The second book about the Littlest Dragon who has the biggest and best ideas. Familiar family stories for beginner readers. Two more stories about the Littlest Dragon who is the tenth child in the Dragon family. With nine older brothers, No 10 has to be ever more resourceful to get what he wants. In the first story, he is determined to get to the breakfast table before his brothers, so he can get the freebie gift from the cereal box. After three attempts, he manages it, with the help of a feather duster and 9 pairs of tickly toes. In the second story, the Littlest Dragon is left at home while his older brothers go to the big dragons' swimming pool. In his resourceful way, the Littlest Dragon wins the day when the only pool open that day, is the one for younger dragons. With plenty of repetition and alliteration, this book is perfect for children who are just able to read on their own. Hugely popular with Year 2s throughout the UK.

Another hilarious collection of four of the most revolting and funny stories you're ever likely to read. Gathered together for the first time are stories about: Jellyfish Undies; Foot Rot; Pigeon Poo; Deadly B.O. All designed to curdle your stomach and test your stamina. Warning: this book is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. Ages 8+

A collection of new , specially commissioned short stories by some of the finest authors of children’s books today: Anne Fine, Berlie Doherty, Leslie Howarth, Mary Arrigan, Gaye Hicilmaz, Jeremy Strong, Malorie Blackman, Elizabeth Laird , Melvin Burgess, Celia Rees, Kate Thompson, Paul Stewart, Vivian French, Alan Durant, Annie Dalton in range of genres – humour, horror, fantasy, traditional, realism and romance.

The collection is aimed at good readers between 10 and 14, and the strength of the stories combined with the excellence of their authors will be certainly be welcomed by teachers, librarians and parents. Edited by Wendy Cooling, a well-known and highly respected figure in the world of education and children’s books and the editor of Centuries of Stories.

In the Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, seven tales of the bizarre and unexpected are told by the grand master of the short story, Roald Dahl. Enter a brilliant, sinister and wholly unpredictable world. Here you will find the suggestion of other-worldly goings on in a dark story about a swan and a boy; the surprising tale of a wealthy young wastrel who suddenly develops a remarkable new ability; and meet the hitchhiker whose light-fingers save the day. 'An unforgettable read, don't miss it' Sunday Times Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker. From stories of first love, unrequited love, love that surprises, love that's been there all along, ten of the brightest and award-winning authors writing YA have taken on some of your favourite romantic tropes, embracing them and turning them on their heads. Readers will swoon for this collection of stories that celebrate love at its most humorous, inclusive, heart-expanding and serendipitous. Contributors include Elise Bryant, Elizabeth Eulberg, Leah Johnson, Anna-Marie McLemore, Marissa Meyer, Sandhya Menon, Julie Murphy, Caleb Roehrig, Sarah Winifred Searle and Abigail Hing Wen.

Today is Kioko’s fifth birthday and his grandfather is taking him on his first-ever ride on a matatu, the name given to Kenya’s colourful public buses. As they journey to Machakos, Kioko’s grandfather tells him the tale of a dog, a goat and a sheep, and why dogs always chase after matatus. Through the story, we learn that life is more than a destination and a matatu is more than a vehicle. Both are journeys filled with bumps, dust and unexpected twists and turns. The secret is to sit back and enjoy the ride.

A fun story of bad behaviour and its consequences. A small pet fish is flushed down the toilet by a very naughty boy. Once the small fish journeys out to sea we then see, one by one, small fish become the dinner for bigger ones. Eventually a fisherman catches the largest fish, which ends up on the plate of . . . the naughty boy! This light-hearted tale then shows the naughty boy on the beach, where he meets a hungry whale and finally gets his comeuppance.

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds." -Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible "victory" was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle Island, esteemed academic Eldon Yellowhorn and award-winning author Kathy Lowinger team up again, this time to tell the stories of what Indigenous people did when invaders arrived on their homelands. What the Eagle Sees shares accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered in Indigenous history from a vastly under-represented perspective-an Indigenous viewpoint.

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific!It's pinkerrific! It's pinkamazing! It's Pinkalicious! And it's only 5 minutes! #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann brings young readers a collection of 12 Pinkalicious stories designed for sharing at bedtime or storytime. Join Pinkalicious in this paper-over-board collection of 12 fun-filled stories as she meets a mini-mermaid, has fun with fashion, and learns to fly a kite. With 5 minutes of pinkatastic read-aloud adventure in each story, full-color illustrations throughout, and a sturdy padded cover, this storybook treasury is perfect for bedtime or for young readers on-the-go!

Just Kidding is the first book in the Just series from the creators of the bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.

Is this the right book for you? Take the JUST KIDDING TEST and find out!

1) Do you ever pretend that you are sick to get out of going to school?

2) Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths?

3) Do you wish that every day could be April Fools' Day?

SCORE: One point for each yes answer.

3 You are a practical joking genius. You will love this book.

1-2 You are a good practical joker. You will love this book.

0 You are not a practical joker. You will love this book.

(Just Kidding was originally published as Just Tricking.)

Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved children's authors in this sparkly collection of stories. This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2016, is back with a shiny new cover... Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton, and in these stories, she describes the excitement of anticipating gifts, the pleasures of making special food, of singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families. As ever with Blyton, there is mischief and mayhem but good always prevails in the end. These traditional tales are perfect for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. All stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2021: Rainy Day Stories Pet Stories Stories of Spells and Enchantments Christmas Tales *** Enid Blyton (R) and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.

Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?
In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures the sometimes amusing, sometimes touching missteps of some unforgettable students, who come together one last time for the most memorable night of their young lives.

A new collection of stories, including some that have never before been seen, from the New York Times best-selling author of the Silo trilogy Hugh Howey is known for crafting riveting and immersive page-turners of boundless imagination, spawning millions of fans worldwide, first with his best-selling novel Wool, and then with other enthralling works such as Sand and Beacon 23. Now comes Machine Learning, an impressive collection of Howey's science fiction and fantasy short fiction, including three stories set in the world of Wool, two never-before-published tales written exclusively for this volume, and fifteen additional stories collected here for the first time. These stories explore everything from artificial intelligence to parallel universes to video games, and each story is accompanied by an author's note exploring the background and genesis of each story. Howey's incisive mind makes Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories a compulsively readable and thought-provoking selection of short works--from a modern master at the top of his game.

The original Zackie Mostert series already has thousands of young fans - and now there's also a reading series, perfect for beginner readers.

Each book in the series features bright full-colour illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text that make these fun-filled stories accessible to young readers.

1. Z is for Zack The Terrible Trip
2. Z is for Zack The Funny Photo
3. Z is for Zack The Sneaky Snails
4. Z is for Zack The Strange Fossil
5. Z is for Zack The Zoo

Drie adrenalienbelaaide Thomas@-avonture in een omnibus!

Die Thomas@-reeks is een van die grootste suksesverhale in die Afrikaanse kinder- en jeug boekmark. Daar het oor die jare reeds 10 boeke in dié avontuur belaaide topverkoper-reeks verskyn, sommige titels is in Engels vertaal, en Thomas en sy vriende se avonture het selfs tot 'n TV-reeks op kykNET gelei. Die gewilde Thomas@-stories in nou in 'n reeks waarde-vir-geld-omnibusse beskikbaar. Hierdie omnibus bevat drie titels:

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Die nuwe skooljaar begin nie goed vir Thomas nie. Eers het hy en Hannes 'n nagmerrieondervinding in 'n hyser en dan word hy vir 'n week lank geskors omdat hy 'n boelie geslaan het. Om alles te kroon begin 'n reeksmoordenaar paniek saai in Kaapstad ...

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Dinge is in rep en roer oor die nuwe meisie in Thomas-hulle se klas: die aantreklike sepiester Fleur Vermaak. Hannes is dadelik tot sy ore toe verlief op Fleur, maar dit lyk asof sy net oë het vir een ou - Thomas! En Thomas sal nie daarvan droom om vir Alex te verneuk nie, maar Fleur is darem wraggies mooi ... Maar alles is nie pluis nie. Wie is die geheimsinnige man wat agter Fleur aan is? En wat is die nare geheim van Bailey se Bos, die plek waar die graad neges gaan kampeer?

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Almal is baie opgewonde oor Thomas se kans om 'n sepiester te wees. Hy het immers 'n rol gekry in Die Malans van Marthaheim, die gewildste TV-reeks ooit! En sy mede-ster is boonop die aantreklike Fleur Vermaak. Maar kort voor lank begin Thomas vreemde dreigbriewe kry.

Waarskuwing: Een van die hoofstukke in hierdie boek is superjiggie!

Sal jy daarvan hou om plekke te ruil met ’n VLIEG?

Natuurlik nie.

DIT SAL AAKLIG WEES!

Maar dis presies wat met Flippie Visagie gebeur. So, moet liewer nie die boek lees nie. Dit gaan jou NAAR maak. Rêrig-êrig naar!

Leaving home for the first time is a rite of passage. Fifteen of the most respected authors of our time contribute their perspectives to this masterfully crafted anthology. From fear to desire, joy and hope, the mixed emotions that accompany each journey--physical and metaphysical--are conveyed in a manner that both stimulates the mind and satisfies the heart.

Everyone eventually goes on a journey.

"I remember packing a suitcase and carrying it out to the kitchen, standing very still for a few minutes, looking carefully at the familiar objects all around me. The old chrome toaster, the telephone, the pink and white Formica on the kitchen counters. The room was full of bright sunshine. Everything sparkled. My house, I thought. My life. I'm not sure how long I stood there, but later I scribbled out a short note to my parents."
What I said, exactly, I don't recall now. Something vague. Taking off, will call, love Tim."
--from On the Rainy River by Tim O'Brien

You leave home and undergo trails and rites.

"The minute I walked in and the Big Bozo introduced us, I got sick to my stomach. It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the morning--it was something else to be stuck in a strange place with a girl form a whole other race."
-- from "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison

You come back form the journey transformed.

"I felt growing light, I rose up into the air and flew out the window. Higher and higher, above the alley, over the tops of tiles roofs, where I was gathered up by the wind and pushed up toward the night sky until everything below me disappeared and I was alone."
-- from Rules of the Game by Amy Tan

We leave home to find home.Here is an unusual collection of short stories, from a variety of distinguished writers from different cultures and different viewpoints, that explores the turning point in every adolescent’s life when he or she is forced to take that first step away from home, family, and the known. From personal tales of unwed mothers, arranged marriages, and divorcing parents, to stories about refugees and war resistance, Leaving Home paints a canvas of universal experience for teen-age readers, and includes stories by Tim Wynne-Jones, Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, and many others.

Lapha kuhlanganiswe izindaba ezimfushane ezibhalwe nguButhelezi noNxumalo. Lezi zindaba zidingida izindikimba ezahlukene futhi zikhuluma ngabantu abavela ezimweni ezahlukene zempilo. Kuxoxwa ngokwehluka kwabantu nangezigameko zabo ezahlukene, ukujabula, uthando nokudabuka. A collection of 12 short stories with different themes. They tell the tales of people from different walks of life and their experiences, loves, joys and sorrows.

A collection of twenty outrageously funny short stories for younger middle grade readers, Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids is full of puns, "bad" jokes, and tall tales that will have you rolling on the floor with laughter. From "snowpeople" falling from the sky to a boy who only communicates through singing, there's a story for every fan of Alan Katz's signature humor.

Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.

Readers will be enchanted by this beautifully illustrated collection of modern fables! Each story is illustrated in a unique style to capture readers' attention and keep them reading from cover to cover. Stories include The King of Cats, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, The Dog and His Bone, and more. This short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to both avid and reluctant readers who enjoy imaginative, modern fables.