Sarah desperately wants a horse for her birthday. She'll call it Treacle and they will go everywhere together. But as the presents for her birthday pile up, Sarah begins to act like a horse - galloping and stamping and whinnying.
How dare his awful cousin Primrose tell Nicholas Nosh he's too short to be a real pirate? He'll show her what being a real pirate is all about!
It is Kerry's first day at her new school. Will she find a friend?
Anna had never slept over at a friend's house, until now.... Was she brave enough?
Louisa can't decide what she's going to hate more about camp - having to abseil down a cliff, or being in the same group as that show-off Jason Ballinger. But there's something else that's worrying Louisa about camp...something she can't let anyone find out about, or else everybody will laugh at her. Especially Jason Ballinger.
Ms Li's class is getting ready for the Science Fair, and Chad, Jordan , Zoe and Keisha want to come up with a mind-blowing project. With the helps of Chad's eccentric Auntie Kym, they decide to try and make a Black Hole! But class bully Shaun Simpson, whose Dad always gives him special stuff for his projects, seems determined to ruin it. No matter how they present the group project, using vacuu…
Both Caxton Camberwell and Rosie the dragon are very different from the rest of their families. Rosie breathes water instead of fire and desperately loves to dance. Caxton isn't interested in making sculptures like his mum, dad and sisters. Instead he loves anything that involves movement, especially swimming. When Caxton and Rosie meet, it isn't long before they discover just how to pool their…
Everyone in Brad's family is famous except for him. His Grandad is famous for his sunglasses collection, his Grandma is famous for her wonky woodwork; his Mum is famous for her heart-covered car, his Dad is famous for his three-layer chocolate peppermint cake; his sister is famous for her tattoos; and her brother is famous for his socks. Even his cat is famous! Despite trying heaps of different…
For readers from seven to twelve years this series is aimed at building reading skills and confidence with simple words and plots. This is the story of Abbey's terrible experience with the hiccups and starring in the school play.
Dougal scowled at the old umbrella in his hand. He chucked it into the junk pile. This was turning out to be the worst summer holiday ever. Okay, he was sorry Nan had a sore back. But why did big-mouthed sister Sarah have to say that she and Dougal would do some work round the place? He was meant to be on holiday! He'd ended up with the yucky job of clearing junk out of the cupboard under the s…