Andy Robb – författare

Matthias lives in Israel and spends as much time as he can investigating the Roman spies he's sure are in his neighbourhood. But when he and his family hear that Jesus is on his way, they set off to find him. Forget the Romans - Matthias wants to meet Jesus! Will he turn out to be the Messiah that Matthias's people have been waiting for? Matthias and the Miracle Meal: A Christian Tale is part of the Reading Planet Cosmos range of books from Hodder Education. Cosmos provides a vibrant collection of fiction and non-fiction books that will widen children's reading horizons. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years

Would you like to be assigned a special mission?Are you bold enough to be one of God's agents?Do you dream of having extraordinary exploits? In The God Files (the Bible) there are many reports of amazing agents who undertook special missions for their boss (God). These agents were just ordinary people who became inspiring and exciting role models for you and me, people like: Agent Deborah – a remarkable lady who was one of the judges of Israel and helped to win a significant battle.Agent Moses – as a baby, he nearly died but was rescued by a princess. He later freed his people from slavery in Egypt.Agent Hannah – a woman who was desperately sad at not having children. But God heard her prayers and answered them. Agent Samuel – as a boy, he heard God speak to him. As a man, he anointed two kings. Agent Philip – a follower of Jesus who took routine tasks and supernatural travel missions in his stride.So get reading these agent reports in this special dossier and find out how you too could become an amazing agent of God!

What does Christmas mean, why do we have it, and does it have anything to do with crackers and gifts? In his inimitable style Andy Robb takes the lid off Christmas and brings it to life for ages 7 up through teens.

Floating hands writing on walls, a voice coming from a fire-resistant bush, people being brought back to life ... loads of really weird things happened in Bible times! In this book you'll find fifty of the weirdest! Although the bible is full of really exciting stuff, it can sometimes be difficult to know how to start reading it. Andy Robb has done some of the hard work for you by selecting and retelling in a 'zappy style' (his words!) some of the best-known parts. Among the collection are the stories of the crossing of the Red Sea, Jesus healing the paralysed man, manna in the desert, the dreams of Joseph and Peter walking on water. Each story has a cliffhanger ending - and one or two Bible verses to look up to find out what happened next. And with colourful cartoons to boot, you really won't get bored!What are you waiting for? Dive in!

Dry bones coming back to life, angels rescuing prisoners, water turning to wine, brides being swapped on the wedding day, talking donkeys ... how many more crazy things happened in the Bible?! Here you'll find fifty that top the crazy chart!The Bible's not an easy book to understand if you don't know where to start. That's why Andy Robb has picked out some of the most exciting and well-known stories for you and retold them in his own wacky way - which certainly won't leave you bored!Inside you'll find the stories of Jonah and the big fish, Elijah and the prophets of Baal, Balaam and the donkey, the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus' resurrection and the beggar at the Beautiful Gate. Andy leaves each story on a cliffhanger - and you get to look up one or two Bible verses to find out the ending ... There are also some zany cartoons which really bring the stories to life!Ready to start? Go on - it can't get any crazier than this!

A lad who ended up attending his own funeral, a guy who lived to be an eye-boggling 930 years old, a duo of jail-breakers who got away with it ... plenty of really jammy things happened to people in Bible times! In this book you'll find fifty of the jammiest!Although the Bible is full of really exciting stuff, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to start. That's why Andy Robb has done the hard work for you, selecting and retelling in his own zany style some of the best-known bits. Among the collection you'll find the stories of how Jesus healed a man blind from birth, how He irked the religious leaders with what He said and did, how His followers set up the very first churches -- and how you and me can fit into the ongoing story of God’s family today as well. With a cliffhanger ending to each story and a short Bible passage to look up (so you can find out what happened next) you won't be bored! All this plus some whacky, colourful cartoons!Ready to be amazed? Get reading!

A nine-foot giant, a dazzling dancer, big fish travel, getting a drink out of a rock, the right and wrong ways to carry a box the size of a coffee table, what we can learn from ants, why it might be better to live on your roof than inside your house – these are just a few of the stories that you can enjoy between the covers of this very wacky book.Learn about odd ways of travelling and odd ways of doing things. Discover what Jesus said about pearls and pigs, wolves pretending to be sheep and how to be a shining light. Get the heads up on some scaredy-cat spies and find out about a host of unusual dynamic double acts. Using colourful cartoons and his own fun style of storytelling, Andy Robb brings fifty more Bible stories to life. In every one, he leaves you with a cliff hanger and a question – but don’t worry, he tells you where to look in your Bible to find out how the stories end!So what are you waiting for? Get reading!

When his dad moves out, Jamie tries to fill his shoes. He needs to become head of the household – right?With his mum dealing with the aftermath of toxic masculinity at its finest, and his little sister Bex struggling to understand what’s going on, Jamie has to navigate the choppy waters of what he thinks it means to be a man.Having learned that the best way to deal with feelings is to push them down as far as they’ll go, he finds help from an unlikely source. Drinking makes him feel invincible – Super Jim can take on anything – and anyone…But how long will it be before this particular well of wisdom runs dry? And what will it take for Jamie to realise that help was at hand all along?From the author of the Geekhood series, the first of which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award, comes Smashed by Andy Robb. Funny, touching, with a narrator readers’ will instantly love, Smashed is a rollercoaster exploration of young masculinity.