Ivor Baddiel

In the ultimate battle between good and evil, who will come out on top? BRAINCHILD is the incredible new children's thriller from Ivor Baddiel and Jonny Zucker. Authors Ivor and Jonny wrote 5 books together and were working on a sixth, Brainchild, when sadly Jonny passed away. Undeterred, Ivor set about finishing the book which he has now done. It's a fast-moving, tense and exciting rollercoaster of a story about two brilliant 14-year-olds, Carl and Isobel, who are the custodians of a huge secret; in a laboratory hidden beneath their house, a human brain is growing. The brain's two hemispheres are developing well, but then Carl and Isobel make an astonishing discovery; one hemisphere is pure evil, the other is entirely good. In time, it's thought, they will merge and good and evil will exist together in the fully grown brain; for now though, the separation is marked and clear. All is going well until one fateful day when Isobel makes another discovery, one that could have devastating consequences - the evil half of the brain has been stolen and is running amok in the body of a teenager. Faced with this deadly situation, there is only thing that Carl and Isobel can do... BRAINCHILD is a unique and thought-provoking book for 10 - 15-year-olds

Beautifully told picture book celebrating Hannukah, by Ivor Baddiel and Kathryn Selbert Leora loved the preparations for Hanukkah. Cooking the food, putting up the decorations, getting out the hanukkiah, the special Hanukkah candleholder . . . Join Leora and her family as they come together to put the finishing touches on their Hanukkah preparations and get ready to celebrate. For Leora, her main wish this year is that she will be allowed to light the candles. Leora hopes her family will see that she is ready for such a big responsibility . . . If they do, she feels sure it really will be the happiest Hanukkah! Beautifully told story of family and celebration by Ivor Baddiel Gorgeous, heartfelt illustrations by Kathryn Selbert A child-friendly introduction to Hannukah

From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career. Have you heard about the most controversial goal in world cup history? Or about the women's team who showed the world that football truly is for everyone? And I bet you didn't know about the team that won a match without scoring a single goal? Written with author and TV writer Ivor Baddiel, in this fun and fact-packed book, Gary Lineker shares 50 of his favourite football moments that highlight the many awe-inspiring, heart-warming and eye-opening moments that have changed the game - and sometimes the world - forever. From pioneering players, trailblazing managers, and incredible tales both on and off the pitch, this book contains everything you ever wanted to know about the beautiful game. And with Gamechanger Awards presented by Gary to incredible teams and players throughout, this is the ultimate gift for young footie fans everywhere. With additional LIONESS and WORLD CUP content in this Paperback edition!

Ben Jacobs has made a list of everything that could possibly go wrong at his bar mitzvah, but even he didn't foresee that the shul might disappear just days before the celebration. The trouble is, no one believes him, apart from Grandpa. The rest of his family just carry on as normal except now they are behaving rather oddly. And there's a strange light in the woods behind the house, and some huge glowing egg-shaped objects appear at night. Is it just Ben's over-active imagination, as Mum and Dad say, or is something more sinister taking place? Ben turns to Grandpa for help, and together the two of them hatch a plan to save the world - and Ben's bar mitzvah. This zany and fun story of family, adventure and imagination is also about gaining confidence and growing up. Ben learns courage and builds belief in himself as a member of his family and the wider community.

Want to be the funniest kid in school? Then this joke book is for you! Side-splitting jokes on every school subject will keep everyone laughing till home time!

From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career. Have you heard about the most controversial goal in world cup history? Or about the women's team who showed the world that football truly is for everyone? And I bet you didn't know about the team that won a match without scoring a single goal? Written with author and TV writer Ivor Baddiel, in this fun and fact-packed book, Gary Lineker shares 50 of his favourite football moments that highlight the many awe-inspiring, heart-warming and eye-opening moments that have changed the game - and sometimes the world - forever. From pioneering players, trailblazing managers, and incredible tales both on and off the pitch, this book contains everything you ever wanted to know about the beautiful game. And with Gamechanger Awards presented by Gary to incredible teams and players throughout, this is the ultimate gift for young footie fans everywhere.

It's the UK's brainiest kids ... trying not to get brained! Marshamgets signed up for a TV show where they don't just test knowledge,they test everything - including physical intelligence, so it'sall done on skates. Can he outsmart the others - evil geniusesincluded - and win, without breaking his neck on the ice?

A hilarious whodunnit about two kids trying to save the UK’s top TV talent show from a mysterious saboteur! “Annoyingly good.” – David Baddiel "Ivor is a funny, clever and brilliant writer, so it's no surprise that he's written such a funny, clever and brilliant book, which is also heartwarming and full of joy. The man's a marvel." – Dermot O’Leary “Kids are going to go crazy for this brilliant book!” “Ivor Baddiel tells a rip-roaring good story - pesky, gleeful and very funny”– Mel Giedroyc "This is a terrifically funny "whodunnit" children's book" – Peter Dickson (voice of the X Factor) Someone is threatening to destroy Britain’s Biggest New Star, the country’s favourite TV talent show. The secret service decides to send in two young spies, twins Harry and Abby, to investigate. Their ticket backstage is their father, washed up comedian Gus, who believes the contest is his chance to revive his career. The list of suspects is long, and the twins don’t know whom to trust. But they better track down the culprit soon, before disaster strikes the show – and its royal guest! A fast-paced spy caper packed with laughs and surprising twists, from comedy writer Ivor Baddiel – someone who really knows backstage life on Britain’s favourite talent shows! Perfect for fans of books by David Walliams and Tom Fletcher, and Maz Evans’s Vi Spy. The cover and spine feature shiny gold lettering, and the book includes black and white illustrations throughout by James Lancett.

The authors of the bestselling NOT THE HIGHWAY CODE shine a light on the extensive back catalogue of dodgy predictions through the ages. The first end of the world prediction was recorded one second after the Big Bang and since then it has become the daddy of all predictions with, to date, no one getting it right. And human beings have been around for about 200,000 years, with very little evolutionary difference, and yet we still haven't developed X-Ray eyes or the ability to fly. In this book, Baddiel and Zucker examine the predictions that have been made since the dawn of time on a variety of subjects, from the end of the world and the human body, to global warming, robots in the workplace, teleportation and space exploration. With a witty and fresh tone, they examine how these predictions came about and why, and rate them for retrospective accuracy.