New in March 2025

Fourth in a delightful illustrated series about puffins and teamwork for readers aged 5+.

Muffin, Tiny and the rest of the trainees are busy learning the skills they need to become rescue puffins. Life is always busy on the island of Egg, and the friends are delighted to be taking part in a special day of celebrations called Puffin Power, where they can practise all the things they've learned. But when a chick goes missing the young rescuers must put their training into practice, and before long they're deep in the cave network searching for the lost chick. It's dark and spooky - what if the legend of the ghost puffin that haunts these caves is true? Muffin, Tiny and the others need to gather their courage and work as a team to rescue the chick and lead everyone to safety!

This highly illustrated series featuring a cast of adorable puffin characters is perfect for families to share, or for newly confident readers to enjoy reading to themselves.

Welcome back to the island of Egg, where a group of young puffins are training to join a search and rescue team.

Meet Forti, the newest recruit. He's a bit of a dreamer and the other puffins have their work cut out looking after him!

When an old wreck washes up in a storm, the puffins are told to keep away - but Forti cannot resist swimming right up to it for a closer look. But then disaster strikes and Forti's leg gets stuck in the rigging. Can Muffin, Tiny and the other puffins remain unflappable in the face of danger and save the day?

Tiny's Brave Rescue

Welcome back to the island of Egg where a group of young puffins are training to join a search and rescue team.

Tiny is worried about whether he is good enough to join the team, particularly as he can't always see very well.
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But luckily Muffin and his other teammates are there to help. Together they can face anything - even a scary wild cat on the beach!

Second in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+.
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My Life on Fire

​Ren’s family lose their home in a fire. They’re living with her grandmother now and things are a bit tense.

Ren lost her collection of things, her clothes; her brother lost his little bear and is inconsolable. So Ren starts replacing things with other people’s possessions. They’ve got loads of stuff, after all.

But she gets caught and has to strike a terrifying deal to avoid detection…

A tense, page-turning story that sensitively deals with themes of family upheaval and kleptomania, by the bestselling author of Ella On The Outside.

Call the Puffins

Welcome to the island of Egg where a group of young puffins are training to join a search and rescue team.
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Meet Muffin who is following in her dad's footsteps and anxious not to let him down. Meet Tiny whose eyesight is a challenge which won't stop him for long. And meet Forti who seems so over-confident but is really desperate to impress.

Along with their fellow recruits, the puffins must work together to help all the birds on the island.

First in a delightful new series about puffins and teamwork - for readers aged 5+.

The Insiders

Callie, Ted, Zara, and Nico are best friends.

​More than friends - they're like family to each other.

But since being embarrassed at school in a practical joke gone wrong, Ted has stopped talking to the rest of the gang.

And when Callie, Zara and Nico discover that someone has been living in their school, and sleeping in the building at night, they decide to investigate - without Ted.

How to be Me

Lucas is all alone.

Since his mum died, Lucas and his dad don't seem to understand each other at all.

And Lucas is dreading the summer drama club that his dad has signed him up for.

But the people Lucas meets at the club force him to open up and start talking.

Can his new-found friends teach Lucas how to be himself?

Not My Fault

Maya and Rose won't talk to each other. Even though they are sisters.
Not since the accident.

Maya is running wild, and Rose doesn't know what to do.

Now Maya and Rose have to go away together on a week-long school journey.

But will the trip - and a life-threatening adventure - fix their relationship... or break it for good?

Ella on the Outside

Ella is the new girl at school.
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She doesn’t know anyone and she doesn’t have any friends.

And she has a terrible secret.

Ella can’t believe her luck when Lydia, the most popular girl in school, decides to be her new best friend – but what does Lydia really want?

​And what does it all have to do with Molly, the quiet, shy girl who won’t talk to anyone?​
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Other Fiction

Take a look at Cath’s educational books and plays for primary children, published by Pearson’s Bug Club.

Let's Perform!

 A vibrant collection of drama scripts and poetry written for primary schools and drama festivals. An excellent new teaching resource by Cath Howe, for Key Stage 2 literacy and drama teachers.

Schools and Workshops

Cath is regularly invited by schools and drama clubs to run workshops for children. See some examples of her creative sessions here. If you are interested in booking Cath for a drama or literacy workshop, please get in touch.
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