On the outskirts of the forst, a wicked old witch cast a spell on every creature that ever could jump. Life is not much fun being a walking frog.

With over a million copies sold this classic story of Grace, her Ma and Nana is a timeless classic of courage and determination, loved and cherished by children the world over. Grace was a girl who loved stories. She didn't mind if they were read to her or told to her or made up in her own head. She didn't care if they were from books or on TV or in films or on the video or out of Nana's long memory. Grace just loved stories. Grace loves to act out stories. She spends her time dressing up and putting on performances for her beloved Ma and Nana, usually helped by Paw-Paw the cat. Sometimes she plays the leading part, sometimes she is 'a cast of thousands' and sometimes, when they're not too tired, she can even convince Ma and Nana to join in her magical story creations. When Grace's school decides to put on a performance of Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the part of Peter. But her classmates say that Grace absolutely can't play that part. Peter was a boy, and besides, he wasn't black... But Grace's Ma and Nana tell her she can be anything she wants if she puts her mind to it... A touching and beautiful picture book about being true to yourself and not letting anyone hold you back. This is the perfect story for children everywhere to remind them to be themselves no matter what the world tells you. At last! A book about the thousands of children who all longed to see themselves reflected in stories. This is a message that we still need - that we can be and do anything we want if we just put our minds to it. Nana never said a wiser word. So, keep on enjoying stories like Grace and, most of all, believe in yourselves and you will soon be flying, just like Peter Pan. Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE

Sophie word in die middel van die nag uit haar bed gegryp en weggedra deur ’n reus met tennisbaan-treë en enorme groot ore. Maar Sophie is gelukkig. Die GSR is baie sagmoediger as sy afgryslike bure, wat vir ’n tydverdryf elke nag slapsoetige kidderen opgopsel . . .

Marius het 'n nare ouma - 'n klaerige ou ding wat hom nie wil uitlos nie. Sy is selfsugtig en lelik, sy haat kinders en soms maak sy hom so bang dat hy dink dat sy seker 'n heks moet wees. Marius moet altyd sy ouma se medisyne onthou. Maar hy het spesiale planne vir haar elfuur-dosis - die soort onheilige planne wat net in 'n Roald Dahl-storie kan uitbroei. Nuwe uitgawes herdenk Roald Dahl se 100ste verjaardag in 2016.

Mnr. Vos steel kos by die gemene boere Ben, Bart en Boon – een vet, een kort, een net vel en been. Hierdie drie skurke maak ’n plan om mnr. Vos by sy huis uit te grawe, maar hulle besef nie hoe fantasties mnr. Vos is en wat hy alles sal doen om sy gesin te red nie . . . Hierdie klassieke verhaal is nou vir die eerste keer in Afrikaans beskikbaar, met briljante vertaling deur Kobus Geldenhuys.

Rusty, a red panda, is wanted by a rival football club. To stay or leave The Ready Bears, how will he decide? a | And how does his special power affect grouts?

FAST AND FURRY-OUS! Welcome to the woods. It's chaos in there! Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squirrel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver and Skunky the Inventor lived a peaceful life in the forest - until Monkey's rocket crash-landed and he decided to take over! Now Monkey is causing mayhem, Bunny is determined to put a stop to it, and... what's that? It's an out of control shark tank, ruining a lovely picnic! Join bestselling comics sensation Jamie Smart for this hilarious collection of stories*, available in a new chunky format for the first time! *These stories previously appeared as Bunny vs Monkey 1: Let the Mayhem Begin and Bunny vs Monkey 2: Journey to the Centre of the Eurg-th.

How It Happens follows the story of author Jean Alicia Elster's maternal grandmother, Dorothy May Jackson. Born in Tennessee in 1890, Dorothy May was the middle daughter of Addie Jackson, a married African-American housekeeper at one of the white boardinghouses in town, and Tom Mitchell, a commanding white attorney from a prominent family. Through three successive generations of African-American women, Elster intertwines the fictionalized adaptations of the defining periods and challenges-race relations, miscegenation, sexual assault, and class divisions-in her family's history. A continuation of the plots begun in Elster's two novels Who's Jim Hines? and The Colored Car, How It Happens continues the story for an older audience and begins with Addie's life before the turn of the century in the South as a married Black woman with three biracial daughters navigating the relationship between her husband and Tom Mitchell. Later the story shifts to Addie's daughter Dorothy May's experiences both as a child and later, as a teacher who, choosing between her career and marriage to a man she barely knows, moves to Detroit. The story moves along with Dorothy May's daughter Jean, who, with the support of her mother and the memory of her grandmother, confronts and comes to terms with her role in society and the options available to her as a college-educated Black woman in the post-World War II industrial North. While there is struggle and hardship for each of these women, they each build off one other and continue to demand space in the world in which they live. Written for young adult readers, How It Happens carries the heart through the obstacles that still face women of color today and persists in holding open the door of communication between generations.

Ella and Ava spend their spare time and holidays on the farm helping to look after the animals, riding their pony and playing in the fields. Ava is rather scared of Doodle the cockerel who sometimes chases her and she is always keeping a lookout for him. Doodle is a clever bird and when following the sisters he tries to keep out of sight and Ava often doesn't know he is watching her.

Mango Delight Fuller is ready for her next big break, which just might be in Hollywood! So she heads to California and auditions for a new television series. As she and her family settle in, she meets new friends who also end up competing with Mango for roles. Unfortunately, Mango s big screen test does not go well. But when the star drops out of the show, Mango s new manager convinces the producers to rework the show with Mango as the star. The new series, Mango All the Time (she s a girl who sings and time travels), goes into production and Mango must face the realities of success. Will she be able to juggle a star s extra-heavy workload, while keeping egos in check, heartbreak at bay, and managing the changes to her family s life?

This colourful, poetic edition of 'The Beautiful Me' collection explores different ways children can help out at home. The inspiring collection of photography and illustrations included in this book, aims to encourage and support the instillation of positive values in children. 'Helping at Home' is a 'read with me' book that uses language which makes it easy for parents to bond, nurture and educate. 'The Beautiful Me' collection Is a delightful engaging assembly of 'read with me' children's books, designed to help adults bond, nurture and educate. Whether you are diversifying your child's book collection, setting up a childcare provision or simply buying a gift, you will not be disappointed. To learn more about this bespoke collection visit the author's website at www.marleneservice.com

One doesn't usually hear of anyone having a tree as a friend. However, this very exciting book tells the story of a young girl called Lolly who moved into a valley with her family and suddenly discovers an extraordinary tree. A tree with a voice! Lolly becomes friends with this tree which surprises her in many ways. Turn the pages...you will see.

Little Zeog the froglet is disabled. His brothers and sisters do not want to swim with him, or have a croak-chat. It makes him sad. Mr Ben Parrot is very wise. With Bill Blackbird's help he tells them about being disabled. It gives the froglets siblings quite a surprise! The author's daughter, who is disabled, helped with ideas for this story.

This colourful special edition of 'The Beautiful Me' collection is packed with poetry and games.Children will be enthralled as we celebrate social variety and appreciate diverse family dynamics. 'My Family' is a 'read with me' book that uses language which makes it easy for parents to bond, nurture and educate. The 'Beautiful Me' collection Is a delightful engaging assembly of "read with me" children's books, designed to help adults bond, nurture and educate. Whether you are diversifying your child's book collection, setting up a childcare provision, or simply buying a gift you will not be disappointed. To learn more about this bespoke collection visit the authors' website at www.marleneservice.com

Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries his love of the humble worms led to in this hilarious illustrated book. Charles Darwin is widely known for his "Origin of Species" book, yet Darwin had another great love, and that was for worms. Told for the first time for children, this is the silly and fascinating true story of how Charles Darwin came to discover that the humble earthworm is the most important species on our planet. Darwin suspected worms were special but his scientist friends laughed at him. In a quest to find out the worms' special talent, Darwin played the bassoon to the worms to see if they could hear, laid out a picnic treasure hunt for them to see how well they could smell, among many other bizarre but entirely true experiments. But so far Darwin didn't find anything extra special about worms. Until, one day he realised that worms do have a superpower. They POO! Without their life sustaining, nutrient rich poo, there would be no plants and no animals on earth. Darwin's 40 years studying worms is still essential to our understanding of worms today, and ever since, scientists have taken him VERY seriously, and never again laughed at his love of worms. Told in a humorous and engaging way with non-fiction information on each page to help educate alongside the story, curious minds will love this fact-filled, laugh-out-loud title. The story of Darwin and the worms not only centres around the perennially brilliant subject of poo, it teaches children about a key historic figure, the food cycle and deductive scientific thinking. It is also a heartwarming story of the triumph of a zany underdog who won't let bullies get in the way of his love for worms.