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How 2 B Happy
A and C Black
ISBN 0713675594
Everyone gets down in the dumps sometimes – it’s only natural - but this book shows you how to bounce back quicker by getting rid of unhelpful ideas and developing a happy lifestyle. Plus it’s got quizzes, cartoons, stories and jokes.
Going Up!
The no-worries guide to secondary school
A and C Black
ISBN 0713669748
Worries are a natural part of every new adventure – they’re Nature’s way of making you prepare. One way of preparing is by getting information – and all the information you need about going up to secondary school is right here!
Find out how to
- Get the right stuff
- Avoid getting lost
- Make new friends
- Keep out of trouble
- Organise your work
Warning - This book contains quite a lot of jokes, some of which are terrible
…a brilliant book… filled with tips… reading this book will give you more confidence and add a smile to your face.
Jewish Chronicle
The author knows what makes Y6 laugh – the jokes are really good.
Ben Amberley-Smith, 11 – quoted in The Teacher
… tackles common problems and worries in a positive and reassuring manner that will help to prepare pupils for their new school environment.
Headteacher Update
A reassuring read to allay any niggling worries.
Primary Times
How to be a brilliant writerA and C Black
ISBN 071367380X
Not as in, how to get great SAT results, but as in how to make writing a brilliant part of your everyday life - even if your literacy skills are pretty basic! (Though actually, doing lots of writing for fun means your SAT results will get better all on their own)
RabbittalkHodder 2006
ISBN 0340931272
Why does your rabbit rub his chin on things? How can you groom him if he won’t sit still? What if he goes into a sulk? This little book is packed with tips and pics. Aah…sweet!
Fiction
Finding Fizz
ISBN 0 7136 7625 6
Carly is being teased and excluded from the group of girls who were once her
best friends. She tries to put a brave face on it, but it's clear that she's
'lost her fizz.' Then Carly finds a stray dog that needs a loving home and
all at once life starts looking very different...
Tom, Sid, the Goth and the ghost
ISBN 0582 79628 8
Tom’s parents have split up and he has moved to a new house with his dad. It seems like the worst thing that could possibly happen has happened – but the nightmare is only just beginning…
The Guess, the Curse and the Message (short stories)
ISBN 0582 79625 3
Access version ISBN 0582 79626 1
3 spooky stories by Dick King-Smith, Pratima Mitchell and me. Be afraid… be very afraid!
Stranded!
ISBN 0582 79615 6
When Joe and his sister Vicky get lumbered with their cousins for the holidays, Car Boot Creek seems the obvious place to take them for some guaranteed fun. But the mud flats are full of danger, and now the tide is coming in…
Ricky, Karim and Spit Nolan (short stories)
ISBN 0582 79614 8
Access version ISBN 0582 79614 8
3 short adventure stories by Bill Naughton, Pratima Mitchell and me.
Haunting for beginners
ISBN 0-140-37580-5
Miss Fischer wants to give Hannah her diamond brooch, but she dies before she can tell Hannah. She will have to pass on a ghostly message – but it turns out that haunting can be a tricky business…
The good ghost guide
ISBN 0 582 49788 4
They found themselves in an attic room. ‘It’s like the dark, dark room in the story,’ Alice whispered. ‘With the dark, dark cupboard. Do you think there’s anything inside it?’
‘There’s only one way to see,’ said James.
He opened the door…
School Books
I’ve written loads of stories in the Story Street series with Jeremy Strong and Kaye Umansky. Check us out at www.storystreet.co.uk/cws/authors.html
I’ve written all sorts of non fiction books, plus traditional tales, anthologies, plays, poems and magazine articles. Here are some of my books for infants…
and some for juniors...
Pedal Power
ISBN 0582770416
The Diary of an 11-year old boy who cycles the length of mainland Britain with his family.
Featured in the Junior Education’s Best Books,
2002