Recommendations based on "The Den"

Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches!David Walliams burst on to the American scene with his New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist, and now he’s bringing his signature humor to this raucous tale of prison breaks and heists gone wrong in Bad Dad.Frank’s dad was a champion hot-rod racer, Gilbert the Great. But when a terrible accident sees him go from hero to zero, Frank and Gilbert are left with nothing—and in the grips of a wicked crime boss and his henchmen. After Gilbert is thrown in prison, only Frank can come to his rescue. . .

Three stories in one book: In the first story, Danny is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. In the second stsory, Danny and his friend the dinosaur got to summer camp together. And in the third story, six-year-old Danny invites his dinosaur friend to come to his birthday party.

Four stories, originally published separately, that follow the activities of the Brambly Hedge community of field mice through the four seasons.

This is a bind-up of the ever-popular stories about young Wilfred Toadflax. Featuring Spring Story, in which Wilfred gets a birthday surprise when all the mice club together to organise a fantastic picnic for him; and The High Hills, in which Wilfred decides he wants to be an explorer and goes looking for a pot of gold.

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter?   In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?   Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure.   “Paulsen picks Hatchet’s story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred   “Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.” —School Library JournalRead all the Hatchet Adventures!Brian's WinterThe RiverBrian's ReturnBrian's Hunt

Jamie and Tom head off to Dino World to watch the Triassic sunrise. Above the noise of the screeching, buzzing dawn chorus, one sound is louder than anything else so the boys and their dino friend, Wanna, decide to investigate. The eohraptors that they find take a shine to Wanna and, while the boys are distracted, they lure him away. It's up to Jamie and Tom to find their little friend, but when they do eventually catch up with him on the clifftop, they realize they have a bigger problem-an enormous tidal wave is heading their way . . .

The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Bad Seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book? Pick up this really cool book to find out! The Bad Seed Goes to the Library is a Level 1 I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

The Veggie kids in Bumblyburg don't want to go to school. They're convinced that school is boring and they want a snow day--even in the middle of warm weather. The Veggie kids make friends with the snow peas who assure them that all their snow dreams "can come true"--and now Bumblyburg is in danger of becoming a frozen wasteland. Can LarryBoy fight Iceburg and his notorious band of snow peas--and show everyone that when you stop learning, you stop growing

Normally, little Mouse and little Mole stay safe and cozy in their hole homes when sun sets for the day, but one evening when they decide to venture out to their friend's house for a dinner party, they quickly realize that the outside world at night is a scary place when they start to feel that unwanted company may be following them.

A collection of short plays for schools and drama groups, adapted from Roald Dahl's brilliant story, Danny the Champion of the World Could you be Danny, or his dad, or even red-faced Mr Victor Hazell? Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and exciting father a boy could wish for. Now you can join in their daring and devilish plots with these fun-to-perform plays adapted by David Wood. David Wood is very well known in children's theatre (most recently for Goodnight Mister Tom).