Short Stories

The Little Mermaid is one of the most haunting love stories ever written. Its author, Hans Christian Andersen, is a master storyteller whose tales have withstood the test of time and have been shared across borders and languages. In this sparkling...

In this modern adaptation of an Old English story, Jack's mother orders her lazy son to find a job. But each job Jack tries seems to end in disaster... Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their...

Far across the sea and hidden by mist, lies a mysterious island. A bizarre place, populated by talking animals, that doesn't appear in any atlases. A land that somehow continues to change its position on the planet each day, to prevent it from being...

On a mysterious and far away island, strange things are happening. With no people in sight, a wonderful collection of talking animals are having extraordinary, funny adventures. We have returned to the Island of Animaux, a land that somehow continues to...

A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the...

A full-colour gift book of ten darkly-comic and hilarious cautionary tales by Astrosaurs author Steve Cole, illustrated by Tim Archbold. In these delightfully humorous tales of a decidedly blackish hue, ten follysome toads can never change their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551524597Author Ivan CoyoteFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 309g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680524154Author Parragon BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Cottage Door PressPublisher Cottage Door PressWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 257mm *...

Androcles is a brave slave. One day he escapes from his master and hides in a cave, only for a terrifying Lion to come into the cave! Little does he realise the encounter with the Lion will in fact save his life ...Reading Champion offers independent...

Gripping stories of myth, folklore and magic:Two step-brothers share one nightmare; red gloves that reach for your throat; a changing room where a stranger asks to swap lives with you; and a ghost in the rain... An expert storyteller weaves nine spells...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250010179Author Andy GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Square FishPublisher Square FishWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 15mm

A magical selection of stories to read and share by one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton.This collections of over 50 stories brings together three of Enid Blyton's earliest and most imaginative story collections - The Book of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975462461Author Michael WaguespackFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Country Kid Publishing LLCPublisher Country Kid Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

Wes Anderson's Major Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend and Asa Jennings set for release October 2023!In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544340473Author Dr P L TraversFormat HardbackPage Count 1024Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 980gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 156mm *...

In Deadly Dare, there's a new craze at Theo and Ricky's school. The rules are simple: write a dare, put it in the bag and take turns to pick one out. But on the night Ricky does his dare and enters the deserted warehouse, he disappears. What really...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484732786Author Rick RiordanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Disney HyperionPublisher Disney HyperionWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 186mm * 138mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645769996Author Archie SuperstarsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Archie Comic PublicationsPublisher Archie Comic Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593303948Author Katherine LockeFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761345036Author R.A. SprattFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368066624Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 1055gDimensions(mm) 241mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590179314Author Leon GarfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint New York Review of BooksPublisher New York Review of BooksWeight(grams)...

Jack loves building sandcastles more than anything in the world. But he can't stop the sea from stealing them away. Then one day he finds a shell with magical powers, and makes a wish to be king of his own sandcastle. In no time he finds himself in the...

Get ready for whimsical, woolly adventures in this collection of eight funny stories of everyone's favourite sheep by bestselling author Nancy Shaw and illustrator Margot Apple! Ride along with this crowd of mischievous, well-meaning sheep as they take a...

A Charming Children's Book on Bees, Diversity, and Inclusion"This beautiful tale is a visual feat full of wisdom and whimsy...an absolute delight, moving and captivating." Junot Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Island Born and The Brief Wondrous...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788155144Author Anika LillicrapFormat PaperbackPage Count 22Imprint Onwards and UpwardsPublisher Onwards and UpwardsDimensions(mm) 210mm * 210mm * 1mm

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...

A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, with squabbling squirrels and woodland animals who can change colour. Collect the whole series for a year-round library of beautiful books.In this beautiful collection of stories by the world's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for New Hampshire Great Stone Face Award 2017.Book InformationISBN 9781101934593Author Ellen OhFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Crown Books for Young...

Chosen and introduced by Neil Gaiman, this thoroughly beguiling collection of short stories is inhabited by an amazing menagerie of creatures from myth, legend and dark imagination The griffin, the sunbird, manticores, unicorns - all manner of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838289454Author Snezana DanilovicFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Happy Panda Children's YogaPublisher Happy Panda Children's Yoga

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679886471Author Janet SchulmanFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 1310gDimensions(mm) 283mm *...

'Classic Noel Streatfeild at her warm-hearted best. I absolutely loved it' Hilary McKay, author of THE SKYLARKS' WAR'Such rewarding reading' Daily TelegraphIn this captivating new collection, there are stories for every reader to enjoy: unforgettable...

A pillow of fresh spring water, a moon basket, and flowers that grow more fragrant at night as they carry you aloft into dreams: such is the gentle world, rich in sensorial experience, nature, and imagination, of Sato the Rabbit. Pastoral and surreal,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338732399Author Tui T SutherlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Scholastic PressPublisher Scholastic PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 193mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781680524178Author Parragon BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Cottage Door PressPublisher Cottage Door PressWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 257mm *...

Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside, where life is full of everyday adventures! Join the little girl in the candy-striped dress as she goes excavating with Billy Blunt, learns to ride a horse and cooks her very own...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142421956Author John FlanaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916153615Author F.J. BeerlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Miss Potter LtdPublisher Miss Potter Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805080537Author Lloyd AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Square FishPublisher Square Fish