I am Reading

4 total works

I Am Reading: Yeti Spaghetti

by Samantha Hay

Published 7 August 2009

The villagers of Scoffi are crazy about cooking and chefs have travelled from all over the world to take part in the annual Scoffi cookery competition. There's only one problem – the Yetis! Will Yann's yodelling keep them away, or will the lure of lovely lasagnes and incredible ice-creams be too strong?

The I AM READING series provides just the right balance of challenge and support for newly independent readers. Large, easy-to-read type, satisfying stories by top writers and cheerful full-colour pictures help children make the transition from picture books to chapter books. Each book includes a bookmark flap, tips for beginner readers and either short, numbered chapters or two short stories.

US I Am Reading: Purr-fect Pete

by Samantha Hay

Published 1 April 2008

The Flying Fur Balls recruit Purr-fect Pete to join their successful feline acrobatic show. Small but strong, Pete soon becomes their star performer, with his daring tightrope and trapeze stunts. The Flying Fur Balls overlook the fact that Pete has cheese breath and never laughs at mouse jokes. One fateful night he is fired out of a cannon and his fur suit catches on fire, revealing that Pete is really a mouse. What a cat-astrophe!

I Am Reading: Hocus-Pocus Hound

by Samantha Hay

Published 15 September 2006

Can Marvo the Magician's awful assistant be taught new tricks by Hocus Pocus Hound? Doris is the world's worst magician's assistant - she muddles up the magic cards, mislays the magic wand and swiggs three extra-large milkshakes just before she's about to get sawn in half! Her boss Marvo gives her the sack. Because Marvo is mean he decides to employ a stray dog as his new assistant, as he won't have to pay any wages. Despite a slight wind problem, Hocus Pocus Hound turns out to be a great magician's assistant - he juggles, balances boiled eggs on his tail and never wriggles when being sawn in half. Marvo's act takes off, but he gets really greedy. Doris and HPH have one last trick up their sleeves to get their own back...

Creepy Customers

by Samantha Hay

Published 16 May 2005

"This is so boring!" Steve is earning his pocket money by working in his dad's chemist shop. He wants to be outside skateboarding and tree climbing. Finally, a few customers start to trickle in. A lady with a large nose and a big black hat asks for some wart cream, a man with a long cape and big teeth asks for some plasters and a lot of toothpaste, and a very, very hairy man buys some nail clippers and an extra strong comb. "Oh I get it, there must be a fancy dress party nearby," thinks Steve. But then a headless man on a horse comes into the shop for some extra strong throat lozenges. Steve asks the man how he does the trick. He's about to get the biggest shock of his life...