Item category 1: Short Chapter Book

Think you know everything there is to know about Robin Hood and his Merry Men? Think again. This story shows how before they were grown-ups and battling the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, this band of heroes were normal boys with normal names. So how did they come to be called Robin Hood, Friar Tuc...

Deep in the water lurks a new breed of beast. Evil swims beneath the seas of the planet Nemos. When Cephalox the cyber squid kidnaps Max's dad, he gives chase in a stolen submarine. Can Max use his bravery, cunning and skill with gadgets to rescue him? And will he discover who controls the terrif...

Ellie, Summer and Jasmine are the very best of friends. One day they find a magic box which whisks them away to a fantastical world. Can the friends help Trixi the fairy save King Merry's 1000th birthday party from Queen Malice's spiky thunderbolt?

When Jamie moves to Dinosaur Cove with his father he's looking forward to doing some fossil hunting on the beach. But when he and his friend, Tom, discover a forgotten cave with fossilised dinosaur footprints, it takes them into a world of dinosaurs. In this secret place the boys meet a small, fr...

Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry, on the way to magical Rainspell Island for a holiday with their families. In each of the 'Rainbow Fairies' stories, they meet a Rainbow Fairy. To restore colour to Fairyland, they must find them all.

Six fearsome beasts have been cast under an evil spell by the Dark Wizard Malvel, and are destroying the kingdom of Avantia. Our hero Tom and his friend Elenna must free the beasts from the spell and save the land. Let the battle commence!

Amy can't believe it when her parents say she can have a kitten. She falls in love with Ginger straight away and is determined to be the best kitten-mummy ever! But in spite of all her love, poor Ginger falls ill. Can Kitten Club help to make him better?

Jack and his sister, Annie, find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books. And this is no ordinary tree house. Jack and Annie get more than they had bargained for when Jack opens a book about dinosaurs and wishes he could see them for real. They end up in prehistoric...

Introducing Dixie O'Day and also, of course, his friend Percy! This dashing duo are always getting into adventures - here they enter the All-Day Car Race little knowing what is ahead of them! Dixie and Percy run into all sorts of peril, as does their arch enemy, Lou-Ella. But who will win, and wi...

It's Katie Cat's first day of school ... but what has happened? She has feathers and fur and whiskers and wings. She's all mixed up!