The Sleeping Army: Enter the Land of the Vikings!

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Prepare to enter the realm of the Norse underworld in the brilliant new book, The Sleeping Army. Expect magic and myths from Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon. Based on real Viking mythology, The Sleeping Army is bursting with eight-legged horses, trolls and dragons! Out now! More...

For Older Readers (pt 1): Siren

Book cover: Siren

Sick of vampires but in love with paranormal romance? Then look no further ... Something deadly waits beneath the waves off Winter Harbour, and this summer, no one's safe ... Tricia Rayburn's Siren is the US smash that's making waves in the UK ... More...

For Older Readers (pt 2): Beautiful Malice

Book cover: Beautiful Malice

'If you're looking for an unputdownable Summer Read look no further, Beautiful Malice is the book for you!' (More magazine). A gripping page-turner that's caught the imaginations of real readers and bloggers, Beautiful Malice is not to be ignored! Read it, and then tell your friends to read it! More...

For Readers Aged 9+: The Girl Savage

Book cover: The Girl Savage

Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. She loves her half-wild life on an African farm. But a family tragedy changes everything and Will is sent to England. Will she cope with the savagery of the British classroom? A special story of bravery, hope and the wildness that lives in us all, that'll live with you long after you've put the book down! More...

For Younger Readers: More Grubtown Mayhem: When Bunnies Turn Bad

Book cover: Grubtown Tales: When Bunnies Turn Bad

If Beardy Ardagh is to be believed, the trouble begins when a monkey escapes from The Grubtown Old Folks Home, or when The Sun-Ripe Raisin Man decides to give up shrivelled dried grapes and to grow Vegetables instead. Whatever! Expect mayhem, madness and eccentrics from this most grubbiest of all places. More...

Poems for Children: A Choice of Ted Hughes's Poetry

[audio] poems for children

Ted Hughes' poetry for children is as rich, powerful and magical as anything he wrote. This new recording consists of a collection of the children's poems of Ted Hughes, introduced and selected by acclaimed writer Michael Morpurgo, and read by both Morpurgo and actor Juliet Stevenson. More...