The Magic Comes Back

A brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children.From beloved bestselling author David Nicholls.Douglas and Connie - scientist and artist, husband and wife - live a quiet and quietly unremarkable life in the suburbs of London. Until, suddenly, after more than twenty years of marriage, Connie decides she wants a divorce.Heartbroken but determined, Douglas comes up with the perfect plan: he is going to win back the love of his wife and the respect of Albie, their teenage son, by organising the holiday of a lifetime.The hotels are booked, the tickets bought, the itinerary planned and printed.What could possibly go wrong?

Order and excitement return to the Banks household when their governess, Mary Poppins, arrives on the end of a kite. Read by Sophie Thompson. Book available.

Two cousins develop an unlikely friendship as they are transported into a magical wizard world, where they must plot against the king in order to solve an old family mystery.It's bad enough that Max,

A hug in a book! Fizzing with joy and fun, children will want to listen to this feel-good tale again and again. Very hungry Lion meets a young gazelle stuck in a hole. Does he eat her? No! Phew! Instead, he helps her up and his act of kindness sets off a super-cute chain of joy and warmth to give the ultimate feel-good factor.What happens to Lion? Well . . .you’ll have to read the story to find out. SPOILER ALERT – it’s a happy ending! Children will love spotting the story clues and extra details that illustrator Siân Roberts has woven through the book. And they can have fun building a kindness tree with the tips at the back of the book to spread their own happiness.

Poetry. "In absolutely limpid prosody Lila Dunlap presents her readers with household tales and deities...These are poems of specific interiorities, domestic and psychic, sage old Gaston Bachelard liv

Noggin’s wicked uncle, Nogbad the Bad, has returned from exile to enter the famous animal and vegetable show. But has he really learned how to be good?

Learn the science behind amazing magic tricks in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff!Did you know that every time a magician uses sleight

When the Cat in the Hat once more steps into the lives of Sally and her brother he's soon up to his old tricks, in this mayhem-filled sequel to the original classic adventure.When the Cat in the Hat c

Mary Poppins returns to Cherry Tree Lane and adventures are sure to follow! The second book in the original Mary Poppins series.

Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. T

Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for some debauchery. Amidst political and economic upheaval, Don

When the Cat in the Hat comes back, he's soon up to his old tricks ably assisted by a team of tiny helpers that he keeps in his hat. This is a wonderful addition to the Dr. Seuss shelves.

In the earliest days of humankind, everything in the world seemed magical. Gods and demons, spirits and sprites were considered to be responsible for everything from life and death, to the turning of

From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, w

"That Cat in the Hat. Don't you let him come near. You know what he did The last time he was here." Fearing the worst, Sally and her brother witness the return of the Cat in the Hat, the notorious fel

Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. T

The mischievous cat returns on a snowy day when there is work to be done. "Highly recommended."--(starred) School Library Journal.

《When the Storm Comes》是英國作家Polly Ho-Yen於2025年出版的一本科幻冒險兒童小說，適合9歲以上兒童閱讀。書中描述四個孩子—Mali（全名Amaryllis）、Jonesy、Fara和Petey，在一次氣候引發的暴風雨中被困在學校圖書館裡。他們原本彼此不熟，甚至有衝突和誤解，但當暴風雨愈演愈烈，洪水逐漸淹沒學校且電力中斷，圖書館的自動門也無法開啟，四人和他們的孕婦老師被困住了。故事描寫他們如何在困境中求生，努力合作尋找逃生路徑，面對氣候變化帶來的危機以及各自內心的掙扎與成長。主角Mali因為失去朋友和校園霸凌而封閉自己，但在危機中他逐步打開心結，與其他孩子建立信任和友誼。故事除了展現緊張刺激的逃生過程，也蘊含氣候危機的議題與青少年自我認同的探討，非常適合讓兒童理解環境變遷的嚴峻與團隊合作的重要性。這本書被評為動人且富啟發性，適合用作刺激兒童對氣候變遷議題的關注，也是一部令人屏息以待的冒險故事The storm had been brewing for weeks.When I look back and remember those days of dripping rain, the thick grey cloud blanketing the sky, the rolling thunder, I wonder how we didn't see it coming. We didn't realise it was building into something.Back then, we just thought it was stormy weather. We had no idea what lay ahead.We couldn't ever have imagined how it would engulf us.Mali, Jonesey, Fara and Petey are reluctantly gathered in the library. They're not friends and they each have reasons they don't want to be there. As the rain starts, they do not bond as a group. Mali do

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny next book in the House at the Edge of Magic series.Nine and her friends have cured the house's hiccups and are off to the strange and utterly unpredictable Back of Beyond in search of Professor Dish – Spoon's best friend and partner in all things alchemy.When they find Dish trapped by the greedy witch Ophidia in the basement of a particularly marvellous shop, it soon becomes clear they're going to need something more than Flabberghast's dicey magic and Nine's quick thinking to triumph this time. What they really need is a rather clever witch – one particularly good at curses...A new instalment in the brilliantly funny, magical and commercial series for readers age 8+.

Learn the science behind amazing magic tricks in this fact-tastic nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series about the science of fun stuff!Did you know that every time a magician uses sleight

Lying about his age to escape a family that does not want him, Toby Parker joins the army and encounters the harsh realities of war before a terrible wound challenges his survival. By the author of Co

Lying about his age to escape a family that does not want him, Toby Parker joins the army and encounters the harsh realities of war before a terrible wound during the Battle of the Bulge challenges hi

A rhyming story for beginner readers about the adventures of the Cat in the Hat