Most Popular Books by Colin THOMPSON

The Floods take on Wall Street and solve the global financial crisis in the ninth book of their hilarious, bestselling adventures. The world is in a recession and millions of people have lost millions of dollars. And just when things are about to get even worse, the Floods set up Summer School in New York and take control. Hooray, help is at hand - but as they say, charity begins at home. So millions of people will probably lose millions more dollars, but it will all work out fine in the end. Well, for the Floods anyway. Hey, come on. They’re witches and wizards, not some sort of charity.

Save the world – but live forever. Peter and Festival have a terrifying choice to make . . . When Peter and his friend Festival destroyed the book called How To Live Forever so it could no longer work its spell, they didn’t know it would have disastrous consequences. Now, Peter’s world is in the worst drought ever – and Festival’s world, inside the museum, is drowning. The only solution is to re-create the book. Can they reverse the water flow? And if they re-create the evil book, can they hide it so it can never be read again?

What happens when the King goes Doolally? Find out in the latest Floods adventure. Everyone gets old, even witches and wizards. Their backs get stiff. Their feet get sore, and their brains go and live far, far away. Not even Nerlin Flood, the King of Transylvania Waters, is immune to the curse of old age. The rest of the family have noticed that Nerlin is slipping into total Doolallyness – he even has an invisible friend called Geoffrey-Geoffrey, who warns him not to eat broccoli because it will give him global warming. Will the Old Crones be able to cure him, or is Nerlin doomed to spend his twilight years talking to the wall, wearing a crooked jacket* and incompetence pants? * Which is actually a more accurate description of a straitjacket.

The second book in Colin Thompson’s brilliantly funny series about a family of witches and wizards who might be living in your town. Look through the cobwebbed, murky arched window in deepest Patagonia, and this is what you might see... Every day five of the Flood children travel halfway round the world to Quicklime College, the ultimate school for witches and wizards. There''s no time for silly games flying around on broomsticks. Sports day is coming up, and before you even wonder how four-legged Satanella copes with the three-legged race, here''s a secret for you. Orkward Warlock, the vilest child in the school, and his sidekick, The Toad, hate the big happy Floods family. And they''re plotting to kill the Floods - on sports day.

The caves under Transylvania Waters are about to be explored for the first time ever. What will the Floods find? The Floods are back in their rightful place as rulers of Transylvania Waters and there is an enormous amount to do to bring the country out of the Dark Ages. But what does a country need to become part of the modern world? Well, it needs socks, PlayStations and seventy-three varieties of genetically modified sausage, but above all else it needs maps. Winchflat''s new wife, Maldegard, has been appointed Transylvania Waters''s first ever Official Map-Maker. What she and Edna Hulbert discover during their travels will astound, terrify, amuse and intrigue you.

George, a lonely orphan who lives with his grandmother, finds happiness and love after he brings a sad dog named Jeremy home from an animal shelter.

Bad luck seems to follow Norman and Brenda. Neither can find someone to love. Both try a pet, but it''s not the solution hoped for. And then one day Norman and Brenda meet.

In the final book of the Floods series, the job of running the Kingdom of Transylvania Waters is up for grabs. Who will replace King Nerlin? Nothing lasts forever, not even for Nerlin, King of the wizards. He is bored and tired and wants one of his children to take over as ruler of Transylvania Waters so he can retire to his holiday cottage in the Enchanted Valley and grow chickens. The trouble is, none of the children want the job. But then, out of nowhere, a long lost face from Nerlin’s past arrives and everything is thrown into disarray. Who is Gertrude and who will end up ruler of Transylvania Waters? The answers to this - and more - are inside this book . . .

The fourth book in Colin Thompson''s brilliantly funny series about a family of witches and wizards who might be living in your town. The youngest child in the Flood family, Betty, is a pretty little girl, who looks quite normal - unlike some of her brothers and sisters. She goes to the normal primary school down the road and she even has a normal best friend, Ffiona Hulbert. But Betty is not normal - she is a witch. When Bridie McTort, the school bully, starts throwing her weight around, Betty knows exactly what to do. And when Ffiona''s dad gets bullied at work, Betty knows how to fix that too. Meanwhile, Winchflat Flood has been watching old Frankenstein movies and has decided he wants to build a human of his own ...

The Floods family are on the run from an angry father with a talent for exploding, some very nasty but rather bumbling spies and the prospect of a life down the toilet... The Floods family are on the run! Travel back in time to faraway Transylvania Waters and find out what happened when a lowly drain cleaner called Nerlin Flood fell in love with the royal princess Mordonna. Can the two escape from an explosively angry King Quatorze, the nastiest spies in the land, and the prospect of life down the toilet? Why does their eldest child, Valla, drink blood? Was Satanella really turned into a dog because of an accident with a prawn and a faulty wand? This is your chance to find out how all the Floods children came to be born - or created.

Kids adore Colin Thompson’s brand of off-the-planet humour. Now here’s an off-the-planet series to make them laugh even more! Radius Limpfast is one of the world’s richest men. His reality TV shows have made him billions. The next series is always greater than the one before and yet he is never satisfied. Then one night, after a particularly creative bacon curry, Radius dreams up the ultimate reality show. No matter whatever anyone else comes up with, they will never be able to top it. Radius is going to send a family to the moon. Limpfast TV will pick an ordinary family, just like yours, build a rocket and a big glass dome and put them all together on the moon. And the whole world will be able to tune in and watch them whenever they like. This will be reality TV at its finest. What could possibly go wrong?

Gilbert was not an ordinary cat. This wasn t surprising because he had never seen another cat. Taken from his mother before his eyes had opened, he had spent most of his childhood inside a paper bag. As a result, he was frightened of just about everything. The best place to be was inside a nice brown paper bag, under the bed, away from the changing skies, away from vicious birds, and scary butterflies. One night something else crawled under the bed and Gilbert soon discovered that life wasn t as frightening as he d thought.

Looks can be deceiving. . . . Betty Flood looks normal, she attends a normal school, and she does normal homework. She comes from a family of wizards and witches, though, and that means she is anything but normal. Betty''s new best friend, Ffiona Hulbert, however, is a completely ordinary girl from a regular family. She even has normal problems—like school-yard bullies. When Betty decides to use the Floods'' magic to help Ffiona and her family, you can bet that even they won''t be normal for long!

Illustrated compilation of things those who make it through the snarling front gate of 13 Acacia Avenue without being eaten, past Queen Scratchrot''s grave in the backyard without having their ankle grabbed, and down into the cellars of the Floods without being turned into a Belgian geography teacher, might see.

When a young boy moves with his family to a new house, he thinks it s just him and the family. He doesn t count on the spiders, the frog, the flies, the ants, the anteater, the dog, the mice, the fleas, the owls, the chickens or the goat! But when Granny comes to stay, and doesn t want to leave, the animals suddenly come in very handy

The first in a laugh-out-loud series from the ingenious mind of much-loved children''s author Colin Thompson. Nerlin and Mordonna Flood have seven children, most of whom were not created in the traditional way like you or me, but were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Jamie Oliver saucepans and a small chemistry set. The youngest child, Betty, is a normal, pretty little girl - but she''s a useless witch. Her attempts at magic often go wrong, with unexpected yet welcome results. The next-door neighbours should’ve known better than to rob a family of witches and wizards. But they did, and they''re about to find out what the Floods do to bad neighbours...

Gilbert is not a happy cat. The lady he calls his mum has put him outside and shut the door. Nature is horrible. The grass is hurting his feet and the only place to hide is inside an old paper bag. He has had a scary dream and now he is going to be sick all over the big angry cat from next door..

In Transylvania Waters Mordonna and Nerlin should be King and Queen. But there are some seriously nasty characters standing in their way . . . After years on the run, the Floods are coming home. And just in time too. Since Nerlin and Mordonna fled Transylvania Waters, things there have gone from worse to much worse. King Quatorze has bled the country dry. He''s even sold everyone''s shoelaces. It''s time for a change, time for life with a lot less cabbage and a lot more chocolate. But first the Floods have to get rid of the old king . . .

When the circus where Oscar works is closed down, he loses all of his friends and the only life he has ever known. Oscar wanders through the countryside searching for his best friend, Rosie the elephant. 4 yrs+.

Children''s picture storybook. Mrs. Golightly retires and decides to set off around the world on her bicycle. She doesn''t mind if other people come along and she starts to collect companions from all over the world. Author''s previous works include ''Sailing Home'' and ''The Staircase Cat''. Illustrator''s previous works include ''Down My Street'' and ''The Last Clown''.

Paperback release of a children''s picture storybook. Zippo the clown is the oldest person in the circus, so it is his job to look after all the circus children. But he sometimes feels sad and lonely being the last clown, until something happens to Max, the tightrope walker, and Zippo has a brilliant idea how to keep Max in the circus. Author''s previous books include ''Sailing Home'' and ''The Staircase Cat'', which was shortlisted for the 1999 Children''s Book Council Picture Book of the Year Award. Gamble has previously illustrated ''Down My Street'' and ''Nadia''s Luck''.

Novel set in England about a young man, Peter, who suffers from a manic-depressive illness. He experiences various mental states, ranging from euphoria to suicidal misery, and assorted mental hospitals. It is planned for this to be the first of a trilogy of novels. London-born, the author moved to Australia in 1955. He has worked as a graphic designer, theatre stage manager, and has written and/or illustrated 30 children''s books.

Picture story for pre-school and younger primary school children. Oscar the cat''s life changes when war comes to the city where he lives and the people he lives with disappear. He waits patiently for his family to return to him, and eventually someone comes back to the old building where he has been living for so many years. The author''s other publications include ''The Last Circus''.

The Great Montefiasco was the worst magician in the history of magic His tricks never worked and even when they looked as of they might, something always went wrong...This made everyone laugh but it just made Montefiasco miserable. But all is not lost when he advertises for an assistant and Fabulous Betty comes into his life. Ages 7-12.

Collection of humorous poems for 8 to 12 year olds. Poems describe a large range of pets including fish, gerbils, dogs, cats, sheep, slugs, tadpoles and bacteria. Concludes with a poem about Noah''s Ark.

Novel about a boy''s magical journey to the island of Nymphaea. Max and his granny''s dog, Neville, find a cardboard submarine in a nearby lake, and sailing through a sea of soup, find themselves on the island of Nymphaea. Max soon discovers that totally illogical things can make perfect sense if you find the right way to look at them.

Paperback edition of a picture storybook for children first published 2001. Big Jim is a strong horse who is growing old. Every summer he pulls the caravan that takes Max and his family around the countryside so they can perform their acrobatics and theatre show. But Big Jim is tired and wants to stay in his green field by the river. When Max and his family arrive at a town where a horse is for sale, will Big Jim get his wish? Author has worked in the theatre and as a printer and graphic artist. Previous titles include ''Sailing Home'' and ''The Last Circus''. Illustrator is an art teacher. Her previous titles are ''Quicksilver'' and ''The Staircase Cat''.