Item category 2: Picture books for older readers

To the people of Bagley, beans are everything. They love farming them and drying them and cooking them and eating them. But to the young king of Bagley? Not so much. The king is fed up with beans. All he wants is for Bagley to finally be fun - and what's more fun than beanbags?

Banshees are supernatural Irish harbingers of doom, but where do they come from? The answer: they grow in pods on the prickly gorse bush. The sole job of a baby banshee, a 'bansheenie' as they are called, is to bond with a human. Once bonded, they know everything about that person. Most important...

This title tells a happy and heart-warming tale based on a real story, featured on best-loved TV show The Repair Shop. Brothers Matthew and Ben were blown away when a kid from the other side of the village turned up one day on a brand-new Chopper bike! It was all the brothers could talk about and...

Takes little ones on a magical journey into the world of popular bedtime tales. Read along with your children as you introduce them to well-known stories including 'Little Red Hen', 'Three Little Pigs', 'The Lion and the Mouse', and many more. Young readers will love poring over the endearing ill...

WARNING! Back off! Put this book away RIGHT NOW. Don't you know that this book REALLY does not want to be read? It will BITE. And SNAP. And NIBBLE. If you try to read this book it will play all sorts of strange and sneaky tricks on you. Outrageous tricks and ridiculous tricks. And you will have t...

'Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December, Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow.' So begins Chapter 12 of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', the story of Harry Potter's magical first Christmas at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With text drawn...

When little Susan is evacuated from wartime London and sent to live with a family in the countryside, she doesn't hold much hope for the months ahead. Then, on Christmas morning, she is given a doll and Susan thinks this must be the best present she has ever had. Yet standing here in The Repair S...

A gift treasury of twenty-four of the most beloved classic stories, poems and songs from all around the world that love to be shared in the countdown to Christmas. Ride on the Snow Queen's sleigh, discover the elves secretly making shoes in the night, learn about the first ever Christmas in space...

Daphne is training to become an emotional support dog in this early graphic novel. She's a small shih tzu puppy, but she has the biggest heart! She is supportive and loyal to everyone. However, Daphne is so kind to others that she doesn't take care of herself. Will she be able to treat herself wi...

From talented debut picture-book maker Pete Jordi Wood, this is a forgotten fairytale filled with magic and adventure. With stunning illustrations that evoke Mary Blair and classic Disney, this is the perfect gift for children of four and above - or for any fairytale fan. As one of very few examp...