Joanna Nadin

'Part sequel, part reimagining, and wholly delightful' Jodi Picoult'An absolute delight. Funny, moving and filled with heart' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious ThingsIt is a truism, frequently invoked by the members of the Meryton Women’s Guild, that one is only ever as happy as one’s unhappiest child. So, with five daughters and four grandchildren, it was a miracle Mrs Hester Bennet ever raised a smile. At best, she was only ever tentatively pleased, and even then understood that her contentment rested on the edge of a gaping precipice into which she would inevitably tumble the second Kitty or Lydia (it was almost always those two) messaged in the clutches of yet another existential crisis…Lydia, home from Paris on New Year’s Day in a welter of hangover and humiliation, finds herself swearing off drink, drugs and sex for the next 12 months. Through her unfamiliar sobriety, she’ll see a landmark year for all the Bennet sisters, including a disruptive 40th birthday, an engagement and a funeral: and, maybe, coming to terms with the results of a run-of-the-mill run-in with a jackknifed lorry on a wet stretch of the M1…A sharply funny and unexpectedly tender modern sequel to Pride & Prejudice, this is a story of sisterhood, survival, and second chances. For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone who's ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue.

If you are greedy, you might lose out on the good things you already have ... One good turn deserves another ... Be careful if you trick someone because they might trick you back. Maybe the animals in the stories should have listened to these wise words! Aesop''s ancient fables are brilliantly retold with vibrant illustrations.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

A unique story of hope that'll make you laugh and cry in equal measure, from the acclaimed author of No Man's Land and Joe All Alone. You think it will be silent when it rises. But it comes in athunder and rush,a clatter and clanking ofcars smashing on lampposts andthe sides of fried chicken shops,of things in the water thatshould be on land. When the unthinkable happens to the planet, two ragtag groups of kids on opposite sides of England beat the odds and escape death. But they soon realise that the only way to be truly safe is to seek a place they've only heard about in stories. As their treacherous journeys unfold, can they help each other survive - even when the world is ending around them?

Mabel''s family won''t spend time with her because they are all busy until tomorrow. But tomorrow comes, and they are still busy! Can Mabel have an adventure by hersel? xford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children''s reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This story is one of six titles at Oxford Level 5, which are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children''s vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.

Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it's really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong!A brilliantly funny illustrated series for young readers, from the author and illustrator of The Worst Class in the World. Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart's books. Daffodil is eight years old and the youngest in her family. She loves: - Capybaras (which are a kind of GIANT guinea pig)- Nirmal-Next-Door (who is her best friend because they agree about most things)- Bobby dazzlers (which means brilliant ideas)- Lists (like this one)Daff is going on a last-minute trip to a mystery resort called SANDY PALACE. Dad has said it’s going to be 'THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER'. Except ... when they get there there’s no SAND and there’s no PALACE. It’s a caravan site that smells bad AND it’s raining. It's probably going to be THE WORST HOLIDAY EVER. Can Daff and Nirmal come up with a bobby dazzler to save the holiday?'I love this. A delight to read aloud' Sally Nicholls, award-winning author

Aladdin is based on the traditional tale from the Middle East of a boy who finds a magic lamp containing a genie who grants him three wishes. What will Aladdin wish for and what will happen when the lamp is stolen by an evil sorcere? his charming story written by Joanna Nadin and beautifully illustrated by Laura Anderson will capture your child''s imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together.The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonic progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it''s really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong! A brilliantly funny new series for young readers, from the author and illustrator of The Worst Class in the World.Daffodil is eight years old. She''s the youngest in her family but is full of BOBBY DAZZLERS, which means brilliant ideas.Daff''s latest Bobby Dazzler involves entering the Chipping Grimley Village Talent Show and winning L25 and getting her picture in the local paper so she can become WORLD FAMOUS. But first she needs to practise the trombone so she can win the competition. And before that she needs to get a trombone ... And to start off with, she''ll need to raise L25 to buy a trombone from the charity shop...Luckily, her trusty (and only slightly misbehaving) greyhound Colin is by her side for support, as is reliable best friend and fellow genius-ideas-generator Nirmal. What could possibly go wrong?

‘I suspect that in Soho anything can happen and frequently does.’1960 is knocking on the door, and eighteen-year-old Margaret ‘Birdy’ Arbuthnot, presently of Surbiton, wants more than her current existence in the dull suburbs. She wants to LIVE – in capital letters! Could Soho, with its bright lights and dark corridors, hold the key to a life more novel-like and less… Surrey? (Even if Mummy thinks it is a square mile of vice, full of men with overly shiny shoes.)At the cusp of the new year, Birdy resolves to only say ‘yes’ to everything for the next twelve months. She can’t possibly realise that her biggest ‘yes’ will launch her directly into the London orbit of the aristocratic Mannering family, and transform her life into one worth writing novels about. The joyfully funny companion novel to A Calamity of Mannerings, by Carnegie-nominated bestselling author Joanna Nadin. 

A 4. b a világ LEGROSSZABB osztálya. Legalábbis Bottomley-Blunt diri néni szerint. Pedig nem is akarták KONKRÉTAN szabadon engedni a botsáskákat az iskolaudvaron, és KONKRÉTAN felfordulást sem akartak csinálni a múzeumban, ahol még múmiamacska is van. Ezek a dolgok csak úgy megtörténtek. Szerencsére BOMBABIZTOS tervük azért volt rá, hogyan úszhatnak meg mindent. A sorozat eddig megjelent kötetei: A világ legrosszabb osztálya és A világ legrosszabb osztálya tovább rosszalkodik, A világ legrosszabb osztálya Az Univerzum Császárkirálya lesz, A világ legrosszabb osztálya begolyózik, A világ legrosszabb osztálya lötyilázban

Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it''s really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong … The start of a brilliantly funny new series for young readers, from the author and illustrator of The Worst Class in the World, shortlisted for the Laugh out Loud Book Awards 2024.Soon-to-be eight-year-old Daffodil likes the dictionary, the middle bit in custard cream biscuits, and thinking BIG. She does NOT like her cousin Hugo Patterson-Dent, who has ten more gold stars than she does; the biscuit bit of custard creams (but that’s OK because her friend Nirmal-Next-Door eats that); or any sort of catastrophe. The trouble is that somehow Daffodil''s ambitious plans tend to go pear-shaped …Daffodil is hoping for the Best Birthday Party EVER. But she hasn''t reckoned on Colin, the greyhound with an appetite for everything except dog food. Or the fact that her brother''s band Hairy Wasp would break up before they could provide the entertainment. Or the total lack of guests.Luckily, Daffodil has the knack of looking on the bright side and is soon planning her next absolute bobby-dazzler of an idea!

Nové prerozprávanie slávneho románu Jane Austenovej s úsmevnými ilustráciami Henry Dashwood síce miloval všetky svoje deti rovnako, spoločenské pravidlá však nemali pre delenie lásky (a majetku) v rovnakom pomere pochopenie. Po smrti otca musia jeho dcéry, sestry Elinor a Marianne Dashwoodové, opustiť rodičovské sídlo a presťahovať sa do vzdialeného domčeka. Zdá sa, že ich životy už nebudú také, ako predtým... Odchod donúti Elinor opustiť milovaného muža a Marianne sa zaľúbi do šarmantného, no absolútne neprijateľného cudzinca. Na kľukatej ceste k šťastiu sa sestry navzájom podporujú, nájdu však rovnováhu medzi rozumom a citom? Katherine Woodfine je od mladosti veľkou fanúšičkou Jane Austenovej, preto má výborné predpoklady na to, aby sestry Dashwoodové priblížila novému mladšiemu publiku. Églantine Ceulemans zachytáva Austenovej satiru a vtip a oživuje živelnosť jej prepracovaných postáv vo vtipných čiernobielych ilustráciách.

Nové prerozprávanie slávneho románu Jane Austenovej s úsmevnými ilustráciami Henry Dashwood síce miloval všetky svoje deti rovnako, spoločenské pravidlá však nemali pre delenie lásky (a majetku) v rovnakom pomere pochopenie. Po smrti otca musia jeho dcéry, sestry Elinor a Marianne Dashwoodové, opustiť rodičovské sídlo a presťahovať sa do vzdialeného domčeka. Zdá sa, že ich životy už nebudú také, ako predtým... Odchod donúti Elinor opustiť milovaného muža a Marianne sa zaľúbi do šarmantného, no absolútne neprijateľného cudzinca. Na kľukatej ceste k šťastiu sa sestry navzájom podporujú, nájdu však rovnováhu medzi rozumom a citom? Katherine Woodfine je od mladosti veľkou fanúšičkou Jane Austenovej, preto má výborné predpoklady na to, aby sestry Dashwoodové priblížila novému mladšiemu publiku. Églantine Ceulemans zachytáva Austenovej satiru a vtip a oživuje živelnosť jej prepracovaných postáv vo vtipných čiernobielych ilustráciách. Pre deti od 8 rokov Z anglického originálu preložila Barbora Vinczeová.

A laugh-out-loud young fiction series from bestselling author Joanna Nadin, perfect for fans of Horrid Henry. Best friends Stanley and Manjit are part of Class 4B, which head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt says is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or FUN. It is about LEARNING and it is high time 4B tried harder to EXCEL at it. But they didn't LITERALLY mean to let the class stick insects loose in the wilds of the playground. And they really didn't LITERALLY mean to make a massive mess trying to do modern art (which may or may not have involved a mummified cat being stolen). These things just happened, even though they had FOOLPROOF plans to get away with it all. Highly illustrated and featuring two hilarious madcap adventures in one book, these stories are just right for children ready for their first chapter books.

A 4. b a világ LEGROSSZABB osztálya. Legalábbis Bottomley-Blunt diri néni szerint. Pedig Stanley és Mandzsit nem is akart KONKRÉTAN csurom gőtevíz lenni osztályfényképezés előtt, és KONKRÉTAN a fogtündért sem akarták átverni hamis fogakkal. Ezek a dolgok csak úgy megtörténtek. Szerencsére BOMBABIZTOS tervük azért volt rá, hogyan úszhatnak meg mindent. A sorozatban már megjelent: A világ legrosszabb osztálya és A világ legrosszabb osztálya tovább rosszalkodik, A világ legrosszabb osztálya Az Univerzum Császárkirálya lesz, A világ legrosszabb osztálya begolyózik

A 4. b a világ legrosszabb osztálya. Stanley-t és a legjobb haverját, Mandzsitot ez persze nem aggasztja, nekik ugyanis BOMBABIZTOS tervük van rá, hogyan ússzanak meg mindent, hogyan legyenek az osztály Kekszkirályai, vagy hogyan nyerjék meg a Nagy Kiselőadás-versenyt. Hogy ehhez meg kell szegniük a házirend néhány… vagy inkább jó néhány szabályát? Annyi baj legyen! Vigyázat! Nyomokban tejtől cuppogós cipőt, igazi hörcsögcsontvázat és egy csomó rókázást tartalmaz. A sorozat következő kötete: A világ legrosszabb osztálya tovább rosszalkodik

A 4. b a világ legrosszabb osztálya. Legalábbis Bottomley-Blunt diri néni szerint. Pedig Stanley és a legjobb barátja, Mandzsit nem is akarta KONKRÉTAN elcserélni Gyilkost egy varázslóháborús kártyára, hogy a kutya aztán felfordulást okozzon a suliban. És KONKRÉTAN egy palack üdítőt sem akartak felrobbantani a teremben, hogy minden csupa ragacs legyen, még a diri néni is. Ezek a dolgok csak úgy megtörténtek. Szerencsére BOMBABIZTOS tervük azért volt rá, hogyan úszhatnak meg mindent.