New Releases by JENNY NIMMO

For children aged four and over, this illustrated book tells the story of how Marty, seeing the Dog Star one night in all its brilliance for the first time, decides to call the dog she longs for Star. Later that night she hears a faint breathing under her bed, has her wish come true? And will Star bring her and her family happiness?

Fed up with snowy Scandinavia, a wolf sets off to England in search of some excitement and adventure. Luckily for him he meets Wilfred - a chef with a soft spot for wolves.

For 65 years, Toby, the toy panda, has lain in the darkness of the loft. Now, trouble in the house wakes him - the arrival of bullying, child-hating Mrs Malevant, who has come to mind Izzy and her three siblings while their parents are away.

Some feelings never die. When his mother dies, Eliot is sent to live in the country. At once he knows that there is something strange about his new home. In his room, he is visited by the ghost of Mary-Ellen who was once locked in that same room. Soon he is drawn into her story.

Dans l''ombre du jardin, deux yeux jaunes brillent de tout leur éclat : Dalila, la chatte sorcière, est de sortie... Et quand on est chien, mieux vaut ne pas se frotter à la belle Dalila si l''on ne veut pas voir sa fourrure crépiter et être changé en une misérable boule de poils ! Dans le quartier, les chiens disparaissent les uns après les autres. Heureusement, une petite fille qui ne dort pas la nuit est témoin de cet étrange manège...

Nia, the middle girl in a large Welsh family, discovers her own special artistic talent as she uncovers the dark secret shared by the Llewelyn and Griffiths families. Sequel to "The Snow Spider."

Illustrated by Anthony Lewis, a story about a boy''s efforts to save a magical tree, an owl-tree which sometimes shivers like a person, and which even seems to speak - but his neighbour wants to cut it down. A new title in the WALKER STORY BOOK series.

"All Aboard" teaches the strategies children need to become successful readers. The "Stepping Stones" strand comprises graded novels and short stories for newly independent readers, in a variety of styles and genres, as required by the NLS framework.

Fiona Smiley thinks that wearing glasses will make her brainy like the rest of the family, so when she sees Granny Grimm''s glasses lying around, she can''t resist trying them on. Suggested level: junior.

A retelling of a Celtic tale in which two cats set out to save children in a Highlands village who have been put under a sleeping spell by three wicked witches. Suggested level: junior, primary.

A tale involving Ned and Nell, a girl called Ultramarine, and a person-- ghost? or man?-- from the sea.