Classics

These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the...

These witty stories were originally told by Rudyard Kipling to his own children. In them he gives fanciful accounts of how and why things came to be as they are. Generations of children have delighted to learn how the Leopard got his spots, how the...

Few books have been as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. A beautiful slip-cased gift edition of this touching and wise classic children's book, with the original...

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 retold using accessible language and with the help of...

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 retold using accessible language and with the help of...

There was a little fur family warm as toast smaller than most in little fur coats and they lived in a warm wooden tree. The Little Fur Family tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. The day ends when his big fur parents tuck him in bed...

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In the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell...

A splendiferous selection of Dr. Seuss images for all ages to colour! This beautiful book - featuring two colours of foil on the cover -will provide hours of creative fun for Dr Seuss fans from 7 to 107! Relax, play and colour in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803380520Author Robert IngpenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Welbeck Publishing GroupPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group

A powerful, disturbing thriller reissued in The Originals series of classic teenage fiction. Martha is twelve - and very different from other kids, because of her parents. Strict members of a religious group - the Brethren - their rules dominate Martha's...

The classic giftset collection of Beatrix Potter's original Peter Rabbit books.This beautiful gift box contains 12 original Peter Rabbit books by Beatrix Potter. This set of books contains the tales of all of Beatrix's lovable characters, from naughty...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593117811Author Astrid LindgrenFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm)...

One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the world's most famous travelling reporter in his exciting adventures investigating smugglers in the two-part story Cigars of the Pharaoh and The Blue Lotus,...

William Brown is back in this 100th anniversary edition of More William, featuring fourteen funny, classic Just William adventures by Richmal Crompton - updated for a new generation of readers. This edition featurres timeless original artwork from Thomas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312375980Author Elizabeth EnrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Square FishPublisher Square Fish

A beautiful hardback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and colour interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. To my side, all true...

Perfect Gift Purchase for fans of Milne's Classic Winnie-the-Pooh stories This lovely set consists of a highly appealing gift box designed with original E.H.Shepard decorations from Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at...

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to...

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to...

'It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them'Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck...

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A...

From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A...

Discover a world of magical storytelling from a twice Costa-shortlisted author"One of our finest children's writers." Phil Earle"A master storyteller." Aisling Fowler"A true master of storytelling." Jenny PearsonStep into a world of faerie tricks and...

Children will love this simple retelling of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Every page has full-colour illustrations telling the story of naughty Peter Rabbit and his lucky escape from Mr. McGregor's garden. Children are encouraged to interact with the story...

Have you seen the New Windmills Language File ? It provides imaginative photocopiable activities to help you teach writing, grammar and punctuation using A Christmas Carol and other popular New Windmills.Book InformationISBN 9780435124052Author Charles...

Glorious new rejacket of a Diana Wynne Jones classic award-winning favourite, featuring Chrestomanci - now a book with extra bits! Everybody says that Gwendolyn Chant is a gifted witch with astonishing powers, so it suits her enormously when...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks!In book thirteen, the Famous Five find out about something dangerous out in Mystery...

Roberta, Peter and Phyllis live a lovely life in a lovely London villa with their lovely mother and father. But all that will change. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, they have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small...

Anne of Windy Willows is the fourth book about the red-haired Anne Shirley from Green Gables.Now a young woman and her romance with Gilbert Blythe beginning to flourish, Anne Shirley becomes Principal of Summerside High School. But Summerside is...

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.An injured signalman tries to give...

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! It was the middle of winter and very, very cold. The mice of Brambly Hedge forecasted snow. And they were right. In the...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Little Miss Splendid thinks she is better than everyone else! She thinks she is too good to sit on a bus with the other Mr Men and Little Miss. But then one...

From Aunt Annie's alligator to the colourful Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, Dr. Seuss's delightful book gets a brand new look, and introduces early learners to the letters of the alphabet through an amazing array of crazy creatures. Big B, little B, what...

What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames, soaked to the skin and unable to explain who he is?What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made of a strange symbol?Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.' Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a...

This is a classic tale of adventure and bravery charting the transformation of Robert of Locksley into Robin Hood, the outlaw of myth and legend. Join Robin and his band of Merry Men as they battle injustice and seek to defeat the villainous Sheriff of...

A showstopping luxury gift book to cherish for years to come, The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley is the ultimate guide for any Moomin fan, old and new.Step into the magical world of Moominvalley with this beautiful one of a kind book; a fun,...

'It broke my heart and then splinted it back together again... Magnificent.' Hannah Gold, bestselling author of The Last Bear 'A dog's eye perspective that's so vivid you can almost taste the earthworms.' FT, YA Book of the Year 'This visceral...