Princess Imelda has come up with a way to escape from the boring old palace and see the world. But while she's gone, the king and queen are convinced that she's been turned into a frog. When the magician they've hired to change her back turns out to have a sinister plan, Imelda will have to do everything she can to prove that she is not a frog!

This fairytale with a twist from highly successful author Maggie Pearson is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations from Natalia Moore and quirky characters young readers will find hard to resist.

Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside cover notes to help adults reading with children, as well as ideas for activities related to the stories.

Book Band: Lime
Ideal for ages 6+

It all began the day my brother and I decided to poison our mother. This is Nancy's story. Naturally inquisitive, she's always getting into trouble, along with her dreamer, pain-in-the-butt older brother Andrew, best friends Clare and Amy who live in the back of an old car, and weird sisters Sandra and Tracy, with their magazines full of boys. The children have known each other and their families for ever, but everything they thought they knew, is about to change. Filled with sparkling ideas and vivid dialogue, this is the story of a summer when old dreams are shattered and new dreams are born. For Nancy and her friends, things will never be the same...

Introducing The Valentines - Happy Girl Lucky, the first book in the hilarious new romantic-comedy series by Holly Smale, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Geek Girl books. Fame - it runs in the family! The Valentine sisters - Hope, Faith and Mercy - have everything: fame, success, money and beauty. But what Hope wants most of all is love, and it doesn't matter how far she has to go to find it. Except real life isn't like the movies. Unless of course you're a Valentine . . .

Rome, the first century AD: the twins Gaius and Julia are 14 years old. Gaius has to choose between his schooling, joining the army, or working with his father. Julia is preparing herself for marriage. But nothing goes the way Gaius and Julia had thought it would go.

Tash doesn't sleep. At night, Tash runs from the monsters who haunt the jungle. But Tash can't run forever. Then one day Tash finds a family of bugs with a secret...

Vir langer as wat kroonprins Florin oud is, is die twee koninkryke Monfiel en Vinland in ’n wrede oorlog verwikkel. Tot daar op ’n dag ’n bode die goeie tyding bring dat die twee konings vrede gesluit het. Florin word na die vredesfees in Vinland genooi, maar daar aangekom, wag die grootste skok op die jong prins: Die sogenaamde vredesverdrag was ’n lokval. Sy pa, koning Philip, en sy gevolg is gevange geneem en Florin verloor in ’n oogwink alles wat hy het: sy pa, sy titel, sy koninkryk en sy eer. Koning Theodo laat hom leef, maar verdoem hom om opgelei te word as hofnar deur Mimus – Theodo se onvoorspelbare, enigmatiese en met tye gemene hofnar. Saam met Mimus moet Florin dag na dag leer hoe om die laagste skepsel aan die hof te wees en sy kop te behou deur die koning te laat lag. Maar daar is meer aan Mimus as donkieore, ’n narmasker en lawwe toertjies, wat Florin laat wonder of Mimus dalk sy vertroueling en vriend kan wees … of ’n pop wat slegs na Theodo se pype dans? Mimus is ’n verhaal van konings en narre, mag en vernedering, humor en hartseer, en in die middel ’n enkele hofnar wat terselfdertyd lig en donker verteenwoordig. Dit is ’n intrige wat oud en jonk sal meesleur na die Middeleeue en tot op die laaste bladsy sal boei.

Celebrate Easter with Clifford the Big Red Dog in this board book edition of a storybook favourite! This sturdy board book edition of Clifford's Happy Easter brings readers along as Clifford and his best friend, Emily Elizabeth, celebrate their favourite springtime holiday! What color eggs will they decorate? And who will find the most eggs during the Easter egg hunt? This new board book edition has a fresh, updated cover and a big, chunky trim with durable pages, perfect for Clifford's youngest fans. After many years, Clifford the Big Red Dog has returned to the UK With beautiful, timeless illustrations by the late Norman Bridwell A perfect storybook for Clifford fans big and small A heartwarming story of family, friendship and celebrations

Another day. Another mood. Meet Judy Moody at her moodiest-best, in this laugh-a-minute eleventh adventure in the international bestselling series. Ever since Grandma Lou gave her that lucky penny, Judy can't stop winning - at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington DC. That is, until her lucky penny has an UNlucky accident. Has Judy's luck gone down the toilet for good?

A FUNNY FACE IS NO JOKE!

The race is on for president of Nancy's class, and three kids are in the running: Vicki Wolf, Jessie Shapiro, and Mike Minelli. But taking sides seems to mean making enemies, and now someone's playing dirty.

Who put the silly mustache on the campaign poster? Nancy has to find out before election day because everybody's getting upset . . . and if everybody's mad, nobody wins!

Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being just like her superhero mum one day, but she's still got a lot to learn. Join her for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon. In Kitty and the Runaway Train, a famous steam train, the Red Rocket, is visiting Hallam City, but when it starts moving along the track with Pumpkin the kitten on board, Kitty must use her superpowers and race to catch the runaway train.

Mums and dads keep sneaking off from their kids, but the kids aren't letting it lie. Forming the Spies for Lies, a group of clever kids plan to solve where their parents are sneaking off to and uncover the mystery once and for all!

Farah Hajjar is just starting at her new school when something terrible happens - her house burns down. Even worse, the house fire may be her fault. When her family moves to temporary housing, Farah feels the guilt piling up. Luckily Farah finds comfort in writing, and she channels her energy into starting a creative writing club at her new school. But can Farah convince people at her new science-focused school to support it?

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.

It's all kicking off in Reef Lawn. Fish foes Keeth and Erika have had enough of each other - and it's come down to prawns at dawn. For the winner, their life can return to normal. But for the loser, it's game over in Reef Lawn.

Avery is a little curious child who simply loves history and...can travel in it! Every title is an adventure in history bringing together fiction and non-fiction: follow the "fictional" story of Avery and his friends and learn history with the special in-depth non fiction spreads. Each volume is a great adventure that's just about to begin! Follow him in his adventures with the Vikings and in the Middle Ages, as well as along his days in Rome, Greece, Egypt and with the Aztecs. A new special format bringing together fiction (with the fun adventures of Avery) and non-fiction spreads focusing on the main assets of the cultures of each historical period

For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm's Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog-Prince," and "Rumpelstiltskin."