Book 1

Charlie's fed up of his family always picking on him - it's just not fair. So he's decided to run away ...all the way to Henry's house. That will show them! Now they'll be sorry! But there's a problem: life as a runaway means being horribly, impossibly quiet...

Book 3

#3 Charlie and the Big Snow

by Hilary McKay

Published 1 October 2007
Charlie's waited for snow his whole life - but now it's arrived, his mean mum and teacher won't let him play in it! Luckily, he has a plan to keep it safe...

Book 4

#4 Charlie and the Rocket Boy

by Hilary McKay

Published 7 January 2008
There's a new boy in Charlie's class. Zachary says his dad is away on a rocket, flying to a star, but Charlie knows better. Zachary is a liar, liar, pants on fire! ...Or is he?

Book 5

Charlie has given up cheese and onion crisps. He just hasn't been himself lately. There's only one thing for it - the Truly Amazing Smarties Trick. This title features an irresistibly funny new hero from an award-winning author.

Book 6

Charlie's big brother Max isn't scared of anything...Except Aunt Emma's spooky house. At last it's Charlie's chance to be the hero. Those ghosts had better watch out!

Book 7

Charlie has four wobbly teeth. He can hardly wait to put them under his pillow for the tooth fairy. If only there was a way to make them fall out faster. This is the seventh book in this hilarious series, which also includes: "Charlie and the Cat Flap", "Charlie and the Great Escape", "Charlie and the Big Snow", "Charlie and the Rocket Boy", "Charlie and the Cheese and Onion Crisps" and "Charlie and the Haunted Tent".

Charlie is an irresistibly funny little brother who manages to get into all kinds of scrapes. Whether he's trying to hinder or help his brother Max and best friend Henry, trouble is guaranteed!

Haunted Tent
Charlie sees his chance to be a hero when he finds out Max is scared of Aunt Emma's spooky house. Those ghosts had better watch out . . .

Big Snow
Charlie has waited his whole life for it to snow, but now it has no one will let him play in it! First no one wakes him up, then he has to go to school . . . Will he ever get to build his snowman?


Charlie is an irresistibly funny little brother who manages to get into all kinds of scrapes. Whether he's trying to hinder or help his brother Max and best friend Henry, trouble is guaranteed! Cheese and Onion Crisps Henry knows there's something wrong when Charlie gives up cheese and onion crisps. Will the Truly Amazing Smarties Trick bring things back to normal? Cat Flap Charlie and Henry are planning the best sleepover ever, and have even laid down some ground rules: no itching powder, no dead flies and no super soakers. But the evening doesn't turn out quite how they planned ...

Charlie is an irresistibly funny little brother who manages to get into all kinds of scrapes. Whether he's trying to hinder or help his brother Max and best friend Henry, trouble is guaranteed!

Rocket Boy
The new boy at school says his dad is on a rocket, flying to a star. Charlie knows Zachary is lying. No one has a dad that cool - do they?

Great Escape
Fed up of being picked on by his family, Charlie runs away - to Henry's house. The only problem is, Charlie forgot how QUIET runaways need to be . . .


Charlie is an irresistibly funny little brother who manages to get into all kinds of scrapes. Whether he's trying to hinder or help his brother Max and best friend Henry, trouble is guaranteed!

Tooth Fairy
Charlie has four wobbly teeth and cannot wait for the tooth fairy to arrive. There must be some way to make them fall out quickly . . .

Big Birthday Bash
Why doesn't Max want a party to celebrate his birthday? It doesn't matter, Charlie is going to throw him one anyway!






Charlie and Henry are planning the best sleepover ever. They've made an agreement: No Itching Powder, No Dead Flies and No Super Soakers to be squirted at the ceiling in order to make surprise indoor rain. But the sleepover doesn't go quite how Charlie plans...This is a fantastically funny new series from an award-winning author.

Charlie can't believe his big brother Max hates parties and doesn't want to celebrate his birthday. So Charlie sets out to give him a surprise birthday bash that he'll never forget. This is the eighth book in this hilarious series, which also includes: "Charlie and the Cat Flap", "Charlie and the Great Escape", "Charlie and the Big Snow", "Charlie and the Rocket Boy", "Charlie and the Cheese and Onion Crisps", "Charlie and the Haunted Tent", and, "Charlie and the Tooth Fairy".