more successfully!) two children called Sam and Liz, before they fly back home.

Author :

Sheryl Webster

Sheryl’s literary influences include Enid Blyton –whose books she loved as a child and now enjoys reading to her own children. She also admires the work of Julia Donaldson. However her greatest influences are her children - who provide the inspiration and ideas for most of her stories.

Illustrator : Fingers Industries Ltd Fingers Industries LTD has created hundreds of illustrations for Lloyds TSB, short films for European glass consortiums, TV ads, music promos, book covers, artwork for ad campaigns and animated elves.

Age Range : 5 - 6

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Jay and Sniffer The Bike Race ISBN : 9780435914059 16pp Format : 200X190

The Cake Sale Goo ISBN : 9780435914080 16pp Format : 200X190

The Missing Masks ISBN : 9780435914110 16pp Format : 200X190

These modern stories follow Jay and his dog Sniffer – and Jay’s speedy BMX – as they do battle against the mean Mr Slime! As Jay tries to save his school from destruction, can Mr Slime’s tricks spoil all his efforts? Or will Sniffer and Jay save the day?

Author :

Liz Miles

Liz Miles has written over a hundred published titles (fiction and non-fiction) for readers aged 3 to 23, and has long-enjoyed liaising with new and established illustrators. Recent works include an anthology for teens (Truth & Dare, Constable & Robinson, 2011) and a series of Prehistoric Safari titles for children, focusing on the scariest creatures to exist (Franklin Watts, 2012).

Illustrator : Howard McWilliam Howard illustrates frequently for The Sunday Telegraph and he is the regular cover artist for The Week magazine in both the UK and the US. In 2009 he won the Cartoon Art Trust’s ‘Caricaturist of the Year’ award for his covers for the UK edition. He has illustrated two series of six books of Dotti Enderle’s Ghost Detectors published by Magic Wagon, plus a set of Calico Illustrated Classics, including Treasure Island, King Arthur, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.

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The Mermaids The Mermaids and The Dolphin ISBN : 9780435914592 16pp Format : 168X222

The Mermaids and The Perfect Presents ISBN : 9780435914035 16pp Format : 168X222

The Mermaids Visit the Vet ISBN : 9780435914004 16pp Format : 168X222

Anna, Bella and Jo are the best of friends, and live happily under the sea with their pets Spark the starfish, Twink the fish and Henry the crab. In these three stories, the three mermaids enjoy a rescue mission, visit the vet and choose just the right gifts for one another – all the while celebrating the importance of friendship.

Author :

Celia Warren

Celia Warren is a poet, children’s author and writer of school books. “It’s impossible not to write about the sea when you live on the coast, and the ocean has inspired lots of poems and stories, including my imaginary mermaids” Celia explained.

Illustrator : Jessica Secheret A native of France, she has worked with a wide variety of clients in the United States and Europe, including American Girl, HarperCollins, Sterling Publishing, and Klutz Press. She currently resides at her studio in Paris, drawing for magazines and children’s books.

Age Range : 5 - 6

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Silly Jack Silly Jack and The Beanstalk ISBN : 9780435914097 16pp Format : 200X190

Silly Jack and Mice ISBN : 9780435914127 16pp Format : 200X190

Silly, Silly, Jack! ISBN : 9780435914066 16pp Format : 200X190

Follow Silly Jack in these three retellings of familiar fables, and see what happens when he misunderstands his mother – three times! Jack comes home with a handful of beans, then with a harp, a bee and some dancing mice… and then with a whole series of mistreated gifts! Will Jack ever understand his instructions? Or somehow – despite Jack’s silliness – can wrong sometimes be right?

Author :

Malachy Doyle

Malachy is a bestselling and critically acclaimed author. He has written almost 100 books, which have been published all over the world, and have won many prizes internationally.

Illustrator : Alexandra Colombo Alexandra is a Bulgarian illustrator. Her great passion is writing and illustrating poems, books and fairy tales.

Age Range : 5 - 6

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Horribilly Gloopy Food ISBN : 9780435914615 16pp Format : 168X222

Slow and Sticky ISBN : 9780435914585 16pp Format : 168X222

Swampy Mess ISBN : 9780435914028 16pp Format : 168X222

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Horribilly is a big, green, sticky and gloopy monster – and he goes to a normal children’s school! Although he is different, Horribilly tries so hard to fit in with his classmates. In these three stories, read to see what happens when Horribilly when his school hosts a sports day, and art show and a lunchtime feast. Will his oddities actually prove to help Horribilly succeed? Can he even help his friends?

Author :

Michaela Morgan

Michaela Morgan has written many popular books for children. Her work includes junior fiction, picture books, poetry and non-fiction. She is an award-winning author. She was a recommended read for World Book Day, was shortlisted for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award and the Children’s Book Award, named an International Reading Association Children’s Choice and has won a United Kingdom Reading Association Award”

Illustrator : Andy Elkerton He is a children’s illustrator specialized in picture books, advertising, tv and character design.

Age Range : 5 - 6

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Adventure Kids Escape in Egypt ISBN : 9780435914172 24pp Format : 265X195

Run in the Rainforest ISBN : 9780435914202 24pp Format : 265X195

Chase in New York ISBN : 9780435914141 24pp Format : 265X195

Ed and Lin are the Adventure Kids – and they travel all over the world with their dad, who’s a photographer. Follow the kids’ adventures as they travel to New York, the Egyptian pyramids and a rainforest in South America – to catch a thief, escape a mummy and run from a wild jaguar! But are things quite what they seem?

Author :

Simon Cheshire

Simon Cheshire is one of the UK’s leading children’s writers, best known for his series of titles for 8-12 year olds starring the schoolkid detective Saxby Smart. His first book appeared in 1997 and since then his work has been published in a number of countries around the world and translated into several languages.

Illustrator : Sarah Horne Sarah works from Happiness At Work Studios in Wapping, London. Over the last decade, Sarah’s work has led her to some very diverse subject matter: Rhinos, Ghosts, Tortoises, Marathon runners, Detective Grannies, Romans, Aliens and plenty of Monsters and recurring ‘Thingies’. The list continues to this day. Sarah also writes and paints.

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Dino Dino Splashing ISBN : 9780435914189 24pp Format : 246X189

Dino Soaring ISBN : 9780435914158 24pp Format : 246X189

Dino Sitting ISBN : 9780435914226 24pp Format : 246X189

Join in the adventures of Stretch, Nutter and Flapper as they make three crazy plans: to help Stretch to fly, hatch a mystery egg and break the blockage stopping the waterfall! In each of their exploits, read how this unlikely friendship allows the dinosaurs to meet all kinds of problems. But can they save the day – and escape the angry T-Rex?

Author :

Steve Smallman

Illustrator and writer of children books, Steve has also worked in children’s television, specifically in character development and most notably in the ‘Raggy Doll’ series in the mid to late 1980’s. He has about 30 books published so far. He organizes writing workshops where he reads his stories and talks about where his ideas came from. He works with the children to develop their own story ideas. He’s been described as an ‘Animal Artist’, not because he’s wild and hairy but because he loves to draw animals and especially likes to give them human characteristics.

Illustrator : Steve Smallman Age Range : 6 - 7

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Yun Yun and the Giant Bird ISBN : 9780435914301 24pp Format : 222X168

Yun and the Fire Demon ISBN : 9780435914271 24pp Format : 222X168

Yun and the Ice Spirit ISBN : 9780435914240 24pp Format : 222X168

Yun lives in a little village, desperate for adventure. Then he meets the Dragon Princess and, with a little magic, has a lot of adventures! Yun and the Princess must battle the Ice Spirit, Fire Demon and a giant bird – but with all the magic around him, Yun’s greatest powers are still his bravery and kindness. Will they finally be rewarded?

Author :

Charlotte Raby

Charlotte Raby is a writer, teacher and mother of three. She has helped all her children to learn to read and always wished that there were more exciting and adventurous books for early readers.The three Yun stories are all about finding the power in yourself to do the right thing. Sometimes Yun has to be brave, sometimes he has ask for help but he always has an amazing adventure along the way!

Illustrator : Simona Sanfilippo Simona has illustrated different types of publications including advertising campaigns, books ,postcards and greetings cards. She likes working with different techniques such as acrylic, watercolor, oil and colored pencil. She’s also an avid ‘maker’. Constantly sewing, or sticking, Simona’s a creative machine!

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop I want a Unicorn! ISBN : 9780435914295 24pp Format : 246X189

The Wrong Jumper ISBN : 9780435914264 24pp Format : 246X189

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Pete runs a very odd pet shop, with help from clumsy Mopsy and a very intelligent griffin. But the problem with a peculiar pet shop is that it attracts peculiar pets – and very peculiar pet owners! Can Pete match up the right owners with the right pets, and create a happy home for everyone?

Author :

Sheila May Bird

Sheila says about herself: ‘I was a lot like Pete, from Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop. First I was a potter, but none of my pots were any good and I had to give them away. I was a cleaner for a while, but I tended to knock ornaments onto the floor. As a dancer I forgot the steps. I did very well as a carer and I wasn’t a bad gardener but I pulled up flowers instead of the weeds. So I became a writer! I write children’s stories and stories for adults. I write letters and pantomimes. And I’m very good at writing shopping lists. I write all these things in my little blue shed in my garden. To be honest there’s not much room left for me. But I don’t spend all my time writing. I have to use my imagination to think of new stories.

Illustrator : Jim Field He has illustrated a series of books for Pearson Education entitled ‘Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop’ and ‘The Exchange’. His first picture book Cats Ahoy! written by Peter Bently won the Booktrust Roald Dahl-Funny Prize in 2011 and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway award.

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop The Very Smelly Dragon 9780435914639 ISBN : 24pp Format : Age Range

Just the Job ISBN : 9780435914233 24pp Format : 246X189

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The Fang Family Sports Day Snack Attack ISBN : 9780435914646 32pp Format : 189X134

Blood Buns and Scarecrowes ISBN : 9780435914677 32pp Format : 189X134

Fright at the Fair ISBN : 9780435914707 32pp Format : 189X134

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The Fang Family is a family of vampires – but hey have all the same problems as a human family! In these three books, the Fangs attempt to go shopping, plan a trip to the fair and compete in a school sports day – but these tasks aren’t as simple for vampires as they would be for us!

Author :

Sheryl Webster

Sheryl’s literary influences include Enid Blyton –whose books she loved as a child and now enjoys reading to her own children. She also admires the work of Julia Donaldson. However her greatest influences are her children - who provide the inspiration and ideas for most of her stories

Illustrator : Pete Williamson Pete Williamson is a London-based artist, illustrator and animation designer. His highly-acclaimed work includes the award-winning Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things and the gothic pottiness of Marcus Sedgwick’s The Raven Mysteries

Age Range : 6 - 7

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The Pirate and the Potter Family Sick as a Parrot ISBN : 9780435914660 24pp Format : 222X168

All at the Sea ISBN : 9780435914691 24pp Format : 222X168

Set Sail for School! ISBN : 9780435914721 24pp Format : 222X168

The Potters are a very ordinary family – except for their obsession with tidying! But when they meet captain Kev and his parrot, a trilogy of adventures unfolds. Read about how the Potters and Captain Kev work together to battle rival pirates, parrot illness and even school bullies. This series shows that friendship, family and fun can beat almost any odds!

Author :

Michaela Morgan

Michaela has written many popular children’s books. Her work includes junior fiction, picture books, poetry and non-fiction. She is an award-winning author. Michaela was a recommended read for World Book Day, was short-listed for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award and the Children’s Choice and has won a United Kingdom Reading Association Award. Book Award, named an International Reading Association Children’s Choice and has won a United Kingdom Reading Association Award

Illustrator : Martin Chatterton Martin Chatterton has been illustrating books (and many other things) for almost thirty years. As well as illustrating with Michaela Morgan he has illustrated books for some of the best known children’s authors, including two Children’s Laureates (Michael Rosen and Julia Donaldson), Anthony Horowitz, Roger McGough and Tony Bradman. He is an award-winning children’s author in his own right and also writes grown-up crime fiction.

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Meddlers Lickety Kwick and the Mixed-Up Fix ISBN : 9780435915148 32pp Format : 198X129

The Not-So Merry-Go-Round ISBN : 9780435914745 32pp Format : 198X129

Tick, Tock Unfix the Clock ISBN : 9780435914776 32pp Format : 198X129

The Meddlers are cunning little people, whose job is to make mischief ! Read about the exploits of Jinx, Spike and Professor Kybosh as they meddle with a no-so merry-go-round, a perfect town clock and an arrogant racing driver. They may want simply to cause trouble, but see how often these meddles work out for the best!

Author :

Maureen Haselhurst

Maureen Haselhurst has written many books for young children and regularly visits schools and libraries.

Illustrator : Claudia Venturini Claudia is specialized in Children’s book illustrations, after a long career as an illustrator and graphic designer in advertising. She works for both Italian and international publishers.

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Mae in the Middle Music Master ISBN : 9780435914769 32pp Format : 189X134

Super Sleuth ISBN : 9780435915131 32pp Format : 189X134

Mae has an older brother called Smart Alec, and a younger sister called Roz – and in the middle, she doesn’t often get heard by their mother! But when Mae puts her mind to it, she can achieve a lot. Read as Mae takes on the trumpet and then the role of detective – and see how her success speaks for itself !

Authors :

Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters

Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters have written and edited more than 65 titles for all ages. These include poetry collections, anthologies, plays, graphic novels, and fiction.

Illustrator : Finger Industries Ltd Fingers Industries LTD has created hundreds of illustrations for Lloyds TSB, short films for European glass consortiums, TV ads, music promos, book covers, artwork for ad campaigns and animated elves.

Age Range : 6 - 7

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Comics Splash 9780433005032 ISBN : 16pp Format : 265x195

Slick Tricks ISBN : 9780433004943 16pp Format : 265X195

Super Gloop ISBN : 9780433004967 16pp Format : 265X195

Age Range : 4- 7

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Double Double trouble ISBN : 9780435915155 40pp Format : 198X129

Pizza at the Double ISBN : 9780435915186 40pp Format : 198X129

Wow! You look just like me!” says Oliver. Jack is surprised too, but he’s even more shocked when his look-alike neighbour gets him into trouble – twice! Oliver then tries to fool Jack’s mum that he is Jack! How can Jack stop Oliver?

Author :

Dominic Barker

Illustrator : Paule Trudel Bellemare Paule is Canadian and she is freelances as a fashion and children illustrator.

Age Range : 7 - 8

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Moya Moya, the Luck Child ISBN : 9781408273814 40pp Format : 216X165

Moya is no ordinary child. She is beautiful, gentle - and luck follows her wherever she goes. But is she lucky enough to escape the Little People and an evil queen?

Author :

Malachy Doyle

Malachy is a bestselling and critically acclaimed author. He has written almost 100 books, which have been published all over the world, and have won many prizes internationally.

Illustrator : Laura Anderson When she is not saving the world or fighting sock-stealing monsters, she specialises in the art of wizardry, children’s books illustrations and story writing.

Age Range : 7 - 8

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The Malice Family The Malice Family ISBN : 9781408273937 40pp Format : 216X165

Samil’s genius dad has come up with yet more plans to take over the kingdom. Mum thinks they are brilliant! Just how successful will this evil raccoon family be? When a giant flying nappy and ice-cream are involved, Samil has his doubts - and so might you!

Author :

Abie Longstaff

Abie loves writing for children because she has a very clear, very happy memory of her childhood and she still loves that feeling of disappearing into a little world of imagination.

Illustrator : Sholto Walker Sholto trained and graduated as a painter in 1988 and since 1995 he has worked professionally as a full-time artist and illustrator. The great majority of his work has been for children, with clients across the World.

Age Range : 7 - 8

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Rocket Ronnie Rocket Ronnie & the Vortex of Doom ISBN : 9780435914752 48pp Format : 216X165

Rocket Ronnie and the Bleekoids ISBN : 9780435915124 48pp Format : 216X165

Veronica Witworth is Rocket Ronnie and she is the defender of the Human Race from the attacks of the evil aliens. The Bleekoids are planning build an intergalactic highway through the solar system. Can Rocket Ronnie save Earth from the Bleekoids’ evil plan? Will she be also able to help the Guardians, an advanced alien race attacked by the evil alien VorteX? Let’s follow her adventures!

Author :

Daniel Postgate

Daniel Postgate worked as a newpaper cartoonist before branching out into Children’s books in 1993. Since then he has written and illustrated many books for a variety of publishers. His picture book ‘Smelly Bill’ won The Nottingham Children’s Book Award, The Norfolk Children’s Book Award and was in Time Magazine’s top 10 children’s books of the year.

Illustrator : Pet Gotohda Pet Gotohda was born in a small town in Bavaria. Before becoming an illustrator, he studied Medieval Archaeology and Advanced Theatre Sciences, and worked for quite a lot of years at several theaters as a stage designer and general dogsbody.

Age Range : 8 - 9

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Heading for Glory Heading for Glory ISBN : 9781408274002 48pp Format : 198X129

“I’m not joining broad elm rangers!” That’s Ben, yelling at his dad. Brilliant Ben’s been talent-spotted, but he wants to stay with the rest of us on Hollyfield primary’s football team - which is more than can be said of equally-brilliant Florence.

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Hiawyn Oram

Hiawyn Oram is an internationally published author of nearly 100 children’s books which include picture books, poetry, young fiction and fiction. She’s also written book and lyrics for several musicals. Her series about RUMBLEWICK, cat to a witch who doesn’t want to be a witch, has been optioned by Dreamworks as inspiration for an upcoming animated movie.

Illustrator : John Aggs John Aggs, from West Sussex, is a manga-style artist who started out in webcomics, and in 2007 won the Grand Prize in the TokyoPop Rising Stars of Manga awards.

Age Range : 8 - 9

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Stage Fright Stage Fright ISBN : 9781408274026 48pp Format : 216X165

Zak and Zoe love the old theatre, but strange things happen there that on one can explain..Can legends come alive? Can people vanish? Would you believe it if it happened to you?

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Adam and Charlotte Guillain

Adam Guillain is a children’s writer and storyteller. He also has great fun facilitating creative writing workshops in schools. Bella Balistica and the African Safari is the latest adventure in the Bella Balistica series.

Illustrator : Amerigo Pinelli Amerigo Pinelli lives in the heart of Naples, among narrow streets and churches. A long time ago, when he was a child, he met a pencil, and from that moment on he started to play, joke, fight, and make peace with it. He dreams of becoming a cartoon character…but some say that he already is. You can find him chasing pigeons on the roof when the sun climbs on the Vesuvio.

Age Range : 8 - 9

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Kura’s Story Kura’s Story ISBN : 9781408273913 56pp Format : 198X129

The decision to leave your home is a hard one to make. You are giving up what you know, for a future that is uncertain. Yet that is exactly what Kura’s family decide to do. Will they survive the dangerous journey to their new home? And what strange creatures will Kura find there? This is the story..

Author :

Paul Mason

Inspired by his students and his role as a teacher, he began writing for children about five years ago. Since then his work has been published in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Illustrator : Carl Pearce Age Range : 9 - 10

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Coming Home Coming Home ISBN : 9780435915193 56pp Format : 216X165

Hi, I’m Josh, and I’m an alien! Well, that’s what my sister Jodie says. To be serious, I’d always felt a bit, well, different. It’s not just that I have “two left feet”, and I am adopted - there was more to it than that. Then I met Taz and Maya, and things started to fall into place. Here’s my story..

Author :

Jean Ure

Illustrator : Joseph Roberts Joseph’s illustrative style is inspired by the strange and unusual. He is strongly influenced by sculpture and live performance, filling his pictures with angles and energy. His illustrations for children’s publishers and magazines combine vivid colours with peculiar characters. The desire to tell a good story is his constant motivation.

Age Range : 9 - 10

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The Mystery of.. The Poisoned Pudding ISBN : 9781408273838 56pp Format : 216X165

The Missing Finger ISBN : 9780435915209 56pp Format : 216X165

Two big mysteries have to be solved for Inspecteur Timbre. A poisoned pudding and a thief dressed in black with a missing finger are just few of the ingredients of these gloomy cases. Many suspects for Inspecteur Timbre and for Matt and his French exchange partner, Véronique, that are also on the cases.

Author :

Josh Lacey

Josh Lacey is the author of several books for children including The Island of Thieves, The Dragonsitter and Bearkeeper. His first book was A Dog Called Grk (published under the name Joshua Doder) and seven further books have followed in the same series, including Grk Takes Revenge and Grk and the Phoney Macaroni.

Illustrator : Jim Field He has illustrated a series of books for Pearson Education entitled ‘Pete’s Peculiar Pet Shop’ and ‘The Exchange’. His first picture book Cats Ahoy! written by Peter Bently won the Booktrust Roald Dahl-Funny Prize in 2011 and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway award.

Age Range : 9 - 10

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Cinderella Cinderella: The Real Story ISBN : 9781408274101 64pp Format : 216X165

Forget all the stories you’ve read about good, kind Cinderella they are just fairy tales! Onceuponatime Town has been buzzing with gossip since Cinderella’s imprisonment for unspeakable crimes. What has she done? Here, D. I. Whiskers and P.C. Scratch present you with their extraordinary case file..

Author :

Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler

Jan and Sara were already friends when one day they decided they wanted to write children’s stories and that it would be more fun to write them together. Since then they’ve written over 140 books for ages 3 -12. As well as trade fiction they have recently been involved in Pearson’s Bug Club and OUP’s Project X and Oxford Reading Tree.

Illustrator : Omar Aranda Omar Aranda studied Fine Arts in Buenos Aires (Argentina), where he was born. He has developed a lot of proyects for some of the most prestigious companies in the USA, Europe and Australia. Nowadays he is entirely working on ilustrations for children, where he feels he can express the best of himself.

Age Range : 10 - 11

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The Dangerous World of The Dangerous World of Joe McGinty ISBN : 9781408273845 64pp Format : 198X129

Joe McGinty never dreamed that one morning at school his life would change forever. Now known as Lizard Seven, he has two dangerous spy missions - intercept suitcases full of millions of dollars from leaving Istanbul, and rescue a rich businessman’s son from pirates in shark-infested waters. Will he succeed?

Author :

Andy Mulligan

Andy worked as a theatre director for ten years before travels in Asia prompted him to retrain as a teacher. He has taught English and drama in India, Brazil, Vietnam, the Philippines and the UK. He now lives in Manila. Ribblestrop was Andy’s first book, and was published in the UK in April 2009. Ribblestrop was the Winner of Guardian children’s fiction prize 2011.

Illustrator : Lyn Knott Lyn Knott is a freelance illustrator and designer of children’s books, specialising in figurative work with over 25 years experience. She works in a variety of mediums including pencil, ink, watercolour and crayon. She is also now experimenting with digital techniques. Lyns clients include Macmillan,Pearson,Heinemann,Oxford University Press, Ginn and many more.

Age Range : 10 - 11

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Cosmo B. Henderson Could do better ISBN : 9781408274125 64pp Format : 198X129

What are you doing? ISBN : 9781408274095 64pp Format : 198X129

Did you ever go to a school disco dressed in your pyjamas? Does your little sister go to school dressed as a carrot? Have you ever eaten paper to get out of a sticky situation? Welcome to the world of Cosmo B. Henderson! Nothing ever goes right for him, his dog eats EVERYTHING and his mum is mega-embarrassing. This is Cosmo’s diary.

Author :

Joanna Nadin

She writes about extraordinary things happening to very ordinary people, in very ordinary places. And about dreaming of other lives you might live. Her books are for children, teenagers and young adults.

Illustrator : Ned Woodman Ned Woodman has been illustrating since leaving college in 2001, working on children’s books, murals, flyers, magazine editorials and television graphics. He also produces and DJs dance music.

Age Range : 10 -11

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Dead Dead Gorgeous ISBN : 9781408273968 32pp Format : 240X170

Dead Losses ISBN : 9781408274057 32pp Format : 240X170

This ‘Dead’ mini-series of books, Dead Gorgeous, Dead Losses, Dead Sick and Dead Adventurous look at some of history’s greatest characters and events. You will Travel back in time to see how people throughout history have dressed - from cool Egyptians to over-the-top Tudors. See how they all went to extreme lengths to look gorgeous. If you think being a king or queen can’t be that hard, with Dead Losses you will learn that a few of them even lost their heads and fought to stay alive, overcoming sickness and disease. Sometimes the cures they used were dead weird and sometimes they were just … dead sick. Imagine a world without maps. A time when few people knew what was outside their village let alone over the horizon. Then up popped some great adventurers who boldly sailed out into the unknown. But what made them risk life and limb to do it and how did they change our view of the world?

Author :

Haydn Middleton

Haydn has worked in advertising and publishing, lectured in British myth and legend, and written a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction.

Illustrators : Anna Laura Cantone and Alexandra Colombo Anna Laura has always had a passion for art and illustration, and she feels especially inspired by Jacovitti for his sense of irony, Calder for his mastery of diverse materials and Mirò for his fantasy. Alexandra is is a Bulgarian illustrator. Her great passion is writing and illustrating poems, books and fairy tales

Age Range : 7 -11

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Dead Dead Sick ISBN : 9781408273869 32pp Format : 240X170

Dead Adventurous ISBN : 9781408274149 32pp Format : 240X170

Authors:

Haydn Middleton and Jill McDougall

He has worked in advertising and publishing, lectured in British myth and legend, and written a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction.

Illustrators : Teresa Murfin and Shahab Shamshirsaz Teresa is a freelance illustrator. Her inspiration comes from European children’s books, vintage papers and fabrics, Scandinavian design and folk art. Shahab is an illustrator for children’s books, as well as a character designer and printmaker based in Italy. He has worked with top Italian, British and Canadian publishers.s

Age Range : 7-11

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101 101 Ways to Beat Boredoom ISBN : 9781408273906 32pp Format : 276X219

101 Ways to Save the Planet Before Bed Time ISBN : 9781408273999 32pp Format : 276X219

The 101 series gives you 101 great ideas to make your time funny, adventurous and exciting.Your free time is really important. Don’t waste it being bored! Why not learn some spy tricks, how to make a moving monster or try one of the other 101 great to beat Boredoom? You can also learn how to save the planet right now by following a few small steps! So, what are you waiting for? Also, did you know the UK is an amazing place? It’s jam-packed full of brilliant things to see and do. I guess the only problem now is finding time to do all these exciting things! And if you are getting ready for your final year of primary school, you will find 101 amazing things to make sure your last year goes with a bang. There are also some top tips to make sure you’ll be ready for Secondary school when the time comes.

Author :

Anna Claybourne

Anna Claybourne has been writing children’s non-fiction (and some fiction) for over 15 years, and has published over 150 books. She specialises in science and nature, and has written for several reading schemes. Her books have won and been nominated for various awards including the TES Information Book Award, The Blue Peter Book Awards and the Children’s Choice Book Awards. Recent projects include the award-winning 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet series, a set of four how-to craft books, and a series on endangered animals in collaboration with London Zoo.

Illustrator : DK Age Range : 7 - 11

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101 101 Things To Do in the UK ISBN : 9781408273807 32pp Format : 276X219

101 Things to Do Before Secondary School ISBN : 9781408274088 32pp Format : 276X219

Author :

Emma Lynch

Illustrator : DK Age Range : 7 - 11

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