Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction

Best friends Stanley and Manjit are part of Class 4B, which head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt says is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or fiddle-faddling or fun. It is about learning and it is high time 4B tried harder to excel at it. But they didn't literally me...

A festive sticker activity book including games, mazes, spot the difference and a page on the back on which to create your own Where's Wally scene. New cover and new material. This sensational Santa-themed Wally activity book is bursting with hundreds of stickers. There are loads of wintry sticke...

There's Dad's disgusting nettle soup and peculiar pancakes, horrible home haircuts, punishing press-ups and scum in the bath tub. But then there's the joy of boxing lessons with Dad, fun family outings, jokes and pranks - and storytelling round the fire. Not to mention a homemade birthday cake li...

Specially commissioned by Michael Morpurgo to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day, this deeply moving collection features stories of war from the most well-loved voices in children's literature, including Michelle Magorian, Celia Rees, George Layton, Robert Westall, Joan Aiken, Eva Ibbotson, Gera...

'War Boy' is a modern classic about a young boy growing up during World War II. Life during wartime is vividly brought to life in this personal story filled with childhood memories - from hiding in air-raid shelters to playing in bombed-out ruins.

Join the fearless young explorer as she discovers the different animals and terrains of the world and makes it home for supper, safe and sound.

In the nursery Velveteen Rabbit and Skin Horse talk about how a toy becomes real. A few days later, Velveteen Rabbit finds himself tucked into bed with a little boy and the two soon become inseparable. This is an extraordinary story about love and the value it can invest in the people and things ...

'Tangled Tales' contain two stories in one book. Each side follows a different character in the same story, which aims to encourage children to see that not everything is always what it seems. Whether it's a gang of ghost-hunting kids and the ghost they're convinced isn't there or a vegetarian va...

A beautifully illustrated board book that delights in everything that grows, from red strawberries to yellow bananas. With bright, joyful art, it is an introduction to colours, and shows the youngest children how colours can be mixed to create new ones. It ends with a fold-out rainbow to make thi...

A laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories starring Tom Gates and his friends, family and foes.