Some tips from the experts: you are the son of a god - make sure the people treat you with respect. You have a vast empire but it is your duty to make it bigger still. Sacrifice to the gods every day or the sun may stop shining and expect to have a busy social life even when you’re dead. Find out more about these tips and why they could be important when you delve into Avoid Becoming ...

Synopsis: Angelo is a craftsman, who has spent his life restoring the walls of Rome’s churches. One day at work he finds an injured pigeon on a ledge, and in spite of his professional objection to the birds, he hasn’t the heart to abandon her. As the old man nurses the bird back to health, a touching, lifelong friendship is formed.

Review: This is a gentle story ...

The Goose Guards is based around a true legend in the history of Rome. When the Gauls sack Rome and murder the senators in the streets, it is a dreadful day for the Romans. But safe in the temple of Jupiter on Capitol hill, young Brutus knows the hill can be defended indefinitely. He is more preoccupied with getting his revenge on Fabia, the goose girl, who always knows her lessons better than ...

Synopsis Agatha Bilke is on a disastrous French exchange. Her host Demone Canard is even worse than she is. She puts dog food in with Agatha's washing and posts her picture up on the internet claiming she is a wanted criminal ...

Review This is the third book in the series about Agatha Bilke, the most horrendous child you could have the misfortune to meet. The story is ...

Synopsis The witch’s children’s friend Gemma is scared about her first day at school, so they decide to help her by changing the school children and teachers into well known characters from traditional tales. This is a mistake, because although they can cast spells ... they cannot undo them.

Review As the school cat predicts, the witch’s children alw ...

Synopsis Ramon loves to draw everything he sees. Unfortunately what he draws does not look exactly as it should. He tries and tries but the results are always ‘ish’, tree-ish, house-ish or even fish-ish which makes him unhappy. But, someone likes his drawings and eventually Ramon comes to realise that de doesn’t have to worry about getting it “just right”. ...

Synopsis:  Seven short stories linked by the scary voice of Captain Night-Night Porter, the custodian of the deep sunk ship where all naughty people end their days!

Review: This book will appeal to all who love to be scared and enjoy the disgusting. Jamie Rix has taken stories of everyday naughty, thoughtless children and devised the most fiendish punishments that mea ...

 This book is part of the ‘Nature Storybooks’ series produced by Walker Books. This non-fiction series attempts to teach young children about the lives of animals through the eyes of just one animal in that species. In ‘One Tiny Turtle’ Nicola Davies follows one turtle through to adulthood. 

Review In ‘One Tiny Turtle’ readers ...

 This book is part of the ‘Nature Storybooks’ series produced by Walker Books. This non-fiction series attempts to teach young children about the lives of animals through the eyes of just one animal in that species. In ‘All Pigs are Beautiful’ Dick King-Smith introduces young readers to the world of the pig.

Review The fact that Dick King-Smi ...

Synopsis: Stanley Wells is an ordinary boy, who happens to be quite curious. His friends are the mysterious Dr Moon and his canine companion Morcambe. Together they seem to stumble upon strange happenings and trip over mysteries that just need solving... Stanley is sleeping in the caravan at the bottom of the garden of his new house. He awakes at the sound of an odd whooooomphing noise ...