Ros Asquith

Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Each book contains inside cover notes to support children in their reading. FREE online teaching notes are available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains thirty-six books, six of each of: Absolutely Awful Adults, The Boggart, Never Take a Bath in the Dark,Twice Upon a Time, Jake's Shadow, Comic Capers.

Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals. Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type – A story by a significant author.A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events.Curriculum links – Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Each book contains inside cover notes to support children in their reading. FREE online teaching notes are available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains six books, one of each of: Absolutely Awful Adults, The Boggart, Never Take a Bath in the Dark,Twice Upon a Time, Jake's Shadow, Comic Capers.

Aunty Cake is very kind and very good at baking, but she's not very good at remembering things. Her forgetfulness is always getting her into trouble ... but other people remember her kindness and help her out. This charming story ends happily at a party with plenty of cake! Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains six of each of the following original stories: Plughole, The Top of the Taj Mahal, Not Ethan Again!, Aunty Cake, Astron, Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains one of each of the following original stories: Plughole, The Top of the Taj Mahal, Not Ethan Again!, Aunty Cake, Astron, Looga and Barooga: The Day the Sky Went Boom!. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

In The Boggart, Joe is trying to save the Saddest Man in the world, but he needs your help to follow the clues. Get lost inside this curious story but watch out for the gummy goblins, the Cavern of Doom, the Fiery Furnace and especially the sneaky Boggart. Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

When Flowkwee goes to planet Earth on a mission, he has to stay disguised--as a small Earthling called Nigel, with only one head and four appendages But that's not all: His personal mission is to go to a school every day to collect Earthlings to "improve." Nigel knows he has to act dumb around the Earthlings, so in math class he pretends he only knows his times table up until two million and six times nine, and in literacy class he pretends to read like a newborn Faathing baby. A lot of Earthling life is totally weird to Nigel--the odd removable skins Earthlings wear called "clothes" and the funny paint on his mom's face called "makeup"--but in some ways Earth is even better than planet Faa. Earth is full of cool sounds made up of all different pitches and noises called "music," and Earthlings get gifts every year on their birthdays, just for being alive But while Nigel starts to embrace his Earthling self, in the background lurks a coming invasion that his dad keeps talking about. And why are they so interested in a substance called "spinach"? Letters from an Alien Schoolboy is sure to delight even the most reluctant readers as Earthling kids giggle their way through Nigel's gaffes and escapades. This is a fantastic gift for girls and boys eight and up

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Trixie's hilarious diary, written by acclaimed children's writer, Ros Asquith, tells of her plans to be a world famous trumpet player, horse rider and first child president of the world. She is also determined to teach animals to read! But when her beloved puppy is sick, everything changes. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: A humorous recount. A hilarious diary for her pet dog on pages 54-55 allow children to further explore the diary format, while reviewing the book from another perspective. Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us. Developing our school grounds. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Asquith's deceptively simple text shows us the world through the eyes of a young boy on his various adventures. One moment he's a 'water boy' at the seaside, the next he's a 'farm boy' playing with the animals. The book is aimed at children aged three and over.

Ghostly goings-on disrupt Trixie’s Save the World With a Song concert, resulting in typically hilarious chaos for everybody’s bestest friend. If there is one Very Extremely true fact about Trixie, it is this – her life is NEVER straightforward. And this time the list of crazy things all happening at once is nearly a mile long! Just who or what is the Ghost of St Aubergine’s Primary School and what does it want?Why does the Save the Car Factory meeting have to be on the same day as Trixie’s Save the World with a Song Concert? • Where on earth has her trumpet gone and how is she going to tell her parents she’s lost it?And why is that dirty old man following her everywhere? Trix and friends are determined to get to the bottom of it all, no matter what!

Trixie explores her witchy genes (inherited through seventeen generations) at a school for witches, which is Very Extremely NOT Hogwarts! Trixie can’t believe her luck when she’s invited to attend a half-term taster course in witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. But her witchy prowess and her inventiveness are tested to the full by the Very Extremely peculiar rules and punishments, and the generally strange goings-on. Trixie is also on a secret mission to find a Long Lost Family Heirloom rumoured to be somewhere in the school. And if anything goes wrong – the Evil Force will mince her! More hilarity and spellbinding fun with everybody’s bestest friend!

Trixie is a feisty, funny ten-and-three quarters-year-old who knows exactly what she thinks and is always ready to share it! Irresistible illustrated stories from the creator of the highly successful Teenage Worrier series. Trixie's beloved doggy Harpo (yes, the infamous Doggy Yap Star) had puppies and the day has come to find them a new home, much to Trixie's despair. Nothing she says can convince her parents that they really DO need to keep all of the Very Extremely cuddly and talented furry friends. Nobody understands that Trixie is the only person who can bring up puppies, when everyone else keeps calling them "Dumb Animals" and outrageous things like that. Especially the local posh lady who wants to buy THE WHOLE LITTER, convincing Trixie that they have their very own Cruella de Ville situation on hand. Naturally, Trixie has a plan involving a school project, teaching the new dogs old tricks, and a Very Extremely Brilliant trap!!

Trixie is a fun and fiesty free-thinker who never seems to hear the word ‘NO’! Trixie has a heart of gold and a love of animals so big it even includes nits! She’s passionate about vegetarianism, music and Building a Better World. All Trixie has ever wanted is her very own horse – and when her gran wins money in a competition, Trixie's dream finally comes true. But the pony turns out to be more of a nightmare than a dream come true – after all, where DO you keep a pony in a suburban house? In the bedroom? Worth a try, maybe. Trixie's brain will have to work overtime to solve this one! With fun and quirky illustrations throughout and laughs on every page, the Trixie stories are guaranteed to entertain.

Trixie is a fun and fiesty free-thinker with a Very Extremely hilarious take on life! This charming, illustrated guide is full off funny, ingenious tips on how to deal with life’s little niggles. Trixie has a heart of gold and a love of animals so big it even includes nits! She’s passionate about vegetarianism, music and Building a Better World. In this handy guide Trixie’s offers her very own advice, answering all those difficult questions that girls have. Like, how to cope with getting up to go to the loo when you’re at a Sleepover. How not to be afraid of the dark. How to deal with embarrassing parents etc. In handy A to Z format, girls just have to think of the first letter of their problem and look up for Trixie’s marvellous advice! e.g. A for adults – they mean well and are useful for buying houses and providing pocket money. With fun and quirky illustrations throughout and laughs on every page, Trixie’s top tips are guaranteed to entertain.

Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children's books such as Trixie Tempest and Pass the Parcel), gives a masterclass on illustrating your own cartoons â?? with help from Trixie Tempest and others. This is an instructional book in the same style as Ros Asquith's turquoise level Collins Big Cat title, How to Make Storybooks.

Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children books, gives a masterclass on writing and illustrating your own storybook . This is an instructional book with a difference, which takes young readers step by step through the writing process from first ideas to editing to illustrating and finally compiling their very own picture book. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type – An instruction text.A flow chart on pages 22 and 23 shows the eight stages described in the book, from ideas to enjoying your story with other readers.Curriculum links – DT: Making a storybook; ICT: Writing stories; communicating information using text.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

The fourth book about Trixie Tempest, the tweenage tearaway with a heart of gold and a brain full of fireworks. in which Trixie develops her witchy side by going away to a school for witches [not Hogwarts, much to her disgust!]

"Trixie Tempest's ABZ of Life" is Trixie's very own advice guide for worried tweenagers. Answering all those difficult questions that tweenagers want to know the answers to. Like, how to cope with getting up to go to the loo when you're at a sleepover and how to deal with embarrassing parents.

Trixie, the tweenager with a brain full of fireworks and a heart of gold has some problems to solve. These involve: finding a ghost; finding her trumpet; trying to get to the "Save the World with a Song" Concert; and discovering just who it is who's been following her around.