A hilarious rhyming story about a boy who always wanted to drive a digger, but his destined to be a pirate like his dad.

Brad isn’t suited to the life of being a pirate, but that’s what is expected of him. So he is apprenticed onto the Salty Dog pirate ship under the fearsome Captain Blood. Brad dreams only of diggers, even more so when he fails all the pirate tests. After a narrow escape Brad is given one more chance: he must find the treasure and bring it back, else he’ll have to walk the plank! Brad finds the treasure but his spade breaks. Luckily there is a building site nearby and they have a digger! So Brad shows everyone how he can be a pirate and a digger driver by digging up the treasure in record time.

Ava Loves Animals tells the fact-filled story of day in the life of a budding young vet who is passionate about animals. Ava encounters many different animals at her Grandparents' rescue centre - this book is filled with facts about the different animals they are looking after and those she spots outside on her way to the pet shop. She cuddles some kittens needing new homes, follows some animal footprints in the park and helps a turtle on the beach with the help of her grandma. Follow Ava as she shares her love of animals - discover amazing animal record breakers, learn how frog spawn grows into a frog and find out what you can learn from looking at an animal's poo! With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps. The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by: Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals and Pedro Loves the Planet!

Bella Loves Bugs tells the story of a day in the life of a girl who is passionate about bugs, as she goes off to Forest School where she always has many creepy crawlie adventures with her fellow nature hero friends! The book is packed with facts about bugs, some of which Bella regularly spots, but also includes the bugs she dreams about seeing one day - different insects from all over the world. Bella makes a magical moth trap, spies a butterfly laying an egg and shows her friends how to hop like a grasshopper! Follow Bella as she shares her love of bugs - discover how many bugs might be lurking in a pond, see how awesome ants are, and be amazed by mighty stag beetles. With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, and warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps. TheNature Heroesseries focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by: Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals, and Pedro Loves the Planet! Playful text and funny relatable illustrations makes this an accessible series, which provides an entertaining introduction to the natural world.

Pedro Loves the Planet tells the fact-filled story of day in the life of a boy who is passionate about the environment. Pedro spends the day at his school eco club's forest cabin where he learns about electric cars,plants some vegetable seeds and encourages his friends to think of creative ways to recycle. Follow Pedro as he shares his love of the environment - learn about renewable energy, discover fun ways to save water and find out what else you can do to help protect our planet. With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps. The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by: Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals and Pedro Loves the Planet!

An empowering rock anthem, from the fantastically-funny Duncan Beedie, celebrating identity and self-expression. Badger is ready to ROCK! The music inside him is ready to burst out. He just needs to find a band. But recorder class isn’t right. Neither's the choir. Nor the marching band! Will Badger ever find his musical tribe? Perhaps it’s been there all along . . .   Children will love the laugh-out-loud chaos that Badger causes on his quest for a musical home. Packed with tons of rock-themed references, puns and visual jokes, this is THE picture book for budding rock music lovers. Perfect for fans of Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie, Zog by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field.

The hilarious sequel to the bestselling I Really, Really Need a Wee, by dynamic duo Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie, will not disappoint fans of this cute and curious Bush Baby.   Bush Baby is BACK . . . and has something really, really IMPORTANT to say . . . but how?!   From climbing a mountain, to wrestling with crocodiles, this story is packed with extreme and exciting ways to show a special someone that you love them. But sometimes the simplest way to show that you care is the best way . . . This fantastically funny story explores all the ways to say “I Love You�. Fans of Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter and Maisie Paradise Shearring and I�ll Love You Always by Mark Sperring and Alison Brown will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this fabulous story. PRAISE FOR I REALLY, REALLY LOVE YOU SO "Glorious! One of those books that simply makes you happy!" – Lu Fraser (author of The Littlest Yak) "Adorable. Delightful! Bursting with LOVE." – Rashmi Sirdeshpande (author of Yes You Can, Cow!)

A super-slick spy story which is guaranteed to be a story-time favourite! Guess who’s back? It’s Palmer. Charlie Palmer. Awesome spy and fluffy llama. Her latest mission? To stop Harley Hacker – rogue alpaca – from destroying the world . . . with spaghetti! From Dublin to Delaware, Harley’s devious drones are firing pasta everywhere. And worse still, everyone suspects that Charlie is behind the pasta drama! Can our favourite llama clear her name and save the world? Or will she be too late to thwart Harley Hacker’s pasta plan? Bond meets llamas in this laugh-out-loud adventure by Angela Woolfe – with explosive illustrations from Duncan Beedie. Perfect for fans of action-packed adventures like Supertato, Secret Agent Elephant and There’s a Superhero in your Book.

Move over, Bond! There's a new hero in town - Charlie Palmer: super spy and fluffy llama! Charlie Palmer is a hotshot secret agent. Saving the world, fighting goons and looking cool while she does it is no big deal for her. Right now, she's on a top-secret mission to rescue a pair of . . . UNDERPANTS! Gadgets ready? Sunglasses on? Watch out, baddies! No villain is a match for this AWESOME llama! A hilarious and super stylish adventure from the incredible Angela Woolfe and Duncan Beedie. Perfect for fans of action-packed adventures like Supertato, Secret Agent Elephant and There's a Superhero in your Book.

The lovable hero of Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted The Bear who Stared is getting into more scrapes! Bear is in charge of the campfire for the forest party. But as he sets out to collect wood, all sorts of BAD things happen: he gets a splinter in his paw, a big bump on his head and falls into a huge muddy puddle. The logs Beaver gives him are now soaking wet - how is Bear EVER going to make the campfire? It's a good job Bear's friend Frog is there to show him that things are never as bad as they seem . . . A perfect story for children who just sometimes have a bad day!

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh! But what will she do if there's just nowhere to go? A pant-wettingly funny tale of determination and self-awareness - packed with toilet humour! A funny tale of determination - packed with toilet humour! Perfect for teaching children the importance of that last-chance bathroom trip!

Billy Loves Birds tells the fact-filled story of a day in the life of Billy, a budding young naturalist who is wild about birds of all kinds! Billy encounters many different kinds of birds in his adventures during his day at Forest School, and this book is filled with facts about all the different species he comes across, and some that he can only dream of seeing in the wild one day. He studies a blue tits' nest with chicks about to fledge, spies a kingfisher catching a worm, and shows his friend how to peck like a woodpecker! Follow Billy as he shares his love of birds - discover how to trumpet like a crane or laugh like a kookaburra and learn what makes feathers fabulous or beaks extraordinary. With an engaging and lively narrative from Jess French and fun, warm illustrations from Duncan Beedie this book will help ignite a love and appreciation for nature, right on our doorsteps. The Nature Heroes series focuses on a group of friends who are passionate about nature and the great outdoors. Each book features a different child who has a favourite topic that they are fascinated by: Billy Loves Birds, Bella Loves Bugs, Ava Loves Animals, and Pedro Loves the Planet! Playful text and funny relatable illustrations make this an accessible series, which provides an entertaining introduction to the natural world.

A funny and charming picture book with heart from rising star Duncan Beedie - now shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017. There once was a bear who liked to stare... and stare... and STARE. Bear doesn't mean to be rude, he's just curious but too shy to say anything. But nobody likes being stared at and it soon gets Bear into trouble. Luckily a goggly-eyed frog helps Bear realise that sometimes a smile is all you need to turn a stare into a friendly hello.

Learn how to write code and then build your own website, app and game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript in this essential coding guide for kids from expert organization Young Rewired State. Learn how to write code and then build your own website, app and game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript in this essential guide to coding for kids from expert organization Young Rewired State. Over 6 fun missions learn the basic concepts of coding or computer programming and help Professor Bairstone and Dr Day keep the Monk Diamond safe from dangerous jewel thieves. In bite-size chunks learn important real-life coding skills and become a technology star of the future. Young Rewired State is a global community that aims to get kids coding and turn them into the technology stars of the future.

Bear is back! The lovable hero of Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlisted The Bear who Stared is getting into more scrapes in this irresistible follow-up title from Duncan Beedie. Winter is approaching and it's time for Bear to have a nice long sleep . . . but the more he tries to get to sleep, the more AWAKE he feels. So he decides to copy his forest friends who seem to doze off without any trouble: he sings in the trees like Blackbird, burrows underground like Badger, and even hangs upside down from his cave-roof like a bat. But nothing works - until wise Frog shows him how to relax, and soon the forest is reverberating with his snores! A perfect bedtime story which will strike a chord with all parents of fidgety, wriggly, wide-awake children!

Meet Palmer. Charlie Palmer. Awesome spy and fluffy llama. Her top-secret mission? To save the world and rescue a pair of . . . UNDERPANTS! A hilarious and super stylish adventure - James Bond for little ones!

Percy is a little pigeon, and he's very hungry. Every time he tries to get hold of a scrap of food, bigger, beefier birds bat him away. He's about to give up when someone offers him her very last chip.A moving and uplifting story. A percentage of royalties will go to a homeless charity.

Learn to code five fun computer games – including Snake and Table Tennis – in this essential beginner's guide for kids.

Learn to code five fun computer games in this essential beginner's guide for kids using the popular programming languages HTML and JavaScript. From Mario to Minecraft, discover the basic concepts behind computer games such as loops, ticks, scores, graphics and AI. Then follow the easy step-by-step Game Builds, and learn how to code five ground-breaking games, including Noughts and Crosses, Snake and Table Tennis. Short and simple explanations are given alongside examples of code and there is a supporting website if you get stuck.

A funny and charming picture book with heart from rising star Duncan Beedie - now shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017. There once was a bear who liked to stare... and stare... and STARE. Bear doesn't mean to be rude, he's just curious but too shy to say anything. But nobody likes being stared at and it soon gets Bear into trouble. Luckily a goggly-eyed frog helps Bear realise that sometimes a smile is all you need to turn a stare into a friendly hello.

Recalling Shel Silverstein's "Falling Up" by way of Comedy Central's "South Park," Burkland's collection of bawdy rhymes is as clever as it is irreverent, skewering the politically correct at every turn. Never crossing the line into the profane, he is able to entertain while pushing the limits of the crude, silly, and sophomoric. Perfect bite-sized nuggets of hilarity that are sure to leave you laughing out loud, Rhymes My Mother Never Told Me tickles the funny bone as it challenges the status quo.

Wonderfully playful and always mischievous, Burkland's debut defiantly thumbs its nose at the world of propriety and decorum. This collection features beloved classics such as: "Sweet Bread Farts," where Nick's special talent is having the gas he passes smell like freshly baked maple bars; "Tony's Tiny Bladder," where a boy with a tiny bladder goes from disgraced pants-wetter to superhero; and "Sammy Squirrel's Tragic Picnic," where Sammy Squirrel and his animal friends are enjoying a tasty picnic...until a speeding truck puts an end to their fun. The author turns the world on its head to find humor in the oddest of places.

Illustrations by Duncan Beedie bring to life the wonderfully twisted world of taunting floaters, adventurous boogers, untimely sneezes and squirrels in imminent danger.

Rhymes My Mother Never Told Me includes;
Sweet Bread Farts
Sammy Squirrel's Tragic Picnic
When I sleep, I drool
A Baby and his Coffee
The Epic Tale of Nate's Booger
Egg Salad Toes
Jimmy vs. The Floater
The Impact of Old Age on Jack, Who Was Once a Nimble Boy
The Poop Between Her Toes
An Untimely Sneeze
The 7th Planet
Big Bird and Barney
Makeshift Candle
The Zit on the Wart on My Chin
Idunno & Idontcare
Underwear Art
Nose Hair
Back Splash
Sniffer the Dog
Distinctive Chins
Urinal Cakes
An Older Sister's Perspective
Santa's Annual Check-up
My Spleen Does Very Little
Scab Picker (and Eater)
Tony's Tiny Bladder
Misplacing Baby Emily While Finding a Deal on Beef Stew

Oof and Pib come from an ancient tribe. They know hardly any words - in fact they only know how to say their own names - but it doesn't stop them from being the best of friends and doing everything together . . . Until Oof starts inventing all sorts of NEW words, and Pib feels so jealous that he does something to threaten their friendship forever. Can Pib come up with a word of his own to make things right again? A funny and poignant tale about friendship, forgiveness, and the discovery of new words . . . including one that can be the hardest of all to say . . .