Classics

Did you ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? Benjamin Franklin was one of the most famous inventors in American history, and according to this amusing book, he got most of his ideas--the good ones at any rate-from a mouse! Funny, interesting and...

In DADDY LONG-LEGS a trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends,...

In DADDY LONG-LEGS a trustee of the John Grier orphanage has offered to send Judy Abbott to college. The only requirements are that she must write to him every month and that she can never know who he is. Judy's life at college is a whirlwind of friends,...

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! David's life isn't easy. His father is dead and his mother is getting married to the meanest man in the country. And when he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986216886Author Marc BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 42Imprint Marc Brown StudiosPublisher Marc Brown StudiosWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307119483Author Mercer MayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A new chance to follow the lives of Roberta, Phyllis and Peter as they relocate to the country and make friends with station guard Perks, in a lovely retelling of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604333770Author Hans Christian AndersonFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Applesauce PressPublisher Sterling Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 594g

'We always allow one pillow-fight Saturday night'Did you ever wonder what happened to Jo March from Little Women? She grew up, of course, and followed her dream to become a writer. In addition, she opened a school, home to her two children and twelve...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780545450133Author Norman BridwellFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic US

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689845345Author Ursula K Le GuinFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 175mm *...

As expectation mounts on Christmas Eve, a boy hears sleigh bells ringing and looks out of the window in time to see Santa arrive. Santa comes down the chimney (this is a fun picture as the book is tall and thin) and delivers the presents while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593374726Author Richard ScarryPage Count 20Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Margaret Thursday, the unforgettable heroine of Thursday's Child stars in this classic children's adventure from Noel Streatfeild, the beloved author of Ballet Shoes. When Margaret Thursday lands a role as a child...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956230737Author Rennie McOwanFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Rowan Tree PublishingPublisher Rowan Tree PublishingWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm)...

One of the most iconic characters in children's books Join the world's most famous travelling reporter as he gets mixed up with an aeroplane hijacking in Flight 714 to Sydney and a South American revolution in Tintin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442485518Author L. Frank BaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 43mm

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! Mr McPherson shook his head, squeezed his hands into tight fists...

This is a new, unabridged edition of the beloved story of the doctor who can talk to animals has long enchanted children. Strikingly illustrated by Scott McKowen, this book is sure to find a treasured place in any family's library. It is suitable for...

This story of two spoilt and lonely children, whose happiness is regained as they bring to life a neglected garden, has become the best-loved of all Mrs. Burnett's books, but it did not acquire universal popularity until long after its first publication...

The perfect gift for a young adventurer. Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation! Evocative of an era when all travel was an adventure, this timeless classic is perfectly captured by Robert Ingpen's rich and detailed illustrations...

Seventeenth-century Frenchman Jean de La Fontaine happily plundered Aesop and other classical writers as a source for his witty, elegant fables, as well as inventing a number of his own. Seeking to expose the weaknesses of human nature, he offered vivid...

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! If convenient, come to Baker Street at once. If inconvenient,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787198364Author L. M. MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Legend Press LtdPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice and Golden Kite Award for Fiction and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.Book InformationISBN...

Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!It all began with a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. Then a crack appeared in the ground, and Moomintroll's...

The boy who wouldn't grow up, Peter Pan has the power of flight and lives on a magical island. But he is fascinated by Mary Darling's bedtime stories for her children and makes covert night-time visits to their Bloomsbury home. One evening he loses his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735821460Author Hans Christian AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South BooksWeight(grams) 187g

Family! Friendship! Adventure! Mystery! Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis have their lives turned upside down when their father mysteriously has to go away. The railway becomes the centre of their new life, but little do they know what wonders and changes it...

Family! Friendship! Adventure! Mystery! Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis have their lives turned upside down when their father mysteriously has to go away. The railway becomes the centre of their new life, but little do they know what wonders and changes it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394823379Author Dr. SeussFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Wings Books,USPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 286mm * 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770499324Author Kallie GeorgeFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Tundra BooksPublisher Tundra Books

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childYes,' she said, 'he is really quite a beauty, and he has such a sweet good-tempered face and such a fine intelligent eye - what do you say to calling him Black Beauty? Black...

The most popular of all ghost stories was first published on 17 December 1843, and by Christmas Eve 6, 000 copies had been sold at a published price of five shillings. The story of Scrooge, a miser who becomes a different man when he is presented with...

A beautiful flapped paperback edition of this stand-alone adventure by the author of The Letter for the King Deep in the woods, a young boy is kept prisoner by his uncle. He cannot meet other children, or have any friends. He holds the key to a secret...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395185629Author ,Virginia BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 4Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 222mm * 244mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911238294Author Antoine GallandFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Classic Comic Store LtdPublisher Classic Comic Store Ltd

This Oxford Children's Classic contains the complete unabridged text of A Christmas Carol and other Christmas stories written by Charles Dickens. It also features an introduction by Neil Gaiman and other bonus material including insights for readers,...

The inclusive LGBTQ+ fairytale collection that has grabbed headlines across the world! Powerful princesses that slay giants,and beautiful princes that find true love.Heroes come in all shapes and sizes in these tales of old and new. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780723271246Author Beatrix PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Penguin Random House IndiaPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams)...