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One night a young boy is awoken by a terrible noise. The next day he finds his father has disappeared and his mother doesn't know when he's coming back.

Notorious cheese thief Fingers McGraw is on the run (or rather, on the moped) from chief law enforcer The Elephant.

Katie meets the Infanta Margarita from a Velázquez painting and together they and a thieving magpie from a Goya travel in and out of paintings.

Tom’s explorer father is lost somewhere near the North Pole...

In a brand new collection of stories and poems, Alfie has a spooky late-night adventure with an owl and introduces us to his secret den in the garden.

Imagine Tom's surprise when the very large egg he has found hatches to reveal not a seabird or a lizard, but a baby dinosaur.

Bob and Barry the moon dog discover a mysterious tree growing in Crater 483

Banjo sits down to eat his dinner of sausage, vegetables and fries, but before he can begin, his dinner runs away, along with the knife, fork, plate and his table and chair.

Sunny lives on an arid plain with his extensive and loving meerkat family; they work together, play together and together do their best to stay away from jackals!

Rex Grammaticus investigates the mystery surrounding his father, who went mad before his eyes, but not before giving him a mysterious message.

Jumbeelia, a young girl giant from Groil, the Land of Giants, loves the stories of the iggly plop who climbed up the bimblestonk and was chased back down again by a giant.

Mummies? Dead? Not on your life! This family of mummies is alive and well, and enjoying the normal things in life, like watching TV.

The incomplete manuscript of this irresistibly charming story was found amongst Eva Ibbotson's papers at  her death in 2010.

This exciting new book features three separate stories in which we meet the much loved Fairy Bears again

Meet Peri, Intergalactic Force Academy Star Fighter, defender of the Milky Way...

Claude is no ordinary dog - he leads an extraordinary life! When Mr and Mrs Shinyshoes set off for work, Claude heads for the city, where pigeons, beret shops and robberies await.

Follow Josh and Danny on their terrifying trail down the plughole...

Charlie and his trusty dog Bandit fall down a sinkhole and are transported to ancient Rome where he meets Cosmo and goes on an adventure...

'An early romance' states the subtitle, a characteristically entertaining Ahlberg pun, indicating both the eventual outcome of the tale, and its format.

With his friends Leon visits an elaborate magic show, and finds himself quite literally drawn into the action.

This thriller and horror story is a great read and visual treat for all. Waved in front of wavering boy-readers, it is especially likely to hit the spot.

In this metafictional tale, a pencil discovers its creative powers, at first tentatively drawing a boy, then more confidently providing him with what he asks for; a dog, then a cat.

Edward Tulane is an impressive and immaculate china rabbit. Abigail, his owner, adores and cares for him completely, but Edward does not return her love.

When Foxy Dubois invites Egg to stay for breakfast she has only one thing on her mind; serving him up with toast!

One day at school Dan has such an amazing daydream of jungles and pirates, mermaids and monsters, but his teacher is too busy with classroom routine to take any notice.

This graphic version of the first Young Bond novel is a must for James Bond fanatics. Silverfin: the graphic novel introduces us to future spy-hero James as a teenager, and reveals the foundations of his future. We see Bond's arrival at Eton where it is not long before he makes an enemy of school bully and son of fascistic Lord Hellebore. This book makes an exciting and sometimes scary read!

The third in Kaen McCombie's series about Ruby and her next-door neighbour Jackson, who have a secret - at the end of their gardens they are hiding the small, cute but very troublesome ‘Thing’.

A pilot marooned in the desert is visited by a little prince, and they become friends. This is a lovely book for children and adults alike to keep and revisit time and time again.

A charming celebration of books and reading

The dragon in this tale is a fire-breathing beast, but there's one thing that makes him cower in fear.

A lively tale of adventure in a fairytale kingdom that will delight fans of ogres, kings and well-dressed felines

A giant is caught short when his loo roll drops to the floor and rolls away. As it rolls through the town the people make use of the enormous sheets to devise all sorts of useful creations.

Superworm is a hero with a difference. Super-long and super-strong, he's always on hand to help out the other creatures - until the evil Wizard Lizard captures him.

After Jim helps save a beached dolphin, 'Smiler' returns whenever called to take Jim for a ride on his back out to sea.

Ever wondered what might rise out of the toilet when you lift the lid? In Billy Barnes' case it's the Blobheads, three incompetent aliens...

A family of furry animals grow too big for their home in an old mattress and have to go out into the unknown world of the back yard to find a new one. This endearing and engaging picture book about growing up is told with gentle humour and illustrated with a blend of painting and photography by 2011 Best New Illustrator, Viviane Schwarz.

Beautiful, imaginative, soothing, reassuring – the perfect bedtime story.

The determined heroine of this magical picture book knows exactly what she wants, and even the big city is too small for her dreams.

Luke Watson was an ordinary boy until he was transformed into a werewolf on his tenth birthday and sent to live on Scream Street, a community of ghosts, monsters and zombies.

Two bored children climb over a neighbour's wall in search of adventure...

A princess and her loyal pony, Pretty, spend their lives travelling here, there and everywhere, searching for the princesses' kingdom.

Digory the reluctant dragon-slayer is back, although he's still not the fierce, competitive type!

When Mike swaps his dad for his friend Nathan’s two goldfish his mum is not pleased. But when Mike tries to get his dad back, he finds he's already been traded for an electric guitar.

The Emperor of Absurdia awakes one morning and can't find his snuggly scarf, so after checking with The Wardrobe Monster, begins to search for it.

A touching story about the power of friendship and self-belief from the CILIP Kate Greenaway-nominated creator of The Haunted House and Jack Frost

Geraldine McCaughrean's much anticipated sequel to Peter Pan finds Wendy and the lost boys now grown-up and leading respectable lives in London.

This humorous tale sensitively highlights issues such as friendship and bullying.

A volcano spewing caramel custard laced with diamonds is the unlikely phenomenon which brings together two remarkable characters.

A simple yet powerful message about the joy of the imagination and how it can take us anywhere we wish to go

Benny is a young boy who loves burgers. In fact he eats nothing else. Then one day his mother's warning comes true - he turns into one.