Children's Fiction

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...

Take flight with a truly inspirational tale of courage and self-belief, inspired by the incredible life of Sophie Blanchard, the world's first female hot-air balloonist Scaredy-Cat Sophie is afraid of everything! So when a balloonist comes to...

The gang are off on another adventure to find the next missing piece of the Evoker King. What they find is buzzare! Harper and her friends tackle a real-life ecological crisis. The bees around their school and the Stonesword Library are...

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition - 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101932421Author Britta TeckentrupFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Doubleday Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Second in a hilarious six-book series about a highly unusual pet hamster. MY HAMSTER IS A GENIUS was shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2013A spate of burglaries has hit the neighbourhood, and the Jinks household hasn't...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570918995Author Jerry PallottaPage Count 10Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams) 96gDimensions(mm)...

With over 90 flaps, the scenes in this colourful book show children where the food they eat comes from. They can discover food produced on farms, in the sea and in greenhouses, and the importance of wheat, rice and corn around the world. There's a map...

Poppy loves ballet and is sure she'll be picked to play Coppelia in the Big Show. But when her best friend Honey gets the part, Poppy is so cross that she doesn't even want to be friends anymore! Will Poppy realize how important friendship is in time to...

A fictionalised account of the real-life British soldier who let Hitler live in the First World War, and his attempt to put right his mistake - from a master storyteller 'Brilliant. Historical fiction at...

In the tradition of WONDER and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD this award-winning New York Times bestseller is an intensely moving, lyrically-written novel.COUNTING BY 7S tells the story of Willow Chance, a twelve-year-old genius who is obsessed with diagnosing...

What makes Eddie's garden grow? Earth, rain, sun, and all sorts of creatures, of course!Eddie works hard - digging, pulling weeds, and watering his plants - and soon his garden is magnificent, from his string bean house to his tall sunflowers. How his...

What a job for Stanley - he's building a house for his friend, Myrtle. He will need his digger and his bulldozer and his cement mixer! He will also need his friend, Charlie to help. But will they manage to build the whole house? Join Stanley and friends...

For Otis, this was a sleepover to remember - if only he could! When dorky, unpopular 11-yr-old Otis wakes up in the morning at a sleepover birthday party, he's in for a shock. At the marquee where the sleepover took place, it's a scene of carnage and...

Ten of Shakespeare's greatest plays, retold for children by multi-award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare's best-known stories,...

Come with Claude on a smashing adventure! These waggy tales are perfect for new readers, with illustrations on every page. As seen on TV - Claude is the star of his very own TV show! 'Illustrated with humour and elegance ...' The Sunday TimesA gentle...

A brand-new adventure in the bestselling and much-loved Amelia Fang series! Perfect lockdown reading for little vampires of 7+ and all fans of Isadora Moon and The Worst Witch. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Dr. Toy Best Picks New Products 2007.Book InformationISBN 9781450830003Author PI KidsPage Count 12Imprint Phoenix International Publications,...

A lyrical, captivating and beautiful picture book by Carnegie Medal-winner David Almond, illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Levi Pinfold.When a great dam was built by the Kielder Water in Northumberland, the valley below slowly filled with water...

Little children can bring the Nativity story to life with this enchanting sticker book. There are colourful scenes of Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem, Jesus' birth, the arrival of the shepherds and the Three Wise Men , and 230 stickers of people,...

Once Upon a Tune brings you six wonderful stories from many lands, all of which inspired great music. You can battle trolls with Peer Gynt if you go In The Hall of the Mountain King; grapple with a magic broom in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, meet the evil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780590446839Author Joanna ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838991517Author Priddy BooksPage Count 6Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy BooksWeight(grams) 836gDimensions(mm) 282mm * 248mm * 39mm

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series, The Famous Five. This new collection contains three fantastic books in one volume. Join the adventure!Five Go to Billycock...

The Castle of Adventure is the second exciting instalment in the Adventure series by Enid Blyton, one of the best-loved children's writers of all time. This gorgeous edition of the classic adventure features an iconic retro cover adapted from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735842625Author Torben KuhlmannFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South BooksWeight(grams) 830g

A stunning new gift edition of this much-loved classic, with the celebrated black-and-white illustrations by Edward Gorey.Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad.Some are good, and some are bad . . .The whimsical 1982 Old Possum's illustrations have been...