Children's Books

Science with the squishy bits left in. "Painful Poison" will dish up a deadly dose. Are you brave enough to discover: how to turn your brother or sister into a...

Find out what happens if you go too close to a black hole and how flies tell the time! With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at...

Science with the squishy bits left in! What stops your eyeballs from falling out? Why can dead bodies make ghostly glowing lights? How can a laser beam sizzle human flesh?...

Science with the squishy bits left in! What happened when a nurse drank diarrhoea? Why does deadly cholera make your skin turn blue? Which scientist used eyeballs as food for...

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America's best-loved pioneer family. Inside the little house in the Big Woods live the Ingalls family: Ma, Pa,...

The classic nursery story celebrates 100 years since its first publication! He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when...

In this beautifully illustrated book readers are introduced to the greatest Irish stories of all time. From tales of the mighty Fianna and the great warrior Cuchulainn, to star-crossed lovers...

Andrew Matthews brings another historical tale to life for young readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Villainy in Richard III. The tales have been retold using...

I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at... A great retelling of this tragic tale of jealousy and human frailty. With Notes on Shakespeare and...

A charming retelling of this magical tale of power and justice. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Power in the Tempest. The tales have been retold using...

A wonderful retelling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale of love torn apart by history. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe theatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra. The...

The course of true love never did run smooth... A magical retelling of Hermia, Helen, Demetrius and Lysander's classic story - and of the impish fairy Puck, who meddles in...

A hilarious joke book filled with the best jokes from the Beano comic book. From rib-tickling knock-knock jokes to hysterical Doctor, Doctor gags and everything in between, this book has...

Jack London's tale of a dog's fight for survival in the harsh and frozen Yukon is one of the greatest animal stories ever written. It tells of a dog born...

Spring is in the air and Mole has found a wonderful new world. There's boating with Ratty, a feast with Badger and high jinx on the open road with that...

DISCOVER THE PORTAL TO AN INCREDIBLE NEW WORLD IN THIS EPIC MIDDLE-GRADE ADVENTURE. PERFECT FOR FANS OF SKANDAR, PERCY JACKSON and ARTEMIS FOWL.Peregrine Quinn has always loved hearing her godfather...

Three classic Paddington Bear stories, by beloved author Michael Bond, are brought together for the first time in this special collection for World Book Day 2018. Nothing is ever straightforward...

'You think the foxes are travelling down river to look for a new home?'The swan hesitated, but eventually he nodded. 'They could be.'A gorgeously illustrated animal epic set on the...

Have you heard of the bird that turned to stone? Or of the extra-specially-super-deliciously-fantastically naughty boy who got a frog stuck in his throat? Has anyone ever told you of...

Who's been on George's island? And what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers - until they...

Elizabeth is overjoyed to be appointed monitor again, especially when the new head-boy and girl have such exciting ideas. But one of the second form boys is slowly turning all...

A classic fantasy story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard!Will Amelia Jane ever stop? Now she's...

New edition, with new illustrations and new format, of all four Amelia Jane titles. Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard! In this book, she...

The night that Peter Pan flies into the Darling children's nursery is the night that magic flies into their lives. It's the night that Wendy and her brothers follow Peter...

Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story.'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, and nothing can change it...'It is the Second World...

The classic 1844 Hans Christian Anderson story, here illustrated by a stunning new Ukrainian artist. The Snow Queen has a heart of ice and turns good to bad and light...

This series about a magical pet shop is the perfect read for animal fans. Lottie is loving life at her uncle's magic pet shop and every day her own magical...

Max and Lia must build a compass to help them escape to safety from the Lost Lagoon. But in this enchanted place nothing is as they expect, and the Robobeasts...