Literature & Fiction

A mythical monster, a kingdom in peril, an adventure that will test two children’s bravery to the limit. Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers....

The World’s Worst Superheroes, from Children's author David Walliams. When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN! KAPOW! Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it’s THUNDERHOUND! BLAM! When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can...

The World’s Worst Parents, from Children's author David Walliams. Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever? Sure, some parents are embarrassing – but they’re NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you...

Since its publication, Quidditch Through the Ages has been one of the most popular books in the Hogwarts library. Read by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and many more, it is the essential guide to the wizarding world's favourite game....

Enjoy these fun stories by comedian, radio presenter, musician and children's author, Andy Lee! Designed to delight children and adults alike, keep ...

The World’s Worst Pets, from Children's author David Walliams. Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the...

The World’s Worst Children, from Children's author David Walliams. Are you ready to meet the World’s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa – a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one! Or Dribbling Drew – a boy whose drool gets...

The World’s Worst Teachers, from Children's author David Walliams. Think your teachers are bad? Wait until you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster!...

Read by actress, singer, blogger and author Carrie Hope Fletcher, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s delightful novel The Secret Garden is given new life....

Super Sleuth, from Children's author David Walliams. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective. She even named her dog Watson after his faithful companion, and trained him to sniff out...

Jack loves his childhood toy Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens - DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when all things can come to life...even toys....

When an aging brother and sister adopt an orphan boy to help with chores around their farm, neither is prepared for the feisty and imaginative redheaded girl who is mistakenly brought to them....

The World’s Worst Monsters, from Children's author David Walliams. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? If you don’t like ghosts, ogres...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE. 'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something dark that seemed to lurch out of the waves . . . What could it be?' Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George...

The story of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad, and their escapades, whether messing about on the river or poop-pooping in Toad's shiny new car, cannot fail to enchant....

The World’s Worst Children 3, from Children's author David Walliams. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your bookshelf, 10 more horrendously hilarious stories about the absolute worst children ever! From ten-year old Hank and his endless pranks on his poor, long-suffering family...

A dreamy collection of tales by the world's best-loved storyteller. Perfect for children aged 5 and up! From adventures with sleepy giants to bedtime stories about how Bobs the dog got a cold nose, drift into dreamland with these short stories by Enid Blyton. Look out for midnight parties and...

Andy and Terry live in a 13-storey treehouse. They've also got a new book to write, but there's a problem. A BIG problem. Well, quite a few big problems actually...

Gangsta Granny, from Children's author David Walliams. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma s house. She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his...

Billionaire Boy, from Children's author David Walliams. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest...