STITCH HEAD: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
ISBN-13: 978-1788956376
The first book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series by award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by Pete Williamson, now brought to almost-life again in this brand-new, monstrously magnificent graphic novel edition.
Enter the darkly funny world of Stitch Head, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime…
Deep in the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, eccentric Professor Erasmus created Stitch Head, a small, almost-human creature. His experiments continued, filling the castle with creations so fabulously monstrous that Stitch Head was long forgotten. Until a travelling circus ringmaster knocks at the castle door, promising to make Stitch Head a star. Is this Stitch Head’s chance to venture beyond the castle walls? Or could he be making a terrible mistake…?
SCRAP
ISBN-13: 978-1788955973
The year was Something Something. Humans had spread like peanut butter across the galaxy, looking for new planets to call Somewhere.
One of those planets was Somewhere Five One Three.
When the humans arrive on Somewhere 513, they discover that the robots sent to prepare the planet for Humanity’s arrival have chosen to keep it for themselves. Only one robot remains loyal – K1-NG, aka King of the Robots. But even with the most powerful robot on their side, the outlawed humans don’t stand a chance.
Ten years on, Gnat and her sister Paige are the only humans left and have spent their lives hidden underground. Now they must venture out in search of the one robot that stood by the humans. There’s just one problem – the once mighty K1-NG has vowed never to help another human for as long as he lives…
A HUGH DUNNIT MYSTERY:
TAKING SHELTER
ISBN-13: 978-1839134180
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER! PUBLISHING 04/04/24
Hugh Dunnit may be a schoolboy, but that doesn't stop him from cracking the toughest cases. Like the case of the shredded maths homework. Sure, lesser minds might collar Hugh's new dog, Shelter. But Hugh knows there's more to sniff out. Working through the suspects, Hugh digs up a bigger mystery: just where does Shelter come from?
A fast-paced, pun-filled detective story with comic-book art throughout by Lee Cosgrove.
SKELETON KEYS:
THE UNIMAGINARY FRIEND
ISBN-13: 978-1788950305
Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds…
Ben can’t believe it when his imaginary friend the Gorblimey becomes unimaginary. The Gorblimey is loyal, kind … and real! But there's another unimaginary friend in town and that spells big trouble for Ben, the Gorblimey, and Skeleton Keys himself...
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The first book in the darkly comic SKELETON KEYS series.
SKELETON KEYS:
THE WILD IMAGININGS OF STANLEY STRANGE
ISBN-13: 978-1788953993
Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds…
When Skeleton Keys discovers newly unimagined Lucky all alone, he’s determined to reunite the little creature with the boy who imagined him. But Stanley is nowhere to be found…
The search leads them to the Kingdom – a hidden world for unimaginaries. As they scour the streets for any sign of Stanley, the Kingdom comes under attack. Lucky is convinced it’s the work of Stanley’s wild imaginings. But what is Stanley up to and can Skeleton Keys track him down before the entire place is reduced to rubble…?
SKELETON KEYS:
THE NIGHT OF THE NOBODY
ISBN-13: 978-1788953351
Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds…
Skeleton Keys meets young Flynn Twist, a boy with a wild imagination who's just had an encounter with a terrifying shadow calling itself the Nobody. Skeleton Keys suspects it could be a shapeless unimaginary searching for a physical form. As night falls the Nobody roams the village of Matching Trousers turning everyone it meets into zombie-like nobodies. No one is safe – not even Skeleton Keys. Soon only Flynn is left. Can he become the brave hero of his imagination and free everybody from the Nobody?
SKELETON KEYS:
THE LEGEND OF GAP-TOOTH JACK
ISBN-13: 978-1788952460
Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds…
When Skeleton Keys banishes Wordy Gerdy from the present using his Key to Time, he thinks he’s seen the last of the troublesome unimaginary. But Gerdy uses her ghostly pen to wreak her revenge, and before Skeleton Keys knows it she’s written his precious keys out of existence.
Skeleton Keys and his partner Daisy must follow Gerdy into the past to retrieve her pen and make her restore his keys. But Skeleton Keys has unknowingly sent Gerdy back to his own past and her pen is now in the hands of notorious thief, Gap-tooth Jack....
SKELETON KEYS:
THE HAUNTING OF LUNA MOON
ISBN-13: 978-1788951043
Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds…
Luna is the only one to mourn the death of her grandfather Old Man Moon – the rest of her family couldn’t be happier to see the back of the bad-tempered old miser. But as they celebrate his demise with a giddy jig, Aunt Summer vanishes ... only to reappear as a painting. While Luna is convinced her grandfather has kept his word to haunt them from beyond the grave, Skeleton Keys is certain that this is the work of an unimaginary. Can he get to the bottom of the mystery before the whole of Luna’s family disappears?
BUCK 'N' BRONCO: HIT THE ROAD!
ISBN-13: 978-1781129722
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Buck ’n’ Bronco are mascots at the Happy Ranch theme park. It’s their mission to Bring the Happy™ to your day!
But when Happy Ranch is demolished to make way for a futuristic new park, Buck ’n’ Bronco find themselves without a home and without a job. They head out on the road, determined to prove they’ve still got what it takes.
Can Buck ’n’ Bronco Bring the Happy™ out in the real world, or are they doomed to be yesterday’s mascots?
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
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ANNA GAIN AND THE SAME
SIXTY SECONDS
ISBN-13: 978-1781129166
Ever-punctual Anna Gain is never late, and she's certainly never late for the school bus.
Every day she catches it in perfect time. But not today. After a series of absurd events cause Anna to miss the bus, she's transported one minute back in time - only to be stuck re-living the same sixty seconds again ... and again ... and again ... Is fate trying to teach Anna a lesson? And will she ever escape? A laugh-out-loud and punny take on 'Groundhog Day' from a top-notch author-illustrator pairing, particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
LAURA NORDER:
SHERIFF OF BUTTS CANYON
ISBN-13: 978-1781128459
Laura Norder lives her life by the Golden Rules and so should everybody else. But being Sheriff of Butts Canyon at the age of ten is a big job to handle, and when a no-good rule-breaking bandit causes chaos in the town, enough is enough! It's time for Laura to step up to the plate and catch the masked mischief-maker before he breaks any more of her rules! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
NOAH SCAPE CAN'T STOP
REPEATING HIMSELF
ISBN-13: 978-1847157164
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Noah Scape loves dinosaurs and spaghetti with tomato sauce. But Noah doesn't always get what he wants and when school doesn't revolve around dinosaur facts and lunch isn't always his tried and tested favourite, well... enough is enough! It's time for him to stop wishing and to decide on exactly what he needs; a world full of Noahs! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
STiTCH HEAD
ISBN-13: 978-1847151834
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In the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, the frightfully insane Professor Erasmus conducts his bizarre experiments on living things. His very first creation has been long forgotten - a small, almost-human creature, known only as Stitch Head. Poor Stitch Head has spent years vying for attention amongst a menagerie of freakish monsters. When a travelling circus ringmaster, Fulbert Freakfinder, promises to make him a star, Stitch Head wonders whether there is another life for him . . .
STiTCH HEAD: THE PIRATE'S EYE
ISBN-13: 978-1847152282
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Stitch Head's master, Mad Professor Erasmus, leaves the castle to accept the prestigious Lifetime of Mad Professoring Award ... and doesn't come back. At last, Stitch Head is free to start a new life, and decides to live his dream and set sail for an almost-life on the high seas ... But all is not as it seems, and soon Stitch Head, the Creature and Arabella find themselves racing across the waves in an attempt to rescue the professor from the clutches of a mysterious enemy...
STiTCH HEAD: THE GHOST OF GROTTESKEW
ISBN-13: 978-1847153777
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The ghost of a villainous ne'er-do-well is haunting the corridors of Castle Grotteskew, gunning for Stitch Head's heart ...and soul. Certain that his heart once belonged to the vicious rogue, Stitch Head's world is torn apart. Will he surrender to the evil ghost and agree to do his bidding...?
STiTCH HEAD: THE SPIDER'S LAIR
ISBN-13: 978-1847153777
When Arabella ends up in an orphanage, Stitch Head leaves Grotteskew and its creatures behind and sets out on a daring rescue. But a far more gruesome monster awaits, and soon Stitch Head is trapped in its web with no chance of escape...
STiTCH HEAD: THE BEAST OF GRUBBERS NUBBIN
ISBN-13: 978-1847156099
The orphans at Castle Grotteskew are running riot ... and getting hungry. With no food in the castle, Stitch Head and Arabella head down to Grubbers Nubbin to see what they can pilfer, but they encounter a terrifying, savage beast. Could one of the Professor's Creations be on the loose...?
STiTCH HEAD: THE MONSTER HUNTER
ISBN-13: 978-1847156495
When an unexpected visitor crash-lands on top of Castle Grotteskew, Stitch Head knows it can only mean trouble. Eccentric explorer, Dotty Dauntless, has bet her fortune on delivering a monster to the Venture Club - the only problem is, all the castle's monsters are as meek as kittens...
SPYNOSAUR: NO MORE MR NICE SPY!
ISBN-13: 978-1847159090
​When SPYNOSAUR is accused of eating the princess of Canada's prized pet, Pugsy Malone, he has his Right to Spy revoked! Facing imprisonment in Department 6's inescapable prison, The Bin, Spynosaur goes rogue. Together with his sidekick, Amber, Spynosaur is pursued across the globe by his former fellow agents, including Danger Monkey, Dr Newfangle, and expert tracker Jet Setter. Convinced he's been framed, Spynosaur goes looking for the one villain capable such a diabolical deed, his arch enemy, Ergo Ego. But without his gadgets and equipment, and with the full force of Department 6 bearing down on him, can our hero evade capture long enough to clear his name?
SPYNOSAUR IN THE SPY'S THE LIMIT
ISBN-13: 978-1847158147
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SPYNOSAUR and Amber investigate a distress beacon emanating from the Arctic Circle – the last location of Spynosaur’s long-lost father, super-spy Abner Gambit – only to discover that Abner is alive! Having been frozen in ice for the last thirty years, Abner is keen to complete his unfinished mission - track down enemy agent The Purple Spyder and retrieve the P.L.O.T Device, a machine that can predict spies of the future. With very different approaches to spying, can Spynosaur and his dad put aside their differences long enough to save the future of spying?
SPYNOSAUR VS GOLDENCLAW
ISBN-13: 978-1847157782
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When SPYNOSAUR locks up the last of the world’s worst criminal masterminds, all that’s left are a string of undemanding novelty villains. Even Goldentoe, Spynosaur's last hope of a dastardly villain, is only pretending to be evil to win the heart of Shady Lady. Frantic that her dad has lost the will to spy, Amber convinces Goldentoe to make himself a more desirably dangerous suitor. With the help of the Science Ray and a sample of Spynosaur’s DNA, Goldentoe transforms himself into Goldenclaw, a formidable half-man, half dinosaur. Get ready for a dino-serious smackdown!
SPYNOSAUR
ISBN-13: 978-1847157164
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SPYNOSAUR is secret agency Department 6's not-so secret weapon. Created by mysterious science rays, Spynosaur has the mind of a super spy and the body of a dinosaur. Dedicated to protecting the world from criminal masterminds, this prehistoric powerhouse dishes out justice and puns to a host of eccentric enemies. But when he and his sidekick daughter Amber are sent to rescue a captured fellow agent, they discover an old enemy is back back in business and planning to unleash a devastating secret weapon upon the world...
AIDAN ABET, TEACHERS PET
ISBN-13: 978-1-78112-592-2
Aidan Abet loves to help the teacher. It makes him popular with the teachers but very unpopular with everyone else. But when substitute Miss Vowel strides into school with a rather unusual mini-zoo, Aidan has a choice to make – he can listen to the animals, or he can become the Ultimate Teacher’s Pet.
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Information for Grown-Ups: This book has a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it. It has been edited to a reading age of 8. It features a removable ‘super-readable’ sticker.
THE LEGEND OF FROG
ISBN-13: 978-1847153883
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Prince Frog thinks he's destined to rule the world ... the trouble is, the world has ended. Undeterred, Frog sets out to claim his crown. But Frog soon realizes that the world isn't quite as ended as he thought. He discovers Kingdomland, a magical realm filled with wild landscapes, strange creatures ... and a princess sitting on his throne. Together with his new friend, Sheriff Explosion the sheep, Frog seeks to prove his princeliness. But when aliens (yes, aliens!) invade Kingdomland, Frog and the princess must put aside their differences to save the world...
FROG THE BARBARIAN
ISBN-13: 978-1847154644
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Now that Frog has saved Princess Rainbow (and probably the whole world) he decides that he doesn't want to be a prince anymore. But he is still the most excellent, skilled-up outer space someone in Kingdomland and probably the entire universe, and it would be a shame to waste his talents. And when an arrogant bragon arrives to threaten the king and queen, there is only one frog for the job! The second hilarious tale about a frog on a serious mission, in a world where nobody is sure what the bumbles is going on!
THE MIGHTY FROG
ISBN-13: 978-1847155115
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Everyone's favourite frog has already saved the world TWICE with his incredible mightiness. Now it's the ultimate test of wills as Frog and his friends take to the skies to fight the extra-terrestrial Kroakan army. Together with Princess Rainbow, Sheriff Explosion the sheep and the rest of the Defeat All Foes Team (DAFT), Frog assembles an army of boastful bragons to do battle with Frog's universe conquering father, King Kroak! An awe-mazing adventure to the End of the Wolrd ... and beyond.
DiNKiN DiNGS AND THE FRiGHTENING THiNGS
ISBN-13: 978-1847150684
Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything - not just scary things, like being stuck in a lift with a hungry jaguar, but pretty much totally everything (apart from the monsters under his bed!) When Dinkin sees his new neighbours, he's certain that the girl next door is in fact a flesh-eating alien space zombie! But no one believes him. Can Dinkin, and his friends, The Frightening Things, rid the world of the evil zombies before the whole planet is turned into mindless flesh-eating slaves...?
DiNKiN DiNGS AND THE DOUBLE FROM DIMENSION 9
ISBN-13: 978-1847151209
When Dinkin is told he needs to wear glasses, he can barely contain his terror, for he knows that there's more to a pair of glasses than meets the eye...But in his haste to get rid of them, Dinkin unwittingly brings his bespectacled double from Dimension 9 to life...and unlike Dinkin, Danger Dings is afraid of nothing! It's time for Dinkin and the Frightening Things to be very afraid!
DiNKiN DiNGS AND THE CURSE OF CLAWFINGERS
ISBN-13: 978-1847151056
Dinkin has made a big mistake - he's created an invention of such mind-boggling anti-everythingness that it's far too terrifying to use and must be destroyed at once. But before he can get rid of it, the Anti-Everything Machine is stolen. Can Dinkin and the Frightening Things find the thief and save themselves from a fate worse than terror?
DiNKiN DiNGS AND THE REVENGE OF THE FISH-MEN
ISBN-13: 978-1847150868
Dinkin can't believe it when he mistakenly eats fishfingers for dinner - they're the fingers of Fish-Men and the scariest food ever! Dinkin knows that the Fish-Men are plotting their revenge on everyone who eats their fingers and it won't be long before they come after him...but no one believes him...!
WE ARE SUPER! ATOMIC
ISBN-13: 978-1407138848
FULL COLOUR! Jonny and Tommy Atomic's dad is the world's most famous superhero, Captain Atomic. But while he is off saving the world, the boys have to stay home because they don't have superpowers. But soon the boys discover they have powers too! Ideal for early readers.
SECRET SANTA: AGENT OF X.M.A.S.
ISBN-58-2459886032524
On December the 25th, one man delivers presents to all the children around the world. But what he does for the other 364 days a year has remained a mystery.​
Until now.
Prepare to enter the secret world of X.M.A.S. and discover the truth about the man they call Santa Claus.
Join Santa and his new Little Helper, Elf Agent Jingle Bells, as they do battle with the evil Dr Nimbus and his weather warping machines.
Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy sleigh-ride...
COSMIC CALAMITY (HEX FROM PLANET X)
ISBN-13: 978-1407136769
An intergalactic adventure with aliens, spaceships and goop galore! Hex is the worst space invader on Planet X. Every time he tries to do anything it goes wrong. He can't shoot a ray gun, he can't fly a spaceship and he couldn't spot an earthling even if it jumped up and bit him on the probe! But it's not his fault - he's cursed. When Hex discovers that his long-lost father is happily living on Planet Earth, he can't believe his luck. He decides to give up space invading for good and join his dad. The only problem is, Hex can't fly a spaceship... Will he make it in one piece?
MONSTER MADNESS (GORMY RUCKLES)
ISBN-13: 978-1407130309
Being a monster isn't as easy as it looks! Gormy Ruckles is a monster in training. He has one quite good fang, but his roar needs some work. Can he become the scariest monster of all? Contains three hilarious adventures in one bumper book: Monster Boy, Monster Mischief and Monster Trouble.
MONSTER MAYHEM (GORMY RUCKLES)
ISBN-13: 978-1407130316
Being a monster isn't as easy as it looks! Gormy Ruckles is a monster in training. He's great at stomping but just isn't very scary. Will he ever be monstrous enough? Contains three hilarious adventures in one bumper book: Monster Birthday, Monster Contest and Monster Hero.
ATOMIC! VILE'S VENGEANCE
ISBN-13: 978-1407148045
It's not easy being the son of a superhero! Jonny and Tommy Atomic are not like ordinary boys. Their dad is the most famous superhero in the world - making them pretty super too. That doesn't mean they don't have to go to school or tidy their room though. And they're definitely not allowed to use their powers or tell anyone their real identities... But while their dad is busy saving the world, again, no one realizes arch enemy Vinister Vile has a dastardly plan - can Jonny and Tommy stop him in time?
ATOMIC! MALICE'S MADNESS
ISBN-13: 978-1407148052
It's not easy being the son of a supervillain! Jonny and Tommy Atomic are not like ordinary boys. Their dad is the most famous superhero in the world - making them pretty super too. The boys have to keep their identity a secret. But what's even more secret is the fact that their mum is a supervillain! When Madame Malice breaks out of prison and whisks the boys off on a villainous adventure, the boys find themselves wondering if using their powers for good is all it's cracked up to be...