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Katy's Wild Foal (Katy's Ponies) - Victoria Eveleigh

Katy's Wild Foal (Katy's Ponies)
Victoria Eveleigh

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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How Katy discovers a newborn Exmoor foal on her birthday and persuades her family that she can look after it launches a tender and convincing story of one girl’s passion for ponies. Victoria Eveleigh gives enough details of pony care and training to make the story essential reading for all those who are pony-mad and enough delightful general background about friends, family and farming to make it an enjoyable story for all. Adopt an Exmoor Pony: Want the chance to adopt an Exmoor pony at the Exmoor Pony Centre for one year? All you have to do is email competitions@orionbooks.co.uk with the subject heading 'Exmoor Pony' and one lucky winner will win a year's pony sponsorship. Closing date for entry is 1st September 2012.

A Horrid Factbook: Horrid Henry Sports - Francesca Simon

A Horrid Factbook: Horrid Henry Sports
Francesca Simon

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Packed with freaky facts and random trivia, this is the perfect guide to everything you ever wanted to know (and lots of things you might never have wanted to know) about the world of sport - Horrid Henry style!

Olympic Poems - 100% Unofficial! - Brian Moses, Roger Stevens

Olympic Poems - 100% Unofficial!
Brian Moses, Roger Stevens

Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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All the excitement of the big games – and smaller ones too – is captured in this anthology of poems devoted to different aspects of sport and sporting events. There’s boasting and imagination in I am the Fastest, an understanding of letting someone else win in Winning and also words of cheer for those who don’t want to take part. A perfect companion as excitement for the 2012 Olympics builds.

My Uncle Foulpest: Dinosaur Disaster - Timothy Knapman

My Uncle Foulpest: Dinosaur Disaster
Timothy Knapman

Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
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Foulpest returns - our unlikely hero in the form of an ogre! Welcome back to Wally’s world - a hilarious offering of ogre uncles, evil weevils and more! My Uncle Foulpest: Dinosaur Disaster is the hilarious second instalment in the series by Timothy Knapman. Bringing more mad-cap adventures from Wally and Foulpest - an ogre with the best intentions who never quite gets it right! - young readers will giggle with glee. With adorable and hilarious illustrations by Sarah Horne, this is a surefire winner for young fans of humour, with two stories in one brilliant package.

Downtown Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Olympics - Jeanne Willis

Downtown Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Olympics
Jeanne Willis

Format: Paperback - Released: 24/02/2012
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Daft dinosaurs create delightfully madcap fun in this hilarious family saga with a difference. When gang warfare between Darwin the stegosaurus and T Rex Flint Beastwood breaks out, the exuberant mayor Boris comes up with a great plan. Why not hold a dinosaur Olympic games as a way of bringing peace? Will Boris’s plan work? It certainly sparks some very lively action amongst the dinosaurs…

Turtle Terror (S.W.I.T.C.H. 9) - Ali Sparkes

Turtle Terror (S.W.I.T.C.H. 9)
Ali Sparkes

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Sizzling adventures happen when twins Josh and Danny swap places with a host of fascinating animals. Armed with the secret spray given to them by Petty Potts, the brilliant and eccentric scientist, Josh and Danny can get out of all kinds of fixes by turning into something else. As lizards, chameleons, turtles, geckos and anacondas the boys discover first hand dangers and the excitement of living in someone else’s skin. Josh and Danny can't believe their luck when crazy scientist Petty Potts turns up on the same beach as them. It's the perfect chance to 'borrow' her new spray that SWITCHes humans into turtles. Soon the boys are having a great time, diving through the waves and slurping on jelly fish ... Until they swim into serious danger. Author Ali Sparkes is the winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and illustrator Ross Collins is winner of the Royal Mail Book Award. Click here for the S.W.I.T.C.H. series website with games, activities and competitions.

Lizard Loopy (S.W.I.T.C.H. 7) - Ali Sparkes

Lizard Loopy (S.W.I.T.C.H. 7)
Ali Sparkes

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Sizzling adventures happen when twins Josh and Danny swap places with a host of fascinating animals. Armed with the secret spray given to them by Petty Potts, the brilliant and eccentric scientist, Josh and Danny can get out of all kinds of fixes by turning into something else. As lizards, chameleons, turtles, geckos and anacondas the boys discover first hand dangers and the excitement of living in someone else’s skin. Josh and Danny can't wait to try out Petty Potts's crazy new formula - a spray that will turn them into lizards! Soon, they're making the most of their amazing speed and agility by whizzing up a tree. But in no time they're in deep doo-doo. Surrounded by bird poo and in serious danger of being swallowed whole by two moody owls ... Author Ali Sparkes is the winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and illustrator Ross Collins is winner of the Royal Mail Book Award. Click here for the S.W.I.T.C.H. series website with games, activities and competitions.

Chameleon Chaos (S.W.I.T.C.H. 8) - Ali Sparkes

Chameleon Chaos (S.W.I.T.C.H. 8)
Ali Sparkes

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Sizzling adventures happen when twins Josh and Danny swap places with a host of fascinating animals. Armed with the secret spray given to them by Petty Potts, the brilliant and eccentric scientist, Josh and Danny can get out of all kinds of fixes by turning into something else. As lizards, chameleons, turtles, geckos and anacondas the boys discover first hand dangers and the excitement of living in someone else’s skin. Petty Potts, scientist extraordinaire, is losing her touch. The spray that's supposed to SWITCH Josh and Danny into chameleons refuses to work. But the next day, at school, things get VERY weird. Looks like Petty's spray has worked after all. And it shows no sign of wearing off any time soon ... Author Ali Sparkes is the winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and illustrator Ross Collins is winner of the Royal Mail Book Award. Click here for the S.W.I.T.C.H. series website with games, activities and competitions.

Not Bad for a Bad Lad - Michael Morpurgo

Not Bad for a Bad Lad
Michael Morpurgo

Format: Paperback - Released: 24/02/2012
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If you loved War Horse, you'll love this... This wonderful story was inspired by a conversation that Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman had about a prison at Hollesley Bay in Suffolk that Michael Foreman remembered from growing up nearby. Into this Michael Morpurgo weaves his story of how the relationship between a man – who starts work in the prison stable - and a horse can change a life forever, when you show someone how to follow their dreams. Master storyteller and former Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo tells a heart-warming story of how a bad lad becomes a good lad as a result of being treated well and finding something to be good at and to love. A grandpa tells his life story evocatively capturing the changes that came over him when he was given the chance to take care of horses that he loved and cherished. Michael Foreman’s stunning illustrations capture the mood of the story perfectly. A message from Philippa Perry who works at the publisher: 'Of the 20 or so books the two Michaels have written and illustrated together, I think this is truly one of the best and I heartily recommend it.'

Katy's Champion Pony (Katy's Ponies) - Victoria Eveleigh

Katy's Champion Pony (Katy's Ponies)
Victoria Eveleigh

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Pony mad Katy is growing in confidence and ambition. Despite changes at Barton Farm and losing both her best-friend and her knowledgeable aunt, Katy is determined to train her pony Trifle to be a champion. It’s a much harder task than she bargains for. Can Katy succeeed? As ever, deep passion and knowledge infuse this gripping story which vividly creates the pony world. Adopt an Exmoor Pony: Want the chance to adopt an Exmoor pony at the Exmoor Pony Centre for one year? All you have to do is email competitions@orionbooks.co.uk with the subject heading 'Exmoor Pony' and one lucky winner will win a year's pony sponsorship. Closing date for entry is 1st September 2012.

Dirty Bertie : Pong! - Alan MacDonald

Dirty Bertie : Pong!
Alan MacDonald

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as he comes a cropper on his Chopper, tests his patience - and everyone else's - on a bird-watching trip, and gives Mum a Mother's Day surprise she'll never forget ... ! Click here for the whole series of Dirty Bertie books.

The Hodgeheg - Dick King-smith

The Hodgeheg
Dick King-smith

Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2010
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This is an absolutely charming modern classic from one of Britain’s all-time favourite authors. There is no one more impressive when it comes to animal stories than Dick King-Smith and this one is our favourite. The Hodegheg has everything – humour, adventure, inspiration and plenty of advice for youngsters on the issue of safety when crossing roads! As fun for kids to read alone as for parents to read aloud with their children.

The Poodle Problem - Anna Wilson

The Poodle Problem
Anna Wilson

Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
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Welcome to the Pooch Parlour: where pampered pet salon meets canine detective agency! First in the Pooch Parlour series.

My Carry-along Easter Activity Book with Stickers - Jocelyn Miller

My Carry-along Easter Activity Book with Stickers
Jocelyn Miller

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/01/2012
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This festive book features a mixture of make-and-do crafts and on-the-page games, with a page of colourful bound-in stickers to help complete the Easter-related activities. A die-cut carry-along handle means that young craft-workers can take their activities with them wherever they go, making use of simple materials they might find on their travels. With simple, brightly illustrated activities to appeal to younger children and step-by-step crafts to give older children something to get their teeth into, this is a perfect solution for grown-ups looking for activities for families and groups of excitable children.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth - Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 5: The Ugly Truth
Jeff Kinney

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid continues to be a worldwide phenomenon with global sales of over 27 million so if you know of a 7+ year old who has yet to meet the hapless Greg Heffley as he navigates his way through family and school life with his best friend, Rowley, then it's time he or she was introduced. Click here to view all the Wimpy Kid titles on one page right here at Lovereading4kids. The first one was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Best Book of the Decade ! Now you can download an activity-filled resource pack from this page, perfect for schools, libraries and Wimpy Kid fans. Kids can also vote for their favourite book so far in ‘The Ultimate Wimpy Kid Elections’. To post a vote, log onto www.wimpykidclub.co.uk from 2nd February 2012. And if you like the Wimpy Kid books, you might also like: The World of Norm