Buster Books imprint: 20 books

Perfect for any child who wants to stay one step ahead of their classmates, this fantastic book is packed with informative titbits that will fascinate and enthrall young minds. It is full of interesting stuff that parents and grandparents used to learn at school that every child ought to know today:...

"Did you hear the joke about the oak tree? It's acorny one." With over 400 hand-picked jokes in this mega collection, there's plenty to inspire and delight any young comedian. Puns, knock-knock and doctor-doctor jokes abound - but rest assured it's not all corny. Bring out your ghoulish side with a collection...

The smart, the silly and the downright strange are brought together in a miscellany of extraordinary information that's essential for every girl to know. Packed full of fascinating facts and tantalizing trivia from the top ten problems for cave girls to the superpowers every girl should have. Learn how...

Ten little penguins have escaped from the zoo, and they're on the adventure of a lifetime. Can you find all ten of them? Crammed with cute and colourful illustrations, and with loads of silly stuff to spot on every page, it's time to get ready for a penguin party!

Do Elephant's Ever Forget contains over fifty of the most important questions kids have ever asked (and a couple of quite silly ones, too). From 'what would happen if a meteorite hit the Earth?' and 'how deep will the oceans be if the ice caps melt?' to ' would my eyeballs pop out if I sneezed with my eyes open?' and 'why can't I tickle myself?'

Packed with fun, incredible and often downright disgusting facts about the animal world, this is a book that will both entertain and educate. With questions like: 'What if people behaved like animals?', 'What if you had pop-up claws?', 'What if you could taste with your feet?' and 'What if your mum puked...

Out Of This World is jam-packed with everything children need to know about space - from facts and statistics to real-life adventures. Boys and girls can find their way around the solar system, learn if aliens really could exist and discover the origins of the universe. Shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2012!

Where on Earth? is Jam-packed with all of geography's greatest hits, with all the boring bits taken out. From lava-spewing volcanoes to cool ways to remember the world's highest mountains, longest rivers and most desolate deserts - plus all the countries and continents in which these fantastic features...

Colin has a strange new classmate. His name is Harry. He is suspiciously neat ... and he spends a lot of time in the bin at the back of the school. When curious Colin dives into the bin after Harry one day, he doesn't find banana peel and custard in there. Rows of lights flicker on, and the bin begins...

When Harry discovers that the most evil villain in the galaxy, Galactic Gary, has escaped from prison, it’s not just humankind that is in danger, but time itself. Galactic Gary is trying to discover the whereabouts of a special time bomb that muddles the days of the week. Wednesday can become Saturday...

Dorkius Maximus is a young boy growing up in ancient Rome. This hilarious diary recounts his exploits as, desperate to become a great Roman hero, Dorkius enlists the help of his father's friend, Stoutus, to teach him the noble art of fighting. But heroism doesn't come naturally to Dorkius. Plus, his...

Colin comes back down to Earth with a bang when his parents force him to look after his annoying little brother, David, for the day. To make matters worse, David has a terrible cold and his constant sniffles and sneezes are starting to really annoy Colin. When Harry lands his space bin in Colin's back...

"Oh please, just a few more minutes!" Busy parents everywhere will recognize this familiar cry. In this charming anthology, six well-loved tales are grouped in timed sections of ten or fifteen minutes, so busy parents can choose exactly how long story time lasts. With beautiful illustrations throughout,...

When the spacebin lands on a strange planet where hamsters have developed into the dominant life form, Harry and Colin are in for another adventure. Unfortunately, the boys are captured by the humongous hamster hosts during a sightseeing trip to the Great Wheel of the Andromeda Galaxy. Harry and Colin...