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Our favourite children’s books are the ones we never forget. Whether it is astounding nature books, illustrated fairy tales and classics or very first treasuries of verse, these books are beautiful, life-long companions for all the years to come. And while you’re here don’t forget our fantastic range of Christmas cards and festive gift wrap to make your Christmas complete.

Our Favourite Children's Gift Books

Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
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Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
Michael Morpurgo
£20.00   £16.99
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The Snow Girl
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The Snow Girl
Sophie Anderson
£12.99
Hardback
Roots of Happiness
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Roots of Happiness
Susie Dent
£16.99
Hardback
A Whale of a Time
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A Whale of a Time
Lou Peacock
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
£14.99
Hardback
The Football School Encyclopedia
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The Football School Encyclopedia
Alex Bellos
£14.99   £11.99
Hardback
Heartstopper Volume 1
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Heartstopper Volume 1
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything
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Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything
DK
£25.00
Hardback
The Minecraft Ideas Book
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The Minecraft Ideas Book
Thomas McBrien
£19.99
Hardback
Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales From the Forest
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales From the Forest
Jane Riordan
£16.99
Hardback
Absolutely Everything! Revised and Expanded
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Absolutely Everything! Revised and Expanded
Christopher Lloyd
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones
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Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones
Sophie Dahl
£12.99
Hardback
Bright Stars of Black British History
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Bright Stars of Black British History
J.T. Williams
£16.99
Hardback
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Picture Book Perfect

Our bestselling beautiful picture books
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
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How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
Mac Barnett
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
Begin Again
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Begin Again
Oliver Jeffers
£20.00
Hardback
The Big Dreaming
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The Big Dreaming
Michael Rosen
£12.99
Hardback
The Skull
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The Skull
Jon Klassen
£14.99   £11.99
Hardback
The Complete Brambly Hedge
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The Complete Brambly Hedge
Jill Barklem
£25.00
Hardback
Moomin Mail: Real Letters to Open and Read
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Moomin Mail: Real Letters to Open and Read
Amanda Li
£14.99
Hardback
The Velveteen Rabbit
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The Velveteen Rabbit
Sarah Massini
£14.99
Hardback
Clive Penguin
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Clive Penguin
Huw Lewis Jones
£12.99
Hardback
Who Lives Here?
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Who Lives Here?
Julia Donaldson
£12.99
Hardback
Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
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Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
£12.99
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Godfather Death
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Godfather Death
Sally Nicholls
£12.99
Hardback
How to be Loved Like Paddington
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How to be Loved Like Paddington
Michael Bond
£9.99
Hardback
Flooded
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Flooded
Mariajo Ilustrajo
£7.99
Paperback

Modern Marvels

Our bestselling beautifully presented children’s fiction
Once Upon a Time in the North
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Once Upon a Time in the North
Philip Pullman
£16.99   £13.99
Hardback
The Imagination Chamber
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The Imagination Chamber
Philip Pullman
£12.99
Hardback
Lyra's Oxford
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Lyra's Oxford
Philip Pullman
£14.99
Hardback
War Horse 40th Anniversary Edition
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War Horse 40th Anniversary Edition
Michael Morpurgo
£12.99
Hardback
The Subtle Knife: Illustrated Edition
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The Subtle Knife: Illustrated Edition
Philip Pullman
£30.00
Hardback
The Girl of Ink & Stars
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The Girl of Ink & Stars
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
£25.00
Hardback
Pippi Longstocking
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Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
£20.00
Hardback
The Butterfly Lion
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The Butterfly Lion
Michael Morpurgo
£20.00
Hardback
A Swallow in Winter
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A Swallow in Winter
Timothée de Fombelle
£10.99
Hardback
Truckers
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Truckers
Terry Pratchett
£12.99
Hardback
Wonderstruck
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Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick
£16.99
Hardback
Matilda at 30: Astrophysicist
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Matilda at 30: Astrophysicist
Roald Dahl
£12.99
Hardback

Gifts for Younger Readers

Our bestselling collectable editions for readers aged 5 to 8 years of age
A Whale of a Time
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A Whale of a Time
Lou Peacock
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
Peter Pan
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Peter Pan
J M Barrie
£9.99
Hardback
Ballet Shoes
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Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
£12.99
Hardback
Godfather Death
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Godfather Death
Sally Nicholls
£12.99
Hardback
Charlotte's Web
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Charlotte's Web
E. B. White
£12.99
Hardback
My Heart Was a Tree
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My Heart Was a Tree
Michael Morpurgo
£16.99
Hardback
Anne of Green Gables
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Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
£9.99
Hardback
Treasury of Bedtime Stories
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Treasury of Bedtime Stories
Enid Blyton
£29.99
Hardback
My Heart is a Poem
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My Heart is a Poem
Various Authors
£12.99
Hardback
The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
£25.00
Hardback
Mary Poppins
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Mary Poppins
P. L. Travers
£20.00
Hardback
The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
£12.99
Hardback

Gifts for Older Readers

Our bestselling collectable editions for readers aged 9 to 12 years of age
Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
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Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare
Michael Morpurgo
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Snow Girl
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The Snow Girl
Sophie Anderson
£12.99
Hardback
A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
£12.99
Hardback
How the Grinch Lost Christmas!
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How the Grinch Lost Christmas!
Dr. Seuss
£16.99
Hardback
Grimms' Fairy Tales
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Grimms' Fairy Tales
George Cruikshank
£14.99
Hardback
Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales From the Forest
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Winnie-the-Pooh: Tales From the Forest
Jane Riordan
£16.99
Hardback
The Wizard of Oz
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The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
£14.99
Hardback
Black Beauty
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Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
£14.99
Hardback
Charlotte's Web
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Charlotte's Web
E. B. White
£14.99
Hardback
The Nutcracker
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The Nutcracker
Alex T. Smith
£15.99
Hardback
Peter Pan
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Peter Pan
J M Barrie
£9.99
Hardback
The Little Prince
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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
£12.99
Hardback
Little Women
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
£14.99
Hardback

Gifts for Teens and Young Adult

Heartstopper Volume 3
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Heartstopper Volume 3
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Shatter Me
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Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
£16.99
Hardback
Heartstopper Volume 4
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Heartstopper Volume 4
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Heartstopper Volume 1
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Heartstopper Volume 1
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Heartstopper Volume 2
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Heartstopper Volume 2
Alice Oseman
£16.99
Hardback
Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker
£14.99
Hardback
The School for Good and Evil
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The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani
£16.99
Hardback
Throne of Glass Collector's Edition
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Throne of Glass Collector's Edition
Sarah J. Maas
£20.00
Hardback
One Of Us Is Lying
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One Of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
£14.99
Hardback
Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders
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Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders
Ransom Riggs
£14.99
Hardback
His Dark Materials bind-up
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His Dark Materials bind-up
Philip Pullman
£18.99
Hardback
Amber Spyglass Illustrated Edition
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Amber Spyglass Illustrated Edition
Philip Pullman
£30.00
Hardback

Great Gifts for Enquiring Minds

Our bestselling reference books for children.
Explanatorium of Science
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Explanatorium of Science
DK
£20.00
Hardback
Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants and Fungi!
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Knowledge Encyclopedia Plants and Fungi!
DK
£20.00
Hardback
Lore of the Stars Volume 3
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Lore of the Stars Volume 3
Claire Cock-Starkey
£14.99
Hardback
An Anthology of Our Extraordinary Earth
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An Anthology of Our Extraordinary Earth
Cally Oldershaw
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Live Like A Goddess
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Live Like A Goddess
Jean Menzies
£12.99
Hardback
Guinness World Records 2024
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Guinness World Records 2024
Guinness World Records Limited
£22.00   £11.00
Hardback
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024
Ripley
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything
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Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything
DK
£25.00
Hardback
Children's Book of Music
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Children's Book of Music
DK
£16.99
Hardback
Arboretum
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Arboretum
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
£25.00
Hardback
Stolen History
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Stolen History
Sathnam Sanghera
£8.99
Paperback
You Grow Girl!
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You Grow Girl!
Dr. Zoe Williams
£9.99
Paperback
King Charles Volume 97
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King Charles Volume 97
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
£9.99
Hardback
Am I Made of Stardust?
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Am I Made of Stardust?
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
£12.99
Hardback

Lyrical Luxuries

Our bestselling poetry books for children.
A Whale of a Time
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A Whale of a Time
Lou Peacock
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
Our Earth is a Poem
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Our Earth is a Poem
Various Authors
£12.99
Hardback
The Lost Spells
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The Lost Spells
Robert Macfarlane
£14.99
Hardback
The Lost Words
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The Lost Words
Robert Macfarlane
£20.00
Hardback
A Poem for Every Night of the Year
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A Poem for Every Night of the Year
Allie Esiri
£19.99
Hardback
Classic Nursery Rhymes
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Classic Nursery Rhymes
Chris Riddell
£14.99
Hardback
If You Go Down to the Woods Today
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If You Go Down to the Woods Today
Rachel Piercey
£14.99
Hardback
My Heart Was a Tree
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My Heart Was a Tree
Michael Morpurgo
£16.99
Hardback
The Big Amazing Poetry Book
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The Big Amazing Poetry Book
Gaby Morgan
£16.99
Hardback
Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss
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Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss
Joseph Coelho
£12.99
Hardback
A Poet for Every Day of the Year
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A Poet for Every Day of the Year
Allie Esiri
£20.00
Hardback
Courage in a Poem
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Courage in a Poem
Various Authors
£12.99
Hardback

Treasured Collections

Our bestselling anthologies for children.
Tales from Shakespeare
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Tales from Shakespeare
Charles Lamb
£14.99
Hardback
The Judith Kerr Treasury
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The Judith Kerr Treasury
Judith Kerr
£19.99
Hardback
The Shirley Hughes Collection
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The Shirley Hughes Collection
Shirley Hughes
£25.00
Hardback
A Bedtime Full of Stories Volume 7
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A Bedtime Full of Stories Volume 7
Angela McAllister
£14.99
Hardback
Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
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Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
Ben Brooks
£20.00
Hardback
The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories
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The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories
Various
£20.00
Hardback
The Roald Dahl Treasury
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The Roald Dahl Treasury
Roald Dahl
£25.00
Hardback
A World Full of Nature Stories
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A World Full of Nature Stories
Angela McAllister
£14.99
Hardback
A Fairytale for Everyone
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A Fairytale for Everyone
Boldizsár M Nagy
£14.99
Hardback
A Children's Literary Treasury
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A Children's Literary Treasury
Anna James
£20.00
Hardback
Mr. Men Little Miss Treasury
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Mr. Men Little Miss Treasury
Roger Hargreaves
£14.99
Hardback

Treasuries of Timeless Tales

Our bestselling Usborne anthologies
Illustrated Fairy Tales
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Illustrated Fairy Tales
Usborne
£14.00
Hardback
Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales
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Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales
Gillian Doherty
£14.00
Hardback
Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths
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Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths
Lesley Sims
£16.99
Hardback
Illustrated Stories for Bedtime
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Illustrated Stories for Bedtime
Lesley Sims
£14.00
Hardback
Five-Minute Bedtime Stories
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Five-Minute Bedtime Stories
Sam Taplin
£9.99
Hardback
10 Ten-Minute Stories
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10 Ten-Minute Stories
Usborne
£12.99
Hardback
Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare
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Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare
Lesley Sims
£16.99
Hardback
Illustrated Arabian Nights
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Illustrated Arabian Nights
Anna Milbourne
£14.00
Hardback
Illustrated Stories of Mermaids
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Illustrated Stories of Mermaids
Margarita Kukhtina
£12.99
Hardback
Usborne Greek Myths
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Usborne Greek Myths
Heather Amery
£6.99
Hardback
Ballet Stories for Little Children
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Ballet Stories for Little Children
Rosie Dickins
£12.99
Hardback
Illustrated Stories from India
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Illustrated Stories from India
Usborne
£14.00
Hardback
Stories to Read Aloud
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Stories to Read Aloud
Felicity Brooks
£9.99
Hardback
Stories of Pixies, Elves and Goblins
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Stories of Pixies, Elves and Goblins
Sam Baer
£12.99
Hardback

Boxes of Delight

Our bestselling boxsets for children.
Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales
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Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales
Beatrix Potter
£40.00
Hardback
The Hogwarts Library Box Set
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The Hogwarts Library Box Set
J. K. Rowling
£24.00
Multiple items
Winnie-the-Pooh Classic Collection
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Winnie-the-Pooh Classic Collection
A. A. Milne
£35.00
Paperback
His Dark Materials Wormell slipcase
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His Dark Materials Wormell slipcase
Philip Pullman
£24.00
Paperback
Twilight Saga 6 Book Set (White Cover)
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Twilight Saga 6 Book Set (White Cover)
Stephenie Meyer
£50.00
Multiple items
The Heartstopper Collection Volumes 1-3
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The Heartstopper Collection Volumes 1-3
Alice Oseman
£32.97
Multiple items
Mr. Men My Complete Collection Box Set
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Mr. Men My Complete Collection Box Set
Roger Hargreaves
£239.52
Multiple items, part(s) enclosed
Little Miss: My Complete Collection Box Set
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Little Miss: My Complete Collection Box Set
Roger Hargreaves
£179.64
Multiple items, loose
Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell Box Set
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Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell Box Set
Neil Gaiman
£25.00
Multiple items
Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4)
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Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4)
Veronica Roth
£31.96
Multiple items, slip-cased

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