Children's Classic Literature

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...

Andrew Matthews / The Beasts of Boggart Hollow

Twelve stories about the animals who live in Boggart Hollow and the silly thingsthey do. Among them are Mr and Mrs Rat who are so ambitious for their daughter that they want her to marry the sun; a...

Dorothy Edwards / My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry

More short stories about the adventures of the naughty little sister. This time she teams up with Bad Harry and together they get into all sorts of mischief. Author Dorothy Edwards is well known for...

Lucy M. Boston / The River at Green Knowe

'What a lot of islands the river makes,' said Ida. 'We must go exploring and sail around them all.' And so begins a wonderful, magical summer. Ida, Oscar and Ping are staying with Ida's great - aunt...

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...

C. S Lewis / The Magician's Nephew ( The Chronicles of Narnia - Book 1 ) (Hardback)

This is the sixth book that the author wrote about the land of Narnia, but it is the story which explains how all the comings and goings between our world and Narnia first began. It is the story of...

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...

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...

Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Saves the Day

When some school strawberry plants are vandalised, a lost shoe buckle at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl. It is hers, but how did it get there - and why would anyone want...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Lucy M. Boston / A Stranger at Green Knowe

This series of Bookworms offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in...

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...

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...

Ann Henning / The Connemara Champion

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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...

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,...

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 / 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...

Enid Blyton / The Ring O'Bells Mystery

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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...

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...

Enid Blyton / The New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: The Land of Mythical Creatures

Whisk yourself away to lands of magic and wonder with Enid Blyton’s New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair.In Book 2, Jack, Jessica and Wishler visit the Land of Mythical Creatures, but when they get...

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...

Enid Blyton / Good Idea, Amelia Jane

Amelia Jane is the naughtiest toy in the nursery! The other toys try to stop her playing tricks on them, but it's no good. Amelia Jane can't behave herself for very long...All of our books are second...

Roald Dahl / Over to You

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Roald Dahl / My Uncle Oswald

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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...

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

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Enid Blyton / The Fairies Shoemakers and Other Stories

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

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Enid Blyton / Secret Seven Adventure ( Secret Seven Series - Book 2 )

A priceless pearl necklace has been stolen - and the Secret Seven witnessed the thief making his escape! But where has he hidden the necklace?All of our books are second hand, and while you may not...

Joan Aiken / The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

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T.H White / The Sword in the Stone

The extraordinary story of a boy called Wart - ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlyn - who goes on to become King Arthur. When Merlyn the magician comes to tutor Sir Ector's sons Kay and the...

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...

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

The Puffin Book of Stories for Five-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling brings together stories perfectly suited for every five-year-old.Seventeen exciting stories, full of adventure and magic, by...

Judy Blume / Iggie's House

Winnie Barringer’s best friend, Iggie, has moved away. How is Winnie going to make it through summer vacation?Then the Garber family moves into Iggie’s House, and Winnie is thrilled. The problem is,...

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...

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 Go Adventuring Again ( Famous Five Series - Book 2 )

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

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