Books in The Adventures of Spicy series

A witch, a dragon and Troglosauruses ... Cecilia's bug hunting adventure in the garden takes an interesting turn. Trapped by a witch, can Cecilia outwit her captor and find her way home? Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime and meet the mesmerizing creatures and characters from the Brimstone Forest. The story is beautifully illustrated throughout, creator Peter Maddocks. His illustrations capture the magic and charm of this spellbinding adventure. Target audience 4-9 year olds and suitable for boys and girls. Superb story to read aloud. This is the first book in the new children's series, THE ADVENTURES OF CECILIA SPARK.

The Adventures of Tintin (Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of comic strips created by Belgian artist Herge the pen name of Georges Remi (1907 1983). The series first appeared in French in Le Petit Vingtieme, a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme Siecle on 10 January 1929. Set in a painstakingly researched world closely mirroring our own, Herge's Tintin series continues to be a favorite of readers and critics alike 80 years later.The hero of the series is Tintin, a young Belgian reporter. He is aided in his adventures from the beginning by his faithful fox terrier dog Snowy (Milou in French). Later, popular additions to the cast included the brash, cynical and grumpy Captain Haddock, the bright but hearing-impaired Professor Calculus (Professeur Tournesol) and other colorful supporting characters such as the incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson (Dupond et Dupont). Herge himself features in several of the comics as a background character; as do his assistants in some instances.The success of the series saw the serialized strips collected into a series of albums (24 in all), spun into a successful magazine and adapted for film and theatre. The series is one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, with translations published in over 50 languages and more than 200 million copies of the books sold to date. The comic strip series has long been admired for its clean, expressive drawings in Herge's signature ligne claire style. Engaging, well-researched plots straddle a variety of genres: swashbuckling adventures with elements of fantasy, mysteries, political thrillers, and science fiction. The stories within the Tintin series always feature slapstick humor, accompanied in later albums by sophisticated satire, and political and cultural commentary.

Giggle along with your little ones in the hilarious, award winning Adventures of Stu picture books. Stu and the Aliens is a quick, sweet bedtime story that is also terrific for beginning readers. The fun text sizes leads the reader from whispers to roars."They poked us with sticks, that's right, STICKS! 'Yum, Yum, YUM!'""It is super, super, duper loud!"Kirkus Review - Gilbers tells an amped-up tale of hijinks and shenanigans that effectively uses different fonts of various sizes for humor and impact. A playful and energetic animal tale with great read-aloud potential:Reader’s Favorite Award - action-packed story with a dash of fun that will make young readers smile. Stu lives in South Africa and is your average, ordinary ostrich. Most of the time. Well, some of the time. When two aliens arrive Stu knows he’s got to send them back to the stars. Imagination is his weapon of choice. What does pizza, mud and loud kids have to do with an alien attack? And will it be enough to save them all?Want more Stu adventures in your life? Don’t miss the next book, Stu and the Silly Humans!