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Author: Di Toft
WOLVEN is a fantasy firmly rooted in the mysterious present. A boy and his eccentric grandparents live near a strange wood – apparently cursed.
Nat longs for a dog – but the dirty ungainly farm creature finally found by his grandfather hardly fits his image of the perfect pet. But it’s only when his dog starts to grow human ears that he realises that something is seriously wrong.
The truth is stranger than his wildest dreams - the boy who appears is a shape-shifting werewolf in reverse. Woody is one of a noble breed of WOLVEN driven into hiding centuries before only to be rediscovered by evil government scientists who intend to breed werewolves as weapons. Can Nat and Woody save the day?
Released August 2009 |
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Author: Sophia Bennett
Nonie’s passion is fashion. Humanitarian Edie wants to save the world. And budding actress Jenny has just landed a small part in a Hollywood blockbuster. But when these three friends meet a young African refugee girl called Crow, sketching a dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, they get the chance to pool their talents and do something truly wonderful, proving that fashion fairy tales really can happen.
Winner of The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2009
“It was a treat… elegant and funny and has real narrative verve. AUTHOR DAVID ALMOND
“Great fun. It goes at a cracking pace and girls will love it.” AUTHOR JACQUELINE WILSON
Released September 2009 |
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Author: Fiona Tierney & Margaret Chamberlain
When Lion meets Sarah walking in the jungle singing a happy song, he tells her she shouldn't be there! Nobody in his jungle just walks or sings: they prowl, creep, swing, lumber, slither and stampede. Or, they roar, yowl, grunt, chatter and harrumph!
Just as Sarah’s about to become the Lion’s Lunch, she tells him she can do something that no-one else in the jungle can do . . .
An uplifting story that will inspire courage and confidence in all!
Released September 2009 |
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Author: Jonathan Emmett & Caroline Jayne Church
When Sam discovers all the leaves are falling off his beloved oak tree home, he can’t believe his little squirrel eyes. With the help of his sister Sophie, Sam begins to put the colourful leaves back onto the tree. But, oh no, they all fall down again!
Thank goodness mums have all the answers and the little squirrels find out all about the beauty of Autumn colours.
A charming, colourful tale for the littlest leaf peepers!
Released September 2009 |
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Author: Cornelia Funke
The first of the three Ink series books in three gorgeous new collector’s editions. Beautiful new cover art by Carol Lawson and Chris McEwan.
Translated from the original German by distinguished translator, Anthea Bell.
Meggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn’t read to her since her mother disappeared.
When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo if forced to reveal an extraordinary secret – when he reads aloud, words come alive, and dangerous characters step out of the pages.
Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about in books, but this one will change her life forever.
Released October 2009 |
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