Classic fiction Books

An adventure to treasure from two multi award-winning creators, discover a classic story of family, friendship and believing in your own magic. When Summer and her foster family are having lunch one day, a hole appears in the middle of the living...

One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named Mr. Hatch.“Somebody loves you,” the note says. “Somebody loves me!” Mr. Hatch sings as he dusts his living room. “Somebody loves me!” Mr. Hatch whistles...

Angelina teaches the princesses of Mouseland to dance in this classic bestselling picture book back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition with foil on the cover! Angelina can’t believe her luck! Miss Lilly has invited her to the Royal Palace of...

The classic bestselling picture book Angelina and Alice is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition, making it a perfect gift for fans both new and old!Angelina and Alice love doing gymnastics together. The only difference is Alice can do perfect...

A startlingly original, stunningly-illustrated modern classic about learning to face your fears from the multi award-winning partnership of Nick Lake and Emily Gravett.Lily just wants things to go back to the way they were: before she got sick, before...

Once the top of a Burrawang tree fell to the ground and became ... Grug! Grug has returned from the wilderness to remind us again of the magic of childhood, the importance of renewing the Australian wilderness and the caution we all need to take in the...

Join Peter, Tinker Bell, and the Darling children on an adventure to Neverland in this stunning unabridged, collectible edition of Peter Pan.It's time to take off for Neverland in this full-color, unabridged version of J. M. Barrie's classic tale, paired...

Join Mary Lennox as she uncovers the secrets surrounding a hidden garden in this unabridged, illustrated classic!When Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in the English countryside, she is a very unhappy little girl. But when she stumbles on a...

Learn to read with Grug! Enjoy the complete box set of 5 classic board books, now in large format for the first time.All 5 classic Grug board books now in large format for the first time, in a shrinkwrapped slipcase. The perfect gift for toddlers! Each...

Discover Mowgli’s wild world in this beloved, unabridged classic with vibrant modern illustrations!Saved from the tiger Shere Khan by a family of wolves, little Mowgli the human boy grows up in the heart of the jungle among the animals. Hunting, howling,...

Join Alice for an adventure in Wonderland in this unabridged classic paired with fresh illustrations!  This unabridged, illustrated collector’s edition of Lewis Carroll’s celebrated tale brings a new generation of young readers into the magic and...

The classic bestselling picture book, Angelina’s Baby Sister, is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition perfect for Angelina fans new and old! Can Angelina sashay her way through all the changes a baby brings?Angelina Ballerina thinks she’s the...

The classic bestselling picture book Angelina and the Princess is back in a beautiful, refreshed hardcover edition perfect for Angelina fans new and old!Angelina hopes to dance the starring role in an upcoming performance for the Royal Ballet, but...

In an encore performance, Angelina Ballerina returns in this refreshed picture book from acclaimed author Katharine Holabird and celebrated artist Helen Craig!Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants nothing more than to be a ballerina. She dances all...

This collection features eight beautifully illustrated timeless bedtime tales from Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown.This beautifully illustrated, magical story collection from best-selling author Margaret Wise Brown—creator of the children's...

Fun and playful story by Margaret Wise Brown, best-selling author of the children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.Follow the adorable tale of Little Tiger as he learns how to be truly courageous in this picture book, Be Brave, Little Tiger!...

Available in paperback for the first time, the modern classic that introduced the beloved baby-sitting rottweiler to the world.

A Caldecott Honor Book with remastered artwork for its 75th anniversary! Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic.Three soldiers come marching down the road towards a French village. The...

Treasure the imaginative world of Anne Shirley with the first four artfully packaged books in the Anne of Green Gables series, now available as a collectible boxed set.Red-headed, big-hearted Anne Shirley is one of literature’s most classic and beloved...

One hot morning, Grug decides to go to the creek for a swim. On his way there, he spots a strange creature lying on a rock. It looks like a dinosaur! The dinosaur chases Grug to the creek, and it follows him. Grug swims across the creek, and so does the...

One day, on his way home from shopping, Grug finds his path blocked by a fallen tree. Grug walks around the tree, but then he can’t see the path. He keeps walking, but he’s never been into this part of the forest before. The forest is very dark. And...

One morning, Grug wakes up and decides to become a superhero. Wearing a cape and a mask, and a sword made from sticks, Grug and Cara, his best friend, transform the Grugmobile into the Zoom Zoom Car and head off to save someone. But the Zoom Zoom Car has...

Grug loves looking at the pictures in books, but one day he decides to teach himself how to read the words. Soon he can enjoy his favourite book of all - Grug!

One day Grug was daydreaming when he saw the top of a very large tent. It was a circus!See what happens when Grug starts his own circus!

Birthdays should be filled with cake and fun and Grug! This classic Aussie hero is back from the bush to enchant a new generation of youngsters!

All aboard the Grugmobile, the only car designed and engineered by Grug! This classic Aussie hero is back from the bush to enchant a new generation of youngsters!

Being green is about more than paint ... ask Grug! This classic Aussie hero is back from the bush to enchant a new generation of youngsters!

Glinda stars in her first-ever Little Golden Book that is based on Universal Pictures' Wicked-releasing in theaters November 22, 2024!Glinda stars in her first-ever Little Golden Book that is based on Universal Pictures' Wicked-releasing in theaters...

Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass. Aime, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to...

Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply and beautifully retold, with all the drama intact. Young readers will thrill at Odysseus's adventures with the man-eating Cyclops; the...

A shipwreck. A sole survivor, stranded on a deserted island. What could be more appealing to children than Robinson Crusoe's amazing adventure? Set in the 17th century, and unfolding over a 30-year period, it offers plenty of suspense and everyday detail...

Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After nearly starving to death during the frigid Arctic winter, he's taken in first by a man who "trains" him through constant whippings, and then by another who...

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from "Romulus and Remus" (which tells how Rome came to be) to "Cupid and Psyche," "Oedipus and the Sphinx," and more. For easy reference, there's also a...

Age range 8+On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle Archibald's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. With the help of Dickon Sowerby, a young local boy who can...

"A small-scale Wind in the Willows, with adventure and charm." --ALA Booklist Starred Review, Aug 1974"A genuinely nice story . . . As a parable of friendship, A Toad for Tuesday will serve its readers any day of the week" --The New York Times, Sept 29,...

The Turn of the Screw, a novella written by Henry James in 1898, is perhaps one of the most widely read ghost stories in classrooms across the country. The story's ambiguity and characters' unreliability also mark the book as a work of impressionism, an...

The Jungle Book,one of the most famous children's books today, buoyed by multiple Disney film adaptations, is now available in an unabridged paperback edition including Rudyard Kipling's fantastical short story collection Just So Stories.This Children's...

Young Pip seems destined to follow in his family's humble footsteps. Then one day, an anonymous gift suddenly transforms him into a rich young man . . . but will it also transform his life for the better? Dickens's great bildungsroman, featuring iconic...

Tom Sawyer's energetic antics-treasure hunting, fishing, and general mischief-making-have captured the imaginations of children for almost 150 years.Now, this abridged edition of the classic story is refreshed with an appealing new cover and contemporary...

Age range 10 to 13The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood tells the classic tale of the mischievous Master of Sherwood Forest, who lives the outlaw life with Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and his band of Merry Men, bedeviling the implacable Sheriff...

Age range 7+More Pooh stories! A fully revitalised editionof the 1928 classic sequel to Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne, with full-colour versions ofthe original illustrations by E.H. Shepherd.The first book in the series featuring the beloved character...

Travel worldwide in this illustrated chapter-book retelling of Around the World in Eighty Days, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!Whether it's by foot, camel, boat, or train, Phileas Fogg is determined...

Age range 10+If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you do? Young readers can read and imagine in this unabridged paperback edition of The Swiss Family Robinson.After their ship crashes onto a deserted island, the Robinson family begins a...

Age range 4 to 7Five tremendously silly and utterly timeless Munsch stories - all in one hilarious collection!This affordable treasury is a valuable resource for any shelf, full of empowering stories where kids rule and each predicament is more...

Age range 11 to 14From the moment she saw him, the girl knew the bear had come for her. How many times had she dreamed of him? Now, here he was, as if spelled from her dreams. This encounter marks the beginning of a long and extraordinary journey. At the...

Search for fortune on the high seas with this abridged retelling of Treasure Island, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!After Jim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail in search...

Age range 5+Each scene is perfectly captured frame by frame in this new retelling.With a beautiful princess, a wicked witch, enchantment and a handsome prince, this tale has all the elements of a good fairytale. And they are put together inventively in...

Age range 5+3D clay models are the perfect medium to bring this simple and fun tale to life. This traditional story is excellent for use as a literary text for schools as well as homes due to its repetition and rhythm. Follow the gingerbread man across...