Reading - Mr. Gum and the Secret Hideout

Mr. Gum and the Secret Hideout by Andy Stanton

Talking parrots in the rooftops? A giant cactus on the high street? Mosquitos so nasty that even their own friends don't like them? Something's gone terribly wrong in Lamonic Bibber . . . and Mr Gum is nowhere to be found. Yes, folks, Polly and Friday are facing their biggest challenge yet. So strap yourselves in, cry "HI-HO-WEIRDY!" and get ready for an adventure so crazy your feet will melt with happiness! And I'm not just saying that, I've actually seen it happen.

Reading - Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud

Agatha Parrot and the Heart of Mud by Kjartan Poskitt

Agatha Parrot is the most exciting and hilarious comedy series since Mr Gum! But don’t take our word for it . . . take hers! Hiya! What would you do if your smelly brother started getting emails from a mystery girl? Ha ha! OK, I admit it was my fault. My friend Martha had got into trouble with her mum and I was helping out, but things went a bit wrong, especially when the mystery girl started sending James loads of LOVE and KISSES like this XXXXX. Woo-hoo! Agatha Parrot.

Reading - Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom Boy

Agatha Parrot and the Mushroom Boy by Kjartan Poskitt

Helloooo! This story is about the time Agatha was watching SING, WIGGLE, AND SHINE on TV (the worst talent show ever WAHOO love it love it) but her evil brother James stole the TV remote so he could watch sports instead. Don't worry, she got her own back! All it took was a giant yellow cake, some fairies, a school fete, and a big sofa cushion. Oh, and Dad ended up with his toenails painted, so does that all make sense to you?

Reading - Esio Trot

Esio Trot by Roald Dahl

Mr. Hoppy is in love with his neighbor, Mrs. Silver; but she is in love with someone else—Alfie, her pet tortoise. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver doesn’t even know Mr. Hoppy is alive. And Mr. Hoppy is too shy to even ask Mrs. Silver over for tea. Then one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. Silver's attention. If Mr. Hoppy's plan works, Mrs. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman’s heart is through her tortoise.

Reading - More Meerkat Madness

More Meerkat Madness by Ian Whybrow

In More Meerkat Madness, Mimi, Skeema, and Little Dream are unhappy when Uncle invites a fluffy stranger to join the Really Mad Mob. So when Little Dream dreams that their missing mama is calling him, the kits set off to search for her. But a lost lion cub has other plans for them.

Reading - Billionaire Boy

Billionaire Boy by David Walliams

Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds… and not a single friend. But then someone comes along, someone who likes Joe for Joe, not for his money. The problem is, Joe's about to learn that when money is involved, nothing is what it seems. The best things in life are free, they say – and if Joe's not careful, he's going to lose them all…

Reading - Follow that Bird

Follow that Bird by Eliza Teoh

I am Ellie Belly. I am 7 years old. I am in Class 1J. My best friend is Cammy. I LOVE to doodle in class when Teacher is not looking. And my BIG secret is this: I can talk to animals! Really! One day, I hear a cry for help! It is a sunbird and she is in big, big trouble! I have to help Sunbird! But first, I have to find a way to sneak out of class without Teacher – or that pesky Megan – noticing!

Reading - You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!

You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum! by Andy Stanton

Mr. Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there's heroes and sweets and adventures and everything.

Reading - Mr. Gum and the Power Crystals

Mr. Gum and the Power Crystals by Andy Stanton

Good evening, children, on this dark and windy night. Now, come gather round the fireplace, for 'tis time for strange tales to be spun. Like the tale of Polly and that old tumbledown windmill by the riverside. But just what is the windmill's terrible secret ? Why is Mr. Gum lurk-lurk-lurkin' about ? And how much does old granny know ? Gather closer, childre, for all shall be revealed ....

Reading - Mr. Gum and the Dancing Bear

Mr. Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear Good evening. Do you like bears called Padlock? Course you do. Do you like hot-air balloons? Course you do. Do you like tall sailing ships with mad sea captains, and horrifying old villains and words like ‘wab!’, ‘tungler’ and ‘kelp’? COURSE you do! Well, guess what, you lucky little nibbleheads? This book’s got all of those things - and a lot more besides. It’s a rollicker! It’s a frolicker! It’s a funtime sun-time yollicker!

Reading - The Adventures of Nanny Piggins

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R. A. Spratt

When the world's most glamorous fluing pig runs away from the circus to become a nanny, Derrick, Samantha and Michael think they are the luckiest children alive. Who could not fall in love with a nanny whose only job qualifications are her astonishing ability to be fired out of a cannon and her amazing skill at making chocolate cake, sometimes both at the same time ?

Reading - What's for Dinner, Mr. Gum ?

What's for Dinner, Mr. Gum? by Andy Stanton

Mr Gum's back! But what's he up to this time? Oh, dreadful things my friends, dreadful things indeed. Seems he's found himself a brand new treat—rancid kebabs just dripping with dirty grey sauce. And he just can't get enough of them. He's gotta have more! More! LESS! I mean, MORE! But not everyone's too happy about Mr Gum's new dinnertime arrangements and soon the town of Lamonic Bibber is gearing up for war. Can Polly and her friends save the town from being torn apart? Will Mr Gum's hunger ever be satisfied? And who on earth is Thora Gruntwinkle? Readers will find the answers to these questions, and they'll also see a gingerbread man driving through London, an annoying little monkey driving everyone mad, and Friday O'Leary falling asleep in a hedge!