Books with author Metcalf

Mabel loves to play with her friends Nigel and George. Then one day she suspects that they have been stealing her flowers and, furious, she builds a wall round her garden to keep them out. Even the sun can’t get in, and inside the wall, Mabel grows lonely and sad and the flowers start to die. But Nigel and George are determined to show Mabel that if only she takes down the wall, they can all enjoy a whole meadow of flowers together. A joyful tale about friendship and the rewards of sharing, by a major new writing and illustrating talent.

Some things go very well together . . . like jelly and ice cream, like buckets and spades, and like Flora and her dog Poddy. But when Flora goes to visit Gran, Poddy has to stay at home and nothing is much fun. And then Poddy realizes it's not just Flora he's missing, but his tail seems to have disappeared too! When will Flora come home, and where on earth is Poddy's tail? An endearing and amusing story about a little girl and her much-loved dog.

A group sets sail for the isolated North Pacific to investigate a phenomenon that mainly exists in pseudo-science, word-of-mouth and Internet memes - The Pacific Trash Vortex. It is a swirling, Texas-sized island of discarded plastic and slowly decomposing garbage that was first discovered in the mid 1980s.Arriving at their destination, the Stanford researchers quickly discover that the garbage vortex is home to many monstrous secrets. They are not alone and the expedition is soon under attack! The crew must face a terrifying battle against leviathans from the deep and gigantic insects living amongst the floating trash. The Beast of Trash Island is a deep sea thriller filled with action, mayhem and horrifying mutated creatures.

Following on from WE LOVE BUNK BEDS!, the elephant sisters are back to make you laugh once again!It’s Shirley’s birthday, and she’s almost as excited as her little sister, Doris. But her hand-me-down party dress isn’t as pretty as Shirley’s brand new one, and not ONE of the presents Shirley’s friends bring to the party is for Doris. It’s all becoming a bit of a disappointment!A warm-hearted, funny story about sibling love and envy, with a sweet and very sticky ending!

Following on from WE LOVE BUNK BEDS!, the elephant sisters are back to make you laugh once again!It’s Shirley’s birthday, and she’s almost as excited as her little sister, Doris. But her hand-me-down party dress isn’t as pretty as Shirley’s brand new one, and not ONE of the presents Shirley’s friends bring to the party is for Doris. It’s all becoming a bit of a disappointment!A warm-hearted, funny story about sibling love and envy, with a sweet and very sticky ending!