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Books published by publisher Blacknblue Press UK

  • The Unicorn, the Princess and the Boy

    Ed Wicke, Janine Van Moosel

    eBook (BlacknBlue Press UK, Sept. 6, 2014)
    In this book you will find:* A Unicorn who is very annoyed to find himself stuck in a zoo. He is playing tricks on the visitors while plotting his escape.* A Princess who is planning to ride the Unicorn on her tenth birthday. She wants to escape too: from her bossy Governess, her guards, her tutor - and from mathematics.* A scruffy Boy who looks after the Unicorn and is cheeky to pretty much everyone, but especially to the Princess. * A lot of exciting or wickedly funny things you weren’t expecting to happen!
  • Akayzia Adams and the Masterdragon's Secret

    Ed Wicke, Tom Warne

    language (BlacknBlue Press UK, May 2, 2011)
    A school visit to London Zoo causes Akayzia Adams to swap the rough streets of London for a new world of magic, adventure and danger. And in Old Winsome’s Academy, there’s an ancient mystery to solve: the disappearance of nine pupils during the Headship of the Masterdragon Tharg, at the time of the Goblin Wars.
  • The Muselings

    Ed Wicke, Janine Van Moosel, Robert Wicke

    language (BlacknBlue Press, July 22, 2014)
    Three adventurous orphans from a quiet village in England fall UP a tree... and find themselves in a world where furry woodland creatures speak to one another in song. There’s also a Queen involved, at war with the Muselings. Who should the children trust?
  • Bullies

    Ed Wicke, Tom Warne

    language (BlacknBlue Press, July 18, 2014)
    The only book in the world with a fairy who conducts anti-bully warfare using beetles, a snowman who talks in riddles, a school assembly taken by a talking bear, a little sister who starts a pirate mutiny at school and a boy who turns into a bird after Christmas lunch! A book packed with poems and riddled with riddles. A book that’s serious about bullying... but crazy about everything else!
  • The Muselings

    Ed Wicke, Janine Douglas

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, Aug. 31, 2012)
    Three adventurous orphans from a quiet village in England fall UP a tree... and find themselves in a world where furry woodland creatures speak to one another in song. They become honoured guests of the beautiful and clever Queen Jess, but get involved in a struggle between her people and the rebellious singing Muselings. What are the secrets behind the Queen's industrial empire and the mysterious flowers so fiercely guarded by the terrible crow monster, Ahab? How is kindly old Elias from their village involved in all this? Was their journey an accident, or was it destiny that brought them here? And who can be trusted? This is a fast-paced tale packed with adventure and humour.
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  • Nicklus

    Ed Wicke, Janine Van Moosel, Tom Warne

    language (BlacknBlue Press, July 19, 2014)
    There’s a mad scientist who wants to destroy all the cats in England, and nobody can stop her – except Nicklus and Marlowe. Nicklus is a nine year old boy who hardly talks at all. Marlowe is a talking cat, the “coolest cat in England”. Together they set out on an adventure to find Nicklus’ missing mother and save the cats.
  • Wicked Tales Four: Worlds of Imagination

    Ed Wicke, Janine Douglas

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, May 31, 2012)
    How will a baby with super powers keep his secret from his parents and protect his friends with help from a cat, a rat, a mouse, a box of baby cereal, a brick and a few dirty nappies? The big bad wolf is trying to eat three cute kittens instead of gobbling up pigs, but will his flame-thrower be a match from their jumble sale arsenal? Can Fearsome the Dragon rescue the Princess from the tower before her wicked Uncle and the wickeder witch can do away with her? Why do the four Easter bunnies think there are seven of them? Why do they have chainsaws? Can they protect the princess from the terrible carrot curse (see Wicked Tales 3) before it's too late? The littlest Thunder Troll is back and this time he has brought his new pet - Trog the Thunder dog! Can they outsmart the witch again? The Snow Queen is the biggest Pop Diva ever. Can the Greta and the kindly troll rescue Kay from her clutches and persuade her she'll be happier cleaning grandma's cave? Find out in Wicked Tales Four: Worlds of Imagination!
  • Billy Jones, King of the Goblins

    Ed Wicke, Janine Van Moosel

    language (BlacknBlue Press, July 20, 2014)
    Billy Jones has the same sort of problems you have – a grandma who’s loopy, a school bully who wants to thump him, and a mean teacher who insists he’ll have to do the school’s country dancing display dressed as a girl! But on his tenth birthday he’s woken at midnight by a group of weird goblins who tell him he’s now their king. You know it’s going to get crazier by the minute…
  • Wicked Tales Two: Even Wickeder Tales

    Ed Wicke, Janine Douglas, Tom Warne

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, Sept. 1, 2009)
    Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour, following the highly popular "Wicked Tales". In six stories, Gangster rats are out-cooled by a mischievous baby; Easter bunnies with machine guns back Cinderella against a Chavvy Fairy Grotmother; Alicroc's Tiny Scouts compete with Big Mike's Tough Scouts; A cow with a chicken on its back and a magic hat on its head helps Jack outwit the Giant and the Ogress; Big Bob the Hunter is tricked by a cheeky Gorilla and a singing snake; and the Bad Tooth Fairy brings naughtiness and chaos to every home.
  • Nicklus

    Ed Wicke, Tom Warne

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, April 12, 2004)
    An unusual adventure story for readers 8 years and up, featuring a talking cat ("the"coolest cat in England") and a nine-year-old boy who hardly talks at all. The boy is determined to find his lost mother, even if it means walking every street in London. But first he and the cat have to deal with someone who is planning the extinction of all the cats in England! Nicklus the boy and Marlowe the cat make an unusual team as they join forces to upset the clever plans of Lady Emmeline, and try to find Nicklus' mother.
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  • Wicked Tales

    Ed Wicke, Tom Warne, Liz McGregor

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, Jan. 11, 2006)
    Nine lively and hilarious short stories for ages 8-80. Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour: Alicroc the Alien in charge of a class of four year olds; the Littlest Thundertroll's trip down to "human-land" to get a box of chocolates for the Thundertroll Fairy; a small Gorilla who outwits his hungry neighbours; the bears' backward version of Goldilocks; a Boy who runs away and is captured by Trolls; what happened between the greedy Princess, the Frog and the golden ball; an Irish Fairy and a dancing Horse have a run-in with a Witch; why Pink Pigs should never talk to Wolves; and Snow White meets the Seven Easter Bunnies, who are armed and dangerous...AND THERE'S ALSO WICKED TALES TWO AND WICKED TALES THREE!
  • Wicked Tales Five: The Grimm Selection

    Ed Wicke, Janine Van Moosel

    Paperback (Blacknblue Press UK, Dec. 20, 2013)
    The fifth book of Wicked Tales - and this time it's scary! Seven of the eight stories are based on stories from the Grimm Brothers'"Household Tales".