Legends, Myths, Fables

Meet the Original Superheroes. Before there was Batman, Wonder Woman, or Black Panther...there was Indra, Hindu king of gods, who battled a fearsome snake to save the world from drought. Athena, the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom who could decide the...

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales... Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps...

An enchanting and vivid re-working of this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to read alone. Also available with an audio CD with a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632061775Author Sonali ZohraFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless Books

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales.From the land of...

If you thought unicorns were strictly imaginary, think again! Anatomy, evolution, life cycle, magical properties - discover just how much you didn't know about unicorns. Dive into the life's work of famed unicornologist Professor Temisa Seraphini with...

A mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow's classic story.Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother's birthday but he can't find a single one. Suddenly he feels a light tap on his shoe, and a strange and magical adventure begins.About the AuthorElsa...

Book Band: Brown, ideal for ages 7+ A gripping retelling of the classic Greek myth by bestselling author Jenny Oldfield. Daedalus can see how much his impulsive, restless son Icarus longs to escape their island prison. When his cunning plan to get...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780763634032Author Lady Hestia EvansFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 936gDimensions(mm)...

Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. Mia the Bridesmaid Fairy helps make weddings wonderful with her three magical items. But when these are stolen by mean Jack Frost and his naughty...

Fourteen-year-old Quint Verginix is the only remaining son of famous sky-pirate Wind Jackal. He and his father have journeyed to the city of Sanctaphrax - a great floating rock, bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their...

Can YOU find the ghosts in this spookily sweet search-and-find picture book? When a little child is told there's no such thing as ghosts, they don't believe it for a second. Ghosts MUST exist - after all, they're...

Little Santa loves, loves, loves the North Pole. The rest of his family? Not so much. So, when they decide to move to Florida, Santa is miserable. Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914312243Author History Brought AliveFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Fortune PublishingPublisher Fortune PublishingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Prepare yourself for the wrath of the Norsemen! That is, if you don't mind and it's not too inconvenient...Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering and feasting. But Thorfinn is no ordinary...

The fox invites his friend the stork to dinner, but serves the stork his meal on a flat plate. Find out how the fox and the stork play tricks on one another at dinnertime. This retelling of a traditional tale is retold by award-winning author Simon...

Containing an enchanting mix of familiar favourites and hidden gems, the Penguin Classics edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales is translated by Tiina Nunnally and edited with an introduction by Jackie Wullschlager.The first writer to create...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773238845Author Sara Cone BryantFormat PaperbackPage Count 22Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 45gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Book Sense Book of the Year Award (Children's Illustrated) 2006 and New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (Picture Book) 2005 and Parents Choice...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The man's cub is mine, Lungri - mine to me! He shall not be killed. He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter...

Harness the power of the elements with the Moonlight Riders! A stand-out series for young readers from bestselling author Linda Chapman, author of MY SECRET UNICORN and UNICORN ACADEMY.Could you be a True Rider?The Moonlight Stables friends are spending...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593113462Author John FlanaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368023559Author Roshani ChokshiFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm) 192mm * 132mm * 25mm

Based on the well-loved fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, set in ancient China. When the emperor finds a little nightingale in the forest, he loves her beautiful song and they become friends. But what will he learn when he replaces her with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838269906Format PaperbackPage Count 241Imprint Marmaduke PublishingPublisher Marmaduke Publishing

The highly anticipated coming-of-age story for the world's greatest super hero: BATMAN by the # 1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu.Returning home from his lavish eighteenth birthday party, Bruce Wayne stops a criminal's getaway - disobeying the...

The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale. Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in...

One day, Mole leaves his home for the wonderful world of the river. He meets the friendly Water Rat, kind Badger - and Toad, who loves fast cars a little too much.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780152023652Author Mem FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann (Australia)Publisher Harcourt EducationWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781617205392Author Rudyard KiplingFormat PaperbackPage Count 20Imprint SMK BooksPublisher SMK BooksWeight(grams) 45gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 1mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368061278Author Graci KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Rick Riordan PresentsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

Travel across the world with this beautiful collection of 20 nature stories. From the Ancient Chinese countryside to the dense forests of Norway, this book takes readers on a journey across cultures and continents, exploring the different ways we care...

When his uncle gives him an impossible task, Jason invites heroes from all over Greece to sail on his ship, the Argo. He calls them the Argonauts, and this is their story.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English...

Do you know how the world began? Or why there is wind and rain? Have you ever felt lucky and wondered where luck comes from? Are you curious about the unseen and unknown?People have been asking these questions for thousands of years, with different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399169816Author Jan BrettPage Count 32Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers'Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 950gDimensions(mm)...

The mesmerising sequel to the NYT bestselling Girls of Paper and FireThe Girls of Paper and Fire did the impossible. They escaped.But out in the unforgiving wild, hunted like prey, Lei and Wren learn that the most terrifying prisons have no walls.Lei,...

The bold, bright colours of India leap off the page in this fresh and funny picture book retelling of how Ganesha comes to write the epic poem of Hindu literature, the Mahabharata. Ganesha is just like any other kid, except that he has the head of an...

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...

Part ghost story, part murder mystery - a creepy and magical tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman.Welcome to the Circus of Myth & Mayhem - where performers re-enact tales of the Norse gods wearing masks which mysteriously change...

* Part of a 10 book series * An excellent learning tool for Greek mythology * Entertaining illustrations to encourage reluctant readers * Includes a leading boy and girl across the stories to appeal to all childrenBook InformationISBN 9781782263487Author...