Four brand new stories in which Horrid Henry makes his ownscary movie -- The Undead Demon Monster Who Would Not Die,persuades Peter to hand over his stash of Grump Cards (as abrilliant scheme to get him out of the punishments his parents givehim) and spends a weekend at Aunt Ruby's where he has to share abedroom with his two arch-enemies, Stuck-Up Steve and Bossy Bill.Then when Henry's school decides to have a mini-Olympics, he setsup his own Holympics, with medals for crisp-eating, TV watching,and Burping to the Beat.
Swan SongLike the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeterswan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpetjoyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can'ttrumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely noattention to him.Louis tries everything he can think of to winSerena's affection--he even goes to school to learn to read andwrite. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a realbrass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis hislove?
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giantsguzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giantwho can stop them - the BFG. He's the kindest giant there is and,with his friend Sophie in his top pocket, he sets out to rid theworld of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsomefriends forever...
Ottoline and Mr. Munroe do everything and go everywheretogether. That is, until the day Mr. Munroe mysteriously disappearsleaving a strange clue written in string Armed with her AmateurRoving Collectors' travel pass Ottoline sets off on a journey over,under and on top of the sea to find her hairy best friend and bringhim back home.
OATHS SWORN . . . loyalties tested . . . forces collide.Following the colossal battle against the Empire's warriors on theBurning Plains, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have narrowlyescaped with their lives. Still there is more at hand for the Riderand his dragon, as Eragon finds himself bound by a tangle ofpromises he may not be able to keep. First is Eragon's oath to his cousin Roran: to help rescue Roran'sbeloved, Katrina, from King Galbatorix's clutches. But Eragon oweshis loyalty to others, too. The Varden are in desperate need of histalents and strength--as are the elves and dwarves. When unrestclaims the rebels and danger strikes from every corner, Eragon mustmake choices-- choices that take him across the Empire and beyond,choices that may lead to unimagined sacrifice. Eragon is the greatest hope to rid the land of tyranny. Can thisonce-simple farm boy unite the rebel forces and defeat theking?
Made to be a page boy at a wedding, forced to go on a countrywalk, and dragooned into dinner at a posh restaurant - it's a hardlife for Henry. But in these ten hilarious stories taken from theHorrid Henry books, he shows he knows how to stick up for himselfand get his own back. Brilliant new extras include instructions,notes from Horrid Henry, a recipe for a truly horrible drink, andadvice on various important matters. You can even choose a newhairstyle for his unfavourite dinner guest!
Stories comprise: Horrid Henry's Christmas Presents, HorridHenry's Car Journey, Perfect Peter's Horrid Day, Horrid Henry RunsAway, Horrid Henry Eats a Vegetable, Horrid Henry Goes Shopping,Horrid Henry's Hobby, Horrid Henry's Bathtime, Horrid Henry'sPerfect Day, Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine.
《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成，相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩，满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记，他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外，还画了许多漫画。在日记里，格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活，如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛，重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中，真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。
Includes 'Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman' and'Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker'.
和老鼠记者Geronimo一起穿梭时空，边冒险边学世界史！ Geronimo Stiliton（老鼠记者系列）以老鼠Geronimo Stiliton为主人公讲述了一系列惊险刺激、扣人心弦而又妙趣横生的旅行历险故事。 Geronimo Stiliton系列曾获出版创意奖、安徒生奖、儿童电子书奖等多项殊荣，是一套畅销8600万册的优秀儿童文学桥梁书。 书中的主人公Geronimo Stiliton经营着一家畅销报社，他有着出版人的博学睿智，却因过分的重视原则性而显得古板憨厚。在众多伙伴的陪伴下，Geronimo一次又一次地陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而每次旅行都能让小读者学到许多有趣的人文、科学知识。 在这个老鼠记者时光穿梭世界史的系列故事中，小读者将有机会和Geronimo一起乘坐时光机，穿越回熟悉而又陌生的过去，开启新的时空之旅！ 你将有机会领略侏罗纪时代的恐龙、冰河时代的猛犸巨象；玛雅、
This title presents "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" together in a single bumpervolume, with a great new Quentin Blake cover and a new end sectionabout Roald Dahl.
The fifth screamingly funny novel from David Walliams, numberone bestseller and fastest growing children's author in thecountry. Hot on the heels of bestselling Gangsta Granny comesanother hilarious, action-packed and touching novel - the story ofa little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Herstepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her.The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly byflobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt's Burgers isafter her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clueis in the title...From the author that is being called 'a new RoaldDahl', Ratburger is not to be missed!
Everybody loves a carnival! Who can fail to delight in thecolourful people, the unworldly spectacle, the fabulousfreaks? A carnival is a place for good family fun - as long as one has afamily, that is. For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at thecarnival turns out to be yet another episode in a now unbearableseries of unfortunate events. In fact, in this appalling ninthinstalment in Lemony Snicket′s serial, the siblings must confront aterrible lie, a caravan, and Chabo the wolf baby. With millions ofreaders worldwide, and the Baudelaire′s fate turning fromunpleasant to unseemly, it is clear that Lemony Snicket has takennearly all the fun out of children′s books.
