6-8 years

Nine-year-old Roger is a miserable landlubber with a bad-tempered mother. So when he sees a poster for a cabin boy to join the pirates, he jumps at...

Have you ever struggled to spell a word? Have you ever heard a word and thought, 'oh that's easy to spell' and then you sound it out really careful...

There was once a group of trees who were fed up with living in a deep, dark and crowded valley - so they moved to the enchanted forest. But as ever...

Matt lives in a lighthouse. He watches the sea every day for ships...;and for his friend, Sailor. Rose and Felix say Sailor is never coming back, b...

During the school play, Flinn finds himself slap-bang on the deck of a real-live pirate ship . . . and he's not alone! Pirate Diplodocus, Pirate Tr...

When Bob, the Man on the Moon, spots a strange seed bouncing along the surface of the Moon, little does he know that it will grow overnight into th...

Charlie the cheetah suffers from asthma. However, Dr Spot, an aptly-named leopard, knows just how to treat him. The author, Jenny Leigh, worked in ...

Melanie's mom is starting a new job and they are getting a Nanny. Melanie is scared, sad and mad! "We don't need a Nanny!" But after spending a day...

A cat offers a feline view of life, a life that becomes suddenly upset by the trauma and discomfort of moving into a new house. By the author of We...

One of a series of picture books featuring the ever-resourceful Katie Morag and her family and friends on the Isle of Struay. Everyone on the islan...

There's never a dull moment with the large family-the characters may be elephants but the situations are very human indeed!

Aided by the magician merlin , Arthur draws the sword from the stone to become king of britain and lord of the knights of the round table .

Kaspar , wisest of all the sultan's wise men, has books on everything from ants to zebras , and asteroids to zodiacs .

A retelling for children of Pilgrim's Progress features a little mouse named Christopher, who must summon all his courage to overcome the hawks, we...

Teddy Tum Tum, the bravest teddy bear in all the land, relates to the other toys in the nursery his exciting adventure exploring the Great River Ra...

Victoria Wood tells the tale of "The Three Bears and Goldilocks".

Paddington at the CarnivalPaddington has never been to a carnival before, so Mr Gruber takes him down to the canal to join in the fun. Hoping to wi...

In the forest, the owl is the schoolteacher for all the children. It is fun to teach things. But also tiring.So the owl needs a holiday. The magpie...

A grumpy fairy has put a spell on prince Karl. One day when he is playing in the Fairy Tale Forest, he suddenly turns into a frog! - Princess Klara...

Poppy loves ballet, and is sure she'll be picked to play Coppelia in the Big Show. But when her best friend Honey gets the part, Poppy is so cross ...

A new edition in a new format of this traditional story, with colour illustrations and a simple text a title in the USBORNE FIRST STORIES series.

Cursed as a baby by the wicked fairy Maleficent, Princess Aurora is hidden far away from the palace and cared for by three good fairies. But can th...

Stunning photogrphs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age appropriate stories in DK readers a multi level reading progamme guaranteed ...

Once there was a young boy named Charlie who worked as a chimneysweep.It was a very hard and dirty job to keep the chimneys clean so that they can ...