Catastrophe ! À Flocon-sur-Cime, les hamsters disparaissent juste avant le 32e festival international des rongeurs. Encore plus étrange : des bruits proviennent d'une forteresse abandonnée. Mais que se passe-t-il dans ce village ?Ni une, ni deux, Monsieur Pingouin prend la direction de l'enceinte. Il ignore encore à quel terrible danger il va se retrouver confronté...

From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude and Mr Penguin comes a brand-new tongue-in-cheek murder mystery series, stylishly illustrated in black and white, and perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enola Holmes and Knives Out.

When the tyrannical family patriarch Sir Ignatious Gristle is murdered on his 90th birthday at his country estate, every one of his gathered family members is a suspect. Trapped by a snowstorm with no way to contact the police, it''s up to his mettlesome granddaughter, Edna, and her trusted tortoise, Charles Darwin, to determine whodunnit!

Full of head-scratching clues, page-turning twists and a lot people acting suspiciously this is the first in a funny, spoofy middle-grade murder mystery series from bestselling author Alex T. Smith.

C'est jeudi, Léon s'ennuie. Allez hop, direction la campagne ! S'amuser dans la boue, bichonner des cochons, raisonner un taureau enragé, que d'aventures pour notre Léon et son ami M. de La Chaussette-Boulochée !

Que fait un chien pendant que ses maîtres sont absents ? Tous les enfants qui ont un chien se sont un jour posé la question. Alex T. Smith y répond à sa manière, pleine d'humour et de poésie.

Join Winston the mouse as he sets out on another irresistible Christmas adventure!

From Alex T. Smith, bestselling author of festive favourites How Winston Delivered Christmas, The Grumpus and The Nutcracker, comes the chapter book edition of How Winston Came Home for Christmas - the festive sequel to the much-loved How Winston Delivered Christmas. Filled with gorgeous black and white illustrations, this is the perfect Christmas gift for children who are ready to start reading by themselves.

It is five days until Christmas and Winston has a Very Curious Mystery to solve. Recently, he has been having hazy memories of another mouse, and he just knows that someone very important to him is lost. After promising Oliver that he will be back in time for Christmas, no matter what, Winston sets out on an exciting round-the-world adventure to find the missing mouse, helped along the way by wonderful old friends and delightful new ones, too.

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Maline de la Coquetière adore recevoir. Quand Edouard L'Oeuf sonne à sa porte, elle met donc les petits plats dans les grands. Ce qu'Edouard ne sait pas, c'est que son hôtesse médite un plan d'enfer : le mettre au menu de son petit déjeuner ! Mmm ! Mmmais le lendemain... Maline pourrait avoir une surprise de taille !

À quoi s'occupe un chien pendant l'absence de ses maîtres ? Tout le monde s'est déjà posé la question ! Alex T. Smith y répond à sa manière, pleine d'humour et de poésie.

A dark YA tale of love, loss and the supernatural from Queen of Teen Juno Dawson, collaborating for the first time with prize-winning illustrator Alex T. Smith.

Since the crash, since Eliza died, Samuel can't find a way to go on. His need to see his love again is overwhelming, and so he ventures into the strange, terrifying world of Hoodoo. Samuel is about to make a pact with powers he cannot comprehend, let alone control...A chilling tale of love that reaches beyond the grave.

From the international bestselling creator of Claude comes a hero like no other: Mr Penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this series from Alex T. Smith. Mr Penguin is boarding a luxury cruise ship. He doesn't like water, and he can't swim, but his friend Colin is performing with the Ladies Choir on board - and anyway, Mr Penguin feels like a rest after some busy Adventuring. What's more, fish finger sandwiches are apparently available twenty-four hours a day. Heaven! But despite the glamorous film stars and party atmosphere, Mr Penguin can't help but feel that something shifty is happening on board. And when he befriends a young stowaway with a mystery of her own to solve, he soon finds that Adventures are lying in wait after all ... This is the third Mr Penguin book with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design. Praise for Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure : 'Addictive slapstick' - Guardian 'The perfect introduction to mystery stories' - Scotsman Have you read them all? 1. Mr Penguin and the Lost Treasure 2. Mr Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets 3. Mr Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise
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From the international bestselling creator of Claude, comes a brand new hero - Mr Penguin, adventurer and penguin. Indiana Jones meets Hercule Poirot in this new Alex T. Smith series with plenty of slapstick humour, mystery and adventure. Highly illustrated throughout with a striking black and orange design. It has been weeks since Mr Penguin's last adventure and he's been stuck at his desk, twiddling his flippers ever since. That is until the phone rings! Mr Penguin and Colin (a spider and Mr Penguin's silent right hand man) are called in to find the missing treasure somewhere in the Museum of Extraordinary Objects. The quest finds them solving secret codes, fighting ferocious beasts, eating fish finger sandwiches and travelling deep below the museum to a lost jungle... Praise for Alex T. Smith's Claude series: 'Illustrated with humour and elegance.' Sunday Times 'Quirky illustrations with plenty of humour.' The Metro Claude won the 5-9 young fiction Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, was selected for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, the Richard and Judy Book Club and is soon to be a TV star on Disney Junior with 52 episodes airing in 2017. Alex T. Smith is a World Book Day Illustrator. Follow Alex at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and https://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith
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Meet Claude, the ordinary dog with an extraordinary life. Now the star of his very own TV show on Disney Junior and ITVBe. Claude and Sir Bobblysock just happen to wander accidentally into the royal palace on a very special day indeed - the Queen's birthday! Unfortunately the royal nanny, Nanny Stern-Bloomers, has had to take herself off for a lie-down and there's no one to make sure the royal children stay neat and tidy for the big party. But . . . Claude and Sir Bobblysock could step in to babysit, couldn't they? After all, princes and princesses are always on their best behaviour . . . The tenth book in this hilarious bestselling series. Perfect for new readers and also great for sharing! Praise for the Claude series: 'Illustrated with humour and elegance' The Times 'With quirky illustrations and plenty of humour' Metro Claude in the City was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. Claude Going for Gold won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. Alex T. Smith was the official World Book Day illustrator in 2014. Follow Alex at alextsmith.com and on Twitter: @Alex_T_Smith
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From Alex T. Smith, the creator of festive favourites such as How Winston Delivered Christmas and The Grumpus, comes a gorgeously illustrated Christmas classic. Re-written and illustrated, Grandma is Overly Generous: A Retelling of The Twelve Days of Christmas is a small hardback perfect for any child this Christmas.

On the first day of Christmas my Grandma sent to me . . .

Grandma''s presents may start off sensible - a partridge is easy enough to take care of - but her generosity soon gets wildly out of hand . . .

A witty new take on the festive classic The Twelve Days of Christmas.