Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her FOURTH ninja adventure!  Toto and her friends are looking after the French ambassador on a day of sightseeing, finishing at the Tower of London to see the animal world's crown jewels: a sacred diamond cat collar. But when they arrive, the collar has disappeared - and what's worse, it looks like Toto is responsible! Toto is almost arrested, but she escapes to try and get to the bottom of the mystery and clear her name. Toto and her friends will have to follow some...

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her third ninja adventure!After months of keeping London safe from notorious animal bad guys, Toto the Ninja Cat is going on a well-earned holiday to the world's most famous music festival - Catstonbury!But a villain has a dastardly plan to hypnotise the crowd when a world-famous band is on stage, turning them into evil minions. How can Toto possibly prevent the catastrophe when everyone thinks the band is the cat's pyjamas?It will take all Toto's ninja skills - and some help from a friendly otter...

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her SECOND ninja adventure! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law.Toto, the amazing ninja cat, is back and cooler than ever! Toto is almost blind, but that doesn't stop her from having brilliant adventures.Something CAT-ASTROPHIC has happened: ALL the cheese in the world has been stolen. Join Toto, her brother Silver and their best-friend Catface on a secret mission to save the day. Toto is going to need all her ninja skills...

Meet Toto: she's no ordinary cat, and she can't wait to have an adventure with you!Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. Toto is almost totally blind, and learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master who taught her back in Italy where they were born. By day, Toto and Silver seem to be ordinary cats, but by night, they love to have adventures!One evening, news reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo! Together with help from a very posh cat and two hungry tigers, Toto...

Suki the rabbit needs help! She's on a mission to deliver a present to a bear named Ping - but who is he, and where does he live? This brilliantly creative story takes children on a round-the-world adventure packed with intriguing information, memorable animal characters, rhyming riddles and fun activities. Emma Levey's beautiful, bright illustrations will keep children enthralled with inventive details to spot everywhere. An additional wow-factor is provided by the foldout cover flaps, which create a panoramic artwork scene and reveal clever spaces for readers to chart their progress through the story. Super Search Adventure Where is the...

The eighth book in the Anne Shirley series.Anne's children are almost all grown up - except for pretty, high-spirited Rilla, who is now almost fifteen years old. No one can resist Rilla's bright hazel eyes and dazzling smile, and Rilla herself can think no further ahead than going to her very first dance at the Four Winds lighthouse - and getting her first kiss from handsome Kenneth Ford!But at the dance, news is brought that England has declared war on Germany. At first, this means little to Rilla, on the threshold of so many new excitements. But as her brothers...

The seventh book in the Anne Shirley series.'There was a little unfailing spring, always icy cold and crystal pure, in a certain birch-screened hollow of Rainbow Valley in the lower corner near the marsh. Not a great many people knew of its existence. The manse and Ingleside children knew, of course . . .'When the new minister, Reverend John Meredith, arrives at the manse, the village is scandalised by his children's behaviour. He is the best preacher they've ever had, but since his wife died the youngsters have run wild. Anne recognises their kindness, though, and before long the four...

The sixth book in the Anne Shirley series.'It's been lovely to be Anne of Green Gables again for a week, but it's a hundred times lovelier to come back and be Anne of Ingleside'There's never a dull moment at Ingleside, Anne's lively home: Anne is now the mother of five children - with a sixth baby on the way. But even with endless demands on her time, she couldn't be happier and there's nowhere in the world she'd rather be.No matter what life brings - whether it's the numerous scrapes her children get up to or Gilbert's insufferable aunt outstaying...

The fifth book in the Anne Shirley series.'They belonged to each other; and, no matter what life might hold for them, it could never alter that. Their happiness was in each other's keeping and both were unafraid'There has never been a wedding at Green Gables - that is, until now. In the old orchard, on a perfect sunny day, surrounded by their dearest friends, Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are married at last.The couple begin their new life together far from Avonlea, at Four Winds Harbour, where Gilbert has found the perfect home - a little white house on the...

The fourth book in the Anne Shirley series.Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are at last engaged, but still they are apart: for three years Gilbert will be away at medical school, while Anne has a new job as principal of Summerside High School. Absence couldn't make their hearts any fonder, though, and they share all their love and news in letters. At Summerside, Anne settles in happily, lodging at Windy Willows, home of two widows - Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty - and their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. With firm friends like these beside her, she can face anyone -...

They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's car confirms the truth. But nothing can prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for Britain's top-secret intelligence agency.Enlisted to find his uncle's killers and complete Ian's final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no way out.The original novel that started the worldwide phenomenon!

Investigations into the "accidental" deaths of two of the world's most powerful men have revealed just one link: both had a son attending Point Blanc Academy - an exclusive school for rebellious rich kids, run by the sinister Dr. Grief and set high on an isolated mountain peak in the French Alps.Armed only with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the academy as a pupil and establish the truth about what is really happening there. The second mission in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series!

Teenage spy Alex is in the South of France, hoping to sever his links with MI6. But when a sudden attack on his hosts plunges Alex back into a world of violence, he soon uncovers a plan called Eagle strike - a discovery more terrible than anything he could have imagined. The fourth, thrilling book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series!

Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how best to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now...The chases have never been more intense, the fights more treacherous, or the risks so perilous to mankind. And this time, Alex won't get away.

Sharks. Assassins. Nuclear bombs. Alex Rider's in deep water...Reluctant teenage superspy Alex Rider is useful to MI6 in ways an adult could never be. Now they need his help once again. But a routine reconnaissance mission at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships sets off a terrifying chain of events for Alex that sees him on the run from a murderous Chinese Triad gang. Forced to hide out, Alex is sent to Cayo Esqueleto - Skeleton Key - an island near Cuba. Waiting for him there is General Alexei Sarov - a coldly insane Russian with explosive plans to rewrite history.Alex faces...

A con artist has realized there is big money in charity: the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow! So that is what he will produce: the biggest disaster known to man, all thanks to genetically modified corn that can release a virus so potent it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. But Alex Rider will face whatever it takes - gunfire, explosions, hand-to-hand combat with mercenaries - to bring down his most dangerous adversary yet.

Still reeling from the terrible discovery he has made about his father, teenage MI6 superspy, Alex Rider, is determined to find out more. Travelling to Italy, he manages to infiltrate the glamorous world of Claudia Rothman, beautiful society hostess and member of the international criminal organization, Scorpia. She reveals that Alex’s father was murdered by MI6, in an operation masterminded by Head of Special Operations, Mrs Jones. Shocked and angry, Alex faces a choice: to continue to work with the British security services, or to become an agent for Scorpia, and get revenge. The deadly fifth mission in the number...

Shot outside the offices of MI6 and left for dead by Scorpia, Alex Rider awakens in a top-secret hospital, glad simply to be alive. But danger has a way of following Alex, and when the boy in the next room is the victim of a kidnapping attempt, it is Alex who saves him; only to be kidnapped himself. The man behind the kidnapping? None other than Nikolei Drevin, the wealthiest developer in the world, and the man who single-handedly is funding the first luxury hotel in outer space, Ark Angel. Yet the project is hemorrhaging millions of dollars along the...

What goes up must come down, and when we last saw Alex Rider, he was as up as can be - in outer space. When he crash lands off the coast of Australia, the Australian Secret Service recruits him to infiltrate one of the ruthless gangs operating across South East Asia. Known as Snakeheads, the gangs smuggle drugs, weapons, and worst of all, people.Alex accepts the assignment, in part for the chance to work with his godfather and learn more about his parents. What he uncovers, however, is a secret that will make this his darkest and most dangerous mission...

An international contract killer has been given his orders. His next target is a fourteen-year-old spy... Alex Rider. The man's name is Yassen Gregorovich. He knows Alex well. The two of them share a secret from the past. As he considers his next mission, Yassen remembers the forces that turned him from an ordinary schoolboy into a hired assassin. What is it that makes someone choose to do evil? What would it take to make them kill? This thrilling adventure will be the deadliest yet... The final book in the #1 bestselling Alex Rider series!

Dog is looking after some puppies. Quite a few puppies, actually, and none of them will sit! Not even on guppies, like they're supposed to! They're getting a little out of hand - but luckily Frog's got a cunning plan . . . Another brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book, jam-packed with cute puppies and silliness, from the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog!

Oi! Where are duck-billed platypuses meant to sit? And Kookaburras and hippopotamuses and all the other animals with impossible to rhyme with names? Over to you Frog! Don't miss this hilarious follow-up to Oi Frog!, Oi Dog! and Oi Cat! from the award-winning Kes Gray and Jim Field. A brilliant rhyming read-aloud text, jam-packed with animals and silliness - perfect for children and parents alike.

Armadillos sit on pillows, bunnies sit on honey and cheetahs sit on fajitas...Let Frog, Dog and Cat guide you through the alphabet from Aardvark to Zebra in this hilarious new picture book from the creators of Oi Frog!  With a special fold-out surprise!The laughter never ends with Oi Frog and Friends!

Demi-god Heracles promises Julius and his chums a great reward if they can help him to find the lost Golden Apple. On this madcap new adventure, our unlikely heroes will confront the Minotaur in the labyrinth, trick a one-hundred-headed dragon at the Garden of Hesperides and, after a dramatic visit to King Midas, perform a daring rescue attempt in the depths of the Underworld. But what will the ever-watchful gods on Mount Olympus have to say about their antics? A hugely enjoyable addition to this internationally popular series.

Julius and his friends are shipwrecked and wash up on the shores of Egypt where, thanks to a series of happy coincidences, and to the disgust of his stupid brother Brutus, Julius is proclaimed a god. Milus the lion warns him it will all end in tears, and it nearly does! Join the fun with chariot races, mummy disguises, crocodiles to the rescue, and the return of the emperor Hadrian. Amongst all the silliness are many real historical facts. Children will love this action-packed book full of laughs.  

Spend a day in the forest with Sloth and find out how she keeps so calm! This book has lots of advice on managing emotions and staying calm. Topics include doing one thing at a time, getting enough rest, exercising and asking others for help. The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to...

Panda has lots of ways to look after her wellbeing and her cub’s. She eats healthy food, gets plenty of exercise and is kind to others and herself. The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to keep things interesting for young animal lovers.

Leopard spends around half the time she is awake making sure her cubs are clean. This book follows the story of leopard and her cubs and how they keep clean, but it provides lots of advice on keeping clean for its human readers. Topics include when and how to wash hands, and keeping your hair and teeth clean.The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice...

Lemur loves to eat lots of different foods with the rest of his troop. Lemur provides lots of advice on healthy eating. Topics include eating together, the importance of breakfast, how to eat a balanced diet and snacks and sugary foods.The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to keep things interesting for...

Koala likes to sleep all day - he knows the sleep will give him the energy he needs to move around at night, when its cool. This book follows the story of a sleepy koala , but it provides lots of advice on sleep for its human readers. Topics include why sleep is important and gives some hints and tips on how to have a good night's sleep.The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous...

Kangaroo and his family love keeping fit. This book follows a day in the life of the kangaroos to find out how keeping fit helps them. Information includes the different types of exercise children can try and how to exercise safely.The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to keep things interesting for...

Elephant loves seeing his friends and making new friends. He has lots of tips for how to be a good friend. This beautiful story covers topics such as empathy, saying sorry and listening.The Healthy Habits series, for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body simply told and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning about the animal world, to keep things interesting for young animal lovers.

Mom is teaching her puppies how to be helpful. They are learning how to share, have good manners, how to be tidy and more. This book follows the story of the dog family as the puppies grow, but it provides lots of advice on behaviour for its human readers. The Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told and bought to life through a relatable animal guide and bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of good advice for children and a little bit of learning...

The Bolds are a family of hyenas living as humans in a suburban house. But now their kindness to animal waifs and strays has become legendary, and more and more animals keep turning up to stay! Roger the sheep flocks to their house, and Fifi the poodle turns up to learn some new tricks, whilst Sheila the crocodile decides to stay for a while. But when the Bolds take in a couple of race horses who are on the run, they worry their animal magnetism is getting to be too much. Have these hyenas bitten off more than they can...

It's time for monkey business in this fifth outing for Teddington's wildest family, the Bolds!The Bolds are very surprised to be visited by Fred's mother, Granny Imamu. She's travelled all the way from Africa, and now that she's here, she does not approve of what she finds. Hyenas, living as people - whatever next! Granny Imamu starts to stir up mischief with twins Bobby and Betty, encouraging them to get in touch with their beastly side at school.And then the twins' teacher comes to the Bolds with a rather unusual problem: her grown-up son Jeffrey just isn't like other people....

Give a hoot and don't pollute!The Bolds have decided to do their bit for the planet and go green. They're reducing, reusing and recycling as much as they can. Not all of their eco-friendly ideas are welcome, though - especially when it comes to 'watering' the neighbours' front garden with wee . . . An eventful trip to the charity shop leads to a new rescue adventure for the Bold family, and an old friend returns with an unexpected list of demands. Can the Bolds keep their cool as temperatures rise?

Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house (in Teddington), they have jobs (like writing Christmas cracker jokes) and they love to have a bit of a giggle. One slight difference: they're hyenas. Yes, that's right -- they're covered in fur, have tails tucked into their trousers, and they really, really like to laugh. So far, the Bolds have managed to keep things under wraps, even when their children Bobby and Betty were born. But the nosy man next door smells a rat (or a hyena), and a trip to the local...

Ben and Bella are off on another adventure and, of course, all the animals want to join them! The destination this time is Australia, and the digger digs and judders, as Moose, Zebra, Rhinoceros, Mole and lots of other animals all clamber on. Even Little Roo jumps up, and gets delivered safely back to his his mummy. Everyone stops for a barbie, a dance with the digeridoo, and then it's time to head for home again. Join the fun on an adventure that gets better and better!

Ben and Bella on the big bouncy bed,Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!Mind your head!Ben and Bella are back, and this time they're off on a brilliant bouncy adventure with all their animal friends. Join Ben and Bella as they bounce all the way to outer space and back again - just in time for bed. This exuberant, lively rhyming story from the creators of the bestselling Big Red Bath is perfect for reading aloud.

Zebra often worries about things. She worries whether she will cope if things don't go to plan. Then, when she is out on a canoeing trip, she really does need to find a way to manage her worries and work out a solution. Will she be able to cope? This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of resilience, giving them tools to help them cope in everyday situations. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their behaviour. Zebra Can Cope offers a gentle...

Wolf never thinks about other people. He doesn’t share toys, and he doesn’t care when Hippo is hurt. But when his friends get cross with him, Wolf is upset. Can he start thinking of others?This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of empathy and thinking about other people. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their behaviour.Wolf Thinks of Others offers a gentle introduction to the concept of empathy and thinking of others for young children.

Panda often feels jealous. She is jealous of her brother and sister, and of things others can do that she can't. But when her jealousy makes her unkind, and her friends say they don't want to play with her, Panda is upset. Can she overcome her jealousy and start to feel happier? This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to feelings of jealousy. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their behaviour. Panda Feels Jealous offers a gentle introduction to the concept of jealousy, and being...

Nothing is going well for Lemur. It starts with the wrong cereal at breakfast time and just keeps getting worse. But Lemur doesn't enjoy feeling upset or cross about everything. Can she start trying to make the best of things? This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to disappointment. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their feelings and behaviour. Lemur Feels Let Down offers a gentle introduction to the concept of disappointment for young children, helping them find ways to recognise and overcome their disappointed...

Kiwi is always messy. He never tidies his things away at home or at school. But when his friends say they don't want him to sit at their table anymore, Kiwi is upset. Can he start looking after his things and cleaning up after himself? This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the consequences of being messy. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their behaviour. Kiwi Tidies Up offers a gentle introduction to the concept of cleaning up and looking after things for young children.

Bear is going to the swimming hole, but first he must find his friends.There's a clatter in the tree! Is it Mouse? No . . ."Who?" calls Bear.Something quickly scampers by! Is it Hare? No . . ."Who?" calls Bear.Someone seems to be hiding from Bear and his friends. Who is it? WHO?How Bear and his forest friends discover a NEW FRIEND will enchant young readers. Karma Wilson's playful text and Jane Chapman's radiant illustrations make Bear's New Friend a perfect summertime read-aloud companion to the bestselling Bear Snores On .

When springtime comes, in his warm winter den a bear wakes up very hungry and thin!Bear comes out of hibernation and he's VERY hungry.He eats everything in sight--but he still wants more!Bear's friends finally help him satisfy his HUGE hunger by throwing him a surprise birthday party.Bear's adventures will entertain and delight young readers.

In a cave in the woods,in his deep, dark lair,through the long, cold wintersleeps a great brown bear.One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on!See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests—all of them having a party without him!