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Children's reading lists

14 books for sports-obsessed kids

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The best unicorn books for kids

Daisy and the Trouble with Shopping

The BRAND NEW, laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is NOT excited about today's plan. Her mum and nan are taking her clothes shopping because of all the "incredible" sales. What could be more BORING than that?! 
 
And everyone knows Daisy doesn't handle boring very well. It always leads to TROUBLE... 
 
This very funny fiction series is perfect for boosting reading confidence. And if you love this one, you'll also love DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SPACE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LONDON!

Kes Gray is one of the UK&rsquo;s bestselling writers for children, with over three million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

The BRAND NEW, laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is NOT excited about today's plan. Her mum and nan are taking her clothes shopping because of all the &quot;incredible&quot; sales. What could be more BORING than that?! 
 
And everyone knows Daisy doesn't handle boring very well. It always leads to TROUBLE... 
 
This very funny fiction series is perfect for boosting reading confidence. And if you love this one, you'll also love DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SPACE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LONDON!

Daisy and the Trouble With Space

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space. How COSMIC is that?! 
 
Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help . . . 
 
If you love this DAISY adventure, look out for more including DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH UNICORNS, DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH CHOCOLATE and DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH SCHOOL TRIPS!

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy and her class have SPACE FEVER after a talk about stars, moons and faraway planets. THEN their teacher announces they're going to spend a WHOLE WEEK learning all about space. How COSMIC is that?! 
 
Trouble is, SPACE FEVER follows Daisy back home too. And turning your bedroom ceiling into the universe isn't that easy. Even with lots of glow-in-the-dark stars, superglue, and your best friend to help . . .

The Who's Whonicorn of Sing-along Unicorns

Did you know that unicorns LOVE to sing? A laugh-out-loud, read-aloud picture-book guide to the most talented unicorns ever, from the author of the Oi Frog and Friends series, Kes Gray, and illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series, Garry Parsons. 
 
Dive into this delightfully silly unicorn Who's Who and get ready to discover: 
 
- ONE, TWO . . . ONE, TWOnicorns who always use a microphone 
- WECAN'THEARYOUnicorns who always forget to turn their microphone on 
- BLUESUEDESHOEnicorns who love rock 'n' roll 
- DOOBYDOOnicorns who prefer soul 
- HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOUnicorns who only know one song 
- plus some familiar unicorns you may have seen before! 
 
This funny and surprising follow-up to The Who's Whonicorn of Unicorns is jam-packed with joyful wordplay, hilarious illustrations and the most magical, musical unicorns you've never heard of! It's also a brilliantly inventive way to encourage children's creativity and imagination.

Kes Gray (Author) 
Kes Gray is one of the UK's bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex. 
 
Garry Parsons (Illustrator) 
Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Daisy and the Trouble With London

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud new Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is off to actual, actual London for the day!!! 
 
Nanny and Grampy are taking her to see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and lots more. 
 
Trouble is, all Daisy really wants to see is Cooey the pigeon . . .

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
Daisy is off to actual, actual London for the day!!! 
 
Nanny and Grampy are taking her to see the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and lots more. 
 
Trouble is, all Daisy really wants to see is Cooey the pigeon . . .

from the author of Oi Frog!

The Who's Whonicorn of Unicorns

A laugh-out-loud, read-aloud picture-book guide to the wildest and wackiest unicorns you can imagine, from the author of the Oi Frog and Friends series, Kes Gray, and illustrator of The Dinosaur that Pooped series, Garry Parsons. 
 
Dive into this delightfully silly unicorn Who's Who and get ready to discover: 
 
- spooky BOO!nicorns 
- polite AFTERYOUnicorns 
- floating BALLOONincorns 
- smelly POOnicorns 
- clumsy BUMPINTOnicorns 
- and so many more! 
 
This funny and surprising new take on the unicorn craze is jam-packed with joyful wordplay and hilarious illustrations. It's also a brilliantly inventive way to encourage children's creativity and imagination. 
 
*A fully illustrated version of Daisy and Gabby's story from the bestselling Daisy and the Trouble with Unicorns*

Kes Gray (Author) 
 Kes Gray is one of the UK's bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex. 
 
Garry Parsons (Illustrator) 
 Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry's illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Daisy and the Trouble With Unicorns

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
It's Gabby's birthday and Daisy is the GUEST OF HONOUR at her party!!! 
 
What's even more exciting is that Gabby has been given TWO TOY UNICORNS for her birthday. 
 
They're so sparkly and soft and fluffy and cuddly!!! 
 
Trouble is, these unicorns are also MAGIC - and very chatty. And they're giving Daisy all sorts of troublesome ideas...

The BRAND NEW laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure for readers of 6-9, from bestselling author of the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray. 
 
Here comes trouble! 
 
It's Gabby's birthday and Daisy is the GUEST OF HONOUR at her party!!! 
 
What's even more exciting is that Gabby has been given TWO TOY UNICORNS for her birthday. 
 
They're so sparkly and soft and fluffy and cuddly!!! 
 
Trouble is, these unicorns are also MAGIC - and very chatty. And they're giving Daisy all sorts of troublesome ideas...

Kes Gray

Nick Sharratt

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Kes Gray

Praise for Daisy: Eat Your Peas

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

Brilliantly illustrated, this bright and jokey book is a winner

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

A brilliantly funny book that will strike familiar chords with both parents and children

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