A small girl sets out to find her father and pursue a perilous giant. Particularly lovely, both text and illustrations, incl. a charming domestic scene of a knight in shining armour reading ... read more
A boy runs away to the woods and finds another boy, injured, and wearing deerskin clothes. When he tries to find his way back to the town to get help, he recognises nothing - the classic chi... read more
Dorothy Parker kept a pair of alligators in her bath tub; Mozart's starling inspired a concerto; Einstein told his parrot bad jokes to cheer it up. Funny, eccentric non-fiction about scienti... read more
New edition of this delightful book about Mowzer the cat, old Tom the fisherman, and a dreadful storm, with Bayley's soft, rich illustrations. Ages 3-6.
A reprint of six Monster stories, gentle and playful, suitable for tots to read to themselves or to their doting parents. Or vice versa. Lovely illustrations from the comic genius of Blake.
Aztec, Viking, Japanese, Olympian, Cretan, possibly even the West Country sport of cheese-rolling but, equally, perhaps not. Volant has done several other good books of non-fiction for child... read more
The thirteenth Alex Rider book - who, unlike Harry Potter, does not age, but remains in a Peter-Pan-like teen-age limbo, forever blowing up bridges and saving the world. Ages 8-12.
A wonderful introduction to gene theory for the young. ES is one of our foremost illustrators, with an eye for detail and lavish colour, all with a rather old-fashioned appeal. Ages 5-8.
The inimitable QB, a delightul book about the Meadowsweet family, a bird called Octavia and a seed the saves the day; we didn't include this in our last list as it was stuck in a warehouse, ... read more
A gloriously illustrated large format book that introduces children to a range of plants, looking at their place in our cultures and medicine cabinets. Ages 7-11.