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Olive discovers the true price of friendship.Olive’s best friend, Joe, has bought her a special hat. The only problem is that it’s hideously, cringe-inducingly embarrassing! Their whole gang of friend

《Boss of the Underworld #2: Shirley vs the Huge Beast》是 Tor Freeman 的搞笑彩色圖像小說系列第二集，延續第一集冒險，Shirley 追好友蟑螂 George 掉進 Under-Underworld，意外被封為臨時女王，攜手香蕉皮僕人 Peels 穿越垃圾場世界，對抗恐怖巨獸與 Dr. Parmesan 的實驗陰謀。Shirley 的最佳夥伴 George 被巨鼴鼠綁架到地底，她二話不說跳下洞穴，卻被真女王加冕為「臨時女王」！跟著忠心耿耿的香蕉皮僕人 Peels，一起穿越垃圾山、躲 Trash Bats 與 Sand Sharks，對決讓整個 Under-Underworld 陷入恐慌的「Huge Beast」。途中還發現 Dr. Parmesan 實驗室的黑暗秘密──這趟友情救援之旅充滿視覺笑點、瘋狂災難與意外反轉，保證讓讀者笑到噴飯！Second in a hilarious full-colour graphic novel series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Underworld...Shirley follows her cockroach companion George into the Under-Underworld and finds herself immediately crowned as queen. With Peels, a banana-skin royalist, Shirley travels across the junkyard of this new world to rescue George and confront the Huge Beast who has been terrorising the land.

**《Boss of the Underworld 冥界老大》——爆笑漫畫冒險正式開啟！** 🌟 **得獎漫畫家 Tor Freeman 全彩圖像小說系列首部曲！** 🌟 當 Shirley 掉進深不可測的冥界，意外展開瘋狂旅程——與大蟑螂 George 結伴同行，對抗可怕敵人、穿越情緒沼澤、闖入黑暗下水道對決「綠色威脅」！但…冥界有千萬條路進來，卻只有一條能出去？！ 💥 **節奏明快 × 超爆笑 × 超獨特**！適合喜愛 **《Bunny vs Monkey》** 的讀者！ 🔥 **「這可能是我這輩子讀過最爆笑的書！」—— Jamie Smart，《Bunny vs Monkey》作者**First in a hilarious full-colour graphic novel series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Underworld ...'Boss of the Underworld is one of the funniest books I've read this year, maybe this lifetime, and I'm not even exaggerating. It's INCREDIBLE.' Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs MonkeyJoin Shirley and her giant cockroach friend, George, on a strange adventure through the Underworld. Will they triumph over scary foes, resist eating delicious things in the forest, navigate the Bog of Intense Emotions, and find their way into the dark sewers to confront the Green Mena

Olive learns the hard way that keeping secrets is tough, and telling them can make for a whole lot of trouble!When Molly shares a secret with Olive, the urge to tell is just too great! Olive tells Joe

Follow Benji Bear on his very busy day! There is so much to spot in this delightful telling-the-time book. With sturdy clock hands, flaps to lift on every page and questions to prompt discussion

Jolly Postman meets Where’s Wally for a new generation!• Everyone's favourite postal dog is busier than ever • A story and activity rolled into one, this unique search-and-find book is packed with bri

Jolly Postman meets Where’s Wally for a new generation!• Everyone's favourite postal dog is busier than ever • A story and activity rolled into one, this unique search-and-find book is packed with bri

Olive's best friend Joe has bought her a special hat - the only problem is Olive doesn't like it and her gang of friends find it very amusing. Olive tries all kinds of excuses to avoid wearing the hat

Olive's best friend Joe has bought her a special hat - the only problem is Olive doesn't like it and her gang of friends find it very amusing. Olive tries all kinds of excuses to avoid wearing the hat

'The Jolly Postman' meets 'Where's Wally?' for a new generation!Digby Dog is the best delivery dog in town. From a missing T.Rex bone for the Dinosaur Museum to a replacement bow for the violinist in

Digby Dog is the best delivery dog in town. From a missing T.Rex bone for the Dinosaur Museum to a replacement bow for the violinist in the orchestra, Digby's parcels always reach the right place at t

Plumbers to the Rescue!What do you do when your sink's on the blink? In Tapton everyone knows who to call – the Toucans that can do, Sammy and Paul! But when new plumber Flash Rover swings into town,

Olive's bad mood is so bad...it's catching!

Olive's bad mood is so bad… it's catching! Today is not a good day for Olive. She's lost a button from her dungarees, fallen flat on her nose and somebody has kicked a ball at her head! Olive is in a

前往新版 Benji Bear's Busy Day: A Telling-the-Time Book (lift the flap) (2015年6月到貨), ISBN 9781509801114 A brilliantly interactive board book that acts as the perfect introduction for toddlers who want to

Shortlisted for the 2013 Junior Design AwardsWhen Molly shares a secret with Olive, the urge to tell is just too great for Olive. She tells Joe who tells Matt who tells Lola. But Lola is best friends

There's no business like show business!Step inside Fancy Feathers Talent School, the most exciting school in town! Coco Crocodile is rehearsing her song and Billie and Pig has a dance to perfect - and

There's no business like show business!

Three cheers for Ambrose!It's the day of the Great Insect Games and Ambrose is desperate to win a gold medal - he's been practising very hard! But when the grasshopper jumps further and the pond skate

A story of a little girl, Olive who struggles to keep secrets.

★ 全彩爆笑漫畫第三彈！笑到噴淚的地底奇幻旅程★ 地獄級關卡 × 七重危機 × 荒謬指數破表★ 少見「女孩主角」漫畫冒險，幽默又顛覆想像★ 全球29國熱銷授權，怪奇系讀者一致狂推這一次，雪莉掉得更深了——深到連冥界都嫌她太吵。為了尋找蟑螂喬治失蹤的姐妹們，雪莉與她最可靠（也最會碎念）的昆蟲夥伴，決定闖入「地底地底地底世界」。一路上，他們穿越七重致命危機：詭異生物、陰森陷阱、莫名其妙的規則，還有比怪物更可怕的荒唐狀況。越往下走，世界越黑暗，笑點卻越亮眼。但問題是——他們真的出得來嗎？Third in a hilarious full-colour comic book series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Under-Underworld...Shirley and her cockroach companion George must venture into the Under-Under-Underworld to track down George's missing cockroach sisters. Their quest takes them through seven deadly dangers, deeper and deeper into the Underworld. But will they ever come out the other side?Praise for Boss of the Underworld:'Genuinely laugh out loud funny' Louie Stowell'This is very funny - and more crucially, it's weird' Cariad Lloyd'Out of this underworld!' Steven Lenton'A tour de force of silliness' Gary Northfield

★ 貓派狗派都會笑翻的爆笑推理故事！★ 向經典名偵探致敬的動物版懸疑冒險！★ 線索誤導、嫌犯反轉，到底是誰在搞鬼？★ 幽默文字搭配鮮明角色，適合喜歡橋梁書與推理故事的孩子！社區最近不平靜。沙發慘遭撕爛、床上沾滿泥腳印、廚房地板甚至出現神祕「犯罪證物」──每一條線索都像在大喊：犯人就是狗！於是 Inspector Keyhole 毫不猶豫，立刻把所有狗狗通通逮捕。但貓界名偵探 Purrlock Jones 不願意相信事情這麼簡單。她知道，真正高明的罪犯最擅長的，就是把嫌疑推到別人身上。而這一次，躲在黑暗中操盤一切的，很可能正是她最熟悉的死對頭——貓界犯罪天才 Moggiarty。當偏見遇上真相，當誤判碰上推理，一場貓狗對決正式展開！本書以濃濃福爾摩斯風格為骨幹，加入滿滿貓狗雙關語與鬧劇節奏，打造出一部既有懸疑張力、又讓人忍不住大笑的動物推理故事。角色討喜、情節流暢，非常適合作為孩子從圖像閱讀跨入文字閱讀的橋梁書選擇。A cat-and-dog whodunnit reminiscent of the great detective Sherlock Holmes!Crimes are sweeping the neighbourhood: sofas torn to shreds, muddy pawprints on the beds, poo left on the kitchen floor . . .all the evidence points towards the culprits being DOGS, and Inspector Keyhole is quick to arrest every last one. But the great cat detective Purrlock Jones thinks she knows who the real villain is. It must be the feline mastermind and her arch enemy Moggiarty .. . A pun-filled cats vs dogs detective mystery by funny prize-winning Peter Bently!"Hilarious .. . it's very, very funny" St

這是一本令人捧腹大笑的繪本，講述放開心胸與改變的力量。蟲蟲旅館有豪華的餐廳、屋頂露台……甚至專為喜歡水的昆蟲設置的游泳池，多麼夢幻的蟲蟲旅館啊！不過這時出現一個問題，，獨居蜂布蘭威爾似乎不被蟲蟲旅館的房客歡迎，因為認為他會螫人！可是布蘭威爾根本沒有螫針啊！就算有，他也不會想傷害任何人。這時當一個好奇的小搗蛋鬼開始搖晃，並戳弄這座蟲蟲旅館時，身上有條紋的布蘭威爾便英雄式的挺身而出、化解危機，並且教會大家用和平的方式處理棘手問題....A side-splittingly funny picture book about open-mindedness and the power of change.The Bug Hotel has a fancy dining room, a rooftop terrace … even a pool if water is your thing.What a wonderful hotel! Trouble is, Branwell the solitary bee is not welcomed by the other guests – they're convinced he will sting! But Branwell can't sting, and even if he could, he wouldn't want to. When a curious toddler starts poking and shaking the bug hotel, our stripy hero, Branwell, ends up saving the day, showing us all a thing or two about resolving tricky situations peacefully.

★ 🏆 榮獲「CLiPPA Poetry Prize」，英國最具指標性的兒童詩獎！★ 75首單字詩，把「背單字」變成孩子最愛的遊戲★ 押韻＋幽默＋圖像，打造無痛學習的閱讀體驗★ 適合7–12歲，從入門到挑戰，一次擴充單字量！如果單字可以「笑著學會」，會是什麼樣子？本書由詩人 Colette Hiller 精心創作，收錄75首結合節奏、押韻與幽默的創意詩，每一首都圍繞一個重要英文單字，從拼字、意思到使用情境，通通藏在詩句裡。孩子在朗讀的過程中，不知不覺吸收語感與詞彙，甚至會主動想一讀再讀。從 Ambiguous 到 Zealous，這些原本看似困難的單字，被轉化成輕鬆又好玩的語言遊戲。搭配活潑插圖，更加強理解與記憶。這不只是一本詩集，更是一套「用樂趣打造語言力」的學習工具。適合正在建立閱讀能力的孩子，也適合想挑戰更高階單字的小讀者。WINNER of the CLiPPA Poetry Prize 2025Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' -'Want to expand your children's vocabulary? Try this book.'Boost your child’s growing vocabulary with 75 hilariously illustrated poems from Colette Hiller, author of the critically acclaimed kids’ poetry bookThe B on Your Thumb.Each poem in this funny, funky book teaches a specific important word, as well as its meaning and spelling, in an innovative and accessible format that kids will love.Using rhythm and wordplay, the poems helpbuild a colossal vocabulary, thinking skills and literacy–without kids even noticing! But most of all, this book deligh

"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding"Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist"Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read." Nadia Shireen"One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read." David BaddielHave you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine BROKEN? What if you don’t have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover – who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read – can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader? Spoiler alert: yes.From Ambiguous to Zealous, the words in this book are for 7-to-12-year-olds. It may seem inconceivable for one book to encompass such a wide age span! But in fact, inconceivable – and all the other words in this book – were s

"The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it."—Craig Smith, author / songwriter of The Wonky DonkeyThe B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustra

The B on Your Thumb is a book of rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading. Each rhyme teaches a particular sound, spelling, or rule, and will delight young children with the silliness of t

A cat-and-dog whodunnit reminiscent of the great detective Sherlock Holmes!Crimes are sweeping the neighbourhood: sofas torn to shreds, muddy pawprints on the beds, poo left on the kitchen floor . . . all the evidence points towards the culprits being DOGS, and Inspector Keyhole is quick to arrest every last one. But the great cat detective Purrlock Jones thinks she knows who the real villain is. It must be the feline mastermind and her arch enemy Moggiarty . . .

★ 🏆 榮獲「CLiPPA Poetry Prize」，英國最具指標性的兒童詩獎！★ 75首單字詩，把「背單字」變成孩子最愛的遊戲★ 押韻＋幽默＋圖像，打造無痛學習的閱讀體驗★ 適合7–12歲，從入門到挑戰，一次擴充單字量！如果單字可以「笑著學會」，會是什麼樣子？本書由詩人 Colette Hiller 精心創作，收錄75首結合節奏、押韻與幽默的創意詩，每一首都圍繞一個重要英文單字，從拼字、意思到使用情境，通通藏在詩句裡。孩子在朗讀的過程中，不知不覺吸收語感與詞彙，甚至會主動想一讀再讀。從 Ambiguous 到 Zealous，這些原本看似困難的單字，被轉化成輕鬆又好玩的語言遊戲。搭配活潑插圖，更加強理解與記憶。這不只是一本詩集，更是一套「用樂趣打造語言力」的學習工具。適合正在建立閱讀能力的孩子，也適合想挑戰更高階單字的小讀者。Boost your child's growing vocabulary with 60 hilariously illustrated poems from Colette Hiller, author of the critically acclaimed kids' poetry book The B on Your Thumb. Each poem in this funny, funky book teaches a specific important word, as well as its meaning and spelling, in an innovative and accessible format that kids will love. Using rhythm and wordplay, the poems help build a colossal vocabulary, thinking skills and literacy--without kids even noticing! But most of all, this book delights young readers with the joy and silliness of the English language. Building a colossal vocabulary has never felt so natural, o

"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding"Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist"Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read." Nadia Shireen"One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read." David BaddielHave you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine BROKEN? What if you don’t have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover – who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read – can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader? Spoiler alert: yes.From Ambiguous to Zealous, the words in this book are for 7-to-12-year-olds. It may seem inconceivable for one book to encompass such a wide age span! But in fact, inconceivable – and all the other words in this book – were s

Pig wants the biggest and finest new house for the lowest price, even if that involves telling a little porky... He's about to find out exactly what happens to greedy pigs who fleece their workers! When the bricks fall, who will save this greedy pig's bacon? A hilarious cautionary tale that teaches kindness and integrity from dream team Katie Cotton and Tor Freeman.

Pig wants the biggest and finest new house for the cheapest price, even if that involves telling a little porky… He's about to find out exactly what happens to greedy pigs who fleece their workers! Wh

Celebrate the most spectacular species in the animal kingdom with this amazing book of animals, illustrated by Tor Freeman. Fifty fantastic creatures are awarded prizes to celebrate their most dazzlin

Celebrate the most spectacular species in the animal kingdom with this amazing book of animals, illustrated by Tor Freeman. Fifty fantastic creatures are awarded prizes to celebrate their most dazzlin

Hayley the Horse is a beauty!Her sleek tail was glossy, her black mane perfection. Her coat shone so bright you could see your reflection.And when she gets a haircut . . . she is proud to see her locks used to make fine paintbrushes and bows for violins. But when the famous violinist La Rue comes to town and spots Hayley, he hatches a plan to steal her whole tail.So Hayley has to be strong - this horse couldn't fail. There was no way on earth he was taking her tail!She is going to put on a performance that the Queen will never forget!Another laugh-out-loud horsey fable from the brilliant Gavin Puckett!