Books written by Philip Ardagh

  • A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Sadness and Hope - Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman,...
    A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Sadness and Hope - Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman,...

    With pieces from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, Alan Hollinghurst, Will Hutton, Holly Johnson, Penelope Lively, Jonathan Meades, Deborah Moggach, Alan Moore, Jackie Morris, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Chris Riddle, Tony ...

  • A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of sadness and hope – Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman,...
    A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of sadness and hope – Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman,...

    Some are cries of pain. There are hilarious pieces. There are cries of pain and regret. Some pieces are quietly devastating. All are passionate. Conceived as a love letter to Europe, this book may also help reawaken love for Britain.

  • Livet i Mumindalen

    Livet i Mumindalen

  • Mummidalens verden

    I tillegg kan man lese om hvordan og hvor man kan få øye på et Mummitroll, lese Mummipappas guide til livet, se materiale fra Mummi-arkivet i Finland, inkludert kart, brev og familietrær, samt bli med inn i Tove Janssons studio og se ...

  • National Trust: The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, a Victorian House Maid
    National Trust: The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, a Victorian House Maid

    She's an orphan and says she went to work for a butcher's wife when she was just eleven. And that butcher's wife turned out to be a real cruel mistress. She beat Hetty plenty, just because she could. Hetty reckons it was because the ...

  • The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
    The Eddie Dickens Trilogy

    AWFUL END When both of Eddie Dickens's parents catch a disease that makes them turn yellow, go a bit crinkly round the edges and smell of hot water bottles, it's agreed he should go and stay with relatives at their house Awful End.

  • Philip Ardagh's Book of Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery
    Philip Ardagh's Book of Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery

    'Who else but Philip Ardagh could bring you such an enjoyable compendium of buffoonery? Howlers, Blunders and Random Mistakery is essential, laugh-out-loud reading.' The Independent

  • What's in the Truck?
    What's in the Truck?

    . . With each page turn a new vehicle pops out of the last. This book has all the ingredients to charm and enthrall first readers and parents alike.

  • Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year
    Philip Ardagh's Book of Absolutely Useless Lists for Absolutely Every Day of the Year

    Expect the unexpected in this ridiculously named, reassuringly chunky book, jam-packed full of eye-openingly absurd facts, lies, half-truths, thoughts, suggestions and musings with more footnotes than an orchestra of millipedes.

  • Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners
    Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commoners

    PARP!" Pssst! Do you know the story about Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and the, er, farting courtier? One day, when bowing low to Her Majesty, the Earl of Oxford couldn't help but break wind.

  • The Library Cat
    The Library Cat

    'Exciting and comic, these are purr-fect first adventures' - LoveReading4Kids LOOK OUT for more Furry Purry adventures: The Pirate Captain's Cat and The Railway Cat!

  • The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens
    The Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens

    Including Dubious Deeds, Horrendous Habits and The Final Curtain, fans of Philip Ardagh will gobble up this great gift edition.

  • Bunnies on the Bus
    Bunnies on the Bus

    A romping, riotous read-aloud from best-selling author Philip Ardagh and award-winning illustrator Ben Mantle Bunnies on the bus! Bunnies on the bus! No wonder there's a fuss about the bunnies on the bus!

  • The Railway Cat
    The Railway Cat

    It’s up to our furry (and purry!) hero to solve the puzzle, before it’s too late. 'Exciting and comic, these are purr-fect first adventures' - LoveReading4Kids LOOK OUT for the first Furry Purry adventure: The Pirate Captain's Cat!

  • Space
    Space

    Meet Henry, an ordinary boy in an extraordinary house... Step inside Henry's House and join Henry, Jaggers the caretaker and a quirky cast of characters as they find out everything there is to know about space.

  • The Witch's Cat
    The Witch's Cat

    'Exciting and comic, these are purr-fect first adventures' - LoveReading4Kids LOOK OUT for more Furry Purry adventures: The Pirate Captain's Cat, The Railway Cat and The Library Cat!

  • Heir of Mystery
    Heir of Mystery

    Discover the weird and wonderful world of the be-freckled McNally family - and some very strange goings on. This is the second book in the Unlikely Exploits series.

  • The Grunts in Trouble
    The Grunts in Trouble

    The first in the hilarious series from Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler.

  • Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens Box Set Boxed Set
    Further Adventures of Eddie Dickens Box Set Boxed Set

    A box set containing books featuring Eddie Dickens - Dubious Deeds, Horrendous Habits and Final Curtain.

  • Chinese Myths & Legends
    Chinese Myths & Legends

    He was a great scholar and became a god, and is believed to help students today. To aid children, brief biographies of the heroes, villains and gods who appear in the tales are given.