General Children's

Siobhan Parkinson / Call of the Whales

Over three summers, Tyke journeys with his anthropologist father to the remote and icy wilderness of the Arctic. Each summer bring short intense friendships with the Eskimos, and adventures 'which Mum doesn't need to know about'.Tyke is saved...

Lauren St John / Kentucky Thriller

Eleven-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin finds herself deep in the murky world of race-fixing, trickery and horse thieves in her third mystery adventure, from award-winning author Lauren St John.Laura Marlin's two greatest loves in life are...

Conor McHale / Fishbum and Splat!

Fishbum and Splat are two demons who live in Hell. Their fondest wish is to stargaze. But there are no stars where they live! In fact, there is nothing in Hell except - broken furniture!A trip to Heaven explains why the furniture is there - and gives...

Deirdre Madden / Snakes' Elbows

Extraordinary things happen in Woodford when kind and timid pianist, Barney Barrington, and his enemy, Jasper Jellit, both want to buy the same painting...An extraordinary tale...on toast!All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Eleanor H. Porter / Pollyanna Grows Up

Her crippled legs cured, Pollyanna takes her glad heart to cheer new friends in Boston before travelling to Europe with Aunt Polly and Dr chilton. But growing up brings sorrows as well as joys, and when she returns after six years, with Dr Chilton dead...

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...

Helen Paiba / Funny Stories For 7 Year Olds

This is acollection of 20 amusing stories from around the world, with stories from the past and from the present, and both classic tales and those less familiar."All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the...

Sam McBratney / Cyclops and the Greenbeans

Pocket Tales is part of Pocket Reads, a superb collection of quality books that really capture children's imaginations! Pocket Reads have fantastic breadth and variety of genre, with Pocket Sci-Fi, Pocket Facts and Pocket Chillers making up the rest...

Bill Condon / Loco Zombies

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 price sticker on a...

Debi Gliori / Witch Baby and Me At School

Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Somehow, when she was born, something went rather wrong... and now Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily - she's the only one who can see when Daisy makes the fridge float...

Cerrie Burnell / Harper and the Sea of Secrets

The Songs of the Sea festival is about to start, but disaster has struck! The royal musicians will be performing, but all their instruments have disappeared! Will Harper and her friends have the courage to walk along the pitch-black smugglers'...

Cornelia Funke / Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!

Watch out for ghost goo| Tom's stuck at home with his horrible sister, Lola. But there's something stickier hiding out in his cellar - a slime-dripping ghost called Hugo| But harmless Hugo is in the goo too, because he's being haunted - by a...

Michael Lawrence / Neville The Devil

This sixth Jiggy McCue story sees the return of a character who first appeared in 'The Killer Underpants', namely Neville the Devil. Neville is part of the Little Devils network, and his reappearance in Jiggy's life brings chaos and confusion...

Dr Mike Goldsmith / Fantastic Future

In 30 years' time will you be holidaying on the moon? In 100 years' time could you genetically engineer your own pet? In 1000 years' time will you travel through space in an anti-matter-drive spaceship? This eye-opening guide predicts the...

Sue Mongredien / Oliver Moon and the Spider Spell

Oliver's mum has caught Green Flu so Oliver is in charge of all the housework. There's a lot to do - recharging the wands, washing the cloaks, not to mention looking after the Witch Baby and her pet spider! Everything is okay until Oliver tries a...

Megan McDonald / Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Stink is short. And he's shrinking! Every day he makes his moody older sister, Judy, measure him and he is always the same size. When one day he measures up shorter, Stink decides that the time has come to take some action! Failing to make himself...

Debi Gliori / Witch Baby and Me

Lily is 9. Her sister Daisy is 1. And she's no ordinary baby. Somehow, when she was born, something went rather wrong... and now Daisy is a Witch Baby. Nobody knows this but Lily - she's the only one who can see when Daisy makes the fridge float...

Gareth P. Jones / Ninja Meerkats: The Eye of the Monkey

Hidden in the remotest reaches of the Red Desert, in a place called Mystic Rock, legend tells of an elite fighting force of meerkats - The Clan of the Scorpion. Under the guidance of their mentor, the wise (and cryptic) Grandmaster One-Eye, and armed...

Mick Gowar / Julius Caesar and His Friends, Romans and Countrymen

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 price sticker on a...

Kate McMahon / Growing Pains

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 price sticker on a...

Jill Murphy / A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch

A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is a classic Worst Witch story by Jill MurphyA Bad Spell for the Worst Witch is the third of Jill Murphy's classic, much-loved The Worst Witch series, the original story of life at a magical boarding school, perfect...

Holly Webb / Ponymagic

As Lottie's magical powers grow, so do her adventures at the magical pet shop! Lottie keeps dreaming of unicorns. She knows they are in trouble and desperately need her help, but she's not sure how to. With her mother also moving back to England...

Jonathan Meres / Yo! Diary!

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 price sticker on a...

Alan Durant / Little Troll

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 price sticker on a...

David Roberts / Dirty Bertie: A Trio of Trouble

Enjoy the comic capers of Dirty Bertie - the boy with nosepickingly disgusting habits - in this bumper book of nine revolting stories. Join Bertie as he goes to Angela Nicely's pink party dressed as a worm, dares know-all Nick to come to school in...

Morgan Llywelyn / Cold Places

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 price sticker on a...

David Donohue / Moon Man

Walter Speazlebud intends to visit the Moon. Not when he's grown up; not even with the next NASA mission. No, Walter intends to use his power of Noitanigami ('imagination' to those of you who sadly lack the ability to spell, talk and travel...

Linda Moller / The Great Pig Escape

When the farm cat warns Runtling the pig of his approaching fate, he realises that the trip to market is one which he must avoid at all costs and he rushes off to warn his long-lost siblings of the danger. Together the thirteen pigs escape and make their...

Titania Hardie / Frangipani Fairies

Franni, Leya and Plum are the Frangipani Fairies. Their playmates are animals and insects; their home a giant frangipani tree...Plum is a great entertainer, always able to make those around her feel fantastic - so she's the ideal fairy to help with a...

Jane O'Connor / Fancy Nancy at the Museum

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 price sticker on a...

Helen Paiba / Funny Stories for Six Year Olds

A rich and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Stories include: The Nasty Case of Dragonitus; Perfect Peter's Horrid Day; The Pig Who Fell in Love; Dilly the Dinosaur"s Television...

Georgia Byng / Molly Moon and the Monster Music

This is the SIXTH bogglingly brilliant adventure in the bestselling "Molly Moon" series. Eleven-year-old Molly Moon is known and loved for her incredible powers - hypnotism, time-travelling, mind reading...But now something seems to have power...

Emma Thompson / Felicity Wishes: Sensational Secrets

Felicity Wishes knows that keeping a secret is the sign of a good friend - and she's determined to prove that she can keep them in these three short stories, perfect for first readers.Hidden Hairdo - A mysterious new fairy, Ella, has started at the...

A.F. Jones / The Great Sister War (Stacy and Friends)

The first in a series, first published as "Little Sister", featuring the battles between two sisters. Stacy Allen is sick of her older sister Amanda's bragging about how grown-up she is, and all hell is breaking loose as their rivalry...

Frank Murphy / Charlie Harte and his Two-Wheeled Tiger

Charlie would love a bike, but his family cannot afford one. Then he manages to assemble a strange-looking bike from old bits and pieces -- not exactly cool, but full of character. In fact, so full of character that it almost begins to develop a life of...

Jane O'Connor / Fancy Nancy Sees Stars

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 price sticker on a...

Michael Rosen / The Kingfisher Book of Children's Poetry

An anthology of 250 items which include ballads, limericks, riddles, boasts, nonsense verse and a wide range of other poetry from Britain and overseas. The book is intended for use at home or in the classroom. Michael Rosen also compiled "Mind Your...

Rachel Vail / If You Only Knew

Zoe isn't like her three best friends. She enjoys playing sports outside, doesn't really care about clothes, and is a little self conscious of her body. So when her best friend Tommy admits he likes her, Zoe is caught off guard and tells him to...

David Roberts / Dirty Bertie: Burp!

Three more stories from everyone's favourite trouble-magnet. Bertie drags a reluctant Whiffer to dog training classes, stink-bombs his sister's sleepover and rebels against Miss Beansprout's all-new healthy school dinners.All of our books are...

Lauren Child / Clarice Bean: Spells Trouble

There are so many things in life you can't explain. Like why isn't YOU spelt U? Why isn't WHY spelt Y? And why can just opening your mouth get you into some very BIG trouble?Clarice Bean is in non-stop trouble these days - almost as much as...

Jenny Nimmo / Delilah and the Dogspell

Delilah, fluffy, grey, wide golden-eyed, is not just any cat. Her dogspell can shrink any dog who crosses her path.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...

Sabine Durrant / Ooh La La! Connie Pickles

Connie Pickles is fulfilling her destiny. She's in Paris, and she has big plans. She will fall in love with someone other than William. She will find her long lost grandparents. She will become très chic. But sometimes even destiny doesn't go to...

Siobhan Parkinson / Cows are Vegetarians

Sinéad, there's a wild animal out there!' …'That's not a wild animal … That's Henry.' …'Don't touch him, Sinéad,' I shouted. 'He'll bite you. He'll eat you!''She won't eat...

Bob Byrne / Robots Don't Cry!

Bimbot is thrown out of the tree-house gang for being a crybaby. Robots don't cry, Rusty, Klunk and Klang tell him.In the woods Bimbot meets a skunk with no smell, a bee with no stripes and a bear who is afraid of heights.Can his new friends help him...

Yvonne Macgrory / The Quest of the Ruby Ring

A magic ring transports eleven-year-old Emma to nineteenth-century Ireland, where she and two young girls unravel a mystery at Moylough Castle.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our...

Diana Wynne Jones / Charmed Life

Welcome to the worlds of Chrestomanci, where magic is as common as mathematics!Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when she is taken to live in Chrestomanci Castle. Her brother Eric...

Eoin Glynn / Mischief at Sea

This story is about two siblings, Daniel and Holly Nugent, who are taken on a family holiday aboard a Cruise ship. They soon discover that two bullies from Daniel's school, Arty 'The Artichoke' Nevin and his beefy brother Billy...

Tracey Turner / Wee on a Jellyfish Sting and other lies that grown-ups tell you

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 price sticker on a...

Matt Groening / Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed

amazingly funny book and i dont even like the simpsons - humourous look at all aspects of life from eating drinking working dating and so much more - wit wisdom and worldly knowledge brought to you by bart simpsonAll of our books are second hand, and...

Linda Chapman / My Secret Unicorn: Stronger Than Magic and a Special Friend

Two books in one!A bind-up of books 5 and 6 in the highly successful My Secret Unicorn series in which Lauren and her magical pony, Twilight, share some exciting adventures: In 'Stronger Than Magic', Lauren is desperately worried when Twilight...

Jacqueline Wilson / Girls Under Pressure

A sequel to "Girls in Love". Ellie, Magda and Nadine all try to change their looks - with drastic consequences. This novel tackles the difficult issues of teenage eating disorders with compassion and humour.All of our books are second hand, and...

Jacqueline Wilson / The Mum-Minder

'I'm Sadie and I'm nearly nine. Mum's a childminder, but she doesn't have to mind me. I can mind myself, easy-peasy. Lucky for Mum, because now she's got the flu, so I've got to mind her - and help with all the babies!'A...