Tells the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus as told by a magpie.

In this unique approach to teaching colors, the illustrations appear to be drawn by a set of young hands, until the sketched bird takes flight off the page and plays with each subsequently drawn object.

A kind hen solves the magpie's dilemma.

Magnus Magpie is a bird with an eye for burglary. He steals only the brightest, shiniest, most dazzling things and stashes them secretly in a hollow at the top of his tree. But do all these riches make him happy? It takes a trip to the moon for Magnus to discover that all that glitters is not gold and that true happiness can often be found at home.

Meet the neighbors from hell, in the gripping thriller that reviewers and readers describe as "fast-paced," "chilling," and "impossible to put down." When Jamie and Kirsty move into their first home together, they are full of optimism. The future, in which they plan to get married and start a family, is bright. The other residents of their building seem friendly too, including the Newtons, a married couple who welcome them to the building with open arms. But then strange things start to happen. Dead rats are left on their doorstep. They hear disturbing noises, and much worse, in the night. After Jamie's best friend is injured in a horrific accident, Jamie and Kirsty find themselves targeted by a campaign of terror. As they are driven to the edge of despair, Jamie vows to fight back--but he has no idea what he is really up against... The Magpies is a gripping psychological thriller in which the monsters are not vampires or demons but the people who live next door. It is a nightmare that could happen to anyone. Praise for The Magpies "Mark Edwards achieves what other writers yearn for, by creating characters that genuinely feel like real people, individuals you know personally--and then puts them into the scariest of situations so that we cannot help but suffer with them. Edwards takes the places that should feel safe and subverts them, shifting the ground beneath our feet, until we're left clinging to the book, hoping against hope for a positive conclusion. There's something deeply unsettling about The Magpies--and that's exactly as it should be." --Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner "The Magpies is absorbing, claustrophobic and terrifying. Read this book! Then get a top notch alarm system fitted in your house." --Helen Fitzgerald, author of The Cry

Silva and her family visit her grandfather, only to find his health has taken a bad turn. As they struggle with this news, Silva seeks escape in books – at the local library. But she gets more than she bargained for when a magpie guides her to a secret, magical room containing books that she can not only read, but that she can live. Silva finds herself in the worlds of the characters … who all turn out to be real people. People she knows. There’s a catch, though: she soon discovers that the magpie has lured her to these books for selfish and dark reasons. Going back to the books could mean losing her soul …

Magpie is cross that she cant fly like her friend Brown Falcon. She thinks of mean tricks that will make Brown Falcon look silly. But she goes too far ... and finds out just how much friends need each other.

Morris the Magpie feels so lucky when the humans drop some shiny gifts in the forest! "The more of these gifts that his human friends threw, The more his collection expanded and grew." But are they the generous gifts that Morris first thought? Discover the importance of looking after our environment with this uplifting story. Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).

Stories come from around the world, but they grow from the very earth upon which they are first told. Michael J. Caduto invites readers to listen while the Earth tells these stories through his lyrical retellings of tales such as "Hare Rescues the Sun" and "The Coming of Fire."

Four favourite stories from the life of Jesus, from two of the most famous author/illustrators in children's literature today First published as individual story books, in both paperbacks and miniature hardbacks, these stories about Jesus's life are wonderfully retold and beautifully illustrated by Butterworth and Inkpen. Seen from the perspective of the animals who viewed the events first hand, the stories contain a wonderful sense of humour and mystery, coming alive for young children. THE FOX'S TALE is the story of Jesus's birth; THE CAT'S TALE is the story of Jesus changing water into wine at a wedding; THE MOUSE'S TALE is the story of Jesus calming a storm; and THE MAGPIE'S TALE is the story of Jesus and Zaccheus, the tax-collector.