Fairy tales

THE SECOND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ADVENTURE FOR LEONORA BOLT, SECRET INVENTOR.'Fizzing with fun, friendship and fabulous inventions!' - Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of Shadows Leonora isn't supposed to be building a submarine in a tree. Or turning the local wildlife luminous. In fact, she is supposed to be keeping her head down and drawing no attention - because Leonora Bolt is an inventor in secret.But she can't stop thinking of the clues she found to her missing parents' location. So, deep in hiding in Snorebury, desperately trying to avoid being discovered by her evil uncle, Leonora is hatching a plan.So what if involves launching a homemade submarine into the middle of the ocean, accompanied only by a couple of friends and an otter with particularly sensitive whiskers? For when disaster strikes, Leonora's wackiest plan might just be her most brilliant yet...

Embark on an unexpected journey in this illustrated picture book edition of Gulliver's Travels. Prepare for parades, sea battles, and more! After a horrible shipwreck, Gulliver finds himself washed ashore on a mysterious island ... and taken captive by the locals, who are only six inches tall! They call themselves the Lilliputians, and think that Gulliver is dangerous because he is so BIG. Can Gulliver prove that he is gentle and friendly despite everything that makes him so different? Young readers don't need to grow up to enjoy the escapades of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Crafted for young audiences by Peter Clover and Robert Dunn, this exciting adaptation brings the classic adventure story to life. Beautiful illustrations throughout and foil on the cover make this a book to cherish for a lifetime. Give your child the world's greatest characters and stories?now in picture book format. With beautiful art and fresh storytelling, Classic Stories introduces young readers to timeless literature, from favorite folktales to beloved novels. Collect all 17 classic stories!

He can't get into the impregnable Upper House, and even if he does, finding the Sixth Part of the Will and the Sixth Key might not be enough to stop Saturday's ultimate bid for power.

Set off a magical adventure with the first book in Enid Blyton's classic fantasy series about a chair that can fly and grant wishes! When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a magical wishing-chair! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some wonderful adventures - to a giant's castle to rescue a new pixie friend, to the Land of Dreams, and even to a disappearing island! Who knows what might happen next? First published in 1937, this edition contains the classic text, except that the pixie character's name has been changed to Binky. Inside illustrations are by Rene Cloke, and the cover is by Mark Beech.Also look out for: The Wishing-Chair Again More Wishing-Chair Adventures

A beautiful full-colour illustrated hardback edition of this much-loved classic. Discover the magic!

Join Harley, her robot dog Sprocket and best friend Cosmo for problem-solving adventures and mysteries in Inventia, a world where science rules and technology grows in the forest; and where exploding science projects, giant slugs and runaway robots are all part of a normal school day.

A beautiful full-colour illustrated gift hardback of this much-loved children's classic

The fourteenth thrilling novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series.

A brilliantly funny, action-packed picture book about a little boy who pretends to be a Ninja.

A beautiful gift edition of Aesop's Fables featuring eight classic stories.

The shocking finale to the bestselling Stalking Jack the Ripper series is set in Chicago's infamous Murder Hotel, where HH Holmes (aka the Devil in the White City) traps his victims in a labyrinth of death. For Audrey Rose and Thomas, their mystery-solving partnership will end in a wedding---or death.

A collection of short stories featuring familiar characters from the "Alex Rider" series. From the dangers of SAS training, high-speed ski-ing in Colorado and a parasailing journey which could go horribly wrong - it provides insight into the life of teenage super-spy Alex Rider.

The dapper staff of The Watering Hole are always eager to serve their clientele with grace and charm. But little do the patrons know that these handsome gents are actually penguins in disguise! The sharplydressed flightless birds love all that the human world offers, but as the saying goes: “You can take the penguin out of the Antarctic, but you can’t take the Antarctic out of the penguin!”* *Not all penguins come from the Antarctic.**** Yes, this actually matters in the world of Penguin Gentlemen.

The second book in the magical Faraway Tree series by one of the world's most popular children's authors, Enid Blyton.

Eight-year-old Jack and his little sister, Annie, are playing in the woods during their summer holiday, when they find a mysterious tree house full of books. But these are no ordinary books . . . And this is no ordinary tree house . . .When they're whisked away to ancient Egypt in the tree house, Jack and Annie learn how to read hieroglyphics with the help the ghostly Queen of the Nile.But secret codes aren't the only puzzle they have to solve. How do they get out of the pyramid full of mummies? And there's still the problem of who all these magical books belong to. Who is this mysterious M?

Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret martial art for cats.Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all the mysterious Vanishings.

Quin has spent her life as a pawn. She was trained to kill and manipulated to guarantee her family s power. And now that she s broken free of that life, she s found herself trapped again, hostage to a plot that has been centuries in the making. Her best friend Shinobu s mind has been corrupted, the Young Dread has aligned with her enemy John, and the bloodthirsty Watchers are being awakened and gathered.But Quin will no longer be a pawn. Quin is a Seeker. She stands for light in a shadowy world. She will face the vengeance of the past and its enemies and save herself and the ones she loves - or she will die trying.

My name is Eleanor Kerchner.You can call me the Queen.I died in 1895.Now it s time to play.A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black.Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor s Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children s Book. A 2013 Goodreads Choice award nominee. A People Magazine 'Best New Kids Book'.

A hitched ride home in a snowstorm turns sinister when one of the passengers plots for the ride to end in disaster.

Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...

Supplementary investigations into the conspiracy of the five chief officers reveal new information regarding the covert roles persons such as Chairman Owl, Internal Affairs Agent Nino, and Furawau Inspection Department Agent Canarii played in the coupd'état. Furthermore, Inspection Department personnel files have been updated to reflecttheir post-centennial anniversary status. Release of files-approved.

Translation of "Tensei shitara suraimu datta ken - Mamono no kuni no arukikata - vol. 3"--Colophon.