Best Selling Books by Colin West

Batty Ballads is a crazy collection of funny story-poems with many full colour illustrations by Colin West himself. The characters you can meet include Freda, a flat-footed fairy, a dirty cowboy called Bert, King Neptune''s naughty nephew, and young Gordon Glass, the boy who ignored notices.

Three stories about Monty are presented together in this collection: "Monty, the Dog who Wears Glasses", "Monty Bites Back", and "Monty Must be Magic".

The closest relative of manThey say, is the orang-utan;And when I look at GrandpapaI realize how right they are!Jam-packed with the very best nonsense rhymes and tricky tongue-twisters, this wonderfully exuberant collection contains quirky, colour illustrations from Colin West and lashings of his wildly wacky verse! Divided into sections to satisfy nonsense-lovers everywhere, this brilliant bumper book will keep children in fits for hours and may inspire them to become rollicking rhyme-makers themselves! Chapters include: Curious Creatures, Tricky Tongue-twisters, Funny Folk, Moments with Monsters, Dotty Ditties, Vicious Verses, Hopeless History, Stories in Stanzas

One afternoon at Grandad''s I came across his old boneshaker bicycle. We mended the tyres, oiled the brakes and polished it all over. Then it was time to test it out.

A book all about the wonderfully versatile spice - Ginger, plus 10 favorite recipes featuring Ginger in a starring role.

One of a pre-school reading programme in four levels, for young children and parents to enjoy together. There are four levels - starting with red, then yellow, blue and finally green - each level consisting of six books and offering a variety of reading experiences.

One of the stories featuring Monty, the dog who wears glasses. He goes to the wrong party, falls in the custard and causes a stir at the cinema. But in the end, he always seems to come out on top.

Aimed at developing reading ability in children aged seven to nine, the comic strip novels in this series feature heros and heroines who use quick-thinking tactics to get them out of all scrapes and dilemmas. They are designed to bridge the gap between picture books and longer novels.

Monty, the dog who wears glasses, is about to be put through his paces - running relays, performing cartwheels and testing his sea legs - but when Monty tries his paw at sledging, he hasn''t a dog''s chance.

This anthology of 50 funny poems covers a range of silly topics all absurdly illustrated.

Whether he''s waxing lyrical about washing up or declaiming about dodgem cars, Colin West has a way with words that makes the book hard to put down until you''ve reached the end

When I went to stay with Uncle-and-Auntie Pat on their farm I had a brilliant time, but I couldn''t help noticing that hardly anyone visited the farm shop. So I made a wish.

Mr Potts smiled at the crowd. Hello everyone Welcome to the fool skate - I mean the school fete . Mr Potts was always in a muddle. He loved organising the St Egbert''s School fete, but maybe the fireworks display will turn out to be more than he bargained for.

It''s a dog''s life for Monty - being shown up in front of other dogs and getting the blame for disappearing biscuits - but the dog who wears glasses learns some useful disappearing tricks of his own, and proves, once and for all, that he really is magic

Barmy Balladsis a beautifully produced hardback collection of humorous poetry, introducing a wonderful array of crazy characters. Meet a nutty knight, a naughty witch, a smelly pirate, a not-very-jolly jester, a child genius, a hungry giant, a clever donkey, an invisible mischief-maker and many more. There is also a full supporting cast, including a crafty wizard, a lovesick fisherman, a helpful octopus, a hip hop drummer, seven washerwomen, a gang of bank robbers, a fiery dragon or two, not to mention the Queen of Spain and the old kitchen sink! Best-selling poet Roger McGough hailed Colin''s previous collection, Bonkers Ballads, as a "cracking book" and now Colin is back with a whole new bunch of ballads even bigger and barmier than before. "Barmy, brilliant and absurd - Colin West''s mastery of witty improbabilities in rhyme, combined with the quirky charm of his illustrations, makes this book irresistible." Liz Brownlee (National Poetry Day Ambassador for the Forward Arts Foundation)

Adventures of Monty, the dog who wears glasses to remind himself to stay out of trouble.

Excite readers by giving them the next step - Read-it! Chapter Books. These transitional titles extend reading skills and build confidence while entertaining readers with fun, fabulous tales.

A collection of poems on a variety of topics ranging from farm animals to cakes.