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Storytelling events at Somerset House Ice Rink, London

Enjoy tales of friendship, frolics and fun with Usborne authors Kay Woodward, Sue Mongredien and Joanna Nadin at the Storytelling beside the Tiffany Christmas Tree events at Somerset House, London, throughout December.

Kay Woodward - author of Skate School
Saturday 10th December, 3.15pm-3.45pm
Skates, spins and sequins – join Kay Woodward as she talks about and reads from her popular Skate School series. Frankie is talent spotted at her local ice-rink and whisked away to train for the Winter Olympics – fun, friendship and rivalry collide at, quite literally, the coolest boarding school on earth.

Sue Mongredien - author of Oliver Moon
Sunday 11th December, 3.15pm-3.45pm
Oliver Moon is the hardest working junior wizard at Magic School. He’s smashing at spellcraft, tip-top at toad training and skilful at skull football, but the thing he likes most is Christmas – sledging with his best friend, Jake and eating loads of yummy minced eyes!

Joanna Nadin - author of Penny Dreadful
Thursday 22nd December, 3.15pm-3.45pm
Presenting Penelope Jones, or Penny Dreadful to her family. Poor Penny really is not very dreadful – it’s just that disaster, drama and destruction seem to follow her around! Take cover as Joanna Nadin shares tales of mischief-making and mayhem from the hilarious Penny Dreadful series.

For more information visit the Somerset House website.

“Don't miss the comic genius that is Penny Dreadful, a wickedly funny new creation and worthy contender to Horrid Henry.” The Bookseller

Awards and listings

Angel shortlisted

Angel by L.A. Weatherly has been shortlisted in the "Simply The Book" category of the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards. All voting and commenting takes place on the awards website, with voting commencing in January 2012. Be sure to get your vote in!

Utterly intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.

Find out more or buy online

Booked Up!

Shhh...don't tell anyone but The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch has been selected for Booked Up 2011!

Booked Up! is a book-gifting programme that enables every Year 7 child in the UK to choose a free book from a list of 11 titles.

"Quirky, original and hugely entertaining...a debut novel of fantastical proportions." Lovereading4kids

Find out more or buy online

Warning! DO NOT click on these links…

The Name of This Book is Secret

If You're Reading This It's Too Late

This Book is Not Good for You

Usborne eBooks

Usborne top fiction titles are now available as ebooks for the Amazon Kindle, and in epub format for other devices, including the Sony eReader. You can buy Kindle editions of Usborne ebooks by clicking on the Kindle store links in the Usborne online catalogue.

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Awesome autumn reads

The Truth About Celia Frost

Angel Fire

Oliver Moon and the potion commotion

Tom's dragon trouble

Going for gold

Penny Dreadful is a Complete Catastrophe

Traitor's Kiss

The summer is over and it's back to school - brighten dreary autumn days with Usborne's fantastic fiction, from thrilling adventure stories to tales of
dragons and wizards perfect for Halloween! Readers can post reviews on the Usborne website, on our Facebook page or via Twitter.

Introducing Penny Dreadful by Joanna Nadin

Meet Penny Dreadful - well, that's not actually her name, it's really Penelope Jones! And she's really not dreadful, it's just that disaster, drama and destruction follow her around.

Here is Penny's funny fact file:

School: St. Regina's (Penny spends a lot of time in the naughty chair!)
Favourite subject: Show and tell (Penny brought Barry the cat who climbed up the curtain and had to be rescued by the fire brigade!)
Best Friend: Cosmo Moon Webster, who likes to dress up as a Jedi
Pets: Barry the cat who eats anything EXCEPT cat biscuits
Interests: Making dogs speak Russian, searching for trusty scapegoats, hairdressing, and trying to make her fortune!

Print out and make masks of Penny and her faithful friend Cosmo.

"Hilarious adventures that will amuse boys and girls alike" Review of Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster by First4Dads.co.uk

Find out more, read sample chapter or buy online:
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster

Penny Dreadful is a complete Catastrophe (Published September 1st)

Available now!

Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly

The eagerly-awaited sequel to the bestselling Angel is out on 1st October in print as as an ebook. Completely addictive, Angel Fire is a stunning story of loyalty, conflict and love.

"From the opening chapter, I was gripped...It's one of those books where, even though you couldn't wait to read it, when you have, you half wished you'd not read it until the trilogy was all published..I don't think I'm going to be the only one counting down to Angel 2!" Bookbabblers review of Angel

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