Jimmy's dad has to get rid of his fishing boat and the whole family - Mam, Dad, Jimmy and his tealeaf-reading Gran - are forced to move away from their coastal village home. At first, Jimmy thinks none of them will never get used to living inland and it will be a disaster, but Gran's tea leaves tell a stranger story than that...Jimmy's continued fascination with all things aquatic leads him to meet the local retired Major, whose hobby is keeping a pond full of valuable koi carp. When Jimmy inadvertently overhears of a plot to steal the fish, he doesn't mean to tackle the burglars single-handedly. But neither does he really intend to do it with the help of the awful school bully...or of several hundred alarm clocks...! A truly entertaining, pacy adventure story, which boys will especially love.

The Giant Goldfish Robbery

Richard Kidd

Corgi Childrens

When Claude goes to the Isle of Skye for a quiet holiday with his dad and aunt, all recuperating from the recent death of his mother, he expects his only adventures to be in his active imagination. However, having been befriended by Roddy, an old fisherman, Claude is amazed to see what look like hundreds of body parts being washed up on the beach. On closer examination, these turn out to be shop-window dummies and a curious attraction leads Roddy to keep one of the heads as a souvenir. But Roddy's harmless pilfering surely shouldn't attract the attentions of two very dangerous-looking men from Italy, who mysteriously appear on Skye? A fantastic mystery story, which moves from Scotland to Italy, and will grip the reader all the way.

Last Leg

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Almost Famous Daisy!

Simon&Schuster

<p>When Claude goes to the Isle of Skye for a holiday after the death of his mother, he expects his only adventures to be in his imagination. But shop dummies are washed up on the beach, two dangerous-looking Italians turn up and things look sinister.</p>

The Last Leg

Chivers North America

'GRAND PAINTING COMPETITION' announces the poster, and Daisy, a budding artist, decides to enter a picture of her favourite things. She sets off around the world, travelling in the footsteps of great artists such as Van Gogh, Monet and Gauguin, in search of inspiration. This entertaining story introduces children to key works by five artists, showing each painter's style and the place where he worked, and a superb introduction to some of the greatest painters in history.

Almost Famous Daisy

Frances Lincoln Childrens Book