Children's Fiction

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 to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire...

Be warned – to commiserate 25 years of misfortune and gloom unleashed upon generations of children, Lemony Snicket’s publishers have taken the untold risk of creating brand new collectors’ editions of A Series of Unfortunate Events, illustrated by the obscenely talented Emily Gravett. The temptation...

Damian Drooth, the one-of-a-kind detective hero, is back. Criminals beware! Damian has stumbled onto a new case at the local football ground. Someone is selling forged tickets and it's up to our hero to find the culprit. After several false starts, the only evidence...

The 26-Storey Treehouse: Colour Edition is the second book in the bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffith's and Terry Denton! This laugh-out-loud story is packed with and told through fantastic comic book style illustrations – perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs. Monkey....

The intricacies and secrets of the wizarding world keep unfolding in the fourth part of the series, as we follow Harry – just turned fourteen – and his friends on another bewildering adventure at Hogwarts. The school is playing host to a unique wizarding...

In a barren and ransacked backyard, a dog named Simon lives with his two best friends: a raccoon and a deer. The unlikely gang spend their days looting and waiting for the return of the hallowed 'garbage night' - but week after week, the...

Meet Hilda. She can't sit still for long before she's off on another adventure, so why not join her in discovering a magical new universe. While on an expedition to seek out the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a...

This charming tale set in 1950s London at Christmastime sees lonely Penny make friends with an adorable fluffy creature belonging to the secret self-appointed guardians of lost mail and embark upon on a magical adventure beneath the capital’s streets. Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of...

This 10-book set is packed with famous and action-packed tales! From Robinson Crusoe to Robin Hood, they're among the very best adventures of all time. Brilliantly rewritten by Tony Bradman to appeal to younger readers, each of these stories also features awesome artwork by...

Get ready to HOP into action with these three "gold carrot" adventures featuring the Royal Rabbits of London. The Royal Rabbits of London are an elite secret order dedicated to protecting the Royal family and fighting evil across the world.Packed with fun, fantasy and...

A fun retelling of 10 different fairytales and nursery rhymes. Share these stories and the learning activities with your child to encourage their reading and reinforce their learning of phonics. Contains: Cinderella Goldilocks and the Three Bears Jack and the Beanstalk Little Mermaid Little...

When a hurricane threatens to harm the underwater homes of the merpeople, it is up to India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, to warn her ocean friends. The mer decide to seek calmer waters, and as they travel, they are attacked by a giant squid,...

Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole is a character we've all laughed at and with over the years and this audio collection includes the first three books in the hugely entertaining and influential series. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole will introduce you to a hapless...

Susin Nielsen writes fresh and contemporary teen tales that are warm-hearted and cover tricky subjects with wit and candour. Perfect for fans of Wonder and Annabel Pitcher, these heartfelt stand-alone stories cover themes of families, inclusivity and fitting in. My Messed-up Life finds Violet's...

You've fed them bread, now they want you dead in this hilariously comic caper that'll have kids going quackers with laughter, written by the marvellous Tommy Donbavand (of TV's Scream Street fame). Six months from now ducks take over the world - and it's...

"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" - David Walliams"So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These...

Axel Scheffler's Bag of Nursery Rhymes 4 Books Collection Set Includes Titles In This Set:- Action Rhymes, Animal Rhymes, Bedtime Rhymes, Classic Rhymes.

The last battle is the greatest of all battles A beautiful paperback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. During...

The 91-Storey Treehouse is the seventh book of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's wacky treehouse adventures, where the laugh-out-loud story is told through a combination of text and fantastic comic book-style illustrations. 'The kind of book I would have loved as a kid' – Tom...

When five siblings - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother, the Lamb - discover a sand-fairy in their gravel pit, they are jolly surprised and a little delighted. Even better, the Psammead is able to grant them wishes, although the magic wears...