Books with author Alex T. Smith

A Young Adult novel set in South Africa.Young Erin Dearlove has lost everything in a violent attack on her family. She now lives with her bohemian aunt Kate in a run-down apartment block. Locked into a fantasy of her previous life, she shuns all overtures of friendship from her new neighbours, until she meets Mr Devilskein, the demon who lives on the top floor... and opens a door into another world.

Meet Claude - the ordinary dog with an extraordinary life. Now the star of his very own TV show on Disney Junior. What adventures will Claude and Sir Bobblysock have today? Join them and meet all their Pawhaven friends in this bumper sticker activity book!Packed full of stickers, puzzles and games, this whopper activity book will keep Claude fans busy for hours! Based on the Disney Junior TV show.Praise for Alex T. Smith's Claude series:'Illustrated with humour and elegance' The Times'With quirky illustrations and plenty of humour' MetroClaude in the City was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Claude Going for Gold won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. Alex T. Smith was the official World Book Day illustrator in 2014.Follow Alex at alextsmith.com and on Twitter: @Alex_T_Smith

Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude decides what adventure he wants to have that day. Today he and Sir Bobblysock go to the city for the very first time. The have tea in a cafe, go shopping and visit a museum. It is all very normal until...Claude accidentally foils a robbery and becomes the local hero! Claude in the City has also been selected for the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club 2011.

From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a brand new hero: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this series from Alex T. Smith. Follow Mr Penguin and Colin as they crash-land on a snowy mountain. Will they be able to solve the mystery of the missing pets? What are the strange noises coming from the abandoned fortress? And will Mr Penguin conquer his fear of flying?Find out in the second Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design.Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure:'Addictive slapstick' - Guardian'The perfect introduction to mystery stories' - ScotsmanClaude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is now a TV star on Disney Junior. Alex T. Smith was a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow him on Twitter @Alex_T_Smith

The utterly charming Foxy DuBois has cooked up a cunning plan to turn her dinner guest, Egg, into breakfast in this hilarious picture book that hatches a surprise! Delightful hostess Foxy DuBois invites Egg over for dinner. While Egg is taking notice of Foxy s chicken-themed art, Foxy is in the kitchen devising her breakfast menu: Egg. Foxy serves an indulgent dinner she wants a big, delicious Egg. Then they play games Foxy also wants a fit Egg. At Foxy s insistence, Egg spends the night: "I have something even more wonderful planned for breakfast," Foxy says. But in the morning, Foxy is the one in for a surprise.

Four best friends, One, Two, Three and Four all live in a house that is a home. They live happily, all together, until One decides he wants to become a pirate. Two wants to move to the mountains, Three prefers exploring caves and Four thinks it would be a great idea to move to the city and boogie-woogie all night long! The friends can't agree on where they should go, so they go their separate ways and take different parts of the house with them. Soon they find that without each other a house truly isn't a home. The four best friends work together and find a solution to visiting different places.