ORCHARD BOOKS

  • The Chimpanzees’ Happy Tree

    £6.99

    As the tree began to blossom, just like Chutney said, the children both began to feel the happiness it spread. Chutney the chimpanzee has a special tree – a happy tree! Can he plant it in Drabsville and bring hope and joy to a once dreary town?

  • When the Sun Goes Home

    £7.99

    Everyone knows how a day goes. The sun rises and shines above us with his glorious smile. At the end of the day, he disappears over the horizon. But what people don’t know is what the sun gets up to after he goes home. The sun loves to make people happy. But beneath his glorious smile, he doesn’t always feel so shiny. At the end of the day, when the sun goes home, he sometimes feels a little lonely. The sun believes he has no choice but to carry on shining, no matter what – until one day, disaster strikes. He finds himself falling from the sky! Will anyone hear his call and come to help him? A problem shared is a problem halved in this warm and original bedtime story about friendship, emotions and kindness.

  • Attack of the Dragon King

    £6.99

    When Jack’s grandpa leaves him a magical twelve-sided jade coin, Jack finds himself caught in an ancient battle between good and evil. For he is the new Tiger Warrior, and it’s up to him to save the world! Luckily, Jack has the spirits of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac to help him. Tiger can harness the power of fire, Dragon can control water, Monkey has lightening speed and the rest, well they’re just happy to be out of the jade coin for a bit! But other ancient spirits want the power of the Chinese Zodiac for themselves.

  • The Sleeping Beauty

    £12.99

    Once upon a time a baby princess was born. The kingdom’s fairies blessed her with happiness, luck, cleverness, kindness and beauty, but one wicked fairy was angry at having been left out of the celebration and placed a wicked curse on the little princess. On her sixteenth birthday, the princess would prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years – until a handsome prince would wake her with true love’s kiss.

  • The Whale Who Wanted More

    £12.99

    Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view. And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep. Humphrey the whale is on a quest: to find the one perfect object that will make him feel complete. He roams far and wide, gathering endless undersea treasure as he goes. Yet, no matter how many goodies he accumulates, Humphrey still doesn’t feel content. Could it be friendship, not possessions, that will really make Humphrey’s heart sing?

  • Avocado asks, what am I?

    £7.99

    Avocado is feeling just fine in the fruit and veg aisle at the supermarket – until a young customer asks a difficult question: ‘Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable?’ Avocado doesn’t know the answer either – and the question won’t seem to go away! A brilliantly funny book about identity and being confident in your own skin – featuring the world’s most popular superfood!

  • The Boy Who Steals Houses

    £7.99

    Sam is only fifteen but he and his autistic older brother, Avery, have been abandoned by every relative he’s ever known. Now Sam’s trying to build a new life for them. He survives by breaking into empty houses when their owners are away, until one day he’s caught out when a family returns home. To his amazement this large, chaotic family takes him under their wing – each teenager assuming Sam is a friend of another sibling. Sam finds himself inextricably caught up in their life, and falling for the beautiful Moxie. But Sam has a secret, and his past is about to catch up with him.

  • Ten little elves

    £7.99

    Ten little elves set off on a mission to rescue Christmas. But what will the little elves do when they meet a growling polar bear, a yowling yeti and a scary Ice Queen? Will the little elves save the day?

  • Beast Quest 01 Ferno The Fire Dragon

    £6.99

    Six fearsome beasts have been cast under an evil spell by the Dark Wizard Malvel, and are destroying the kingdom of Avantia. Our hero Tom and his friend Elenna must free the beasts from the spell and save the land. Let the battle commence!

  • Beast Quest Anoret The First Beast

    £6.99

    Tom faces his greatest challenge yet: the legendary first beast, Anoret, has been turned evil by the treacherous witch Kensa. Can Tom defeat an ancient terror before Avantia is ruined?