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Getting a haircut? eating spaghetti? Having a birthday party? You may think these all sound like very ordinary things to do. But read on and see just how grizzly they can be
Grizzliness is out there. Every child has the makings of mischievousness, and can be lured into committing dastardly deeds. The six stories in each of the Grizzly Tales books show the rise and hard fall of vile and villainous children. In this book, parents and teachers are to blame for the murk and misery of the children's lives. Luckily, there are top tips for dealing with gruesome grown-ups - although no child is clever enough to defeat the Darkness completely ... We are completely reinventing the Grizzly Tales format for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new format, design and illustrations, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliant for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights go out at night!
Alfie Pluck is the unluckiest boy alive - until he unwittingly eats the chicken which contains the highly-sought-after luck gene.Once his secret is exposed people want the gene for their own devious deeds.
Grizzliness is out there. Every child has the makings of mischievousness, and can be lured into committing dastardly deeds. The six stories in each of the Grizzly Tales books show the rise and hard fall of vile and villainous children. In this book, unspeakable things happen to pets - but the real nasty little beasts are the children themselves, all of them get their comeuppance in the end, consigned to the Hothell Darkness ... We are completely reinventing the Grizzly Tales format for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new design and illustrations, new accessible formats, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliance for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights go out at night!
Alistair Fury is out for revenge. No more running errands. It’s payback time for his embarrassing mum, his bone-idle dad, and his constantly teasing older brother and sister. Only Alistair’s two best friends — and this, his private diary — share his secrets. Alistair tries to wreak spectacular revenge on a live TV broadcast but it doesn’t exactly go according to plan . . .
On top of a rocky mountain live a family of goats who make acrobatic leaps over ravines and balance their picnic on top of The Needle. Only Giddy Goat, the youngest of the kids, has no head for heights. But when Giddy finds a lost lamb trembling on a narrow ledge, he is determined to find his head for heights. Ages 4+.
Giddy the Goat wants to be the greatest climber in the world. But one day he has to make a choice . . . winning the Giant Pinnacle Race ot winning back his best friend, Edmund the sheep. What is a goat to do?
Grizzliness is out there. Every child has the makings of mischievousness, and can be lured into committing dastardly deeds. The six stories in each of the Grizzly Tales books show the rise and hard fall of vile and villainous children. We have completely reinvented Grizzly Tales for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new design and illustrations, new accessible formats, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliance for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights go out at night! The third title in the all-new Grizzly Tales series captures the crimes of the 'ME!' monsters - those vain, selfish, greedy little children who want only the best for themselves, usually at the expense of everyone else. Hear the shrill explosion of breaking glass as all those mirrors shatter one by one!
Johnny Worms is hot to trot, the unstoppable sex machine, or so he believes. His friend, Ginger, may tell him that girls is trouble, but when love's thunderbolt strikes in the form of Alison or a beautiful vision in purple, what can Johnny do? Is it his fault he is irresistible?
For any child tempted to pinch other people's toys or relegate their own property to the back of a dark cupboard, here are six potent and punchy accounts of careless kids who have done wrong and must face the wrath of the TERROR-TIME TOYS. Read these six stories and weep. Brilliantly illustrated and designed, the fifth brand-new book in the highly successful series will have children trembling and chortling with laughter.