Sam Usher

Join Boy and Grandad on their thrilling expedition to return a dragon egg to its nest before it hatches! Boy and Grandad are busy in the garden when they accidentally dig up a dragon's egg. Can they brave a bubbling pool of lava, spiky stalagmites and deep, dark caves to return it to its nest in one piece? Luckily, Boy has just the plan to get it there . . . With emotive and nostalgic illustrations, this is a wonderful tale to share with the whole family and the perfect gift for a grandchild. A celebration of the power of imagination and invention, Bang! is sure to whisk readers away on an amazing underground adventure. This is the final story in Sam Usher's exciting new series that puts Boy and Grandad's skills to the test as the pair recycle and reuse everyday items to create incredible inventions and ingenious new forms of transport. Other books available in the new quartet from Sam Usher, featuring the much beloved Grandad and Boy duo: Zoom!, Clang!, Whoosh!

Join Boy and Grandad on their thrilling expedition to return a dragon egg to its nest before it hatches! Boy and Grandad are busy in the garden when they accidentally dig up a dragon's egg. Can they brave a bubbling pool of lava, spiky stalagmites and deep, dark caves to return it to its nest in one piece? Luckily, Boy has just the plan to get it there . . . With emotive and nostalgic illustrations, this is a wonderful tale to share with the whole family and the perfect gift for a grandchild. A celebration of the power of imagination and invention, Bang! is sure to whisk readers away on an amazing underground adventure. This is the final story in Sam Usher's exciting new series that puts Boy and Grandad's skills to the test as the pair recycle and reuse everyday items to create incredible inventions and ingenious new forms of transport. Other books available in the new quartet from Sam Usher, featuring the much beloved Grandad and Boy duo: Zoom!, Clang!, Whoosh!

**The fabulously funny, deliciously anarchic and decidedly silly new picture book from award-winning creator Sam Usher** Life is full of LOTS of rules. For example: DO NOT pick your nose. DO NOT eat your sister’s birthday cake the day before her party. DO NOT dive into a paddling pool full of alligators. And definitely, and I mean definitely, DO NOT press that BIG RED BUTTON. But what happens if you break the rules? It might be FUN! It might be EXCITING! Let’s find out. **WARNING: This book contains A LOT of silliness**

The third title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.Boy has the most wonderful dessert-filled dream so he and Grandad decide to have ice cream for breakfast. Having cycled up a few hills, disaster strikes when they discover all the ice cream has sold out!. Boy and Grandad soon concoct a plan, but it involves creating a new and faster form of transport... In this exciting new story, Whoosh! sees Boy and Grandad use their imagination and resourcefulness to create a flying balloon-powered bike. They whoosh all the way to ice cream mountain encountering obstacles along the way such as a sprinkle storm. Guaranteed to increase ice cream sales, this is a delightful family read exploring creativity and perseverance, all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

Following on from the successful Seasons and Nature series from award-winning author Sam Usher, this is the final book in Sam's Transport quartet featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.Boy has the most wonderful dessert-filled dream so he and Grandad decide to have ice cream for breakfast. Having cycled up a few hills, disaster strikes when they discover all the ice cream has sold out. Boy and Grandad soon concoct a plan, but it involves creating a faster form of transport... In this exciting new story, Whoosh! sees Boy and Grandad use their imagination and resourcefulness to create a flying balloon-powered bike. They whoosh all the way to Ice Cream Mountain encountering obstacles along the way such as a sprinkle storm. Guaranteed to increase ice cream sales, this is a delightful family read exploring creativity and perseverance, all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

Celebrate 10 wonderful years of Sam Usher's SEASONS quartet with this beautiful anniversary edition.Follow Grandad and Boy as they embark on an incredible adventure through the seasons - frolicking in the winter snow; splashing in the spring rain; basking in the summer sun; and soaring through the sky before gliding back down to earth during an epic autumn storm.This beautiful anniversary edition combines all four books in Sam Usher's Seasons saga into one charming treasury, featuring exclusive rough artwork and a special foreword from Sam himself.Perfect for gifting to grandchildren and loved ones, celebrate a decade of foot-hopping family fun with this delightful new edition.

The second title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.Boy has lost his beloved toy penguin. He and grandad have looked all over the place but she's nowhere to be seen. Boy thinks he might know where she's gone, but if they're going to find her, they need to build a big boat!In this thrilling new story, CLANG! sees Boy and Grandad use their resourcefulness to turn an old bath into a seaworthy vessel, and navigate all the way to the South Pole. Along the way, they encounter a variety of ships, submarines and even pirates. A delightful family read, exploring creativity and deftly introducing subtle science facts - all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

AS SEEN ON MILKSHAKE'S STORY DEN IN MARCH 2025!The second title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.Boy has lost his beloved toy penguin. He and grandad have looked all over the place but she's nowhere to be seen. Boy thinks he might know where she's gone, but if they're going to find her, they need to build a big boat!In this thrilling new story, CLANG! sees Boy and Grandad use their resourcefulness to turn an old bath into a seaworthy vessel, and navigate all the way to the South Pole. Along the way, they encounter a variety of ships, submarines and even pirates. A delightful family read, exploring creativity and deftly introducing subtle science facts - all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

The first title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.This time they use their resourcefulness to mend, recycle and re-use to create a variety of favourite vehicles which take them on exciting adventures around the world - and beyond! ZOOM! sees them blasting off into space in their homemade rocket to mend a broken module and rescue two stranded astronauts. A delightful family read, exploring creativity, celebrating recycling and deftly introducing subtle science and engineering facts - all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

The first title in a new quartet from Sam Usher featuring the much-loved Boy and Grandad.This time they use their resourcefulness to mend, recycle and re-use to create a variety of favourite vehicles which take them on exciting adventures around the world - and beyond! ZOOM! sees them blasting off into space in their homemade rocket to mend a broken module and rescue two stranded astronauts. A delightful family read, exploring creativity, celebrating recycling and deftly introducing subtle science and engineering facts - all the while following the enduring and heart-warming Boy-Grandad relationship.

The third title in a quartet of imaginative picture books in which a boy and his beloved granddad discover the wonder of the natural world A boy and his granddad spend the morning gathering materials to make a sled. When they take it out for a spin, they end up searching for a lost dog. Their snowy adventure takes them all the way to the Arctic, where they are finally able to find the dog--and her new friends

Boy and grandad discover the wonder of the natural world as they help to free a baby seal.

It's a warm summer's day, so Boy and his grandad pack up their provisions and head for the seaside. There's so much to do, from exploring rock pools to building a magnificent sandcastle. But their day takes a different turn when they go for a swim and find a baby seal caught up in a net. Its rescue leads Boy and Grandad on a thrilling underwater adventure!All the excitement of a day at the beach is captured with Sam Usher's stunning illustrations in this classic book, the fourth in a highly collectable series, following on from WILD, FREE and LOST.

The second title in a quartet of imaginative picture books in which a boy and his beloved granddad discover the wonder of the natural world A boy and his granddad are taking care of someone's cat for the day. The boy does lots of reading up about what cats like, but this cat doesn't seem to like anything And then it runs off into the wild, leading them to a jungle adventure of their own.

The third title in a new quartet of enchanting picture books in which a boy and his beloved grandad discover the wonder of the natural world.The third title in this enchanting follow-up quartet to Sam Usher's acclaimed seasonal books, featuring Boy and Grandad who now encounter a variety of animals - and learn valuable lessons about the natural world. LOST sees the two of them setting off to search for a lost dog. Their snowy adventure takes them all the way to the Arctic, where they find the dog with her new friends - a pack of huskies!