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Hi there, I'm Hank. Here’s what you need to know about me: I don’t try to make the kids in my class laugh, but somehow I do. Spelling is my worst subject. (Come to think of it, so are math and reading!) I try hard - I really do. So why does my brain always freeze into a popsicle? More than anything, Hank wants a dog. But before he can get one, his dad is laying down some rules. First, Hank has to improve his grades. Next, he has to prove that he’s a responsible pet owner. Can Hank get his brain to cooperate, so he can get his new furry best friend?

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky nine-year-old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay…EXCEPT she is determined NOT to be ordinary at all! Her small town is filled with mysteries and Rebekah is sure that she, along with her best friend Mouse, will be able to solve every last one of them.

Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. There was Sir Lancelot the Great, Sir Kay the Loyal, Sir Bedivere the Just, and others, including young Givret, who was known for being . . . well...

A Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2023 From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up. MEET ALFIE… THE BOY WHO COULD DO WHAT HE LIKED! Previously published for World Book Day 2016 Alfie has a routine. To...

Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting new illustrated series about school, sport, friendship and family. It's the day of the tennis tournament and Ash is so excited to compete! But Ash forgets her...

Andy and Danny boldly go where sensible people fear to tread. Just how stupid can two human beings be? Just Stupid! provides the answer to this vexing and important question. Winner of AudioFile's Earphones Award - 2005.

Farvel til stressede morgener og slut med sure unger, det ene ben i havregrøden og det andet på vej ud ad døren. Hvorfor ikke bare starte dagen med en Godmorgenhistorie? Mød Sure Loui, Lille Villy og Farve Laura. Hør om telefoner, der hæver, store pruttetrolde og om Syvsover Sebastian, der kan sove fra både hanegal og hornorkestre. Det er Lars Daneskov selv, der indtager rollen som talende vækkeur og her leverer otte rablende og skæve historier, der alle starter dagen med et smil.

L'explosion de rire, le gloussement de rire ou le rire de la méchante sorcière de l'Ouest : ils sortent tous de la bouche de Sundari. Sundari ne peut s'empêcher de rire. Elle essaie, mais il y a tellement de choses qui sont drôles. La chose la plus drôle qu'elle connaisse, ce sont les pets. Un jour, le professeur de mathématiques, Gundappan, jette Sundari hors de la classe lorsqu'elle se met à rire de manière incontrôlée. Sundari doit trouver un moyen de retenir ses rires. Elle espère que son grand frère, qui est scientifique, pourra l'aider.

El señor del mal nació en la tierra de los orcos y es, según cuentan los humanos, el ser más despiadado que han conocido jamás. Dicen de él que es cruel, solitario y maligno, tanto como su dragón. Cansado de su mala fama, el señor del mal, se ha propuesto cambiar la situación y para ello ha ideado un plan con el que, no sin malos entendidos, conseguirá su objetivo.