Children's Fiction

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans, who revel in...

This lovely book has colourful dragons popping out of every page! Open the book and see the magic jump out!Peppa and George are on an adventure to find lots of different dragons and see their magic powers - how many will they find?Keep little hands busy...

There was a real pig poking its snout out of the milkman's coat pocket. It was the tiniest pig she had ever seen.' 'What's a peppermint pig?' Poll asks her mother. Johnnie was only the runt of the litter. He'd cost Mother a shilling, but somehow his...

Help your little one learn to recognise and communicate their feelings with this charming book. Each double-page spread features an engaging animal character on the right, and an activity on the left, providing reassurance and healthy coping strategies...

Yazan no longer goes to the park to play, and he no longer sees his friend who lives next door. Everything around him is changing. His parents sit in front of the television with the news turned up LOUD and Yazan's little red bike leans forgotten against...

A beautiful, moving and heartwarming tale about bravery, kindness and welcoming strangers, from the team behind The Building Boy.Once, in an old rusty bin in an old rusty playground in an old empty park . . . . . . there lived a little tortoise.But...

Poppy is frightened of bumblebees, that is until she meets Bernard! He teaches her just how important bees are as they form a beautifully heartwarming friendship along the way.About the AuthorMike Byrne grew up on the Wirral near Liverpool and studied...

Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of story, The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a new level. When the wolf comes a-knocking and a-puffing, he blows the pigs right out of the tale and into a whole new imaginative landscape, where...

A touching story about being proud of who we are and embracing our differences, written by BBC TV star Nadiya Hussain.I am a boy, and this is Rayf, my bird.Rayf is my friend.On his first day of holiday camp, a little boy arrives with his bird best friend...

Explore Peppa's favourite places in this super sticker scenes book.Join Peppa in this adventure-filled sticker scenes book featuring lots of her favourite places. Have fun at the beach with Kylie Kangaroo in Australia, put on the perfect show at the...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

How far would you go to find yourself? The lyrical, life-affirming novel from the bestselling author of Private Peaceful and War Horse. There were dozens of us on the ship, all up on deck for the leaving of Liverpool, gulls wheeling and crying...

Join Zog the dragon on a flip-the-flap adventure! Lift the colourful, chunky card flaps in this fun board book, perfect for small hands. With a gentle opposites theme, this board book will also help ...

The beats were loud, the lights were bright. The cats drank milk and danced all night. Superstar DJ Sam Francisco's music is keeping Buzzkill Bill awake. Bill sends dogs, pest control and even the police to shut it down. When he pulls the plug...

Join a chapatti on the rampage in this magical, mouth-watering, modern take on the runaway pancake fable. Mrs Kapoor and a whole host of animals and friends give chase to a cheeky chapatti in this hilarious modern take on the runaway pancake story...

Join Pinocchio, Geppetto, Cricket, and many more characters as they visit Toy Land, join a puppet show, and escape from inside a ginormous whale! Then watch naughty Pinocchio's nose grow and grow and grow before he finally learns how to be a good puppet...

Now available as a board book: the award-winning illustrated bedtime story about a little girl who imagines what it would be like to have a dinosaur of her very own. As read by Eddie Redmayne for CBeebies Christmas Day Bedtime Story WINNER of the 'Best...

Reema runs to remember the life she left behind in Syria. Caylin runs to find what she's lost.Under the grey Glasgow skies, twelve-year-old refugee Reema is struggling to find her place in a new country, with a new language and without her brother. But...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Mr Noisy was a very, very noisy person indeed. If Mr Noisy was reading this story to you, he'd be shouting it at the top of his voice. When Mr Noisy sneezes...

Lenny the Lemur is on holiday in the Amazon rainforest. He's just settling down for a nice snooze, when a very yucky smell wafts past . . .Poo-ie! What or who could it be?Lenny sets off to track down the source of the nasty niff . . . Along the way, he...

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's best-known story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout.Elizabeth Bennet is the second eldest in a family of five daughters. Although their mother is very keen to see them all married...

Winnie and Wilbur are on their annual visit to the Worldwide Witches' Festival, meeting witches (and their cats) from all over the globe! They have a wonderful time partying, dancing and learning new spells. When the festival is over, Winnie and Wilbur...

Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces 6 mindful moments - including a chick hatching from an egg, and dew collecting on a leaf - to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from...

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day.Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special,...

The heroine of this beautifully illustrated story feels her anger like a storm in a dark forest. It sweeps her away, and she thunders and howls. She pours down her emotions like sheets of rain; rage surges like a wind whipping angry waves. Her anger...

What is the Sun made of? How did astronauts get to the Moon and what did they find there? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to space. Includes vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every...

One of Sunday Times' best children's books for summer 2023 A funny, heartbreaking story about life and loss, and making every second count. Eric's best friend, Finn Jones, was the world's biggest prankster...

Now in paperback, this sweet tale follows Yasmeen, a seven-year-old Pakistani-American girl, as she celebrates the Muslim holidays of Ramadan, "The Night of the Moon" (Chaand Raat), and Eid. With lush illustrations that evoke Islamic art, this beautiful...

Read the internationally bestselling book before you watch the major movie from Lionsgate, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The unforgettable and life-affirming story of...

Lara Jean and her love letters are back in this utterly irresistible third book in the hit series - the first being the NETFLIX feature film, To All The Boys I've Loved Before. Lara Jean is having the best senior...

* WINNER OF THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2022* WINNER OF THE JHALAK CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT PRIZE 2022* SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 2022* SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARDS 2022Eleven-year-old Danny Chung loves drawing more than...

Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these...

Now a Netflix movie, starring Susanna Skaggs A New York Times bestsellerThe dying wish of 16-year-old Lina's mother was for her daughter to live in Tuscany and get to know her father, whom Lina has never met. "Howard is the best man I've ever known,"...

Snuggle up together and enjoy this collection of charming and engaging stories written by Gabby Dawnay and reccomended especially for five-year-olds by literacy experts. The stories in A Treasury of Tales for Five-Year-Olds are arranged in order of...

A two-colour graphic novel about speaking-up and standing out when you feel different. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier How do you find your voice when everyone around you is telling you to be quiet? ...

A brand-new storybook in the perennially popular Amazing Machines series from Tony Mitton and Ant Parker - over 1 million copies sold to date!Patrol the streets with some cool animal drivers in this cheerful picture book all about police cars. Lively...

Five enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar. One stomped away... and then there were four! Children will love stomping, roaring and singing along to this fun rhyme, which will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting...

This fun early reader is based on the major motion picture Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, inspired by the beloved children's books by Bernard Waber!When the Primm family moves to New York City and into the house on East 88th Street, they are surprised to find a...

This informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-style illustrations, detailed facts on every page, a...

Jamie Lee wants to be normal. But his ADHD makes him feel like his brain is full of butterflies.Elin Watts wants to be perfect. If she can be, surely her dad will come home. When Jamie and Elin's families blend, the polar opposites of chaotic Jamie and...