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Edward Lear, the 20th child of a London stockbroker, entered the household of Lord Stanley as little more than a servant, but his sense of humour soon made him welcome above stairs and he began to amuse the children with comic drawings and rhymes. This...

This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers.It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with...

This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers.It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590171738Author Esther AverillFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint NYRB Children'sPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142407080Author Wanda GagFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 130gDimensions(mm) 183mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780064440134Author Arnold LobelFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 222mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689844478Author Patricia PolaccoFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307125842Author Mercer MayerFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606601235Author Paul CreswickFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

One of the most famous survival adventures of all time - with an introduction by Bear Grylls.After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736438780Author VariousFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399226908Author Eric CarlePage Count 26Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 194gDimensions(mm) 129mm * 183mm * 16mm

This book contains six illustrated stories by Charles Dickens. These are six great novels simply retold to form a child's first introduction to Dickens' unique view of humanity. It includes A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618111275Author Charlotte ZolotowFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 210mm * 254mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618111275Author Charlotte ZolotowFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 210mm * 254mm * 3mm

One boy is determined to stay in his bed in this hilarious story from Dr. Seuss! It's time to get up, but one boy has decided he'll stay in bed today. And he won't change his mind - not even when his neighbours shout and a big brass band plays...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Nicky Singer has captured all the beauty and familiarity of this classic children's book. Follow the adventures of Rat, Mole and Badger as they try to stop their...

Maria is the orphan mistress of a crumbling manor four times as long as Buckingham Palace. Her grounds are so vast and overgrown that Maria is already ten years old before she discovers that a community of Lilliputians live on her land - the proud but...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level When governess Jane Eyre goes to work at Thornfield Hall and meets the mysterious Mr Rochester, her life finally feels like it's going right. Until the strange woman...

The classic bestselling Angelina Ballerina picture book about Angelina's trip to the big city is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition! For the first time ever, Angelina Ballerina is visiting the most famous city in Mouseland: the Big Cheese!...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553511123Author Kathleen N. DalyFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316085984Author Emily BearnFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

Sybylla Melvyn yearns for a life in the arts. She loves music and is determined to write a book. But as the daughter of a poor dairy farmer, she despairs of ever realising her ambitions. Then comes the opportunity for Sybylla to go and live with wealthy...

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets are forbidden to solve any mysteries this summer. Then they meet Ern, Mr Goon's nephew, and can't help giving him a...

Horses, hope, and heartbreak. Come with Beauty on the journey of a lifetime. There's hardship and friendship, kindness and cruelty, but above all else, love. Oxford Children's Classics present not only the original and unabridged story of Black...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338763034Author Ann M MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 132mm * 10mm

*** #1 Amazon Bestseller ***** Four starred reviews *** A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2019 *From Ruth Krauss, the celebrated children's book author of The Carrot Seed and A Hole Is to Dig, comes this never-before-published book of witty...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781488938672Author Hinkler Pty LtdFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Hinkler BooksPublisher Hinkler BooksDimensions(mm) 275mm * 210mm * 3mm

"Bah humbug! What do I care for Christmas?" sniped Scrooge.This is the snow-laden story of Scrooge, a mean miser, who is determined to think only of himself - and his money. That is, until he is visited by three Christmas spirits, and the true meaning of...

Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has wasted his abilities and his life. Now he has to make a difficult choice about what is really important to him, which could be a matter of life or death. The French Revolution is running its violent course; lives are...

An illustrated adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the most popular comedies by Shakespeare. Just as confusing, and equally as entertaining, the play revolves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534448902Author Hugh LoftingFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770461314Author Astrid LindgrenFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Drawn and QuarterlyPublisher Drawn and Quarterly

A full-colour short story taken from the magical Wishing-Chair series. Perfect for new readers. Be whisked away! Molly and Peter are ever so lucky. They have a magical Wishing-Chair that will fly them to fairy-tale lands and grant them any wish they ...

Further adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.About the AuthorSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was born in Edinburgh where he qualified as a doctor, but it was his writing which brought him fame, with the creation of Sherlock Holmes, the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481445160Author Kay ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Simon SpotlightPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 259mm * 236mm...

Everyone knows the famous beginning to this beloved holiday poem: "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house..." Clement Moore's poem was written in 1822 and has been a holiday classic ever since. This edition, with gorgeous...

Two timeless tales of adventure and survival are now available in an unabridged paperback edition for today's young readers. In Call of the Wild, a kidnapped dog named Buck tries to survive the Yukon Gold Rush. In White Fang, the titular character...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420952643Author L Frank BaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Digireads.comPublisher Digireads.comWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm

When Miss Mary Morstan is invited to meet a secretive stranger, she asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to help her. Captain Morstan has disappeared from his hotel without a trace. Should Miss Morstan dare to hope that her father is still alive? What...