Books published by publisher Orchard Pr

Magic Animal Friends Collection 8 Books Boxed Gift Set Series 1 and 2 (Books 1 to 8) Titles in this collection are: Lucy Long whiskers Gets Lost, Molly Twinkletail Runs Away, Ellie Featherbill All Alone, Bella Tabbypaw in Trouble, Sophie Flufftail's Brave Plan, Emily Prickleback's Clever Idea, Ruby Fuzzybrush's Star Dance, Rosie Gigglepip's Lucky Escape.

Winner of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize!Thirteen-year-old schoolboy, Dirk Lloyd, has a dark secret - in fact heisa dark secret. Dirk - according to his own account - is the earthly incarnation of a Dark Lord, supreme ruler of the Darklands and leader of great armies of orcs and warriors, intent on destruction and bloody devastation. Following a colossal final battle between the forces of good and evil, the Dark Lord was defeated and hurled by his arch-foe's spells into the Pit of Uttermost Despair. At the bottom of the Pit lies...a supermarket car park in the municipal town of Whiteshields, somewhere in modern day England. And when he is found, and tries to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he means Dirk Lloyd. The fact that he's trapped in the puny body of a schoolboy doesn't help.And so begins Dirk's battle to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands... Along the way he faces the inconvenience of being fostered by a do-gooding family, the Purejoies; the torture of endless hours of drudgery at the Whiteshields Brainwashing Centre (aka school); a vengeful Headmaster; two interfering Psychotic Persecutors (psychotherapists); and constant laughter and disrespect when he attempts to marshall his lackeys and lickspittles (friends) to do what he wants them to.Dirk makes friends with the son of his foster family, Christopher, and the local Goth Girl, Sooz, and together they attempt to cast a spell that will transport Dirk back to his homeland. Inevitably, not everything goes to plan... But that's for book 2Roald Dahl Prize winner, 2012.

Can you guess what's going on behind the scenes in the topsy-turvy town of Grahnville? Turn the pages of Grahn's picture book and see how much fun it is to be fooled by his clever silhouettes.Grahnville looks like a perfectly ordinary town. There's a school, a candy store, a barbershop, a pizzeria, and nice, neat homes. But wait until you look behind the scenes.Grahnville is also the kind of town where candymakers build a rocket ship, a circus performs in a barbershop, and the pizzeria is closed on Thursday because of a dinosaur.Come along on Geoffrey Grahn's morning-to-nighttime tour of this topsy-turvy town and nothing will ever seem ordinary again.

From the creators of DINOSAURUMPUS! comes their new Halloween picture book about counting."Listen! Hush! Oooh, what's that sound? The midnight spooks are coming round." Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees team up again to create another fun-filled book. Halloween is the setting as kids rhyme their way through the night and to a spook-filled birthday party. Emphasized sounds such as "CLICKETY CLACK" and "HISSSSS!" will allow younger children to enjoy the fun of reading. Parker-Rees's illustrations, in the tradition of DINOSAURUMPUS! and K IS FOR KISSING A COOL KANGAROO, are sure to delight.