McLaughlin, Tom – The Bell Bookshop

Alan, King of the Universe. Book 1

Emma — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Well, not yet. But he WILL be.

An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends his days scheming up brilliant plans to fulfil his destiny – from creating a brand-new country, Alanland, to cloning himself in an attempt raise an entire army of Alans. And his hapless dog sidekick Fido is just happy to be along for the ride!

Join these two loveable characters on their hilarious adventures as they try to take over the universe – as long as they’re home in time for tea, of course.

This two-colour graphic novel series for 7+ readers will have kids and their grown-ups rolling around the floor with laughter.

Alan, king of the universe

Emma — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

ALAN IS KING OF THE UNIVERSE. Well, not yet. But he WILL be.

An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends his days scheming up brilliant plans to fulfil his destiny – from creating a brand-new country, Alanland, to cloning himself in an attempt raise an entire army of Alans. And his slobbery dog sidekick Fido is just happy to be along for the ride!

Join these two accident-prone characters on their hilarious adventures as they try to take over the universe – as long as they’re home in time for tea, of course.

This two-colour graphic novel series for 7+ readers will have kids and their grown-ups rolling around the floor with laughter. Suitable for newly independent readers.

More peas please!

Emma — Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A vibrant picture book story to help encourage picky or reluctant eaters, perfect to read together with children aged 3+“I can’t eat peas!” exclaimed Milo. “They’re too GREEN! Greener than a stinky, swampy pond, greener than a giant dragon,greener than a fleet of space-sick aliens.”It’s fair to say that Milo doesn’t like peas! Is it possible that his sister could help him change his mind by showing them how cool they can be? A fun, fantastical picture book which might just encourage little ones to give peas a chance!

Mr Tiddles – Cat Burglar

Emma — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Meet Mr Tiddles – cat burglar at your service! Back with a brand new cover look!

Fearsome dinosaurs, whooshing jetpacks, rockstar guitars, a horse called Alan . . .

Just a few of the things that Harry unexpectedly finds in his bedroom. But where are they coming from? It couldn’t have anything to do with Harry’s furry-purry new pussycat Mr Tiddles . . . could it?

Find out in this hilarious, madcap adventure that explores the fascinating secret life of pets.

Goodfellows

Emma — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A case of mistaken identity leads to unintentional criminal activity when a dream family holiday goes terribly wrong in this punny comedy caper from author-illustrator Tom McLaughlin.

The Goodfellows are the perfect family. From helping the local community to scooping up prizes in school, there’s nothing they can’t do. And they’ve just won the holiday of a lifetime to the Big Apple!

When the family touchdown in New York and overhear a gentleman looking for the goodfellas, they can only assume he’s there to pick them up. But soon they’re involved in a diamond robbery and a gangster named Big Tony is thanking them for their impeccable work. It looks like everything for the Goodfellows is about to go very, very wrong …

The Accidental President

Emma — Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000

On a visit to the US things take a strange turn for 12-year-old Ajay when, completely at random and totally by accident, he is sworn in as the new president. Well, I guess he can’t be any worse than that guy who had the job before him, right? Wrong. It’s quite easy for power to go to your head and Ajay, overwhelmed by it all, goes rogue. Soon he’s too busy ordering sparkly capes and enforcing the new national spider plan to spot the dastardly plot unfolding rightunder his nose.