Collection: Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge

There seems to be an awful lot to worry about in Clarice Bean's life so she devises a Worst Worry list. But what if your worst worry is the worry you haven't thought to worry about? The latest title featuring the hugely popular Clarice Bean is both hilarious and touching and is bound to be a sure...

Nothing ever happens except for sometimes. And only on rare-ish occasions, which is hardly ever. There are times when even I can’t turn the nothing into more than it is. But there was one day in the holidays that began as a nothing day and then everything happened. Absolutely nearly everything. ...

Clarice Bean seems to be in nonstop trouble these days, almost as much as Karl Wrenbury, who is the naughtiest boy at school. If only she could be more like her favorite book character, Ruby Redfort, girl detective, who is very good at getting out of trouble. The problem is, Mrs. Wilberton is pla...

Clarice is learning all about Planet Earth at school. When her teacher, Mrs. Wilberton, assigns a project called The Environment, Clarice's creative mind leaps to all the possibilities...

The teacher and students of Class Three are so absorbed by the marine life they see while sailing on the ocean that they do not notice that they are being pursued by pirates.

While the students and teachers of Class Two are absorbed in looking at various zoo animals, a sneaky anaconda gobbles them up, until Molly sees what is happening and saves the day.

In this story, Claude goes on a rollicking seafaring adventure. He swooshes out of the house in the bathtub - and out to sea. He and Sir Bobblysock meet mermaids, dolphins, Captain Poopdeck the sailor, and an enormous, ferocious sea monster called Nigel. Can Claude save them all from the monster?

Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! A walk in the park leads to a walk on a tightrope when Claude joins a circus, throws custard pies, and becomes the star of the show!

Claude and Sir Bobblysock just happen to wander accidentally into the royal palace on a very special day indeed - the Queen's birthday! Unfortunately the royal nanny, Nanny Stern-Bloomers, has had to take herself off for a lie-down and there's no one to make sure the royal children stay neat and ...

Claude is no ordinary dog he leads an extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude decides what adventure he wants to have that day...