New Releases by Julie Sykes

Max loves animals but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He’s so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every new job he takes on there’s always something a bit odd about the pet owner, which he can never put his finger on initially. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids – why can’t he pet sit for an ordinary pet owner? When Pirate Captain Boom asks Max to pet sit his parrot Squawk, Max thinks he’s in for a fun ride. But Max hasn’t counted on Boom’s neighbouring pirate Becky Bones interfering. Also, Squawk loves taking the mickey, but when his latest piractical practical joke goes wrong and their ship The Leaky Dip is cast out to sea, Max has to summon all his abilities to try and save the day. . .

Poppy is a very friendly kitten. She wants to play with Prince Edward, who is visiting Starlight Palace. But the prince thinks cats are silly and he teases little Poppy. So, when Poppy and the prince disappear at the same time, Princess Katie is suspicious. Could Poppy be in trouble?

Fairy Bears are the size of bumblebees and live beneath a giant sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children''. This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . Caring Misty must help Jessica and her new step-sister Becky to become friends. But being confident isn’t easy for everyone . . .

Fairy Bears are the size of bumblebees and live beneath a giant sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children''. This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . Blossom the Fairy Bear has an important task - to help Chloe overcome stage fright and discover her true destiny as an actor. But Blossom herself has a bad case of nerves. She''s going to need more than a magic wand to succeed!

Fairy Bears are the size of bumblebees and live beneath a giant sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children''. This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . Sparkle loves pretty things, so when her task is to help a colony of butterflies, she''s thrilled! But after meeting lonely Isabel she wants to help her as well. Can Sparkle bring a smile to Isabel''s face and have enough magic to help the butterflies too?

Fairy Bears are the size of bumblebees and live beneath a giant sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children''. This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . Primrose is supposed to be helping a brave little dog – but she keeps seeing a girl called Lucy in the magic mirror. Has Primrose got enough magic for both of them?

Max loves animals, but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He’s so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every job he takes on, there’s always something a bit odd about his new boss. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids – why can’t he pet-sit for someone ordinary? Max is minding his own business one day when an urgent call comes through from Ivor Gadget. Max has to pet-sit his dormouse, Dixie, for three days while Ivor collects a spare part for a new invention. Ivor is hardly out the door when Dixie escapes her cage - little does Max know that a chase beginning in the living room will end up 2000 years away . . .

Max loves animals, but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He’s so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every job he takes on, there’s always something a bit odd about his new boss. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids – why can’t he pet-sit for someone ordinary? Max thinks he is going to love his new job as a pet sitter. But his first client, Miss W. Itchy, seems a little strange. Max’s instincts prove correct when it turns out her cat can talk! Not only does Tiger have good English, but loads of attitude too – ordering Max around, left, right and centre. When Miss Itchy’s arch-enemy Grimboots kidnaps Tiger, Max has to prove what sort of pet sitter he really is . . .

"Eu não quero tomar banho" - gritou o pequeno tigre. "Tomar banho é divertido" - falou a mamãe. Mas ele não concordava, e foi brincar na floresta. O pequeno tigre ficou cada vez mais sujo, e nenhum dos seus amigos se importava com isso, até ele encontrar o pavão...

Fairy Bears are the size of a bumble bee and live beneath a giant Sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children.'' This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . When Sunny sees a sad girl in her magic mirror, she''s sure her task will be to help her. But Ella''s problems aren''t Sunny''s job to sort out - she has to save a robin''s nest from danger instead! Sunny has a lot to learn before she can have a chance of passing her task . . .

Fairy Bears are the size of a bumble bee and live beneath a giant Sycamore tree in Firefly Meadow. Fairy Bears always do their best, working hard ''to care for the world and all its plants, animals and children.'' This is the Fairy Bear Promise. You’ll have to be quick to see them, and you’ll have to believe in magic . . . When Dizzy the Fairy Bear gets her first proper task, she''s so excited that she can''t sit still! Louise is supposed to play the recorder at her school concert, but she''s too nervous to play well. A sprinkling of fairy-bear magic will make all the difference, and it''s up to Dizzy to provide it. It should be easy - but Dizzy soon has to make a difficult choice . . .

When Max pet-sits Captain Boom''s parrot, Squawk, on his boat, the Lucky Dip, the bird manages to antagonize the captain''s fearsome pirate neighbor, Becky Bones, and accidentally set the boat drifting out to sea.

Six exciting and much-loved children''s classics sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils'' reading, with free Teaching Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and strategies. These books have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authorsfrom the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. In addition, the comprehension questions and teaching notes will help you to draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. Each book features 2 author biographies - one for the original authorand one for the TreeTops author. Plus, there are notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.

''I don''t want to have a bath '' cries Little Tiger. ''Bathing is fun, '' says Mummy Tiger, but Little Tiger doesn''t think so and runs into the jungle to play. He grows dirtier and dirtier, but he doesn''t care, until, that is, he meets Peacock

When Santa Claus comes down with a terrible cold just before Christmas, his animal friends send him to bed, finish all of the presents, and load the sleigh, hoping that he will be well in time to make his deliveries.

Santa Claus has a series of mishaps one wild and windy Christmas Eve despite warnings from his mouse, his cat and other helpful animals.

Curious about Cat''s unusual behavior when she starts to borrow things from them, the farm animals follow her to the stable and make an interesting discovery.

Paulette, la poule, part chercher à manger pour ses poussins. Mais le temps qu''elle revienne, ils ont tous disparu. Un à un, elle les retrouve tentant de têter comme les cochons, de brouter comme le cheval, etc. Seul un dernier manque à l''appel : il est déjà dans la cour en train de picorer.

When a raindrop falls on his nose while he is playing in the garden, Smudge looks for a place where he can go to stay dry.

When Santa Claus comes down with a terrible cold just before Christmas, his animal friends send him to bed, finish all of the presents, and load the sleigh, hoping that he will be well in time to make his deliveries.

It''s time for breakfast and Dora''s chicks are nowhere to be found. Kids will love searching for all six chicks in this sequel to "Dora''s Eggs." Full color.

Down on the farm, Cat wakes early. It is a special day and she has work to do. All through the barnyard she roams, borrowing bits and scraps from each of her animal friends. And when asked what she needs them for, Cat replies coyly, "This and that". "A delightful cumulative tale that begs to be read aloud".--"School Library Journal". An "American Bookseller" Pick of the Lists. Full color.

A little tiger that hates to go to bed scampers away to visit some animal friends.

A greedy hare insists on eating more than his share of the cabbages and proposes a race to decide who should have them all, while Muggs the turtle only wants what is fair.

Kip Dottie is op een morgen haar zes kuikens kwijt, die ze de een na de ander weer terugvindt. Prentenboek met eenvoudige tekeningen in kleur. Vanaf ca. 3 jaar.

When Little Tiger and his friends go on a dinosaur hunt, they discover a strange new animal.

When Little Monkey has a sleepover, all the animals can make their beds in the trees except Little Elephant.