Lovely edition that includes some colour illustrations by Tove as well as the line drawings we are used to - the only colour ones she ever did, in fact, which were commissioned in 1961 for t... read more
A pig, beloved of a small boy, goes missing on Christmas Eve... It's hard to judge the contents when the cover is so monstrous - but Rowling is a reliable author. For 7-10.
Sally Jones is a marvellous heroine, endowed with a equally splendid friend and sailing companion - the gorilla first met in The Murderer's Ape . Here is a dangerous necklace, a smuggler que... read more
The Hidden Folk are disappearing from the world; four of them - Moss, Sorrell, Burnet and Dormer - set out on a journey through autumn and winter to try to solve this troubling mystery. A ma... read more
Lovely anthology of poetry edited by the author of The Poetry Pharmacy and the energy behind the Forward poetry prize. With delightful illustrations. Ages 6-11.
Who could resist such a title? A picture book about the pursuit of dreams - and ballet - even if you are a walrus. (Perhaps that's what the walrus who spent months lounging on Tenby Lifeboat... read more
Any new book from Grill is cause for celebration and once again he has produced a superb work of narrative history for children. Bandoola was a Burmese elephant who, together with the mahout... read more
Brilliant approach to the human body that has all the verve and glee of the Horrible History series. Prepare yourself for some bracing insights coming your way after Christmas dinner about ... read more
Two siblings, threatened with separation by a grim and authoritarian state, go on the run to protect a book and find its missing page before it falls into the wrong hands: long journeys, a ... read more
Rather like La Fontaine's King Log and good on consequences: the Sea loves reading aloud to her fish children but they are just too noisy and she goes away. A cat comes along and offers to r... read more