Anthologies

A brilliant, inclusive collection of traditional tales from around the world featuring amazing women and girls. Once upon a time, there was a han...

Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic. With stories ...

Do you dare to read the Tales of Terror? A stunning and commercial new paperback package for this chilling collection of short stories, illustrated...

Silly, fantastical, romantic, thought-provoking... This new collection includes 101 classic poems that every child should read! Find Tenn...

A beautiful and classic anthology of frosty, magical short stories from acclaimed children's writers. The Dreamsnatcher's Abi Elphinstone heads up ...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series, The Famous Five. ...

Explore the Nektons' world as you've never seen it before with The Deep Official Handbook. It's packed with all the fun, mystery and adventure of t...

Do you dare to read the Tales of Terror? A stunning and commercial new paperback package for this chilling collection of short stories, illustrated...

Welcome to a strange and twisted world where the spooky, the shocking, and the positively petrifying are lurking just out of sight. A bus ride home...

This classic early reading book for Steiner-Waldorf schools is now available again in a newly edited edition. The stories and poems range in style ...

Spectacular ... you can almost smell the surf between the pages. The Times"Five stars - if you take only one picture book away this summer, make it...

An award-winning collection of fifteen beastly tales with new stories from bestselling authors:CASSANDRA CLAREPATRICK NESSHOLLY BLACKWelcome to a w...

Rediscover A.A. Milne's delightful tales in this classic story collection containing both Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. ...

Every night, before Sylvia goes to sleep, she whispers a magic spell to the rhyme-elves. In the morning her Wonder Book is filled with beautiful pi...

Research shows that the seemingly simple act of being read to brings remarkable health and happiness benefits. It stimulates thought and memory, en...

A look back at the big events of the very strange year that was 2020 - from coronavirus to viral jokes and home-schooling fun. How will you do in...

In March 1807, the British Parliament passed an Act making the trading and transportation of slaves illegal. It was many years before slavery, as i...

'Classic Noel Streatfeild at her warm-hearted best. I absolutely loved it' Hilary McKay, author of THE SKYLARKS' WAR'Such rewarding reading' Daily ...

A bumper collection of Ireland's favourite legends for children. Included are: The Children of Lir, The Brown Bull of Cooley, Deirdre of the Sorr...

These sixteen stories by new and internationally-known writers reveal a rich diversity of story telling. They offer a variety of forms, settings, c...

The Sunday Times BestsellerNational Book Awards Winner 2018!This is the must-read book that every woman needs. "Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and...

With an introduction from Michael Morpurgo The boy untied the sack and, to everyone's amazement, out tumbled a little furry bear cub... Have you ev...

Literature for life

This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the great...

A selection of the best short stories from Paul Jennings' earlier Puffin titles. Everyone is entirely different but all are wacky and extraordinary...

This edition from the best-selling poetry series brings together the most beloved poems for children, from "The Owl and the Pussycat" through "On t...

The very best stories about cats and dogs from the world of children's literature, chosen by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson!Includes a brand ...

Superheroes have always been with us, from gods with mighty powers to human heroes who don disguises to save the day . . . Join six larger-than-lif...

I LIke This Poem is a classic collection of children's poems from Puffin Books. Highwaymen and naughty children, sharks and baboons, the Snitterj...

'Traitor! Now is your death-time upon you!'You may think you know all about King Arthur, the young boy who plucked the sword from the stone. You've...

A fantastic collection of much-loved, classic stories for all the family!Mrs Pepperpot can't choose when she will shrink to the size of a pepperpot...

The legends of King Arthur and his knights have passed down through the generations since medieval times. In this spellbinding trilogy, Rosemary Su...

A wonderfully illustrated and sumptuous collection of nursery rhymes for all ages, including many favourite rhymes as well as some that will be a d...

WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2018Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this ant...

A glorious and ambitious sequel to I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree - winner of Waterstones Children's Gift of the Year 2018 and Red Magazine's Chi...

A stunning gift book featuring 130 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women. With poems from classic, well loved poets as well a...