The Famous Five go to stay at the large, old house named Smuggler's Top and discover secret hiding places and underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out to sea. Who can they be? Mr Lenoir is not a very nice man at first. George's Dad comes to stay and he and the children's friend get kidnapped! How will they save them from Smuggler Mr Barling? With Timmy's dog-nose sniffing away, they manage to be saved. An old favourite set in a manor house for confident young readers aged 7-11. 202pp, paperback, line art.

When the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert. Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? Why would an escaped convict send Dick this message in the middle of the night and what can it mean? The police refuse to help, so the Five have no choice - yet again, they will be solving this mystery all by themselves. Fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson will draw young readers ages 9-11 into this timeless classic adventure. 196pp, paperback.

Join Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy, together THE FAMOUS FIVE, Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. In their third adventure they discover that someone has been on George's island. What is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they are on the trail of smugglers until they hear a child scream. With fantastic new cover art by Laura Ellen Anderson which will draw young confident readers aged 7-11 into this accessible, timeless classic. You can read this series in any order at all and these thrilling of-their-time adventures are still a cracking read or fantastic bedtime storybook. 202pp, paperback, illus.

A big square hardback with textured title on the front, explore colours, shapes, numbers, words and animals enjoying these delightful big modern colour pictures and stories at the same time. RED. A wolf is lurking in a wood, he meets a girl in a red hood. How many red apples can you count? Ruby is a pinkish red named after the colour of the gemstone. Do you have any red toys? YELLOW: Rapunzel gazes from her tower, she longs to pick a golden flower. What colour is the farmer's tractor? What does Rumpelstiltskin spin straw into? There are dolphins and witches and piglets and Pinocchio and teddies and comfy beds and pillows and a schoolroom and ten excited children and 16 crunchy carrots and 15 yellow bananas. Items in the home are introduced like cushion, lamp, clock and telephone and on the street, where we see a little bit of American bias with not only the word colour spelt color but also crosswalk, sidewalk, stroller and store, but we can forgive that because this book is superb. It goes on to clothes and shapes, rivers and lakes, seas and oceans, in the Arctic and Antarctic, on the farm and introduces animals including pets. Look back on the pages to see if you can find the animals and items at the back of this fun and educational 96 page book. Children ages 3-6 who will grow in confidence as they learn key concepts.
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Join Milly-Molly-Mandy as she rescues a baby hedgehog, has a tea party, looks after a baby, goes motoring, goes on an expedition, helps to thatch a roof, writes letters, learns to ride, makes a garden, camps out and goes carol singing among the 12 delightfully charming stories about the once upon a time little girl in the candy-striped dress. All great nostalgic fun, collect all five in the series. 192pp, paperback. Ages 4-8, large print and line art.

Join Milly-Molly-Mandy as she goes excavating, learns to ride a horse and cooks her very own toffee, has American visitors, runs an errand and finds a parcel. Nine short chapters for young readers aged 4-8 with illustrations. 116 page paperback.

Join Milly-Molly-Mandy as she goes to the blacksmith's wedding, takes care of Dum-dum the Duck, has a new dress, finds a train, discovers a surprise plant, and even goes sledging in the snow. Whatever she's up to you're sure to have fun with Milly-Molly-Mandy and her best friends Little-Friend-Susan and Billy Blunt. 170pp, paperback. Ages 4-8, large print and line art.

Milly-Molly-Mandy is always ready for an adventure and here she takes her first ever trip to the seaside, gets stuck in a tree, makes some new friends, gets up early, goes to a concert, has her photo taken, goes to the pictures, goes for a picnic, gets locked in, sees her mother go away, finds a nest and more. 188pp, paperback. Ages 4-8, large print and line art.

With a padded cover and appealing watercolour and line art illustrations here is a special storybook to relax little children's minds and bodies and sooth their brain's chemical response to anxiety. When young children have bad dreams their whole routine and yours may become troubled. Resisting bedtime can be tricky and the book is designed to harness a child's imagination to work through a psychological grounding technique of being in the moment and understanding that they are safe. It encourages resilience and belief in their own strength to cope with bad dreams and by reading the book together your child will feel listened to and understood and safe and realise that you can resolve worries together. 'Little Knight, you are bold as the brave knights of old, but I have a secret for you. Though the stories don't tell, knights had bad dreams as well, and they couldn't sleep sometimes, too. Those knights, they were strong, they faced dragons all day long...' Pink, red, orange and blue, dragons peep out from behind trees and breath fire on the little male and female Knight characters, sometimes three or four to a page across starry skies and into the bedroom where there is the cat, the bookcase and comfy quilt. Count one, two, three sounds far and near. 'Or a place you can hide, and shut out the outside, with someone who loves you so much.' 26 pages, 20cm square, apologies for sticker, designed for ages 3-6 years.

For ages 6-11 years, delight in this collection full of the buzz and excitement of Spring from the world's best-loved storyteller. From the little boy who helps a lamb in trouble to the fairies hidden inside Easter Eggs, these fun and entertaining tales are ideal for newly confident readers. The 30 short stories include The Disobedient Bunny, The Easter Chickens, Slow Coach Sammy, They Can't Catch Brer Rabbit!, Biggitty and the Green Hen, The Surprising Easter Egg, The Clock in the Wood, The Big Juicy Carrot, The Strange Little Needles, The Big Box of Chocolate, Goosey-Goosey Gander, Snapdragon Snippets, Ladybird Ladybird Fly Away Home, and The Witch's Egg among them. With nice line art reminiscent of Quentin Blake throughout the text and colour cover art by Mark Beech. 310pp, paperback.