Children's Classic Literature

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Richard III

   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 accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: As You Like It

 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 tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help...

Arthur Rackham / English Fairy Tales

 This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, retold by Flora Annie Steel, and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the Beanstalk, Dick Whittington, The Three Little...

Roger Lancelyn Green / Tales of the Greek Heroes

Explore the real Greek myths behind Percy Jackson's story - he's not the first Perseus to have run into trouble with the gods ...These are the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the...

Enid Blyton / Sneezing Powder and Other Stories

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Enid Blyton / The Flyaway Cottage and Other Stories

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Richmal Crompton / William

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Enid Blyton / The New Adventures Of The Wishing Chair: Spellworld

Whisk yourself away to lands of magic and wonder with Enid Blyton's New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Book 3: Spellworld The children's next door neighbour needs a spell to make her roses grow, so off they go to Spellworld. But catching spells is...

Enid Blyton / The Sea of Adventure

Brother and sister teams Philip and Dinah Mannering, and Lucy-Ann and Jack Trent join together to foil dangerous criminals in this adventure story.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...

Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

A fantastic children's crime story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Pip and Bets' housemaid receives a spiteful letter in the post. Then Mrs Moon receives one too. Who would want to make them so miserable? By piecing together...

Enid Blyton / Mystery of the Missing Man

Part of the "Rewards" series covering a range of Enid Blyton's work from her stories for the very young, such as the adventures of "Brer Rabbit" and "Amelia Jane", to stories for older children including the "Malory Towers" books. This book follows the...

Enid Blyton / The River of Adventure

A river cruise through ancient desert lands will be an adventure in itself, think Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack. An adventure it certainly is, especially when Bill disappears and the children, along with Kiki the parrot, are trapped beneath a...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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 their tangled web of love with hilarious consequences... With notes on Shakespeare...

Michael Bond / Paddington Helps Out

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. "Oh dear!" said Paddington, "I'm in trouble again." Somehow trouble always comes naturally to Paddington. What other...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Macbeth

Out, damned spot! A brilliant retelling of this classic tale of witches, murder and madness. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Evil in Macbeth.The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's...

Noel Streatfeild / Ballet Shoes

Pauline, was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby. She longs to be an actress. Petrova, is a Russian orphan. She is happiest when playing with cars and engines. Polly was handed over with just a pair of ballet shoes to her name. If she could, she would...

Michael Bond / A Bear Called Paddington

"A bear on Paddington Station?" said Mrs Brown in amazement. "Don't be silly - there can't be."Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been...

Roald Dahl / The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka" by Roald Dahl combines all the wonderful tales of Charlie's fantastic chocolate factory in one bumper book! Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world...

Astrid Lindgren / The Children of Noisy Village

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Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat

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Judy Blume / Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Peter Hatcher is the fourth grade nothing whose main worry is how to stop his little brother Fudge from getting his hands on his new possession - a tiny green turtle called Dribble. The author has also written "Otherwise known as Shelia the...

Roald Dahl / Spotty Powder and Other Splendiferous Secrets

This is a treasure trove of Dahl! Amazing facts - some funny, some silly - and an original chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" make this a splendiferous, surprising and delicious treat from the wonderful world of Roald Dahl!All of...

Enid Blyton / Secret Seven on the Trail ( Secret Seven Series - Book 4 )

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels. In book four, something mysterious...

Enid Blyton / The Flopperty Bird and Other stories

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Enid Blyton / Fun for the Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Book 15 )

The Seven are very fond of Tolly and his horse, Brownie, so they're determined to help out when Brownie is sick. But they need to find Tolly and Brownie somewhere to hide out - somewhere that dangerous horse thieves will never find. But where?All of our...

Wendy Cooling / The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds

The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling is a perfect selection of loved stories for all 7 year olds! Fifteen exciting stories from some of our best-loved authors, including Philippa Pearce, Rudyard Kipling and Francesca...

Cora Harrison / Nuala and Her Secret Wolf

During the Iron Age, a twelve-year-old girl in Ireland secretly raises a wolf cub which, after saving her life, becomes a valued member of their household.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture,...

Andrew Matthews / The Kingfisher Treasury of Funny Stories

These funny stories all contain favourite characters such as Posy Bates, Dilly the Dinosaur, flying dogs and dancing cows.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...

Allan Ahlberg / Heard it in the Playground

This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the Longest Kiss Contest, shed a tear for the Boy Without a...

Andrew Matthews / Love Street

Suzanne is pretty ordinary, apart from Love Street. She has the equivalent of a TV inside her brain, the only thing is that the same programme is playing day in and day out and she's lost the remote control. Whenever she is stressed out, furious or...

Astrid Lindgren / Pippi Longstocking

Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a...

Enid Blyton / More Wishing-Chair Stories

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Be whisked away by these magical Wishing-Chair stories. Mollie and Peter and Chinky the pixie have more amazing adventures on their Wishing-Chair. They...

Enid Blyton / Five Get into Trouble ( Famous Five Series - Book 8 ) PB

On their peaceful camping and cycling tour of the English countryside, the Five come across Richard Kent – the son of one of the richest men in the country! When Dick is mistaken for him and kidnapped, by Rooky, a dangerous criminal who had been a...

Enid Blyton / Five on Kirrin Island Again ( Famous Five Series - Book 6 )

In book six, Uncle Quentin has locked himself away on Kirrin Island. What's he up to and why won't he let anyone visit? Then the Famous Five discover that a suspicious stranger is watching Uncle Quentin's every move. Can the Famous Five warn Uncle...

Enid Blyton / Naughty Amelia Jane

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard! In this book, she snips the tail off the pink rabbit, squirts Tom the soldier with water and...

Enid Blyton / Bimbo & Topsy

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Enid Blyton / Stories for Bedtime

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Enid Blyton / The Circus of Adventure

Why did Bill have to bring the babyish Gustavus with them on holiday? Jack knows he'll only be trouble ...But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, Jack bravely sets out to rescue them, leading him to a faraway land and the...

Enid Blyton / The Castle of Adventure

Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are thrilled that Mrs Mannering has rented a holiday cottage for all of them. But the cottage is overlooked by a towering, mysterious castle and rumour has it that dreadful things have happened there.All of our books are...

Enid Blyton / The Secret Island

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Enid Blyton / Five on a Hike Together ( Famous Five Series - Book 10 )

A half-term holiday enables Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy to reunite and make off on a hiking tour. Hoping to make sleeping arrangements at Farmhouses and inns along the way, the children set off, only to have their plans interrupted by Timmy, who...

Enid Blyton / Five on a Treasure Island ( Famous Five Series - Book 1 )

The very first Famous Five adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but...

Enid Blyton / The Valley of Adventure

Who are the two strange pilots, and what is the secret treasure hidden in the lonely valley where the children land? Nothing could be more exciting than a daring night flight on Bill's plane! But Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack soon find themselves...

Enid Blyton / The Conjuring Wizard

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Carlo Collodi / Pinocchio

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Andrew Matthews / The Tempest: Shakespeare Stories for Children

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 accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white...

Mark Twain / The Prince and the Pauper

An unabridged ANDRE DEUTSCH CLASSIC which tells the story of two boys in Tudor England, Tom Canter who lives in a slum, and Prince Edward, the son of Henry VIII, who bear a remarkable resemblance to one another. A chance encounter leads to them swapping...

E. Nesbit / The Wouldbegoods

Following a mischievous episode, the six Bastable children are sent away to the country to learn how to be good. Even the best intentions of the children have a habit of landing them in trouble, and the fourteen stories contained in this volume chronicle...

Frances Hodgson Burnett / A Little Princess

Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess...

Enid Blyton / Five Fall Into Adventure ( Famous Five Series - Book 9 )

Uncle Quentin and Aunt Fanny are away on holiday, and the Five are left with their friendly cook Joan, for a peaceful holiday at Kirrin Cottage. What with endless days of bathing and good food ahead, the Five are extremely happy and relaxed, but a...

Enid Blyton / Amelia Jane is Naughty Again

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Tom McCaughren / Run with the Wind ( Book 1)

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