Children's Fiction Books

Read the hilarious books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third is a smallish Viking with a longish name.  Hiccup’s father is chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe which means Hiccup is the Hope and the Heir to the Hairy Hooligan throne – but most of the time Hiccup feels like a very ordinary boy, finding it hard to be a Hero. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444983340 • Author: Cressida Cowell • Publisher: Hachette Children's Books • Format: Box Set

Add this 5-book set of Enid Blyton’s famous The Famous Five book series to your collection! Includes: • Five Go Off in a Caravan • Five Go to Smuggler’s Top • Five Run Away Together • Five Go Adventuring Again • Five on a Treasure Island Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444942859 • Author: Enid Blyton • Publisher: Hachette Children's Books

Bluey and Bingo love their mum, and she loves them! They do all sorts of fun (and not as fun) things together, like scooter rides, dancing and reading bedtime stories. Discover all of Chilli's special mum skills in this touching and humorous book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241692226 • Author: Bluey • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 18.6 x 18.6 x 1.7cm

Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinningout of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702313493 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.4 cm

Why settle for one Winnie-the-Pooh story, when you could have the complete collection of A.A. Milne's 30 stories? Quite simply the most wonderful gift books to give a child, this elegant slipcase contains every heart-warming moment of this classic character series. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405255493 • Author: A. A. Milne • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Box Set • Number of Books: 30

Elmer sees and hears amazing things on his walk, but the other animals are too busy to stop and enjoy them with him. What will you discover on Elmer’s walk? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136160 • Author: David McKee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 23 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm

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Discover the world of Shakespeare with these brilliant retellings of sixteen of the Bard's best-loved plays! This brilliant collection features more Shakespeare Stories than ever before, from the tragedy of 'Macbeth' and the epic 'The Tempest', through to the humour of 'Much Ado About Nothing'. Providing an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for younger readers, this wonderful set with engaging illustrations is perfect for those over the age of 6 years. Included in this title:• The Taming of the Shrew• The Merchant of Venice• King Lear• Julius Caesar• Much Ado About Nothing• As You Like It• Richard III• Othello, and much more!Product Information:• ISBN: 9781408344897• Author: Andrew Matthews and Tony Ross• Publisher: Orchard Books• Format: Paperback• Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 9cm

Enjoy three funny and heartfelt stories from David Walliams with this fantastic collection! Includes: • Fing • Slime • Megamonster Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008775551 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Box Set • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.6 cm

Elmer is on his way to visit his Grandpa Eldo. He has great fun reminding Eldo of all the things they used to do together, but is Eldo quite as forgetful as Elmer thinks? He may be old but he is an elephant, after all, and elephants never forget. Do they? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136207 • Author: David McKee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 27 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm

The hunters are coming and all the elephants are worried. Elmer, the patchwork elephant, comes up with a plan to outwit the hunters, but things don’t turn out quite as planned… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136184 • Author: David McKee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 27 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm

What do you get if you mix together two best friends, a witch's curse and a haunted house?  Ivy and Maggie have been best friends ever since they were born at exactly the same minute on Friday 13th - twelve years ago. They're always on the lookout for their next adventure, and, when strange and mysterious things start to happen in Crowood Peak, it's up to them to work out what's going on. All the evidence points to the old house next door with purple smoke coming out of the chimney, and a new owner who looks suspiciously like a witch! Can Ivy and Maggie solve the mystery of Hokum House, or will this adventure spell more mischief than even the Double Trouble Society can manage? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241558928 • Author:  Carrie Hope Fletcher • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  128 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 1.8 x 12.9 cm

From the author of THE PARENT AGENCY comes a thrilling, funny and touching new adventure. Fred and Ellie are twins. But not identical (because that's impossible for a boy and a girl). They do like all the same things, though. Especially video games. Which they are very good at. They aren't that good, however, at much else – like, for example, football, or dealing with the school bullies. Then, they meet the Mystery Man, who sends them a video game controller, which doesn't look like any other controller they've ever seen. And it doesn't control any of their usual games. When the twins find out what it does control, though, it seems like the answer to all their problems. And the key to all their wildest dreams. At least it seems like that… Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007554546 • Author: David Baddiel • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.8cm

Join Bluey and Bingo as they play a game of taxi in this fun-filled fiction novel! Hugo Borinson is in a huge hurry to get to the airport! Can his taxi driver get him there on time – and in one piece? This hilarious and brilliantly illustrated chapter book is perfect for 6+ readers and Bluey fans. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241728659 • Author: Bluey • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 80 • Dimensions: 21.7 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm

The bestselling children’s books series for over 50 years! It’s time to meet Mr Calm, who is quite possibly the calmest person in the world. He appreciates the simple pleasures in life and nothing can upset or disturb him, which means he’s a calm head in a crisis. But unfortunately not all his friends approach life in the same way. Can Mr Calm help them to change their ways? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405299848 • Author: Adam Hargreaves • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 14 x 12.7 x 0.2 cm

The bestselling children’s books series for over 50 years is about to welcome a new Mr Men character! The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time experience for children aged two up.  Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008616403 • Author: Adam Hargreaves • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 14 x 12.7 x 0.2 cm

Little Miss Brave is the most courageous of them all! She's not afraid of heights, helping those in need, and standing up for others! Little Miss Brave is fearless in the face of danger, and her inner strength is inspiring, particularly for Little Miss Shy. Will Little Miss Brave give Little Miss Shy the strength to stand up for herself? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405299831 • Author: Adam Hargreaves • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 14 x 12.7 x 0.2 cm

One morning, Elmer hears an “Oh no!” Looking round, he spots Super El who’s in need of Elmer’s help. He must get to Aunt Zelda without any of the other animals seeing him and, as usual, it’s up to Elmer to come up with a cunning plan! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839136191 • Author: David McKee • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 27 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 20.5 x 0.3cm

As a baby, Rose was cursed to meet a mysterious fate on her thirteenth birthday. Unclear on the exact details, no one's more surprised than Rose when she's suddenly - magically - whisked away to a strange palace and trapped there by an evil queen holding a suspicious-looking apple . . . Princess Snow is preparing for a ceremony that will prove she's fit to rule. The problem? Her stepmother. The other problem? Without warning, she finds herself suddenly - magically - in the middle of the Dreamwood where, on top of everything else, she has to worry about a sleeping curse . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241745366 • Author: Kim Bussing • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm

Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this enchanting new series, where there’s a magical mix-up for every princess! Twelve-year-old Ella dreams of adventure, but she's stuck with a stepfamily who treat her like a maid. So when she unexpectedly - magically - wakes up in a land far, far away, she's thrilled! That is, until she stumbles into the castle of a mysterious beast . . . Belle needs to save her family from ruin, so she's going to enter a royal competition to win a favour from the prince. But when she unexpectedly - magically - wakes up in a land far, far away, she's stuck with a mysterious pair of glass slippers, and a demanding stepfamily . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241745342 • Author: Kim Bussing • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Pages: 304 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm