Books for Boys
16 primary works
Book 1
From football to go karting, and real heroes and aliens, This series is packed with high action, adventure and humour, ideal for turning reluctant readers into lifelong bookworms.
Do you know everything there is to know about Robin Hood and his Merry Men? Well, think again! Before they were famous, battling the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, this famous band of heroes were normal boys with normal names. So how did they come to be called Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlett and Little John? Well, it's quite a story, and certainly not one for the faint-hearted!
Book 2
But when Mr Willis discovers Jack's 'footballing brain' ... and Jack's mum steps in with a few tips ... it looks like the School Cup may be just the beginning!
Book 3
Nicholas only wanted to take a little peek. After all, Aunty Boots' cauldron was making a very strange sound. But as soon as he moves the lid ... AH-WISHOO! Aunty's spell goes straight up his nose. Now all his wishes come true! No one, not even the villainous Baron Grimace is safe ... especially when Nicholas sneezes!
Book 4
From football to go karting, and real heroes and aliens, Books for Boys are packed with high action, adventure and humour, ideal for turning reluctant boy readers into lifelong bookworms. Ideal for fans of HARRY AND THE DINOSAURS who are ready to move on to chapter books.
Book 5
What's out there? First David finds the mysterious CD-rom in the school playground. Next, there's a spaceship in his garden, and his dog, Hairy Spice, disappears. Who else have the aliens kidnapped? Why have they chosen David to help them? And will he be able to save the world?
Books for Boys provide the ideal first step into longer fiction for fans of Ian Whybrow's HARRY AND THE DINOSAURS stories.
Book 6
That's how it is for Lucky Fries O'Mighty ... until the day of his seventh birthday. How can a poor boy like Billy Humble show Fries what his life is missing?
With a little bit of imagination, and his amazing dog, Whizz the Fleabag, that's how!
Book 7
Alex doesn't mean to cause trouble. He didn't mean to cover his dad with pink yoghurt, or drop the goldfish in the bath. He just couldn't help it! Alex's mum and dad ask him to keep out of trouble just for one day ... so the sideways skateboard isn't SUCH a bad idea, is it?
From football to go karting, and real heroes and aliens, Books for Boys are packed with high action, adventure and humour, ideal for turning reluctant boy readers into lifelong bookworms. Ideal for fans of HARRY AND THE DINOSAURS who are ready to move on to chapter books.
Book 8
Thomas can't work out what goes on in the tiny minds of his toddler twin sisters. They sing all the time but never get the words right. They think cats enjoy being dressed up as fairies.
But who else can Thomas turn to when they all get locked out of the house?
Besides, it's a brilliant idea to pop them through the cat-flap and tell them to look for the keys.
Isn't it ...?
Book 9
Book 10
From football to go karting, and real heroes and aliens, Books for Boys are packed with high action, adventure and humour, ideal for turning reluctant boy readers into lifelong bookworms. Ideal for fans of HARRY AND THE DINOSAURS who are ready to move on to chapter books.
Book 11
Jake Treasure loves football - and so would his dad, if he wasn't working all the time.
When Jake and his dog go into the woods in search of their football, a lucky shot by Jake changes everything.
But can a cranky parrot and his ghostly owner rescue the town's football club, and make things right for Jake ... both on and off the pitch?
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect them all!
Book 12
But Philip's more interested in catapults and chewing gum ... and whether he can be in Mickey Durston's gang.
On the day when the steam engine is in danger, though, who will have the guts to save the train?
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect them all!
Book 13
Jimmy knows he's on the wrong path, getting into the wrong crowd, but stealing is thrilling and it makes him feel smart.
So when he gets on the wrong side of the law, he's lucky to have a big sister to rescue him and put him on the straight and narrow.
Except Chrissie's a football nut, and she's going to get Jimmy fit and into the game. Whether he likes it or not!
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect them all!
Book 14
This was my first text message to the boy. Not bad, was it? Not for a hamster.
Ludo says I'm a genius, but I know he is as well. We have something else in common, too ... we both want to escape, and to explore the Outside.
Just two problems. His parents ... and the cat.
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect all sixteen!
Book 15
KER-POOM! Tom swerves his bike, narrowly avoids a tree, and crashes into a silver spacecraft.
Hang on, a SPACECRAFT?
Next to the spacecraft is Wayne, who looks just exactly like that footballer on the telly, except for being bright blue.
Tom couldn't be talking to an ... ALIEN, could he?
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect all sixteen!
Book 16
Before long he's teaching her to row, making her a wooden pirate's leg and cruising the river in search of hidden treasures.
But with pirate Black Jack and his crew on their tail, Rollo and Rory must keep their wits about them to survive ...
Ian Whybrow's BOOKS FOR BOYS are funny, pacy reads from one of the UK's best-loved authors - collect all sixteen!