Books with author Kaye Umansky

"Dodos are extinct, you see.I know that same as you do.""If Dodos are extinct," said Fred,"Then what's that Dodo doo-doo?" A fabulous author/illustrator combination and a sure-fire winning picture book, this is a laugh-aloud, read-aloud book by the award-winning Kaye Umansky that brims with humor and detail in the artwork by the award-winning illustrator Korky Paul. A wonderfully funny tale about the real reason why dodos are extinct, from the award-winning author of Pongwhiffy and the award-winning illustrator of Winnie the Witch.

Pongwiffy is a happy witch - until the day the gruesome gang of goblins move in next door and make her life miserable. So she goes to live with her not-so-best friend, Sharkadder, who tries to find her a new slum and a much-needed familiar. All they can come up with is a hamster from Amsterdam called Hugo. What an embarrassment! But Hugo is really an amazing hamster with hidden strengths...

Have you ever noticed that nearly everyone has an exciting anecdote about something terrible that happened to them at school? Science accidents, play disasters, broken limbs well, not Andrew. He's got nothing, not even dog-chewed homework or a forgotten PE kit. He knows it's nice to have such an untroubled life, but he does wish he had some kind of tale to tell Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful books with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top childrens authors and developed with Literacy expert and Series Editor Nikki Gamble, these are books you can trust to engage, entertain and support childrens personal development. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to stories with the right depth and complexity for them, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to relationships education and support literacy skills.

Solomon Snow lives in run-down cottage near the village of Boring and works for Ma and Pa Scrubbins laundry business and has nothing to eat but a gloppy stew called pottage. Then one day a secret involving a mysterious silver spoon changes his life forever. Solly embarks on a quest to find his silver spoon and discover his true identity, and he is joined by a sharp-minded girl named Prudence, a child called the Infant Prodigy, and a filthy (but extremely cheerful) chimney sweep.