What would you do if you found an alien? Would you run screaming and try and scare him away? Or would you show him all the best things to do?

In this lovely story about accepting differences and sharing, Wanda and the Alien become best friends and have lots of fun. ‘Friends come in all shapes and sizes’ is the message that Wanda teaches to her other friends who get over their fear of the alien and become his friend too.

This is an exciting time for best-selling author and illustrator, Sue Hendra. Her recent picture book Barry the Fish with Fingers sold over 40,000 copies and RHCB have acquired a second Wanda title for publication in 2012.

Author Janey Louise Jones published the first two Princess Poppy books herself (with her own illustrations) and the books were so popular that Random House Children’s Books soon bought the series and re-packaged the books. The series is now going from strength to strength, including picture books, novels for young readers, activity books and sumptuous gift books.

When Max and Ben discover that the ancient stone figures on the church next door to their school actually come to life, they are delighted! School will be much more fun now that the boys have the gargoylz to help them play pranks and wreak havoc. And when they discover that the gargoylz all have special powers too, they realize that the possibilities for mischief are endless!

In this book the boys meet Theo, the gargoyle with the power to turn into a fearsome tiger - if he can only learn to get it right. And there's trouble for Toby when Max's gran mistakes him for a garden gnome! More fun and hijinks abound in the second of this fun and funny series for young readers.

Charlie Small is a keen amateur explorer. His interests include swinging through jungles, cooking for pirates, puppet skills and lassoing. He is also rather handy with a cutlass, and can swim underwater without oxygen. Charlie's current whereabouts is a matter of some speculation; however, his mother assures us that he will be home in time for tea.

Fish-Head Steve is the tale of Steve and his friends who all wake up with bizarre heads. As they endeavour to find the cause of their freakish bonces they're determined to have some fun along the way!

Monster Republic is an action-packed read, filled with dialogue, exciting battles and feisty characters. The novel was published by RHCB imprint Corgi in January. With a teen readership in mind, Horton set out to write a book that would steal young people's imaginations from the Xbox, MSN and iPhones, and the outcome is a novel of enormous appeal for both teenagers and adult sci-fi fans alike. The novel is already garnering a glowing reception from the online community, with bloggers tipping it as a hit.