A girl paints a picture, with a blue tree frog and a red hot-air balloon to float away in: with a rhyming text and splendid illustrations, flaps to lift and peep-holes. For ages 3-5.
Courage takes a rest in the heart of the forest, loneliness trudges through the desert, curiosity climbs to the top of the tree... Imaginative and playful, with excellent illustrations remin... read more
A reprint of this charming, beautifully illustrated children's book, first published in 1992, which tells the legend behind the ubiquitous and much-loved design found on plates and bowls in ... read more
A boy finds an unknown variety of apple while wandering deep in the woods near his home. Lovely watercolours throughout. For children who love pottering about outside and are good at noticin... read more
The little daughter of a train driver stows away on the Flying Scotsman...With exhilarating illustrations of the steam locomotive rushing through the countryside and in and out of tunnels. A... read more
A free-spirited imp sets out on an adventure to help her friend the zebra, and ends up liberating a whole menagerie of animals. Very cheerful stuff from a most ingenious author. For ages 5-7... read more
A reprint of one of BW's earliest picture books, from 1971: Varenka lives in a forest and cannot bear to leave its animals and birds when war threatens. Soon she is sheltering several people... read more
Once upon a time there were many stories, but slowly these are being eaten up by a story suffering from over-importance. Illustrated with ogham, cuneiform, hieroglyphs etc by this gifted art... read more
Pinfold is a remarkable illustrator and storyteller: here he conjures a palace in the desert where a girl strikes a mystical bargain with 'the Teller' to save her friends. Sharing elements w... read more
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.
Braun's strong illustrations are familiar from Mountains of the World and Wild Animals of the North. Short informative text but really it's Braun's distinctive artwork that carries this book... read more
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
Gorgeous story of a princess and her quest to restore joy and music to a grey realm; tales within tales reveal the evil enchantment. First published in 1969. Ages 7-10.
A 'chapter book' about Clementine, a genius who dreams in Latin and who also happens to be a mouse - and the prize specimen in a laboratory, from which she makes a prodigious bid for freedom... read more
The blue-haired and dauntless girl moves from the wilderness to the city, where her encounters with the fantastical continue: two graphic stories in one volume (Hilda and the Bird Parade and... read more
Captivating new novel by the author of Varjak Paw: two children in a dystopian London, from which all goodness has been leached, find a mythical, magical and powerful creature that helps the... read more
A very good edition of these beautiful stories, bound in orangey-yellow cloth, with Robinson's illustrations and cover design from the 1913 edition. For all ages from 8.
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
The friendship of Charles Darwin and Joseph Hooker, biologist and botanist sans pareil, and how they influenced each other in developing their understanding of the world around them - and ou... read more
The first in a lively new series set in a school for spies in WW2. And, for those who might be missing Steven's earlier series, take heart: there IS a murder. Ages 8-11.