TERRY DEARY’S Pirate Tales series scores high again on the laughter scale with his latest book The Pirate Queen (A&C Black; €5.92), featuring our own feisty Grace O’Malley.

MISS Bubble’s Troubles by Malaika Rose Stanley, illustrated by Jan Smith (Tamarind; €7.10) tells of popular Miss Bubble’s cat-induced accident, which causes her to lose her memory.