Hodder Children's Books

Title : Thora
Author: Gillian Johnson

‘Ten years at sea, ten years on land …’

It’s time for Thora – half-mermaid, half-human – to leave the sea and join the rest of us on dry land. She’s ten now, and the Sea Shrew’s prophecy says that her days on the deep are done.

Leaving her mermaid mother and taking her pet peacock, Cosmo, Thora does her best to settle down in the seaside town of Grimli. But trouble is brewing – as it so often is, when Thora’s around – and she comes face to face with Frooty de Mare, a fat-cat businessman who hates mermaids …

Thora’s nothing if not determined, though. She’ll stop Frooty’s sinister plans, whether he likes it or not …

Title : Pop-Up Fairy House
Author: Emma Thomson

Ten dazzling rooms, full of magical surprises which are brought to life with pops, flaps and glitter. Read the story, play with the stand-up characters, and discover the secret wishes. This really is something to treasure forever.

Title : Pony in the Porch
Author: Lucy Daniels

The only thing Mandy likes about Susan Collins is Prince – her pony. Could Susan’s determination to win at show jumping have serious consequences for Prince?

Title : 1: The Magic Begins
Author: Tabitha Black
Illustrator: Margaret Chamberlain

Paige doesn't want to go to boarding school but once she meets new best friends Summer and Shannon, she never wants to leave Charm Hall. A mysterious black kitten appears in their dormitory. Pets are strictly not allowed at Charm Hall but they don't have the heart to get rid of her, and they name her Velvet. It soon turns out that Velvet is more than an average kitten - there's something magical about her!

Title : 13: Starlight Dream
Author: Jenny Oldfield

Krista secretly longs to enter the show-jumping competition. In her daydreams, she wins it with flying colours. But then the owner of her dream pony returns from holiday. Will Krista be able to enter the contest at all?

Title : Saffy's Angel
Author: Hilary McKay

After Saffron Casson discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it. Realising that her childhood in Siena holds the key, she secretly stows away on a car trip to Siena, with her new friend, Sarah.

Meanwhile, the rest of her family are engaged in their own wacky projects. Caddy, a hopeless student, is studying for her A Levels and desperately trying to pass her driving test. Indigo, the sole boy of the Casson family, is determined to rid himself of this fear of heights. And the youngest, Rose, a budding artist, has a knack for baiting her pompous dad, with entertaining results . . .

Title : 1. Come Back Buddy
Author: Ben M Baglio

Andi and her mum have just moved from Texas to Aldcliffe. To make the situation worse, her beloved Jack Russell, Buddy, had gone missing! How will he find his way home in a new town? Andi will do anything to find him, and soon the whole town is covered in LOST posters. Her new friend Tristan is also determined to help as he lost his cat Lucy months before. Things start to look up when someone phones to say they've found him, but there's plenty more surprises in store for Andi and the Pet Finders!