New Releases by Ros Asquith

Libby lives in an ordinary house with her ordinary mum and dad. Libby is ordinary in every way, except one - she has an extra-ordinary imagination. She never tells lies but it''s not her fault if people misinterpret what she tells them.

Asquith''s deceptively simple text shows us the world through the eyes of a young boy on his various adventures. One moment he''s a ''water boy'' at the seaside, the next he''s a ''farm boy'' playing with the animals. The book is aimed at children aged three and over.

Cordelia is trying to write her latest story, about Jean Bond, Secret Agent. But events at her school, Falmer North, keep getting in the way, and her friends, Viola and Callum, seem intent on distracting her further. At this rate, she''s never going to produce a literary masterpiece!Features top tips for wannabe writers.

Ghostly goings-on and the hilarious Save the World with a Song concert feature in this second title about the tweenager with a brain full of fireworks and a heart of gold.In this second book about everyone''s favourite tweenager, Trixie has to discover two things. Firstly, just who or what is the Ghost of St Aubergine''s Primary School and what does he or she want? Secondly, why does the Save the Car Factory meeting have to be on the same day as her Save the World with a Song Concert? Thirdly, just what has happened to her trumpet she left on the bus? Fourthly, why is that dirty old man following her everywhere? The trials and tribulations of growing up, told with hilarious, fast-moving humour. Join Trixie and her friends and foes, in this rip-roaring, rollicking, tumultous and Very Extremely funny novel.

Trixie explores her witchy genes (inherited through seventeen generations) at a school for witches, which is Very Extremely NOT Hogwarts!Trixie can''t believe her luck when she''s invited to attend a half-term taster course in witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. But her witchy prowess and her inventiveness are tested to the full by the Very Extremely peculiar rules and punishments, and the generally strange goings-on.Trixie is also on a secret mission to find a Long Lost Family Heirloom rumoured to be somewhere in the school. And if anything goes wrong - the Evil Force will mince her!

DIVAll Trixie has ever wanted is her very own horse—and when her gran wins money in a competition, Trixie''s dream finally comes true. But the pony turns out to be more of a nightmare than a dream come true—after all, where DO you keep a pony in a suburban house? In the bedroom? Worth a try, maybe. Trixie''s brain will have to work overtime to solve this one!DIVDIVDIVRos Asquith is a cartoonist and the author ofBabies,Ball!,My Do It!, andPass the Parcel.

Trixie loses her trumpet just days before she''s supposed to be playing a solo in her school''s ''Save the World with a Song'' concert. But everything starts to fall into place when she finds out her beloved dog Harpo can talk. Enter Harpo, the taking, singing, doggy yap star. Will he be able to help her out of her sticky situation?

When Cordelia finds out that her friend''s dad is in prison, she starts a campaign to free him and find the real culprit. She''s certain that an appalling miscarriage of justice has taken place and it''s up to her to put it right. Cordelia is so preoccupied that she barely has time to think about her next book - a problem for someone who intends to be a successful novelist. But as her aunt, bestselling author Laura Hunt says in her Writer''s Tips, "Authors should write about what they know, and draw on all their experiences". Now Cordelia is being a detective, she decides to write a literary whodunit!

At twelve years old, Cordelia Arbuthnot has two major worries. One is whether she should be fancying boys yet. The other is whether her long surname will make it too expensive to have gold lettering at the bottom of her soon to be famous books. Cordelia longs to be a famous writer, but not like her aunt. Everyone loves her aunt''s books, but Cordelia is determined to write something far more interesting and complex...

Find out how to draw and write cartoons, from the first idea to the final punchline, with help from the cartoonist Ros Asquith.

A wonderfully rhythmic text with vibrant, bright illustrations that will captivate small children over and over again Cock-a-doodle-doo! Baby’s lost his shoe. Join Baby’s big brother as he searches the farmyard for the lost shoe. As he looks high and low, the search party grows, with the cock and the duck and the cow and the horse and the dog and the sheep and the pig, all joining in.

"The pregnancy test is called Herald. Great! Blow the trumpets! Hang out the flags! Hold the front page! ... They should call it Tenterhooks, or Tough Love, or You are not alone ..."--Jacket

It''s Princess Patricia''s birthday, and her fairy godmother has conjured up a parcel so that she can play her favorite party game. But where are the guests? Lift the first parcel flap, and there they are--Little Red Riding Hood, Giant Rumblebunn, Puss in Boots, and Goldilocks! There''s just one problem: as each flap is lifted and a new layer of the parcel is removed, it soon becomes clear that the players are opening one another''s gifts! And--even worse--the Princess hasn''t had a present at all! But there''s still one tiny parcel left. Ros Asquith is a highly successful author, whose books include DK Toddlers: My Do It!, Ball!, Babies, and Mrs. Pig''s Night Out. Illustrator Katharine McEwen is well-known for children''s favorites like Here Comes Tabby Cat, Cows in the Kitchen, and The Man Who Wore All His Clothes.

Worried about your bust? Filled with lust? Fights, blights and spites? Dad wearing your tights? Failing? Ailing? Always wailing? Worry no more - I, moi, me, Letty Chubb, aged 15, am on your side. Here, within this handy collection is all you ever need to know about romance, families and life.

A small boy overcomes his shyness by saying boo to a range of animals and monsters. 2-5 yrs.

Babies will enjoy looking at pictures of lots of different babies in a variety of situations, and will especially love looking at themselves in the mirror at the end! This beautifully illustrated and humorous book, with simple, rhyming text, is perfect for sharing with your baby. And in this handy-sized format, even the tiniest children can join in!

Trixie the tweenager can''t believe her luck when she receives an invitation to attend a half-term taster course In witchcraft and wizardry at Conundrum''s Academy.

Trixie Tempest ''s guide to living life to the full... as a tweenager. In A to Z format, this is something that''s so hot, tweens won''t be able to keep their hands on it Trixie Tempest is a tiny, mouthy, mischievous, free-thinking tweenager who wants to Save the World. She''s passionate about horses, vegetarianism, football and music and wants to put the world straight on a number of points. Readers will already know this tweenage tearaway through her two novels: Trixie Tempest and the Amazing Talking Dog and Trixie Tempest and the Ghost of St Aubergine. Trixie''s ABZ of Life is Trixie''s very own advice guide for worried tweenagers. Answering all those difficult questions that tweenagers want to know the answers to. Sleepover. How not to be afraid of the dark. How to deal with embarrassing parents etc. In handy A to Z format, tweenagers just have to think of the first letter of their problem and look up for Trixie''s marvellous advice A for adults -- they mean well and are useful for buying houses and providing pocket money C for Creativity That school is the worst place for a tweenager to spend the most creative part of her life E for Ears The space between a tweenagers'' ears is not entirely occuped with thoughts of crop tops, disco parties, toenail colourings and boy bands Sure to be as much of a success with the tweenage population, as Ros Asquith''s Letty Chubb books are for teenagers.

Introducing the Fab Four: Frizzy Lizzy (every day''s a bad hair day), E-claire (fat and happy), Owl (wouldn''t say anything to a goose, let alone boo) and Flash Harriet (pony fanatic) Ros Asquith is renowned for her ability to bring out the humour in adolescent worries and insecurities. The Fab Four have their fair share, and Ros Asquith deals with them in her inimitable but reassuring way in these hilarious and addictive pre-teen stories. Love Bug. Normally Flash prefers mucking out to making out but when she meets the gorgeous new stable boy, the plight of Flame the old pony gets forgotten. Can Flame be saved from the knacker''s yard and should Flash be let loose with a make-up bag? Drama Queen Owl''s incredibly shy but she''s got big dreams - and nothing''s going to stop her from being in the school play. Will she get the starring part or should she play something quieter, a piece of scenery perhaps?

The Fab Four are off on a school trip. But can Owl cope with taking part in scary activities and having to share a cabin with bossy-boots Bernice Berens? She''ll have the Fab Four to help of course. Ages 5+.

When mother pig decides to leave her little piggies for a night out, the piggies don''t want her to go. But they have so much fun with their father, they don''t notice how quickly the evening disappears.

Trixie is out to Save the World, that is the Save the World with a Song concert. But Trixie has misplaced her precious trumpet and unless she finds it, she will not be able to play the solo in the concert. So Trixie needs cash, fast, before Mum and Dad find out that the trumpet is lost. Then Harpo her amazing, talking, singing, yap-artist dog has a sound too good to be true....or is it only Trixie''s imagination....

Trixie, the tweenager with a brain full of fireworks and a heart of gold has some problems to solve. These involve: finding a ghost; finding her trumpet; trying to get to the Save the World with a Song Concert; and discovering just who it is who''s been following her around.

Meet the Fab Four: Frizzy Lizzy (for whom every day''s a bad hair day). E-claire (fat and happy), Owl (wouldn''t say anything to a goose, let alone boo) and Flash Harriet (pony fanatic) The Fab Four have their fair share of worries, and Ros Asquith skilfully deals with them in a hilarious, but reassuring way, with her humorous text and cartoon style illustrations. Eclaire''s dad has got a new job, and that means moving to a new town. The Fab Four are determined to stop their favourite friend Eclaire from leaving. But what can they do to keep the Fab Four together?

Introducing the Fab Four: Frizzy Lizzy (every day''s a bad hair day), E-claire (fat and happy), Owl (wouldn''t say anything to a goose, let alone boo) and Flash Harriet (pony fanatic) Ros Asquith is renowned for her ability to bring out the humour in adolescent worries and insecurities. The Fab Four have their fair share, and Ros Asquith deals with them in her inimitable but reassuring way in these hilarious and addictive pre-teen stories. Love Bug. Normally Flash prefers mucking out to making out but when she meets the gorgeous new stable boy, the plight of Flame the old pony gets forgotten. Can Flame be saved from the knacker''s yard and should Flash be let loose with a make-up bag? Drama Queen Owl''s incredibly shy but she''s got big dreams - and nothing''s going to stop her from being in the school play. Will she get the starring part or should she play something quieter, a piece of scenery perhaps?

Introducing the Fab Four: Frizzy Lizzy (every day''s a bad hair day), E-claire (fat and happy), Owl (wouldn''t say anything to a goose, let alone boo) and Flash Harriet (pony fanatic) Ros Asquith is renowned for her ability to bring out the humour in adolescent worries and insecurities. The Fab Four have their fair share, and Ros Asquith deals with them in her inimitable and reassuring way in these hilarious and addictive pre-teen series. Frock Shock. Eclaire''s happy being fat but her pencil-thin mum''s got other ideas. Can Eclaire escape the horrors of the Twigs and Jumbos slimming club? Bad Hair Days. Frizzy Lizzy has tried every potion ever invented to tame her wild hair. Can her brother''s chemistry set succeed where the rest have failed? When you''re as desperate as Lizzy anything''s worth a go...