Children's / Teenage fiction: Short stories

If you thought you had read about the World's Worst Children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine!

Sit back, get comfortable and delve into this illustrated collection of 50 beloved nature stories from every corner of the globe. This rich resource collects together folk tales from home and legends and myths from distant lands to commemorate the animals, plants and the changing seasons that mak...

Have you heard the story about the bird that turned to stone? Did your parents warn you about the extra-specially-super-deliciously-fantastically naughty boy who got a frog stuck in his throat? No? Well, never fear: Onjali Q Rauf is here to entertain you with her sparkling collection of never-bef...

Here is a collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!

From 'We Need Diverse Books', the organisation behind 'Flying Lessons & Other Stories', comes a young adult fantasy short story collection featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors. 15 award-winning and celebrated diverse authors deliver stories about a princess without need of a p...

Lots of laughs on every level in the world's most awesome treehouse! This is a laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated collection of stories following Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, the creators of the 'Treehouse' series.

A brand new collection of short stories from the incredible Sir Terry Pratchett. Imagination is an amazing thing. It can take you to the top of the highest mountain, or down to the bottom of the deepest depths of the sea. This where it took Doggins on his Awfully Big Adventure: a quest full of ma...

Doogle the dinosaur, Buttons the bear and Cabbage the cat live in Storyland where stories grow on the story tree. One night a storm blows them all away. Join the three friends to find a wicked witch, a dragon with a sweet tooth, bouncing bed bugs, a lonely giant, a frightened ghost, aliens - to n...

From fairies hiding in flowers to toy trains having a secret meeting, this fun collection is filled with magic, mischief and more! These traditional tales are ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. Each story stands alone and is the perfect length ...