George has Meningitis is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Baby George the gorilla who is taken ill with a mysterious sickness. Remembering her school lessons, his clever sister Gloria suspects meningitis. Dr Spot rushes George to hospital where he receives emergency treatment and makes a full recovery. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help. ENDORSED BY MENINGITIS ASSOCIATION SCOTLAND

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary. In the Australian Outback, a young boy has lost his pet dingo. Where could she be? This fun and imaginative rhyming poem is written by Jane Clarke. Green (Band 5) books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. The focus sounds in this book are: /oa/ o, ow /oo/ ue, u /air/ ear /ee/ ea /ai/ a-e, ay, ey /igh/ i-e, i, /i/ y /oo/ oul /or/ al Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Rachel has Eczema is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Rachel the rhino. Poor Rachel is sore and itchy and can't sleep at night. After diagnosing a painful case of eczema, Doctor Spot treats her with ointments and dressings which soon make her feel better. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help. ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY

Harriet has Tonsillitis is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Harriet the hippo who develops a nasty case of tonsillitis at her best friend's birthday party. Doctor Spot is on hand to tell her what's wrong and how she's going to get better. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Sid is sad because his dad is in a pit, but he comes up with a cunning plan to get him out and play a trick on the man that put him there at the same time! This hilarious story about two mammoths is humorously illustrated by Woody Fox. Pink/1A - A simple story with a familiar setting. Text type: Fiction. Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d. The story map on pages 14-15 helps children recap the important events of the narrative and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.

It's spring mid-term, and Alice has invited Megan to visit her in Dublin. Megan is hoping for a nice trouble-free few days with her best friend. No such luck! She soon discovers that Alice is once again plotting and scheming. It seems that Alice's Mum Veronica has a new boyfriend. The plan is to discover who he is, and to get rid of him. Alice (with poor Megan in tow) becomes totally horrible in an effort to scare the poor man away. Can this possibly work? Just how horrible can she be? And how can Megan stand by and watch while her best friend turns into a total monster? 'A must-read for girls aged 10 and up, this has the Jacqueline Wilson touch' Evening Echo

Rich, spoilt, high-maintenance Eva Gordon likes fancy, sophisticated things so when her parents sell their sell their holiday home and their expensive car Eva can't understand why. But when Eva's dad loses his job and she has to move house and change schools, she realises life has changed for good. She's determined to hate her new life, until a chance visit to a fortune teller gives her the idea that doing good may help her to get her old life back. Eva (with the help of her friend Victoria) starts to help all around her, whether they want it or not! The story of Eva's Journey from spoilt princess to pretty cool girl!

Secondary school's a whole new world! Alice and Megan are starting secondary school; with new subjects, new teachers and new friends, it's going to take a bit of getting used to. And when Megan meets Marcus, the class bad-boy who's always in trouble, but doesn't seem to care, things really start to get complicated. At least she has Home Ec class with Alice - the worst cook in the school - to look forward to, so school's not all bad! Alice's ill-fated Home Economics adventures will have readers in stitches. 'Ireland's answer to Jacqueline Wilson. Perfectly written stories of friendship and growing up . . . these sweet stories are a joy.' Irish Independent

The latest great book from the author of the best-selling 'Eva' and 'Alice & Megan' series. Eva Gordon's great at solving problems, but surely even she can't fix something that went wrong in the past? When Eva and Kate find an old diary, written long ago by a girl their own age, they end up determined to right old wrongs! But they can't spend all their time living in the past as the present, too, is throwing all sorts of challenges at them ... But when the girls get together they can handle anything! Eva and the Hidden Diary has been nominated for Novel of the Year in the Irish Book Awards! Cast your votes here, until 21 November: www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/

Ancient castles, yummy French food and deep, dark forests - sounds like the perfect holiday! Megan's really looking forward to the summer holidays - her whole family is going to France, and best of all Alice is coming too! But when Alice tries to make friends with a local French boy things begin to get very interesting ... Another adventure with Alice and Megan - the fifth book in the bestselling series popular with young girls everywhere.

Brian has Dyslexia is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about a bright young bear who keeps getting his words muddled up. Brian thinks it's because he's stupid, but Dr Spot the leopard doctor explains it's just because he has something called dyslexia and it's not his fault and he most certainly is not stupid. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Franklin has Conjunctivitis is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Franklin the frog. When Franklin gets conjunctivitis, his fun camping trip with his dad and friends looks like ending in disaster. Luckily Doctor Spot arrives with some special eye drops to make everything better. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Lawrence has Head Lice is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Lawrence the lion who goes to the barber for a mane cut. The barber finds head lice eggs (nits) in Lawrence's thick hair. Lawrence's mother takes Lawrence to Doctor Spot, who explains all about head lice and how to treat them. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Emma has Measles is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Emma the elephant. Emma catches measles and it looks as though she'll miss her star part in the school play. However, when the play is put off because other members of the cast catch measles too, Emma can be the star after all. Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Charlie has Asthma is a reassuring story for 4-7 year olds about Charlie the cheetah who's always running out of breath just when he needs it most. Dr Spot the leopard doctor explains that he has something called asthma and gives him a special inhaler to help with his breathing. Soon Charlie is roaring round the track again! Dr Spot's Casebooks is a series of colourful stories designed to help children understand and cope with a range of common illnesses and conditions. Each title also has parents' pages at the back providing medically vetted information on recognizing and easing symptoms and seeking medical help.

Winning is a good thing, isn't it? Everyone in first year is really excited about the big prize in the English essay competition - four months in France - and Alice has a good chance of winning. Megan loves writing essays, but she doesn't want to win - go away for four months alone, no way! She doesn't want Alice to go either - why would anyone want to go abroad without her best friend? But Alice seems determined to win ... How much should you give up for your best friend? The seventh book in Judi Curtin's bestselling series.

A best friend is forever, isn't she? Megan can't wait to go away to Summer Camp with her best friend Alice. It will be fantastic - no organic porridge, no school, nothing but fun! But when Alice makes friends with Hazel, Megan begins to feel left out. Hazel's pretty, sophisticated and popular, and Alice seems to think she's amazing. Is Megan going to lose her very best friend? 'A funny realistic story ideal for any Jacqueline Wilson fan' Irish Independent

Alice and Megan are back, and that can only mean one thing: trouble! It's Easter and best friends Alice and Megan are together in Limerick again. They are both looking forward to their confirmation especially as their two families are going out to dinner together to celebrate. But not even a meal can be simple when Alice is around as she decides to hatch a plan to get her parents back together...