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A whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots - and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day… It is 1940 and Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there's one animal he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot… Go back in time with No.1 bestselling author, David Walliams, on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008471804 • Author:  David Walliams • Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  475 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 cm

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world… It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters. And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city. In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008438708 • Author: David Walliams, Tony Ross • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 cm

Laugh-out-loud with this hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid 8 Book Set! Read along with exclusive access to Greg's diary where he makes note of the dramas of his life. Included in this title: •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid •    Dairy of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck Young readers will love these fully illustrated books from the international bestselling author Jeff Kinney. Product Information: •    ISBN: 9780241542866  •    Author: Jeff Kinney •    Publisher: Penguin •    Format: Book Collection

Jump into the world of the incredible Dr. Seuss with this fantastic keepsake collection of 20 books! Including 20 of Dr. Seuss’ best-loved stories, this collection is perfect for Dr. Seuss fans and new readers alike. Get to know the colourful cast of crazy characters in these hilarious tales told in rollocking rhyme.  Get rrady to experience the wonderfully whacky world of Dr. Seuss with these marvellous pocket-sized editions, great for taking with you on-the-go on your adventures.  Titles in this collection: • Dr. Seuss on the Loose • Marvin K Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! • Hunches in Bunches • The Sneetches and Other Stories • If I Ran the Circus • I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? • Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book • Hop on Pop • Horton Hears a Who! • Horton Hatches the Egg • Dr. Seuss’ ABC • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back • Oh, The Places You’ll Go! • One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish • How The Grinch Stole Christmas • There’s A Wocket in my Pocket! • Fox in Socks • The Cat in the Hat • Green Eggs and Ham Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008587765 • Author: Dr. Seuss • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format: Box Set

The toot-ally hilarious and messy origin story of Superpoop, your new favourite pooperhero! Superpoop is fresh from hero training and only needs one mission under his belt to join the super league of superheroes. Yet, whenever he tries to save the day, another hero always gets there first! All Superpoop needs is a job that only he can do, so when toilet trouble is the mission of the day, he might just get the plopportunity! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444956863 • Author: Sam Harper, Chris Jevons • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.6cm

Jamie's art and storytelling fizz with exuberance - the pages turn themselves in this addictive collection of amazing stories! Since he crash-landed on Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem! Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig [the Pig], Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. In this rollicking comic extravaganza, the pint-sized friends must tackle a helliphant, rocket-powered hot air balloons, and the most mind-boggling creatures of all... hew-mans!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788451956 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm 

A laugh-out-loud rhyming picture book, featuring 101 super spooky Halloween bums! Spooky bum Hooty bum Hairy bum Scary bum! Find monster bums, ghost bums, vampire bums, witch bums, werewolf bums, skeleton bums and much, MUCH more in this fun-filled celebration of Halloween - with a spooktacular party finale! A bouncy read-aloud text and hilarious illustrations will get every child (and grown-up) giggling! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444956689 • Author: Sam Harper, Chris Jevons • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 18.6 x 12 x 0.6 cm

Since he crash-landed on Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem!  Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig, Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. Monkey's eternal struggle for world domination is getting more ridiculous every day, and it's impossible to predict which bizarre plan he's going to put into action next.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452304 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm  

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes a laugh-out-loud animal space adventure. Chump the chimpanzee was always being silly. He would: Make rude noises from both ends, Pick his nose with his little toe, Eat the skins of bananas, hurling out the tasty part inside. NASA’s scientists thought he’d be the perfect chimp to send into space. Little did Chump know that he had been selected for a deadly-dangerous mission. If a chimp could orbit Earth, then chances were a human could too. With Chump the chimp at the controls of a spacecraft, what could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, everything... Blast off with Chump, and encounter a pirate space-dog, a laser-blasting cat, some dastardly fruit flies and the most ludicrous threat the world has ever faced in this wildly funny space opera fully illustrated in fantastic colour. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008587574 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.6 x 2.0cm

This hilarious and action-packed first reader is perfect for LEGO DC Super Heroes fans who are learning to read! When supervillains from outer space threaten to steal the world's toys, it is up to DC Comics' greatest superheroes to save the day! But can Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and Batgirl defeat the evil aliens without a good plan? Or, will they be defeated before naptime?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407163413 • Author: Trey King • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  23.4 x 16,7 x 0.8 cm

The Maniacal Badger has arrived, and he's determined to take over the Woods! Wasn't that Monkey's plan?  This cannot happen! What japes await in this brand-new adventure, when Bunny and Monkey team up to beat this new menace?! They've never managed to work together before... And will Skunky rediscover his passion for evil inventions, to defeat his rival at their own game? One thing's for sure... Laughs are guaranteed!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452809 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm 

Life is never going to be boring while Looshkin is around, but one thing is for sure - it will be very, very funny! Looshkin might look like a cute blue cat, but you've never met a cat like Looshkin before. If you look away for just a moment, your house will be full of foamy bubbles, there are pigs on your roof, and a portal to a hell-dimension has opened in your loft. And there are bees, everywhere! The comics in this book were previously published as Looshkin and Looshkin: The Big Number 2.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452557 • Author:  Jamie Smart • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  208 • Dimensions:  14.1 x 1.2 x 21 cm

Jamie Smart's big-selling comic-book success story continues... There's a new animal joining Bunny and the gang. Ai - a supersonic, super-fast aye-aye! But how will Ai fit into the Woods? What mischievous schemes is Skunky cooking up? And will Monkey ever stop trying to hit her with a stick?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452434 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm

Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend! Things that are rubbish in my life: Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world, have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss and mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM. Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France. Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780241562031 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 466 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 4cm

Greg Heffley and sports just don't mix… After a disastrous competition at school, Greg decides that he's officially retired from ANY kind of sport! That is, until his mom persuades him to give it one more go and makes Greg reluctantly agree to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a MESS, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen.  When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241396988 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 cm

Snow has shut down Greg Heffley's middle school! Which should be exciting, but now his neighbourhood is a wintry battlefield. And Greg and his best friend Rowley are caught in the crosshairs of territory battles, epic snowball fights and massive snow forts. Can Greg and Rowley navigate the art of war when their street goes into meltdown? Or will they even survive to see another day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241389317 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5cm

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime.  But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at a campsite that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation - or if they're already in too deep.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241396957 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  217 • Dimensions:  19.7 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm

Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow, he's got three sad faces on the school achievement chart! And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won't let him go on the school trip. Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom's annoyed his grumpy sister Delia. Can his best friend Derek help? Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407186733 • Author: Liz Pichon • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 16.5 x 2cm

Big changes are in store for Greg Heffley and his family. They are making home improvements! But with unwelcome critters, toxic mould and the walls coming down, soon Greg discovers renovations aren't all they are cracked up to be. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241396926 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5cm

Book Nineteen of the hilarious, bestselling Tom Gates series, written by the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon! Oh no! Tom's stuck at home with a fractured ankle and it's spoiling his fun. Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in. But only ONE thing will cheer Tom up: a caramel doughnut from the new bakery... trouble is, every other kid in town keeps getting there before him!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407191133 • Author:  Liz Pichon • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  15.4 x 1.8 x 19.2 cm