Books with author John Sutherland

“But Dad,” Martha protested, tears welling in her eyes “Ernie didn’t mean to poop in your slipper!”Banned from the Miller household following an unfortunate incident with Dad’s slipper, Ernie the dog is, quite literally, in the dog house. Things only get worse when his owner, a little girl named Martha, accidentally throws his favourite toy bone into next door’s garden.With the help of Montgomery, a small, somewhat mangy mouse who lives under an old wheelbarrow, Ernie sets out on a desperate mission to rescue his bone. Little does he know that the garden next door is patrolled by a fierce and bad-tempered bulldog named Max who, having discovered the toy bone, has already decided it belongs to him, and who will not take kindly to anyone he catches trying to steal it…Will Ernie and Montgomery survive their daring mission?Will Dad ever find it in his heart to forgive Ernie for ‘The Tartan Slipper Scandal’? And will Ernie ever manage to recover his most precious possession in the whole wide world – his beloved yellow rubber bone? A fun, comic adventure for kids from the writer of 'Norbert'!

Stuck in his field in the English countryside, it seems like Norbert and his friends have no hope of getting to the beach for their summer holidays. Unless, of course, they can make their own beach, right there in the field!But what will Norbert’s grumpy owner, Farmer Finbar, do when he finds out?A sunny comic caper for young readers - The 2nd book in the ‘Norbert the Horse’ series!

Norbert is back with festive fun and frolics!Norbert the horse has never received a Christmas present and wants to know why. When his best friend, Colin the Cuckoo, tells him he must somehow get a message to Father Christmas, a wild and crazy adventure is sure to follow…Will Colin succeed in his daring mission to Farmer Finbar’s house? Will Norbert ever get his Christmas present? And what will Santa and Rudolph make of Norbert and the gang? The THIRD book in the "Norbert the Horse" series!

Join Alice as she disappears down a rabbit hole one more time and emerges in the topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Curious happenings punctuate Alice’s journey, including wild encounters with the Red Queen, the Mad Hatter, the Jabberwocky, and many others!A star-studded spectacular featuring Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Anne Hathaway (The Princess Diaries), Alan Rickman (Harry Potter), Christopher Lee (Lord of the Rings), and directed by Tim Burton!

Norbert the horse is back with a brand new adventure!When Norbert learns that his only friend, Colin the cuckoo, is trapped in the darkest depths of Farmer Finbar’s, house, he knows that only he can save the day! Aided by Delilah the pony, not to mention an extremely annoying budgerigar named George, the dopey old horse sets out on a desperate rescue mission…Will they find Colin before Farmer Finbar does?The FOURTH book in the ‘Norbert the Horse’ series!

Everyone knows that Santa and his reindeer travel to deliver gifts every Christmas Eve...but that's just one night! The other 365 days, the residents of the North Pole are the real heroes of spreading cheer. In this book, meet the 24 elves of the North Pole Council. Learn about what they do to create the magic of Christmas - and how to spread it yourself, all year round. Find more Christmas cheer at www.24elves.com!

This book contains 4 weeks of fun number activities including number tracing, number wording, counting, number recognition, and coloring.Week 1: Numbers 1 - 5Week 2: Numbers 6 - 10Week 3: Numbers 11 - 15Week 4 Numbers 16 - 20Each week consists of 5 days, each focusing on a different number. Day six includes counting and number recognition activities.A special certificate of completion is included at the end of each week that you and your child will be proud to display.If you are looking for fun and clever ways to incorporate educational components, coloring and handwriting practice are perfect.

Join Princess Petrina, Norbert the horse and Frogarty the witch in a brand new comic adventure, packed with crazy twists and turns!On the morning of her Coming of Age Ceremony, Princess Petrina awakens in high spirits; it will, she believes, be a day of great celebration for the people of Dragon’s Claw Castle. It is only when she catches a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror that things take a sinister turn; she has, for reasons unknown, sprouted a hideous, black, bushy moustache on her upper lip during the course of the night! When all attempts to remove it fail, it quickly becomes apparent that this is no ordinary moustache, but a thing of evil, possessed of dark, magical powers, with a will of its own. But why had it chosen her? Why had she, of all people, been singled out by this furry abomination? Convinced that a certain witch by the name of Frogarty holds the key to the mystery, the princess sets out on a desperate mission to find her. It is, however, a race against time; unless she can track her down and get the curse lifted before the next full moon, Petrina will be stuck with her big, bushy moustache for all eternity! A ‘hairy’ fairy tale for kids aged 8 and up!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Wings of Fire saga continues with a thrilling underwater adventure--and a mystery that will change everything! The lost heir to the SeaWing throne is going home at last. She can't believe it's finally happening. Tsunami and her fellow dragonets of destiny are journeying under the water to the great SeaWing Kingdom. Stolen as an egg from the royal hatchery, Tsunami is eager to meet her future subjects and reunite with her mother, Queen Coral. But Tsunami's triumphant return doesn't go quite the way she imagined. Queen Coral welcomes her with open wings, but a mysterious assassin has been killing off the queen's heirs for years, and Tsunami may be the next target. The dragonets came to the SeaWings for protection, but this ocean hides secrets, betrayal--and perhaps even death.

Norbert the horse is back with a spookily silly adventure for Halloween! Stuck in his field and all on his own, dopey old Norbert is well and truly spooked at the prospect of spending Halloween night out in the open. Convinced that, come nightfall, the place will be crawling with ghosts, ghouls, witches and vampires, he sets out with his friends Colin the cuckoo and Delilah, the pretty pony from the next field, in search of somewhere safe to spend the night. Little do they know that they are embarking on a hair-raising adventure which will lead them to the most terrifying place of all; Farmer Finbar’s house! The FIFTH book in the Norbert the Horse series!

Left alone with his strange and sinister Grandad Jock for two weeks in a creepy old farmhouse, 11 year-old Jimmy Black is far from happy. How could his mean parents do this to him?Little does he know that he will soon be catapulted into a hair-raising adventure that will take him deep beneath the ocean floor to the lost city of Atlantis, where he will face a whole host of terrors including Medusa, Cerberus, the three-headed dog, and the God of the Seas himself, Poseidon! Can Jimmy save himself and the entire human race from destruction? A fun, comic adventure for kids!