The second book in the absurdly funny Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody series by multi-award-winning author Patrick Ness.

When Daniel arrives at the school bus stop sporting a salmon-coloured hat, Zeke is shocked. Don’t only birds wear hats? As if this isn’t strange enough, the school suddenly has a new student – a fish of all things – and a mysterious new Guidance Counsellor. Meanwhile, Zeke’s friends seem to have ditched him, and even his old nemesis won't give him the time of day. So when somebody melts his house with the Death Ray of Death – twice – Zeke has had enough. Just who is sabotaging his life – and why?

Jakkals word wakker met 'n stert wat nie wil swaai nie. Is sy dalk siek? Kan 'n hond se stert net skielik breek? Haar mense is bekommerd, maar dis Lolliepop, Jakkals se beste maat, wat raai wat fout is.

Hulle twee swem mos graag in die dam, waar Jakkals duik en rol soos 'n wafferse walvis. Al wat Jakkals nodig het om beter te word, is iemand wat verstaan, soos Lolliepop! Die scenario van troeteldiere wat hulle eienaars soggens kom wakker maak, is aan baie huishoudings bekend, en kinders sal maklik hiermee identifiseer en assosiasies maak. Die teikenmark (3 – 7 jaar oud) kan op dié ouderdom al met ander simpatiseer en veral wanneer assosiasies gemaak word met gebeure of karakters wat vir hulle emosionele betekenis inhou. Jakkals se dilemma sal jong verbeeldings aanwakker om redes en oplossings te probeer vind. Kreatiewe denke word ook so gestimuleer.

Die skrywer maak dit verder vanuit die staanspoor duidelik dat die ouers (volwassenes) nie Honds verstaan nie, en in hierdie geval dus nie sal kan help nie. Deur op ’n kind te fokus om die saak te beredder, word kinders (’n jong voorleesgehoor) dadelik by die verhaal betrek. Kleuters sal hulle aan die kant van die kind en Jakkals skaar en die verhaal enduit, en waarskynlik herhaaldelik, wil hoor om by die oplossing en gelukkige einde te kom.

Ten spyte van Jakkals se bekommernis, slaag die skrywer daarin om met humor en kreatiewe taalgebruik die verhaal lig en positief te hou. Humor stimuleer kreatiwiteit en waar baie boeke deesdae opvoedkundige of morele boodskappe oordra, is Die hond met die stert sonder swaai ’n lekker storie met baie geleenthede vir prettige interaksie tussen voorleser en kind om aangename boek- en leesherinneringe te skep. Alle lesers het ’n paar boeke uit hulle vroeë kinderjare wat kosbare herinneringe oproep. Prenteboeke kan lewenslange boekliefhebbers skep.

Dit is Tjoppie se eerste dag by sy nuwe speelskool. Hy is baie opgewonde! Juffrou Snuffel verwelkom hom in sy nuwe klas en hy maak gou nuwe maats: Bollie, Bekkie en Blits. Hulle verf en speel lekker. Tjoppie hou baie van skool!

Voel jy ooit asof jy nie heeltemal inpas nie? Jy is nie alleen nie! In die nuutste Hondman staar ons dapper hond sy grootste uitdaging nog in die gesig. Hondman word onregverdig beskuldig en tronk toe gestuur. Terwyl sy vriende sy onskuld probeer bewys, moet Hondman uitvind waar hy werklik hoort. Kan hy sy plek in beide die honde- en mensewêreld vind?

Bekroonde skrywer en kunstenaar Dav Pilkey se gewilde Hondman-reeks spreek lesers van alle ouderdomme aan en verken universele positiewe temas.

Jakkals' wag won't work! Is she sick? Is her tail broken? Mom and Dad are worried, but it is little Lollipop, her best friend, that knows her best.

Jakkals and Lollipop love swimming in the lake, Jakkals diving and breaching like a whale. She needs nothing more than Lollipop's understanding to regain her wag.

In spite of the problem of Jakkals' seemingly broken wag, the author manages to keep the story light and positive by using humour and creative language. Humour stimulates creativity and brings a fresh angle to the story and a welcome change from other books for this age group, often with educational or moralising messages.

The Dog with the Broken Wag provides lots of opportunity for funfilled interaction between reader and listener, creating lasting memories of shared reading experiences.

Tjoppie is baie opgewonde - maar ook 'n bietjie op sy senuwees - om 'n nuwe lid van hulle gesin te verwelkom. Toe die voordeur uiteindelik oopgaan, sien Tjoppie 'n oulike klein hondjie met 'n pienk rokkie aan. Dit is sy nuwe sussie, Tjippie! Tjippie lyk baie bang. Maar Tjoppie en sy beste maat Fluit-Fluit sal haar sommer gou tuis laat voel.

Hierdie pragtig geillustreerde boek geskryf deur Ewald van Rensburg, is propvol inspirerende stories met kleurvolle karakters. Een hiervan is dapper Bomani, 'n baie spesiale meerkat wat jong kinders sal aanmoedig om anders te lewe terwyl hulle deur sy wonderlike avonture vermaak word. Die ideale boek vir ouers en versorgers van jong kinders. Daar is 3 verskillende stories. Na elke storie is daar ’n toepassing, ’n verwysing na ’n Bybelteks, ’n gebed asook ‘n prentjie-aktiwiteit.

Mango and Brash are alligators – who investigate! In their first adventure the crime fighting duo need to go undercover . . . in a bakery?

Armed with a moustache and a rolling pin, the Investigators must discover who has kidnapped top chef Gustavo, and stop his recipes from getting into the wrong hands! This case isn’t going to be a piece of cake.

Join Mango and Brash in this full-colour comic book series by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey.

Collect all the books in this hilarious series of graphic novels for kids: Take the Plunge, Off the Hook, Ants in our P.A.N.T.S and tons more! And don't miss the spin off series, Agents of S.U.I.T.

Mango and Brash’s latest case has our sewer-loving secret agents feeling a little stonewalled in InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder, the latest hilarious graphic novel from John Patrick Green. Three million readers all agree: this series absolutely ROCKS.

The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them?

But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators’ past be trembling beneath the surface? Find out in their most stone-cold dangerous mission yet!

Billy is one of four teens chosen as the finalists in the Wild2Save Eco competition. They get to spend a long weekend in the Kruger National Park, competing to win a bursary to study conservation. But even on their first night in the bushveld, they run into a group of rhino poachers and land in grave danger. With the help of a mysterious "boy" and the Whistleblower, the four friends are able to thwart the poachers' plan and expose the villains.

The unmissable follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold and perfect for readers 8+ April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. So begins an unforgettable journey across frozen tundra and icy glaciers. But along the way, she discovers much more than she bargained for – a tiny polar bear cub, desperately in need of her help. In freezing temperatures, April must navigate the dangerous Arctic terrain and face her deepest fears if she’s to save him. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, Finding Bear is a stunning story of survival and a heartwarming tale of love that shows us how hope is born from the smallest of beginnings.

Join Peter Rabbit in this beautiful picture book of an adventurous year in the woodlands he calls home. An enchanting Peter Rabbit story with a magical pop-up ending.

From hunting for Easter eggs through fields of bluebells in the spring and butterfly watching in the summer, to an autumn filled with apple and pumpkin picking, and a snowy winter of ice-skating and sledging – celebrate the joys of each season with Peter Rabbit and classic friends, such as Benjamin Bunny, Squirrel Nutkin, Pigling Bland and of course, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail.

With rich illustrations and plenty to spot on each page and a gorgeous pop-up ending, this is the perfect gift to enjoy in any season!

From the New York Times bestselling Questioneers series, a chapter book adventure starring Aaron Slater, Illustrator and friends

Zookeeper Fred loves all snakes, but his favorite is a tiny green snake named Vern. Vern is sneaky and constantly tries to hide in Fred’s lunch. When Vern gets loose in the zoo and lands atop a boy’s head, it’s trouble!

A few citizens demand that all the snakes must go, and the mayor closes the zoo until the city council decides what to do. Is Vern a menace? Are the snakes a danger to society or a valuable resource for everyone? Who gets to decide?

In Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake, the Questioneers need all their talents to help Zookeeper Fred, but in the end, it’s Aaron’s art that leads the way.

Om te leer lees is een van die grootste avonture wat op enige kind wag - en Krok en Dil is die perfekte maats om die opwindende reis mee aan te pak! Die nuwe leesreeks uit die pen van Jaco Jacobs stel kinders deur middel van prettige stories aan verskillende klanke bekend. Die reeks het 'n sterk strokiesprent-aanslag, met volop spraakborrels en fantastiese volkleurillustrasies deur Nadia du Plessis, en die twee onwaarskynlike beste maats, 'n knorrige krokodil en 'n lewenslustige komkommertjie, sal dadelik in beginnerlesers se harte kruip. Jaco is self die pa van twee dogtertjies, Mia (9) en Emma (7), wat die afgelope paar jaar leer lees het, en hy se een van die grootste struikelblokke was om toeganklike beginnerleesboeke op te spoor. "My kinders het grootgeword met stories - van die heel lekkerste storieboeke in Afrikaans en Engels wat aan hulle voorgelees is. Dit was daarom vir hulle baie frustrerend as beginnerleesboeke net op die klanke fokus, sonder 'n sterk, vermaaklike storielyn. Dit is waarom ek die Krok en Dil-reeks begin skryf het - ek wou 'n leesreeks skryf wat vir lesers - en ouers! - 'n prettige storie in elke boek bied, met hope humor."

Abygale Aardvark and her Wildlife Friends is a carefully researched and beautifully presented book for readers of all ages dedicated to the urgent need to protect and enrich the wonderful wildlife of Africa. While each of the twenty stories is introduced and commented on by fictional character Abygale Aardvark, she leaves the actual story-telling to the real wildlife characters themselves, so that Aardvarks, Aardwolfs, Giraffes, Hornbills, Baboons, White-eyes, Impala, Red-billed Oxpeckers, Cape Buffalo, Red-chested Cuckoos and even Honey-Bees and Termites have a chance to tell their stories - who they are 'friends with and how they work together 'for a better life'.

Twee uiteenlopende nagdiere leer mekaar ken en besluit om saam 'n hotel oop te maak. Erdvark is impulsief en vol planne, heeltemal anders as Ietermagô, wat eers alles wil oorweeg en die rustigheid vanself is! Hierdie storie vol humor en avontuur ondersoek die elemente wat ware vriendskap laat ontstaan. Uiteindelik is dit die vreemde klein geskenkies wat die "hotelgaste" agterlaat wat Erdvark en Ietermagô laat besef wat vriendskap werklik beteken. In Afrikaans vertaal deur Elsa Silke.

In die vyfde boek van die Hondman-reeks moet die "Megamakkers" met nuwe skurke afreken! Wanneer die skelms hulle verskyning maak, moet ons helde saam met 'n onwaarskynlike bondgenoot werk. Kan Ramkat van sy wrokke vergeet en vir Hondman, Kleinkat en 'n merkwaardige robot help om die vyande uit sy verlede te laat les opsê? Bekroonde skrywer en kunstenaar Dav Pilkey se gewilde Hondman-reeks spreek lesers van alle ouderdomme aan en verken universele positiewe temas.

Adriaan wen 'n reis na Japan, waar kinders van oor die hele wêreld 'n fees bywoon. Hy behoort seker al te weet dat die Internasionale Speurdiens gereeld die resultaat van kompetisies bewimpel soos dit hulle pas. En Willem se nuutgevonde kennis van Japannese kultuur laat Adriaan onraad vermoed . . . Hulle besef gou van die deelnemers is robotte, maar almal neem deel in kostuums uit die Menagerie-reeks. Wie is wie? Adriaan en Willem se missie is om te sorg dat die robotte nie wen nie!