Most Popular Books by Jenny Nimmo

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.

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?

Spooky or funny, surprising or frightening, SHOCK SHOP is a collection of seven brand-new novels by some of the greatest names in children''s writing. THE BODIGULPA Daniel''s not happy when Grandpa Green moves in with them after the mysterious death of Granny Green. He''s smelly, has dirty fingernails, long, lank hair and he''s mean to everyone. The only things he seems to like are his strange, menacing plants. When lovely Auntie Lorna comes to babysit one day, things take a turn for the worse. She brings her dog Stanley and Grandpa HATES dogs. After Stanley makes the mistake of peeing against the greenhouse door - the very greenhouse in which he keeps his horrible plants - Stanley disappears. All that remains is his broken, slime-covered leather collar...and Daniel finds it behind Grandpa''s most precious plant: the Bodigulpa. When Auntie Lorna disappears as well, leaving behind only her high-heeled shoes, Daniel begins to suspect that there''s more to his grandfather and his fast-growing plant than meets the eye... A great story, brilliantly told and bursting with horror, laughter and black, black humour

Aimed at children aged seven to nine years, this book contains three funny stories about Delilah the magical cat by the author of the bestselling Charlie Bone titles.

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

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.

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.

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.

The yellow letter arrived on a Saturday, otherwise Henry would have been at school. The envelope was such a bright, sunny colour, no one would have believed that it contained a bombshell. Less than 10 minutes after the arrival of the mysterious letter, Henry is on the run with his Auntie Pearl, possibly never to return home. Henry has a secret. He is twelve, but he hasn''t aged a day since the moment he was thrust a hundred years into the future. Now his secret has put him in danger. His only hope is the protection of the Guardians of the Lost. Interest age: 9+

When Elly and her family come to look after her aunt''s house, she sees at once that Stone Mouse is special; but her brother Ted says he''s just a dirty old pebble. But then Ted is angry with everyone and everything - and, as Stone Mouse soon discovers, that means trouble...