Lydia Monks

Dicky Donkey drives everyone crazy! Each morning, they wake up to: 'EEE-ORRH! EEE-ORRH!' All the neighbours want to send Dicky Donkey away. Then one day, Dicky Donkey opens his mouth and nothing comes out. He has lost his Eee-orrh! His owner has to take him to the animal hospital. Poor Dicky Donkey! But the neighbours soon realise they really miss their early morning wake-up call.

Hooray! Gorilla has come to stay. He crashes through the door full of excitement and anticipation. When it snows Gorilla wants to go out and play, but he's not at natural at all the snow-related activities they try. How can the little boy make him feel better? By finding something Gorilla is good at!

Welcome to Twit Twoo School! In this first story meet Mouse, Mole, Owl, Frog, Rabbit and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. It's Mouse's first day, and she's feeling a little nervous - in fact, she doesn't want to go to school at all! But with a little help from her new friends, she finds that perhaps school isn't so bad after all.

Ellen gets a big shock when her reflection climbs out of a mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference. She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join Mirror-Belle as she sweeps Ellen into hilarious Christmassy escapades - from joining in with the Christmas ballet show to attending Ellen's friend's fancy dress party and trying to catch Father Christmas. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will...

The complete story and original illustrations of 'The Princess and the Wizard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks have been specially designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, this new version is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror, but Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a mischievous one at that. She is sure that Ellen's chicken pox is actually dragon pox - and she is full of ideas about how to make the spots disappear.

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into even more hilarious escapades.

Indie decides to try to get her separated parents to be friends, and comes up with some endearingly dopey, hairbrained schemes. But when Mum and Dad eventually do get matey, it's because they're trying to figure out what on earth is up with their very strangely behaved daughter!