Paul Panting

Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter. Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings...

Come join the Odd Dog on a festive journey to find the perfect present, and perhaps save Christmas along the way... a brand-new, PAW-some story from Rob Biddulph, the genius behind the #DrawWithRob phenomenon and the bestselling and award-winning! t's Christmas, and this Odd Dog is running out of time to find the perfect present for her pal... But when she meets a new friend who needs helps, she realises that gifts might not be the most important...

Don't close your eyes... When Jake Meredith is arrested for the murder of his wife, he's adamant he's not guilty, even though her blood is all over his hands and his prints are on the murder weapon. He has no memory of attacking her. His solicitor brother claims Jake is a sleepwalker, and he's sent to a revolutionary new sleep clinic for assessment. Jake is convinced he didn't kill his wife, and is intent on finding answers. But locked away in...

A burning summer's day explodes into violence when a murderous gang targets the exclusive island of Terror's Reach, home to business tycoon Valentin Nasenko and his family. The residents are facing annihilation, and only one man stands a chance of saving them: former CID Officer Joe Clayton, now working as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife. When night falls he must draw upon all his experience to keep them alive.

A hilarious story full of noises and naughtiness. A sure-fire Christmas cracker of a book! "Oh, dearie me!" said Rudey. Now I've done a windy pop! This is a bit embarrassing. I'll do my best to stop." Rudey has eaten too many sprouts and the explosive effect is smelt all around the world as he Santa delivery presents on Christmas Eve... The other reindeer have laughed so much, they're out of puff. How ever will they get the sleigh back home? A naughty,...

Franny meets a giraffe who has to learn that telling great stories is great fun - as long as everyone knows they're just stories. // Franny helps a little wiener dog get a ribbon in a dog show by using his keen nose to find some lost trophies.

It's a mystery when Franny revisits Johnny in Jamaica, where they build a sandcastle at the beach, down by the water. // Twirling back to Pioneer Days, Franny revisits her friend, Lucy, and gets some first-hand experience milking Lucy's cow, Buttercup, and the self-sufficiency of farm life during this time.

In Gibraltar, Franny meets two Barbary Apes named Walter and Mac. Walter, whos a bit shy, wants to befriend Mac, the most popular and outgoing ape on the rock // At a Harvest Fair, Franny meets Molly, a young girl who's guarding her family's sunflowers from hungry crows

Whirling to Antarctica, the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth, Franny meets a happy, dancing Emperor Penguin named Prewitt. // Franny twirls to baroque Austria, to the Schoenbrunn palace, where she meets a princess (archduchess) named Maria.

Franny meets a boy who's looking for his family's special "sugaring off" pail. When he finds the Beaver who took it, Franny helps him broker a trade. // Franny meets a cricket who's unhappy because she blends in with the scenery.