Sue Mongredien

Join in the fun with these three funny, festive stories about Father Christmas and his bonkers family – nothing goes to plan when the Christmases are about! Disaster strikes when Nick (a.k.a. Father Christmas) catches the flu just before Christmas day, meaning that it's up to his fun-loving younger brother Harry to save the day in Uncle Christmas. In Granny Christmas Nick and Harry's Granny turns up with her grumpy pet penguin, Percy, to stay for the festive season, causing chaos with her inventions and nearly ruining all the careful preparation the boys have done! Can Granny Christmas prove to her grandsons that her inventions are more helpful than harmful? Pandemonium ensues when the whole extended Christmas family unexpectedly turn up for the festive season in Real Family Christmas! With their parents, Uncle Rufus and Aunty Ruby, three wild cousins, Great Uncle Alf and seven-year-old Ivy all staying, how can Nick and Harry make sure that Christmas goes smoothly this year? Perfect for newly confident readers or for the family to enjoy together, Sue Mongredien's The Real Family Christmas: Three Stories in One, featuring gorgeous illustrations from Kate Pankhurst, is sure to make you laugh-out-loud, getting you ready for Christmas and putting you in the festive spirit.

Captain Cat and the Great Pirate Race is a laugh-out-loud piratical adventure from Sue Mongredien, illustrated by Kate Pankhurst, creator of the bestselling Great Women who Changed the World. Patch is a ship's cat who lives aboard the Golden Earring. Along with her friends Cutlass the parrot and Monty the monkey, Patch frequently gets her pirate crew out of trouble – although they never realize quite how much she does to save their skins . . . In their second swashbuckling adventure, the pirate crew enter the Great Pirate Race; the most famous sailing competition in the high-seas. But when the crew decide to take a short-cut through the Sea of Really Really Bad Things, it's up to Patch to get them out of trouble – will she be able to save them from the scary, gigantic and, worst of all, really hungry sea-monster? Enjoy more adventures on the high seas with the first in the Captain Cat series, Captain Cat and the Treasure Map.

Illustrated by the bestselling author and illustrator of Great Women Who Changed the World, Kate Pankhurst, Captain Cat and the Treasure Map is a laugh-out-loud piratical adventure from Sue Mongredien, perfect for newly confident reads or to enjoy together. Patch is a ship's cat who lives aboard The Golden Earring. Along with her friends, Cutlass the parrot and Monty the monkey, Patch frequently gets the pirate crew out of trouble – although they never realize quite how much she does to save their skins . . . In their first adventure, the pirate crew discover a treasure map and set out to find where X marks the spot. But little do they know that the treasure is cursed and it's up to Captain Cat to stop them, before it's too late!

Emilys hundehvalp Buster er så sjov og nuttet! Men pludselig en dag forsvinder han. Emily finder ham på bunden af et dybt hul, og der må tilkaldes hjælp for at få ham op igen. Vil det lykkes at redde den lille hvalp i sikkerhed, inden det er for sent? "Den forsvundne hundehvalp" er en sød og spændende historie om et dyr i nød.

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief! In Sleepover Girls Go Snowboarding, the gang try staying cool on the slopes – with disastrous results! In Merry Christmas Sleepover Club!, Cinderella is the school panto – who will get the leading role? And in Happy New Year Sleepover Club!, Frankie’s baby sister is born in the middle of the biggest New Year’s eve party ever! Three fantastic Sleepover Club stories in one, all with a special wintery theme!

Oliver Moon is the hardest working wizard at Magic School and now he's been nominated for Young Wizard of the Year. But at home, he has to cope with his seriously embarrassing unmagical parents. What will the judges say when they find out that the Moons use a microwave instead of a cauldron and a car instead of a broomstick?

"Ett undervattensäventyr tar sin början med varelser som är onda och goda i en magisk fantasyvärld. Är allt en dröm eller? Boken är lättläst, spännande och fylld av magi på ett sätt som driver texten framåt. (...) för den som knäckt läskoden." Annika Övermyr, Bibliotekstjänst, BTJ-häftet nr 12, 2025. Följ med på ett spännande undervattensäventyr! Molly Holmgren är en alldeles vanlig flicka när hennes familj flyttar till huset i Hästskobukten, men när hennes farmor ger henne ett vackert snäckhalsband är hon inte längre så vanlig. Halsbandet är förtrollat och om natten förvandlas Molly till en sjöjungfru. Hon blir den hemliga sjöjungfrun! Men saker verkar inte stå rätt till i Djuphavsriket, och Molly inser att de behöver hennes hjälp.

Följ med på ett spännande havsäventyr! Molly väntar otåligt på att få återvända till Djuphavsriket som sjöjungfru. Tänk vad underbart det är att simma med delfiner och dyka efter skatter. Väl nere i havet hjälper Molly sin vän Ella att hitta hennes magiska snäcka. Den är försvunnen och de två vännerna måste hitta den innan den onda Carlotta gör det.

A warm and funny story by Sue Mongredien (author of The Secret Mermaid and Kitten Club) and illustrated by the wonderful Nick East (Who's For Dinner and Goodnight Digger), Harry and the Monster is the perfect bedtime book to help children with fear or anxiety about night terrors, night-time monsters or things lurking under the bed! One night, a monster stomps into Harry's dreams. The next day, Harry is scared to go to sleep. "If he comes back, just imagine him with pink pants on his head," suggests Mum. "He won't be scary then!" Can Mum's clever plan possibly work?

A warm and funny story by Sue Mongredien (author of The Secret Mermaid and Kitten Club) and illustrated by the wonderful Nick East (Who's For Dinner and Goodnight Digger), Harry and the Monster is the perfect bedtime book to help children with fear or anxiety about night terrors, night-time monsters or things lurking under the bed! One night, a monster stomps into Harry's dreams. The next day, Harry is scared to go to sleep. "If he comes back, just imagine him with pink pants on his head," suggests Mum. "He won't be scary then!" Can Mum's clever plan possibly work?

Dudley is a daredevil dog superstar! His best friend Bonzo thinks he's the best. But Bonzo has a hidden talent, and suddenly he's getting all the attention. "Look at me!" Dudley Dog calls to his friend Bonzo. "Look at me!" But wait! All the animals are too busy listening to Bonzo's sensational music to watch Dudley's latest act. Can Dudley learn to share the spotlight with his friend? A fun-filled book about a super-star dog learning to share the limelight from best-selling author Sue Mongredien (Before We Go To Bed, Kitten Club) and illustrated by Caroline Pedler (Don't Wake the Bear Hare!).

Barney is having a wonderful time – eating licky, sticky honey and splashing about in his lovely, bubbly bath. Before long, Barney and his Grandpa even end up bouncing on the bed! Will the two of them ever get to sleep?

Dudley is a daredevil superstar! His best friend Bonzo thinks he's the best. But Bonzo has a hidden talent, and suddenly he's getting all the attention. Can the two young pups share the spotlight and still be friends?

Barney is having a wonderful time – eating licky, sticky honey and splashing about in his lovely, bubbly bath. Before long, Barney and his Grandpa even end up bouncing on the bed! Will the two of them ever get to sleep?

Amy, Molly, Lily, Ruby, Ella and Mia meet whilst choosing their adorable new kittens from a litter born at a local farm. The girls quickly become firm friends and they form Kitten Club so that they can get together and swap stories about their gorgeous new kittens! Mia adores her new kitten, but her parents are worried that she's so busy with after school clubs she won't have time to take care of him. Mia promises to be organized, but even with her best intentions she forgets to feed Smokey one morning, and when she gets home from school her lovable kitten has disappeared...

Amy, Molly, Lily, Ruby, Ella and Mia meet whilst choosing their adorable new kittens from a litter born at a local farm. The girls quickly become firm friends and form Kitten Club so that they can get together and swap stories about their gorgeous new kittens! Amy can hardly believe her luck when her mum and dad finally say she can have a kitten! She falls in love with cute Ginger immediately and can't help spoiling him with cuddles and kitten treats. But despite all her love and attention, Ginger falls ill... Can Kitten Club help solve the problem?