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A modern-day fable based on the true habits of the hermit crab, this story also addresses the problem of growing up - "it's time to move", says Hermit Crab, "I've grown too big for this little shell". This picture book has colourful collage illustrations characteristic of the author, who is best known as the creator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Hair as black as ebony, lips as red as blood and skin as white as snow: this is the unforgettable description of Snow White, the captivating protagonist of one of the best loved and well-known fairy tales of all time. The adventures of the beautiful maiden, taken in by the seven dwarfs after escaping from the wicked queen, have fascinated children all over the world and inspired plays, ballets, musicals and movie adaptations, including Disney's 1937 animated version.

This is a new miniature edition of Beatrix Potter's beloved tale of Peter Rabbit, with gorgeous illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Charles Santore. A tale that transcends age, Peter Rabbit and his mischievous ways are easily recognized by any child, and the cautionary tale is one that parents love to tell, and Beatrix Potter's best-loved story is still as fresh today as when it was first written. 2002 marked the 100th anniversary of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and since 1902, over 40 mi...

Created by star picture-book pairing Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson the Gruffalo's Child returns with her very own song to introduce a truly monster musical session! As well as being the UK's most successful picture book author and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. The Gruffalo's Child Song and Other Songs contains nine of her best-loved songs, including The Gruffalo's Child, Nut Tree and The World Inside a Book, as well as a number of ot...

Wuthering Heights is the only published novel by Emily Bronte, written between October 1845 and June 1846[1] and published in July of the following year. It was not printed until December 1847, after the success of her sister Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre, under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. A posthumous second edition was edited by Charlotte. The title of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors of the story. The narrative centres on the all-encompassing, passionate, but ultimatel...

This is a fantastic bumper volume of classic stories from a much-loved author. It's nearly the end of her time at Malory Towers, and Felicity is determined to have lots of fun and games with her school friends. But they weren't expecting to find a thief in their midst, or be put in charge of naughty first-formers - or to see the return of a very old friend...This bumper volume includes the final three Malory Towers stories: Fun and Games at Malory Towers; Secrets at Malory Towers; and Goodbye Ma...

Six mini flip-the-flap books in a pocket library slipcase. Each book introduces a different early learning concept with flaps for interactive fun. Contains six mini flip-the-flap books in a special edition slipcase to celebrate 50 years of the Cat in the Hat! Titles include Crazy Colours, Amazing Animals, Nutty Numbers, Silly Opposites, Wacky Weather, Dizzy Days.Perfect for little Seuss fans to learn in zany style!

A kindhearted mouse becomes Santa’s littlest helper in this heartfelt, joyful story that’s a true Christmas classic. Sometimes giving is the best gift of all. In this charming holiday story, meet a tiny mouse with no name who is blessed with a large imagination and a generous spirit. He lives a very lonely life in a very big house. Yet he dearly loves Christmas and one Christmas Eve he surprises Santa Claus with a most unusual present. How does this small mouse with a big heart become Santa...

There is so much work for a boy to do in the serious town of Puddling Center that eleven-year-old Willie can’t even go to school. So when Willie meets Professor Petit and his five “Highly Trained Dogs”—each with its own special talent—he’s delighted. Maybe their traveling show will shake things up! But then Petit’s rival, Hulk Hoskins, rolls into town with a circus tiger, and the professor and one of his dogs end up in big trouble. Now it’s up to Willie and his new canine friends to save the day...

This novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, the quintessential self-reliant New Englander who brings to King Arthur’s Age of Chivalry the “great and beneficent” miracles of nineteenth-century engineering and American ingenuity. Through the collision of past and present, Twain exposes the insubstantiality of both utopias, destroying the myth of the romantic ideal as well as his own era’s faith in scientific and social progress. A central document in American intellectual history, A Connecticut Ya...

A timeless tale from the immortal Bard--revised and repackaged!

Billy and his sister, Sheena, are visiting their uncle Dr. Deep on a tiny Caribbean island. It's the perfect place to go exploring underwater...and Billy's ready for an adventure. There's only one rule to remember: Stay away from the coral reefs. Still, the reefs are so beautiful. So peaceful. Billy can't resist. But he's not alone in the water. Something's lurking deep below the surface. Something that's dark and scaly. Something that's half-human, half f-fish...

Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Russia and Scandinavia.