Return to the world of INKHEART … ‘It’s great to have this wonderful writer back on our shelves.’ DAVID ALMOND After five happy years, Meggie, her father Mo and the fire-eater Dustfinger, along with a host of new friends, feel safe and settled. But arch-villain...
When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Grandpa and his white wolf Arto for the first time. Though she misses her father, Rowan makes new friends – including a trio of powerful witches. When she...
Tia and her mum start an adventurous new life on Gull Haven Island, finding lots of animals who need their help along the way. Tia’s mum has a new job as the vet on Gull Haven Island and there are a lot of animals who...
‘We are now about to visit the most marvellous places and see the most wonderful things!’This beautiful edition of James and the Giant Peach, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is perfect for Dahl...
A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, about how to make your own place when the world doesn’t think you fit anywhere. For fans of Me, My Dad and The End of The Rainbow. Jamie Rambeau is a...
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. As a young orphan, Jane Eyre is thrown upon the mercy of an aunt and cousins who are anything but merciful, and when they send her...
‘This thrilling adventure has it all! A huge heart, a fantastic plot and an irresistible superhero. I was swept away into Jed Greenleaf’s world of magical oak forests, dastardly villains and sparkling dryads. I adored it!’ Jasbinder BilanSkin of bark, soul of a hero ....
Best New Children’s Books – Guardian Children’s Book of the Week – Sunday Times ‘A wonderful collection of short stories and poems from 40 black writers and illustrators . . . Brilliantly curated by Dapo Adeola’ – Joseph Coelho, Children’s Laureate A hugely entertaining, fully colour-illustrated collection celebrating...
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans of...
A brand-new Christmas classic adventure about the magic of Santa Claus, set in North London and the North Pole – from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl A New York Times Bestseller IT ALL STARTED IN CHRISTMAS PAST … It’s been ten years since Santa...
A commercial coming-of-age story for tweens exploring identity, family and self-acceptance, from award-winning author Sarah Hagger-Holt. Thirteen-year-old Aidan can’t breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from four loud sisters and involved, touchy-feely parents. Then his mum makes an announcement: she’s...
Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark comes a powerful coming-of-age story from award-winning author Elle McNicoll. As Keedie and her twin Nina approach their fourteenth birthday, they seem to only be growing further apart. Keedie instead feels drawn to, and fiercely...
A FANG-tastically funny adventures series, perfect for 7+ readers and fans of Amelia Fang!”Full of hilarious, highly illustrated mayhem” Guardian”Loved it. Full of heart, laughs and adventure.” Dermot O’Leary”Fearfully funny, and a book to get your teeth into! You’ll be Kevin’s biggest fang!” Danny WallaceThe...
“Loved it. Full of heart, laughs and adventure.” Dermot O’Leary”Fearfully funny, and a book to get your teeth into! You’ll be Kevin’s biggest fang!” Danny WallaceWhen Kevin and his family get stuck in a strange town, they accidentally wake up something OLD and VERY HUNGRY....
A FANG-tastically funny adventures series, perfect for 7+ readers and fans of Amelia Fang!If Kevin the Vampire was already beside himself with excitement at visiting the Festival of Fear, he’s now even more so. His new best friend Susie and an extremely rare draffin called...
Step into the Anglo-Saxon world of King Alfred the Great in a lyrical retelling from a Carnegie Medal-winning author and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning former Children’s Laureate. Alfred the Great is one of the most iconic rulers in British history and the only one to be...
The first book in a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat adventure series from exciting debut author Colm Field. Fans of Danny Wallace, Ben Miller and Rob Biddulph’s Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City will race through this epic adventure! Welcome, infinity racers! Prepare for an adventure that’s out...
It’s time to race across the multiverse and save not just one world, but all of them! Kyan Green is getting the hang of racing through the multiverse in the Infinite Race. If he’s driving a bubble-butt car through a giant’s cereal bowl or riding...
Celebrating cricket, Windrush families & girls in sport. Kerry-Ann loves cricket – of course she does! Her Jamaican grandpa taught her to play as soon as she could hold a bat. Whenever she can, Kerry-Ann heads to the local club for a match with her...
***Winner of the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Children’s Writing on Nature & Conservation!***’A captivating tale that glistens with wonder. Leila and Fox will always have a home in my heart’ Sophie Anderson’This is an extraordinary book – wild and beautiful and perfect. The mess and...
Hilarious school-based comedy for 7+ with black and white illustrations throughout. A modern day Just William!Lenny Lemmon is looking forward to Olden Days Day at school. It’s a chance to break the routine and try school as it was years ago. It explains the blackboard...
*If you would like your signed copy dedicated, please leave the name of the person you would like the book dedicated to in the notes section of checkout* When the travelling school arrives in Egypt, the students soon get caught up in a sequence of...
The travelling school arrives in New York, and Libby and her friends find themselves organising a charity auction alongside Hollywood star Eloise Fitzwilliam. But something isn’t right. Why is Eloise’s friend Count Alvarez acting so strangely and can a face from the past really have...
Just like her favourite person in the whole world – her grandad – Hettie’s favourite place in the whole world – the Arts Centre – has gone. And Hettie can’t quite work out how she’s supposed to feel anything like how she did before. Many...
Stuck in Loch Ness while Edinburgh falls under the control of a terrifyingly powerful Siren, Ramya Knox is frustrated. She’s supposed to be learning magic from her Aunt Opal, but that isn’t going as smoothly as she’d hoped. As she pushes to rescue her Hidden...
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Little Women Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world – including this charming edition of Little Women. Christmas won’t be the same this year in the March...
New from Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author-illustrator team, Lucy Strange and Pam Smy: a spirited series of “cosy gothic” mysteries, starring supernatural sleuths, Lockett & Wilde. “This book has more shadowy mysteries than twelve graveyards and more delicious twists than my favourite pretzel. All hail Lockett &...
Loki’s fourth doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series. Loki has made a fair few enemies during his time in Asgard. Too many to count and certainly too many to remember. When the elf, Vinir beams Loki aboard his chariot and challenges him to...
Loki’s third doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series. When Heimdall and Hyrrokkin abandon their “children” to go on holiday, Odin sends Baldur – Thor’s half brother and god of making Loki look bad – to babysit. As Baldur and Thor bond, Loki’s attempts...
Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Woe is me. So much is wrong in my life… Still look like a tomatoAm...
From hilarious MEGA-bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks book with a twist! Hi, Lottie Brooks here! I’ve just found out that you’ve all been reading about my most EMBARRASSING moments for years . . . it’s meant to be my TOTALLY SECRET...
Luna loves living on the moon. She enjoys helping her father – a Moon Miner – on his search for precious minerals and rocks. But when a devastating meteor strike destroys their base, Luna is left stranded alone on the moon. With no shelter and...
The epic conclusion to the Wildsmith series. When the young prince is kidnapped, the wildsmith Rowan has an important to role to play in his rescue – but time is running out. Can she rescue the prince, keep the fragile peace, and save another magical...
A cross between ADVENTURES ON TRAINS and MY BROTHER IS A SUPERHERO, this first book in a brilliant new series takes you on a non-stop adventure in Antarctica. Filled with humour, heart and a touch of the supernatural, these books are perfect for the most...
Super funny, super spooky MG for budding horror fans about a talkative skull and a necromancer-in-training – perfect for Lemony Snicket readers!Mallory Vayle would list her interests as being normal, books about ponies and very definitely NOT talking to dead people. But when her parents’...
The second in a magical illustrated new young fiction series for children aged 7-9 from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Marnie Midnight is a little moth with BIG dreams! Marnie is having so much fun at Minibeast Academy, a school for bugs tucked...
Marvellous Marvin braves the stage to showcase the magic that can be found in true friendship in this hilarious and heartfelt tale from bestselling author Jenny Pearson. After being humiliated by a badly behaved squirrel on national television, Marvin has vowed NEVER to perform magic...
A beautiful new hardback special edition of an iconic and timeless classic, celebrating 90 years of the world’s favourite Nanny. The original and classic story of the world’s most famous nanny, Mary Poppins is a timeless classic that has enchanted generations – available now in...
Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic story available now in all-new luxurious livery. When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever....
“A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero” – David Walliams “So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These...
The first title in a dazzlingly imaginative adventure trilogy about one girl’s power to change the world through the magic of book-jumping. Perfect for fans of Pages & Co. Amari and the Night Brothers and The Book of Stolen Dreams. WARNING: DO NOT JUMP ON...
Me and Aaron Ramsey tells the story of Sam and his dad who both love football, which is always there for them however tough real life becomes. That is, until Dad’s dreams of football stardom go horribly wrong. Sam’s love for the footballing legend becomes...
With help from his grandma, Josh finds a way to quieten his overactive ‘Brian’ in this gently humorous and empathetic tale about family and mental health by bestseller Helen Rutter. Josh has always called his brain Brian, and Brian can sometimes be his best friend,...
Herbie and Violet’s fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea series to a heart-stopping climax. It is midwinter once again, and the hosts of a paranormal podcast have descended on Eerie-on-Sea eager for a sighting of the legendary malamander. Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder at the...
Praise for the series:’Thrilling, highly imaginative and action-packed.’ Louie Stowell, author of Loki’A page-turning adventure.’ A. F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief’Full of danger and excitement.’ LoveReading4Kids, Debut of the Month’Will keep readers on the edge of their seats.’ Books for Keeps,...
When wild animals stray into the park and get into difficulties, Hassan and his mum are there to help in two heartwarming tales from animal-story maestro Helen Peters. Dapple the fawn gets carried away exploring the park near the woods where he lives with his...
A breathtaking new fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In an empire of vampirs and werwolves, Tibor and Roza are hunting a treasure more valuable than gold … For readers who loved Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures or S.F. Said’s Tyger. Tibor...
A historical time-slip adventure for middle grade readers, from the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Apache and Buffalo Soldier. Alfie Wright? Alfie Wrong, more like. Alfie has never really fitted in anywhere – he doesn’t have any friends, and even his mum seems embarrassed of him....
Step into a land where being bad is one BIG adventure. A hilarious journey filled with naughty magical creatures and unexpected friendships from Alex Foulkes, the bestselling author of Rules for Vampires, illustrated by Nikolas Ilic. Perfect for Halloween! Joey and Harry do NOT like each other. Stuck...
The second book in the magical new middle-grade series about an anxious girl who investigates legendary monsters, by the award-winning author of Lenny’s Book of Everything and Dragon Skin ‘Full of humour, fantasy and magical realism…the ideal story for early readers’ – Better Reading ‘Another...
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