Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction
Vintage Publishing Little Lord Fauntleroy
Book Synopsis‘And so this is little Lord Fauntleroy’Ceddie is a regular little boy living in New York with his mother, until the day a tall, old gentleman arrives to give him some startling news. Ceddie, it turns out, is the child of a great English family. He must go to England to live with the Earl his grandfather and become a person he never knew he was: Little Lord Fauntleroy.What the old gentleman neglects to mention is that Ceddie’s grandfather is one of the most grumpy, grouchy, gouty and feared old men in all England. Wish the new Little Lord Fauntleroy good luck…Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can find out more about the inspirations for the story and take the Little Lord Fauntleroy quiz! Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Trade ReviewThe author of Little Lord Fauntleroy was the J.K. Rowling of her time * Economist *Really, we can all learn a lot from little Lord Fauntleroy. So maybe we can forgive him the knickerbockers and the red stockings -- John Boyne
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Classic Comic Store Ltd All Quiet on the Western Front
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Hachette Children's Group The Naughtiest Girl Well Done The Naughtiest Girl
Book SynopsisIn Enid Blyton''s bestselling series, the Naughtiest Girl and her friends make their own rules at their very unusual boarding school.In book eight, Elizabeth is desperate to play the piano in the end of school concert. Elizabeth knows Arabella is very good - so she spends every waking minute practising. But exams are looming, and piano practice leaves Elizabeth with no time to revise.Will the Naughtiest Girl have to stay in First Form another year?Between 1940 and 1952, Enid Blyton wrote four novels about Naughtiest Girl, Elizabeth Allen. Books 5-10 are authorised sequels of the series written by Anne Digby in 1999. Bonus material: A rare, complete serial story about a very special school. An interview with Enid Blyton about her school days. Enid Blyton''s experiences as a teacher. A timeline of the author''s life. Photos from Enid Blyton''s younger days.
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Palgrave USA SelfMade Boys A Great Gatsby Remix
Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLIST SELECTIONIn the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works through their own cultural lens to subvert the overwhelming cishet, white, and male canon. This YA reimagining of The Great Gatsby centers trans love in a cast removed from its cishet white default, finally exploring those longing glances and wistful sighs between Nick and Jay.New York City, 1922. Nicolás Caraveo, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Wisconsin, has no interest in the city's glamor. Going to New York is all about establishing himself as a young professional, which could set up his futureand his life as a manand benefit his family.Nick rents a small house in West Egg from his 18-year-old cousin, Daisy Fabrega, who lives in fashionable East Egg near her wealthy fiancé, Tomand Nick is shocked to find that his cousin now goes by Daisy Fay, has erased all signs of her Latine heritage, and now passes sea
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd The Enchanted Castle
Book SynopsisWhen Jerry, Jimmy and Cathy discover a tunnel that leads to a castle, they pretend that it is enchanted. But when they discover a Sleeping Princess at the centre of a maze, astonishing things begin to happen. Amongst a horde of jewels they discover a ring that grants wishes. But wishes granted are not always wishes wanted, so the children find themselves grappling with invisibility, dinosaurs, a ghost and the fearsome Ugli-Wuglies before it is all resolved. This edition of The Enchanted Castle has forty-seven evocative illustrations by H.R. Millar.
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HarperCollins Publishers Paddington Paddington Wants A Job
Book SynopsisPaddington is looking for a job. Which one would be best?Paddington is looking for a job. Which one would be best?Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
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Classic Comic Store Ltd The Story of Jesus
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Little Bear
Book Synopsis'A wonderful book for kids to curl up with at bedtime, as cosy as an embrace from a fluffy polar bear' - Observer'Full of delight and warmth and tenderness' - Sunday TimesOn Monday, a boy finds a polar bear in his garden... only, this polar bear is so small he can fit in the palm of the boy's hand. 'Are you lost, Little Bear?' the boy asks. 'Can I help you?'Day by day the bear grows - and so does their friendship - until the boy realises that it's time for the bear to go home. A tender, stunningly illustrated fable about letting go with love from the creator of Perdu.Also by Richard Jones:PerduWritten by Jim Helmore and illustrated by Richard JonesThe Snow LionPaper Planes
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Swift Press Elmer and the Dragon: My Father's Dragon Book Two
Book SynopsisBook two in the My Father''s Dragon trilogyAfter his exciting adventures on Wild Island, Elmer is ready to go home. Luckily his new friend the baby dragon offers to fly him there. But when a storm forces them to make an emergency landing, they find themselves on Feather Island. This exotic place is inhabited by all the escaped canaries of the world and ruled by a curious canary desperately searching for buried treasure. Can clever Elmer use his creativity to save the day one more time?
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Union Square & Co. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the
Book SynopsisThis�is the first in a new collection of Children's Deluxe editions which feature foil-stamped binding, distinctive gilt edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark.�Additionally, this�new edition features the coloured illustrations of John Tenniel.
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HarperCollins Publishers WinniethePooh WinniethePooh and the Wrong Bees
Book SynopsisIsn't it funnyHow a bear likes honey?Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!I wonder why he does?The perfect introduction to Winnie-the-Pooh!Classic Winnie-the-Pooh Story Winnie-the-Pooh And The Wrong Bees With The Original Text By A.A.Milne And Decorations By E.H.Shepard It's A Timeless Gift For Fans Of All Ages. Collect The Range.Winnie-the-Pooh goes out for a walk and encounters the wrong sort of bees in this, the first Winnie-the-Pooh story by A.A.Milne. This beautiful little storybook is a great way to introduce young readers to the characters in the Hundred Acre Wood. This is guaranteed to be a bedtime favourite for children aged 5 and up.This book is all the more special due to E.H.Shepard's decorations, which are shown in full, glorious colour. They are truly iconic and contributed to him being known as the man who drew Pooh'.Look out for all the titles in the collection:Winnie-the-Pooh and the Wrong BeesWinnie-the-Pooh: Pooh Goes VisitingWinnie-the-Pooh: Piglet Meets a HeffalumpWinnie-the-Pooh: PiTrade Review‘Winnie-the-Pooh has always been a very special (albeit funny old) bear, not least of all because his books are filled with wonderful words of wisdom.', Stylist magazine ‘Winnie-the-Pooh is packed full of timeless wisdom and words that will resonate with you whatever your age.’, The Independent ‘With a rich storytelling heritage, the adventures of Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood represent friendship, simple joys and the curious and gentle nature of a child’s imagination.’, Vintage Explorer Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems by A.A.Milne was named #1 in a list of the 20 Greatest Mental Health Books, Happiful magazine Steve Hogarty said about Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems: ‘Lovingly illustrated by E.H.Shepard, the stories of Pooh and his pals are sure to delight little readers and even younger listeners, as they did me.’, The Independent
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Penguin Random House Children's UK The Secret Garden VA Collectors Edition Puffin
Book SynopsisThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a magical novel for adults and children alike. This new hardback is one of five special Puffin Classics editions created in partnership with the world-famous V&A Museum, with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection.''I''ve stolen a garden,'' she said very fast. ''It isn''t mine. It isn''t anybody''s. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don''t know.''After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle''s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined.
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Random House USA Inc Emily of New Moon
Book SynopsisFrom the author of Anne of Green Gables, the first book of the beloved Emily trilogy—recently seen on Netflix’s hit show Russian Doll!Emily Starr never knew what it was to be lonely—until her beloved father died. Now Emily''s an orphan, and her snobbish relatives are taking her to live with them at New Moon Farm. Although she''s sure she''ll never be happy there, Emily deals with her stern aunt Elizabeth and her malicious classmates by using her quick wit and holding her head high.In this first volume of the celebrated Emily trilogy, Lucy Maud Montgomery draws a more realistic portrait of a young orphan girl''s life on early twentieth-century Prince Edward Island. Along with Emily Climbs and Emily’s Quest, Emily of New Moon insightfully portrays the beauty and anguish of growing up.
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Pan Macmillan Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time
Book SynopsisAlmost fifty years ago, Ian Fleming, author of James Bond, wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as a bedtime story for his son.Frank Cottrell Boyce, Children's Laureate 20242026, jumps into the driving seat and takes Chitty into the twenty-first century. He is an award-winning author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal. He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy and Runaway Robot. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth was shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal and selected for the inaugural WHSmith Tom Fletcher Book Club.Frank is a judge for the 500 Words competition and the BBC's One Show As You
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HarperCollins Publishers Little Miss Lucky
Book SynopsisThe bestselling children's books series for over 50 years!Little Miss Lucky is just that lucky! She''s much luckier than the luckiest person you''ve ever met!The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up. Have you met them all?Trade Review‘The colourful characters have been delighting children since Mr Tickle first appeared on bookshelves in 1971.' The Independent 'The timeless Mr Men books capture modern stereotypes perfectly.' The Telegraph 'The Mr Men and Little Miss characters remain a cultural phenomenon, whose impact is felt far beyond the nursery bookshelf.' The Telegraph Top 100 Children’s Book – Junior Magazine, 2019
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Penguin Random House Children's UK The Forbidden Library
Book SynopsisDjango Wexler is the author of flintlock fantasy series The Shadow Campaigns, middle grade fantasy The Forbidden Library, and YA fantasy The Wells of Sorcery. His latest is the fantasy comedy How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying. In his former life as a software engineer, he worked on AI research and programming languages. He currently lives near Seattle with his wife, daughter, four cats, and a teetering mountain of books. When not writing, he wrangles computers, paints tiny soldiers, and plays games of all sorts.www.djangowexler.com @DjangoWexlerTrade ReviewCompulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine. * Metro *Reminiscent of Corneila Funke's Inkheart and Neil Gaiman's Coraline . . . Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations. * School Library Journal *The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler is a dream come true for book lovers, child and adult alike . . . certainly deserving of becoming a classic in the future. * BookZone4Boys *Working in the grand tradition of children’s fantasy, Wexler’s off to a promising start * Kirkus Reviews *A charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author * Booklist *
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Vintage Publishing Emil and the Three Twins
Book Synopsis''Password Emil!''Emil and the detectives are on holiday by the seaside when they meet the three Byrons. One Byron is the father and the other two are the sons, Mackie and Jackie. Jackie is bigger than Mackie and Byron Senior is very annoyed about it. But what is Jackie to do? When Emil and the detectives discover that the father is planning to desert poor Jackie they are determined to come to the rescue but not before they''ve been cast away on a desert island...BACKSTORY: Test your knowledge of Emil and his friends and discover some fun seaside activities!Trade ReviewEmil and the Three Twins is that very rare thing - a successful sequel * Observer *Emil's Berlin, and the Baltic resort of its sequel Emil and the Three Twins, were as vivid to me as Arthur Ransome's English Lakeland -- Philip Pullman * Independent *This must be one of the most delicious children's books ever written * Daily Express *So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics! * National Association for the Teaching of English *
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Vintage Publishing The Picts and the Martyrs
Book SynopsisThe Ds can''t wait to go and stay with Nancy and Peggy in the Lake District during the summer holidays. But when the Amazons’ dreadful Great Aunt invites herself to stay too, the summer is threatened with dullness. Staying indoors and reading poetry is not what anyone had in mind. To save the Ds from total boredom, the Amazons arrange for their friends to stay in a tumble-down hut in the woods. And as long as no one discovers they''re there they can sail all summer long...In the Backstory you can learn how to make a campfire! Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Trade ReviewStands out in triumph. It is firm, intelligent, in tune with twentieth-century mentality and well-written * Times Literary Supplement *Quite up to the best standards of its predecessors, and to all old Ransome devotees the return to the lake of the first novels gives an added pleasure * Glasgow Herald *
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Hachette Children's Group Secret Seven Colour Short Stories Hurry Secret
Book SynopsisThe 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.An injured signalman tries to give his rescuers an important message - but only the Secret Seven can understand it! Can the Seven act fast enough to prevent a disaster?In addition to the Secret Seven novels, Enid Blyton wrote six short stories based on the characters which are published in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection (Hodder). The stories are also available in individual volumes, divided into chapters to make them ideal for newly confident readers. They have been illustrated in full colour by Tony Ross.
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Sterling Juvenile Classic Starts The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Book SynopsisDoctor Dolittle is a very special vet - because he knows how to talk to the animals! So when he hears that there's terrible sickness hurting all the monkeys in Africa, the good doctor knows he must go and help them. Soon he's off on an exciting adventure across the seas.
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Capstone Global Library Ltd Seriously Snow White Was SO Forgetful
Book SynopsisOF COURSE you think Snow White was the most perfect girl in the world. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you ...
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Penguin Random House Children's UK Aladdin and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
Book SynopsisSome of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.
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HarperCollins Publishers Alice in Wonderland
Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA brand new Alice for children today to enjoy, beautifully retold and illustrated by multi-award-winning author Emma Chichester Clark, which captures the original tale faithfully and loyally but with makes it accessible for a whole new generation.Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children''s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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Alma Books Ltd The Railway Children
Book SynopsisRoberta, Phyllis and Peter have their comfortable lives in London thrown into disarray by the unexpected disappearance of their father. They are forced to move to a small cottage in the countryside with their mother, who struggles to make ends meet by writing books. The children find solace in a stretch of railway track and the station nearby, and befriend the railway porter, who teaches them about running the station, and an old gentleman who takes the 9.15 train every day. Through this love of the trains they are led on many exciting adventures, including a quest to discover the secret of their father's disappearance. One of the most popular children's books ever written, E. Nesbit's tale has enchanted generations of readers since it was first released in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen and the stage many times, and its story of innocence, intrigue and discovery remains perfectly poignant today.Trade ReviewNo childhood is complete without this novel. * The Telegraph *
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House The Secret Garden
Book SynopsisHarriet Walter and Beryl Reid star in this full-cast adaptation of the much-loved children's classic. When spoilt young orphan Mary Lennox is brought back from India to live in her uncle’s house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds the blunt ways of the staff at Misselthwaite Manor an unpleasant shock. Bored and miserable, it seems as though life in England will be awful. But Misselthwaite has hidden delights and, when Mary begins to discover them, nothing is the same again. First, there is the secret garden – and with it comes a boy who knows all the wonders of the country. He can even talk to the birds! Then, as the old house gives up its biggest secret, Mary forms a magical friendship. Frances Hodgson Burnett's charming story is played out with all the freshness and warmth of the original novel in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatization.Trade Review"Mary is a tough feisty character, who manages to turn a whole household, and the lives of those in it, completely upside down... The book is brim full of magic and joy." --Sunday Telegraph
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Oxford University Press Mios Kingdom
Book SynopsisDid you hear the news about a boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him . . . except me.Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and that he is the son of the king.But the kingdom is under threat. The evil Sir Kato terrorizes the land, and it has been foretold that Mio is the only one who can defeat him . . .Originally published in Swedish in 1954, Astrid Lindgren''s tale of Mio became a worldwide children''s classic. It is celebrated in this heritage edition, complete with a new and faithful English translation.Trade Reviewa true classic that works for every generation. Highly recommended * Amazon reviewer *I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child * Francesca Simon, author of the Horrid Henry books *
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Dover Publications Inc. The Complete Mowgli of the Jungle Book Stories
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Everyman Fables
Book SynopsisSeventeenth-century Frenchman Jean de La Fontaine happily plundered Aesop and other classical writers as a source for his witty, elegant fables, as well as inventing a number of his own. Seeking to expose the weaknesses of human nature, he offered vivid perspectives on greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The sixty fables collected here – from 'The Crow and the Fox' and 'The Cock and the Pearl' to 'The Grasshopper and the Ant' and 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse' – are illustrated with more than a hundred drawings by R. de La Nezière which which charmingly capture La Fontaine’s unforgettable cast of animal personalities.
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd Tales from King Arthur
Book SynopsisIn this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot for Guinevere, and Tristan for Iseult. The Arthurian legends are the most potent of the thrilling and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure to be passed down from pre-recorded history, and they have as much appeal today as they did in the age of the troubadours.
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HarperCollins Publishers Invisible Stanley
Book SynopsisThe hilarious and magical adventures of everyone's favourite flat hero Flat Stanley. With brilliant new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator Rob Biddulph.Magical things always happen to Stanley Lambchop Stanley is very surprised when a big storm hits and he turns completely invisible!At first it's brilliant he can get on the trail of some bank robbers and help his little brother with his magic tricks. But being invisible isn't always easy will Stanley ever reappear?Jeff Brown's world-famous character Flat Stanley continues to charm half a century after he first found his way into print.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Story of the Amulet The Psammead Series
Book SynopsisTHE THIRD BOOK IN THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY, FOLLOWING FIVE CHILDREN AND IT AND THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET'My all-time favourite classic children's author' JACQUELINE WILSON 'I love her books, particularly the Five Children and It sequence' NEIL GAIMAN 'The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight' KATE SAUNDERS At a pet shop near the British Museum, the children discover their old friend the Psammead, caged and miserable. The children pool their pocket money together to rescue it, and in gratitude, the Psammead tells them to buy an amulet-or rather, half an amulet. Incomplete, the magic charm can take them to any place and time to search for its other half; but when the amulet is whole, it will have the power to give the children their hearts' desire. In their quest, the children visit ancient Egypt, Atlantis and Babylon-they even meet Julius Caesar. But their adventures are not without danger: if they lose the amulet on their travels theyTrade ReviewMy all-time favourite classic children's author Jacqueline Wilson I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence Neil Gaiman Edith Nesbit, born in 1858, was more than a century older than I was, but the tone of her stories spoke to me directly, and as a writer for children, I have tried to remember how much I appreciated not being talked down to. The cheerful, child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight Kate Saunders If Britain is to children's fantasy as Brazil is to football, then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that. There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion. She opened the door in the magic wardrobe, pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters. She even had a hand in building the Tardis. And these are among her minor achievements. She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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Barefoot Books Ltd Adventures of Odysseus
Book SynopsisSet sail with Odysseus as he fights to find his way back home after the brutal Trojan War. On his ten year journey, he endures harrowing ordeals, battles monsters and learns what it means to be a hero. Award-winning professional storytellers Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden's gripping retelling breathes new life into Homer's classic The Odyssey.
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HarperCollins Publishers Mr. Small
Book SynopsisThe bestselling children's books series for over 50 years!Mr Small was very small. Probably the smallest person you''ve ever seen in your wholelife. Or perhaps the smallest person you''ve never seen in your whole life, becaue he was so small you probably wouldn''t see him anyway.The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up. Have you met them all?Trade Review‘The colourful characters have been delighting children since Mr Tickle first appeared on bookshelves in 1971.' The Independent 'The timeless Mr Men books capture modern stereotypes perfectly.' The Telegraph 'The Mr Men and Little Miss characters remain a cultural phenomenon, whose impact is felt far beyond the nursery bookshelf.' The Telegraph Top 100 Children’s Book – Junior Magazine, 2019
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Heidi
Book SynopsisCiara Jansen stars in a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of the classic children''s story. When Heidi, a lively orphan girl, goes to live with her grandfather in a little hut high in the Alps she soon learns to live in perfect harmony with her surroundings, leading a carefree life with her constant companion, Peter, a young goatherd. But her happiness is short-lived when she is sent to stay with a rich city family as a companion for the sick Clara. Although she becomes fond of the older girl, Heidi is terribly homesick. Will she ever be able to return to the Alps and the happiness she once knew with her friends? Johanna Spyri''s touching story of the adventures of a young Swiss girl is one of the most popular children''s stories ever written. Heidi''s pleasure in the beauty of the Swiss mountains and her rich relationships with her friends and family are perfectly evoked in this warm and lively full-cast radio dramatisation.Trade Review • "Many a childhood vision of the Alps was founded on the nineteenth-century Swiss classic." --Guardian
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Hachette Children's Group Secret Seven Colour Short Stories Adventure on
Book SynopsisThe 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.A big fight has broken out, and the Seven need to stop it before someone gets hurt. But is the fight all it appears to be?In addition to the Secret Seven novels, Enid Blyton wrote six short stories based on the characters which are published in The Secret Seven Short Story Collection (Hodder). The stories are also available in individual volumes, divided into chapters to make them ideal for newly confident readers. They have been illustrated in full colour by Tony Ross.Trade ReviewSuitable for early readers made especially attractive with colourful illustrations by the talented Tony Ross and easily digestible short chapters. * South Wales Evening Post *
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Hachette Children's Group The Naughtiest Girl Naughtiest Girl Helps A
Book SynopsisIn Enid Blyton''s bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there''s ever been. In book six, the school goes camping and the Naughtiest Girl means to be well-behaved. But horrible Arabella is sleeping in the very same tent and busy stirring up trouble for Elizabeth''s best friend, Joan... Between 1940 and 1952, Enid Blyton wrote four novels about Naughtiest Girl, Elizabeth Allen. Books 5-10 are authorised sequels of the series written by Anne Digby in 1999. Bonus material: A rare, complete serial story about a very special school. An interview with Enid Blyton about her school days. Enid Blyton''s experiences as a teacher. A timeline of the author''s life. Photos from Enid Blyton''s younger days.
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Pan Macmillan Return to Moominvalley: Adventures in
Book SynopsisMoomintroll and all his family and friends are back in Return to Moominvalley, based on the stunning award-winning 3D animation.Join the Moomins as they journey to a mysterious island, meet the Hobgoblin and his extraordinary hat, and encounter a magical mural. Meanwhile, Snufkin, Mrs Fillyjonk, Mymble and the others gather in the Moominhouse to wait for the family to come back to Moominvalley . . . Illustrated throughout with gorgeous full-colour art from the acclaimed animation, Return to Moominvalley is the third storybook in the collection, based on episodes from Moominvalley series 2. The eight stories introduce beloved characters including Thingumy & Bob, Toffle, and the Lighthouse Keeper, and retell some of Tove Jansson’s most popular Moomin tales including Finn Family Moomintroll, Moominpappa at Sea and the masterfully poignant Moominvalley in November. Bursting with adventure and full of the Moomins’ trademark humour, kindness and tolerance, this beautiful collection of stories captures all the wit and whimsy of Tove Jansson’s original Moomin stories and is sure to be treasured by Moomin fans old and new.
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Hachette Children's Group The Naughtiest Girl Naughtiest Girl Keeps A
Book SynopsisIn Enid Blyton''s bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there''s ever been.In book five, Elizabeth intends never to be naughty again. But when John entrusts her with his secret, the naughtiest girl finds herself in deeper trouble than ever...Between 1940 and 1952, Enid Blyton wrote four novels about Naughtiest Girl, Elizabeth Allen. Books 5-10 are authorised sequels of the series written by Anne Digby in 1999.Bonus material:A rare, complete serial story about a very special school.An interview with Enid Blyton about her school days.Enid Blyton''s experiences as a teacher.A timeline of the author''s life.Photos from Enid Blyton''s younger days.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Wouldbegoods
Book SynopsisEdith Nesbit was a hugely influential writer whose books include The Railway Children and Five Children and It. The Bastable Series is ripe for rediscovery, and will appeal to fans of Arthur Ransom's Swallows and Amazons, which it inspired.Trade ReviewTheir adventures arise from the to-and-fro traffic between the adult world which they constantly misinterpret, and the childhood fantasy world which they create to make sense of it . . . A crafty writer, was Edith Nesbit * Guardian *
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Star Bright Books Bremen Town Musicians
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Pan Macmillan Iggie's House
Book SynopsisFrom Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Iggie's House is a moving novel that tackles racism and neighbourhood prejudice.Dear Iggie. How are you? I hope you're fine because nobody around here is . . .Winnie's best friend, Iggie, has just moved away – and Winnie's bored out of her mind without her.So she's determined to be friends with the new family, the Garbers, who've moved into Iggie's old house – especially Glenn, who's kind of cute. But certain people don't want the Garbers to be there, and have started a petition to get rid of them.You see, Glenn and his family are black. And Grove Street is stuck in the past.And the toughest thing of all is that Winnie is terrified her parents might sign the petition – and there's nothing she can do to stop them . . .
£7.59
Pan Macmillan The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Book SynopsisNostalgic and melancholy in equal measure, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a razor-sharp satire of the antebellum South that, despite beginning life as a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is now seen in its own right as one of the most important of all American novels.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn features an afterword by playwright and screenwriter Peter Harness.Rather than be 'sivilized' by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn - the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk - sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the law on their tail, they navigate a world of robbers, slave hunters and con men, and Huck must choose between what society says is 'right' and his own burgeoning understanding of Jim's friendship and humanity.
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Adventures in Moominvalley
Book SynopsisJoin Moomintroll, his family and their friends in beautiful Moominvalley, where everyone is welcome. Surprising things happen every day in Moominvalley - luckily the Moomin family and their friends embrace the unexpected with their characteristic humour, kindness and charm. This beautiful book contains nine exciting adventure stories - all closely based on the warm and whimsical Moomin world and characters created by the celebrated writer, artist and illustrator Tove Jansson.Presented in chronological order, each story in Adventures in Moominvalley is taken from an episode of the 3D animation series and set in the idyllic and peaceful valley where the round blue Moominhouse stands. The stories describe the adventures of Moomintroll, his parents, Moominmamma and Moominpappa and their eclectic and happy band of friends – Little My, Snufkin, Snorkmaiden, the hattifatteners and other famous characters from the classic stories.The stories in this collection will delight Moomin fans of all ages. In one story Moomintroll sails to the mysterious Hattifattener island and in another, he finds a tiny dragon. The Moomins temporarily move house, Snufkin composes a new spring tune and Moomintroll encounters the mysterious Groke.Table of ContentsChapter - 1: Little My Moves In Chapter - 2: The Spring Tune Chapter - 3: The Last Dragon Chapter - 4: Moominsummer Madness Chapter - 5: The Golden Tale Chapter - 6: Hattifattener Island Chapter - 7: Snufkin and the Park Keeper Chapter - 8: Monster Fish Chapter - 9: Night of the Groke
£9.49
Classic Comic Store Ltd Tom Brown's Schooldays
Book SynopsisA semi-autobiographical novel about the titular Tom's time at Rugby School in England.Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Thomas Hughes, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the class
£8.04
Real Reads Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves: One Thousand and
Book SynopsisAli Baba put down his axe and wondered if the magic words really would have any effect on the massive stone door blocking the entrance to the cave. He stood up tall, and in his loudest and most commanding voice shouted 'Open sesame!'
£6.99
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House The Railway Children
Book SynopsisPaul Copley and Timothy Bateson star in a BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of E. Nesbit's enchanting and unforgettable classic. Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lead an ordinary suburban life with Mother and Father, enjoying trips to the zoo and the pantomime. But when Father is mysteriously taken away one night, everything changes. The children must move to the country, to a little white cottage near the railway line, where eventually they find that there are plenty of adventures to be had and friends to be made - including Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. But the mystery remains - what has happened to Father, and will he come back? The story of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis and their life in the country has never been out of print since it was first published in 1906. Charming, sentimental and unforgettable, the novel retains all its enchantment and enduring appeal in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation.
£12.11
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Emil and the Detectives
Book Synopsis'Password Emil!' If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Emil is excited to be taking the train on his own for the first time. He doesn't like the look of his fellow passenger, the man in the bowler hat. Emil will just have to keep his wits about him and his money in his pocket. But Emil falls asleep and when he wakes up the man in the bowler hat is gone - and so is the money! Emil is determined to get it back. He teams upwith a gang of young detectives and so begins a hair-raising chase across Berlin to catch the dirty rotten thief...
£11.99
Hachette Children's Group Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: and Through the
Book SynopsisGo down the rabbit hole with Alice in this brand-new edition of Lewis Carroll's classic stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Produced in association with the UK's National Gallery, this handsome new hardback edition's dustjacket features artwork from the gallery's collection and includes expert notes on the art. The image is A Girl with a Kitten, probably by Jean-Baptiste Perroneau – an idealised portrait of a young girl with her pet which evokes Alice and her cat Dinah.Featuring the full original text of both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, this striking edition is the ideal gift for anyone who loves the characters, wit and sublime silliness of Alice's adventures.This volume is part of the new Masterpiece Classics series from Welbeck, which includes The Jungle Books.
£11.69
