Traditional rhymes and stories have been collected under the wing of Mother Goose for centuries, and this collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been put together by the masterly illustrator Arthur Rackham. It is a wonderful collection of old favourites, from Jack and Jill, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and Who Killed Cock Robin? to comic alphabets and the fearful fate of Anthony Rowley. It is i…
A spooky sleepover to die for... It's Halloween in Castleton, and eleven-years old Bella Bright has invited three girls from school to a sleepover party in Darkling Manor, the crumbling old house that her mum is renovating. Little does she know that Alice is there too, a ghost who died 150 years ago. When the girls start to play hide and seek, Alice joins in. Bella and her friends are soon d…
Today's To-Do List: Madison Graham needs me to send some more texts from James the Fake Canadian Boyfriend. Rebecca Lewis needs me to spread a new nickname for her: Sophie Nelson needs.. a miracle I need a break
Welcome to Monster School Something weird is happening at Grim Falls Academy...and that's saying something for a school for supernatural kids! Seb has unearthed a mysterious box, a pesky troll is wreaking havoc and the school has been turned into one massive maze! But when Seb's life is turned upside down, will he, Victor and Tabby manage to get everything back to normal and discover the truth?
Good evening. Bang! Ka-Boom! Ouch Yes, Lamonic Bibber is at war and it's all because of Mr Gum and his nasty butcher pal, Billy William the Third. As the meat and grease whizz through the air, it's down to Polly and her friends to break up the dight. Ka-Pow! Can they do it in time? Ka-SMASH! Will love save the day? Ka-question! Who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle?
THE ADVENTURES OF ODYSSEUS After 10 long years at war Odysseus is coming home. But the journey is full of terrifying dangers-the man-eating cyclops, a bewitching enchantress and, worst of all, the curse of the powerful sea god Poseidon....
PERSEPHONE AND THE POMEGRANATE SEEDS Have you ever wondered why we can't have summer all the time? The answer lies in the tale of Persephone and Pluto.... ATALANTA'S RACE Atalanta is the fastest runner ever, but the man who beats her will have her hand in marriage. Can any suitor slow
PERSEUS AND THE GORGON MEDUSA The Gorgon Medusa is a hideous monster with poisonous snakes for hair and a look that turns living creatures to stone. Perseus is a good and brave young man who has been dared to cut off the Gorgon's head.
THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR No one has ever survived a meeting with the man-eating Minotaur but Theseus wants to try. Is he brave or is he foolish? ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE Can Orpheus's beautiful music rescue his beloved Eurydice from the Underworld? APOLLO AND DAPHNE Apollo loves Daphne; Daphne loves no man, and Cupid is to blame!
BURNING THE BOOKS Foolish King Tarquin is too proud to buy books from the ancient Sybil. He would rather stand by and watch his city's future go up in smoke. THE GUARDIAN GEESE There's a goose on the loose in the temple of Juno! And what better creature to guard the queen of the gods and protect the people of Rome.