Children's Classic Literature

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Antony and Cleopatra

 A wonderful retelling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale of love torn apart by history. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe theatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra. The tales have been...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Richard III

   Andrew Matthews brings another historical tale to life for young readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Villainy in Richard III. The tales have been retold using accessible...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: As You Like It

 A wonderful retelling of Shakespeare's thrilling tale of love torn apart by history. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe theatre and Love and Death in Anthony and Cleopatra. The tales have been...

Alf Proysen / Mrs Pepperpot Stories

   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 - it just happens! But whatever she encounters,...

Arthur Rackham / English Fairy Tales

 This book contains over forty of the best-loved fairy stories, retold by Flora Annie Steel, and beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Favourites such as Jack the Giant-killer, Jack and the...

Roger Lancelyn Green / Tales of the Greek Heroes

Explore the real Greek myths behind Percy Jackson's story - he's not the first Perseus to have run into trouble with the gods ...These are the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes...

Enid Blyton / Sneezing Powder and Other Stories

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Enid Blyton / The Flyaway Cottage and Other Stories

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Cora Harrison / Wolf in the Midnight Forest

When Mark wakes up in the Midnight Forest he can't believe it. Wolf is there as well but he looks so different. He doesn't look like a puppy anymore. What's going on? But there is no time to even...

Richmal Crompton / William

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Enid Blyton / The New Adventures Of The Wishing Chair: Spellworld

Whisk yourself away to lands of magic and wonder with Enid Blyton's New Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Book 3: Spellworld The children's next door neighbour needs a spell to make her roses grow, so...

Enid Blyton / The Sea of Adventure

Brother and sister teams Philip and Dinah Mannering, and Lucy-Ann and Jack Trent join together to foil dangerous criminals in this adventure story.All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Enid Blyton / Second Form at St. Clare's

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. School life has never been so splendid. 'I think we ought to have a midnight feast every term, you know! School...

Enid Blyton / Mystery of the Missing Man

Part of the "Rewards" series covering a range of Enid Blyton's work from her stories for the very young, such as the adventures of "Brer Rabbit" and "Amelia Jane", to stories for older children...

Beatrix Potter / The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

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Enid Blyton / The River of Adventure

A river cruise through ancient desert lands will be an adventure in itself, think Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack. An adventure it certainly is, especially when Bill disappears and the children,...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream

The course of true love never did run smooth... A magical retelling of Hermia, Helen, Demetrius and Lysander's classic story - and of the impish fairy Puck, who meddles in their tangled web of love...

Michael Bond / Paddington Helps Out

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddington station, returns in this reissued novel, with a brand new cover design. "Oh dear!" said Paddington, "I'm in trouble again." Somehow...

Andrew Matthews / Shakespeare Stories: Macbeth

Out, damned spot! A brilliant retelling of this classic tale of witches, murder and madness. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Evil in Macbeth.The tales have been retold using...

Noel Streatfeild / Ballet Shoes

Pauline, was rescued from a shipwreck as a baby. She longs to be an actress. Petrova, is a Russian orphan. She is happiest when playing with cars and engines. Polly was handed over with just a pair...

Noel Streatfeild / The Bell Family

Well, little people, what's the news?' Meet the big, happy Bell family who live in the vicarage at St Marks. Father is a reverend, Mother is as kind as kind can be. Then there's all the children -...

Michael Bond / A Bear Called Paddington

"A bear on Paddington Station?" said Mrs Brown in amazement. "Don't be silly - there can't be."Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on...

Roald Dahl / The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka

The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka" by Roald Dahl combines all the wonderful tales of Charlie's fantastic chocolate factory in one bumper book! Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And...

Enid Blyton / Five Go Down To The Sea ( Famous Five Series - Book 12 )

Who would deliberately lure somebody on to treacherous rocks on the Cornish coast? Somebody is flashing lights from the old tower on stormy nights - and the Famous Five sense danger. But can they...

Carolyn Swift / Irish Myths and Tales for Young People

A collection of fourteen traditional tales about heroes, druids, changelings, giants, kings, and other inhabitants of ancient Ireland.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

A.A. Milne / Now We are Seventy-five

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Noel Streatfeild / Dancing Shoes

When their mother dies, leaving them orphaned, Rachel and Hilary are sent to live with their aunt, who runs a troupe of dancing girls -'Mrs Wintle's Little Wonders'. Hilary, a talented dancer,...

Enid Blyton / Well Done the Naughtiest Girl

In Enid Blyton's bestselling school series Elizabeth Allen is sent away to boarding school and makes up her mind to be the naughtiest pupil there's ever been. In book eight, Elizabeth is desperate to...

Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Helps a Friend

How can the naughtiest girl be good at camp with horrible Arabella in the very same tent? Especially when she's busy stirring up trouble for Elizabeth's best friend, Joan ...All of our books are...

Enid Blyton / The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat

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Roald Dahl / Spotty Powder and Other Splendiferous Secrets

This is a treasure trove of Dahl! Amazing facts - some funny, some silly - and an original chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" make this a splendiferous, surprising and delicious treat...

Enid Blyton / The Ragamuffin Mystery

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Enid Blyton / The Riddle That Never Was

Katie and Nick idolise their Uncle Bob - he's a private investigator and solving riddles is their favourite thing to do. So when he comes to visit, Nick and his friend Mike invent their own mystery...

Enid Blyton / The Flopperty Bird and Other stories

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Enid Blyton / Fun for the Secret Seven ( Secret Seven Book 15 )

The Seven are very fond of Tolly and his horse, Brownie, so they're determined to help out when Brownie is sick. But they need to find Tolly and Brownie somewhere to hide out - somewhere that...

Wendy Cooling / The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds

The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling is a perfect selection of loved stories for all 7 year olds! Fifteen exciting stories from some of our best-loved authors,...

Antoine De Saint-Exupery / The Little Prince

Translated by Irene Testot-Ferry. The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from...

Andrew Matthews / The Kingfisher Treasury of Funny Stories

These funny stories all contain favourite characters such as Posy Bates, Dilly the Dinosaur, flying dogs and dancing cows.All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy...

Andrew Matthews / The Beasts of Boggart Hollow

Twelve stories about the animals who live in Boggart Hollow and the silly thingsthey do. Among them are Mr and Mrs Rat who are so ambitious for their daughter that they want her to marry the sun; a...

Dorothy Edwards / My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry

More short stories about the adventures of the naughty little sister. This time she teams up with Bad Harry and together they get into all sorts of mischief. Author Dorothy Edwards is well known for...

Lucy M. Boston / The River at Green Knowe

'What a lot of islands the river makes,' said Ida. 'We must go exploring and sail around them all.' And so begins a wonderful, magical summer. Ida, Oscar and Ping are staying with Ida's great - aunt...

Allan Ahlberg / Heard it in the Playground

This illustrated collection of amusing poems and songs celebrating primary school life won the Signal Poetry Award in 1990. Meet Billy McBone and the Mad Professor's Daughter, be amazed by the...

C. S Lewis / The Magician's Nephew ( The Chronicles of Narnia - Book 1 ) (Hardback)

This is the sixth book that the author wrote about the land of Narnia, but it is the story which explains how all the comings and goings between our world and Narnia first began. It is the story of...

Andrew Matthews / Love Street

Suzanne is pretty ordinary, apart from Love Street. She has the equivalent of a TV inside her brain, the only thing is that the same programme is playing day in and day out and she's lost the remote...

Astrid Lindgren / Pippi Longstocking

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 suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the...

Enid Blyton / Five Get into Trouble ( Famous Five Series - Book 8 ) PB

On their peaceful camping and cycling tour of the English countryside, the Five come across Richard Kent – the son of one of the richest men in the country! When Dick is mistaken for him and...

Enid Blyton / The Naughtiest Girl Saves the Day

When some school strawberry plants are vandalised, a lost shoe buckle at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl. It is hers, but how did it get there - and why would anyone want...

Enid Blyton / Naughty Amelia Jane

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton Amelia Jane is big, bad and the terror of the toy cupboard! In this book, she snips the tail off the pink rabbit,...

Enid Blyton / Bimbo & Topsy

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Enid Blyton / Stories for Bedtime

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Enid Blyton / The Circus of Adventure

Why did Bill have to bring the babyish Gustavus with them on holiday? Jack knows he'll only be trouble ...But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, Jack bravely sets out...

Enid Blyton / The Castle of Adventure

Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are thrilled that Mrs Mannering has rented a holiday cottage for all of them. But the cottage is overlooked by a towering, mysterious castle and rumour has it that...