Children's Fiction

A New York Times Editors' Choice Book!"This remarkable wordless picture book bursts with buoyant energy as a boy finds the key to a long-unopened door and makes his way from drabness to a joyful, magical land." -The New York Times Book ReviewWhat's on...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019 An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book 2019 Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish-daal!-in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork,...

Julie loves all kinds of fruit, but mangoes are her absolute favourite. One sticky summer afternoon, Julie goes to the big mango tree in her yard to ask for a snack. But no matter how nicely she asks or how patient she tries to be, the tree just won't...

It's AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe, is captured by the Romans in My Story: Roman Invasion. 'He is not a child!' said my mother defiantly. 'Bran is a prince, raised to be a warrior like his father!' ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735840669Author Marcus PfisterFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South BooksWeight(grams) 191g

In a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles...Patch Brightwater is in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth - the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With...

The Peachey family is in crisis. No one cooks dinner, no one picks up the dirty washing and thekids are always late for school. All because Mum has resigned from being Mum and taken up yogainstead. She's in the tree pose; everyone else is in the doghouse...

'HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!' Frank Cottrell Boyce on Hamish and the WorldStoppers 'Poor Danny Wallace! Once kids get their hands on this quirky and hilarious book, they're gonna be bugging him to write Hamish stories 'til he's 97' Tim Minchin on...

Delightful chaos ensues when a young boy gets his kite stuck in a tree in this laugh-out-loud new picture book from award-winning, internationally best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers! Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws...

It's Millie's birthday, and the Ballet Bunnies are coming to stay at her house! She's going to have a ballet-themed party with all of her friends-all she's got to do is keep the Ballet Bunnies hidden from everyone, including her mum. How hard can that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062881793Author Beverley NaidooFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 185mm *...

'This is probably one of the greatest fantasy sequences ever written. Darkly magical and intense Cooper weaves her storytelling wonder over fully realised characters and worlds, drawing in the reader and leading them on a journey that will leave them...

Fairy tales are just the beginning.The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it's up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him . . . except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they're in danger.With only the...

In the stunning sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, bestselling author Nic Stone unflinchingly explores the impact of racism and inequality on young Black lives. For readers of Angie Thomas, Danielle Jawando and Jason Reynolds.Vernell...

The Earl's Castle is home to a magnificent doll's house, and inside lives a family of mice. Mr and Mrs Perk and their thirteen children live happily together and work hard to maintain their splendid home. But one day their beloved doll's house is taken...

It's snowing and Miffy wants to go and play. She rides her sledge, skates on the frozen river and even makes a snowman. In the snow she finds a little bird who is too cold so Miffy helps him to build a little house to keep him warm. Award-winning UK...

'It's dark monstrous fun!' Wondrous Reads Re-join Stitch Head, a mad professor's forgotten creation, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... The ghost of a villainous ne'er-do-well is haunting the corridors of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780755408115Author Gemma CaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint North Parade PublishingPublisher North Parade Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780147515650Author Jonathan W. StokesFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm...

A boy. A drone. And the danger below ... ' ... a gripping adventure, with all the right ingredients. Local bullies, sinister villains, high-speed chases, terrorism plans, explosive weaponry, missing evidence and dramatic escapes.' ...

What if you could befriend a cloud? What weather would you choose? What if the weather matched itself to your mood, whether you wanted it to, or not? 11-year-old Stella has returned home to Shetland to spend the summer with her Grandpa, but it's...

Darius, son of an escaped Iranian scientist, is a pupil at an exclusive Swiss school, but his father's former bosses want him back and have no regard for the boy's LIFE or his FREEDOM. The Special Forces Cadets are sent to PROTECT Darius. When the...

Can you go a little faster? Can you run?Long ago, at a time in history that never happened, England was overrun with wolves. But as Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia discover, real danger often lies closer to home. Their new governess, Miss Slighcarp, doesn't...

He felt a curious tingling in his hands and feet. He felt his nose becoming cold and wet, his ears becoming flappy. The thought in his mind was: 'I'm turning into a dog!'Eric is a perfectly ordinary boy. Perfectly ordinary that is, until the night when,...

Aaron Becker, creator of the stunning Journey, presents the next chapter in his luminous wordless fantasy.A follow-up to Aaron Becker's Caldecott Honor picture book debut, Journey, this is another visually stunning, wordless adventure story featuring two...

On a stormy winter's day, a baby boy, Naoki, is swept into a fisherman's boat by a great wave. Years pass, but still Naoki does not grow. Must he return to the ocean in order to become a young man? The answer arrives in the form of a mythic fish...

Monster Mummy is going shopping, so Boris is babysitting for Monster Baby. The thing is, Boris isn't very good at it. He plonks Monster Baby in the dog basket, forgets to feed him and falls fast asleep when he should be putting Baby to bed. Can you help...

Dylan's on his way - are you ready to play? A fun picture book series for toddlers ready to explore their world. Dylan the Doctor is the first picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Caldecott Medal 2006 and Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Recommended) 2005. Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Poetry) 2005 and Capitol...

Have you ever wondered just what goes on in a dog's head? Now you can find out in this funny rhyming story!I am Dog. Dog is me. I like walkies. I like tree.I like rolls in foxy pong. Foxy pong is nice and strong!A day in the life of a dog... told from...

The second book in the brilliant series perfect for fans of laugh-out-loud adventures like Bunny vs Monkey and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.D.J. and Gina are TOTALLY ordinary kids. But Hilo...isn't. He's an alien robot from another world!Hilo is just settling...

Thrilling, dangerous adventures confront Nancy Drew while on a safari in East Africa with a group of American college students. Excitement runs high as the teen-age detective delves into the theft of a fabulous sapphire formed by nature millions of years...

Welcome to a fantasy world where edible magic is the hottest commodity, traded between those who can pay or - in the case of Jude Ripon, the youngest thief in Farrowfell - those who can steal it! An epic debut series from a FAB Prize winner...

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now! Gaul, now France, has always been famous for its food and drink - so when, for a bet with the Romans, Asterix and Obelix travel round collecting local...

'Mind-expanding and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series.This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud AND grow your brain. Perfect for readers age 8+ and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The...

Celebrate all things Slytherin with this glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback. The sumptuously foiled presentation case emblazoned with the Slytherin serpent contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in...

Fox sees some cheese. Fox WANTS the cheese. There's just one problem - the cheese belongs to Crow. What will Fox do next? Find out in this lively retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, specially written for children who are just learning to read, with...

Iffole's annual Centennial Festival is right around the corner, and Alina is hellbent on participating this year instead of doing overtime like she did during the last two festivals. But her aspirations are jeopardized when the receptionist counter is...

In her room, one little girl can be anything she wants to be and go anywhere she wishes to go, all with the power of her imagination (and paper, markers, and crayons, of course!). She can go on safari or sail the seven seas. She can be a doctor, teacher,...

Learn English with The BFG! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language...