Ben Sanders - Böcker

In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter. As one silly scenario unfolds after the other, a common piece of fruit shows readers what he’s really made of by making life miserable for Pear, Pea, Cat, Spud and Spoon, among others. In a very dark twist at the end, he receives his comeuppance... Shortlisted in the Teach Primary Books Awards 2021

The third title in the laugh-out-loud series of picture books starring Bad Apple, a truly terrible piece of fruit. It’s Granny Smith’s birthday party and all the apples are invited. There’s face painting, a piñata, a pile of presents and one of Snake’s finest cakes... Bad Apple can’t wait to spoil the fun! But it looks like this party pooper’s luck might have run out. Pineapple has had enough of Apple’s bad behaviour and is ready to teach him a lesson. In the third instalment of Huw Lewis Jones’s hilarious series of picture books, a truly terrible piece of fruit is once more wreaking havoc far beyond the rim of the fruit bowl. Illustrated in a deadpan, painterly style by Ben Sanders, Party Pooper will entertain the entire family.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST DESIGNED CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT SERIES ABDA AWARD 2020When a lovable sloth's book is hijacked by a fox with STYLE and PIZZAZZ, sloth has to learn how to find his voice and take back control.Lento the sloth is SO excited you are reading HIS book. He has a BIG story to tell you. First, though, he needs a little nap. But if you snooze, you lose. Enter Fox, stage right, to steal the show.The first book in a ridiculously fun series about a bewildered sloth who just wants to express himself and a sly old fox who keeps stealing the limelight.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST DESIGNED CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT SERIES ABDA AWARD 2020Lento the sloth is SO excited for you to meet his new pet, Mr Fluffington. But Fox has bigger plans for this adorable creature. The rivalry continues in the second book of Ben Sander's ridiculously fun series.PRAISE FOR LENTO AND FOX'The banter between the two characters makes it ideal for reading aloud, particularly with differing voices. It is frivolous fun for kids aged two to seven, or a light-hearted addition to a story-making discussion in the classroom.' Books+Publishing

This book will explode in 5 minutes. NO TIME TO LOSE! Agent Harrier must follow the red wire and defuse the bomb before it's too late. Will our canine spy extraordinaire save everyone from being blasted to smithereens? And just WHO planted the wretched bomb in the first place?! Be careful not to bark up the wrong tree, Harrier - it looks like something very fishy could be *ahem* apaw . . . This stylish graphic novel is a funny, punny twist on the traditional spy caper. The first in a series by award-winning illustrator Ben Sanders (Clive Penguin), it's perfect for early readers transitioning from picture books.

Green and Blue are best friends. But . . . who is the bestest? Green builds a bigger, better shell. And then Blue builds a biggerer, betterer shell!Uh-oh - I think we can guess where this is going. Who, or what, will ultimately triumph?This furiously fast-paced and witty picture book warns of the dangers of comparing yourself to others, especially your friends! Packed with lots of visual humour, children will hoot with laughter at Blue and Green's ever-growing silly shells. From Clive Penguin illustrator and creator of the Agent Harrier graphic novel series, Ben Sanders.

Pincho is a capybara who never hurries and never worries. He is is calm. Content. A giant snake could wrap right round Pincho and he wouldn't bat an eyelid. This guy is chill. But today is a new opportunity just waiting to be seized, and one little yellow bird is determined that Pincho will seize it. There will be a to-do list, endless activities, and even a breathtaking escape from the jaws of danger! Pincho is about to teach the bird, and us all, the value of rest and relaxation. Nothing is possible. Yes, you read that right the first time. Nothing IS possible!

Agent Harrier is thrilled to be back for his third secret spy mission, but his excitement is quashed when he discovers HOLES in his precious book. These aren't just ordinary holes, they're PLOT HOLES, and they transport Agent Harrier to different dimensions - first he finds himself in a fairy tale, then a detective novel, then a sci-fi adventure.If Agent Harrier doesn't find the hole-making culprit soon, none of his books will make sense and the whole series will be doomed! Luckily, he has a plot-hole expert in the shape of his trusty friend Mole to help him out.But what if Mole turns out to be . . . THE MOLE?!!!!Readers will double-take at this stylishly metafictional follow-up to This Book Will Self-Destruct and You Only Spy Twice.

Green and Blue are best friends. But . . . who is the bestest? Green builds a bigger, better shell. And then Blue builds a biggerer, betterer shell!Uh-oh - I think we can guess where this is going. Who, or what, will ultimately triumph?This furiously fast-paced and witty picture book warns of the dangers of comparing yourself to others, especially your friends! Packed with lots of visual humour, children will hoot with laughter at Blue and Green's ever-growing silly shells. From Clive Penguin illustrator and creator of the Agent Harrier graphic novel series, Ben Sanders.