Books published by publisher Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd.

I remember the time years ago when I would tell my son bedtime stories that made him smile and fall asleep with happy thoughts and pleasant dreams. No ghosts, no ghouls and no monsters. Happy stories, happy children. A story of Heidi and Huber, two teddy bears who live on a small mountain in Bavaria with their young owner Leisel. The first story sees Huber lost on the mountain and the second finishes after a trip to the zoo but no matter where the bears are they will always be together and look forward to their many adventures.

Bernard is a clever, funny, friendly, backward-flying pig ... but, even with rear-view mirrors, flying backwards is tricky! Bernard always has bumps on his rump! At Friendship Farm, Mabel is Bernard's best friend, number one chicken and co-pilot. Bernard is great at working out plans to get himself out of trouble. Bernard makes up songs to help him think, plan and to keep him going when things get tough. ... and things get tough when Mabel lands herself in Chicken Jail. How did that happen? And what can Bernard do to get her out?

When Mr Elvic first comes to his workshop on Cinder Lane, he makes an unusual discovery - an old, dismantled Wishing Machine. He sets about repairing it and, to his astonishment, the machines works perfectly. With his first wish he gives his loveable ginger cat the power of speech. However, well-meaning as he is, Benson the cat is also very mischievous. It is not long before Mr Elvic and Benson find themselves in all sorts of scrapes as they set about using their secret Wishing Machine to help their friends and neighbours. Will other people find out about the Wishing Machine? How reliable is a talking cat when it comes to keeping secrets? In this enchanting tale, Susan has drawn on her childhood memories to create a gentle world of kindly townsfolk and a talking cat. Poignant and beautifully written, "Benson and the Wishing Machine" offers an engaging modern parable that will amaze and amuse young and old readers alike.

This is Book One of the Troglodyte Trilogy. It is set in the Loire region of France. This first book centres around Roodery, the heron's, birthday which is interrupted when there's a fire on the hillside. The fire threatens to set the whole of Troglodyte Hill alight. So Roodery and his friends, Snap, Whisper and Feather have to think of a way of alerting the troglodytes (cave dwellers) to help put out the fire. However, there are no fire engines on Troglodyte Hill, so Roodery and his little troglodyte friend, Maud, come together in a 'saving the day' adventure. Easy French words and phrases are included in the text with the English equivalent next to them, to create a unique ambience.

Three civilisations are at war - a war that could lead to the end of Earth as we know it. The time has come to take sides. Valerie Saunders has been given a gift, a job and a hunter - now she has to decide what she wants, and who will guide her down the right path. There are the ones who can be trusted, the ones that must be obeyed, and the ones who can't be seen... She also has the perilous task of choosing her wedding dress!" "Val is on fire! Literally! Stand back, you're in for an adventure unlike any other!" PRISCILLA www.youtube.com/thereadables

In no time - because of a parrot called Porridge - Alfie's got a black eye. Miss Tadpole, his teacher is on the warpath and he's in trouble with his Mum for telling lies. To make matters worse, he's somehow agreed to breakdance in a talent show, but Alfie CAN'T dance. As the big day looms, will Alfie find the courage to perform on stage? Will his black eye go down or still be the colour of puke? And more to the point, what havoc will Porridge cause this time? Shortlisted for Funny Writer prize 2012.

Katelin is just another thirteen-year-old Peruvian girl with her fair share of problems, however these are no ordinary troubles of a teenager! She has powerful ancient crystals in her possession, which an evil wizard is trying to obtain to destroy our world! But she gives the magical stones to her grandfather and stepbrother, Calum, in England, and they are able to programme a laptop into a teleporting device. The evil wizard kidnaps Katelin's mother hoping to exchange her for the crystals but Calum manages to rescue her and in doing so they both discover who they are and that they both have extraordinary supernatural abilities. In a battle to save our dimension, will their special gifts be enough? As they realize it is no longer a game - could their fears mean our world will be lost?

Wrongly accused of a crime that he didn't commit, teenager Wil Calloway is sentenced to join the Moon Chase to try to prove his innocence. On the face of it, this sounds easy enough, especially with the help of the huge Fellhounds of Thesk, but as Wil learns more from the mysterious Lady Élanor and her telepathic sister, Tally, he soon realises that proving his innocence is the least of his challenges - staying alive is another!

"Listen to me, Jennifer! The fairies need your help." Jennifer likes fairies, but not reading, or writing, or telling the time, or finding her way on a map. When she learns she is the only one who can save the fairies - the real fairies - from a cruel sorcerer holding the Fairy Queen prisoner, Jennifer's loves and fears collide with secrets, strangers, and magical letters, on a dangerous journey to find Lilah's Dagger.

This is the tale of Sidney Elderberry, an ordinary boy with extraordinary bowels. Poor Sid spends most of his time embarrassed and constantly apologising for his uncontrollable bottom burps until one day when he discovers they can actually come in extremely handy given the right circumstances. This hilarious tale is ideal for any child (large or small) who can't help but laugh when somebody lets one drop. And it's comforting to know that there's a little (or maybe a lot) of Sidney's super powers within all of us.