Sarah Horne

Pudding the panda makes everyone smile at Edinburgh Zoo. But what would make her truly happy is a family to take care of — like her heroine, Mary Poppins. Meanwhile, Callum is having a hard time at home. His parents keep arguing, his sister is annoying and his ninth birthday gift is a certificate for an 'adopted' panda when all he'd wanted was Lego. Then by a twist of fate, the unbelievable happens and the two come together on Callum's front doorstep...

The traditional verse tale of the old woman with peculiar eating habits.

A girl is disappointed when she receives a chicken as a birthday gift from her abuela, until she realizes the chicken is planning a bigger present for her special day.

Melvin likes to throw a tantrum when he does not get what he wants, but he learns that the classroom rule, "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" applies at home as well.

"Find out how books are made in this entertaining and engaging exploration of how to make a nonfiction picture book about author Chris Barton's real-life dog, Ernie"--

"Everyone says Star is much too fast to be a sheepdog but when your mom is a sheepdog champion, what else can you be? When a lamb goes missing on a field trip to Stormy Mountain, Star races up to find it. But she soon discovers that the lamb isn't the only one who needs her help"--

Murphy wants nothing more than to be a surf rescue dog like his hero, Boris of Bognor Regis, until he becomes jealous of a new puppy with the same goal.

"Eric and friends are off on a camping trip - Pan assures them that a Mini-Dragon's skills will be very handy when it comes to lighting a campfire! As it turns out, dragons aren't so hot at putting up tents. Eric and Pan are just getting tangled up when Toby and his dad show up with their state-of-the-art camping gear. Wanting to prove this weekend isn't about fancy gadgets, Eric suggests pitting his dad against Toby's in a series of outdoor challenges....

The pharaoh's pampered cat Ra and his scarab beetle sidekick solve the mystery of a ransacked tomb in ancient Egypt.

Ra, the pharoah's pampered cat, and his scarab beetle sidekick, Khepri, investigate when crown prince Dedi disappears from the palace of one of Pharoah's wives in ancient Egypt.