Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in InvestiGators Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S. for the fourth adventure in the laugh-out-loud full colour comic book series by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. With Brash in the hospital, Mango teams up with his robot replacement Robo-Brash to fight crime. Their mission is to stop crime before it even starts. With Crackerdile out of action that will be easy right? WRONG! Soon the city is over run by giant ants, an evil astronaut and a triceratops on a rampage. The InvestiGators will need all the help they can get to save the city before it’s turned to rubble! Will Brash wake up in time to help save the day? The InvestiGators series is a hit with boys and girls aged 7+ and covers themes like: - Teamwork - Resilience - Problem-solving Join the InvestiGators on more adventures in Take the Plunge, Off the Hook, Braver and Boulder and Heist and Seek!

'n Paar jaar gelede het 'n sending van die beroemde Willem skeefgeloop en het hy in Kaapstad by die DBV beland. Dis waar Adriaan en sy ouers die oulike swartenwit spanjoelhondjie raakgeloop het. En nou is Adriaan en Willem onafskeidbaar. Hierdie tweede omnibus bevat nog drie lekkerleesavonture: Hulle reis na die Internasionale Ruimtestasie (ja, honde in die ruimte is nie so ongewoon nie!), NewYork en Namibië, en oral wag daar speurwerk.

As jy iemand baie, baie liefhet, wil jy graag sê presies hoe jy voel. Maar soos Klein Neutbruin Hasie en Groot Neutbruin Haas ook moes leer, laat liefde hom nie maklik meet nie! Die allerheerlikste boek om met kinders en ander geliefdes van alle ouderdomme te deel. Die Britse uitgawe was uit die staanspoor ’n internasionale sukses en sedert die hardebanduitgawe in 1994 verskyn het, is dit in 57 tale vertaal en byna 43 miljoen boeke is verkoop.

From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons comes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of The Murderer's Ape! England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary beast. She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold - discovers what true courage really means ... The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection between a young girl and an octopus at its heart Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater twist Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring historical mystery and non-fiction elements PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of story I love.' EMMA CARROLL 'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE '[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPH

Imagine making friends with a polar bear... The Last Bear is perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold - winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and illustrator of Harry Potter 20th anniversary edition covers. WINNER OF THE 2022 BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR CHILDREN'S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2022 "This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable." Michael Morpurgo. There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that's what April's father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home. Determined to save him, April begins the most important journey of her life... This moving story will win the hearts of children the world over and show them that no one is too young or insignificant to make a difference. The Last Bear is a celebration of the love between a child and an animal, a battle cry for our world and an irresistible adventure with a heart as big as a bear's. 'A dazzling debut . . . A magical, confidently told story - with beautiful illustrations by Levi Pinfold . . . I predict a roaring success' The Times

Tjoppie is ’n nuuskierige klein hondjie. Vandag is daar 'n aaklige gogga wat vir Tjoppie pla en steek. Dit jeuk oral! Gelukkig ontmoet hy ook vir Tonkie die spinnekop wat hom kan help. Tjoppie se prettige, kleurvolle avonture is perfek vir storietyd saam met peuters en kleuters. 

Die gewildste perdestories in Afrikaans!

Die eerste vyf boeke in die Stalmaats-reeks verskyn nou vir die eerste keer saam in een lekkerlees-omnibus!

Anri se lewe word onverwags op sy kop gekeer toe haar pa verplaas word en hulle moet verhuis. Sy mis haar beste maat en haar ou ryskool. Maar gelukkig ontmoet sy vir Megan en Karen, twee ruiters by haar nuwe ryskool. Sommer gou word Anri deel van die opwinding by die Dagbreek-ryskool waar sy gekies word om saam met die res van die Stalmaats die beginnerruiters te help.

Daar wag hope avonture vir haar saam met Sugarplum, die spierwit merrie wat dadelik diep in haar hart kruip, en al die ander ongelooflike perde wat deel is van die ryskool. Die katterige Vinette is gedurig besig met allerlei planne om die lewe vir Anri, Megan en Karen moeilik te maak. En dan is daar Jacques, die ryskooleienaars se seun met sy blou oë, wat net so mal is oor perde en Anri se hart vinniger laat klop.

Word deel van die pret en opwinding by die Dagbreek-ryskool saam met Anri en die ander Stalmaats!

Hierdie omnibus bevat die volgende vyf titels:

1. Perdedrome

2. Totsiens, Sugarplum (ATKV-kinderboektoekenning 2007)

3. Anri se plan

4. Die spookperd (ATKV-kinderboektoekenning 2008)

5. Die beroemde ruiter

EXCITABLE - INQUISITIVE - FEARLESS - BIT OF A KNOW-IT-ALL ELEVEN YEAR OLD MARROW GETS RUDELY PULLED THROUGH A SMALL KEYHOLE IN A PAINTING. SHE THEN FINDS HERSELF IN AN ODDBALL FOREST WORLD OF CREATURES AND THINGS SHE KNOWS ABOUT, AND A FEW SHE DOES NOT! SOME OF THEM SEE HER AS A TASTY MEAL ON LEGS, AND OTHERS TRY TO HELP HER FIND HER WAY BACK. AS SHE NAVIGATES HER WAY THROUGH THIS ENDLESS LEARY WORLD OF WONDER, FUN, AND DANGER, SHE MUST USE HER IMAGINATION, WITS, AND GIRL GUIDE KNOW-HOW TO GET OUT OF ENDLESS SCRAPES AND ADVENTURES! T.L.G.

TIP TAP Went the Crab is a bold and beautiful introduction to numbers and counting by Tim Hopgood, creator of the bestselling WOW! Said the Owl. When a curious little crab tip-taps out of her rock pool to explore the big blue sea, she discovers a world full of wonderful creatures. But after she's counted everything from one noisy seagull to nine silent sharks, the little crab soon realizes that her very own rock pool is the most amazing place of all. She tip-taps happily home . . . closely followed by her ten baby crabs! Preschoolers will love joining in with the TIP TAPs in this board book and a final activity spread about counting makes this book perfect for sharing at story time. Discover more from Tim Hopgood, the Booktrust award-winning illustrator of WOW! Said The Owl, a first book of colours, and HOORAY for Hoppy, a first book of senses.

They're Alligators – and Investigators! InvestiGators written and illustrated by John Patrick Green is the full colour, laugh-out-loud series perfect for emerging readers and fans of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man.

Mango and Brash are the InvestiGators: sewer-loving agents of S.U.I.T. and scourge of supervillains everywhere!

With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve!

Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks? Or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?

In this cozy bedtime story, follow a child and his grandma through a winter landscape to explore how the Earth goes to sleep for winter. Spot the sleeping animals as the tale unfolds, then learn about their hibernation habits from the information pages at the end. Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer a gentle introduction to the concept of hibernation. In the frosty, quiet forest, the snow blankets the ground and the trees have shed their leaves. Where have all the animals gone? Are they asleep too? In each cutaway scene, see what the child cannot - that underground below his feet are dens with sleeping creatures, and within the hollow trunks of trees, animals are nesting. After the story, annotated illustrations explain the hibernation facts for each animal and what they will do when they wake up for spring. Cozy up as you expand your and your child's knowledge of the natural world.

A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences…

Co-written with best-selling children’s author Steve Cole.

When Mr Dog meets a reckless young wildcat called Angus in the woods he soon makes an important discovery – a whole group of exotic animals are being held in captivity.

Mr Dog wants to help them – but will Angus charge in and turn a rescue into a kitten catastrophe?

In this uplifting picture book about spring, follow two children and their father through their backyard as they discover all the different ways nature wakes up from its long winter sleep. Spot the busy creatures and plants as the tale unfolds, then learn about how each responds to the increasing daylight and warmth that usher in the season. Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer an inviting introduction to the science behind spring. The yard is bright, birds are singing, the bees are buzzing and there are tadpoles in the pond! What is all the commotion about? In each colourful scene, the family discovers a different sign of spring - a bird collecting twigs for its nest, a fox snuggling her cubs, a caterpillar feasting on leaves... After the story, annotated illustrations explain the spring behaviours of various plants and animals. Inspire an appreciation for the natural world in this joyous exploration of spring.