Little gems

At school they call him Bullet, but Chris and Lisa call him Minikid. He's only come for a visit, but wherever he goes, trouble seems to follow.

Life on Meadowsweet Farm has always had a balance. Farmer Green turns a blind eye to the rats and the rats run the show. Well, one rat in particular - Ripper, the King Rat. But one day things turn upside down when Farmer Green kills some of Ripper's best men. Now the rats are out for revenge.

Mariella loves nothing more than inventing but bedtime keeps getting in the way of all her brilliant ideas! So when Mum and Dad won't take no for an answer there's only one thing for it... Mariella has to build a rocket-powered flying suit to zap her round the world faster than the setting sun! If anyone can outsmart sleep it's Mariella. But everyone needs sleep and without it all of Mariella's brilliant ideas might just disappear. A "how to live a happy life" tale told with humour, warmth and a loveable female protagonist.

Nellie is a young penguin, small but plucky. Frightened by what she thinks is a killer whale (but in fact it's a submarine under the command of Captain Beardy-Beard), she jumps on to an iceberg for safety. The iceberg goes floating off all the way to the North Pole where she must be clever to outwit enemies and escape danger!

Heartwarming story set in post-war Poland. Little Lucja's Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army, and the Communists, and now he is looking forward to a long and peaceful retirement. He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp. But when the carp arrives alive and takes up residence in the bathtub and Lucja's heart, has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match? High quality cream paper and a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all.

Gobo del Galabrazolus planeta esta interesado en mundos distantes y sus habitantes, especialmente la tierra y los monstruos que viven alli. El decide volar alli y coger uno de ellos. Despues de todo, sus amigos tienen mascotas exoticas. Gobo from Galabrazolus, a planet with seven moons, travels to the blue planet he has heard about from his grandfather to collect one of its two-legged, two-eyed monsters to keep as a pet.

Chris, Lisa and Tom love their hide-out - but it has to stay a secret! A great countryside tale from the multi award-winning master storyteller.

When Joe's teacher announces the new class project will be all about their pets, Joe turns glum there's no animals allowed in his house. So when he starts to invent a pet, his imagination turns wild and the dragonosaurus is born! There's lots of fun to be had with his new 'pet', but when Joe notices something amiss on the neighbouring farm the dragonosaurus is quickly abandoned. Perhaps an animal to call his own is closer than Joe thinks.

Chichico is thrilled when a talent scout spots him during a kick-about with his friends Davi and Ana, and he is asked to try out for Santos Brazil. But without a pair of football boots, how will Chichico ever been taken seriously? Loyal Davi steps in and sets out on a mission to solve Chichico's problem. But Davi's actions soon risk ruining Chichico's dreams forever.