Short Stories

Celebrate The Best Bear in all the World with this official sequel to the beloved classic children's stories by A.A.Milne. With brand-new stories from some of the most beloved children's authors writing today: Paul Bright, Brian Sibley, Kate...

Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before...

The alphabet is gloriously brought to life by international best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. This beautiful paperback edition is based on Once Upon an Alphabet which won the CBI Book of the Year Award. From an astronaut...

Meet Amelia Jane! She's a mischievous rag doll and she's about to enchant a whole new generation of readers! This big bumper edition contains over 20 short stories by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton.Amelia Jane has an uncanny knack...

How did the leopard get his spots? Why won't cats come when they are called? And why do the tides ebb and flow? These delightful tales of porcupines and cats and kangaroos and camels were originally bedtime stories told by Rudyard Kipling to his daughter...

Tom is a Tooth Fairy in trouble! He's spent so much time playing he has forgotten to collect teeth and the Fairy Boss is not happy ... does Tom have time to go back?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce...

The story of Snow White and Rose Red is one of the lesser-known fairy tales, collected by the Brothers Grimm in Germany in the 19th century. This retelling of the story, originally published by Ladybird in 1969, is one of the best-known versions of Snow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739265526Author Princess BookerFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Nine Mile BabiesPublisher Nine Mile Babies

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Little Miss Tidy is great at tidying things away - she's just not that great at remembering where she tidied them! The Mr Men and Little Miss have...

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.A big fight has broken out, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781991161703Author Tom E MoffattFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Write LaughPublisher Write LaughWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 15mm

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Mr Forgetful can't remember anything. Anything at all! If Mr Forgetful had a dream he couldn't remember what it was about. The Mr Men and Little...

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The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Mr Nosey liked to know about everything that was going on. He was always poking his nose into other people's business. As you might imagine, Mr Nosey was not...

Who would believe that a kid at a sleepover could be a spy? CHERUB: Dark Sun is a short novel aimed at new readers to CHERUB, originally written for World Book Day and now made available in print again by popular demand! To go with it are three stories...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Mr Chatterbox was one of those people who simply couldn't stop talking. He used to talk to anybody and everybody about anything and everything, going on and...

A beautiful gift edition of Aesop's Fables featuring eight classic stories, charmingly retold in rhyming verse with stunning illustrations.Bringing together the incredible talents of award-winning illustrator and Booktrust Time to Read favourite, Marta...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Mr Impossible could do the most amazing things. For instance, Mr Impossible could jump over a house and he could make himself invisible. He can even sleep...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995467118Author Neil, Gearon, Janice BowenFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Peripeteia PressPublisher Peripeteia Press

The original Aesop Fables, introduced by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick.Over two hundred familiar tales from 'Look Before You Leap' and 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' to much less familiar tales, each with its own sharply pointed moral.Puffin Classics...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398470453Author Tessa-Kate CurtisFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

A collection of stories about love from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day and Two Boys Kissing. They met on a plane / at Starbucks / in class. It was a set-up / it was completely random / they were...

'No matter whether it’s day or night, it’s always a good time for a story. And the very best stories you’ll ever hear – are true. They’re unfolding right now, in nature all around.'Kids will be amazed by these incredible stories of people coming together...

The legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle in the Kaatskill Mountains; the gruesome end of Ichabod Crane, who met the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow; the spectre bridegroom who turned out to be happily substantial; the pride of an English village...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Little Miss Quick doesn't like to take her time about things. She loves helping out, but will she end up being TOO quick? The Mr Men and Little...

Short and Shocking! is full of stories with a twist in the tail - each surprising and stimulating in its own way. Over forty stories in one book - all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is...

Wartime William is still up to mischief!William is always ready to offer his services to his country. But why is it that his enthusiastic contribution is so seldom appreciated? William is determined to do his bit, but unfortunately no one else thinks...

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this epic edition of Myths of the Norsemen.The great Norse sagas...

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.When the gang go star-gazing, they...

Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved children's authors in this sparkly collection of stories.This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2016, is back with a shiny new cover...Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas...

Chosen by Paul Auster out of the four thousand stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio, these 180 stories provide a wonderful portrait of America in the twentieth century. The requirement for selection was that each of the...

Sad reassures children and encourages them to speak to their loved ones for support.About the AuthorDr Sharie Coombes, Ed.D, MA, SQHP, B.Ed, is a child, adolescent & family psychotherapist who loves to use neuroscience to help people understand...

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she's no ordinary princess... These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484727416Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney PressWeight(grams) 890gDimensions(mm) 274mm * 203mm * 28mm

There are lots of laughs at every level in Treehouse Tales: too SILLY to be told . . . UNTIL NOW! From the bestselling Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.Climb the storeys with 13 fully illustrated standalone adventures starring Andy, Terry, and their...

"Isla Fisher is hilarious" David Walliams"Charming, funny, delightful: Marge is the babysitter all children would wish for" David BaddielMeet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules . . . At...

Scary Stories for 7 Year Olds is a funny and varied selection of hair raising scary stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone (if you're brave enough!) or aloud together - and for dipping into time and time again...

WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2018Featuring top Young Adult authors and introducing a host of exciting new voices, this anthology of stories and poetry from BAME writers on the theme of change is a long-overdue addition to the YA...

Bedtime Stories for 5 Year Olds is a rich and varied selection of heart-warming stories, perfect for snuggling up with at bedtime, by some of the very best writers for children. Great for reading alone or reading aloud - and for dipping into time and...

The bestselling children's books series for over 50 years! Scaring is what Little Miss Scary does best, and she loves it, too! Watch out Mr Jelly, she's coming to get you! The Mr Men and Little Miss have...