Fairy Tales & Folklore

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910827529Author Simon LoweFormat PaperbackImprint Hero BooksPublisher Umbrella Publishing

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The ninth book in an action-packed, time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. Join Tom and Aztec girl, Zuma, as they travel through...

Bears, wolves and weird tangles of fate, these eight Strange Tales from master storyteller Daniel Morden have it all. In these pages you will meet travellers, tricksters, unlikely heroes, and animals who may not be what they seem... Honed folk and fairy...

Meet the three (ahem-four!) little pigs as they convince the narrator to tell a slightly different version of their fairy tale: First, there's Alan, the one pig in the bunch who is actually a builder. He's got a BIG problem with building a home out of...

Faith, the little fairy, and her animal friends have been invited to Queen Wren's Meadow Party. But she needs a very special dress to dance in. Can she make a dress from berries and nuts, or flowers and mushrooms? Nothing seems right until she meets the...

George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon. In Olympians,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689848889Author Robert D San SouciFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

The thrilling next story in the The Talon Saga, the incredible new YA fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa. When forced to choose between the sinister Talon organisation and being hunted by her own kind,...

Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of real skis. As soon as the snow begins to fall he heads off into the woods and meets sparkling Jack Frost, who shoos away damp Mrs Thaw.Jack Frost takes him on an adventure to the palace of King Winter. Ollie...

Breathtaking action adventure for 8 to 12-year-olds. Ash Mistry, reluctant hero, faces ancient demons... and comes into an astonishing, magical inheritance. Varanasi: holy city of the Ganges. In this land...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623543785Author Rachel HimesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Children love holiday celebrations but most don't know why they wear masks on Halloween or dance round the maypole on 1st of May. Now they can discover that many of our modern traditions started with the festivals of the ancient Celts. The Celts were...

Hamish and Mirren live in a quiet farmhouse by a beautiful loch in Scotland. Quiet, that is, except for the talking sea urchin, singing sand, hungry fairies, sad bogle and grumpy witch! This delightful collection of stories is a true Scottish children's...

Maria Merryweather returns to Moonacre Manor with her granddaughter Rose to escape the horrors of the first world war bombings in London. The magical qualities of Moonacre Valley are rediscovered as Rose meets Wrolf, who is more lion than dog, and...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. How did the leopard get its spots? Why do the tides ebb and flow? How did the elephant get its trunk? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard...

A fox was having a nap when a tiger leapt out at him, ready to attack. Could the fox use his cunning to save his own life? This traditional story has been beautifully illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic. Green/Band 5 books offer early readers...

In this quirky, artsy retelling of "The Three Little Pigs," the pigs and their homes are nods to three famous architects-Frank Gehry, Phillip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright-and their signature homes. Each house is filled with clever details, including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423653578Author Jennifer AdamsPage Count 22Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Now available as a paperback, The Illustrated Treasury of Classic Children's Stories allows kids to enjoy classic works of children's literature illustrated by Charles Santore, a New York Times bestselling illustrator!Enjoy the ultimate collection of...

King Merry's second cousin is getting married in a beautiful royal winter wedding! But Queen Malice hasn't been invited, and she's not happy... Can Ellie, Summer and Jasmine stop Queen Malice and her Storm Sprites from causing trouble? And can they do...

A classic, heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution, with the timeless feels of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea.A beautifully written, timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan, winner of the Hans...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782703105Author Suzy-Jane TannerPage Count 24Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams) 316gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 214mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368045223Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm) 262mm *...

Part of the brand new, lavishly illustrated Silver Penny Stories series. It is suitable for children aged 3-6. Little Red Riding Hood has to deliver goodies to grandma, but when the hungry Big Bad Wolf spots the girl in the woods, he decides to trick her...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Three Princes are all desperate to win the love of Princess Halima, and a challenge is set by her father to find the most beautiful, magical gift they can find...

When you're a hungry wolf in Ninja times, huffing and puffing just isn't enough to get you dinner. So after one wolf perfects his katas at ninja school, he's ready to take on Red Riding Hood and her grandmother-or so he thinks. Turns out, Red's gone to...

Beneath the silvery waves, nestled in a kaleidoscope of colourful coral, lies the magical Kingdom of Coralia. This is where the FurFins live: TinyTail, StarTail, CherryTail and a host of underwater creatures including clown fish, Giggle and Hee-hee,...

**A triumph - Daily Mail** **Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting - The Royal Leap-Frog has all these - Sunday Times** ----------------- When a flea, a grasshopper and a frog compete to show the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423148456Author Disney BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney PressWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 202mm * 8mm

"The master of animal adventures" Independent on SundayTwo funny adventures about a spoiled princess and a very clever royal pig, from the beloved author of Babe. Lollipop is no ordinary pig. According to her young owner Johnny Skinner, she's the...

A collection of eight of Aesop's best-loved fables retold for children growing in reading confidence. Sly foxes, thirsty storks and greedy dogs all feature in these fun stories, each with its own moral at the end. Usborne Young Reading has been developed...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tail, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the birds got their colours...

An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music and longing.Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood...

The irony and satire of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice in Wonderland acquires a new life with Ralph Steadman's audacious and dynamic illustrations. This book is a beautifully restored and meticulously reformatted edition of Steadman's 1968 work. The force...

Guardians of Magic is a brilliant magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl, Chris Riddell. This fantastic quest is fully illustrated by Chris in black and white throughout.Meet the Guardians of Magic: Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba,...

Switch up your bedtime reading with these charming stories from Myanmar!The stories in this beautifully illustrated children's book have been passed down for generations and were told to author Pascal Khoo Thwe by his grandmother. These traditional tales...

Penny isn't just the fourth little pig - she's an engineer! So when big bad Wolfgang destroys her brothers' homes, Penny comes to the rescue! When Wolfgang returns, Penny must use all her engineering know-how to save her family from his huffing and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606600566Author Edward DetmoldFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 1020gDimensions(mm)...