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Kaye Umansky

    This Rock Is Mine (PB)
    More Pongwiffy Stories
    Witch for a Week
    The Night I Was Chased by a Vampire and Other Stories
    Dick the Delightful Duck (HB)
    Algy's Amazing Adventures in the Jungle
    • Algy's Amazing Adventures in the Jungle

      • 80 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení

      Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. There are lots of things Algy doesn't like - top of the list is his own name. Algernon is just weird. Pugh sounds a bit like - well, never mind. Other things on his list Girls, the Dark, and Having Adventures. So imagine Algy's surprise when he finds a jungle at the bottom of the garden of his new house! And imagine his irritation when his annoying next door neighbour, Cherry - yes, a GIRL - wants to come and explore it with him. She'll only giggle and whisper if he doesn't go with her. But will they ever make it home again?

      Algy's Amazing Adventures in the Jungle
      4,6
    • Even the most delightful ducks can have a bad day . . . What's the matter with Dick the Duck? He's usually so kind and friendly!But today Dick got out on The Wrong Side of Bed. He feelshumpy and grumpy, cranky and cross. How can his friends cheer himup?A magnificently funny rhyming story about the power of kindness andfriendship.

      Dick the Delightful Duck (HB)
      5,0
    • A boy takes refuge in a sinister, crumbling castle and gets the shock of a lifetime. An empty suit of armour goes out for a nice walk and gives people a nasty turn. Spooks from the ghost train have a wonderful ride on the dodgem cars when the fairground's closed. next door. right for beginning readers to tackle on their own. plots and the comic characters, and are now brought together in one book with delicious new drawings.

      The Night I Was Chased by a Vampire and Other Stories
      5,0
    • More Pongwiffy Stories

      • 432 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení

      A stunning new bind-up of the books 3 and 4 in Kaye Umansky's much loved PONGWIFFY series!

      More Pongwiffy Stories
      5,0
    • Friendship wins the day in this fabulously funny quarrel!Two frogs sit on a rock - and both of them think it's theirs. Theyfight and squabble furiously over it. But when a hungry heron swoopsdown, the frogs realise it's time to find another rock . . . together! A brilliantly witty rhyming story with hilarious illustrations.

      This Rock Is Mine (PB)
      4,5
    • The Peculiar Thing with the Pea

      • 72 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení

      Queen of comedy Kaye Umansky returns with another hilarious twist on fairy tale tradition! An unconventional princess meets a rather reluctant prince in 'The Princess and the Pea' as you've never read it before ... Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+

      The Peculiar Thing with the Pea
      4,3
    • Belinda lives in Honeybear Lane with her mum and dad. The house next door is empty ... until, one day, The Three Bears move in. Their house in the woods has been knocked down to make way for a motorway, and now they need Belinda's help to cope with the outside world. After all, bears can't live on porridge alone. Kaye Umansky's new series for Early Readers is just as warm and delightful as her Algy's Amazing Adventures books. Every page is illustrated in full colour by Chris Jevons.

      Belinda and the Bears and the Porridge Project
      4,2
    • The Romantic Giant

      • 32 stránek
      • 2 hodiny čtení

      In this enchanting and amusing story that plays on ideas of love, friendship, and fantasy crushes, Waldo, a giant, falls hopelessly in love with a picture of the beautiful Princess Clarissa. Guided by his friend Heavy Hetty the Wrestler, Waldo makes every romantic gesture he can think of to win the princess's heart. But when he finally meets the princess, he realizes what a bad match she would make for him—and what a lot of fun his friend Hetty is. Charming and humorous, the book's cheeky pictures sometimes tell a subtly different story from the text.

      The Romantic Giant
      3,5
    • Witch in Winter

      • 208 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      Set for release in September, this installment of Kaye Umansky's witch series follows Elsie Pickles and her cantankerous companion, Magenta Sharp, on another enchanting adventure filled with magic. The story promises to deliver whimsical elements, complemented by illustrations from Ashley King, enhancing the charm and appeal of the narrative.

      Witch in Winter
      4,0