Books by Alan MacDonald

A Dirty Bertie collection for fans of the world's grubbiest trouble magnet! Featuring nine stories from TROUBLE!, WORMS! and FETCH!

There's a stowaway baby on board the Salty Herring, and the crew have decided to raise him like a proper pirate. But are they really up to the task of looking after a baby? A motley crew of pirates take to parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from the bestselling author of the Dirty Bertie series.

When Ella visited Gran, she loved playing with her dolls. But since Gran's death, playing just doesn't feel right. Will Ella ever be able to play and not feel sad?Prompt thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level comprehension skills with Reflect - a series of emotionally powerful fiction and non-fiction with realistic settings.

Join Bertie as he has a brush with some angry bees, deals with his warring grannies and tries to smuggle Whiffer into a very smart hotel.

Pirates don't go to school! Or do they? A fantastically funny tale, perfect to reassure 'first day at school' nerves.

A Dirty Bertie collection to delight everyone who revels in his revolting ways! Featuring nine stories from FAME!, HORROR! and ALIENS!

A Dirty Bertie collection to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways! Featuring nine stories from FANGS!, SCREAM! and ZOMBIE!

Dirty Bertie, the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits, is back for another dose of comic chaos! Join Bertie in his 31st adventure as he shocks and amazes his classmates with his huge pet spider, is tricked into wearing one of Gran's knitted horrors to school, and finds nothing but trouble when he digs for treasure in the park.

Drusilla the Sand Witch has an annoying visitor to stay. Can she find a good spell to make greedy Hagbag go home?This Read with Oxford Stage 5 book with short chapters is for children who are becoming independent readers. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.

Join Bertie as he finds himself in a spot of bother with Mrs Nicely next door, crosses paths with a cheeky rodent and wins the lottery (or thinks he does)!

Oxford Reading Tree All Stars stories are imaginative yet age-appropriate, perfect for stretching able infants. All Stars is endorsed by Potential Plus. This pack contains one copy of: Cleaner Genie, Town Dog, Sausage, Beastly Basil, Eric's Talking Ears and High Five Henry.

Join Bertie as he turns Know-All Nick into a monster, gets stuck on a mountain with Dad and comes face to face with his French double!

Reject Rovers are one game away from making history in The Worst Team in the World. If they lose one more game they'll claim the record as the worst football team of all time. Can Kevin transform the team?TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

Everyone picks on Franklin Hobbs in A Spell of Trouble. When he finds a book of spells he sees his chance for revenge. Flying class-mates and a rhino in the school are just the start. Franklin is in trouble. TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

In The Personality Potion Danny is scared to audition for a part in the school play. His Uncle Hal gives him a magic potion, it is green and fizzy and full of stars and it works wonders. Or does it?TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

It's Carlo's birthday party in The Fabulous Food Machine. But the green cubes of food that the Fabulous Food Machines produce will ruin the party. Can Carlo and his grandfather stop the machines?TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!