Kids' Summer Bestsellers

by A. F. Steadman

€14.99

HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The epic adventure continues . . . Don't miss the unputdownable new book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series, for readers ages 9 to 99 and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Impossible Creatures. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023! Skandar and the Phantom Rider was one of THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023   The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions are high. To survive their third year of training, Skandar and his friends must complete a series of terrifying trials across the Island's elemental zones. Friendships, allegiances and rider-unicorn bonds will be pushed to the limit - only the strongest will make it. Meanwhile Kenna's forged bond to a wild unicorn has left her alienated and alone. And when a terrible discovery puts the future of the Island in peril, all fingers point in one direction . . . As dark forces assemble, Skandar must decide how far is he willing to go - for Kenna, and for the Eyrie.   Get ready for unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns in this highly anticipated adventure that will keep you reading after lights out! Praise for the SKANDAR series: 'Skandar Smith's adventures at the Eyrie, a training school for unicorn riders, have made him the most popular children's fantasy hero since Harry Potter.'- The Daily Telegraph 'Steadman has a vast imagination, her world-building is a joy, the battle scenes are thrilling and her characters charm.' - The Times Children's Book of the Week 'Pacy, enthralling and epic, a gripping read.' - Louie Stowell, author of Loki  'A dazzling feat of imagination. I loved every breathless moment of it!' - Cat Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island and co-author of Twin Crowns 'The best book I've ever read.' - Patrick, age 10 'My book of the year. Not since Harry Potter have I felt this excited about a series. Readers are sure to be clamouring for the next book. You'll never look at unicorns the same way again, nor will you want to!' - Dominique Valente, author of Starfell  'A magnificent book. I raced through it - at turns enthralled, delighted, amazed. It's everything I could have wanted and more. No doubt this book is going to fly.' - Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear 'Perfect for those who have consumed the Harry Potter books and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and are looking for their next fictional feast.' - The Sunday Times   Reader Reviews: ***** 'Overall amazing in every way.' ***** 'My daughter has rated them better that Percy Jackson.' ***** 'I don't know how I'm going to wait for the next one.' ***** 'I have read Harry Potter and I think Skandar is better.' ***** 'Move over Harry Potter there's a new hero in town!' *Skandar and the Chaos Trials was the Number 1 bestseller in the UK Nielsen Bookscan chart, 27 April 2024

by Dav Pilkey

€9.49

Dog Man and the rest of your favourite characters must join together to face Piggy and his most diabolical plot yet in this heroic and hilarious adventure. WHAT new villains are on the horizon? WHERE are they all coming from? And WHO will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies? Find out in DOG MAN #11 – there’s so much more than ever before – it’s EPIC! Dav Pilkey’s wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy, kindness, persistence and the importance of doing good. Full colour pages throughout.

by David Walliams

€7.99

The World's Worst Teachers, from Children's author David Walliams.Think your teachers are bad? Wait until you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world's most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates.Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster! And watch out for the always furious Miss Seethe - she's on a detention rampage!

by Dav Pilkey

€11.99

Our canine superhero returns in DOG MAN: THE SCARLET SHEDDER, the suspenseful and hilarious twelfth graphic novel in the #1 worldwide bestselling series by award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey! P.U.! Dog Man got sprayed by a skunk! After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now exiled, this spunky superhero must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him! Will the ends justify the means for Petey, who's reluctantly pulled back into a life of crime in order to help Dog Man? And who will step forward when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots? The fun and creativity continue with Dog Man with Love: The Official Colouring Book. And for more heartfelt graphic novel adventures, join Flippy and Li'l Petey in the Cat Kid Comic Club series. And don't forget the series that started it all: Captain Underpants! Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy kindness persistence and the importance of doing good. Full colour pages throughout.

by Harriet Muncaster

€7.99

Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique! Isadora is special because she is different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. When Isadora's mum comes down with the fairy flu, Isadora wants to be the best nurse that she can be. Determined to make her mum feel better, she sets off on a series of helpful gestures. But when Isadora's attempts at magic go awry, she accidentally causes baby sister Honeyblossom to grow to giant proportions! Can she find a cure before the situation gets even bigger? Join Isadora Moon in this enchanting new story filled with laughter, mishaps, and unexpected surprises. Perfect for newly-confident readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite! With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family, this is a beautiful, charming, and funny new series of first chapter books. Perfect for fans of Unicornia, Claude, Dixie O'Day, and Squishy McFluff, Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite! Also available from the world of Isadora Moon: • Mirabelle - Half witch, half fairy, totally naughty! • Emerald - The most rebellious princess under the sea • Isadora Moon Activity Books including colouring pages, word searches, puzzles and more! Coming soon: Celebrating 10 years of Isadora Moon with a special Hardback edition of Isadora Moon Has a Birthday in shimmering pink! Order now 9781382074797

by John Boyne

€8.99

An affectionately illustrated bedtime story with witty wordplay that will also make grown-up readers smile - The Times There once was a boy called Jeremy Grace Who had a remarkable interest in space. He was quiet and shy, very often alone, Just him and his dog, spending time on their own. Jeremy dreams of journeying through space, but nobody believes in him . . . Nobody, that is, but Maxwell, his incredible dancing dog who encourages him to reach for the stars. The pair embark on an out-of-this-world adventure - but when they are faced with an incoming comet catastrophe, it takes bravery, daring and a little bit of dancing to save the day. Heartwarming and inspirational with a touch of magic, this read-aloud rhyming picture-book story encourages children to follow their dreams. This is the picture book debut from John Boyne, the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. The illustrations are by award-winning rising star Ashling Lindsay. John Boyne, The Bookseller bestseller, May 2024

by Jacqueline Wilson

€10.44

A long-awaited sequel to the hugely popular book Sleepovers! Daisy's worst ever enemy Chloe is desperate to win back her friends so she announces she's going to have THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD. There's going to be a swim in a luxury pool, a special makeover for every guest, and a real live meeting with a social media superstar. All Chloe's old friends are invited, even Daisy's best friend Emily. But Daisy is left out. Daisy's sister Lily is non-verbal but she's learned Makaton at her new special school. She signs to Daisy that she wants a sleepover. Will family and friends somehow make Lily's party THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD? A moving look at friendship, sleepovers and siblings from the much loved, bestselling Jacqueline Wilson. Jacqueline Wilson, top 5 bestselling children's author in the UK of all time, Nielsen Book Scan, June 2024

by Chris Judge

€12.99

Ideal for readers who: Love funny adventure stories with madcap villains and heroic children. Are hooked by the release of a super-villain from a frozen chamber in the attic. Want a lively family setting with retired superheroes, ducks and chaos. Enjoy fast, comic reads packed with action, silliness and big imagination. Twins Flo and Eddie are staying with their grandad while their mum travels for work. Nosing around in Grandad’s attic, they find a villainous-looking duck frozen inside a special, temperature-controlled chamber. Eddie accidentally presses the DEFROST button – and releases super-villain Evil Duck! It turns out that Grandad, AKA Fearless Frank, is a retired superhero duck who captured his nemesis Evil Duck many moons ago, saving society from his sinister schemes. But now Evil Duck has escaped, and Grandad is too old to recapture him alone, Eddie and Flo are going to have to help him track the super-villain down – before he gets back to his evil ways!

by John Patrick Green

€9.49

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Crime fighting alligators Mango and Brash are back in All Tide Up - the seventh full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey. 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey. When the captain of a cruise ship is found drifting at sea, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers. Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are there . . . supernatural forces at play? Mango and Brash can't risk anyone else falling into the same boat. Can they unravel this madcap mystery before another ship ends up in deep water? Seas the day and sail away on this hilarious adventure to find out! The InvestiGators series is a hit with readers all of ages and covers positive themes like: Fun teamworkNever giving upPesky problem-solving Collect all the books in the hilarious series of graphic novels for kids! InvestiGators , Take the Plunge, Off the Hook and tons more. Don't miss Agents of S.U.I.T., the spin off series featuring Mango and Brash's colourful coworkers!

by John Patrick Green

€9.49

From John Patrick Green, the creator of the side-splitting InvestiGators series, comes Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse – the second in a full colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel series perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey! 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!' - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey, on InvestiGators. Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case . . . and way over-budget! When S.U.I.T.* realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets, spy vehicles and custom toys, they’re sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case the old-fashioned way. The bees – that’s 'bee-ee-ee' like the insect – who run the resort are hiding something under the tropical sands, and Marsha and Bongo are just the bumbling agents to crack this pineapple-flavored case wide open. It’s time for the B-Team to show why they’re so un-B lievably B-loved! Created by John Patrick Green with cowriter Christopher Hastings and artist Pat Lewis, join the Bongo and Marsha in this hilarious adventure!

by Harriet Muncaster

€7.99

Keep young readers busy and inspired with the Isadora Moon Sunny Days Activity Book, created by author-illustrator Harriet Muncaster. Bursting with colouring pages, word searches, simple maths puzzles, and much more, this activity book is the perfect holiday companion for fans of the Isadora Moon and Mirabelle series. With enchanting pink-and-black artwork throughout and a heroine who's half-fairy, half-vampire, Isadora Moon offers a magical twist that children adore. Whether at home or on the go, this book provides hours of creative fun while supporting early literacy and numeracy skills. A must-have for readers who love their sparkle with a bit of bite! • Packed with Fun Activities - Includes colouring pages, word searches, simple maths puzzles, and more to keep children entertained • Perfect for Fans - Designed for readers of the bestselling Isadora Moon and Mirabelle series • Unique Heroine - Features Isadora Moon, the magical half-fairy, half-vampire character loved by millions worldwide • Irresistible Artwork - Filled with Harriet Muncaster's signature pink-and-black illustrations that sparkle with creativity • Seasonal Entertainment - Ideal for holiday breaks, rainy days, or travel activities for ages 7+ • Encourages Creativity & Learning - Combines imaginative play with puzzles that support literacy and numeracy skills Also available from the world of Isadora Moon: • Mirabelle - Half witch, half fairy, totally naughty! • Emerald - The most rebellious princess under the sea • Isadora Moon Activity Books including colouring pages, word searches, puzzles and more! Coming soon: Celebrating 10 years of Isadora Moon with a special Hardback edition of Isadora Moon Has a Birthday in shimmering pink! Order now 9781382074797.

by Matt Oldfield

€8.99

Epic limited edition Ultimate Football Heroes Book with bonus activities! In this epic special edition book, live the journeys of six ultimate football heroes as they begin their journey to European Championships glory. Discover how superstar players stepped up for their national sides and helped secure qualification for their national teams to the 2024 tournament. They're all set for one more surge towards the ultimate footballing prize! This Road to the Euros book will ALSO feature a load of UEFA European Championships related fun facts, quizzes and activities to help you catch that Euro 2024 fever! Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

by Martin Handford

€10.39

It's time for lots of wacky word play in this tremendous, travel-sized Where's Wally? book - a perfect Christmas stocking filler! This super travel activity book is packed to the brim with wonderful word games, searches and activities, perfect for all Wally fans. Get ready to tackle wordsearches and crosswords, crack codes, wrangle with riddles, and even come up with puns and acronyms, all while searching for Wally and his pals. There are fun and creative challenges on every page to keep those brilliant brain cells busy! And that's not all - this Wally word play book also includes a fantastic search and find card game.

by Ultimate Football Heroes

€8.79

From the No.1 bestselling football series, comes the Ultimate Football Heroes Colouring Book! Get ready to dive into 80 pages of fun-filled illustrations of your favourite superstars in this exciting colouring book, revised and updated for 2024. Featuring your favourite footballing heroes like Ronaldo, Bellingham, Rice, Earps, Foden, Haaland and many more, you won't be able to resist bringing these global footballers to life and in colour. Each illustration will also be accompanied by the hero's stats - so you can know who the best of the best is! Why not also try: - The Ultimate Football Heroes Joke Book - The Ultimate Football Heroes Activity Book - The Ultimate Football Heroes Quiz Book

by Sinead O'Hart

€8.99

Magical adventures in a forest full of fairies with everyone's favourite human-fairy best friend team, Lola and Larch, for fans of Rainbow Magic and Isadora Moon. Lola can't believe her luck. The rabbit she's rescued in the forest is actually a rebellious fairy in disguise! But Larch has trouble on her tail. Evil Euphorbia Spurge wants to steal her magic! Soon it's a battle of wits and wands as the new friends take on the wildest fairy in the woods... With beautiful black and white illustrations throughout, Lola and Larch is a heart-warming, funny celebration of friendship. It's the perfect series for readers who like fairies, magic, and very naughty rabbits! "Giggles galore" Irish Examiner "Cosy adventure story, complete with O'Hart's trademark world-building and a dash of enchantment from Seago's atmospheric illustrations" Irish Examiner Look out for more Lola and Larch!The adventures continue in Lola and Larch Save the Sunshine Spell Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish coming 24th October

by Jamie Smart

€9.49

You never know what to expect from Looshkin - except that it will be very, very funny! Follow the continuing adventures of the maddest cat in the world as he defeats vampires with chicken nuggets, accidentally turns into a duck, becomes a high-flying entrepreneur and gets caught in a time warp. Sometimes all at the same time! It's an explosion of pure comic comedy joy!

by Stephen Mangan

€8.99

  A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan, Celebrity Goggleboxers & creators of Top 10 Fiction Bestsellers Escape the Rooms, The Fart That Changed the World and The Great Reindeer Rescue.  Disaster! The Queen of Dunny, the land where jokes come from, has lost her sense of humour and banned fun of any kind. Her subjects have one final shot at making her laugh otherwise NO NEW JOKES will be created EVER AGAIN! Enter the hero the world needs. Timothy Trench: straight-talking, uber-decisive child genius... oh, wait. In an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, the wrong Timothy - a boy who finds it impossible to make decisions - is fetched to make the Queen laugh. Can he work out what will tickle Her Majesty's funny bone and save the day? A wildly imaginative, brilliantly silly adventure that's overflowing with toilet humour! Wildly funny, delightfully imaginative storytelling with a message that any kid can be a hero! Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sister Anita Mangan. Escape the Rooms, The Fart That Changed the World and The Great Reindeer Rescue have been huge bestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comic dynamite.   Praise for Stephen and Anita's books: Escape the Rooms: "A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" Graham Norton, Virgin Radio 'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' Hadley Freeman, Guardian 'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time' Good Housekeeping 'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination' Edith Bowman   The Fart That Changed the World "A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What's more, it's also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids "Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D'Arcy "A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud tale that is guaranteed to blow away young readers" Lancashire Evening Post   The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge After the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escape the Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed the World, the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellously manic and laugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child can be a heroLancashire Evening Post "hilarious ... A right royal romp" First News  

by Sophy Henn

€11.75

The hilariously funny full-colour graphic novel series from award-winning author and illustrator of the Pizazz series, Sophy Henn. Perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey, Dogman and Donut Squad! 'You won't be able to contain your giggles!' - Harriet Muncaster, author and illustrator of Isadora Moon Welcome to HAPPY HILLS, where you'll find epic LOLS, dramatic ACTION scenes, a scattering of MILD PERIL, and MUCH MORE! Lost unicorn Ace never meant to go to Happy Hills - and now he can't leave! SNORT! Join Ace and the riotous residents of the most chaotic town ever, as they deal with imaginary friends, cross-making trousers, and GIANT DANGER KITTENS! 'Delicious genius from Sophy Henn. If eating a load of fizzy sweets and then sticking your head into a bag of kittens could be turned into a book, it would be THIS BOOK.' - Nadia Shireen, author and illustrator of Grimwood Possible side effects of entering Happy Hills: puking rainbows. Turning into a cake. Unstoppable disco moves. Snack attacks!  

by Peter Donnelly

€9.49

The President is taking his dog for a walk in the mountains. It’s the first time his pet has been on a hike and it’s very excited. But when a storm hits, the President sends the pup off for help while he takes shelter on the mountainside. The courageous dog jumps fences, scales boulders and crosses wild rivers, until he meets the Mountain Rescue team, who take him on the most exciting trip ever as their helicopter flies to the rescue, getting the President and his dog home to the Áras just in time for tea!

by Nina Carberry

€11.99

Ride to the Rescue is the exciting first book in THE ROWAN TREE STABLES series -- an illustrated pony series inspired by Nina Carberry’s own childhood, featuring 10-year-old Grace and her best friend, Aaron. Grace and Aaron attend different schools but meet at the local riding stables, where they like to ride out together. Though opposite in character, they are the best of friends, bonded by their shared love of ponies and adventure. Their ponies Daisy and Nipper are best friends too! In Ride to the Rescue, Grace and Aaron discover something fishy about the local river. It’s up to them – and their ponies – to track down who is behind it. But how will they manage when Grace’s pony, Daisy, gets injured?

by Sarah Bowie

€9.49

Nina Peanut - super-star in the making, frozen pizza chef, creative genius, owner of the world's stinkiest cat. The funniest new friend for all kids, everywhere. Nina Peanut creates amazing videos - so why is it only her nan and best friend Brian who watch them? Surely everyone should be interested in her serious and not-stupid videos about potatoes with faces? Nina dreams about being as popular as class queen bee Megan Dunne, who films not amazing at all content of her pampered dog, Princess Trixie Bell. So when Nina's stinky cat Les wanders into one of Megan's videos by accident, and goes viral, Nina and Les are suddenly internet famous! But is overnight stardom as wonderful as Nina always imagined it would be? Hilariously funny, with themes of friendship/frenemies, big dreams, brilliant pets: hours and hours of reading fun guaranteed for kids

by R. L. Stine

€9.49

A brand new Goosebumps series is coming―prepare to be scared like never before! From the delightfully twisted mind of R.L. Stine comes a fresh new vision for the fan-favorite brand. Mario Galagos is joining his best friends Todd and Jewel on their annual holiday visit to snowy Vermont. Everything looks picture perfect at first. But then Mario finds a small statue of a strange, ugly creature in the garden and brings it inside. Little does he know the stone creature is actually a real, live goblin. By bringing it inside, Mario has just started a war with all of its hideous goblin friends! This exciting new Goosebumps series will have the same humor and terrifying tone that millions of readers love, but will be bigger, bolder, funnier, and scarier! Goosebumps is soon to be a major Apple TV series The perfect spooky read for 8+ readers

by Sarah Webb

€9.99

It's 1944. Twelve-year-old Grace Devine lives at Blacksod Lighthouse and weather station in County Mayo with her parents and little brother. When a German plane crashes nearby, she and her best friend Sibby risk their lives to save the young pilot. Grace's family take him in, but their neighbours are horrified at having an 'enemy' in their midst. Meanwhile, the Met Office in England suddenly asks Blacksod to send them weather reports every hour. But why? As the wind and rain howl outside, Grace begins to understand that something important is happening, something to do with the war - and she is right in the eye of the storm. A tale of bravery, adventure and a remarkable friendship, inspired by true events from World War 2.

by Lauren Holowaty

€10.44

Peppa and George have a very special surprise present for Daddy Pig. They want to thank him for being the best Daddy ever! What could the surprise present be? Lift the flaps to find out! Join Peppa and George in this lift-the-flap story and surprise Daddy Pig with a present. Peppa and George love Daddy Pig. EVERYONE loves Daddy Pig. Don't miss these other brilliant Peppa books: Peppa Pig: Peppa's Great Dinosaur Hunt: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig: Peppa's Surprise: A Lift-the-Flap Book Peppa Pig: Peppa's First Day at School: A Lift-the-Flap Picture Book