Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories

A collection of sizzling summer-themed crime and mystery stories by 13 of the most popular, exciting and diverse children's book authors!

'Tales from Outer Suburbia' is an inspiring collection of original stories and illustrations. Shaun Tan, creator of 'The Arrival', 'The Lost Thing' and 'The Red Tree', reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight!

World-renowned artist Shaun Tan applies his extraordinary talent to a reflection on the nature of humans and animals, and our urban co-existence. From crocodile to frog; tiger to bee, this is a dark and surreal exploration of the perennial love and destruction we feel and inflict - of how animals...

It's the summer holidays and Horrid Henry would like to be spending his holidays eating unlimited ice cream and going on all the scariest roller coasters he can find - but instead his family are having a staycation. Life is never dull with Horrid Henry around, though, so it's not long before he i...