General Children's

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...

Eileen O'Hely / Penny Goes Undercover

Having overthrown Black Texta and his evil sidekick Rubber, Penny and her friends can get on with helping Ralph with his schoolwork.But someone is writing graffiti on Ralphs school books and vandalising Sarahs entry in the school colouring competition...

Caroline Lawrence / The Code of Romulus

Hot-headed as ever, Flavia Gemina is determined to prove to her handsome tutor Aristo that she really is a detective of the highest order. At first, the mystery of the missing bread rolls seems like an easy - and rather dull - case to solve. But it...

Summer Waters / Double Danger (Silver Dolphins)

Exciting new magical adventure series for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins?Antonia is a secret Silver Dolphin – she's responsible for helping the creatures of the bay when their environment is threatened, by responding...

Fiona Waters / Best Friends: poems chosen by Fiona Waters

A gorgeous collection of poems about best friends and friendship.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...

Creina Mansfield / Cherokee

Gene's grandfather, Cherokee, is a famous jazz musician and Gene travels the world with him. He loves the life and his only ambition is to be a musician too. But his aunt is totally opposed to the idea and when Gene is left on an island by accident,...

Fergus Lyons / Shoestring Soup

The poor man is TIRED of shoestring soup. He tries eating a cookerybook sandwich -- yuck! He even tries being a duck -- Quack Quack! -- to get some nice crusts of bread. But nothing works. What can he do?Panda number 30All of our books are second hand,...

Nik Kershaw / Spilling the Beans on Making it in Music

Spilling the Beans on Making it in MusicAll 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...

Dan Freedman / Golden Goal

There's a massive buzz around Jamie Johnson. His dreams of becoming a professional footballer seem to be coming true, after years of hoping and practising. But, just when he seems close to living the dream, a shocking event turns his world upside...

F.R. Hitchcock / Shrunk!

A squirrel, a hot dog stand, the planet Jupiter... what will get shrunk next? After Tom moves in with his grandmother next to the Bywater-by-Sea Model Village, he discovers a curious ability to shrink things. With the Earth slowly being drawn towards the...

Jill Tomlinson / The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

A heart-warming classic full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson.Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing – he is afraid of the dark. "Dark is nasty" he says and so he won't go hunting with...

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...

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...

Sarah Lean / Jack Pepper

The story of an unforgettable dog, from the bestselling author of A Dog Called Homeless.Someone special will never be forgotten…When Ruby and Sid see a poster about a missing dog, they can’t believe it. It reminds them of an adventure they...

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...

Clement C. Moore / The Night Before Christmas

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Paula Murray / Matt the Mitcher

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...

Joe O'Brien / Alfie Green and the Bee-Bottle Gang

Alfie is in big trouble.He stopped Whacker Walsh and his gang from trapping bees in the park and now they are out to get him. What can he do?The wise old plant in the magical book comes up with a plan that sends Alfie back to Arcania in search of the...

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...

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...

Peter Regan / Shannon Harps : A Fresh Start ( Book 3 )

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...

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...

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...

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm / Grimm's Fairy Tales

From the land of fantastical castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories, full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magical beasts and cunning children. From classics such as...

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...

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...

Mary Arrigan / Maeve and the Goodnight Trail

Maeve and Leo are staying with a step-aunt Ragnell, who is opening a craft shop in a one-street backwater. Then they meet Charlie, an American in search of his ancestors, and Maeve sniffs something in the air - something beginning with an R. Jamie joins...

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...

Mary Arrigan / Landscape With Cracked Sheep

I suppose I knew something was going to happen. It was that sort of summer 'Banished to the wilds of Galway with cousin Leo, Maeve Morris looks forward to a fairly boring time. After all nothing ever happens in Glengowan. But because it's that...

Willard Price / Gorilla Adventure

Hal and Roger Hunt head off for another challenging mission-this time to search for gorillas deep in the Congo jungle. But when the boys stumble across the evil trade in baby gorillas, someone seems determined to silnece them once and for all.All of our...