The stunningly illustrated story of a hunter who decides to change his ways after he dreams of being a cheetahOne night, a hunter dreams he is a cheetah on the savannah…When he wakes up, he doesn’t wa
A toot or a blow, a honk or a squeak Each fart is special, each fart is unique From racetrack to concert hall, crowded lift to royal banquet, farts are everywhere! The Secret Life of Farts is your hil
Love is a wonderful thing, and it doesn't have conditions in this novel about sister and brother Lenny and Davy as they deal with the fact that Davy is very different from everyone else around him. Da
'A beautiful book - not just heartwarming but heart healing' Chris Riddell'A little book with a huge heart' Karen FoxleeA big grey elephant is following Olive's father around. It leaves with him for w
A New Heroine. An Old Evil. An Unforgettable Adventure. A thrilling new supernatural adventure series. Fuses the excitement, action and extraordinary worlds of Harry Potter, I Am Number Four and Buffy
Old King Lear has decided to retire from his royal duties. He calls his three daughters to him, and asks each to tell him how much they love him. The eldest two, Goneril and Regan, flatter him with th
The most famous Italian novel, retold for children "This marriage is not supposed to happen." Lombardy, 1628, a time of oppressive Spanish occupation of Northern Italy, and of the Thirty Years' War. T
Trapped in a nightmare. No one has ever escaped...Her powers are growing. So are the dangers Oksa Pollock has made some pretty incredible discoveries in the last few months, not least that she's the q
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, torrential rain...The Earth is in turmoil. Fleeing a flooded London, Oksa and the rest of the Pollock family set off in search of the Entrance Portal of Edefia, their
Winner of the 2014 UKLA Book Award: an eco-fable with heart and humour Brimir and Hulda are best friends, living on a beautiful blue planet where there are no grown-ups, life is wild and free, and eac
A young messenger. A secret mission. A kingdom in peril. It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next da
"The crow crossed the sky, slow-beating her wings. Beat, beat, beat. It was night, not yet morning, and her feathers were so black that she coasted the air invisible above the city wall." Thus begins
A fresh new translation of one of the world's best and most inspiring fairy talesWhen Kay is cursed by a magic mirror, he can no longer perceive goodness in anything - not his best friend Gerda, nor t
THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARLife in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in t
Unceremoniously left by his parents at Arthritis Hall to stay with his Great Aunt Harriet, Duncan expects his summer holidays to be very dull. Instead, he finds himself at odds with a criminal group o
When Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains - a
A moving ghost story that explores the overcoming of loss, and how to move on Thomasine has spent months living in her great-great-aunt's dusty, dark house with her father, and her aunt, uncle and cou
A girl journeys across unknown lands to rescue her friend from the clutches of The Snow Queen, who has imprisoned his heart in ice. A sister struggles to break the spell that has turned her ten prince
Raskolnikov is a poor student living in St Petersburg. Desperate to escape his poverty, he murders his pawnbroker and her sister, and flees with a few watches and bits of jewellery. Although at first
A small girl's fight against male authority "The crow crossed the sky, slow-beating her wings. Beat, beat, beat. It was night, not yet morning, and her feathers were so black that she coasted the air
The decline and fall of the famous libertine. "The crazy life and courageous death of a man who loved women too much to want only one." Don Juan is a passionate lover of life and nearly 1,000 women. O
The disconcerting encounters of Lemuel Gulliver "For the first time in his life, Gulliver felt ashamed of himself and his fellow-humans." Gulliver is a travel-hungry and adventurous ship's doctor, who
A teenage boy and his uncle embark on the adventure of their lives "Don't you worry, son. Whatever it is that's been killing the sailors, I will kill it." In this science-fiction classic-reimagined by
Tibble is a reporter. He only ever writes about cats, and he's about to be fired. Minou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and hap
A New Heroine. An Old Evil. An Unforgettable Adventure. A thrilling new supernatural adventure series. Fuses the excitement, action and extraordinary worlds of Harry Potter, I Am Number Four and Buffy
On her twelfth birthday Cecilia goes out with her parents and sister to celebrate with a visit to a museum. On their way Cecilia drops the marble that her sister gave her as a present, and running to
At the beginning of the 11th century, General Yang sends his son Zongbao to exterminate the bandit living in Dragon-Taming Wood. In the forest, Zongbao is surprised by the bandit's teenage daughter, a
A sudden, brutal slave raid tears twins Husseina and Vitoria apart, taking them far away from each other. Husseina goes to Accra, where she builds a new family and finds a place for herself in the pol
Freja arrives in Singapore during the month of the hungry ghost, when old spirits are said to roam the streets and families must make offerings to appease their ancestors. She's homesick for Copenhage
Ten years have passed since the events of The Beast Player. Elin and Ialu are married, with a young son, living a quiet, peaceful life when one day Elin is called upon to investigate a matter of great
'Walter Trier's deceptively innocent drawings are as classic as Kastner's words; I never tire of them' Quentin Blake Luise has ringlets. Lottie has braids. Apart from that they look exactly the same.
When Tom is in hospital in a coma his friend Milo decides that Tom can be a guinea pig for a new gaming device - a device that will take him far in to a troubled world where he meets the warrior-like
Nothing scares the powerful like the truth.The second book in the thrilling fantasy adventure of The Shamer Chronicles.Dina has the Shamer's Gift one look into her eyes, and none can mask their guilt
Nothing scares the powerful like the truth.The third book in the thrilling fantasy adventure of The Shamer Chronicles.A watching face in a market crowd, a mist-shrouded figure on the moor, a haunting
Nothing scares the powerful like the truth.The fourth and final book in the thrilling fantasy adventure of The Shamer Chronicles.The Dragon Lord of Dunark will stop at nothing in his persecution of Sh
The million-selling, award-winning classic novel - finally available again in the UK! New York City girl Claudia, a mere month shy of being a twelve-year-old, has resolved to run away from home with h
Maddy got up and did her Junior Miss speech, trying not to overdo the comedy. Her American accent was hideous, and very funny, and all the class began to giggle.The whole class clapped when she had fi
In a land of elves, mermaids and trolls, true magic is where you least expect it... In the snow-covered city of Londra, young Tabetha survives by finding treasures in the mudbanks of the river Themse.
A rich primordial dreamtime... A wonderful excavation of the story traditions that our ancestors huddled around for warmth This is a look like no other: a magical tapestry of folk tales, woven togethe
Lampie the lighthouse-keeper's daughter must climb sixty-one steps to light the lantern every evening and warn ships away from the rocks. One night, in the midst of a terrible storm, she discovers tha
