Books with author Katie Davies

Teach little ones all about the concept of telling time in this charming story about a little boy's action-packed day! Liam has such a busy day ahead! He has to be up and out, bright and early, to go with Daddy to Kindergarten. After school it's time to play, then eat dinner together, and finally, get ready for bed. Lucky for Liam (and your little ones), there's a clock in each scene of this busy day that children can match up with the hands of the big clock in this sturdy, carry-along, tell-the-time book. Simple, fun questions get kids to interact with the book, leading them to connect the times of day to different activities, and towards a first understanding of how to tell time.

If you ever go to great city of Delaunay, take a left at the Duchess’s palace and cross the Bridge of Spires, and there you will find The Incredible Hotel. Everything runs like clockwork, thanks to Stefan the kitchen porter, who brews the coffee every morning, and dreams of being a chef. Until the morning of the Grand Ball, when a fire starts in the kitchen just as the Duchess of Delaunay arrives... can Stefan save the day? A stunning, escapist picture book about a beautiful hotel and the people who stay, live and work there.

Two brilliant stories about Anna, her brother Tom, and their neighbours, Suzanne and Joe-down-the-road, as they investigate two mysterious pet problems...Anna and her brother, Tom, have pestered Mum so much for a pet that she finally gives in and buys them a pair of hamsters. But their happiness soon turns to horror when they discover the hamsters slaughtered in their cage. Can they solve the case of the Great Hamster Massacre? Joe has gone to live with his Dad, leaving behind his beloved pet rabbit. When the rabbit becomes ill, Anna and Suzanne are convinced it's because it's missing Joe. Now Joe is sick too. Can Anna, Tom and Suzanne pull off the Great Rabbit Rescue in time?

The Carbon elementalists were wiped out to end the war, only Emma and her brother survived. They hid as refugees, struggling to get by for years. When Emma accidentally reveals her deepest secret, it looks like their lives are over. But a stranger offers her a chance to fulfill her destiny in exchange for her brother’s safety. She is brought to an elite academy to train alongside other elementalists as an assassin, and learns how to control the world around her. As her powers grow, she finds herself becoming something more dangerous.Can she conquer her fears to keep her brother safe, even if it means turning herself into a monster?

Mabel, the tooth fairy, hated brushing, and she hated flossing, and, well, you can imagine what happened to her choppers. It was disgusting. But then she came up with a plan to get her smile back . . . . With all the charm and sly humor that has made her a favorite of booksellers and librarians, Katie Davis gives us the story the fairy tales censor. It will have you laughing so hard your teeth will fall out! (Just be sure to leave them under your pillow.)

Bedtime! You have to stop playing and brush your teeth and put on your pj's, and you just know your parents are going to have a huge party as soon as you go to sleep. Aren't they? Well, this is one little girl who's determined to find out! Katie Davis will banish the bedtime blues with this silly, surprising, and sometimes sleepy anti-bedtime story.Includes fun new book-related activities!

All her life, Addy's heard stories about the McMahon family curse. Her mom says the stories are just jokes, but Addy isn't so sure. In fact, she's got evidence. Like the fact that her archenemy saw Addy shopping for a training bra with her mom. Or that Jonathan, her mom's g-ross boyfriend, is moving into the guest room.If only Addy could escape into the cartoon world of her journal, or hang out with her best friend, Jackie. The only problem is—and this is probably because of the curse—Jackie is now Addy's ex-best friend since one particular comic from her journal was somehow shown to the entire school.If only Addy could prove to Jackie that it wasn't her fault. It had to be that curse. Didn't it?