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After his mother's brooch is stolen, Kasper leaves his home in the land of Nowhere and journeys to the land of Glitter and Gloom to get it back, confronting great dangers ...
"I nibbled a mother, But wanting something new I boiled a bit of Granny And tried some Uncle-stew. I did not eat the baby, That was out of the question. (And anyway they w...
Hilarious, lyrical, outrageous and serious poems all rub shoulders in this collection. Naughty children with nasty habits, cartoon heroes that come to life, lonely caretak...
A magical story that weaves together fifty world tales, by a renowned poet, and illustrated by 2002 Greenaway Medal winner Chris Riddell. 'One day a story fell from heaven...
A great new collection of poetry, wide-ranging in both form and subject matter. Full of Brian Patten's wonderful wit and moments of beauty as in GERANIUMS IN THE SNOW: Lik...
"Beowulf and the Monster" is one of the "Every Story" series. Britain's finest authors and illustrators have been asked to take traditional stories - fairy stories, folk t...
At night, while no-one was looking, the Amazing Witherspoon and his Amazing Circus Crew came to the Great Bodge, near to the Hulks. They might have stayed unnoticed had it...
This is a collection of stories for children aged eight and over. Each story tells of an encounter with something strange.
One night the Hummick appears in Ellis' bed needing help. Ellis is not sure he wants to give it. But when the Hummick disappears, he tunnels to the bottom of his bed. From...
There's an emergency on Henry's home planet, and Henry is in the thick of it. But it can't be his fault as he's done nothing wrong. So why is he getting messages from Lord...
Henry Hobb's home planet, Omicron, is so boring that no one has contacted it in years. So the visit of a foreign space ship is a HUGE event. For Henry, it's also the perfe...
When Septimus Similon, practising wizard, fourth class, makes a major discovery, he gets more than he bargained for. He accidently mixes up two dimensions, now everyone th...
Jack throws everything under his bed - football boots, a cheese sandwich and comics. They fester and fizzle and turn into Horatio. Horatio makes his home under the bed, an...
A little creature is ostracized depite his attempts to fit in, but his experiences enable him to be accepting of others' differences.
Tom can't sleep, so his father suggests he try "counting sheep." He agrees, but soon finds the sheep leading him, and his trusty stuffed-rabbit companion, into a wild wood...
From the creators of the Edge Chronicles comes the thrilling conclusion to the epic saga of Wyrmeweald!
The bone trail litters the barren lands of the wyrmeweald with t...
From the creators of the Edge Chronicles comes the second installment in the fantastic tale of Wyrmeweald!
Winter is a dangerous time in the wyrmeweald. Once a magnific...
From the creators of the internationally bestselling Edge Chronicles comes an epic story of dragons!
The wyrmeweald is a hostile place, an arid wasteland where man is b...
Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural for...