Albert Talbot: Master of Disguise

Albert Talbot: Master of Disguise
Author: Ben Manley
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1529050774

A story of imagination and adventure from the acclaimed author of The Misadventures of Frederick, Ben Manley, and Daddy Long Legs illustrator Aurélie Guillerey. Who will Albert be next? A fearless mountaineer, a brilliant mechanical engineer or a galactic megalord? Anything is possible with an imagination like Albert's as he powers through his day. As a boy, Albert is nervous in a swimming lesson, but as Zandrian Delaclair, Antarctic Submariner and slayer of vampire cuttlefish, he's as brave and bold as can be. Show and Tell in front of the whole class can be a bit scary, but by imagining himself to be Professor Octavius Pickleswick he's proud to show off his greatest invention yet. A brilliantly funny story, full of exciting things to look at, about the joys of being whoever you want to be . . . and the comfort of sometimes just being yourself.

The Misadventures of Frederick

The Misadventures of Frederick
Author: Ben Manley
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1529029325

The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Year. Children's Book of the Week in both the Times and Guardian. The Misadventures of Frederick is a funny, joyful story about friendship and the delights of outdoor adventures (even for the accident-prone) – wonderfully written by the talented Ben Manley and beautifully illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, creator of Plumdog and Blue Kangaroo. In a mansion surrounded by lakes and forests, Frederick is bored. He leads a very sheltered life: and when Emily invites him to play outside he has no choice but to refuse – what if he hurts himself? Much better to stay safely indoors. But Emily is not one to take no for an answer . . . A series of brilliantly funny and evocative letters between Frederick and Emily tell this unique story which weaves together the colourful, adventurous world of Emily with Frederick's drab life of boredom and safety.

Vampire Peter

Vampire Peter
Author: Ben Manley
Publisher: Andersen Press USA
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1728441560

Everyone says Peter is the baddest boy in school. He likes strange food, wears strange clothes and does strange things. In fact, Peter is a vampire. So when the class gerbil goes missing, Lucy lets Peter take the blame, even though she knows Peter had nothing to do with it. That's what happens when you're the only vampire in the school.

I Am America

I Am America
Author: Charles R. Smith (Jr.)
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780439431798

Photographs and rhyming text describe children growing up in America today.

Milo Imagines the World

Milo Imagines the World
Author: Matt de la Peña
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399549099

The team behind the Newbery Medal winner and Caldecott Honor book Last Stop on Market Street and the award-winning New York Times bestseller Carmela Full of Wishes once again delivers a poignant and timely picture book that's sure to become an instant classic. Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around him and makes pictures of their lives. There's the whiskered man with the crossword puzzle; Milo imagines him playing solitaire in a cluttered apartment full of pets. There's the wedding-dressed woman with a little dog peeking out of her handbag; Milo imagines her in a grand cathedral ceremony. And then there's the boy in the suit with the bright white sneakers; Milo imagines him arriving home to a castle with a drawbridge and a butler. But when the boy in the suit gets off on the same stop as Milo--walking the same path, going to the exact same place--Milo realizes that you can't really know anyone just by looking at them.

Pizazz

Pizazz
Author: Sophy Henn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534492429

Nine-year-old superhero Pizazz relates how difficult it is to be a superhero, especially when, after moving to a new school, she is made "eco monitor" for her class.

Some Smug Slug

Some Smug Slug
Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1998-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0064435024

"Stop!" screamed a sparrow. "Save him!" shrieked a spider. "Silly," sighed a swallowtail. Smirking and self-important, the slug keeps slithering his way up a highly suspect slope. Will the slug stop? Are the sparrow, the spider, and the swallowtail simply trying to sabotage the slug's progress? Why is everyone screaming at the slug? Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole have created another alliterative tale that will have children snorting out loud at the surprise ending for this very smug slug.

There's a Lion in the Library!

There's a Lion in the Library!
Author: Dave Skinner
Publisher: Orchard Books
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781408353523

Little Lucy Lupin is sweet and dimpled - and a dreadful LIAR. The trouble is, it's impossible not to believe her - she's so perfectly cute. Not once, not twice, but three times the library is evacuated when Lucy says there's a terrifying lion on the loose. But what will happen when Lucy's lie comes true . . .? A hilarious reimagining of The Boy Who Cried Wolf - with a truly DELICIOUS twist!