The Tear Thief
Carol Ann Duffy
Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime the Tear Thief carries her waterproof, silvery sack over her shoulder as she soundlessly steals the tears of every child who cries...
Ages 4 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children 2008.
A Dog Called Rod
Tim Hopgood
Elsa would love to have a dog for a pet. But there's one big problem - Elsa lives on the 24th floor of a block of flats and her dad says that dogs are too much trouble...
Ages 4 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children 2008.
Penguin (Including DVD)
Polly Dunbar
Ben is delighted when he rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. It isn't until a passing lion intervenes that Penguin finally speaks...and when he does, Ben discovers something that was really worth the wait...
Ages 4 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children 2008.
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure
Kristina Stephenson
Once upon a time, there was a deep, dark forest, where monstrous trees groaned, terrible beasties moaned and wiggly woos waited to tickle your toes. Nobody ever went there until...Sir Charlie Stinkysocks, his good grey mare and his pet cat Envelope decide the time has come for a really big adventure.
Ages 4 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Children 2008.
Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy
Charlie Small
No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. At least, not yet. His original battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore in the north of England...
Ages 7 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2008.
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Chris Riddell
This work introduces Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. No puzzle is ever too tricky for the two of them to solve.
Ages 7 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2008.
Mammoth Academy in Trouble
Neal Layton
Things are getting pretty hairy for the students of the Mammoth Academy. The heaviest snowfall in history means lots of hungry humans and soon the Academy is surrounded. How will they get out of this one?
Ages 7 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2008.
The London Eye Mystery
Siobhan Dowd
When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off - and no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air?
Ages 9 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Older Readers 2008.
Teacher's Dead
Benjamin Zephaniah
A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his students in front of the school. He was a good man. People liked him. So how could this happen? Why?
Ages 9 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Older Readers 2008.
Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy
When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead. Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough... A hilarious, nail-biting and surprising book.
Ages 9 years and over.
Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Older Readers 2008.
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