Animal stories

A New York Times bestsellerThe wolf star, brightest of all in the summer sky, shines over my home ground. Alone and starving, Swift must make a choice: stay and try to eke out a desperate life on the borders of his old hunting grounds, or strike out and find a new place to call home.

The seventh in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.

Jasmine and Tom are amazed to spot a baby otter alone on the riverbank. When the little cub is swept downstream, they risk everything to rescue her. But where is her family? Can Jasmine and Tom find Pebble's home before it's too late?

Brilliant storytelling that will make you

It's summer time and Alice and Secret are going on a Pony Club trip to France. A perfect pony story from the author of the much-loved The Palomino Pony series. Look out for more Alice and Secret stories: A New Beginning A Friend In Need A Dream Come True

Anna B and her too-small, too-round, scruffy little horse Pancakes return in an adventure of bravery and friendship when their beloved mountain is threatened by a raging fire.

Scared she's at the Enchanted Pony Academy by mistake, Daisy worries her glitter gift will never come.

The second title in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon. When a nesting duck is killed in a terrible accident, Jasmine and her best friend Tom rescue the eggs and try to hatch them in an incubator. It's a risky business but soon Button is running around, getting into scrapes. Until the day he gets into a scrape with no escape... Brilliant sto

Sweet-natured Adeline Porcupine is feeling a little left out because all the other animals are cautious because of her sharp quills--but with a little help from Arnie Armadillo she joins in the play and makes friends.

'This man has promised to kill . . .'

Hal and Roger Hunt are on the trail of a vicious man-eating leopard. Yet they are also being hunted themselves, by a merciless band of killers known as the Leopard Society. Can they trust their own tracker, Joro, despite knowing that he has pledged to lead them to their deaths?

Based on Chapman's highly successful "The 5 Love Languages," this entertaining and playful story teaches young readers that they each have a primary love language that when "spoken" by others, shows love to them. Full color.

In this story from West Africa, Anansi the spider uses his wits, his trickster skills, and the help of his friends to bring light to the world.

This is the story of how Lazy Lion found his home on the great African plain.

The story of how all the animals chose their clothing, except for Greedy Zebra, who had to take the left-over pieces . . .