It's not much fun being a princess: you have to be prim, proper and obedient. Princess Peony lives in a world full of magical creatures - hags, trolls, giants and fairy godmothers - but her father's strict rules leave her feeling bored and lonely. She wants to learn how to DO things, and cooking's at the top of her list. But when Peony borrows a recipe book from the public library, the king has the old librarian who tried to help her arrested for...

Moving to a new home can sometimes feel scary and a little bit lonely, but this little racoon soon discovers that wherever you go adventures soon follow.

Meet a cat who is the king of his house, until something terrible happens! Someone else arrives and they are dribbly and disgusting. Will King Cat ever get used to having a dog around?

Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a huge tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this book, the author and illustrator Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the world and the simple happiness it brings us when we open our eyes to it.

The authors provide a sound introduction to the basic physical processes that dominate the workings of the Earth, its atmosphere and hydrosphere. Natural examples of physical processes, rather than abstract physics and maths, are used throughout to illustrate the scientific principles involved.

Mo and his friends are running together in the local park. Then Mo suggests they run backwards for fun. But what they hadn't bargained for was running back in TIME. There are DINOSAURS everywhere - and they are hungry. Luckily Mo and his friends are wearing good trainers for running and finding places to hide. It's a good job they like running! Follow Mo on his madcap adventures as his running skills go from strength to strength.