Lauren Child

Ruby Redfort is a genius code-cracker, a daring detective, and a gadget-laden special agent who just happens to be a 13-year-old girl. She and her slick side-kick butler, Hitch, foil crimes and get into loads of scrapes with evil villains, but they're always ice-cool in a crisis.

A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.

Charlie and Lola choose a single treat at the store, count ladybugs, note the lateness of the time, and are introduced to other simple math concepts.

When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother.

Lola wants to win every game against her older brother Charlie, even if it means making up creative shortcuts.

"Clarice Bean is determined to spread Christmas spirit in every possible way. That means sending cards to neighbors (even the cranky ones), assisting a friend in need, and helping out at home. But as hard as Clarice Bean tries to spread good cheer, it becomes clear that this year, things will look very different for the Tuesday family. Friends are going out of town, decorating the Christmas tree turns into a disaster, and the dog eats their turkey."--...

The Banks children, Jane and Michael, change nannies just about as often as most people change their clothes. It's not that they're naughty, exactly -- just awkward. Everyone in the household is at their wits' end with them -- until Mary Poppins arrives! The Classic tale from P.L Travers. This, the first book about Mary Poppins, will be familiar to everyone who has seen the film. For it is in this book that Jane and Michael draw up their advertisement...