Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

When Captain Shang is mortally wounded in battle, Mulan must travel to the Underworld, Diyu, in order to save him from certain death. But King Yama, the ruler of Diyu, is not willing to give Shang up easily. With the help of Shangs great lion guardian ShiShi, Mulan must find Shangs spirit and lea...

Elisa hates being a princess, and would much rather live in the woods with Hans, a prince from a rival kingdom. But when her father, the king, discovers her love for Hans, he locks Elisa in a gloomy tower. Elisa is too brave and too clever to stay blocked up. She escapes, dodges capture and final...

Little Red Riding Hood - who is not-so-little anymore! - is riding her pony through the woods to visit Granny for a picnic and a surprise. Now that she is bigger, she feels much braver than the last time she went. Until - what was that? Was it the Big Bad Wolf?

Little Red Riding Hood - who is not-so-little anymore! - is riding her pony through the woods to visit Granny for a picnic and a surprise. Now that she is bigger, she feels much braver than the last time she went. Until - what was that? Was it the Big Bad Wolf?

Clara is a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees - but most of all, she loves collecting creepy-crawlies and making them her friends. That's not easy with a bossy butler and a pernickety nanny always on your case. When Clara discovers that an ogr...

Clara is a small, strong-willed princess who likes running wild, jumping ditches and climbing trees - but most of all, she loves collecting creepy-crawlies and making them her friends. That's not easy with a bossy butler and a pernickety nanny always on your case. When Clara discovers that an ogr...

The brand-new Gods Squad is back! Seth, the Egyptian god of war, has stolen the sun god. Vesper and Aster must save the world again, but enemies old and new are gathering.

Vesper and Aster need Excalibur to save the world. At the top of Glastonbury Tor, they find an elevator down to the enchanted realm of Camelot, where Arthur has been waiting for this day. The elderly King and his loyal knights snap to attention - at last they have a quest! But Excalibur will only...

Long ago, Old Bear (with his scruffy hair and threadbare paws) was packed away in a box and taken up to the attic. And there he stayed until Bramwell Brown remembered him.

An enchanting treasury of teddy bear tales from Jane Hissey's beloved BAFTA award-winning Old Bear and Friends series! This beautifully illustrated compendium of classic picture books features five of Jane Hissey most-loved stories.