The well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. This edition has a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.
Few journalists are intimate witnesses to a career from political cradle to grave. Shyam Bhatia was on first name terms alongside Benazir every step of the way and his book is a revelation. A relationship that began among the dreaming spires of Oxford continued across the world from Pimlico to Pakistan . Along the way […]
The English Roses are in a tizzy over the gift exchange at school, especially Charlotte. Certain shell get something fabulous, she cant hide her dismay at ending up with a dumpy pot holder. The Roses help Charlotte grasp the true meaning of Christmas. Illustrations. The English Roses are in a tizzy over the gift exchange […]
A work by the author who twists everyday life into powerful, and sometimes terrifying fantasies: Turtles, Fingersmiths, The Mildenhall, Treasure, even the spooky story of the man who can see without eyes.
Can there still be smugglers at Smugglers Top? The Famous Five go to stay at the large old house, and discover lots of brilliant hiding places, even underground tunnels! Then they catch people signaling out to sea – who are they?
No-one can imagine English literature without Sir William Shakespeare whose dramatic plays sonnets and narrative poems have become timeless classics. Not only did he amass a cherished body of work but four hundred years ago he even invented many words in use in English now. A hundred years ago childrens author E. Nesbit felt that […]
Eight-year-old Nancy Drew solves cases with her friends in the Clue Crew!
This camp is WILD! Nancy, George, and Bess are attending a three-day overnight camp at the local zoo. Theyll get to spend lots of time with all of the animals and learn about them too. The best part is, they will be helping the zookeeper make toys for the animals — just like real staffers! […]
Paws on parade! River Heights is hosting its first fashion show — for dogs! Proceeds will go to the Rollover Rescue animal shelter. The Clue Crew is excited because not only will the day be filled with tons of cute pooches, but Nancys own puppy, Chocolate Chip, will be a model in the show! But […]
Finding a genuine haunted house for a movie set sounds like fun-and a great way to generate publicity for the Three Investigators new detective agency. But when the boys arrive for an overnight visit at terror castle-home of a deceased horror-movie actor-they soon find out how the place got its name!…
A spookily fun sequel to “Cosmo and the Magic Sneeze”Cosmo, a witch-cat, is delighted that evil Sybil–the most terrible of witches–is safely in prison. In fact, she is even fitted with a special tag, which means that if she and her cronies try to escape they will be turned into frogs. But then mysterious goings-on […]
Despite her best intentions, quick-tempered Katy Carrs efforts to be tidy and good-tempered always seem to land her in trouble. Then, one terrible day, Katy has an accident, but it is still a long, eventful time before she learns to be as loving and as patient as her beautiful invalid cousin Helen.