Books with author Paul Johnson

If you like Harry Potter and you like horror, you'll love INTO THE DARK ... A new home. A new town. And a (terrifying) new start.Ella Tickles is certain that the new house she and her family are about to move into is haunted. Her parents and brother try to convince her that she’s being silly. But when the black mould on the walls and ceilings begins to move like it’s alive, Ella knows something has to be done. She learns from a neighbour that the house has been cursed by the previous owner, Maud Bellingham, who was a witch. No matter what anyone does to get rid of the mould, it keeps coming back – with vengeance. Whilst visiting a magic shop, Ella learns of a way to lift the curse. And she also learns something else: that she is a witch, too ...

"Back some time ago in Appalachia, when folks still had to worry about giants and unicorns and such, there lived a boy named Jack." Jack's caught in a downpour one day and finds a farmhouse in which to spend the night. But there's something funny about the big giant-woman and the big two-headed giant-man who own the place. What are they up to?How Jack outwits those big old giants and saves his own hide is the heart of this funny tall tale from the award-winning creator of Fearless Jack.

This collection covers poetry from ancient (Homer and Omar Khayyam) to modern (Pablo Neruda and Derek Walcott) to introduce young readers to poets outside Great Britain and the United States. Each of the fifteen chapters includes biographical and historical information on one poet, along with several poems, discussion of techniques and themes, and suggestions for further reading.

"Puff was very strange indeed, and had been like this for as long as he could remember. Nobody ever visited Puff, but this didn’t seem to bother him too much. In fact, Puff’s castle was the perfect place for him to work on his secret experiments. Puff had made a number of amazing discoveries over the time he had lived alone. Some of his favourites included a liquid that could cure any known Gobblewobbler disease, a spicy sauce that allowed you to breathe fire for a short period of time and a cream that made you smell like a Snarlsdragon Dung Beetle’s armpit." Be warned, as this book contains Jumping Swaddlesnake brains, a man with a very funny name, the ugliest beast you will ever see, a very loud annoyance-scream, a very complicated family and, of course, a Hairy-Backed Squillem's left nostril. The Adventures Of Puff The Gobblewobbler is an updated version of a story Paul Johnson wrote during his senior school years. Paul hopes you and your family will laugh yourself silly while reading this book.