Children's Books

G.M Berrow / My Little Pony: Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell

   Enjoy reading with all your My Little Pony friends!Twilight Sparkle has been crowned Princess of the Crystal Empire, and now she wants to learn how to be a good leader. Inspired by her friend, Princess Cadance, Twilight sets off on a quest...

William Corlett / Bridge In The Clouds

 It is deep autumn and William, Mary and Alice Constant have returned to Golden House for the half-term holidays. At once they are thrown into the most crucial and desperate adventure of all. Matthew Morden is on the point of discovering for himself...

Kelly McKain / Style School

   Hey girls! Lucy Jessica Hartley here with a really, really secret secret!!! I'm setting up a Style School to teach girls how to do makeovers, create fab outfits and even accessorize. It's gonna be sooooo cool. Gotta go and find some...

Ellen Miles / Scout

   A new puppy to love in every story.Scout is a gorgeous German Shepherd puppy with all the skills tobe a search and rescue dog. Can Jack and Lizzie find her a home thatwill help her reach her full potential?   All of our books are...

Paul Jennings / The Cabbage Patch Fib

     Bron's embarrassed Dad tells him that babies grow from cabbages. Then Bron finds a baby in the cabbage patch and it thinks Bron is its father. The problem is solved when Bron's Dad gives him a lesson on where babies really come...

Kes Gray / Nelly The Monster Sitter: Grerks, Squurms and Water Greeps : Book 1

   Whether she's trying to keep Slop the squurm entertained, playing bat and ball with real bats, or doing a bit of DIY for a family of Grerks, Nelly's monster sitting is always an adventure!   All of our books are second hand, and...

Megan McDonald / Stink and the Shark Sleepover

   Shark-tastic! Stink gets to sleep with the fishes after his parents win an aquarium sleepover. When Stink and his friends get to sleep over at the aquarium, it's a science freak's dream come true. Stink loves the sea-creature scavenger...

Terry Deary / Pitt Street Pirates

     Will these modern-day pirates be able to outwit the rich golf club kids? Hare-brained schemes and clever wisecracks abound in this hilarious spoof. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers...

Creena Mansfield / It Wasn't Me

   When Ronan, the school bully, turns his attentions to Jack, Jack knows he has to think fast to save his skin. He comes up with the idea of a twin brother, a tough, fearless, not-to-be-messed-with twin brother who, he says, attends a...

Frank Boyce Cottrell / Framed

   The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed.Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to...

David Harmer / the prime minister is 10 today

   A very funny anthology of poems exploring what children would do if they were in charge. Bossing parents around? Yes! Only ever eating ice cream? Maybe. Going to school? Read it and see . . . from `The Prime Minister is 10 Today' by David...

Pamela Freeman / Lollylegs

     Laura befriends a little lamb, Lollylegs, and hopes to keep him for ever.Laura's dad brings a lamb home to give away at the school fete. In the meantime, Laura takes care of the lamb and calls him Lollylegs. But by the end of the...

Beverly Clearly / Ramona the Brave

     The summer before first grade sure isn't an easy one for Ramona. There are a lot of changes going on at the Quimby house and Ramona's not sure she likes them one bit. She has a new bedroom that terrifies her, and she's positive that...

Ivan Jones / The Ghost Hunter

   Roddy's got a new friend called William, who is a ghost. William's in big danger because the Ghost Hunter is out to get him - and he's getting closer all the time! He must be stopped, but can Roddy find the Ghost Hunter before he catches...

Theresa Breslin / Body Parts

   Strange things are happening at the Genetic Clone Unit where replacement human organs are grown. It seems that someone is trying to sabotage the work which will revolutionize spare part surgery. But who would want to do this,and why? This...

Alision Prince / The Sherwood Hero

     Kelly thinks it's all over, her crazy effort to feed the poor. At first it seemed so right, but it became an obsession, and it made her do something so terrible her parents never spoke about it afterwards. Now her best friend is...

Jennifer Gray / Atticus Claw Goes Ashore

   Atticus is on beach tidying duty with the kittens when he finds a message in a bottle from Fishhook Frank. Fishhook is marooned on a desert island, but he promises Atticus treasure in exchange for his rescue!The treasure in question is the...

Jeremy Strong / Let's Do The Pharaoh!

     Sennapod ('he whose name mumbles down the ages'), the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, is still living at 27 Templeton Terrace with the Lightspeed family. By accident, he wins a competition to find the Face of the Future, and soon designer...

Liam Ustin mac / Celtic Tales of Enchantment

Legends of the adventures of that famous band of warriors the Fianna have captured the imaginations of listeners and readers throught the centuries. Four exciting stories of magic, heroism and love featuring some of the best-known names from Irish myth...

Emma Thompson / Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

     Nanny McPhee embarks on a brand new adventure in this brilliant, funny and captivating novel based on the new Nanny McPhee film. The Green family is trying to survive the war in their house in the country, but unfortunately they are...

Anthony Horowitz / The Devil and His Boy

     Chase through the streets of Elizabethan London in this historical adventure from the creator of Alex Rider.London is dirty, distant and dangerous ... but that's where orphan Tom Falconer is heading. And he's got a whole assortment...

Angela Wilkes / The Adventures of King Arthur

     Usbornes Young Reading books combine good stories with easy reading text for reades who have just started reading alone. All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...

Clare Powell / Date with Disaster Level 1

   Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in theELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material thatwill instantly appeal to students. Date with Disaster! is a funstory about a teenage girl, Kate, who can't make...

Chris d.Lacey / Fly, Cherokee, Fly

   I lifted Cherokee up to the sky. She cocked her head at the passing clouds, her dark blus neck feather ruffling in the breeze. I could feel the beat of her heart in my hands and her warm toes scratching against my skin. I waited for an...

Dan Greenburg / My Son, the Time Traveller

 Zack has saved enough money to buy a rare and precious baseball card for his collection. But someone has got there first, and that someone is three years older than Zack. He comes from the future - and he claims that Zack is his...

Danny Wallace / Hamish and the WorldStoppers

   'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce'Hilarious' Tim Minchin'Danny Wallace and Jamie Littler's books contain all the wit and warmth of Dahl and Blake at their best. Irresistible.' Phil Earle'Like David Walliams, Danny...

Tina Nolan / Harry : The Abandoned Hamster

   In a perfect world there'd be no need for Animal Magic. But Eva and Karl Harrison, who live at the animal rescue centre with their parents, know that life isn't perfect. Every day there's a new arrival in need of their help...When Eva finds...

Sue Mongredien / The Secret Mermaid Reef Rescue

   Swimming with the turtles and tropical fish in the ocean reefs has always been such fun for the mermaids, until the reefs begin to die. Molly must help her friend Coral find her magic shell so she can rescue the reef - but the wicked Dark...

Clare Balding / The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop

   'A heart-warming story with a great girl-power message' - Jacqueline WilsonCharlie Bass is a horse-mad ten-year-old who dreams of owning her own pony. So when she accidentally manages to buy a racehorse, Charlie is thrilled.The horse she...

Una Leavy / Barry's New Bed

   Panda number 14Illustrated by Moira McNamara.Your first real bed is a big adventure - but a little scary too!   All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in...

Laurence Anholt / The Fried Piper Of Hamstring

   The Mayor of Hamstring is the bossiest man in the world. He loves making up rules and he's banned chocolate, chattering, even CHIPS! The children are FED UP. They want FUN and FRIED FOOD. And that's where the Fried Piper comes in.....

Jeff Brown / Stanley, Flat Again

 Join everybody's favourite flat boy for another magical adventure - It's Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley.Stanley, Flat AgainStanley is back, and he's flat - again! Even his brother Arthur can't come up with a plan to re-inflate Stanley this time. But...

Catherine Coe / The Owls of Blossom Wood: To the Rescue

   A gorgeous animal series set in the beautiful BlossomWood - where children turn into magical creatures.Katie, Eva and Alex know a secret - whenthey hide inside a hollow tree trunk at the bottom of Katie's garden,they find themselves whisked...

Sue Reid / My Story: Mill Girl

   In spring 1842, Eliza is shocked when she is sent to work in the Manchester cotton mills - the noisy, suffocating mills. The work is backbreaking and dangerous - and when she sees her friends' lives wrecked by poverty, sickness and unrest,...

David Grimstone / Undead Ed: Undead Ed and the Demon Freakshow

   Forget everything you've ever seen or heard about werewolves, zombies and vampires because Ed Bagley's going to tell you the single most important fact you'll ever learn: BEING UNDEAD SUCKS ...especially if you're a kid. As if Ed hasn't...

Gweneth Rees / The Magic Princess Dress

   New from the wonderful Gwyneth Rees, an irresistible series about the power of wishes and imagination.When Ava enters Marietta's dress shop on the hunt for her missing cat, she has no idea how magical it will be - but before she knows it,...

Gillian Johnson / 1: Thora

   'Ten years at sea, ten years on land ...' It's time for Thora - half-mermaid, half-human - to leave the sea and join the rest of us on dry land. She's ten now, and the Sea Shrew's prophecy says that her days on the deep are done. Leaving...

Frank Rodgers / Pirate Penguins and the Sardines of Doom

   Paisley, Posso, Kelty and Spott have a new mission. Three baby polar bears have been kidnapped by the dastardly pirate Goldflipper, and it's up to Paisley and his crew to save them. At the same time, the waters of the far north sea are...

Ali Sparkes / Monster Makers : Electrotaur and Slashermite

   Jack and Lewis love creating monsters\. But they didn't expect Electrotaur and Slashermite to turn up in their bedroom! Keeping them out of sight and out of trouble is going to be tricky. But who said being a monster creator was...

Anne Fine / The Same Old Story Every Year

   Maya longs to be in the Nativity Play but when she's given the part of Mary she's shocked to see the pink baby Jesus doll. She offers not to be Mary as she knows she's too brown to have a pink baby. The children bring in their dolls hoping...

Roddy Doyle / Rover and the Big Fat Baby

   Rover, canine star of The Giggler Treatment, Rover Saves Christmas and The Meanwhile Adventures is back!The BFB (Big Fat Baby) is missing!Can Rover the wonder dog and his little nephew Messi (who is actually very tidy) track her down?While...

Kaye Umansky / The Night I Was Chased by a Vampire

   The spooky story in verse of a young boy lost in the depths of the forest one winter's night.Cold and tired he seeks refuge in a tumbledown castle.A rather odd looking-and smelling-butler answers the door and offers a bed for the night.He...

Andrew Lane / Young Sherlock Holmes - Knife Edge

   Knife Edge is the sixth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the...

Carolyn Swift / Bugsy Goes to Limerick

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

James Black / Mash Ups: Robin Hood vs The Plague Undead

 His lungs were gone. He was completely hollow inside. But he was not dead. Not quite. What happens when Robin Hood and his Merry Men are faced with a plague of zombies? Somehow, Robin must figure out a way to defeat the most difficult and dangerous...

Dick King Smith / The Hodgeheg

 The story of Max, the hedgehog who becomes a hodgeheg, who becomes a hero!Max's family dreams of reaching the Park. But no one has ever found a safe way of crossing the very busy road. Can Max really solve the problem?     All of our...

R.L. Stine / TV Special: It Came from Beneath the Sink

 Kat and Daniel have moved to a great house, but their dog keeps growling at something under the sink - something that could ruin their lives. Larry tries out a bottle of "INSTA-TAN", but nothing seems to happen. Then Larry notices the dark spiky...

Tom Fletcher / The Creakers

 Lucy Dungston has woken up to find all the grown-ups in her town have disappeared.Lucy's friends are thrilled there are no more grown-ups. They're running wild! They're building roads of trampolines, and eating cereal for every meal.But Lucy wants...

Sue Limb / Girls Muddy Moody Yet Magnificent

 Zoe and Chloe have already survived one threat to their friendship in the form of the devilish Beast, who toyed cruelly with Chloe's affections. Now the girls are back on track and hatching a plan to go down to Newquay, rent a caravan and have a...

Peter Regan / Riverside: Scout!

 Can Jimmy Keep the Team Together and Become their Manager Again? The seventh in the popular Riverside series about a team of Under-10 footballers trying to make history and not get into trouble - well, not too much trouble. Jimmy just has to lay...

Catherine Coe / The Owls of Blossom Wood: Save the Day

 A gorgeous animal series set in the beautiful BlossomWood - where children turn into magical creatures.Katie, Eva and Alex know a secret - whenthey hide inside a hollow tree trunk at the bottom of Katie's garden,they find themselves whisked away to...

Karen Macombie / It's All Good (in Your Dreams)

 Attack of the cheesy grins! Naff dance-routines, corny tunes and psychedelic shorts galore - yep, having a brother in a boy-band is big time cringey. Sadie can deal with the local papers interviewing her brother, the crazy fan following him, and...