The Pain (aka Jake Porter) is six years old. His sister, The Great One (aka Abigail Porter), is eight. Like any siblings they drive each other crazy. Here, The Pain and The Great One experience the difficulties of bike-riding; dramas on the soccer pitch; a sleepover disaster, and 'babysit' a funny old dog who comes to stay.

Sid has six owners, lives in six houses and has six dinners a day. Life is just about purrfect.

A brilliant and moving debut novel about one woman's struggle to preserve an artistic heritage from the horrors and destruction of World War II, and the ensuing lifelong memories from this extraordinary experience.

A wonderful tale about enjoying being different. Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.

Explains how humans experience music and unravels the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beatles, this work reveals the role of music in human evolution, shows how our musical preferences begin to form even before we are born, and explains why music can offer such an emotional experience.