Books published by Pushkin Children's Books

Sally Jones returns in the thrilling sequel to The Murderer's Ape! With gorgeously detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Pip never wants to be at home nowadays. There's no laughter anymore and her mum isn't happy. She spends most of her time alone, daydreaming and digging for treasure by the dirty creek. But one night, Pip finds something incredible - a dragon. Tiny, possibly dying, but definitely a dragon. She quickly realises that dragons don't come with instructions: what do you feed a dragon? Where could it have come from? And how can Pip cope with the enormous changes this creature will bring into her life? Full of enchanting magic and poignant truths, Dragon Skin is a moving story of friendship, family and finding a way to fly.

A hunter dreams he is a cheetah - and decides to change his ways

Another gripping Sally Jones adventure - the gorgeously illustrated, prizewinning prequel to The Murderer's Ape

How do you know what you are missing if you can't remember having it? A novel of love, loss and finding life

The million-selling, award-winning classic novel - finally available again in the UK!

A CHILLING MIDDLEGRADE GHOST STORY SET IN A SPOOKY SANATORIUM DURING THE 1920S The grown-ups all think she's going to die soon-she can see it in their eyes. Still, when poor twelve-year-old Stina is sent to remote Raspberry Hill Sanatorium she can't believe her luck. She gets to ride in a real motor car to the hospital, which looks like a magnificent castle hidden deep in the forest. But as Stina explores the long, echoey corridors of her eerie new home, she begins to suspect that the building is concealing a dark secret. How did the old East Wing burn down? Why doesn't her mother reply to any of her letters? And what are the nurses all so afraid of? Stina is determined to solve the mystery of Raspberry Hil­l-but as she edges closer to the truth, she finds herself in terrible danger...

This book will blow your child's mind! Big Science explained simply: How fast does the Earth spin? Why don't we all float up into space? What would happen if you tried to eat spaghetti on Mars? Planets takes you on a fun-filled adventure through space, from little Mercury and terribly stinky Venus all the way to Neptune, where you hardly ever get to have a birthday party! Along the way you'll discover the amazing worlds that make up the solar system and find out why Earth is the perfect place to live.

A timeless and enchanting children''s fantasy classic by the author of The King of the Copper MountainsOne morning, after a fierce storm, the people of the harbour come down to find a strange ship called the Neversink stuck fast on top of the sand dunes. Inside is only a small boy with a big cap - The Little Captain. He and his ship stay marooned on top of the dunes until one day a giant wave sweeps the Neversink to freedom. And so The Little Captain sets sail once more, this time with three of the town''s children, Podgy, Marinka and Thomas, as his crew mates. Together they are determined to find the island of Evertaller, where legend has it children turn into grown-ups overnight and never have to go to school again...This enchanting seafaring adventure is beloved by generations of children in the Netherlands.

This book will blow your child''s mind! Big Science explained simplyThe perfect picturebook to introduce little minds to big ideas! Atoms combines bold, colourful illustrations with jokes and incredible facts to explain some amazing scientific concepts in terms that a four-year-old can understand-from atomic theory to the Big Bang, evolution and the fact that you, your dog and everyone you know are all actually made of stardust!

A timeless and enchanting children's classic

She dreamed of the wood, and the wolf who was trapped there...

A wildly fun, interactive adventure for the most reluctant of readers.

A heart-stopping adventure about real-life rebels against the Nazis.

A fizzingly funny, heartfelt middle-grade novel about a resourceful girl, her impractical mother and a kidnapping mystery.

An enchanting, suspenseful story of a curious girl, a family curse and impossible alchemy, by the author of School for Nobodies.

The story of Nelson Mandela's early years on the run from the apartheid authorities.

The inspiring true story of Martha Gellhorn's perilous, secret journey to become the only female journalist to cover the D-Day landings of 1944.