Books published by publisher Random House Children s Books

She writes me love poems, full of words like adore. Then she sticks on red hearts, she bought at the store. This is a hilarious rhyming story about a little boy who is fed up with the loving attentions of the little girl who sits next to him. But when the girl in question, Jennifer Jones, goes away, our hero realises how much he misses her. Soon he's the one buying red hearts at the store. You'll fall in love too with this heart-warming and highly amusing story coupled with Neal Layton's witty and quirky illustrations. This title is winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2004, The Stockport Children's Book Award 2004 and the Portsmouth Children's Book Award 2005.

When ten-year-old Billy discovers a recipe for Brain Booster Juice hidden in a corner of the school playground, he boosts his brain to the size of Venus and turns into a mastermind overnight. But being a super-genius is not quite so super as he thinks. Featuring some fantastically gruesome characters, Billy’s Brain Booster Juice sees a struggling schoolboy go from playground-punchbag to government top-dog, in this hilarious book from British children's author Becci MurrayREVIEWS"A wonderful, insightful, poignant, funny, uplifting and easy read. By ‘easy’, I mean the words jump effortlessly off the page, trickle into your subconscious and make the pages turn one after the other. I would strongly recommend."- HJ Woodward"A breath of fresh air! I really enjoyed reading this with my nephew. It’s hard to find books that appeal to boys and girls as so many seem to include fairies, unicorns and ballet dancers or football."- Rosemary Hart"What a great book to get kids reading! Fast paced and laugh out loud funny. We look forward to the next one."- Mrs Debbie Dry"A rip-roaring tale! It was exciting to read and full of interesting twists and turns. Billy is a likeable character who is kind to his fellow pupils, although he suffers bullying and mockery, with his only friends being the worms in the garden. As he discovers his amazing brain booster juice the story races on with many lively and vivid characters entering the fray."- Choco Cat"A very funny, clever, well-crafted book. It was a delightful philosophical journey full of honesty, morality and truth. It really made me laugh out loud, and at times its poignancy was profoundly moving."- Diane Cantrell"A laugh-out-loud story, even for adults. My 8 year old daughter loved this book. It's her new favourite. She couldn't stop laughing!"- Rob Edmondson