Children's

SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOUNG QUILLS AWARD 2024

The Song Walker is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of The Shark Caller which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children’s Travel Book of the Year 2022.

“There are three questions that I need to find the answers to:
Where am I?
What am I doing here?
And… Who am I?”

Jump onboard the Wondria… The Spectaculars is an enchanting adventure series filled with magic, theatre and danger, perfect for drama lovers. For fans of Nevermoor , The Train to Impossible Places and Carrie Hope Fletcher. There’s magic in the air as Harper begins her third year as a Spectacular at the Wondria – her magical travelling theatre school. An immersive theatre show is touring the Hidden Peaks, bewitching everyone with its starry charms. But when the show’s fortune-teller predicts danger in Harper’s future, Harper is suddenly pulled into a terrifying battle of powerful spells and sinister figures. With her friends, Harper must uncover who is behind it all – because if they can’t, it will be closing night for the whole of the Hidden Peaks… Praise for The Spectaculars : “A story of magic, friendship and theatre that shines star-bright” Maria Kuzniar , author of The Ship of Shadows “A thrilling magical world with characters you fall in love with right from the start” Hannah Durkan , author of Zeina Starborn and the Sky Whale.

Welcome to the world of espionage.

Inside the cool silver suitcase cover, we turn our magnifying glass on spies, snoops, and spooks throughout history in The Spy Book. Eavesdrop on the incredible tales of daring, explore top-secret gadgets, and find out why espionage still hits the headlines.

Code breakers and safe crackers, spy rings and honey traps, dead drops and lipstick pistols all lurk inside. Confidentially … kids will love it.

Award-winner Eva Ibbotson’s hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers of any age. Perfect for fans of Journey to the River Sea. With a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey.

This fun and interactive journal prompts kids to record their own life stories.  Each illustrated spread focuses on different topics – from birth and the toddler years up

The classic picture book story of Sophie and her extraordinary teatime guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published more than fifty years […]

After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed “in the tower,” the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery.

Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie who finds Tulip exciting. At first she doesn’t care that other people are upset and unnerved by Tulip’s bizarre games, but as the games become increasingly sinister and dangerous, Natalie realises that Tulip is going too far, much too far, racing, in fact, to the novel’s shocking ending.

Aveline is determined to discover the truth behind her uncle’s mysterious disappearance when she travels to his home with Mum and Aunt Lilian. After years of hoping Aveline’s uncle would return, they have finally decided to sell his house – but Aveline and Harold have other plans.

Sneaking into her uncle’s study, Aveline discovers he had been researching possible supernatural activity around an ancient burial mound – and linked this with the unexplained disappearances of other local villagers. Dark, magical forces are at work, and they’ll do anything to remain hidden, as Aveline and Harold soon learn…