A move to the country leaves Jem feeling desultory - but who is filling his shoes with conkers? Magic, mythology, moods and mayhem in O'Farrell's clever hands. Ages 6-8.
History and culture, food, geography, wildlife and customs, region by region: a wonderful introduction to the sub-continent that takes in busy Delhi streets quite as much as gently rocking h... read more
An evacuee moves to his aunt's house in Devon, loves life on the farm and the new friends he makes there. But this rural idyll is jarred by rumours of an ancient ritual, set amongst the stan... read more
Hurrah for the O'Hara sisters and their blessed talents as author/illustrators. A boy steals the light from a lantern and Cora must follow him to his icy kingdom to get it back where, of cou... 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.
The first of several adventures for two youngsters battling for survival in an England so altered by several catastrophes that it has become a sort of dystopian Wild West. Funny, thrilling, ... read more
A new book written and illustrated by the mind that gave us 'This Is Not My Hat' and 'I Want My Hat Back' a few years ago: his touch for comic suspense is as good as ever. Ages 3-6.
Maeve's astute tarot readings are the talk of the school, until her ex-best friend draws an unsettling card and disappears without trace... (YA themes).
In an alternate 19th century where America is at war with France and magical Oddities are hunted across impoverished frontiers, the daughter of a murdered physician must protect the Oddity h... read more
A new collection of poems from the former Children's Laureate, who writes about his own childhood in an immigrant Jewish family in London, family members lost in WW2, and migration around wo... read more
A children's illustrated version of this remarkable book, about a cabin by a German lake and the five families who live there during the course of the C20th, and what happens to them. Ages 6... read more