Item category 1: Picture Books for Older Readers

When Bruce Wayne's parents are gunned down before his very eyes, he makes a fateful promise to their memory - he will fight crime with everything he has! But, before he can do so, he must face some of his greatest fears.

Rink is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. In town and at school, Rink and his family are treated as outcasts although no-one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl arrives at school, and Rink discovers she has some uniq...

When a boy swaps his Dad for two goldfish he does not really think through the consequences. After all, he is not the only person who can swap stuff. When the boy is told by his mother that he has to get his father back it is not so easily done. It seems that the father has a pretty high value. W...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed Pompeii, but some people must have survived. Taking this historical event as a starting point, this story tells of Tranio, an actor's son, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, as they witness the destruction of their beloved city.

One night a boy is woken by a terrible storm. In the morning Dad is gone and Mum doesn't know when he'll be back. The next day Mum asks her son to take a cake to his sick grandma. He is told not to go into the forest, but he goes anyway and meets a variety of fairytale characters along the way.

King Kong is a giant gorilla who lives on a remote island. He falls for a beautiful girl, Ann Darrow, and desperate to have her he finds himself lured into captivity. He is brought to civilisation and put on show, but when he sees Ann he breaks free and begins to wreak havoc on the streets of New...

Yakari is a courageous and generous little Native American whose happy life all children would like to share. Endowed with the ability to talk with all animals, Yakari comes to know their way of life and their environment.

The Gauls have only one fear - that the sky may fall on their heads tomorrow. But tomorrow never comes, says Chief Vitalstatistix. Or does it? For now it seems to have come at last for Asterix, Obelix and the other villagers.

Presenting four fairy tales, this work includes surprises under each lift-up flap to add to the fun. 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 ...