Rent a Bridesmaid

The Cat and the King

The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog

Yo Ho Ho! A-Pirating We'll Go

Billy Bonkers

Seaside Poems

Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens: A Daisy Story

The Crazy Shoe Shuffle

It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to London with her beloved nan to see the Coronation Day celebrations. Then tragedy strikes. Nan and Elsie both fall ill with tuberculosis and Elsie is whisked away to the children's ward of Miltree Hospital. Confined to bed for months, Elsie misses Nan desperately, and struggles to adapt to the hospital's strict rules. But every night after lights-out she tells magical tales of adventure to the other children on the ward. For the first time, Elsie finds herself surrounded by true friends - including Queenie, the hospital's majestic white cat.

Finally Elsie is well enough to leave the hospital. But before she does, she has one very special, very unexpected visitor ...

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Rent a Bridesmaid

Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt, 2016

The Cat and the King

Nick Sharratt, 2016

The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog

Nick Sharratt, Jeremy Strong, 1996

Yo Ho Ho! A-Pirating We'll Go

Nick Sharratt, Kaye Umansky, 2008

Billy Bonkers

Nick Sharratt, Andreae Giles, Giles, Reae, 2005

Seaside Poems

Nick Sharratt, Jill Bennett, 1998

Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens: A Daisy Story

Kes Gray, Nick Sharratt, Garry Parsons, 2020

The Crazy Shoe Shuffle

Nick Sharratt, Gillian Cross, 1995