According to Humphrey 12 Books Collection Set by Betty G. Birney - Ages 7-9 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
1. More Adventures According to Humphrey
2. Holidays According to Humphrey
3. Surprises According to Humphrey
4. Mysteries According to Humphrey
5. Christmas According to Humphrey
6. Trouble According to Humphrey
7. The World According to Humphrey
8. Friendship According to Humphrey
9. Secrets According to Humphrey
10. School According to Humphrey
11. Imagination According to Humphrey
12. Spring According to Humphrey

Product Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Faber & Faber (Faber Children's)
Age Range: Ages 7-9
Number of Books: 12

Overview
Meet Humphrey, the small golden classroom hamster of Room 26, whose big heart and clever thinking turn ordinary school days into unsqueakably brilliant adventures. This complete twelve-book collection gathers Betty G. Birney's much-loved series into one brand-new paperback set, ideal for growing readers aged seven to nine. From baffling mysteries and summer holidays to springtime surprises and festive fun, Humphrey helps his human friends solve problems, make friends and learn kind, gentle lessons. Warm, funny and genuinely heartwarming, these short-chapter stories build reading confidence while championing empathy, curiosity and community spirit – the perfect bridge from picture books to longer chapter fiction.

About the Books
Narrated by Humphrey himself, every story blends humour, heart and gentle life lessons as the word-collecting hamster observes daily life in Mrs Brisbane's classroom at Longfellow School. Humphrey adores his humans, hoards wonderful new words and feels a strong sense of responsibility to help everyone around him. Thanks to a cleverly unlocked cage door, he slips out at night to gather clues, cheer up shy classmates and quietly put things right – usually without anyone realising it was him. Across these twelve titles he takes a daring voyage on Potter's Pond, survives a wild summer holiday, welcomes fellow class pet Og the Frog, untangles puzzling mysteries, keeps track of swirling secrets and celebrates Christmas and spring with the whole school. With short chapters, an irresistibly appealing narrator and plenty of repeat-after-me fun, the series is a firm favourite of parents, teachers and literacy specialists for encouraging independent reading. Each paperback works beautifully as a standalone read, yet together they deliver months of rewarding, laugh-out-loud storytelling. The books gently explore friendship, kindness, problem solving and belonging, giving young readers characters they recognise and situations they care about. Perfect for bedtime sharing or confident solo reading, this collection keeps children turning pages while quietly nurturing empathy, vocabulary and a genuine love of books.

Key Benefits

• Complete 12-book Humphrey collection – every title together in one brand-new paperback set.
• Ideal for confident readers aged 7-9 and wonderful for reading aloud.
• Short chapters and a warm, funny narrator keep reluctant readers engaged.
• Themes of friendship, empathy, responsibility and kindness in every story.
• Lightweight paperbacks – easy for small hands, backpacks and library shelves.
• A thoughtful gift for birthdays, Christmas or a classroom reading corner.

About the Author
Betty G. Birney worked at Disneyland for many years and has written several children's television shows, winning an Emmy and three Humanitas Prizes for her work. She is the author of more than twenty-five books, including the best-selling The World According to Humphrey, which won the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club award. Her warm, humorous storytelling has made Humphrey a classroom favourite around the world. She lives in the United States with her husband and continues to write about her beloved, word-collecting hamster.

Why You'll Love This Collection
It is the whole of Humphrey's world in one joyful set – funny, kind-hearted stories that build reading confidence while teaching children about friendship and empathy. A heartwarming, giftable collection to treasure and share again and again.

Please Note: This is a brand-new UK paperback collection. Books are supplied as individual UK editions and dispatched as the covers shown; individual titles carry their own ISBNs.