Sally Gardner – My Middle Reader Books

Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Sea Dragon

Sally Gardner (Author) Zephyr 2 May 2019

The mysterious Mr Tiger and the inquisitive Betsy K Glory set off on their second adventure, from bestselling author Sally Gardner, sumptuously illustrated by Nick Maland.

Crumble cakes! A red rogue wind is blowing and a wicked pirate captain and his crew are marauding the seven seas near the island left off the map of the world. A rare egg has gone missing and a very unhappy sea dragon wants it back. A pirate ship, the Kettle Black, is anchored in a secret cove off the island left off the map of the world. Betsy and her mum, Myrtle the mermaid, must dive deep beneath the waves, while Alfonso Glory and Mr Tiger fly high above the clouds in a hot air balloon…

It’s time for Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Gongalongs to set off on their second adventure…

Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Golden Seahorse:

Sally Gardner (P)2020 Head Of Zeus

Following the success of their first two adventures, the intrepid pair join Betsy’s mum, Myrtle the mermaid, beneath the waves.

Crumble cakes! When Betsy joins Myrtle the mermaid in her underwater world, she discovers there may be monsters…shipwrecks, lost treasure and secret cities. A seapig’s prize seahorse, Pudding Pie, has been stolen by a cantankerous giant octopus and Betsy and Mr Tiger must go to the rescue in their new submarine. But what happens when a tiger’s whiskers and tail are simply too long to squeeze into forgotten dark caverns where even the moon cannot shine, and Betsy has to take the final steps of the adventure on her own?

Ted to the lake on Rubbish Island. The Tindims are puzzled by their new shiny lake, but with the help of Spokes, Barnacle Bow and a rather special invention, they discover the squid and try to help it on its way home again.


Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon 

An enchanting fairytale about Mr Tiger, and his troupe of acrobats, Betsy K Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice-cream maker, from bestselling author Sally Gardner and illustrated by Nick Maland. ‘Tigers have their secrets and their whiskers, their tails and their tales.’ When Betsy K Glory, the daughter of a mermaid and an ice-cream maker, meets the mysterious Mr Tiger they have a giant challenge: a moon to turn blue, berries to collect and wishable-delicious ice cream to create. The sort that makes wishes come true.

With Mr Tiger and his troupe of Gongalong circus acrobats, a toad under a spell, a lonely giant, and Mum and Dad, Betsy sets off on her quest. The hardback edition of this book is printed in blue ink in Dyslexie, a font specially designed to make reading easier – and more fun. Mr Tiger, Betsy and the Blue Moon made the 2018 Books of the Year round-ups in The Times, the TelegraphEvening Standard, the Scotsman and Big Issue.

The Fairy Detective Agency:

The Fairy Detective Agency: The Vanishing of Billy Buckle

Sally Gardner (author) Hachette Publishing Group5th December 2018 A 2018 Times Book of the Year.

Spot on the Fishcake!

The famous fairy detective agency, Wings & Co, has a problem. Really quite a big problem. Well, a few of them actually.

There’s the missing giant, Billy Buckle, who has vanished without a trace, and left his giant daughter with the detectives. There’s a surprise visit to the seaside, which uncovers a murder and a stolen diamond. And then there’s that tricky business of the TV talent show.

Squat on a squid, this is Emily, Buster and Fidget’s most complicated case yet.

The Fairy Detective Agency: The Flying Carpet Thief

April 2017 by Sally Gardner 

‘Agatha Christie for kids’ – a brand new mystery in the detective agency series brimming with mystery and magic by million-copy-selling author, Sally Gardner.

The detectives at Wings and Co are in a bit of bother. There is a lost leprechaun on the loose and carpets are flying all over the village of Podgy Bottom, as if by magic. Oh, and worst of all, Fidget the cat has vanished on VERY URGENT business. It looks like a tricky case for our fairy detectives . . .


The Fairy Detective Agency: Operation Bunny 

Sally Gardner Publisher: Hachette Children’s Group –  2012

Emily Vole makes headline news in the first weeks of her life, when she is found in an abandoned hatbox in Stansted Airport.

Then, only a few years later, her neighbour Mrs String dies leaving Emily a mysterious inheritance: an old shop, a small bunch of golden keys and a cat called Fidget. It’s the beginning of an adventure of a lifetime as the old Wings and Co Detective Agency comes back to life.

It is up to Emily to reopen the shop, and recall the fairies to duty. Together they must embark on their first mystery and do battle with their great enemy, Harpella.

The Fairy Detective Agency: Three Pickled Herrings 

©2013 Sally Gardner (P)2013 Orion Publishing Group

At the Wings & Co. Fairy Detective Agency, Emily Vole and her friends are beginning to worry. It’s five months since their official opening and they still haven’t had one case. Then local landowner Sir Walter Cross dies suddenly and mysteriously. The detectives suspect fairy meddling. And when Mr Rollo the tailor mysteriously loses everything and Pan Smith’s wedding plans are ruined the night before her big day, they’re convinced there must be magic at play. Now they have not one, but three pickled herrings to deal with! Can they solve the mystery of who is stealing people’s luck before the meddling fairy goes too far?

The Rollercoaster Case (The Fairy Detective Agency) 

14 July 2016 by Sally Gardner

The famous detective agency, Wings & Co, has a problem. Really quite a big problem. Well, a few of them actually.

There’s the missing giant, Billy Buckle, who has vanished without a trace, and left his giant daughter with the detectives. There’s a surprise visit to the seaside, which uncovers a murder and a stolen diamond. And then there’s that tricky business of the TV talent show.

Squat on a squid, this is Emily, Buster and Fidget’s most complicated case yet!

Includes Wings and Co detective case notes, character profiles and clues.


The Fairy Detective Agency: The Matchbox Mysteries 

14 July 2016 by Sally Gardner 


It’s Hallowe’en and Podgy Bottom is in trouble. All over town cars are being shrunk to the size of a matchbox in the blink of an eye; a giant purple bunny rabbit is running riot and a strange-looking broomstick is causing chaos and calamity… Sounds like a case for Wings & Co, the famous fairy detective agency! Can Emily, Budget and Fidget put a stop to this magical mischief before it’s too late?

Another fantastic story for younger readers from Sally Gardner, winner of the COSTA BOOK AWARD 2013, and acclaimed artist, David Roberts. If you loved David Walliams’s GANGSTA GRANNY, you’ll love these hilarious tales of mischief, mayhem, magic and mystery.