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A wicked fairy has cast a spell sending Princess Rose into a deep sleep in this modern retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story. With the help of some fairy godmothers and a dashing, garden-designing prince, Kittie Lacey, the fairytale hairdresser, must...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 UKLA BOOK AWARD After the fall, Humpty Dumpty is a broken egg. Life is tough: he's so afraid of heights, he can't even bear to climb onto his bed, or reach his favourite cereal on the top shelf at the supermarket. But one day,...

The bestselling novel and major film about love, loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness.Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to...

Enjoy a wonderful Disney story every day of the year in this premium treasury that makes the ideal gift for any Disney fanBook InformationISBN 9781801082754Author Walt DisneyFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Autumn PublishingPublisher Bonnier Books...

A subversive, funny - and deliciously prickly! - tale for the young reader looking for a book with bite. Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the incredible gifts they can bestow. But Eshe's special abilities are a little...

First Stories: The Gingerbread Man is the perfect introduction for young children to this classic nursery tale.Push, pull, slide mechanisms bring the story to life as you chase the Gingerbread Man and join in with all of the characters trying to catch...

Phizz-whizzing new edition for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! I bet you think you know this story. You don't. The real one's much more gory. From Cinderella and Goldilocks to Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, wicked beasts,...

Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing, and singers singing, from Mozart's score. This classic opera, reworked for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484726853Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney PressWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 161mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338682212Author Claire EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic US

A subversive and hilarious spin on the well-loved fairy tale. The three little wolves erect first a solid brick house. The big bad pig comes along and when huffing and puffing fails to work, he uses a sledgehammer to...

Enjoy this exciting new chapter in Serena Valentino's best-selling Villain Tales series, featuring a striking new cover design and Hades, the menace of the underworldAbout the AuthorSerena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile...

Kittie Lacey is the best hairdresser in all the land.It's almost time for the Flower Festival and Kitty Lacey's salon is bursting with people who would like a special floral hairstyle. This is the Flower People's favourite time of year but they have all...

Kittie Lacey is the best hairdresser in all the land.It's almost time for the Flower Festival and Kitty Lacey's salon is bursting with people who would like a special floral hairstyle. This is the Flower People's favourite time of year but they have all...

Millions of years ago, the northern tip of Scotland was a separate island, until it crashed into the mainland. The prehistoric sea monsters rushed to escape ... all except for Nessie! Ever since, people have claimed to see her as vehemently as others...

Millions of years ago, the northern tip of Scotland was a separate island, until it crashed into the mainland. The prehistoric sea monsters rushed to escape ... all except for Nessie! Ever since, people have claimed to see her as vehemently as others...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338682205Author Claire EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 236mm...

The classic tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff gets a cheeky twist in this picture book retelling.Trip trap, trip trap. "ACH! Who is that tap-tap-tapping on my bridge?" The story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff and the way they outwitted a hungry bridge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368040518Author Melissa de la CruzFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Cybils 2019.Book InformationISBN 9781536219159Author Chitra SoundarFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U...

The second story in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho.Joining the family business, animal-lover Bryony proves to be an extraordinary taxidermist, whose tender fingers...

Whilst leaving footpaths should never be done, Straying from stories is all sorts of fun!Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to...

Once upon a time, there was a misty blue mountain. Below the misty blue mountain was a wild, dark forest and by the wild, dark forest was a village.The village had a stream and a duck pond and an old red apple tree and it was home to Hansel, Gretel and...

New edition of the popular gift title with re-designed cover to compliment the new edition Original "Flower Fairies" Books.About the AuthorCicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, South London in 1895 and died in 1973. She found international acclaim as...

Another silly story in the Mr Men Magic series! It's perhaps not so surprising to hear that one day Mr. Greedy was feeling hungry. And also not particularly surprising to hear that he made himself a giant gingerbread...

A beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of the world's most celebrate fairy tales.Every man's life is a fairy tale, written by God's fingers. - Hans Christian Andersen.A delightful selection of stories from Hans Christian Andersen, translated by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841352367Author Anne Grahame JohnstoneFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841352367Author Anne Grahame JohnstoneFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

Join Mr Jelly on a swashbuckling adventure! Mr Jelly is scared of everything, then one day, he plucks up the courage to go into the sea. But how will he react when he meets a gang of pirates?! The Mr Men...

This book was originally published in hardback as Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales.Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun is a classic fairy tale collection to treasure. Featuring Hilary McKay's imaginative retellings of key favourites, this ten-story collection...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368044844Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 227mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782703303Author Joel Chandler HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Award Publications LtdPublisher Award Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

The beloved, bestselling A Tale Dark & Grimm series is now available as a box set for the very first time! And don't miss the Netflix Animated Series of A Tale Dark & Grimm!"A wonderful sense of humor and narrative voice ... completely fresh and unique."...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (Gold) 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780618723454Author Niki DalyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher...

"The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it." Sibeal Pounder"Mesmerizing." Hilary McKayFrom award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie...

"The Snow Girl is spectacular. A truly special book of snow and winter magic with the warmest and most cheering beating heart. I can't stop thinking about it." Sibeal Pounder"Mesmerizing." Hilary McKayFrom award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie...

Now available in 23 languages! Poor old dragon. Nobody wants him in their story. Not Goldilocks, not Hansel and Gretel - no one. But Dragon will not give up! He shall continue on his course of finding someone who wants him in their story. ANYONE. His...

The real story of Little Red Riding Hood - told by the Wolf himself!Recounted in the confidential, conversational voice of a New York wheeler-dealer, this funny version of the Grimm Brothers' Little Red Riding Hood is retold from a fresh perspective -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566560535Author Ruth SandersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Crocodile BooksPublisher Crocodile BooksWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 249mm...

A shortcut through the forest to Grandma's house produces some eerie moments - and some oddly familiar characters - in a strikingly illustrated tale about facing fears.One night a boy is woken by a terrible sound. A storm is breaking, lightning flashing...