CHILDRENS BOOKS

Solve crimes up high in the seventh amazing adventure with the REAL PIGEONS! These feathery crime-fighters will need to FLY like never before if they want to save the day – and avoid becoming FALCON SNACKS. Zoom around in the REAL PIGEONS' nest plane and get ready for their weirdest mysteries yet! Like why are BIRDS FALLING out of the sky? Who KIT-NAPPED a notorious kitten called Clawzy? And why is a pack of LOCUSTS attacking them? This best-selling Australian series is beloved by readers worldwide, with over 600,000 books in print in 25 languages. With three hilarious, silly and engrossing mysteries in every Real Pigeons book, it's perfect for fans of Bad Guys and Dog Man. Real Pigeons is now in development with major studio Nickelodeon for animated film and TV, to be produced by James Corden and Ben Winston! 'Combining the best of a graphic novel and traditional narrative, McDonald’s text charms and entertains, while Wood’s often hilarious illustrations kick it to next-level fun!' –CBCA Reading TimeRead the whole REAL PIGEONS series now:<ol reversed><li>Real Pigeons Fight Crime</li><li>Real Pigeons Eat Danger </li><li>Real Pigeons Nest Hard </li><li>Real Pigeons Splash Back </li><li>Real Pigeons Peck Punches</li><li>Real Pigeons Get Bready </li><li>Real Pigeons Flex Feathers </li><li>Real Pigeons Spy High </li><li>Real Pigeons Duck Trouble</li><li>Real Pigeons Stay Coo </li><li>Real Pigeons Flap Out? </li><li>Real Pigeons Power Up – coming November 2024! </li></ol>

In the blockbuster ninth REAL PIGEONS book, the amazing crime-fighting, mystery-solving pigeons are teaming up with some HUMAN SECRET AGENTS! The Real Pigeons think they'll be unbeatable with human help. But then a strange MUTANT goes on a rampage, POCKETS start mysteriously vanishing from pants and jackets, and someone raises a terrifying army of ZOMPIGEONS. Worst of all – the agents have a SECRET of their own. And it's going to get our heroes into terrible TROUBLE … the kind they can't easily DUCK! This best-selling Australian series is beloved by readers worldwide, with over 600,000 books in print in 25 languages. With three hilarious, silly and engrossing mysteries in every Real Pigeons book, it's perfect for fans of Bad Guys and Dog Man. Real Pigeons is now in development with major studio Nickelodeon for animated film and TV, to be produced by James Corden and Ben Winston! 'Combining the best of a graphic novel and traditional narrative, McDonald’s text charms and entertains, while Wood’s often hilarious illustrations kick it to next-level fun!' –CBCA Reading TimeRead the whole REAL PIGEONS series now:<ol reversed><li>Real Pigeons Fight Crime</li><li>Real Pigeons Eat Danger </li><li>Real Pigeons Nest Hard </li><li>Real Pigeons Splash Back </li><li>Real Pigeons Peck Punches</li><li>Real Pigeons Get Bready </li><li>Real Pigeons Flex Feathers </li><li>Real Pigeons Spy High </li><li>Real Pigeons Duck Trouble</li><li>Real Pigeons Stay Coo </li><li>Real Pigeons Flap Out? </li><li>Real Pigeons Power Up – coming November 2024! </li></ol>

The REAL PIGEONS are REAL STARS in their hilarious tenth adventure! Can these feathery heroes STAY COO in the spotlight, or are their crime-fighting days over? The Real Pigeons are great crime-fighters – because most people ignore pigeons. But when a video of the pigeons goes viral, they are suddenly FAMOUS. It's much harder to solve mysteries when everyone is always watching! Can they figure out who's behind a slime crime, how a flock of rolling pigeons vanished into thin air, and why anyone would try to catch Frillback in a cage? This best-selling Australian series is beloved by readers worldwide, with over 600,000 books in print in 25 languages. With three hilarious, silly and engrossing mysteries in every Real Pigeons book, it's perfect for fans of Bad Guys and Dog Man. Real Pigeons is now in development with major studio Nickelodeon for animated film and TV, to be produced by James Corden and Ben Winston! 'Combining the best of a graphic novel and traditional narrative, McDonald’s text charms and entertains, while Wood’s often hilarious illustrations kick it to next-level fun!' –CBCA Reading TimeRead the whole REAL PIGEONS series now:<ol reversed><li>Real Pigeons Fight Crime</li><li>Real Pigeons Eat Danger </li><li>Real Pigeons Nest Hard </li><li>Real Pigeons Splash Back </li><li>Real Pigeons Peck Punches</li><li>Real Pigeons Get Bready </li><li>Real Pigeons Flex Feathers </li><li>Real Pigeons Spy High </li><li>Real Pigeons Duck Trouble</li><li>Real Pigeons Stay Coo </li><li>Real Pigeons Flap Out? </li><li>Real Pigeons Power Up – coming November 2024! </li></ol>

The first book in the New York Times bestseller Middle School and Other Disasters series, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck juggles magical mishaps and everyday mayhem at her new boarding school. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and doodles throughout and perfect for fans of Dork Diaries, The Worst Witch and Harper Drew! My name is Heidi Heckelbeck, my new school is magic and I am officially freaking out! Heidi is both excited and nervous to start at her new boarding school, Broomsfield Academy! She can't wait to start magical classes but her first day takes a turn for the worse when Heidi discovers her roommate (or "broommate" as they are known here) is none other than her old rival, Melanie Maplethorpe. Melanie is less than thrilled too, and the two find themselves engaged in an epic prank war. But when magic enters the mix, will the reluctant roommates go too far? Join Heidi and her friends for pranks, potions and magical misahaps in this bestselling series!

A heartwarming tale of courage, set against the backdrop of the Second World War, about a deserted village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat! ‘A master storyteller at his best’ Sunday Times It’s 1943. Lily lives in a seaside village and her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day when the villagers are all told to move out of their homes. Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the allied forces prepare to invade France. But Tips, Lily’s cat, has other ideas – and returns to the forbidden area. Lily decides to enter the danger zone to look for Tips herself . . .

A fictionalised account of the real-life British soldier who let Hitler live in the First World War, and his attempt to put right his mistake – from a master storyteller ‘Brilliant. Historical fiction at its most magnificent’ Jackie French Billy Byron was one of the most decorated privates of the First World War, recognised for his unrivalled bravery. But what if it were possible to save one too many lives? As a soldier, Billy spared the life of a man after a battle in 1918. But when he later recognises him as Hitler, Billy is haunted by his own kindness and attempts to change the course of history. But going against his nature might prove harder than Billy expected, even when it means stopping evil in its tracks. . .

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller ‘Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive’ Sunday Times As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside. But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be, means another moment closer to something that will change his life for ever.