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Jo's Boys
Only 2 left!'Mothers can forgive anything! Tell me all, and be sure that I will never let you go, though the whole world should turn from you.'It has been ten ...
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The Secret Garden
in stock'She put her hand in her pocket, drew out the key, and found it fitted the keyhole . . . she held back the swinging curtain of ivy and pushed back ...
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Anne of Windy Willows
Only 10 left!The fourth book in the Anne Shirley series. 'Gilbert, I'm afraid I'm scandalously in love with you'Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe are at last en...
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The Pearl
Only 19 left!'In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife...
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Moomin and the Spring Surprise
Only 19 left!If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun . . . It's winter in Moominvalley and the Moomin family are deep in their Lo...
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Penguin Readers Level 3: Animal Farm (ELT Graded Reader)
in stockPenguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and la...
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Frankenstein : Puffin Clothbound Classics
in stockPuffin Clothbound Classics - stunningly beautiful hardback editions of the most famous stories in the worldVictor Frankenstein has made a terrible ...
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A Christmas Carol : Puffin Clothbound Classics
in stockA stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol. Ebenez...
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The Secret Garden : Puffin Clothbound Classics
in stockA stunningly beautiful hardback edition of one of the most famous stories in the world. After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from ...
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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Only 3 left!Inspired by Hugh Lofting's classic tales of Doctor Dolittle, his son Christopher Lofting has updated his father's story for today's readers- still ...
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Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Hound of the Baskervilles (ELT Graded Reader)
Only 8 left!Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and la...
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Penguin Readers Level 5: Wuthering Heights (ELT Graded Reader)
Only 6 left!Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and la...
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Penguin Readers Level 3: The Great Gatsby (ELT Graded Reader)
Only 15 left!Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and la...
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Anne of Green Gables : The Sisterhood
Only 6 left!Including an introduction from writer and feminist activist Scarlett Curtis, curator of Sunday Times Bestseller Feminists Don't Wear Pink. When ...
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The Ugly Duckling
Only 3 left!Filled with beautiful illustrations, this favourite fairy tale is the perfect classic picture book to share with young children. Teased by his sibl...
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The Jungle Book : V&A Collectors Edition
Only 3 left!A classic story of friendship between man and beast. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and...
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The Railway Children : With an Introduction From Jacqueline Wilson
Only 6 left!Roberta, Peter and Phyllis live a lovely life in a lovely London villa with their lovely mother and father. But all that will change. When Father i...
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Lady Audley's Secret
Only 2 left!Women are never lazy . . . To call them the weaker sex is to utter a hideous mockery. They are the stronger sex, the nosier, the more persevering, ...
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The Iron Man
in stockStunning illustrations by Chris Mould make this one of the most exciting editions of The Iron Man to be published. The Iron Man came to the top o...
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The Railway Children
Only 8 left!When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is taken away and they move to a tiny cottage in the countryside, the only advantage is the nearby railway...
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The Gift of Dark Hollow
in stockThe legend of Podkin One-Ear continues in this second Five Realms' adventure from the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award. The bard tiptoes...
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Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson
Only 18 left!Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody i...
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A Wrinkle in Time
Only 5 left!Disney takes the classic sci-fi adventure, A Wrinkle in Time to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Withers...
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The Tale of Johnny Town Mouse Gold Centenary Edition
Only 2 left!Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well, so did Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie. One was a town m...
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Sherlock Holmes Short Stories
Only 7 left!Literature for life
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Six Shakespeare Stories
Only 6 left!Literature for life
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The Great Gatsby
Only 11 left!Literature for life
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Beowulf
in stockThis is the classic story written over a thousand years ago and retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Fearsome monst...
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Good Wives
Only 7 left!'Life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom'With four lively, attractive women in one house and a dashing young bachelor in the ne...
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Anne's House of Dreams
Only 2 left!The fifth book in the Anne Shirley series. 'They belonged to each other; and, no matter what life might hold for them, it could never alter that....
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The Phoenix and the Carpet
Only 2 left!'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil GaimanTHIS IS THE SECOND BOOK IN THE PSAMMEAD TRILOGY, FOLLOWING FIVE CH...
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Anne of Green Gables
Only 8 left!'Oh, it seems so wonderful that I'm going to live with you and belong to you. I've never belonged to anybody'When a scrawny, freckled girl with bri...
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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
Only 16 left!'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'What a cons...
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Oscar Wilde Stories For Children
Only 6 left!An exceptionally handsome, large-format gift edition of timeless fairy tales by Oscar Wilde. Spectacular full-color paintings illustrate six of Wil...
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The Tale of Ginger & Pickles
Only 12 left!Ginger and Pickles (a terrier and a ginger cat) kept a very popular shop. Their customers loved to buy their provisions there, but they were less k...
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The Tale of The Pie and The Patty-Pan
Only 19 left!The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan features the houses, gardens and streets of the village of Sawrey, where Beatrix Potter lived, at Hill Top, h...
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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Only 8 left!Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well, so did Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie. One was a town m...
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The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
Only 9 left!Mrs Tittlemouse is a terribly tidy little wood mouse. She is always sweeping her burrow, polishing and tidying. It is an endless job and it seems t...
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The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
in stockThe Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle was first published in 1905, and is as charmi...
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Only 20 left!The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character sin...
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The Water -Babies
Only 20 left!'this is all a fairy tale...and, therefore, you are not to believe a word of it, even if it is true'The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest...
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The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
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Treasure Island : Puffin Clothbound Classics
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Dracula : Puffin Clothbound Classics
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The Palace of Glass
Only 15 left!For Alice, danger threatens from inside the library as well as out. Having figured out the role her master and uncle, Geryon, played in her father'...
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Penguin Readers Level 2: Boy (ELT Graded Reader)
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More Arabel and Mortimer
Only 3 left!Arabel and her notorious pet raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Penguin Random House Children's BooksWhen Arabel's father, Ebenezer Jones, dri...
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Some classic children’s books are so memorable that they’ve lasted decades in the popular imagination, getting passed down from generation to generation and still being enjoyed by kids. In this collection, we’ve gathered together some children’s classic books that are still being read in bedrooms and classrooms up and down the country more than half a century from the day they came out. Our children’s classic book selection includes everything from timeless tales like The Very Hungry Caterpillar to modern classics like When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit.
Many children’s classic stories have been retold in simpler forms to help kids learn how to read. They’re often part of a reading scheme that develops your ability from phonics up to independent reading. An example of this is My First Reading Library from Usborne, which contains versions of Aesop’s Fables and nursery rhymes. These schemes lead to sets such as The Usborne Reading Collection for Confident Readers, which includes children’s versions of Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein. Find more in our reading libraries collection.
Once your child’s a confident reader of classic fiction books, there’s nothing like the original versions of the text. The Puffin Classics Story Collection contains authoritative versions of ten essential children’s books. This instant library includes the magical Peter Pan, the lyrical The Wind in the Willows, the heartbreaking The Railway Children, and many more unbelievable novels. This great value box set makes a fantastic gift for any kid pushing on into broader reading.
Some classic children’s authors like Beatrix Potter and A.A. Milne have survived the test of time, with several books getting passed on to the next generation. However, few can rival Enid Blyton as one of the most popular children’s authors of all time. Her classic series like The Famous Five and The Secret Seven are still widely read today, and who could forget the iconic Noddy? We sell a wide range of Enid Blyton books, including complete series box sets like Malory Towers: 12 Book Collection. They’re perfect for your kid or a nostalgic trip down memory lane for yourself!
Some children’s characters last well beyond their original creation. Winnie-the-Pooh, The Wicked Witch of the West, Long John Silver - good or bad, or somewhere in between, these characters have entranced children for as long as they’ve been in print. However, there is no character quite like Paddington Bear. Star of film and television, the marmalade-loving bear, first emerged from Darkest Peru in 1958’s A Bear Called Paddington. Ever since he’s been taken into children’s hearts across the world. The Classic Adventures of Paddington Bear: The Complete Collection contains all fourteen chapter books and Love from Paddington, in which Paddington himself retells some of his adventures in a series of letters to his beloved Aunt Lucy.
For older children, why not check out Sweet Cherry Publishing’s Easy Classics. For this fantastic series classic authors such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen and the Bronte sister's work is broken down into a simpler and easier-to-understand format, making them accessible to a wider range of readers. One of our favourite book sets in this series is Charles Dickens Collection. This set contains beloved classics such as Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol all broken down for a younger audience. All of the easy classics come with free audiobooks so children can read along or just listen to the stories if they prefer.
For children aged 9-14 years or older, why not check out some of the classics? The Oxford Children's Classics World of Wonder 4 Books Set is the perfect book set for any bookworm, it makes the perfect gift too! This book set all features unabridged copies of four iconic novels with a contemporary feel to the books themselves. This book set contains Anne of Green Gables, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Look-Glass, The Secret Garden, and Black Beauty.
If you want your child to grow up with fond memories of reading, then this collection of classic children's stories is the perfect place to start. They won’t just get hours of entertainment out of these books – they might even inspire them to become writers themselves one day! And if you ever wanted some great bedtime stories yourself, why not give them a go? You never know where they might take you…