Monica Hughes Books

The retelling of a fairy tale about a lonely prince who wants to marry a princess. When he finds a princess he likes, his mother tests to see if the young woman is really a princess by having her sleep on a giant stack of mattresses with one tiny pea underneath.

This gentle non-fiction book examines a range of feelings through the characters of a little boy and his dog.

Buses, Trucks, Trams and Trains: Phase 3 (Non-Fiction) Phonics Bug is the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today's children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics. Full description

This book looks at what the ambulance service does and the people and the equipment involved. Includes photographic images.

The Emperor's New Cothes [Hardcover] Monica hughes and Andy catlin

Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.

When the farmer can’t pull a turnip out of the ground, he enlists his entire family to help him. But just how big can a turnip grow?!

When Kepler Masterman returns home to Moon from an exciting trip to Earth, life seems unadventurous until he takes a forbidden trip out on to Moon's surface. The dangerous and sinister repercussions which follow threaten Kepler's life as he, and his girlfriend, Ann, walk straight into a trap.

Set on the planet Isis, the story follows Olwen Pendennis, who celebrates her tenth birthday but is technically sixteen in Earth years. Orphaned after her parents' death, she lives alone, operating the Isis Light, a space lighthouse that assists ships and facilitates the arrival of settlers from Earth. The narrative explores themes of isolation, responsibility, and the challenges of growing up in a unique environment far from her ancestral home.