Max and Molly’s Guide To Trouble: How To Be A Genius by Dominic Barker
Orchard Books ISBN 9781408305201

Meet the Pesker twins, Max and Molly, with their latest Guide To Trouble. They are expecting to be geniuses when they grow up as they are so busy carrying out important scientific experiments. In this guide you will learn, among other things, how to mend a puncture with mud - oh, and how to cover a dog with mud. This is a laugh-out-loud story for all budding geniuses, with fantastic illustrations throughout. If you enjoy this book look out for more Max and Molly's Guides To Trouble.

Monkey Bars and Rubber Ducks by T M Alexander
Piccadilly Press ISBN 9781848121584

The Tribers are five friends who have lots of fun whenever they are together. They find adventures and stand up to the challenges of their everyday lives at school and at home. In this latest Tribers book the friends discover why Keener needs to take time out of school at lunchtime - against the rules of course - and they get up to all sorts on the school camping trip. The Tribe books are written with great understanding of this age group. The characters are very well drawn and the reader learns a lot about the importance of friendship and loyalty from them.