The Ketchup Kid

Read this tale of the ketchup kid, the fastest kid in town to pop open a ketchup lid.

When Laura discovers that the unpopular boy living next door to her has the ability to go into the fourth dimension, she makes the dangerous decision to accompany him on his journeys

When Luke (10) and Michael Kingsman (6) got involved in a messy but hilarious ketchup fight in their garden, nobody could foresee the adventure it would lead them into. As a result of the ketchup fight, Luke’s best friend Whizzo starts inventing and creates a number of ketchup-firing weapons that the children plan to use in a series of friendly fights. With their newly created weapons, the children want a name for their gang and become the Ketchup Kids.During their first battle, the children discover a burglar’s kit in the woods and make a momentous decision – to become crime-busting heroes and solve the mystery themselves. The discovery catapults the gang into a thrilling adventure of a lifetime, involving lots of sticky red stuff and some mean and malevolent burglars who are out to catch the children. Will the Ketchup Kids apprehend the burglars – or have they gone a step too far into an adventure that should have been dealt with by grown ups?Prepare to get messy with The Ketchup Kids, a charming, light-hearted and humourous adventure story for 7-10 year old children. Beautifully illustrated, Andrew Burton’s tale gives the reader a story that could easily happen in real life. Reminiscent of The Famous Five and The Secret Seven, the book revives a long-forgotten and highly entertaining story format.

A simple mistake from Dad has disastrous consquences in this fun, madcap book that escalates more and more with each page! From emptying the local corner shop and growing their own crop, to the world's armed forces being drafted in, Ruby's family try in vain but can anyone quench her insatiable appetite for Ketchup?!

A 56 page humorous children's picture book reveals the personalities of 12 "famous" condiments as they come to life at The Diner. Who would have thought condiments could stir up images of family, diversity, tolerance, competition, belonging and individuality all resulting from an ever growing insatiable love for a variety of tastes?

A young slowpoke learns how to move quickly.

Kevin is an avid fan of mysteries and when dining with his family in the local diner, he finds that there isn't any ketchup in the bottle on his table to put on his French fries. He calls to the waiter who comes over and is surprised to find it is empty. Going around, the waiter claims that all of the bottles are empty.