Orphaned in the 1930s at the age of five, Forrest Carter went to live with his Cherokee grandparents in the mountains of Tennessee. The education he describes in this book was not formal instruction, but an ancient native wisdom and a way of life that is not to be found in the institutions of the modern world. From his grandparents' reverence for the land and for all living creatures, "Little Tree" learns an awareness of the great cycles of the natural world (from seasonal changes to the spiral of life and death) and a sense of hon... read more

Be careful what you are thinking, Kristi Carmichael can read minds...or can't she? Nothing is beyond Kristi Carmiachael's disdain - her hippy high school, her friend Jacob, her workaholic mum. Yet for all her attitude and her mind-reading abilities, Kristi has a vulnerable side. She can hear the thoughts of her fellow students, calling her fat and gross. She's hot for Gusty Peterson, one of the most popular guys in school but of course, she's sure he thinks she is disgusting. And she's still mad at her father who walked out on them... read more

The very first "Famous Five" adventure, featuring Julian, Dick, Anne, not forgetting tomboy George and her beloved dog, Timmy! There's a shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are on the trail - looking for clues - but they're not alone! Someone else has got the same idea. Time is running out for the Famous Five, who will follow the clues and get to the treasure first?

Brought out to help her publisher when they were in financial difficulties, this collection of rhymes and drawings was developed over a number of years.

Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes, published in 1922, is a sequel to Beatrix Potter's first rhyme collection Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes. To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are repr... read more

In Nazi-occupied Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best friend from a terrible fate. Winner of the Newbery Medal, newly reissued in the Essential Modern Classics range. "They plan to arrest all the Danish Jews. They plan to take them away. And we have been told that they may come tonight." It is 1943 and life in Copenhagen is becoming complicated for Annemarie. There are food shortages and curfews, and soldiers on every corner. But it is even worse for her Jew... read more

A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do!Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition that promises to be packed with adventure and excitement!

By 1911, when Beatrix Potter was preparing The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes for publication, her books were already well known in America. The new story aimed to appeal directly to her many American fans and featured animals of American origin, grey squirrels, chipmunks and a black bear, all living happily in the Lake District woods.

The character of the Fierce Bad Rabbit was created by Beatrix Potter at the request of a small girl, who complained that Peter Rabbit was much too good and she wanted a story about a really naughty rabbit.

This title contains three magical books in one! Come on an amazing adventure to the Enchanted Wood where you can climb the Faraway Tree and meet Moon-Face, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy.There's always a new land at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? There'll be adventures waiting, whatever happens!This work features funny, magical adventures that will delight children again and again.

First published over a century ago, these three stories about the man-cub Mowgli have delighted adults and children ever since. The stories tell of Mowgli's upbringing among the wolves; his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python; his kidnap by the Monkey People and his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan.
Illustrated in ravishing full-colour and exquisite detail by award-winning artist Nicola Bayley, this is a book to treasure for ever.

<p>"Walker Illustrated Classics" is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good! Haunted by prophesies of his own death, Captain Ahab hunts the vast waters of the Pacific in search of the great white whale that has become his obsession. This towering novel has been sympathetically edited... read more

The night the Nazis come to take their mother away, three children escape in a terrifying scramble across the rooftops. Alone in the chaos of Warsaw they have to learn to survive on their own. Then they meet Jan, a ragged boy with a paperknife - the silver sword - that they recognize as belonging to their lost father. The sword becomes their symbol of hope as, with Jan, they begin the hazardous journey across war-torn Europe to find their parents. Ian Serraillier's moving account of a family torn apart by war speaks as much to us t... read more

Featuring Eric Kincaids marvellous illustrations, this series of books has been especially written to introduce the younger reader to the great classics of childrens literature. These abridged versions feature all the delightful characters and will charm a whole new generation of young children.

Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Wellington leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organized to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges.
Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong -... read more

Beatrix Potter used her own farmyard as the setting for this story, featuring one household pet, a little black pig, as the "perfectly lovely" Pig-Wig who runs away with Pigling Bland.

This book makes this classic story available to a young readership while still capturing the atmosphere and suspense of the original story. Little did the travellers know that when they agreed to a storytelling competition on their way to Canterbury, they would be subjected to the Pardoner's crooked ways! Will the Pardoner convince the travellers to part with their money? Chaucer was the first great writer of English literature. His Canterbury Tales (inc. The Pardoner's Tale) revolutionised medieval literature by telling stories ab... read more

These are the editions that many will remember from their childhoods. Parents and grandparents will swoon with nostalgia, and children will love poring over the illustrations and be entranced by the magical stories.

This title includes: "Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe is stranded on an island, totally isolated, until twenty-four years later when he unexpectedly meets another human. "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson: Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and sets off in search of buried treasure. But treacherous Long John Silver has other ideas for the treasure..."Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson: David Balfour leaves Scotland to seek his fame and fortune, but upon meeting a mysterious relative, dark family secrets ... read more

The coveted and award-winning Penguin Threads series continues with three more enchanting, beautifully sewn covers by a talented visual artistWith paper and pen or needle and thread, storytelling has many traditions. Penguin's award-winning art director Paul Buckley presents Penguin Threads, a series of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions inspired by the aesthetic of handmade crafts with specially commissioned cover art. Jillian Tamaki's embroidered artwork appears on "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, "Emma" by Jane Aust... read more