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Charlie Fry is football mad. He sleeps wearing his team’s full kit and dreams of scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup final. He plays football around the clock û at the park, on the way to school, at lunchtimes and even in his bedroom until his mum tells him off. But Charlie has a problem: he can’t run very far. He has plenty of skill but his poorly lungs stop him from sprinting. And as an 11-year-old boy planning to become the Golden Boot winner at the World Cup, that’s an issue. Then one day a freak accident presents Charlie with a unique goal-scoring gift û it means he can’t miss. But can Charlie convince his local team Hall Park to give him the chance and use his new skill to deadly effect? Or will the nasty bullies from his school keep him stuck on the sidelines?

The First Reading series offers simple stories with one or two sentences per page and lively detailed artwork - perfect for children who are learning to read, but not yet reading alone.

The Jungle Books can be regarded as classic stories told by an adult to children. But they also constitute a complex literary work of art in which the whole of Kipling's philosophy of life is expressed in miniature. They are best known for the 'Mowgli' stories; the tale of a baby abandoned and brought up by wolves, educated in the ways and secrets of the jungle by Kaa the python, Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The stories, a mixture of fantasy, myth, and magic, are underpinned by Kipling's abiding preoccupation with the theme of self-discovery, and the nature of the 'Law'.

The third laugh-out-loud book in the bestselling phenomenon that is the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid ...well, less wimpy. All manner of 'manly' physical activities are planned, but Greg just about manages to find a way out of them. That is until military academy is is mentioned and Greg realizes that he's going to have to come up with something very special to get out of this one...

Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.

A little red hen grows grain, threshes wheat, bakes bread, and feeds her chicksùall by herself, without any help from her lazy friends. Young readers will laugh and learn a valuable lesson about teamwork from this classic tale!

The Little Red Hen works hard all year to grow grains of wheat to make bread. Not one of her friends is willing to help her, so do they deserve the delicious treat at the end?

"Mister! He said with a sawdusty sneeze, I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees." The Lorax is the original eco warrior and his message rings loud today. In this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests, he tries to save the Truffula trees from the greedy once-ler's axe.

Neil and Lizzie's Dad is a Weatherman. But not the boring kind that you see on TV. He's one of the people who make sure that the Seasons change every year. But this year the Autumn hasn't arrived. Who is stopping it. Why? And can Neil and Lizzie help their father bring in the Autumn before it's too late?

When their beloved aunt--matriarch of the world's most powerful family--dies, orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill compete with less honorable Cahill descendants in a race around the world to find cryptic clues to a mysterious fortune. Book includes game cards which the reader may use to play an online version of the treasure hunt.

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.

The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to Rudyard Kipling's classic, The Jungle Book. Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves learns more of life and survival in the Indian jungle in the company of well-loved characters such as Baloo the brown bear and Bagheera the black panther.

The popular children's story appears in graphic novel form for the first time in the U.S., with stories never seen in America. This time, Geronimo Stilton and friends must travel back in time to Ancient Egypt! The Pirate cats, jealous that the face of a man was placed on the body of the Sphinx, are determined to coerce the Pharaoh into changing the face of this monument. It's up to Geronimo and co. to travel back in time and stop the Pirate Cats before it's too late.

Toothbrush? Check! Pajamas? Check! Huggy Bear? Check! Sam can't wait to go on his very first sleepover. He packs his overnight bag and gets ready to go. He has so much fun with Dan and Max--eating pizza, playing games, and watching a movie on...

Read The three little pigs together! With its delightful pictures and and easy to read text, your child will be encouraged to understand the story and join in.

A Town and Country Mouse visited each other. The Town Mouse was fed basic food at leisure; the Country Mouse had to run away from fine food. He ran home.

Pour se venger du coup des vers de terre dans les spaghettis, compère Gredin décida de jouer un tour particulièrement diabolique à commère Gredin.

Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quickûwitted, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all.If you haven't got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain, and a doll named Pretty Penny, then this book will probably fill you with despair.I will continue to record these tragic tales, for that is what I do. You, however, should decide for yourself whether you can possibly endure this miserable story. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket

From the world's favourite author, David Walliams - ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters; all in a gorgeously gifty FULL COLOUR format!