Books with author Laura Hughes

It's raining, it's pouring.And Daddy is snoring.Mummy is working.Oh, EVERYTHING'S BORING.What can Ruby Roo do on a rainy day? Use her imagination! This jaunty, thrilling rhyming text sees these two intrepid explorers jet off to the jungle in their cardboard seaplane, and swing through the exotic pot plant canopy . . . encountering some strangely familiar characters on their way!Packed with humour, colour and adventure - and with tons of 'clues' for children to spot - this is the latest picture book sensation from Pip Jones and superstar illustrator, Laura Hughes.

Watch out! There's a chocolate monster on the loose! This utterly delightful chocolatey story is the latest picture book sensation from Pip Jones - the funniest voice in young fiction today - and rising star illustrator, Laura Hughes.BREAKING NEWS: a chocolate monster is on the loose! Keep watch, and closeall cupboard doors.No chocolate bar's secure.If left at large, The Chunk will turn up at YOUR house, for sure.And worse still this fiend will make sure you take the blame! Keep your eyes peeled and join in the hunt for The Chunk in this brilliant new picture book charmingly illustrated by rising star Laura Hughes.'A bubbly picture book on a chocolatey theme.' Lovereading4kids'Delectable rhyming treat.' Red Reading Hub

Hanukkah is a few weeks away, and Sam can't wait to celebrate with his family, especially his grandma. At Sunday school, everyone in his class is busy making clay menorahs to give as Hanukkah gifts! Sam likes how his menorah is turning out, but he’s worried—his family already has seven menorahs! Will they want another one? His teacher reassures him that his parents will love it, but Sam is determined to solve this problem on his own and find the perfect home for his menorah. Sam’s dilemma in this sweet and simple Hanukkah story is one that rings true for kids and their families.

Poor Mommy has to go away for three whole days. She says she’ll miss home VERY much. I'm going to help her pack! I need a suitcase . . . Oh, this will do! I’ll pack the things that Mommy loves. Ruby Roo and Barney Boo set out to pack their mom the perfect suitcase in the latest picture book sensation from Pip Jones – the funniest voice in young fiction today – and rising star illustrator, Laura Hughes.

The tides are turning and evil has its turn to be in control It was written long ago in the books of creation. Since the beginning of time good and evil have shared the worlds with a kind of uneasy understanding that each must exist to balance the other out. Many changes have occurred with the Keepers and suddenly they find themselves on the losing side of the scale. Evil has now taken control of the surface of the worlds, all seven of them, and all that is good has now been forced below to hide in caves and wait for their chance to fight back. The older Keepers are dying off. Sara, Thomas and James have gone to the afterlife to find a way to defeat Braccus, leaving Alice, Randall, Eric, Finola, Vincent and Franklin as the new guardians of what is left of the civilized worlds. The surface is ruined, everything is dead or dying. How can the Keepers make a difference after death and save what is left of the human population from the monsters that now roam the surface, restlessly seeking a way to get below and finish destroying the people hidden there

What Happens When Magical Powers Can't Be Turned Off?A year after restoring the balance of good and evil to the magical Land of the Keepers, young Sara, James and Thomas are laying low — living separately to protect them from the vanquished members of Garren that they helped defeat. But it’s not the only danger they face. Suddenly, the magical powers they possess begin to possess them. Sara’s the first to notice: her powers now include the ability to control weather. But as she begins to use them, the powers run amok, leaving a trail of freak snowstorms and record heat waves. Meanwhile, people around them are mysteriously disappearing; simply vanishing into thin air.Now, the three of them must reunite in the Land of the Keepers to learn to control their awesome powers and fix whatever is stealing people away. It is there they discover there is much more to their enemy, the hate-filled Garren, than they realized. The battle is just beginning; and before it is over, someone will have to pay a very high price to keep several worlds safe.Packed with adventure, this second entry in The Sara Chronicles is a fast-paced and savvy fantasy thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the shocking finale.

Cat and Mike have been best friends forever, but freshman year of high school finds them growing apart. Cat proudly flies her freak flag; Mike tries to fade into the background. Cat checks out the gay pride group; Mike joins the military club. It's fall 2010, and Don't Ask, Don't Tell is still in effect. Mike likes that -- he doesn't want to ask or tell. While Mike falls in love with the military ...