Here is Moominpappa's promised life story - from the days when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep of a Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and met Moominmamma.
It all begins on a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. A crack appears in the ground, and Moomintroll's toothbrush slips straight down into it! When a great ...
A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all - a civilized retreat miles from civilization!But the tranquil warm darkness of an Egyptian eveni...
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events ...
Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg re...
Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!'They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them' - Philip Pullman
They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, and Mymble, are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't...
Greg's dad Frank is determined to make his son less wimpy, and comes up with all manner of manly activities. Greg manages to avoid them all, until military academy is mentioned, and Greg realises h...
Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with ...
Peter Rabbit is off to visit his friend Squirrel Nutkin! On his way, he comes across many familiar friends and asks all sorts of questions about their homes . . . Will Peter find out he and his fri...
*A very special version of the book with amazing bonus content! Read the original before you experience the incredible story of Wonka before the Chocolate Factory, coming autumn 2023*Gr...
The second book in the global bestselling, laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of Wimpy Kid series - now available with a special movie tie-in cover to coincide with the original animated movie...
"I am Malala, a girl from Pakistan who wants to make the world a better place for all" Meet Malala. She is a daughter, a sister, a writer, an activist and an inspiration to people a...
"To pay Mrs Twit back for the worms in his spaghetti, Mr Twit thought up a really clever, nasty trick . . ."Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man who always has bits of cornflake a...
"On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. ....
Titles in the Set :1. Mr Biff the Boxer2. Master Track's Train3. Miss Dirt the Dustman's Daughter4. Mr Creep the Cook5. Mrs Vole the Vet6. Mrs Wobble the Waitres...
Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, the...
A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho.Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspirin...
A comet is speeding towards Earth - will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really ...
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS PRIZE BEST OF THE BESTWinner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written literary masterpieceUgwu, a b...