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.
Picture Book Perfect
Our best beautiful picture booksGifts for Younger Readers
Our best collectable editions for readers aged 5 to 8 years of ageGifts for Older Readers
Our best collectable editions for readers aged 9 to 12 years of ageGreat Gifts for Enquiring Minds
Our best reference books for children.
£25.00
£12.50
Hardback
£12.99
£10.99
Hardback
10+ in stock
Available
Curated by the peerless Katherine Rundell and designed with style and grace, The Book of Hopes garners words of possibility and optimism from the finest children’s writers and artists around.
Lyrical Luxuries
Our best poetry books for children.
£25.00
£22.99
Hardback
Treasured Collections
Our best anthologies for children.
£25.00
£12.50
Hardback
Modern Marvels
Our best beautifully presented children’s fictionTreasuries of Timeless Tales
Our best Usborne anthologiesBoxes of Delight
Our best boxsets for children.
£62.99
£54.99
Mixed media product
£41.94
Mixed media product
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