Syd Slid

A little tale about Syd the snail who wanted to write his name on the moon. It tells of his night time adventures with his friend Ollie Owl. The story, accompanied by colourful pictures, is told in rhyme – a fun way to read to children, or for them to read themselves.

Sweet Enough

The sweetshop had been bought by the retired science professor, Professor Pear Drop; did he have enough experience to be able to turn it around from an uninspiring sweet shop into a great success?

What were his plans for the sweet shop and would he be able to make a go of it?

Follow Professor Pear Drop and his special task force as they are called upon to undertake candy-coated adventures!

Meet Ben, Lanky and the rest of the task force who are only a lucky dip away from another adventure!

Sundae Sundays

Every Sunday for 23 years, jolly “Sundae Man” with his crooked white mustache and bright blue flecks in his green eyes has been making ice cream sundaes for anxious families. Why he does so has remained a decades-old mystery. As a helpful distraction from her worry over her baby brother, a little girl becomes Sundae Man’s eager weekly assistant, jotting down ice cream requests and putting stemmed cherries atop towering sundaes.

One afternoon, while helping him fill orders with hot fudge, butterscotch syrup, sprinkles, and crushed cookies, the little girl solves the mystery to her great delight.

This touching story illustrates the deep, lifelong bonds of family, and creatively offers connection, comfort, and reassurance concerning time spent away from loved ones. 

Stubs, the Stubborn Christmas Tree - Volume 1

Who knew the best friend you will ever have would be a tree?

Meet Stubs – a talking, walking Christmas tree – and his family.

He is fun, lovable, kind, mischievous, super stubborn and fiercely protective of his family. He loves cookies and tricks, gets bored easily and gets in all kinds of trouble in the human as well as the heavenly world.

Stubs absolutely refuses to be just an ‘ornament’ for Christmas, and as the Tannenbaum family – Mum (Amelia), Sadie, Tim and Tom – bring him home to their house, he is horrified and plays all sorts of tricks on them until he realises they are able to talk to him. Stubs becomes part of the family and the best friend they can ever imagine.

Together they have many funny, heart-warming, out-of-this-world and heavenly adventures.

A Collection of Magical Christmas Stories:

• - Stubs Meets His Family
• - Stubs Saves Christmas
• - Stubs Gets Lost in New York

Stories From Santa's Home

It is fair to say that something is always happening at Santa’s home; from naming day parties, experimental toys or playful and mischievous reindeer, something is always happening. Whether it’s little Oscar sneaking down to Santa’s fridge for an extra bowl of his magical ice cream which is sprinkled with fairy dust and seems to glow and say to Oscar, “eat me, eat me now”. Then there are the tricks Rudolf gets up to so he can get a few extra carrots, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage, completely forgetting about the side effects of exceptionally smelly botty burps that lots of Brussels sprouts and cabbage give the reindeer.

Then there are the mishaps in Santa’s toy workshop such as when a young apprentice elf decides to put some of Santa’s magic flying dust for his sleigh on a toy airplane she has made. The airplane goes on a flight around Santa’s workshop, stables and home causing all sorts of trouble, particularly in Santa’s kitchen where cook is in the middle of making one of Santa’s favourite ice creams, raspberry ripple, where the raspberries seem to swim the ripple saying, “catch me if you can”.

And what about the efforts that the young elves get up to in finding out if they are in Santa’s good or naughty book? And then there’s the book containing all the good children’s names along with the presents they have waiting for them at Christmas.

Stop the World!

Have you ever wondered what happens when the world feels like it’s all too much? 

For some kids the noise, the lights and the hustle and bustle of everyday life can be an impossible battle. You might have a brother or sister who finds the world hard to navigate, or maybe you’ve noticed a classmate that is struggling but they can’t explain why.

Well, this is a story that will help you take a glimpse into their secret world and you may be surprised to find it’s a lot different than yours!

Stolen Stegosaurus

The Dino Detectives face a race against time to find a missing baby stegosaurus. What has happened to the missing infant? Who is responsible for its disappearance? Elijah the edmontosaurus and his crew of crack detectives must track down and rescue the baby stegosaurus before it’s too late. With the clock ticking and no clues to work with, how will the crew save the day? Rebecca the raptor, Derek the diplodocus and Chester the carnotaur will need all of their skills of deduction to solve the mystery and return the lost stegosaurus back home to its mum.

Squiggly Diddly

Squiggly Diddly Spider is sitting happily in her web in the kitchen when suddenly she spots a juicy fly that she can enjoy for her tea; all she needs to do is catch him first! Squiggly is feeling very hungry, so she scrambles down to the floor where Mummy sees her, and Mummy doesn’t look very happy! Out comes the big sweeping brush, alongside Dad with his stomping shoe! Will Squiggly Diddly get splatted by Mummy or Dad? Or will she escape? Will Squiggly ever catch the yummy-looking fly and get to eat him for her tea? Or does the fly have another idea to save him so he doesn’t end up being on Squiggly Diddly’s plate?

Squidge from the Planet Splodge

Squidge and Computer’s task is to establish good relations between Earth and Splodge. Culture differences create problems, as do other aliens who are enemies of Splodge. They are close to despair when the tables are turned. How to combat a tenacious enemy? Read on to find out in this exciting adventure.

Sprite's Christmas Flight

It was Christmas Eve, a very exciting time for Santa and the reindeer but something went wrong. Santa was having problems getting all the presents delivered to the children on his list. Read how Matthew and Sprite came to the rescue, saving Christmas!

Sprite and the Two Talking Turtles

Matthew and Sprite are playing a game on the beach when Sprite loses the stick. They both hear a cry for help and come to the rescue.

Speak Scruffy! Have a Go!

Scruffy is an adventurous dog who wants to explore the world but finds himself a little bit lonely and a little bit confused…until he has a go.

Speak Scruffy! Have a Go! is a French language-learning bilingual picture storybook, written for children of approximately 3–8 years of age. It introduces the concept of travel and languages. It is a first step in developing young children’s ability to communicate with French speakers, aided with pronunciation hints such as for ‘Thank you’ there is ‘Merci’ (mair-see). Families can communicate essential language with confidence when they travel. In addition to the enjoyment of learning a language, parents and teachers can foster an appreciation and respect for other cultures.

This is an entertaining, uplifting, interactive story about a dog’s journey, not just a travelling journey, but a journey which involves uncertainty, kindness, understanding the world better, perseverance, building confidence, celebrating difference and gaining a new language skill. It’s a fun, shared experience to be read over and over again.

Learning a language provides many benefits such as improving cognitive function. Languages are a lifelong skill that can be used in business and pleasure, enabling communication, discovery and a wider cultural understanding.