Books published by publisher Melrose

When King Leonard II succeeds to his father's throne, all is peaceful in the land of Bordeaux. But sibling rivalry is never very far away. His brother, Morvan, has other ideas of how things should be run and with the help of his two wicked conspirators he sets about achieving his own, evil, ends. But there is a third brother, Linus, who has a brave and faithful friend, Balin. These two young heroes will face trials, danger and many enemies if they are to keep the land safe from the grasp of evil. Can these two brave young men and their friends triumph over the darkness that stalks the land? Will they succeed in restoring hope to Bordeaux and bring an end to Morvan's dark plans or will Basil the Golden Dragon scupper their quest? In this adventure of magic, swords, wizards and dragons they are in a race against time and in the fight between good and evil things aren't always what they seem.

Don't believe all you read about cats!! Generations of them in the little Scottish port of Kittenweem had led an absolute dog's life. Hunger and misfortune were all they had ever known. These poor cats certainly never got the cream. All because, centuries earlier, the mighty Catsbell of Ninelives had been stolen from their village by Black Dog, an evil canine pirate. This bell was their protector and bringer of good luck. It also guaranteed good fishing and as many mice as they could wish for. Then one day, Captain Bobtail, a retired sea captain, discovered something very interesting under his floorboards. It was an ancient parchment handed down to his long dead father. It described the terrible deed and gave Bobtail some clues as to the bells' location. Soon he assembled a ragtag crew of assorted weird and wonderful cats and set sail for high drama on the high seas. They are lured to the dog-infested island lair of Black Pup, the equally evil descendant of Black Dog. As the battle for the bell ensues, good versus evil has become cat versus dog!

In this delightfully illustrated book, we meet Neko a Japanese cat. Neko travels the world using various modes of transport, visiting major cities like London, Paris and New York. This book is educational and informative, with wonderful colour drawings of the cities and sights that Neko and his new friends visit as he solves the mystery of his missing tail.

Odd Sock and Rags is a children's story book. The main story is simple enough, and very enjoyable. It tells the anthopomorphic tale of a football sock belonging to a boy called Daniel. The sock goes missing on laundry day, ends up in the rubbish and is taken to the tip, where he meets up with a discarded rag doll called Rags. Rags also belonged to Daniel. Odd sock and Rags make friends and begin trying to find a way to get back to their home. Searching the tip, they discover some discarded balloons and a model aeroplane, which they clean up and cobble together. Using their improvised aircraft, they manage to fly back to Daniel s house and are reunited with their owner.