BookLife Readers Series

Good Morning, Monster Town

by John Wood

Published 1 January 2021

Grome is the monster that all other monsters fear. This is because he is the one that wakes them up in the morning with a big trombone. But one day the trombone goes missing...

Lord Pomp wants a painting of himself, so he invites the village artist, Joy, to his castle. However, during dinner Joy notices hidden messages in her food. Not everything in Castle Pomp is as it seemsaEURO|

The Smell That Wasn't Funny

by John Wood

Published 1 January 2021

An awful smell ruins the clowns' road trip. One of them is guilty, but who?!?

The Dame of Faketown

by John Wood

Published 1 January 2021

The Dame of Faketown decides that nobody is allowed to walk on the floor. What will her people do?

The Fridge is Being Rude

by John Wood

Published 1 January 2021

There is more than milk and butter in the fridge. Now it is full of rude words too! People come from far and wide to hear what it will say next.

The Fixer

by John Wood

Published 1 January 2021

The sun has stopped working, but the Prime Minister knows just who to callâ€¦

Pig Man and Tin Dog

by John Wood

Published 1 July 2021

Pig Man

Pig Man is clumsy and often gets things wrong. However, after spilling coffee, annoying commuters, and falling over a lot, he can finally go to bed for a well-deserved rest.

Tin Dog

A tin dog bursts into the house. We see all the ways a tin dog is different to a real dog, but in the end we realise that those differences only make tin dog more special.

I Am So Lost

by John Wood

Published 2 August 2021

Elroy is off to visit his gran, but is it left or is it right to get to her house? When Elroy finds himself in the jungle, at the bottom of the sea and even in space, he wonders if he will ever get back home. If only there was someone to help...

Treasure in the Toilet

by John Wood

Published 1 September 2021

It should be another normal art lesson for Mr Grumpton. However, suddenly one of his students, Archie, has a very strange trip to the toilet. Now it is up to Mr Grumpton to protect Archie from government agents, greedy businessmen, and an out-of-pocket caretaker.

This Story Has Gone Wrong

by John Wood

Published 1 September 2021

Don’t read this story. It has gone completely wrong inside. All the pages are mixed up, and the main character is missing. Someone has messed it up. If I were you, I would go and read a normal book.

No Time for Bed

by John Wood

Published 1 December 2021

Tash doesn't sleep. At night, Tash runs from the monsters who haunt the jungle. But Tash can't run forever. Then one day Tash finds a family of bugs with a secret...

The Bot in Bede

by John Wood

Published 1 December 2021

The town of Bede has a visitor: a big metal bot. But it turns out this bot is programmed to delete everything and it wastes no time getting started. This is bad for Bede. Can Neve the athlete do anything about it?

Stuck at Home with Jokes Malone

by John Wood

Published 1 December 2021

Kid King is trapped with his clown, Jokes Malone. He is worried about the people in the nearby town. After a long winter, the town has run out of food. He needs to help them, but the snow is too thick to leave the castle! Can Kid King save them, or will he be trapped with Jokes Malone forever?

Odd Gardeners

by John Wood

Published 1 March 2022

It is the day of the gardening contest. But the gardeners are quite odd this year. Sanam has snails in her pockets. Winifred glues clocks on her hands. But all that is nothing compared to what Prue is hiding...

The Wishing Starship

by John Wood

Published 1 March 2022

When you wish upon a star it gets made on The Wishing Starship, a factory for wishes. Making wishes is hard work, and it gets even harder when one of the shipmates makes a very unsafe wish.

Sir Squash

by John Wood

Published 1 June 2022

Do you have a problem? Take it to Sir Squash! He is certain to solve it. Well, almost certain... Can Bernard help Sir Squash in his moment of need?