Most Popular Books by Tim Archbold

How is Gran going to get rid of the mouse in her house? With a black and white cat? Or with a big, spotty dog? What Gran really needs is a dear little flea This series covers a range of genres to support literacy requirements.

A new series of short fiction for newly independent readers. Each story is between 300 and 500 words long, and together the books offer a range of genres, from humor to adventure, and from mystery to fantasy.

Meet Charlie McCandlewick, who sweeps the bogle creatures of the night out from under your bed, in this charming and humorous Scottish picture book. Charlie McCandlewick is a nightsweep. But he doesn''t sweep chimneys - oh no. While children are tucked up safely in their beds, Charlie takes care of the bogle creatures of the night: the Nippers and Nabbers who hide under your bed, the Croakies who flap about in closets and the Whigmaleeries who wail at windows. But once they''ve been safely captured in his thistle-cloth bag, what does Charlie do with all the beasties? This brilliant story from author-illustrator Tim Archbold will become a firm favorite with children and parents alike. Narrated in a hilarious, quirky style, with wonderfully illustrated beasties and bogles waiting to jump off each page, it will captivate readers until the final surprise twist.

Twisters is a great new series of first reading books made up of real stories with a beginning, a middle and an end, and turn-the-page appeal. The stories don''t exceed 50 words, and are ideal for first readers, covering a range of genres to support literacy requirements at foundation stage. These include humorous stories, fantasy stories, rhyming stories and stories from a range of cultures. They are accompanied by bright, colour pictures, which will reassure the most reluctant of readers and help develop visual literacy skills. Bright and fun to read, this series will be loved by all children

A well-behaved boy learns to have a bit more fun when a new babysitter arrives.

When Thor''s hammer goes missing, Thor will stop at nothing to get it back!

GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). Every day Clarty Jim McCloud''s granny makes him sandwiches. But not ordinary sandwiches; these sandwiches are so truly terrible that every day Clarty Jim feeds them to a hungry catfish on the way to school.One day Jim gets a job at Shove & Bargeworth Ironwork Company and no longer passes the river where his fishy friend lives, so the catfish gets hungry and searches for other things to eat. Find out what happens when he swims up river and arrives at the Shove & Bargeforth Great and Grand Garden Party. There are lots of tasty cakes to eat, but what attracts his attention is something altogether different ...Will Lady Margery Bargeforth''s baby really be eaten by a catfish? Will Clarty Jim save the day?. Ages 5+

Read Write Inc. Comprehension follows on from Read Write Inc. Phonics. The programme comprises 20 weekly Modules each containing a fiction or non-fiction text and a range of comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and writing activities. The Handbook contains step-by-step lesson plans for teaching all the reading and writing activities in the Modules, guidance on organising the programme in yourschool, timetable information, assessment and guidance on marking. It also includes an answer key for the activities in the Modules.This Read Write Inc. Comprehension Super Easy Buy Pack contains 20copies of each of the 20 Modules and one copy of the Handbook.The programme has been developed to increase children''s reading fluency, their comprehension of and response to fiction and non-fiction texts, and to improve children''s writing by developing their vocabulary, grammar and spelling knowledge.

SideSplitters Knock! Knock! The Best Knock Knock Jokes Ever! by Tim Archbold contains more than 100 classic knock-knock jokes with humorous line illustrations. "Knock Knock. Who''s there? Aardvark. Aardvark who? Aardvark a hundred miles just for one of your smiles."

A boy and his dog race along in a go-cart, tearing through town and arriving home for the prize for the winner: dinner.