Best Selling Books by Paul Jennings

The fourth - and very last - Gizmo story from Australia''s master of madness.

Book 1 in the fantastic four-book series about taking risks and flying high, presented in words and pictures by master story tellers Paul Jennings and Andrew Weldon. Don''t Look Now will have readers laughing out loud at Ricky and his hilarious adventures - on and off the ground. Ages 7+.

In a clear and humorous style this book explains how you can open the world through a love of books. The author has cut through the jargon and the controversies to reveal the simple truths which will enable every parent to infect their child with the reading bug. Originally published: Australia: Penguin, 2003.

`Charge,'' came Gramps'' excited voice. I gasped. The frog general was as big as a full-grown cow. He started to roll his tongue back into his mouth. He was going to slurp me up and slide me up and slide me down his throat.

A collection of eight stories about the scary, the supernatural, or the unusual, including a mysterious bottle whose contents let you read people''s minds and homemade granola that turns a boy into an apple tree.

''Get the doctor,'' screamed Dad. ''The poor thing is green'' When Chris finds a baby in the cabbage patch, his life changes forever. More and more babies appear, a cabbage patch head takes control of Chirs''s mind, and Dad''s fertiliser causes some interesting problems with the neighbours. But then, this is no ordinary cabbage patch... Here in one book are all four stories from Paul Jennings'' hilarous and hugely popular Cabbage Patch series - a favourite that young readers return to again and again.

From bestselling and beloved author Paul Jennings comes the inside scoop from the making of his Round the Twist stories into the hugely popular TV series, now enjoying a new life on Netflix. Including three short stories that were made into episodes, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the actors and sets, and loads of extra fun tidbits to bring the zany world of Round the Twist to a whole new audience.

This new edition of the bestselling guide contains a supplementary chapter, plus fully updated booklists. ''No matter where they go, children lost in books will always find their way home.'' Your child deserves the best reading teacher in the world. And the one person who will read more than anyone else to help your child learn to read... is you. In this clear and humour-filled guide, Paul Jennings cuts through the jargon and the controversies to show every parent practical and effective ways for helping their child to catch the reading bug. This legendary children''s author has spent years teaching, lecturing, writing and parenting. Now you can benefit from his advice. In this book: brilliant booklists for your child - now updated and expandedthe whole reading experience explainedgreat cartoons and anecdotessupplementary chapter on the special reading needs of boys

Ricky is an ordinary boy, about 10 years old, who dreams of being famous. And he has a secret that might just help him realise this dream, because Ricky can fly ... but there''s a hitch. He can only fly when absolutely no one is looking. If a person, or an animal, or a bird sees him while he''s flying, he will fall out of the sky and almost certainly die. Will he risk flying in public, just for a shot at being something more than ordinary?

Scott knows that Singenpoo can read. But will he be able to prove it? The competition is on... The hilarious sequel to The Paw Thing.

Amy''s mum is missing, her dad''s left and she''s stuck with a baby she''s never seen before. Meanwhile Sprocket has no idea how he ended up all alone in the bush, naked and with no food. But one thing''s for sure - being chased around by fiendish little brats isn''t going to help him remember anything ...

From two of Australia''s wickedest authors comes this collection of six shocking children''s stories. They are: The Slobberers, Battering Rams, Croaked, Dead Ringers, The Creeper and Till Death Us Do Part.

Colourfully illustrated collection of Spoonerisms for 8 to 12 year olds to identify, first published in 1992. Features drawings of things such as trusty monks and rusty trunks, a thistle on a bum and a whistle on a thumb,. a belly smack and a smelly back, eggs on ladders and legs on adders. Jennings other publications include ''Unreal'' and ''Uncanny''.

En ning n lugar se prepara el pollo m s deliciosamente que en Mayor Mac: Pollo Frito Para Llevar. Por eso su due o guarda en absoluto secreto la receta Para prepararlo. Pero un d a se inaugura un negocio que vende el pollo a mitad de precio y con el mismo sabor. Alguien evidentemente ha robado la receta. Pero, qui n?

de d nde vienen los beb s, pap ? Pap se puso rojo. No esperaba eso. "Bueno" -dijo "este..., s , bueno... vienen de..., de..., este..., es as , sabes, Chris?, bueno, vienen del huerto de coles." a mam no le gustaba que pap no le dijera la verdad a Chris. Todos sab amos que aquello no era cierto, menos Chris. " c mo llegan ah ?" pregunt . " crecen en las coles?".

First published in 1991, winner of the 1992 Kids Own Australian Literature Award (NSW). Collection of nine humorous stories by well-known children''s writer whose other publications include ''Uncanny'', winner of the 1989 Young Australians Best Book Award (Victoria) and ''Unbearable'', winner of the 1993 Young Australians Best Book Award (Victoria). Stories from this series form the basis of popular television series ''Round the Twist''.

A collection of nine weird, scary and funny stories, in which a tattoo tells its owner he''d better take a trip and an evil scarecrow walks a tightrope.

Believe it or not … a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories from Paul Jennings.