A Cat and a Dog is one of those picture books that tells a story about something very serious, but does it in a light and amusing way. Because it doesnt hector or preach, it leaves plenty of room for talk and thought… - Michael Rosen, Childrens Laureate

A story about two traditional enemies that share a house. At first, they fight like, well, cats and dogs. They then steer clear of one another until the day that the dogs favourite toy gets stuck in a tree and the cats toy falls in the water. It is at this point that the animals help each other out and become friends.

Author: Claire Masurel
ISBN13: 9780735821774
Price: 3.99 Board Book
Pubdate: July 2008
Publisher: North South Books
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 1-4 Years

Entertaining reading for young cricketers - it's not just a game - it's time travel!

Toby Jones is not your average cricket fan. It’s not his passion for the game that makes him unusual - it’s his ability to travel through time, back to the great matches of the past. The final book in the series finds Toby Jones involved in an Ashes match with some distinctly ghostly appearances in the outfield. To his horror, Toby watches as some of the fielders disappear from the field in front of his eyes, and an emergency early lunch is called.

In order to finally call a halt to the Timeless Cricket Match, Toby and Jim must go in search of Father Time, believed to be trapped in the Old Scoreboard and guarded by the sinister soul-snatchers known as the Grubbers. When they strike at Georgie, Toby must use his wits as well as his precious stump to save her and achieve his long-awaited future as a Time Lord.

Author: Michael Panckridge & Brett Lee
ISBN13: 9780207200472
PRICE: 7.99 PB
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Publisher: Harper Collins US
Available from Grantham Book Services
Age: 8-13 Years

An fun, friendly look at the important questions about becoming a woman that girls are sometimes too embarrassed to ask

Fun to read and easy to carry, it answers all the important questions about becoming a woman that girls are sometimes too embarrassed to ask. From hygiene to exercise, teachers to peer pressure, everythings discussed here, in a frank and friendly way: parents that drive you crazy, boys whove caught your eye, best friends, physical changes and menstruation, schools and grades, body image and proper nutrition, and moodiness and other emotional stuff. Sections on high school, part-time jobs, and even career planning will feed a girls dreams of the future.

Author: Kelli Dunham
ISBN13: 9781604330045
Price: 5.99 PB
Pubdate: July 2008
Publisher: Applesauce Press
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 9-12 Years

Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to standing up to that mean ol' bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage is monumental.

Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
ISBN13: 9781570917059
Price: 8.99 HB
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Pubdate: May 2008
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 5-8 Years

Roland wants to be a knight in armour - but Rolands dad is a blacksmith, and only boys from noble families can even dream of becoming knights.

When mysterious visitors arrive in the village one day, everything changes. Roland finds himself in the contest of a lifetime, with a real chance to become a pageboy - the first step on the road to knighthood. But how can skinny, clumsy Roland beat an opponent who is bigger, stronger and older - and who doesnt fight by the rules?

Join Roland and his pet mouse, Nudge, in the first book of their laugh-out-loud knightly adventures!

Author: Tony Davis
ISBN13: 9781741662290
Price: 5.99 PB
Pubdate: June 2008
Publisher: Random House AUS
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 7+ years

Distraught over the death of a friend, young Pablo Picasso spends his days creating sad, blue paintings that no one buys. Soon the starving artist is forced to put his cat, Minou, out on the streets. By chance Minou meets a troupe of circus performers who just might have the cure for Pablo's blues.

Author: P. I. Maltbie
ISBN13: 9781570916489 (PB)  9781570916205 (HB)
PRICE: 4.99 (PB)  10.99 (HB)
Pubdate: April 2008
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 4-7 Years/All ages

You will never look at a vulture the same way after you read this hilarious collection of stories about animals as youve never seen them before

A chameleon who saves her fickle, fashionable friends from a volcano, a skunk who wants a quiet, unstressful job (for reasons that will become obvious), a heroic boa constrictor, and a rhino who wants to dance… Quirky, funny, and full of ryhming alliteration and word play that will captivate beginner readers, Beastly Tales is a collection of stories that will delight parents and young children.

Authors: Richard Tulloch & Terry Denton
ISBN13: 9781741661897
Price: 5.99 PB
Pubdate: May 2008
Publisher: Random House AUS
Available from PGUK Enfield
Age: 5+ years