New Releases by Jenny Nimmo

There it was - a sky full of shooting stars. They sped through the black night winking and glistening, and although their voices were silent, Amber felt they were trying to tell her a secret. The following morning, Amber awakes to all sorts of discoveries.

Little Hen asked how she could be special like them, but the others told her she was too small and ordinary. So Little Hen made up her mind to do something wonderful, and when she returned to the chicken-house many days later, she showed the others that she could do something wonderful too.

Fortælling om en engelsk familie, der pludselig begaves med et fjerde barn, en klonet niårig dreng, der tilbringer sit liv på institutioner, men forsvinder til sin stenrige DNA-sponsor. Datteren Laura og hendes far, Milo tvinges ud på en farefuld rejse

Tom discovers his next door neighbours are hiding a secret that''s beyond his wildest imaginings. At the bottom of the Tuttle family''s garden rises a huge hedge, as tall and as solid as the wall of a castle. Behind it live the Grimleys, but what they''re trying to hide no one knows. Then one evening Tom Tuttle hears an eerie wailing. What sort of creature could make such a noise - a noise that stops when Tom''s sisters sing? And if he uncovers the truth, will anyone believe him?

For 65 years, Toby, the toy panda has lain in the darkness of the loft. Now, trouble in the house wakes him - the arrival of bullying, child-hating Mrs Malevant, who has come to mind Izzy and her three siblings while their parents are away.

Elliot, grieving for his dead mother, is sent to stay with his cousins. There he is haunted by Mary-Ellen, who was once kept prisoner in his room. The loss of her fiance, Orlando Rinaldi, killed in World War I, threatened her sanity - or so everyone thought.

"All Aboard" teaches the strategies children need to become successful readers. The "Stepping Stones" strand comprises graded novels and short stories for newly independent readers, in a variety of styles and genres, as required by the NLS framework.

In a whirl of rainy weather, a strange woman appears on Theo and Dodie''s doorstep making Theo very uneasy. His mother and little sister do not seem at all alarmed by her. Dodie loves Mrs Scarum''s stories and her wild dancing. But Theo suspects there might be trouble afoot, not helped by the fact that his father, usually so reliable, has failed to return home. And when Theo is told that you can tell a witch because, if she cries, her tears will turn to crystal, he knows that Mrs Scarum is a witch. Or perhaps this time, tears will make things better?

Ronnie Stiltskin is given a new pair of boots for his seventh birthday - and from that moment he can''t stop stamping on everything, making a terrible noise and upsetting everyone. His mother reminds him what happened to his ancestor, Rumplestiltskin, who stamped his way right through the floor. But Ronnie won''t listen: he just carries on putting his foot down, squashing and smashing. Then one night, he goes too far...

Elly sees at once that Stone Mouse is special; her brother Ted says he is just a dirty old pebble. But then Ted is angry with everyone and everything, and as Stone Mouse soon discovers that means trouble.

A retelling of a Celtic tale in which two cats set out to save children in a Highlands village who have been put under a sleeping spell by three wicked witches. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Delilah is a special cat with magical powers which enable her to shrink dogs, but she hasn''t reckoned on Annie who defends the dogs but also helps Delilah find her purr. Suggested level: primary.

When Tatty Apple comes bounding into Owen-Owen''s life, all is not what it seems. To start with this rabbit is magical, mischievous and green. from then on, Owen-Owen is blamed for all Tatty Apple''s tricks, until the rabbit''s best magic saves the family from danger.