Seasons of Splendour: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
India is particularly rich in colourful folkore. These stories, told by parents to their children for many generations, ... More
The Kingdom of Carbonel
Rosemary and John are proud to be entrusted with Carbonel's royal kittens while he is away from his kingdom, but it is... More
The Other Side of Truth
This is the story of 12 year-old Sade and her brother Femi who flee to Britain from Nigeria. Their father is a politic... More
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
In a period of English History that never happened, when Good King James III is on the throne, and the whole country i... More
The Sword and the Circle
Rooted in folklore, medieval ideals of chivalry, and the last gallant struggles of the British against the Saxon invad... More
Earthsea: The First Four Books
One of the classic works of fantasy by renowned writer of the genre, Ursula K. Le Guin. As a young dragonlord, Ged, ... More
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Meet the most eccentric inventor ever in THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF PROFESSOR BRANESTAWM by Norman Hunter. The wond... More
Emil and the Detectives
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES by Erich Kastner has been in print ever since it was first published in 1928. Young Emil is r... More
The Complete Adventures of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf
All four Clever Polly books in one volume including Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, Polly and the Wolf Again, Tale... More
Christmas with the Chrystals & Other Stories
Christmas with the Chrystals is a gorgeous short story about how an influx of cheery young cousins at Christmas war... More
Brendon Chase
Three brothers run away from home to live like Robin Hood and his merry men, deep in the forest of Brendon Chase. They... More
The Country Child
THE COUNTRY CHILD is a semi-autobiographical story about a girl growing up in the country. Alison Uttley has drawn on ... More
The House in Norham Gardens
No.40 Norham Gardens, Oxford, is the home of Clare Mayfield, her two aged aunts and two lodgers. The house is a huge V... More
Thunder And Lightnings
When Andrew's family moves house, he strikes up an unexpected friendship with his neighbour Victor. There isn't a thin... More
Theatre Shoes
Theatre Shoes is part of the wonderful 'Shoes' series of adventures for children by Noel Streatfeild. Every fami... More
The Ordinary Princess
Once upon a time, there was the most beautiful, extraordinary princess. At least, until the day of her christening, ... More
Bogwoppit
THE BOGWOPPIT is a light-hearted, lively story, brilliantly told by Ursula Moray Williams, author of GOBBOLINO (also a... More
Tennis Shoes
Tennis Shoes is one of the wonderful 'Shoes' collection of adventures for children by Noel Streatfeild. There is... More
White Fang
Part wolf, part dog, White Fang learns to survive in the freezing wilderness. As well as being forced to confront the ha... More
A Traveller in Time
When Penelope goes to stay with her aunt and uncle in an ancient Derbyshire farmhouse, she is immediately drawn to the... More
Christmas with the Savages
CHRISTMAS WITH THE SAVAGES by Mary Clive is based on real events and people. It is the story of a small girl's Christmas... More
Flour Babies
Flour Babies by Anne Fine, won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1992. When the annual... More
Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf
CLEVER POLLY AND THE STUPID WOLF by Catherine Storr is back in a brand-new edition in A Puffin Book series with the ch... More
Polly And the Wolf Again
Polly and the Wolf Again by Catherine Storr is a second book of stories written for the author's daughter, who wa... More
Ballet Shoes
Ballet Shoes is the much loved classic by Noel Streatfeild that continues to delight readers today. Pauline, Pe... More
Carbonel
Carbonel is a magical fantasy story by Barbara Sleigh. This is the story of a cat, a broomstick and an ordinary ... More
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia is an unforgettable story of friendship and loss by award-winning author Katherine Paterson.... More
Sounder
SOUNDER by William H. Armstrong is set in the 19th-century American South. It is the story a poor African-American share... More
The Village by the Sea
The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai. Set in a small fishing villlage near Bom... More
Madame Doubtfire
Madame Doubtfire by bestselling author Anne Fine is a wonderfully funny, punchy story about family life. Lydia, Ch... More
The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll
The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll by Aingelda Ardizzone and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone has been delighting ge... More
Cue for Treason
Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease is an exciting historical novel for children. Fleeing from the evil Sir Phili... More
The Mona Lisa Mystery
Class 3 of Hampstead Primary School are off on a school trip to Paris! Morgan is the first to spot the bearded man in th... More
The Otterbury Incident
A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first publi... More
Uncle
The wonderfully eccentric adventures of a kind-hearted elephant, hugely enjoyed by children and adults alike, by J. P.... More
The Crowstarver
A reissue of a beautiful story for older readers in which bestselling author Dick King-Smith creates a fascinating pic... More
Krindlekrax
A very funny school story with weird and wonderful characters by the award-winning author, Philip Ridley. Ruskin Spli... More
The Cay
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
The Perfect Hamburger
THE PERFECT HAMBURGER by the bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith is a wonderfully entertaining story, ideal ... More
The Trumpet of the Swan
Unlike other cygnets, Louis, the trumpeter swan, cannot utter a sound. But with the encouragement of his father, Louis s... More
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
The charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn'... More
The Shadow Guests
A lonely boy haunted by an ancient family curse, The Shadow Guests is a classic supernatural mystery from the mast... More
The Family from One End Street
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. THE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET by Eve Garnett is the story of every... More
Mrs Pepperpot Strikes Again
A collection of fourteen short stories featuring the amazing Mrs Pepperpot. Mrs Pepperpot can't choose when she wil... More
Smith
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Watership Down
"Watership Down" by Richard Adams is a true classic. This stirring tale of courage and survival against the odds has bec... More
Tarka the Otter
In the wild there is no safety. The otter cub Tarka grows up with his mother and sisters, learning to swim, catch fish -... More
Bud, Not Buddy
A heart-warming, funny and fast-moving story set in 1930s America - past winner of the highly prestigious Newbery Meda... More
A Wrinkle in Time
A WRINKLE IN TIME is a classic sci-fi adventure for children by bestselling US author, Madeleine L'Engle and is now ma... More
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Carrie's War
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. Th... More
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin ... More
A Dog So Small
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor is reissued under the new Puffin Modern Classics series, A Puf... More
The Borrowers
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Stig of the Dump
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Clive King's Stig of the Dump is a much-loved modern classic. It is... More
The Trumpet of the Swan
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Stuart Little
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Charlotte's Web
The unforgettable story of a girl called Fern who loves a little pig called Wilbur. It tells how Charlotte A. Cavatica, ... More
Back Home
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Bo... More
Goodnight Mister Tom
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award The story of young Willie Beech, evacuated to the country ... More
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Twelve-year-old Karana escapes death at the hands of treacherous hunters, only to find herself totally alone on a hars... More
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak
Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle result... More

The Peppermint Pig: 'Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart' KIRA... More
A Thief in the Village
Gustas is nearly killed in the hurricane, trying to save his banana tree; Nenna and her brother Man-Man patrol the coc... More
The Viking Saga
Into this breathtaking trilogy is woven the true spirit of the Vikings, who great thirst for travelling the seas took ... More
A Vicarage Family
A Vicarage Family is the first part in a fictionalized autobiography in which Noel Streatfeild tells the story of ... More
Bunchy
Little Bunchy lives all alone with her grandmother in a cottage in the country. It's quite a long walk to the village ... More
The Old Nurse's Stocking-Basket
Every night when the children were tucked up in bed, the Old Nurse would pull out a pair of stockings from the mending... More
Beowulf, Dragonslayer
In this thrilling re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon legend, Beowulf , the renowned children's historical fiction writer R... More
Goggle-Eyes
The classic award winning story from Anne Fine. Kitty Killin is not just a brilliant story-teller, but also th... More
A Hundred Million Francs
A bunch of scruffy urchin kids in the backstreets of Paris outwit thieves to uncover the whereabouts of millions of fr... More
Arabel and Mortimer Stories
Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to the Puffin nest! When Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jo... More
Mistress Masham's Repose
Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a ... More
The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins
ANIMALS OF FARTHING WOOD: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS by Colin Dann is the prequel to The Animals of Farthing Wood which ... More
The Whispering Mountain (Prequel to the Wolves Chronicles series)
Prize winning WOLVES CHRONICLES PREQUEL reissued in A Puffin Book - All 12 Wolves books now in print for the first... More
More Stories of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf
Originally published as Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf , the wolf is back again and determined to eat Polly. He s... More
Tales of Polly and the Hungry Wolf
In TALES OF POLLY AND THE HUNGRY WOLF, the wolf is up to his old tricks again. He's trying to fool Polly so that he can ... More
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Inspired by Hugh Lofting's classic tales of Doctor Dolittle, his son Christopher Lofting has updated his father's st... More
More Arabel and Mortimer
Arabel and her notorious pet raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Penguin Random House Children's Books When Arabe... More
The Grey King: The Dark is Rising sequence
Following a serious illness, Will is sent to stay with his uncle in the wild, bleak mountains of Tywyd. He is troubled b... More
Silver on the Tree: The Dark is Rising sequence
The six servants of the Light - the Drew children, Will, Bran and the mysterious Merriman - have reached their last, d... More
The Dark is Rising: The Dark is Rising Sequence
This night will be bad and tomorrow will be beyond imagining. It's Midwinter's Eve, the day before Will's eleve... More
Greenwitch: The Dark is Rising sequence
In their desperate quest to find the grail, stolen by the forces of the Dark, the Drew children have returned to Trewi... More
Over Sea, Under Stone: The Dark is Rising sequence
On holiday in Cornwall, Simon, Jane and Barney Drew discover an ancient map in the attic of the Grey House, where they a... More
Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage
Penguin presents the audio download edition of Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild, read by Janet Streatfeild. ... More
Goodnight Mister Tom
Penguin presents, the downloadable audiobook edition of Goodnight Mr Tom, read by Patrick Malahide. Young Willie Be... More
Party Shoes
A perfect companion to Ballet Shoes, Circus Shoes, Theatre Shoes and Tennis Shoes, this family war-time story ... More
Kiki's Delivery Service
Soar into this modern Japanese classic about a young witch and her clever cat with this new translation by Emily Bal... More
The Complete Borrowers
The complete collection of the classic Borrowers stories by Mary Norton. Arietty Clock isn't your typical littl... More
Charlotte Sometimes
It is Charlotte's first night at boarding school, and as she's settling down to sleep, she sees the corner of the new ... More
Finn Family Moomintroll
Finn Family Moomintroll is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adul... More
Comet in Moominland
A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do! Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll... More
Moominland Midwinter
'This is snow,' Moomintroll whispered to himself. Moomins always sleep through the winter - or they did until the y... More
Moominvalley in November
'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble,... More
The Puffin Book of Christmas Stories
Christmas is coming! A delightful collection of stories for Yuletide by some of the finest writers for children which ... More
Tales from Moominvalley
If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, would you know what to do with it? Well, Moomintroll thinks he kn... More
Talking Turkeys
A reissue of TALKING TURKEYS by street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Talking Turkeys is an unconventional collection of... More
Dear Nobody
DEAR NOBODY by Berlie Doherty, winner of the Carnegie Medal, is the moving story of two teenagers and an unplanned pre... More
Moominsummer Madness
It all began with a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. Then a crack appeared ... More
Moominpappa at Sea
A Moomintroll is small and shy and fat, and has a Moominpappa and a Moominmamma. Moomins live in the forests of Finland.... More
Poetry Pie
POETRY PIE is a brilliant collection of poems for children by Roger McGough.There are over 50 poems in this hugely enj... More
The Exploits of Moominpappa
'I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else to do.' Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story... More
Gargling with Jelly: A Collection of Poems
Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten, one of our best-loved poets. Hilarious, lyrical, outrageous and serious poems a... More
A Nest of Vipers
Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins's 'family' - a group of skilled fraudsters and pickpockets. Ther... More
The Boggart
When Emily and Jess Volnik's family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart -- an in... More
Oxford Children's Classics: The Call of the Wild
Adventure! Drama! Danger! Loyalty! Stolen from a life of luxury and taken to work in the frozen north as a sledge dog, B... More
Kings and Queens
Kings and Queens have always provided their subjects with a great deal to talk about. But how much do we really know abo... More