When the Queen packs off Princess Smartypants to finishing school, it seems that our favourite royal might become a perfect princess after all ...huh, no chance! Instead, Princess Smartypants makes her own school rules and teaches those other do-goody princesses just exactly how to have fun.

Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She enjoys being a Ms. But being a rich and pretty princess means that all the princes want her to be their Mrs.

Mum and Dad decide it's time to tell their children the facts of life. But do they dare - and do they even really know them?

Girls and boys are always curious and sometimes even alarmed by the behaviour of their bodies as they grow up. This text takes the form of a conversation between a small girl and her teddy bear. It is the behaviour of Mr and Mrs Hormone which is responsible for and plays havoc with the physical and emotional states of girls and boys in puberty.

Doctor Dog, the Gumboyle family's favourite pet and their very own trusty physician, is having a well-deserved rest. Until, that is, the Gumboyles turn up and need rescuing from nasty holiday ailments. But the Gumboyles have one problem that even Dr Dog can't solve. A dangerous plant is lurking in the campsite and it could strike at any moment.

A witty and wonderful parent-child role reversal, with hilarious consequences

When the Queen packs off Princess Smartypants to finishing school, it seems that our favourite royal might become a perfect princess after all ...Huh, no chance! Instead, PS makes her own school rules and teaches those other do-goody princesses just exactly how to have fun.

Demetrius and Paula Ogglebutt are two perfectly beautiful and well behaved children - which is more than can be said for their problem parents. Mr and Mrs Ogglebutt can't agree on anything, and spend their days playing extremely nasty practical jokes on one another. Drastic measures are needed.

Commonsense advice with some good rude fun. Both pet and personal physician to the Gumboyle family, Doctor Dog is always on hand with the perfect diagnosis and remedy for every complaint.

What are tummy buttons for, and how do they get there? What does the tooth fairy really look like? Why do grown-ups have hair in their ears and up their noses, but sometimes none on their heads? This book explores these questions and many more.

There's bad news in the paper and war on the TV. Ziggi, an aspiring rockstar, is wondering why he was ever born at all, when the answer to his question miraculously appears in the form of a spectacular, all-flying, all-singing little stallion! Ziggi is whisked away for the ride of his life.

Prince Cinders leads a very hard life. Bullied by his three hairy brothers about his less-than-perfect looks, he spends all his time cleaning and tidying up after them. One Saturday night Prince Cinders' luck changes as a small, dirty fairy falls down the chimney and promises that his wishes shall come true.

A modern fairy tale for the twenty-first century and a second adventure for Princess Smartypants, who decides she'd like to have a baby but doesn't want the husband to go with it. The King and Queen will not hear of such a plan and attempt to take her mind off it by keeping her busy.

Lucretia Crum is a little monster with big, bad and very nasty habits. She wants a birthday party but all the really big monsters turn up and they're really, really bad.

The fifth title in Babette Cole's series of 'family dilemmas' deals with puberty. The text takes the form of a conversation between a small girl and her teddy bear, with Mr and Mrs Hormone responsible for the havoc wrought.

When Princess Smartypants decides it would be lovely to have a baby there isn't much that can stand in her way - certainly not her aversion to Princes! Sure enough, a twist of fate brings hre just what she has been hoping for, but she soon realizes babies are an awful lot of trouble. Ages 5+.

This story introduces a lovable new dog character called Truelove. His nose is put out of joint by the arrival of a new baby in the house; so much so that he leaves home. However, he falls into bad company and is forced to return, shamefaced. But his owners are delighted to see him again.