Selected Favourites
These books were shortlisted by independent booksellers for Children's books of the year 2009.
The Dragonfly Pool
by Eva Ibbotson
ISBN: 9780330456357
Feisty Tally Hamilton has no desire to go to boarding school to escape the ravages of war-torn Britain. But at Delterton Hall she discovers a world of adventure.
£5.99
Young Bond: By Royal Command
by Charlie Higson
ISBN: 9780141322056
The name's Bond... Young Bond. The final adventure for the young James sees him come of age while foiling a sinister plot.
£6.99
Then
by Morris Gleitzman
ISBN: 9780141324821
The moving story of a young Jewish boy and his "sister" in Poland in 1942, their flight from an orphanage and their search for their families.
£5.99
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
by Derek Landy
ISBN: 9780007257058
Skulduggery and Valkyrie ride again to do battle with Baron Vengeous following his escape from jail and the bloody trail of destruction left in his wake...
£6.99
Running on the Cracks
by Julia Donaldson
ISBN: 9781405222334
Fiction for older children from the author of The Gruffalo. 14 year-old Leo is on the run, looking to discover the secrets of his father's past...
£6.99
Tiddler
by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
ISBN: 9781407106212
Enchanting picturebook from the author (and illustrator) of The Gruffalo about a little fish with a big imagination...
£7.99
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear
by Andy Stanton
ISBN: 9781405241793
Bad Man Mr Gum is back in a new adventure with tall ships, mad sea captains, rotten villains, hot air balloons and, of course, a dancing bear
£5.99
Kaspar
by Michael Morpurgo
ISBN 9780007284696
The colour-illustrated adventures of Kaspar, Prince of Cats; resident of London's Savoy Hotel and international traveller extraordinaire...
£8.99
The Crossing of Ingo
by Helen Dunmore
ISBN: 9780007270262
The conclusion of the Ingo stories sees the young friends on their most challenging journey as they travel to the bottom of the world...
£6.99
Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
by Eoin Colfer
ISBN: 9780141322209
Artemis needs to battle a dangerous foe to save his mother's life. And that foe is none other than his younger, evil, self.
£6.99
Some More Favourites from the past year....
Roald Dahl's Completely Revolting Recipes
ISBN: 9780224083423
A Glorious collection of 50 favourite Roald Dahl recipes in a kitchen-friendly format - from Bellypoppy Butterscotch to Glumptious Green Pea Soup. No Dahl fan will want to be without this delumptious book.
£9.99
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
ISBN: 9780141327655
The eagerly awaited next instalment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has arrived! Split your sides laughing as Greg Heffley struggles with all the trials and tribulations of school, family and friends that come with being everyone's favourite wimpy kid!
£7.99
Why Does Ear Wax Taste so Gross?
ISBN: 9780385615709
Mitchell Symons' latest file'o'facts is as weird, wonderful and entertaining as his previous bestselling books.Full of funny, jaw-dropping, eyebrow-raising and totally useless trivia, this is the perfect gift.
£7.99
Snow White: A 3-dimensional Fairytale Theatre
ISBN: 9781406311839
The classic story of Snow White is illustrated in five exquisite scenes, returning to the original Grimms fairytale and giving this world a real sense of theatrical drama and romance. Swathes of red curtain and a wooden stage complete the theatrical effect.
£14.99
The Santa Trap
by Jonathan Emmett; ill by Poly Bernatene
ISBN: 9781405091008
Meet a beastly boy with a dastardly plan - to ruin Christmas! Bradley Bartleby is greedy and naughty and selfish and spoilt - and Santa knows it. When Bradley empties his Christmas stocking to find nothing but a pair of socks, he does quite the baddest thing he has EVER tried to do.
£10.99 hardback
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
ISBN: 9780141384641
When the sickness came, every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazy, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain and they're fighting to survive . A gang begins its quest for a safe place to hide across London, where all through the city the grown-ups lie in wait. But can they mke it there - alive?
£12.99
The Icky, Sticky Snot and Blood Book
ISBN: 9780370329758
This is snot just any old book about the human body... this is a gorgeously gross pop-up book about breathing, blood and bogeys! This irreverent pop-up guide is a fascinatingly fun read for any child.
£12.99
Nonsense Songs and Stories
by Edward Lear
ISBN: 9780712350433
Some of Edward Lear's best-known poetry, along with songs and stories about real and imagined creatures. Includes the poems The Owl and The Pussycat and The Jumblies; and the stories The Four Little Children Who Went Around the World and The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple.
£14.95
Nonsense Botany and Nonsense Alphabets
by Edward Lear
ISBN: 9780712350440
Lear's incredible imagining of plants and creatures including Upsidownia, Piggiwiggi Pyramidalis and the Nonsense Alphabets: 3 sets of illustrated alphabets which twist and turn around the most bizarre imagery and language.
£14.95
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson; ill Michael Foreman
ISBN: 9781843651178
The classic pirate adventure retold with a glorious watercolour illustrations. Long John Silver, buried treasure, X to mark the spot. Thsi is a beautiful gift edition suitable for any adventure lover. The foreword is by former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo
£14.99
Ghost Hunter
by Michelle Paver
ISBN: 9781842551752
Dazzling entertainment, seamless story-telling - Ghost Hunter is the sixth and final adventure in Torak's quest to vanquish the terrifying Soul-Eaters in Michelle Paver's bestselling Chronicles of Ancient Darkness.
£10.99 hardback
Hetty Feather Audio Book on CD
by Jaqueline Wilson
ISBN: 9781408400975
Exciting new departure for JW: an original take on an historical novel. Set in Victorian times and featuring a brand-new heroine, Hetty Feather, in a Tracy Beaker-esque tale. Read by Jacqueline Wilson
£11.99 (inc VAT)
Mrs Cockle's Cat
by Philippa Pearce
ISBN: 9781903252338
the classic tale of Peter the cat, whowas fond of Mrs Cockle, but still fonder of fresh fish for his dinner. when he disappeared in search of his favourite food, poor Mrs Cockle pined away and grew so thin that a puff of wind could bow her away. And a puff of wind did...
£6.99
Swan Lake
ill Karen Kellett
ISBN: 9781857077315
The magic and beauty of this most popular of ballets are reproduced in glorious pictures and pop-ups. The text takes the reader from the creation of the ballet and a summary of the steps, costumes and rehearsals, ending with a pop-up stage and 18 press-out characters.
£14.99
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