Children's Fiction

The sixth in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.Jasmine has secretly rescued a baby goat. She's gorgeous but she's really naughty! Will her ama...

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also ...

H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a top-secret school of applied villainy where children with a precocious gift for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents into criminal mastermind. After all, ‘villains have the best lines and wear the best costumes'. One small catch is ...

"'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'"As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last ...

"'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'"When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far fro...

Rhymes x pictures = times tables made easy!Nine year old Harry Moraghan never found maths easy. Then he discovered he REALLY hated it when it came to learning multiplication tablesSo Harry’s mum invented an ingenious way of remembering his tables by using rhymes and pictures. In two weeks Harry h...

Brought to you by Penguin.Everyone has a mental health. So we asked: What does yours mean to you?The Result Is Extraordinary.Over 60 people have shared their stories. Powerful, funny, moving, this book is here to tell you:It's OK.With writing and audio from a collection of collaborators including...

Bad moods, good moods, even back-to-school moods - Judy has them all! The first book in this internationally bestselling series is sure to get you in the Judy Moody mood!Meet Judy Moody, her little "bother" Stink, her best friend Rocky and her "pest" friend Frank Pearl. Judy has a mood for every ...

Cats and dogs, kangaroos and tortoises, hedgehogs and jaguars, whales and leopards, and many others are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape of "high and far times ago." Children will discover how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump, through clever ...

The youngest of 16 beautiful princesses, Belinda is ignored by her father, King Stormbelly, and left in the hands of a Japanese tutor. After the king marries off his other daughters he discovers that Belinda has turned into a karate expert. Appalled, he leaves her to find her own handsome prince....