Another lovely mouse-meets-science book, following on from Lindbergh, Edison and Armstrong. This time a mouse misses the world's biggest cheese festival and turns back time - but by eighty y... 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 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
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.
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
Whales, salmon, dragon flies, wildebeest, Arctic terns and many other creatures perform annual feats of migration. Illustrated with Sewell's charming watercolours. Ages 7-12.
Excellent anthology of fairy tales by Oscar Wilde, Hans Christian Andersen, Eleanor Mordaunt et alia selected by the Provensens and with their glorious, old-fashioned illustrations. Out of p... read more
The incomparable Morris of The Lost Words fame has taken the Norwegian tale and retold it, accompanied by masses of her wonderful illustrations. Smallish format, in her 'Tales from the Wild'... read more
Another in Morris's 'Tales from the Wild' series: smallish format, beautifully illustrated of course. This is Morris's retelling of an old story, first collected by the Brothers Grimm and th... read more
Utterly Dark is the name of a girl washed up on the shores of the Autumn Isles as a baby, where her guardian is the Watcher. Reeve has a gift for well-imagined worlds, and this new book is t... read more
When a travelling fayre stops off in the village of Hollow-in-the-Marsh, six sisters slip out of their farmhouse to see the show. But where is Grace? Who saw her last? A gloriously Gothic ta... read more
Myth and magic surround a girl brought up on an island - but who is she? Will she remember and be able to return whence she came? A third adventure for Aarti; the first two have been greatl... read more