| Feet Are Not for Kicking |
 Feet Are Not for Kicking
Author: Elizabeth Verdick
"Look at those feet! Aren't they sweet!"
Yes, when they're walking, standing, leaping and landing. Or when they're kicking balls and leaves. But not when they're kicking people. Using simple, rhythmic words and colourful illustrations, this book helps little ones learn to use their feet for fun, not hurting others. (Includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.)
Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9781408110720 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: OCT 2008 | PUBLISHER: A & C BLACK PUBLISHERS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R124.08 (incl.)
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| Hands Are Not for Hitting |
 Hands Are Not for Hitting
Author: Martine Agassi
Wave them about, say hello or brush your teeth...
Hands can do a lot things, but it's never too early to learn that they're not for hitting! Using simple, rhythmic words and colourful illustrations, this book helps little ones understand that hands are not for hitting others. (Includes helpful tips for parents and caregivers.)
Picture Book
I SBN-13: 9781408110713 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: NOV 2008 | PUBLISHER: A & C BLACK PUBLISHERS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R124.08 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Duck's Not Afraid of the Dark |
 Duck's Not Afraid of the Dark
Author: Ethan Long
The duck is back in another rollicking novelty book that kids will enjoy for hours on end. This time, our familiar duck insists he is not afraid of the dark...but please don't turn the lights off Complete with a light switch that lights up and makes an audible CLICK when pressed, kids will roll with laughter as they turn the light on and off until the duck finally admits his fears are unfounded
Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9780316017213 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: SEP 2008 | PUBLISHER: LITTLE BROWN BOOK GROUP | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES| DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R158.86 (incl.)
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| Love, Splat |
 Love, Splat
Author: Rob Scotton
The second hilarious story about Splat the Cat, the irresistible character from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the Sheep. Splat the cat is desperate to become friends with one of the girls at school! But he's much too shy to talk to her. However will he get her attention? Perhaps Valentine's Day will provide the perfect opportunity?
Picture Book ISBN-13: 9780007293407 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R103.47 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Donkey's Busy Day |
 Donkey's Busy Day
Author: Natalie Russell
Donkey is extremely proud to have been put in charge of the farm - and to be responsible for ensuring that all the jobs get done. But when he tries to encourage the animals to help him, they all have their excuses: 'My tummy hurts!' or 'Duck stepped on my toe!' So Donkey has to think hard how to entice the animals into doing some hard work, which might involve a special treat of a picnic and a tractor ride! A charming and very funny story about doing chores that all parents and young children will relate to.
Picture Book
ISBN-13: 9780747595472 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R106.17 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Katie: The Revolting Holiday |
 Katie: The Revolting Holiday
Author: Mary Hooper
A week in a holiday camp with Mrs. Bayleaf? Torture! Out of desperation, Katie seeks refuge in the Kids' Klub, where she takes a particular dislike to an irritating girl named Antonia, who can't stop bragging about how her family wins all the competitions. Katie would love to wipe the smile off Antonia's face. Perhaps Katie's family, and even Mrs. Bayleaf, might come in useful after all. Well, there's nothing wrong with a bit of healthy competition, is there?
Age Group: 6-9 ISBN-13: 9780747586142 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MAY 2008 | PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R92.86 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Lights, Camera... Cats! |
 Lights, Camera . . . Cats!
Author: Carolyn Keene
Look out -- the Clue Crew is headed to Hollywood Carson Drew's client invited him to the set of a new movie -- starring the most famous cat in Hollywood, Fluffington The girls are thrilled when Mr. Drew asks them to come along. They get their first taste of a real movie set and are even cast as extras in the film. Plus they get to pet Fluffington as much as they want. But then Fluffington vanishes. When no one can find the famous feline, the Clue Crew springs into action -- because a movie is not a movie without its star.
Age Group: 6-9 ISBN-13: 9781416939573 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MAY 2007 | PUBLISHER: ALADDIN | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R75.74 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! |
 Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!
Author: Dan Gutman
A.J. thinks that nothing can possibly be as boring as a sleepover in the natural history museum. But anything can happen when Ms. Krup is in charge. The tour guide says that dinosaur skeletons come to life in the middle of the night. Is she right?
Age Group: 6-9
ISBN-13: 9780061346057 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: AUG 2008 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R68.56 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Willoughby & the Lion |
 Willoughby & the Lion
Author: Greg Foley
This is the story of Willoughby, whose new house feels too small and very lonely. It's also the story of an enchanted lion and spectacular wishes come true: of roller coasters, and fast, fast shoes, and enormous crowds of people. But most of all, it's the story of one important question: What is the most wonderful thing of all? Award-winning author-illustrator Greg Foley grew up in Austin, Texas, and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. He now designs and creative-directs Visionaire, V Magazine, and VMAN and lives in Greenwich Village, New York. Willoughby & the Lion is the first book in the Willoughby series.
Age Group: 6-9
ISBN-13: 9780061547508 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R226.54 (incl.)
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| Star Island |
 Star Island
Author: Amy Tree
In the ninth title in the successful Charmseekers series, Sesame and Maddy are back in Karisma and on Star Island. To find the next missing charm - the star - the Charmseekers must once again outwit the scheming Morbrecia and devious Zorgan. Charmingly written stories, appealing characters, a beautifully imagined world with its own language - plus a silver charm to add to your bracelet with each book. Collect them all - heart, horseshoe, shell, dolphin, moon, lantern, four leaf clover, snowflake, star, coin, horseshoe, cat and key - and complete the bracelet.
Age Group: 6-9
ISBN-13: 9781842556580 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: ORION | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R92.86 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister |
 Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister
Author: Liz Kessler
Philippa Fisher tries and fails to summon a fairy, but is taken aback when Daisy, the new girl at school, announces that she is her fairy godmother - or godsister, since they are the same age. Daisy is not best pleased with Philippa, but she has a mission to fulfil and is obliged to stick with her until she has granted her three wishes. The three wishes are at the heart of a traditional story in a thoroughly contemporary setting, which touches on friendship, luck and how we decide what we really want. It sparkles with magic and has the same warmth, charm and quirky characterization that Liz Kessler brought to her first three books.
Age Group: 10-12 ISBN-13: 9781842556306 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: MAR 2009 | PUBLISHER: ORION | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R103.47 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Bang Goes a Troll! |
 Bang Goes a Troll! An Awfully Beastly Business
Author: The Beastly Boys
The third title in this smash new series about Ulf the werewolf and the RSPCB (the Royal Society for the Protection and Care of Beasts), a sanctuary for dragons, ogres, fairies and other fantastical creatures. When a messenger bat arrives at the RSPCB, Ulf the werewolf receives news of trouble in the wild. Trolls are being smoked out of their mountain home for use in a beast-hunting range. Can Ulf stop the troll hunt, or will he be hunted too? The future of the RSPCB depends on him...
Age Group: 10-12
ISBN-13: 9781847383983 | FORMAT: HARDBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R125.91 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Ruby Parker |
 Ruby Parker: Shooting Star
Author: Rowan Coleman
Young actress Ruby Parker takes on her biggest, bravest challenge yet - in her return to Hollywood! Fresh from her success in the production of Spotlight! The Musical, Ruby and her closest friends are heading off to Hollywood to audition for parts in the film version of the show. After Ruby's last experience in Tinseltown, she's scared inside but totally ready to take on the biz and all that entails. What she doesn't anticipate are the dramas that begin to unfold closer to home...
Age Group: 10-12 ISBN-13: 9780007258123 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R103.47 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Sharp Shot |
 Sharp Shot
Author: Jack Higgins; Justin Richards
Jack Higgins, master of the modern thriller, teams up with Justin Richards, bestselling author of Dr Who, to deliver a pulse-pounding new instalment in the adventures of the teenage Chance twins! This third gripping novel about the adventures of teenage twins Rich and Jade Chance takes the action and adventure to a new calibre -- then pulls the trigger!
With their secret agent dad in trouble, Jade and Rich are flung into a headlong series of chases, fights and captures that leads them to the arid deserts of the Middle East. There, the pair come up against terrifying new villains and surprising allies as an assassination attempt threatens international relations and a buried secret of the first Gulf War comes explosively to light.
Age Group: 10-12
ISBN-13: 9780007298310 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R114.09 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| Four Truths and a Lie |
 Four Truths and a Lie
Author: Lauren Barnholdt
Eighth grader Scarlett is boy crazy -- and not just a little boy crazy. We're talking seriously, utterly, completely, 100-percent boy crazy So much so that her mother, in an effort to curb Scarlett's enthusiasm, ships her off to a prestigious all-girls charter school. Scarlett thinks her life is absolutely over. But what she doesn't know is that her life is about to get absolutely interesting, because on her desk in her dorm room she finds a letter. The letter says it contains four truths and a lie -- and Scarlett's reputation depends on determining which is which.... Maybe an all-girls school isn't so boring after all.
Age Group: 10-12 ISBN-13: 9781416935049 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: SEP 2008 | PUBLISHER: ALADDIN | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES | DELIVERY TIME: 3-5 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R84.55 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| The War of the Witches |
 The War of the Witches: Bk. 1
Author: Maite Carranza
When her mother disappears without a trace, Anaid is baffled. Taken in by friends, she learns a shocking truth: her mother is a witch, but not just any witch ...She is the chosen one who is prophesied to end a bloody war with the cruel Odish clans who are intent on attaining eternal life, at whatever cost. As Anaid struggles with this discovery, she starts developing powers of her own, and sets out on a dangerous journey to rescue her mother and, ultimately, herself. This magical fantasy by internationally acclaimed author Maite Carranza delves deeply into the unspoken ties between mothers and daughters and the mysteries of growing up.
Age Group: Teenagers
ISBN-13: 9780747588535 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R122.15 (incl.)
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| The Secret of the Sacred Scarab |
The Secret of the Sacred Scarab
Author: Fiona Ingram Cousins Justin and Adam are ecstatic about accompanying their aunt to Egypt. Both love adventure and know the work of James Kinnaird, an archaeologist searching for the tomb of an ancient Egyptian ruler, the Scarab King. Some dismiss the tomb as legend, but Justin and Adam believe differently. From the moment their plane lands, Justin and Adam bounce from one mysterious event to another, starting from the moment a street peddler gives Adam an ancient scarab. Dr. Khalid, head of the department of antiquities and research at the Egyptian Museum, shows excessive interest in the cousins and their relic. Then, when the boys learn that James Kinnaird is missing, they realize something sinister is afoot. Age Group: 10 to Adult
ISBN-13: 9780595457168 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: DEC 2008 | PUBLISHER: iUNIVERSE | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED STATES | DELIVERY TIME: IN STOCK - SHIPS WITHIN 24 HOURS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R226.54 (incl.)
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| Twisted Symmetry |
 Twisted Symmetry
Author: Benjamin J. Myers
Chess Tuesday and her brothers, Box and Splinter, are street rats; outcast children who live on the fringes of society. They know nothing of their past but now they are being tracked by two powerful, rival sides - the Twisted Symmetry and the Committee. They don't know why - but it soon becomes clear that they possess a terrifying legacy for their future.
Age Group: Teenagers
ISBN-13: 9781842556450 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JAN 2009 | PUBLISHER: ORION | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R117.45 (incl.) Click here to order now |
| The Thirteen Treasures |
 The Thirteen Treasures
Author: Michelle Harrison
While visiting her grandmother's house, an old photograph leads Tanya to an unsolved mystery. Fifty years ago a girl vanished in the woods nearby - a girl Tanya's grandmother will not speak of. Fabian, the caretaker's son, is tormented by the girl's disappearance. His grandfather was the last person to see her alive, and has lived under suspicion ever since. Together, Tanya and Fabian decide to find the truth. But Tanya has her own secret: the ability to see fairies. And, after disturbing an intruder in the night, it emerges that someone else shares her ability... The manor's sinister history is about to repeat itself...
Age Group: Teenagers
ISBN-13: 9781847384492 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: JAN 2009 | PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R122.15 (incl.)
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| Mad Dog Moonlight |
 Mad Dog Moonlight
Author: Pauline Fisk
Mad Dog Moonlight is only a young boy when he is picked up by the police on a lonely Welsh mountain road with a baby in his arms, and nothing from his past except the memory of the name his mother gave him, and a silver-topped walking cane upon which is engraved a secret word. Fostered by a local family, the Lewises, Mad Dog is renamed 'Ryan', but he struggles to accept this most ordinary of names and families. He longs to find the answer to who he is and what happened to his parents - and so sets off on an extraordinary adventure to uncover the lost secrets in his life. From the streets of Aberystwyth to the lonely hillocks of Plynlimon Mountain, Mad Dog encounters hidden adversaries and unexpected allies in a thrilling journey to discover just who he really is.
Age Group: Teenagers
ISBN-13: 9780747594079 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY | COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R122.15 (incl.)
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| Stop in the Name of Pants! |
 Stop in the Name of Pants!
Author: Louise Rennison
Sound the Cosmic Horn for bestselling author Louise Rennison's ninth book of the confessions of crazy but loveable teenager Georgia Nicolson! Now that Georgia has finally won over gorgey Masimo, the Italian Stallion, her old friend and partner Dave the Laugh has popped up again. Will Georgia go to Pizza-a-gogo land to visit dreamy Masimo? Or could her perfect boy be closer than she think? More hilarious confessions from our fave teen drama queen, Georgia Nicolson.
Age Group: Teenagers
ISBN-13: 9780007275847 | FORMAT: PAPERBACK | DATE: FEB 2009 | PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION: UNITED KINGDOM | DELIVERY TIME: 3-4 WEEKS | RED PEPPER PRICE: R114.09 (incl.) Click here to order now | |
