Quayle, Ruth – The Bell Bookshop

The chicken farm fiasco

Emma — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Joe, Tom and Pip are excited about spending the Easter holidays at Granny’s in Muddlemoor village. They plan to climb trees, eat chocolate and loll around on Granny’s sofa. But wait! They’ve forgotten that Muddlemoor is a HOTSPOT for CRIME?When a sign appears in Mr Draper’s cow field, announcing plans for a horrible battery chicken farm, the children are FED UP. They join a protest group to try to stop the farm and save the chickens. But they soon notice that Mr Draper’s enemies keep getting sick. Oh no! Is Mr Draper poisoning them? And, if so, is Granny in DANGER?

Magnificent Mabel and the Very Bad Birthday Party

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

The sixth book in the hilarious Magnificent Mabel series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories – perfect for newly-confident readers.

Meet Mabel – she’s MAGNIFICENT.

Sometimes life isn’t fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she has to invite EVERYONE in her class to her birthday party or she won’t get any presents. And her school pack lunches are AWFUL. And when she goes on holiday she doesn’t get a MINUTE to relax.

But none of that matters in the end … because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT.

With highly-relatable themes, brilliantly funny writing and wonderful artwork throughout, this is perfect for 5-7 year olds.

Look out for:

Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot

Magnificent Mabel and the Christmas Elf

Magnificent Mabel and the Egg and Spoon Race

Magnificent Mabel and the Magic Caterpillar

Magnificent Mabel and the Very Important Witch

The Book Club Bank Heist

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

It is the holidays again and Joe Robinson and his cousins are back with Granny in Muddlemoor. The problem is… Muddlemoor is a hotspot for crime.When Joe, Tom and Pip discover that a dangerous gang of robbers is hiding in the local area they start an investigation straightaway. But hang on a sec. Granny’s Book Group seems to be acting RATHER suspiciously. For one thing they NEVER talk about books and for another thing they keep going on about a local bank. Oh no! What if Granny’s Book Group are the true-life bank robbers? There’s only one thing for it. The cousins must stop Granny getting arrested, even if it means putting themselves in danger.

Magnificent Mabel and the Very Important Witch

Emma — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The fifth book in the hilarious Magnificent Mabel series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories – perfect for newly-confident readers.

Meet Mabel – she’s MAGNIFICENT.

Sometimes life isn’t fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she isn’t allowed to go Trick or Treating on HALLOWEEN because she has to visit a relative instead. And even though there’s a monster living under her bed, her parents STILL won’t let her have a brand-new high-up bunk bed which wouldn’t have ANY hiding spots for monsters. And NO-ONE at school believes her when she spots aliens in the playground. But none of that matters in the end … because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT.

But none of that matters in the end … because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT.

Look out for:

Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot

Magnificent Mabel and the Christmas Elf

Magnificent Mabel and the Egg and Spoon Race

Magnificent Mabel and the Magic Caterpillar

Peril at the bake off

Emma — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

It is the summer holiday and Joe Robinson and his cousins are staying with their granny in Muddlemoor village. The problem is . . . Muddlemoor is a hotspot for crime. When Granny’s precious cake recipe goes missing days before the Great Village Bake Off, Joe, Tom and Pip are FLABBERGASTED. They KNOW that one of the neighbours has stolen it but the question is, WHO?