Classic Children's Books

Curl up with this sparkling collection of Christmas stories from the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!Embrace the...

A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to coll...

A bright and beautiful fold-out pop-up that follows the Very Hungry Caterpillar's journey from tiny caterpillar to beautiful butterfly. Based on th...

Follow Clara on a magical Christmas adventure in this musical retelling of The Nutcracker ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear ...

One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treas ure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has ap...

The magical Peter Pan comes to the night nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael. He teaches them to fly, then takes them through ...

Delight in the magic of Christmas with this heart-warming collection of 25 classic tales from the world's best-loved storyteller - the perfect Chri...

A retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears for early readers from Ladybird. Based on the traditional fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears...

Roald Dahl's much-loved Matilda, now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blake's original illustrations in full colour. Matilda Wormw...

Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ... Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize | Winner of the Blue Peter Book AwardShortlisted for ...

There's nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.... One of Junior Magaz...

This classic, magical story, translated by Emily Balistrieri, will enchant new readers and fans of the beloved Studio Ghibli animation (now on Netf...

Celebrate forty years with this special edition of Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book, Dear Zoo, with a host of favourite zoo animals and fl...

*A very special edition, celebrating everyone's favourite young genius! Includes tips and activities for creating your very own story, and incredib...

A retelling of The Gingerbread Man for early readers from Ladybird. Based on the traditional fairy tale The Gingerbread Man, this vibrantly illus...

A retelling of The Three Little Pigs for early readers from Ladybird. A perfect introduction to the traditional fairy tale The Three Little Pigs....

But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever!' Curl up with Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Rob...

A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol. Ebenez...

A big board book edition of Eric Carle's classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been enchanting generations of tod...

This new hardback edition of the much-loved story of orphan Anne Shirley has been created in partnership with the world-famous V&A Museum, and ...

Orwell's powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion, brought to life for a new age of readers in a stunning dyslexia-fr...

One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dres...

The rule would be this: whatever George saw, if it was runny or powdery or gooey, in it went . . .George Kranky's grandma is a grouch. She's always...

Drum roll please... the new Mr Men chosen by the public is Mr Calm! It's time to meet Mr Calm, who is quite possibly the calmest person in the worl...

Drum roll please... the new Little Miss chosen by the public is Little Miss Brave! Get ready to meet a new Little Miss who is fearless in the face ...

Introducing The Famous Five to younger readers with this NEWLY-CREATED story for children aged 5 and up!Set in the world of Enid Blyton's best-love...

This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for you...

An enchanting collection of stories about the most famous little sister in the world, with the beautiful and iconic illustrations by Shirley Hughes...

Dear reader, There is nothing to be found in Lemony Snicket's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' but misery and despair. You still have time...

A selection of 30 magical and mischievous short stories by Britain's most beloved children's author - perfect for sharing at Halloween! Witches and...

'She put her hand in her pocket, drew out the key, and found it fitted the keyhole . . . she held back the swinging curtain of ivy and pushed back ...

'Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody'When a scrawny, freckled girl with bri...

A stunningly beautiful clothbound hardback edition of one of the most famous Gothic horror stories in the world. Jonathan Harker is travelling to...

A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas-time must-read. This special Puffin Classics edition...

'"Stand firm'" said Peter, "and wave like mad!"' They were not railway children to begin with. When their Father mysteriously leaves home Roberta (...

Join Peter Rabbit and his woodland friends as they get up to all sorts of Christmas adventures and festive fun in this jam-packed sticker book. Bas...

Beloved children's author Michael Morpurgo has re-imagined Raymond Briggs' classic The Snowman for a new generation of readers. One December morn...

CHRISTMAS WITH THE SAVAGES by Mary Clive is based on real events and people. It is the story of a small girl's Christmas holiday in a large Edwardi...

Celebrate thirty-five years of the bear family with this very special edition of the classic bedtime story, Whatever Next!, a beautiful story of in...

Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big sui...

'A work of glorious intelligence and literary devices . . . Nonsense becomes a form of higher sense' Malcolm Bradbury'I had sent my heroine straigh...

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!Fantastic Mr Fox - the legendary tale of the most cunning fox in t...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Written in 1876, this is a novel about a youn...

When Father goes away with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are shattered. They and their mother have to move fro...

Mary Lennox was horrid. Selfish and spoilt, she was sent to stay with her hunchback uncle in Yorkshire. She hated it. But when she finds the way ...

Rediscover your favourite Lighthouse Keeper picture book in this special 45th Anniversary Edition! Once there was a lighthouse keeper cal...