Books with author Tom M McLaughlin

Join the ABC fun with ALEX the Alligator to ZACK the Zebra!Learning is easy when you're having fun. Kids will laugh and learn when you read this adorable Alphabet and Counting book. They'll love the fun scenes, rhymes, and characters.Each letter features a different boy's name. So, jump aboard with PETE the Pirate and 25 lovable characters that bounce, waterski, and zipline across the alphabet. Plus, kids will find 10 fun counting pages! It's 48 pages of engaging learning for ages 0-5.GET 2 BOOKS IN 1 ... Kids will learn the ABCs and letter soundsThey'll love finding and counting frogs and firefliesPlus, they'll say "Read it Again!" when you personalize the story with their name at the end! "ADORABLE ... TWO THUMBS UP ... SUPER CUTE ... LOVE IT!" - moms and teachersIf your kids like storytime and bedtime books, they'll love ABCs and 123s for Boys. It's one of the best children's books for alphabet early learning. And it's a "Top 10 ABC book" gift for baby & toddler, preschool, homeschool, kindergarten, level 1, baby shower, birthday, grandson, age 0-5.Look Inside to see the fun illustrations. Then click BUY NOW!You'll love this fun ABC 123 book! Please leave a review and post a video or picture reading with your child. Let us know if it's one of the best children's alphabet books / early learning ABC books on your bookshelf. For more info, visit ABCsand123s.com. "... The book is adorable! Love the illustrations. ...it engages both parent and child with the fun illustrations and the silly associations for each letter and number. My son giggles and asks questions each time we read it. The best kind of learning is the kind you don't even realize you're doing, so if you want to have fun learning your ABCs, put this book on your bookshelf." - J. O'Brien, mother of 5-year-old"I love it! It will definitely grab the attention of little boys! I like the rhyming text and lively illustrations. ... you raised the bar for alphabet books." - J. Anderson, author"LOVE the colorful illustrations!" - C. Kaufman, K-2 grade teacher "... the book is really cute ... We like the wording and beautiful illustrations, and think it is great that kids can find things that start with the letters." - J. Puccini, Librarian, Head of Children's Services"... the illustrations do a good job depicting the actions of the characters and the words. The colors are bright and engaging. The characters are pleasant and happy. I like the movement in the illustrations. ... And the names were different and some diverse. Kids need to hear that." - K. Gueldenzopf, K-2 grade teacher

Schoolboy turns secret agent in this hilarious spy spoof! Before you read this, I want you to carefully check that no-one is reading over your shoulder - go ahead, do it now. First off, that was terrible - really obvious. If I'm going to tell you top secret government information, you're going to have to be a bit more stealthy. Try again. Was anyone looking? No? Right, then I'll begin. This year the secret service made a major mix up, they mistook a 13-year-old boycalled Kevin for a secret agent (I know, so much for an 'intelligence' agency). This was the sort of kid that would try and zip wire across a building and end up falling head first into a fountain with his bum on show, so can you imagine what happened when he was allowed access to the amazing sortof spy gadgets that James Bond would use? Despite this, it was up to Kevin to save us all from an evil supervillain. It was the most dangerous, daring mission in the history of the secret service, and also its biggest blunder. This top secret

Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that they just don't like each other.But one day, along comes a different colour who likes Reds, Yellows and Blues, and suddenly everything starts to change. Maybe being different doesn't mean you can't be friends ...A very special picture book that supports the adage that there is more that unites us than divides us. Along Came a Different just goes to show how much better we can all be when we come together to find common ground as friends. Every bookshelf should have a copy.

Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he can't work out what the machine is for – it doesn't beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesn't have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isn't very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But, wait, some of the letters look like pictures. Elliott is good at pictures and, as he discovers, pictures make stories. An inspiring, uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers.

His real name was Franklin. But everyone called him The Cloudspotter ...The Cloudspotter doesn't have many friends. He spends his time, all by himself, spotting not just clouds but adventures in the sky. This way, he doesn't feel so alone. Then, one day, an unexpected visitor appears in his adventures and it throws everything up in the air. Could it be that two cloudspotters are better than one?

The latest hilarious caper from author Tom McLaughlin. Funny by name. Funny by nature. Ben has one important thing on his Christmas list, and it's the same thing every year. He wants his dad to be at home for Christmas. But his wish never comes true. And Ben's starting to get a bit sceptical about Father Christmas's existence, he needs proof. So, on Christmas Eve, he sets up an elaborate booby trap to capture the jolly bearded fella as he comes sliding down the chimney. Kicking off a sequence of hilarious events that makes this Christmas the most bonkers ever!

A laugh-a-minute, action-packed alien adventure perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Frank Cottrell Boyce.Best friends Freddy and Sal have accidentally intercepted a message from Alan – a spectacularly grumpy, brain-munching alien from outer space. Alan has only one message. Earth is going to be invaded in exactly ten hours’ time. Soon the police, Nasa and even Presidents from around the world are getting involved – and Freddy is about to become the most famous kid on planet earth for all the wrong reasons. Wolverhampton, we have a problem.

Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he can't work out what the machine is for – it doesn't beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesn't have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isn't very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But, wait, some of the letters look like pictures. Elliott is good at pictures and, as he discovers, pictures make stories. An inspiring, uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers.

His real name was Franklin. But everyone called him The Cloudspotter ...Have you ever looked up at the sky to see a whole new world developing in the clouds? You have? Then you'll love this book about Franklin. There isn't a single cloud that Franklin can't spot - big ones, small ones, silly ones, sneaky pretend-they-can't-see-you ones. But when Scruffy Dog comes along, things begin to change for Franklin. How can he concentrate on cloudspotting when Scruffy is such a distraction? And what's more important - his hobby or his friend? A beautifully realised picture book, celebrating the power of the imagination and the importance of friendship, from the creator of The Story Machine.

Join the ABC fun with ALEX the Alligator to ZACK the Zebra!Learning is easy when you're having fun. Kids will laugh and learn when you read this adorable Alphabet and Counting book. They'll love the fun scenes, rhymes, and characters.Each letter features a different boy's name. So, jump aboard with PETE the Pirate and 25 lovable characters that bounce, waterski, and zipline across the alphabet. Plus, kids will find 10 fun counting pages! It's 48 pages of engaging learning for ages 0-5.GET 2 BOOKS IN 1 ... Kids will learn the ABCs and letter soundsThey'll love finding and counting frogs and firefliesAnd they'll say "Read it Again!" when you personalize the story with their name at the end! "ADORABLE ... TWO THUMBS UP ... SUPER CUTE ... LOVE IT!" - moms and teachersIf your kids like storytime and bedtime books, they'll love ABCs and 123s for Boys. It's one of the best children's books for alphabet early learning. And it's a "Top 10 ABC book" gift for baby & toddler, preschool, homeschool, kindergarten, level 1, baby shower, birthday, grandson, age 0-5.LOOK INSIDE to see the fun illustrations. Then click BUY NOW!You'll love this fun ABC 123 book! Please leave a review and post a video or picture reading with your child. Let us know if it's one of the best children's alphabet books / early learning ABC books on your bookshelf. For more info, visit ABCsand123s.com. "... The book is adorable! Love the illustrations. ...it engages both parent and child with the fun illustrations and the silly associations for each letter and number. My son giggles and asks questions each time we read it. The best kind of learning is the kind you don't even realize you're doing, so if you want to have fun learning your ABCs, put this book on your bookshelf." - J. O'Brien, mother of 5-year-old"I love it! It will definitely grab the attention of little boys! I like the rhyming text and lively illustrations. ... you raised the bar for alphabet books." - J. Anderson, author"LOVE the colorful illustrations!" - C. Kaufman, K-2 grade teacher "... the book is really cute ... We like the wording and beautiful illustrations, and think it is great that kids can find things that start with the letters." - J. Puccini, Librarian, Head of Children's Services"... the illustrations do a good job depicting the actions of the characters and the words. The colors are bright and engaging. The characters are pleasant and happy. I like the movement in the illustrations. ... And the names were different and some diverse. Kids need to hear that." - K. Gueldenzopf, K-2 grade teacher