Books published by publisher Childrens, Paperback(2001)

This title offers a sweet and funny take on the problem of being yourself and finding new friends. Jerry Bee has always had trouble making friends. People are scared of an enormous bee and run away as soon as they see him, until one day he picks up a wig and finds that attitudes suddenly change. With his wonderful new disguise, Jerry dares to go to school for the first time. His new classmates love him. They even make him Grand Marshal in the school parade. It's all going so well - until a strong wind blows the wig right off Jerry's head! Is this the end of Jerry's new-found friendships? No...Jerry has made one unexpected friend, who is about to speak up and save the day! Cece Bell's kitsch, contemporary artwork has strong cross-over appeal. From the reowned author of "Sock Monkey Goes to Hollywood" (9780744598506) comes a hilarious tale of friendship and acceptance that is certain to make you smile.

This is another colourful, action-packed Victorian detective novel about the exploits of agent Mary Quinn. At a young age, Mary Quinn is rescued from the gallows and taken to Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. The school turns out to be a front for a private detective agency. At age 17, Mary takes on her first case (A Spy in the House). In this, the second book of the series, Mary Quinn sets out to uncover the truth behind a suspicious death at St Stephen's Tower, better known as the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. The accident occurred after hours in a highly public part of town and despite the presence of night watchmen. Mary, disguised as Mark Quinn, becomes a builder's assistant to find out the truth about the body at the tower.

This title is seventh in the brilliantly addictive series of murder mysteries by an acclaimed and popular writer. It's Book Week, and Poppy and Graham are helping out at their local literacy festival. However, when the authors start getting anonymous notes featuring cartoons of themselves suffering grisly deaths, the intrepid pair realize that the world of children's books is murkier than they could ever have imagined. They'll have to move quickly to discover who's at the bottom of it - before fiction turns into fact...

Like explosions? Like trousers? Like to see some exploding trousers? Read this book and you...might! The world's a dangerous place, innit? Have you ever found yourself in danger and thought, 'what I really need is a pair of super-protective trousers to keep me safe from crocodiles, flying toffee-apples and log-flume malfunctions?' Yes? Well, come visit Shrimpton-on-Sea, where Hooey, Will and Twig are working on their genius health and safety invention - the all-new-super-TremTroo! This is the second book in "The Hooey Higgins Series" for kids who like to larf, with madcap illustrations by Emma Dodson, part-time prop-maker for Harry Hill's "TV Burp" and "Mitchell and Webb". Book one - "Hooey Higgins and the Shark" is published in March 2010.

This is a beautifully written and touching story about one young girl's life following the sudden and unexpected death of her mother. Despite Mrs Lemon's extra sweeties, and sneaky peaks at her sisters' diary, Mimi is struggling. Her dad is always sad, her sister has a horrible secret, and 151 days ago her Mammy died. What is Mimi to do? Mimi's tale is a compassionate, immensely moving, and gently humorous story from newcomer John Newman that powerfully captures the importance of family, of supporting and understanding one another, and sticking up for your self when other people don't understand.

The adorable hares from the classic "Guess How Much I Love You" are back in a gorgeous collection containing four seasonal short stories. Big and Little Nutbrown Hare, from the multi-million-selling picture book "Guess How Much I Love You", return in these four stories: "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn" and "Winter". Each captivating tale is seasonally themed and beautifully illustrated - perfect for sharing with your very own Little Nutbrown Hare, no matter the time of year! "Guess How Much I Love You" (9781406300406) is a publishing phenomenon, selling more than 22 million copies worldwide.

Spend a wonderful day with Little Chick in these three enchanting stories from master storyteller Amy Hest and much-admired illustrator Anita Jeram. How Little Chick longs for her carrot to grow tall, for her kite to fly high, to be able to reach up and take her star from the sky. But her carrot is small, her kite bobs along on the ground and she can't stretch up far enough to touch her star. Sometimes things just don't turn out quite the way you want them to. But, as Old-Aunite shows Little Chick, there is just as much wonder in things that are small and far away - if you only look! This title comes from the acclaimed creators of "New York Times" best-seller "Kiss Goodnight, Sam" comes a lovely story about a little chick and her big dreams and aspirations. It comes with beautiful illustrations from the renowned illustrator of "Guess How Much I Love You".

When a pencil draws a rubber, a battle of wits ensues! A pencil draws a boy, a dog, a cat and a whole world for them to play in. Then the pencil draws a brush, and the brush adds colour to everything. Everyone is very happy, until the pencil draws a rubber...which begins rubbing everything out! This title comes from the acclaimed partnership behind "The Runaway Dinner" (9781406305494) and "Previously" (9781844280629). It is illustrated by the winner of the 1996 Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to children's books.

There were ten in the bed and the little one said, 'Let's play'! So they did in this second delightful story about their bedtime games. They played pirates, flying and dancing, ghosts and monster ...and what a time they had! As well as being great fun, this is a useful early maths book, offering children possibilities of counting, adding, subtracting and dividing.