New Releases by Jenny Nimmo

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.

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?

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

Some feelings never die. When his mother dies, Eliot is sent to live in the country. At once he knows that there is something strange about his new home. In his room, he is visited by the ghost of Mary-Ellen who was once locked in that same room. Soon he is drawn into her story.

Proud, beautiful Delilah, the mistress of the magic arts, is appalled. Edward, her owner, has gone on holiday --without her. So Delilah decides to leave home. By midnight she is miles from home. And when she reaches the grim city, the nightmare really begins. If only she had the power to shrink humans like she can shrink dogs ...

After years of having moved around, eleven-year-old Dinah determines to make a huge, dilapidated old mansion into a home for her mother and herself, but the wild beasts she summons from a stone wall to protect her may also imprison her.

"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.

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...

Fiona Smiley thinks that wearing glasses will make her brainy like the rest of the family, so when she sees Granny Grimm''s glasses lying around, she can''t resist trying them on. Suggested level: junior.