Very Little Red Riding Hood

A fabulously funny fairytale romp with an utterly fearless, totally beguiling, very determined and very little heroine.

This is Little Red Riding Hood for the modern age...a great story that will find fans of old and young alike.

This quirky take on the original is fabulous – and sure to become a bedtime delight.

Delightful…switches on a nightlight to bleach out the darkness of the Grimms’ version. Heapy allows the little girl to speak like a real child and Heap gives her the sort of coat with animal ears that wouldn’t look out of place in the local park…A perfect present for a Gramma to give her VLRRH.

A delightful twist in the tale… warm illustrations… a delight to share.

Very funny…a feisty little heroine

A gorgeous take on the original, which perfectly captures the voice and fears of young toddlers and contains a delightful twist at the end.

Just delightful. Wonderfully original, funny and sweet.

‘Very Little Red Riding Hood contains one of the most perfect representations of toddler habits I’ve read in a picture book and I’m so excited that it’s the first in a series… This isn’t just my choice for the list, (my daughter) adores this story.

Get your hands on this sweetly funny variation of the traditional story. With her toddler talk and winning smile, Very Little Red Riding Hood is an absolute charmer. …this first time collaboration between Heapy and Heap is a whole heap of fun.

In constant demand, eliciting hoots of laughter with every read through, but more than that - lots of really cute and hilariously funny scenes unfold as you read, and it's the perfect book to appeal to quite a broad age range

This is bound to become an oft-requested favourite and one I that I cannot wait to read aloud

The whole book is such fun with lots to look at in the funny and sweet illustrations. The best thing, of course, is that when you’ve read it, you can read it all over again – on demand, I am certain.

Teresa Heapy (Author) Teresa swapped the office desk for the kitchen table in 2009, having worked as a Commissioning Editor for Oxford University Press for several years and deciding that what she really wanted to do was write books. Since then, she has written about gorillas, Batman, the ugly duckling and green goo (not all in the same book) for Raintree, Pearson, OUP and HarperCollins. In her spare time, she does comedy improvisation and plays the ukulele. She lives in Oxford, England, with her husband and three children. 
 
www.teresaheapy.co.uk Sue Heap (Illustrator) Sue Heap is a children's picture book illustrator and story writer. She has worked in collaboration with a number of writers including Sally Lloyd-Jones. Sue and Sally worked on a series of How to . . . books with How to be a Baby being a New York Times bestseller. Another of Sue's books is Cowboy Baby, inspired by a visit to Arizona, which won the prestigious Gold Smarties Award for best picture book. Sue lives in Oxfordshire.

Very Little Red Riding Hood is little. Very little. She's brave and bossy, fearless and determined, loving and funny. And like all toddlers she likes everything just so – woe betide anyone and anything that gets in her way! 
 
Join Very Little Red Riding Hood on a very important expedition to her Grandmama's for a sleepover. 
 
She's got some cakes, she's got red ted, she's got her blanket and she's got her tea set. And NOTHING is going to get in the way of her well-laid plans. Not even a Wolf! 
 
Will they all live happily ever after? 
 
Find out in Very Little Red Riding Hood's very big adventure.

Buried Alive!

Tim and Biscuit, two unlikely friends, always seem to get themselves into difficult situations. From their first meeting in Cliffhanger, where bookish Tim is forced to endure an activities camp, to Buried Alive, where a quiet camping holiday turns out to be full of surprises, there is never a dull moment with these two around.Jaqueline Wilson’s hilarious duo of books catalogues their escapades, triumphs and failures, with a good helping of snacks along the way!

A very funny sequel to Cliffhanger about two boys who encounter bullies on holiday, from award-winning author Jacqueline Wilson. Now with a brand-new cover and introduction from the author.

This holiday was going to be Truly Terribly Adventurous! 
 
Tim can't wait to go on holiday - especially as he gets to bring his friend Biscuits along! 
 
But their trip unexpectedly becomes truly, terribly adventurous when an encounter with two local bully-boys threatens to disrupt the fun. 
 
The hilarious, wonderfully enjoyable sequel to Cliffhanger! from bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson.

Clear as crystal and genuinely funny, this story is enriched by Wilson's perceptive description of the adults in the background, battling through their holiday

Readers over 10 will be gripped by Jacqueline Wilson's unerring insight into their concerns, and entertained by her unpretentious, light touch

Jacqueline Wilson is one author who can always be relied upon to produce quality work

Jacqueline Wilson (Author) Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold. 
 
As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. 
 
Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings. 
 
Find out more about Jacqueline and her books at www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk Sue Heap (Illustrator) Sue Heap is a children's picture book illustrator and story writer. She has worked in collaboration with a number of writers including Sally Lloyd-Jones. Sue and Sally worked on a series of How to . . . books with How to be a Baby being a New York Times bestseller. Another of Sue's books is Cowboy Baby, inspired by a visit to Arizona, which won the prestigious Gold Smarties Award for best picture book. Sue lives in Oxfordshire. Nick Sharratt (Illustrator) Nick Sharratt has written and illustrated many books for children including Shark in the Park, You Choose and Pants. He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award. He has also enjoyed stellar success illustrating Jacqueline Wilson's books. Nick lives in Hove.

Tim can't wait to go on holiday - especially as he gets to bring his friend Biscuits along. But their trip unexpectedly becomes truly, terribly adventurous when an encounter with two local bully-boys threatens to disrupt the fun. 
 
Narrated by Tim and interspersed with revealing, illustrated extracts from Tim and Biscuits's holiday diaries, this is a wondefully enjoyable story from one of the most popular writers around that both girls and boys will love.

Jacqueline Wilson

Sue Heap

Nick Sharratt

Wilson's comic exploration of the twin-world shows the desire to separate fighting a powerful genetic magnetism. In a clever touch, each narrator is given a different illustrator

A book of the highest quality. It will be very, very popular too. Hurrah!

Hilarious tale which contains dark notes that ring very true

An exuberant story . . . The ingenious split narrative, inventive page design and lots of incidental pictures make this book irresistible

Jacqueline Wilson has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues Bookseller

Jacqueline Wilson has the knack of focusing on problems in a child's life with humour and sensitive intuition

Another winner by Jacqueline Wilson with all the wit and verve that we now associate with this author. Impossible to put down, children will love it

Jacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read

Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, and is desperate to be a famous actress, while quiet, sensitive, academic Garnet loves nothing more than to curl up with one of her favourite books. And when everything around the twins is changing so much, can being a double act work for ever?

Double Act

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Wilson's comic exploration of the twin-world shows the desire to separate fighting a powerful genetic magnetism. In a clever touch, each narrator is given a different illustrator

A book of the highest quality. It will be very, very popular too. Hurrah!

Hilarious tale which contains dark notes that ring very true

Wilson's comic exploration of the twin-world shows the desire to separate fighting a powerful genetic magnetism. In a clever touch, each narrator is given a different illustrator

A book of the highest quality. It will be very, very popular too. Hurrah!

Hilarious tale which contains dark notes that ring very true

Wilson's comic exploration of the twin-world shows the desire to separate fighting a powerful genetic magnetism. In a clever touch, each narrator is given a different illustrator

A book of the highest quality. It will be very, very popular too. Hurrah!

Hilarious tale which contains dark notes that ring very true

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