The Boy at the Back of the Class

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn't always make sense. There used to be an empty chair at the back of my class, but now a new boy called Ahmet is sitting in it. He's eight years old (just like me), but he's very strange. He never talk…

Phantom Lollipop Man

Related activity sheets available on the Nosy Crow website.Izzy and her friends are shocked when they find their lollipop man has disappeared! Maisie thinks he's gone to Rome but if that's true, why do they keep seeing a weird white wispy cloud around the school And why do Izzy's legs feel cold even though she's got tights on Could it be that the lollipop man is a phantom and he's come to spook…

The Midnight Gang

Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator , the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist , and now he’s bringing his signature humor to the sick ward in The Midnight Gang . Tom lands in the hospital w…

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Desirable

George is a self-confessed social reject who spends more time with his Warhammer figures than actual people - but when he's given a bottle of aftershave called Desirable, women can't resist him! How will he cope with his new-found popularity? And what will happen when the magic wears off?

My Life on Fire

A tense, page-turning story that sensitively deals with themes of family upheaval and kleptomania, by the bestselling author of Ella on the Outside. Ren’s family lose their home in a fire. They’re living with her grandmother now and things are a bit tense. Ren lost her collection of things, her clothes; her brother lost his little bear and is inconsolable. So Ren starts replacing thin…

From Hereabout Hill

A spell-binding collection of short stories from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill.Included in this collection of short stories is a poignant tale about civil war, where a young girl hides from enemy soldiers in a public toilet; a haunting story of a little girl swept out to sea whil…

Giraffe Problems

Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John! Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure it out? Cyrus the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it…

There's Always Pooh and Me

There's Always Pooh and Me brings together twenty-three of A.A. Milne's best-loved poems, accompanied by E.H. Shepard's delightful colour illustrations. This beautiful volume of classic children's verse provides a wonderful introduction to the world of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. Perfect for sharing, as well as giving, it is a gift book that Pooh fans off all ages will treasure.