ACHUKA loves the Stan books!
ACTION STAN was our Book of the Day for 9 October 2019.
Fabulous charts and infographics from Chris Judge complement the laugh-out-loud story.
Daisy And The Trouble With Nature by Kes Gray
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 23 Mar 2020
A new laugh-out-loud Daisy adventure, from bestselling author of Eat Your Peas and the Oi Frog series, Kes Gray.
Here comes trouble! Daisy and her class are so excited when their new school nature garden is unveiled. But the trouble with their nature garden is, there’s not very much nature in it.
There are NO:
Birds
Butterflies
Grizzly Bears
Wolverines
If there’s one thing Daisy HATES it’s waiting. Especially waiting for nature to appear. Luckily, she’s going camping with Gabby, and will find LOTS of nature to bring back.
Only, the trouble with nature is, it’s really hard to control…
Alfie Fleet’s Guide To The Universe by Martin Howard ill. Chris Mould
Sunday Times Children’s Book off the Week 22 Mar 2020
Alfie Fleet’s Guide to the Universe will show you the best and worst holiday destinations that are literally out of this world…
Follow-up to The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet.
Enjoy a flight around the bird-planet of Winspan, enjoy a cocktail on beautiful planet Blyssss, or rent a giant hollowed-out mushroom to sleep in on planet Nomefulch – the universe is yours for the taking. And if you’re a thrill-seeking adventurer then head for Solstice and join the pirates on a cruise around the planet – but watch out for the hostile mermaids and the strange recluse who inhabits the Isle of Sheds . . .
Alfie Fleet and the Professor are on a planet-hopping quest-keep up if you can!
More than funny fiction – this story does for travel guides what Wimpy Kid did for diaries and Tom Gates did for doodle books. With illustrations by Chris Mould throughout…
Charlie Morphs Into A Mammoth by Sam Copeland ill. Sarah Horne
The third hilarious adventure for Charlie McGuffin, the boy who changes into animals when he gets nervous. Charlie McGuffin is an actual superhero. He’s gained control over his wacky ability to change into animals – he’s even able to use it to turn the tables on school bully Dylan. But there are some things Charlie can’t control, like the arguments his parents keep having (which are making him more worried than ever) or the mysterious animal disappearances spreading through town (which might be connected to Charlie himself). Can Charlie unravel the mystery of the pet-nappings before his biggest secret is revealed to the world…?
Bunnies On The Bus by Philip Ardagh ill. Ben Mantle
ACHUKA Book of the Day Mon 16 Mar 2020
Move out of the way! Hold onto your tails! There are … BUNNIES ON THE BUS! And they aren’t stopping for ANYONE!
The bunnies have taken over the bus and they’re on a wild ride… They whizz past the bus stop, swerve around corners and zoom over crossings on a non-stop roller coaster adventure! There are bunnies on the roof! Bunnies in the aisle!
A romp of a book with rhyming ripe-for-reading-aloud text and illustrations that add lots of peripheral interest and additional humour.
Illustrator Ben Mantle previously worked on Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride” before moving to Brighton to work as ‘Head of Animation’ in a media company. He was part of the animation team creating the BAFTA winning ‘Big and Small’ CBeebies website. Since 2008, Ben has been working as a children’s book illustrator from a shared studio in Brighton.
Amelia Fang And The Naughty Caticorns by Laura Ellen Anderson
ACHUKA Book of the Day Wed 19 Feb 2020
A new title in the bestselling gothic Amelia Fang series – perfect for readers of 7+
Amelia is a little vampire with a big heart. Her mother mum has a baby vampire on the way and with the Fang household completely focussed on the new arrival, no one is paying Amelia any attention. Until she is asked to look after three very mischievous caticorns who make it their business to get Amelia in a world of trouble.
Laura Ellen Anderson is in her early thirties and lives in London. She studied illustration at University College Falmouth.
The Amelia Fang series is her first fiction series as author and illustrator. Anderson iscalso the creator of the Evil Emperor Penguin comic which appears in The Phoenix and has been published in several standalone titles.
Diary Of A Confused Feminist by Kate Weston
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week 26 Jan 2020
15-year-old Kat wants to do GOOD FEMINISM, although she’s not always sure what that means. She also wants to be a writer, get together with Hot Josh (is this a feminist ambition?), win at her coursework and not make a TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT of herself at all times.
But the path to true feminism is filled with mortifying incidents, muddling moments and Instagram hell. And it doesn’t help that Hot Josh is just, well, properly, distractingly hot.
And when everything at school starts to get a bit too much, Kat knows she’s lost her way, and the only way forward is to ask for help …
Bookshop Girl In Paris by Chloe Coles
3rd title in a series that will make you want to rush out and take shelter in your nearest bookshop.
Waterstones describes… It’s just a typical grey day in Greysworth, until the manager of Bennett’s Bookshop makes an exciting announcement. They’ve organised a French exchange with one of Paris’s most famous bookshops! Before you can say ‘Oooh la la’ Paige Turner is already daydreaming about the iconic sights she knows so well from old films and school textbooks. Just THINK of all the chic arty-farty adventures she’ll have. It would be fantastique if it weren’t for one slight problem . . . the boy she’ll be stuck with in the city of love.
Chloe Coles is herself a bookseller.
Attack Of The Smart Speakers by Tom McLaughlin
ACHUKA Book of the Day Fri 24 Jan 2020
There’s a new craze in town for smart speakers and everyone has got one. At first they seem super helpful, but Tyler and her friends soon start to get suspicious. It’s as if these virtual assistants are really the ones in control – but no-one else seems to notice.
It’s not long before the assistants become mobile, attaching limbs so that they can crawl around like weird spider robots. Spiders are bad enough, but robot spiders trying to enslave humanity?
Eric And The Green-Eyed God
Eric’s mum is getting married – to his teacher! If that wasn’t bad enough, Auntie Rose has sent a wedding present from her travels, and its magical properties might make Mum have a new baby. Eric definitely doesn’t want that, so he and his best friend Wez decide to open all the presents to find it before Mum does. But the magic gift soon proves more troublesome than Eric could have possibly thought . . .
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