Tony Ross

The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her.

A clever hen manages to stall a hungry wolf's plans to make a meal of her by persuading him to taste her stone soup first.

"The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty . . . but she hates washing them. Until, that is, she learns about germs and nasties and all the other horrible things that could make her ill . . . " -- Cover.

The Little Princess learns that saying "please" and "thank you" gets better results than just screaming and yelling, which she then applies when she meets an angry monster.

When the castle bully discovers bold Sir Fred is secretly terrified of the dark, he tries to stir up trouble between that brave Knight and his Lady Wendylyn.

Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly owned property.

Amber Brown loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Deskarina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean.

Amber is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite her being in the same class as mean Hannah Burton, things turn out just fine.

Amber Brown and her classmates celebrate Halloween, while Amber wonders if her parents' arguing will ruin the holiday for her.

From the world's favourite author, David Walliams - ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters; all in a gorgeously gifty FULL COLOUR format! Are you ready to meet the World's Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! * Like Sofia Sofa - a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one! * Or Dribbling Drew - a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip! * And not forgetting Blubbering...