Books for 5-7 year 0lds
The Poo Monster:
An early chapter book for 6-7 year olds.
Hi! I’m Frankie Fartalot. Do you know what happens when your parents forget to change your baby sister’s nappy? A monster appears – a Poo Monster! Then things get bad. Like, really bad. The Poo Monster traps your mum in the bin. It destroys your bedroom. It flushes you down the toilet. And that’s just the start of how bad things get…
Albert and the Giant Squid:
An early chapter book for 6-7 year olds.
Albert, Ernie and Elody discover a huge ship on top of a cliff, far above the sea. How did it get there?
Ernie is captured by a group of pirates hiding on the ship.
In the sea below lurks a gigantic squid, which is very angry because the pirates stole something from it.
Can Albert and Elody help the giant squid and save Ernie from the pirates?
The Blubber Monster’s Crown
A picture book for 5-6 year olds.
The Blubber Monster has lots of treasure, but is still feeling sad. He doesn’t have a crown.
He sets off to find one. The crabs’ crowns are too small. The giant’s … well, it’s far too big. Will the Blubber Monster ever find the perfect crown? Follow his quest in this action-packed, funny and touching story.
Books for 7-11 year 0lds
Zombie Cows From Outer Space
A book of short stories and poems. Some are scary, some are funny … all of them are full of action-packed adventure. Stories include:
- The Disappearance of Author Luke Temple
- The Book-Loving Zombie
- More Than Just a Name
- The Maths-Loving Zombie
- The Cheese Chaser
- The Science-Loving Zombie
- The Ghost of Forgotten Words
- Three-Headed Stories
- Zombie Cows From Outer Space
Ghost Post
Becky is desperate to have an adventure, but the most fun she normally has is helping her mum deliver the post. That is until Spooky Steve turns up with his ghost-hunting TV show.
Becky’s attempts to get on TV go horribly wrong, when the ghost of an angry, old postmaster appears…
‘I curse this post office! Soon my curse will fall!’
As the ghost’s curse takes effect, Becky’s mum disappears and Spooky Steve runs away. With only her best friend Jimmy to help, Becky must figure out how to stop the curse. But can she do it before everything she knows and loves is destroyed?
Doorway To Danger
When Becky and Finn go ghost hunting inside the abandoned Thicket House, they have no idea of the dangers that await them.
A monstrous ghost, known as ‘the spectre’, traps them in the house. No matter how hard they try, they can’t get out. As the spectre’s evil plans become clear, Becky and Finn have to battle their fears and fight for their lives. Can they escape from Thicket House before it’s too late?
‘Becky watched in horror as a tentacle-like arm grew out of the spectre and pushed Finn. Finn fell, painfully slowly, down the stairs. Before she had a chance to react, Becky saw the spectre creeping towards her. She closed her eyes and curled herself up, waiting for the worst to happen.’
The Ghost Lord Returns
The Thistlewick Island fair celebrates the life of Lord Thistlewick, who created the island 300 years ago. It is a fun and happy occasion … until Godiva Gibbons and her creepy clowns turn up. Becky uncovers Godiva’s evil plans to destroy the island.
The only way Becky can stop Godiva is to bring back the ghost of Lord Thistlewick himself. But no one has found Lord Thistlewick’s ghost for hundreds of years and Becky only has until the end of the fair! Her bravery is put to the ultimate test, as she battles against spectres, sharks, curses and hundreds of nasty ghosts in her search for the Ghost Lord. Can she find him in time and defeat the evil that is taking over Thistlewick Island?
Felix Dashwood and the Traitor's Treasure
1880: In an intense battle the fearsome pirate, Captain Traiton, captures the great ship, Tormenta. But waiting onboard is an unexpected surprise, which will lead to his downfall.
Today: Stuck in detention, Felix is bored, until she finds a note written by her evil head teacher, Mr Foxsworth, which mentions treasure on Thistlewick Island.
Can Felix and her friends, Caspar and Drift, find the treasure before Mr Foxsworth gets it? What is his connection to Captain Traiton? And what will happen when the past and the present collide?
Felix Dashwood and the Mutating Mansion
50 years ago: Amelie is trapped in her bedroom in Murkhill Mansion, with only her diary and her rag toys to keep her company.
Today: When exploring the abandoned Murkhill Mansion, Felix, Caspar and Drift find Amelie’s diary. Strange things start to happen – the rooms mix themselves up in an impossible maze and the mansion turns into a nightmare world of dragons, dungeons and death-traps that the children cannot escape from. Then Drift goes missing.
Everything that is happening seems to be connected to Amelie and her diary. But what is turning her nightmares into reality? Can Felix and Caspar find Drift? And what happens when Amelie’s rag toys mutate into something far creepier and more dangerous?
Felix Dashwood and the Traitor's Revenge
Caspar is acting strangely and it has something to do with a mysterious ship that has appeared off the coast of Thistlewick Island. Felix and Drift sneak onto the ship to investigate.
There, they encounter a dark, creepy woman with a crystal ball, and realise that she is hypnotising Caspar in order to find out information. But the woman isn’t in charge of the ship – she is working for someone else. A man who wants revenge on Felix and will destroy the whole of Thistlewick to get it. Felix is captured by a ghostly white mist, which ties her up like rope. Unable to escape, she looks up at the giant, shadowy figure that appears above her. At his menacing, bloodshot eyes. Who is it that is taking his revenge on her?