Books with author Judy Brown

Archie the Petbot cat, Sparky the mouse and Flo the bird may be robots with special high-tech skills, but they are obsessed with TV show The Pet Factor - where talented pets show off and compete for top prizes. When auditions for the show come to town, the petbots get their human friends - children Jack, Anya and Sophie - to smuggle them into the studios to watch. But pets tipped for stardom are going missing! When Sophie is given a warning to keep her cat out of the semi-finals, Archie volunteers to dress up and act like a real cat in his place. But can a robot be convincing as a real animal? And when Archie is pet-napped, how are the others ever going to rescue him? Packed with brilliant Petbot pictures by the author herself!

Portia is a reluctant princess, horrified by her father's idea of marrying her off to a boring prince. So rather than endure years of dull matrimony, she sells the family jewels, buys a ship, and escapes to sea with her ladies-in-waiting as crew. When Portia hear news that her favorite cousin is also being set up for an unsuitable marriage, she and her crew swing into action and set off to the rescue. Soon Portia's services are in high demand from indignant princesses worldwide. Pleas for escape are delivered by the ship's parrot, Squawk. But while Portia's busy rescuing princesses, her own jilted groom has sent someone in pursuit of her. Count Nasty's ship is on the horizon, and he's not giving up easily.

Archie the Petbot cat, Sparky the mouse, and Flo the bird may be robots with special high-tech skills, but they are obsessed with TV show The Pet Factor—where talented pets compete for top prizes. When auditions for the show come to town, the petbots get their human friends to smuggle them into the studios to watch. But pets tipped for stardom are going missing! And when Archie is pet-napped, how are the others ever going to rescue him? Packed with Petbot pictures by the author herself!

Portia the Pirate Princess and her crew of ladies-in-waiting are back to rescue another princess from a dull and boring marriage! This time it's Princess Pandora who needs their help. She's being forced to marry wimpy Prince Norman of Moronia, and she is trapped in a tower to stop her from running away. Embarking on a perilous mission to infiltrate the castle, Portia smuggles Pandora down to her workshop where she creates an ingenious invention for their escape! But Count Nasty is lying in wait for Portia, and he's determined to get revenge.

Princess Pancake and Prince Ivor getting married? It's a recipe for disaster! Luckily Portia and her shipmates are quick to sail to the rescue, and soon Pancake's onboard the ship along with her nanny, Agnes. But Agnes is not all she seems: she is in league with Count Nasty, and they've got plans for Portia. When Pancake spots Agnes flicking through a Book of Potions, she begins to wonder what on earth the naughty nanny is up to.