Quentin Blake

Lester and his friends decide to buy a watchdog, but the unusual pet man has some surprising alternative pets for them.

Angelo and his family travel round the country playing music, singing songs and performing marvellous balancing tricks: Angelo can even dance on a rope! So, when he meets Angelina, who is sad and lonely and trapped in her mean uncle's house, Angelo knows just how to help ...

When two bold adventurers climb over the wall to explore the overgrown garden next door, they discover a ship made of bushes, with tall, thin trees for masts.

Meet Fantastic Daisy Artichoke. She's got three fat cats we like to stroke and a pond in which she likes to soak ... She isn't quite like other folk!

The members of the Meadowsweet family suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves at the bottom of a giant crack in the earth. With the help of their pet bird, Octavia, and a magical seed, the family goes on a journey to the surface.

As it is such a lovely, warm, sunny day, Lester and his friends decide to go to the seaside to swim and build sandcastles. It turns into an extra special sort of day when they meet a family of trumpet fish and Shelly, a seaside gnome.

The Five of Us is a story about Angie, Ollie, Simona, Mario, and Eric—five fantastic friends, each with an unusual ability. When disaster strikes during a day out in the countryside, the Fantastic Five work together, combining their individual powers to save the day.

Meet Bella and George. They're a happy couple who spend their days dusting, eating strawberry ice cream and making model aeroplanes. Until a brown-paper parcel arrives at their door and disrupts EVERYTHING. It's a human baby, named Zagazoo!

Simpkin is a mass of contradictions. He can be nasty and nice; weak and strong and sensible and silly – ALL at the same time! And when you really need him most – he's nowhere to be found ...

When Mr Filkins sets off for his 90th birthday party, he has no idea how eventful the journey will be. Crossing the desert to visit his family, armed only with a picnic, a walking stick, and an umbrella, Mr Filkins faces (and hides from) many remarkable dangers.

Jack and Nancy live beside the sea, but the closest they get to the exotic lands and adventures that the sailors have is by listening to the stories they tell. But, after a wooshing, wonderful wind blows their umbrella away, the siblings are whisked to a far-away island.

But no matter how hard Sir Thomas Magpie tries to teach him, Snuff just can't seem to get anything right! Until the Bootmaker gets raided by thieves, and Snuff might just have a clever idea to save the day – in his own unique and creative way!

While walking along the beach one day, Isobel and Nicholas discover a strange-looking wreck. As they begin to put it together, they find it is a peculiar sort of sailing boat.

Angelica Sprocket lives next door. Her overcoat has pockets galore! And you'll never guess what's in them... Prepare to be surprised, thrilled and tickled pink by Angelica Sprocket's never-ending pockets, and the marvellous things she keeps in them!