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Dive back into the UNIverse with Neon for another unicorn-tastic adventure from Sibéal Pounder, the bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series.Neon Gallup is a unicorn. No, not a horse thing with a horn. That's just something REAL unicorns made up to distract the humans. Until now, Neon thought she was the only person from our world who knew unicorns existed, but when she discovers her mum has been hiding a secret from her the whole time, she's got to get to the bottom of it - with a little help from her friends Moya and Geldie, some outrageous fashion choices and a whole lot of goo magic.

"I absolutely ADORED it! A really funny, clever, brilliant play on all the Christmas tropes. It just has to be made into a movie!" Emma Carroll on TINSEL"Very sparkly storytelling and a lovely portrayal of friendship" Hilary McKay on TINSEL"Tinsel is Christmas spirit wrapped in a fun, feminist parcel." Lesley Parr on TINSEL***Enter the future where it's Christmas day . every day. But in the country of Mince Pie, a young girl called Santa Claus and her grandmother are rebels, celebrating it once a year with the belief that less is more.Then one day, Santa's life turns upside down when she's revealed to be the only living relative of the inventors of Christmas! Overnight, she becomes the most famous girl in the world. But she also becomes the focus of the Krampus Alliance who are determined to rid the world of Christmas by any means necessary. With her grandmother's Brussels Sprout Brew in hand, Santa sets out on a quest to bring balance back to Christmas. But with the Krampus Alliance in hot pursuit, it won't be easy! Will Santa save the day before the Christmas-mania engulfs her completely?

Dive back into the UNIverse with Neon for another goo-tastic adventure from Sibéal Pounder, the bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids seriesNow a fully-fledged unicorn (no, not the horse kind, the ultra-powerful human-looking kind), Neon Gallup is LOVING her secret double life in the extraordinary UNIverse, creating goo-powered magic and going on adventures with her unicorn friends.Little does she know that she has been spotted opening a portal by none other than the neighbourhood unicorn hunter, Priscilla. Now that she's seen Neon's portal opener, Priscilla is determined to steal it and destroy unicorns once and for all.With the unicorn hunters closing in on all sides, will Neon discover the sinister plot in time to save the day once again?

_______________'I adored not-at-all normal Neon and her madcap adventure' - Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series'Fun, funny, magical and fizzing with imagination' - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs_______________Get ready to discover the real story behind unicorns in the first in a brilliant new series from Sibéal Pounder, bestselling author of the Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids seriesUnicorns are NOT horse creatures with horns.In fact, they are the most powerful magical beings on the planet and they look just like you and me. They live in a secret realm known as the Universe, and the horse with a horn thing was just something a unicorn called Greg made up to distract the humans - and it really worked!But a young human girl called Neon Gallup is about to find the last remaining Universe portal opener (an old, battered green lipstick) and step into a zany world where magic is made with goo and the possibilities are endless!Unfortunately, if there was one person you wouldn't want keeping the greatest magical secret of all time, it would be Neon Gallup ...

_______________'You'll laugh your tail off' - Rob Biddulph_______________The fourth book in the hilarious Bad Mermaids series for kids aged 7+, from the bestselling author of Witch WarsMeri Pebble, professional spy mermaid, has a new mission. She's going to be a personal assistant to the Sushi Sisters (famous for their notorious appearance on reality TV programme Catwalk Prawn, and for driving around in a submarine shaped like a giant bit of sushi). Beattie, Mimi, Zelda and Steve the talking seahorse are coming along for the ride as the least convincing glam squad ever. Meanwhile, on land, their human friend Paris is moving from California to a castle in Scotland complete with a loch rumoured to be haunted by a mermaid. The gang soon realise there's something o-fish-ally fishy about the Sushi Sisters - but could it lead them all the way to Paris's loch? And what has the loch got to do with things like mercats and hamstars (half hamster, half starfish)? Things are getting sea-riously weird in the fourth book in Sibéal Pounder's Bad Mermaids series!

In the kingdom of Frostopia, mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda have come to the aid of Maritza Mist, a famous water witch who supplies magic spells to the underwater kingdoms.Two notoriously bad mermaids have escaped from Viper View prison and stolen Maritza's map that shows the locations of twelve magical objects. When brought together, these objects will create the most powerful water witch the world has ever known. Beattie, Mimi and Zelda set off to travel the underwater kingdoms to stop them. But they haven't counted on meeting a bunch of over-zealous spies, the oldest shark in the world or their faithful companion Steve the seahorse going rogue ...On Thin Ice is the third book in the hilarious Bad Mermaids series from the superbly witty and creative Sibéal Pounder, author of Witch Wars and a World Book Day author.

This fast-paced and funny magical adventure from the bestselling Sibeal Pounder is the sequel to Eva Ibbotson's classic, The Secret of Platform 13, and fully illustrated by Beatriz Castro.

Felicity Bat's cool big sister, Idabelle, is always up to no good, but when Tiga and Fluffanora are invited to join her secret clique, The Points, they can't resist. Soon, though, they realise that Idabelle doesn't really want to make friends. She's using them - and a bit of magic - to bring back the infamous witch gang, the Ritzy Six!Meanwhile Fran is fronting a new TV sensation - Fairy Fightz! It's taking the city by storm, but with all the glitter and crazy costumes around no one notices the Ritzy Six causing havoc in Sinkville until it's too late! Can Tiga and Fluffanora find a way to magic a pack of history's most mischievous witches back to the past where they belong? And what are the Six really up to?Join the Witch Wars witches on their sixth adventure!

Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda, along with Steve the talking seahorse, are trapped aboard the spooky ship the Merry Mary, heading for the legendary (and super-stylish) Crocodile Kingdom. On land, Paris Silkensocks, ice-cream seller and GADGET QUEEN, has uncovered a plot to destroy the mermaid world.Can Paris find the mermaids in time? Can Beattie avert a Crocodile Kingdom crabtastrophe? Can seahorses get seasick? All this and more will be revealed!Featuring magical mysteries, fabulous fashion and a snappier than average transport system, the second Bad Mermaids adventure brings a whole new twist to the underwater world of mermaids. If you enjoyed Witch Wars or The Little Mermaid, you'll love this!

_______________'You'll laugh your tail off' - Rob Biddulph_______________The first book in the hilarious Bad Mermaids series for kids aged 7+, from the bestselling author of Witch WarsMermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are enjoying a summer on land with legs when they receive a strange CRABAGRAM ordering them to return home at once. Some seriously BAD MERMAIDS are on the loose and the girls are the only ones who can stop them. If they're going to save the day, they'll need answers. And a clam car. Definitely piranha-print nail polish. Possibly not the talking seahorse.CAN THEY DO IT?Filled with magical mysteries, fabulous fashion, and a serious piranha problem, Bad Mermaids brings a whole new twist to the underwater world of mermaids. If you enjoyed The Little Mermaid, you'll love this too!

_______________'If you have a budding fashionista at home, and want to encourage creativity as well as reading, this is a perfect book to do just that and a great, fun read' - Reading Activist_______________Your favourite Witch Wars witches (and Fran the fairy!) are back to take you behind the scenes in this brilliant companion to the series...This hilarious companion story sits alongside the main Witch Wars series as a standalone title, and is full of character profiles, facts and activities to fascinate fans and give them everything they need to create their very own Witch Wars party.Tiga and friends are famous throughout Sinkville for their part in the Witch Wars competition, but there's so much more of Sinkville to discover! Now, Ritzy City's Top Witch Peggy Pigwiggle has asked Tiga and Fran to make a TV documentary about the most interesting witches in town - with Fluffanora helping out as fashion adviser. But whilst Tiga enjoys making the documentary, she can't help but feel there's something going on behind her back .

_______________'The Witch Wars stories crackle with energy' - LoveReading4Kids'Fizzling with fun' - Daily Mail_______________The fourth book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for kids aged 7+, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch.The Witch Wars witches are ready for their next adventure - complete with fashionable spells and unnecessary glitter!It's a new era for the Witch Wars witches. Felicity Bat is no longer evil, Tiga has at last found her mum and there's the whole of Silver City to explore. But it's not long before the witches find themselves at the centre of another adventure. When a magical book called The Karens offers to grant Fran the Fabulous Fairy's dearest wish, it seems too good to be true...And it is. Before you can say 'frogknuckles', Tiga and the gang are in a race against time - can they save Fran before she explodes in a large ball of glittery dust?

_______________PRAISE FOR WITCH WARS:'This is a witch story like no other - and it's a blast!' - Bookseller'Brilliantly magical' - Tom Fletcher Book Club_______________The third book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for kids aged 7+, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch.Tiga Whicabim loves her new life in the witchy, glitzy, black and white world of Sinkville. Now, suddenly, colour has started seeping back into Ritzy City - first there was a green apple in the middle of the road, and then Miss Heks reappeared in a garish orange dress. Tiga is very suspicious. But Miss Heks is only the tip of a very witchy iceberg. As Tiga, Peggy and Fluffanora soon discover, all the Big Exit witches are back! And they want to destroy Sinkville once and for all.As Aggie Hoof hides in a cupboard, Tiga, Fluffanora and Peggy race to save Sinkville and end up finding an unlikely ally in Felicity Bat, whose irritatingly excellent witchcraft is exactly what they need.

_______________'This is a witch story like no other - and it's a blast!' - Bookseller'Brilliantly magical' - Tom Fletcher Book Club_______________The second book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for kids aged 7+, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch.Tiga Whicabim is settling in to the witchy, glitzy world of Ritzy City. Peggy is Top Witch, and Tiga is enjoying life at the Brews' house with Fluffanora. But when Fran the Fabulous Fairy visits Linden House and finds Peggy has gone - leaving behind only a note to say she is 'AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES' and has left the evil Felicity Bat in charge - the girls realise something is very wrong. And then witches all across town start to disappear. Tiga and Fluffanora set out to investigate and discover an old, unsolved Sinkville mystery that might just be the key to it all.

_______________'This is a witch story like no other - and it's a blast!' - Bookseller'Brilliantly magical' - Tom Fletcher Book Club_______________The first book in the hilarious Witch Wars series for kids aged 7+, perfect for fans of The Worst Witch. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.Join Tiga on her quest to win Witch Wars and become Top Witch of Ritzy City!When Fran the Fabulous Fairy turns up in Tiga Whicabim's shed to tell her she's a witch, Tiga doesn't believe her. Or at least not until Fran points out that TIGA WHICABIM is actually an anagram of I AM A BIG WITCH and magics her away down the drainpipes to compete in Witch Wars - the competition to crown the next Top Witch of Ritzy City.Filled with silly spells, delectable dresses, ridiculous riddles and a serious shoe problem, Witch Wars is a witch story like no other... although if you enjoyed The Worst Witch, you'll love this too!