Loved by kids, parents and teachers, these engaging stories are ready to delight a whole new audience of emerging independent readers aged 6–8 years. Emma can't have a pet as she lives in an apartment. Her mum loves pot plants and encourages Emma to think of having a plant as a pet. Emma isn't interested until one day, when a low-flying bird drops a poo in an empty plant pot and her mum tells her if she waters it a poo plant might grow from the seeds in the bird's dropping. Emma enters her poo plant into the most unusual pet category of her class pet show.

My Amazing Poo Plant: Puffin Nibbles

Children's Books

Simons, Moya

Literature & Fiction

Puffin AU

A funny collection of stories about a boy who cannot stay out of trouble finds him dealing with situations familiar to young readers--from losing his baby-sister to coping with the school bully to zits on his face. Original.

Dead Meat!

Scholastic Paperbacks

Sometimes in life there is just no answer to the questions we ask Kate is twelve years old, and chats to God about everything - her parents and their new baby, her friends, getting used to her new glasses, even about the ants who drown in the puddles in her driveway. If God exists, why doesn't he teach ants to swim? Kate also talks to God about Stephanie, the new girl in her class. Stephanie isn't the sort of girl Kate is usually friends with; she's too 'nerdy' for a start. And she looks weird, too. But getting to know Steph proves to be unexpectedly interesting for Kate, making her look at friendship in a new way. things get serious when Steph becomes ill. Steph's a good person, so why isn't she getting better? But just when Kate's ready to give up on God, she finds the answers to her questions in an unexpected place.

Hello God

HarperCollins AU

Daniel can't remember where he came from. But he knows one thing--he can never think of the future. His destiny is to stay the same age forever. He doesn't know why. He doesn't even know who he is. There must be an answer out there . . . if only he can find it. Grades 3-6

The Boy Who Would Live Forever (Chomps)

Action & Adventure

Running Press

When a bird drops a poo into an empty plant pot, Emma's mom says that if she waters it, a poo plant might grow! Has Emma found the perfect pet at last? Will Emma's poo plant grow to be a winner in her school's Pet Show? Our popular series offers a reading buffet for every appetite and skill level. When you dish up just the books kids are ready for, they'll bite, and grow into voracious readers. The three drool-worthy selections on our menu start with Nibbles, appetizer-sized portions for new readers. Bites give a larger helping of more advanced reading to the kids who are ready for more. Finally, they graduate to full-sized middle grade novels we call Chomps. Dessert, anyone? Each book has a bite taken out of it, indicating its reading level to parents while tipping off kids that they're in for a real treat. Written by a host of top-notch, award-winning children's authors!

Nibbles: My Amazing Poo Plant: Can Emma grow the perfect pet?

Animals