Children's Classic Literature

Thomas Hughes / Tom Brown's Schooldays (Puffin Classics)

Lively and mischievous, idle and brave, Tom Brown is both the typical boy of his time and the perennial hero celebrated by authors as diverse as Henry Fielding (in Tom Jones) and Alec Waugh (in The Loom of Youth).The book describes Tom's time at...

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 Go to Billycock Hill ( Famous Five Series - Book 16 )

Why should aeroplanes take off from a small secret airfield in the middle of a stormy night? The answer involves the Five in an adventure and a rescue mission to the dangerous tunnels of Billycock Caves. (This book was originally published in...

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 / Bimbo & Topsy

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Michael Bond / Paddington at Work

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. Paddington has a knack for 'smelling out things', and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads...

Enid Blyton / Stories for Bedtime

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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 / 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 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...

Astrid Lindgren / Pippi In The South Seas

Since its first publication, Pippi Longstocking has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. We are pleased to be publishing another story about the unstoppable Pippi Longstocking book on our list. Pippi Longstocking and her friends, Tommy and Annika, are...

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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Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Hidden House

Where could Mr Goon's nephew have disappeared to?Mr Goon has forbidden the Five Find-Outers from solving mysteries – so they decide to make one up for his nephew, Ern! But what will happen when Ern disappears, and their pretend mystery...

Enid Blyton / Good Old Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Series - Book 12 )

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 twelve, there are...

Rudyard Kipling / Kim

Kim is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling. It was first published serially in McClure's Magazine from December 1900 to October 1901 as well as in Cassell's Magazine from January to November 1901, and first published in...

Tom McCaughren / The Legend of the Phantom Highwayman

In the second adventure for Tasper, he visits his cousin in the countryside and encounters the mysterious highwayman Hugh Rua. Is it true that his spirit rides again? And has the phantom any connection with the smuggling in the mountains? In "The...

Cora Harrison / Gorgeous

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Allan Ahlberg / Woof!

He felt a curious tingling in his hands and feet. He felt his nose becoming cold and wet, his ears becoming flappy. The thought in his mind was: 'I'm turning into a dog!'Eric is a perfectly ordinary boy. Perfectly ordinary that is, until the...

Enid Blyton / Well Done Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Series - Book 3 )

 In book three, the Secret Seven have a new meeting place - a treehouse! But someone else is using it too. The gang are furious, but then they learn the intruder is in big trouble and needs their help. Can the Seven come to the rescue? Solve the...

Enid Blyton / The Secret of Spiggy Holes

Mike, Peggy, Nora and Jack are having a lovely summer at the Cornish seaside. While out exploring the Spiggy Holes caves, they discover a secret passage leading to the Old House on the cliff. But when they encounter the Old House's horrid new owner,...

Roald Dahl / Over to You

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Charles Dickens / A Tale of Two Cities (Children's)

This is a Stage 2 title (containing a 750 word vocabulary) in a series which contains some of the best classic stories retold in English. The series is graded in four stages: Stage 1 - 500 word vocabulary, Stage 2 - 750, Stage 3 - 1300 and Stage 4 - 1800...

Andrew Matthews / Romeo And Juliet: Shakespeare Stories for Children

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun... A beautiful retelling of Shakespeare's most famous love story. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet. The...

Enid Blyton / Look Out Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Series - Book 14 )

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 fourteen, Scamper the...

Enid Blyton / Go Ahead, Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Series - Book 12)

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Enid Blyton / The Little Sugar House and Other Stories, Tell-A-Story

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Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

There is a gang of thieves using Peterswood as their headquarters! Luckily, Fatty’s disguises are better than ever – no one recognises him as a balloon seller or the old man in the village. He is just the person to get  the Five...

Enid Blyton / Five Get into a Fix ( Famous Five Series - Book 17 )

In book seventeen, the Famous Five are skiing and having lots of fun. But who is living in the mysterious house near their chalet? The caretaker claims it's been deserted for years, but the Five are sure they've seen a face at the window. A terrified,...

Cora Harrison / Millennium at Drumshee ( Drumshee Timeline Series - Book 7)

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Enid Blyton / Five Have A Wonderful Time ( Famous Five Series - Book 11 )

The Famous Five are on holiday in horse-drawn caravans, and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby! Then they spot a desperate face at the tower window.... All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Gerard Whelan / The Guns of Easter

It is 1916 and Europe is at war. From the poverty of the Dublin slums twelve-year-old Jimmy Conway sees it all as glorious, and loves the British Army for which his father is fighting. But when war comes to his own streets Jimmy's loyalties are divided...

Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Keeps a Secret

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Enid Blyton / Here's the Naughtiest Girl

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Richard Adams / The Iron Wolf

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Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Again

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Enid Blyton / Five Have Plenty of Fun ( Famous Five Series - Book 14 )

In book fourteen, George is not pleased when Berta, a spoilt American girl, turns up at Kirrin Cottage in the dead of night. But George hasn't got time to be jealous, Berta is in hiding from kidnappers. The Famous Five are the only ones who can protect...

Enid Blyton / Five Go Adventuring Again ( Famous Five Series - Book 2 )

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Enid Blyton / Five on a Secret Trail ( Famous Five Series - Book 15 )

Camping out, alone, in the moorland, near Kirrin Cottage – George and Anne see a series of strange flashing lights, one night from a derelict cottage, nearby. They also become acquainted with a strange young boy, who is involved in a local...

Enid Blyton / The Wishing Chair Collection Three Exciting Stories in One

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Enid Blyton / The Mountain of Adventure

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Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl in the School

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Arthur Ransome / Swallows and Amazons

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