Books with author Amanda

This bright, engaging book from Ladybird is a gentle introduction to key manners and learning about being polite for young preschool children.Pirate Pete and Princess Polly try to use the right words to be polite at nursery and when they are having fun at home. Toddlers will love the engaging text and colourful illustrations, which can also help to motivate them to learn and practise their manners to be just like their favourite pirate and princess!

Who are the people in your life? Are they good for you? You. Will help you figure out who is true to you by giving you the methods and by using my experiences to show how true people can be and how they can also be someone you never thought they could have been. Learn from my mistakes and my life on how you can improve yours and be treated the way you should be.

Dinosaurs Alive! A monster book that is over-flowing with facts and perfect for any dinosaur obsessed child. Enter a prehistoric world and discover weird and wonderful facts about soaring beasts, scary sea monsters and ferocious flesh-eaters! With giant fold-out pages full of dinosaur facts and dinosaur data, close-ups and explanations of how dinosaur history was uncovered, this fantastic book is jam-packed with information for young dinosaur fans.

Pirate Pete and Princess Polly need to get some new shoes! This bright, interactive sound book describes the excitement and fun of going shopping for new shoes and helps young children understand what happens at the shoe shop and what to expect. From why shoes need to fit properly and how your how feet are measured, to trying different pairs on, all key elements of that exciting first shopping trip are covered. What shoes do Pirate Pete and Princess Polly like the best? Which are YOUR favourites? Press the sound button to hear a happy cheer as your child joins in with Pete and Polly's new shoe adventure.

What sort of jokes do werewolves like best?Howlers!What's worse than being surrounded by huge great scary monsters? Being surrounded by AWFUL JOKES ABOUT MONSTERS! Think you can stomach hundreds of and ghastly gags? These monster gags will have you screaming for more! From gnarly knock knocks to gruesome groaners, you'll find everything to tickle your monster fancy.

A cracking collection of hilarious jokes to keep you chuckling not just during Christmas and the festive period, but the whole year roundWhat do you call a boy trying to get the creases out of his clothes at the North Pole?Brrrr-ian!What goes Ho Ho Swoosh, Ho Ho Swoosh?Father Christmas in a revolving door!Waiter, waiter, my turkey has gone off.Which way did it go?

Everybody knows a boy like Oscar. He’s popular at college, fun and good looking.When Oscar is viciously attacked in the City by men with long curved teeth and eyes that glow, a mysterious girl appears in a frightening storm of knives and skill to save his life. Nobody knows a girl like Cyan. Her ice-white eyes show the pain of her broken soul.Self-appointed warrior, she fights against the darkness and shadows of a world hidden to most. She considers saving a boy’s life just part of her job, so Cyan is more than surprised when Oscar comes looking for her. He wants answers. She wants to be left alone.Cyan isn’t sure how to let someone into her life, and maybe even her heart, after decades alone, while Oscar isn’t sure if the world he has willingly stepped into is too much to take. As night and day collide with painful consequences, they are left asking if love really can conquer all… even when it seems impossible?

Who are the people in your life? Are they good for you? You. Will help you figure out who is true to you by giving you the methods and by using my experiences to show how true people can be and how they can also be someone you never thought they could have been. Learn from my mistakes and my life on how you can improve yours and be treated the way you should be.