Collection: Children's fiction

Join Nelly and her Grandad as they share this charming collection of nursery rhymes, compiled and illustrated by the award-winning artist and illustrator, Tony Ross.

Once again, Tim Diamond and his younger brother Nick are flat broke. So when they're hired to investigate an anonymous death threat made to world-famous pop singer and movie actress Minerva, they jump at the chance. However, the Greek celebrity seems to have plenty of enemies - so the question is...

In 'The Lion and the Mouse' Lion spares the life of the little mouse never thinking that one day the mouse might save his life. In the Tibetan fable 'The Hare's Revenge' Hare is fed up with the bullying Lion and finds a way to outwit him.

The story of Yeh-Shen is believed to be the original telling of the Cinderella story. Yeh-Shen is raised by her stepmother who always gives her the hardest chores. Yeh-Shen's only friend is a fish, whom her stepmother kills. The bones of the fish are magical & they grant her wish to go to the vil...

This classic winner of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize is now available in 17 dual language editions. Going on a bear hunt is never easy as the five prospective hunters soon find out. They keep saying they're not scared. But what's that creature ahead?

Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their soup the same way every day. Everyone has his own job and everyone seems happy until one day Duck decides its his turn to stir the pumpkin soup and the quarrelling starts.

This re-telling of a traditional story is based in an inner-city school, where the children have grown a huge turnip. The boys and girls try to pull it out, but it won't move. Will they ever manage to free the giant turnip?

Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task - that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Harry must find the strength within himself to complete the tasks he has been given, leaving the warmth of The Burrow and following the inexorable path t...

It's a scorching hot summer, so Winnie decides to take Wilbur on a trip to the seaside to cool down. While Winnie skips and dives in the sea, Wilbur sits cowering on a beach towel trying not to get wet. Poor Wilbur, the seaside is not his favourite sort of place - but if he stays on the beach, th...

Miss Ottoline Brown lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small, hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together, they look after the Brown family's eclectic collections - and dabble in a spot of detective work as well.