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The stories of adventure and mystery in this series are interwoven with puzzles to solve. Extra clues as well as complete answers can be found at the back of each book.

An orange cat blessed with opposable thumbs, Alan is convinced he was born to rule and spends his days scheming up brilliant plans to fulfil his destiny - from creating a brand-new country, Alanland, to cloning himself in an attempt raise an entire army of Alans. And his slobbery dog sidekick Fid...

Follow Alice on a fantastical adventure down the rabbit hole. During Alice's Wonderland adventures she meets the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and, of course, the fearsome Queen of Hearts. But where has the White Rabbit gone, and what is he late for? And will Alice ever find her way home?

Being a hero isn't easy. But Hilo had no idea it would be this hard. Hilo came to earth because he was running from Razorwark. But he's done running. Razorwark has come to earth. And the time has come for one final face to face showdown. What happens will decide the fate of the robot world - and ...

A comic-form mystery series for emerging readers starring sparky mouse aviator, Amelia Cheeseheart and her best friend Webster, a banana-loving spider; they investigate mysterious goings-on in their home at the museum - things are going missing, and are found in the Ancient Egyptian room. What on...

Angelina Ballerina welcomes her little sister and other new students to school with a special ballet show, goes on tour like a real ballerina, has a ball with a princess her age, and dances to the finish line in Fancy Dress Day in this collection of chapter books about everyone's favourite dancin...

Marigold and Phoebe delve into the world of reading by forming their own book club. Unlikely new friendships form when Lord Splendid Humility meets Marigold's frenemy, Dakota. But there's plenty of adventure and intrigue, too, and when Marigold goes missing, Phoebe sets out to find her unicorn be...

Avery's family has just moved to the Pacific Northwest countryside. She explores the forests outside her home and in the woods she stumbles into a magic fairy circle which shrinks her. A young fairy named Birch agrees to help her reverse the magic on the condition she helps with plant gathering d...

Bertha and Blink wake up one morning to find a strange smog surrounding them - it's their nemesis Finnius Fink's new factory and it's destroying the jungle! The duo are determined to stop him and Bertha has an idea that just might work. With brilliant inventions, the help of new friends and some ...