Fairy Tales & Folklore

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...

A fearless, fun-filled fairytale - perfect for any little reader who loves a twist in the tale! * With a fabulously foiled cover! * Kingsley is the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Travel with fearsome Captain Blackbeard and his crew of pirates across the open seas as they search for treasure and capture ships. But just when Blackbeard thinks he...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A wonderful retelling of Oscar Wilde's classic story about a fierce, angry giant, who wants nothing to do with the children who play in his beautiful garden. But when...

Stunning reissue in a beautiful new cover-look of this fourth novel in the critically acclaimed Ingo Chronicles. Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the Crossing of Ingo - a long and dangerous journey that...

Who wrote Cinderella? It may sound like a trick question but few would immediately think of a French author writing to entertain the court of Louis XIV of France. Although not as famous as other children's storytellers, Charles Perrault is responsible...

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new, funny and fantastical gingerbread man book for kids!Do you have what it takes to catch the Gingerbread Man? The famous storybook character has magically come to life and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946057334Author KiazporaFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint KiazporaPublisher KiazporaWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

When the princess accidentally drops her ball in the pond she doesn't expect a frog to bring it back to her, and certainly doesn't expect the frog to follow her home! But is the frog really all he seems? This wordless version of the traditional tale is...

The world of the Norse people was rich in poetry, legend and song. Whenever there was a feast to greet guests, to celebrate weddings or the safe return of voyagers, the bards were called upon to tell stories and sing songs. Norse Myths and Viking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735844711Author OvidFormat HardbackPage Count 104Imprint North-South BooksPublisher North-South Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390391592Author Shubha VilasFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Wonder House BooksPublisher Prakash Books

The perfect introduction to the wonderful world of the Moomins. Join Moomintroll for his busy day, from collecting treasures with Sniff, to listening to Moominpapa's stories of the sea. Every day is a new adventure in Moominvalley. A gentle, engaging...

On every street there is a story. Roll up, roll up for a circus adventure in Edwardian Yarmouth, merry-go-race through King's Lynn history with fabulous fairground animals, get swept back in time with the marvellous mice of Wymondham, meet the magical...

Mexican folktales invite us into a magical world of enchantment and transformation, populated by cats and kings, priests and tricksters, ordinary people and supernatural beings, in this vibrant collection. Drawing from authentic sources, folklorist Neil...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375838828Author N. D. WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)Publisher Random House USA...

When a poor devout widow begs for a scrap of bread from a rich faithless baker, she promises to participate in the king's wedding mass as payment for the baker's generosity. The baker writes "One Mass" on a scrap of paper and places it on his scale to...

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...

Myths are the oldest stories of all, and the ones thatcome from the deepest and most powerful part of thehuman spirit. They help us to explain the world aroundus and to make sense of our place within it. The mythsand legends presented in this book come...

An imaginative novel [with] a suspenseful challenge and a vivid backstage world of intrigue and romance... Original and rich' Sunday Times Book of the Week. From I, Coriander to Invisible in a Bright Light, Sally Gardner's first middle grade novel in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665928748Author Tony DiterlizziFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Accompanying the live action release of Cruella, this expansion story tells of how the dastardly villain came to beAbout the AuthorMaureen Johnson is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763689032Author David Ezra SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm)...

When Ghostyshocks messes with some mad, mangy and murderous mummies, she's BOUND to get TANGLED up in all sorts of trouble!About the AuthorAuthor Laurence Anholt has been writing children's books since 1984, many illustrated by his wife Cathy, but he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780736426282Author RH DisneyFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 142gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 167mm...

From caverns deep underground to sky-high mountains, the rocks and stones all around us are ancient. Greedy oni lurk in a cave in Japan; a stonecutter becomes a mountain; and a story of romance, revenge and tragedy plays out on the face of a plate...

Once the sky was so close that people could reach up and break off pieces of it to eat, but they wasted so much that the sky grew angry. Finally, after a woman broke off a big piece despite the sky's warnings and then tried to hide what she couldn't...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Remind yourself of the enchanting story of Pinocchio, by Pinocchio, retold here by the multi-award winning author Michael Morpurgo and beautifully illustrated by Emma...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Discover an ancient Indian culture in this traditional tale of magic, love and a very special quest. When a small white mouse is turned into a daughter for a couple...

A collection of dark, funny retellings of classic fairytales for girls growing up in the modern world-from the author of Lampie __________ 'Wickedly delicious' SOPHIE ANDERSON 'Clever and witty' YARROW TOWNSEND 'Satisfying, surprising...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781453806340Author Reg DownFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 6mm

Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series continues with the fourth - and penultimate - installment in the darkly seductive story about the collision of the mortal and faery worlds... The events of FRAGILE ETERNITY have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768184481Author Beulah RichmondFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 136g

A House for Mouse tells the story of a little grey mouse who leaves his tiny hole in the forest to explore the wider world. On his search for a new home he unwittingly encounters some of the biggest stars in the fairytale genre. He discovers a house...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416908180Author Mary Pope OsborneFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin PaperbacksWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm)...

This most beloved of all fairy tales is told in many versions and found in many different cultures - from the Italian CENERANTOLA to the Russian CHERNUSHKA For this edition, first published in 1919, Charles Sedon Evans, a schoolmaster turned publisher,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780375866890Author Margaret McNamaraFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Random House...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow Rosa's magical journey across the snow and ice towards a mysterious prince, who she must rescue in order to unlock her own true happiness. This beautiful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647223069Author Insight KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 259mm * 246mm...

When Jessica loses her first tooth, Granny tells her to watch out for a trainee tooth fairy. That shimmering little creature might look the part in her purple and silver outfit but she's not too sure of her job. As Granny knows, the trainee tooth fairy...