Books by John Wood

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

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...

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?

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

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.

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 Sun has stopped working, but the Prime Minister knows just who to call...

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

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.

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?

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 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?

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.

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.

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...

ΓÇó Created in line with the London Institute of EducationΓÇÖs approach to book bandingΓÇó Wonderfully unique and accessible stories that feature a wide variety of characters from different backgroundsΓÇó Phonetically decodable using graphemes and phonemes aligned with Letters and Sounds ΓÇó Ordered to support each phase of Letters and SoundsΓÇó Features exercises and questions to help reinforce and ascertain comprehensionΓÇó Beautifully illustrated to inspire and provoke engagement, providing a variety of styles for the reader to enjoy

ΓÇó Colourful, engaging photographs are part of this seriesΓÇÖ eye-catching graphic design.ΓÇó Text style is suitable for KS1 readers, advanced readers and readers with a special interest in science.ΓÇó A factual series that conveys information in an accessible and interesting way. ΓÇó References STEM (science).ΓÇó Tackles topics that are quite complex in an age-appropriate way while still delivering the facts.

ΓÇó Colourful, engaging photographs are part of this seriesΓÇÖ eye-catching graphic design.ΓÇó Text style is suitable for KS1 readers, advanced readers and readers with a special interest in science.ΓÇó A factual series that conveys information in an accessible and interesting way. ΓÇó References STEM (science).ΓÇó Tackles topics that are quite complex in an age-appropriate way while still delivering the facts.

ΓÇó STEM focusΓÇó Beautiful, colourful design to engage readersΓÇó Visual aids, such as mood-bars, convey vital information in a way that is easy to digest for reluctant readersΓÇó A wide variety of diet and food included, for wide appeal to different cultures and countries ΓÇó Important information on balanced diets, to promote healthy eating

You know that food is important. But do you know why? What really happens if you don't eat your vegetables? How do carbs affect your brain? How does chocolate change your body? This book explores the science behind food. Look inside to see how food affects your mood and how to plan a healthy diet.

ΓÇó STEM focusΓÇó Beautiful, colourful design to engage readersΓÇó Visual aids, such as mood-bars, convey vital information in a way that is easy to digest for reluctant readersΓÇó A wide variety of diet and food included, for wide appeal to different cultures and countries ΓÇó Important information on balanced diets, to promote healthy eating

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 seemsâEUR¿

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.

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...

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

The sun has stopped working, but the Prime Minister knows just who to call!

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

You know that food is important. But do you know why? What really happens if you don't eat your vegetables? How do carbs affect your brain? How does chocolate change your body? This book explores the science behind food. Look inside to see how food affects your mood and how to plan a healthy diet.