Puffin

Anna Glory, the one non-singing member of a gospel-singing family, feels left out, like her misfit Uncle Newt, until the day the family bus is involved in a terrible accident.

The quiet country vacation of Thursday, the mouse, and his adopted family is interrupted when they are kidnapped by a strange gang and taken to France.

A retelling, based on the Grimms' tale, of a poor retired soldier saved from starvation by a witch who also gives him a magic flame that he may use for good or evil.

The Melendy family leave their New York brownstone and move to the country. The house is quirky with lots of odd additions including the fourth floor, the mistake. The family adjusts to their new home with both small and big adventures.

You've seen them on the TV, now read the original stories! A raucous book filled with demented and horrible children who get their just deserts. Luscious writing spiced up with injections of carbolic humour. Getting a haircut? Eating spaghetti? Having a birthday party? You may think these all sound like very ordinary things to do. But read on and see how GRIZZLY these children can really be. Join in and relish the deserving victims' ghastly fates. Prepare to laugh, gasp and squirm as you read these cautionary tales!

A game, invented by a young son of the family, plays an important part in this story of adventure set in the ancient Mediterranean world.