Collection: Junior Fiction

Living in the magical Herb Garden, Parsley the lion is never quite sure what is going to happen to him next especially with an excitable friend like Dill the dog around. Parsley made his debut in 1968 in the children's animated TV series The Herbs, written by the creator of Paddington Bear, Micha...

"Since Pippi Longstocking was first published in 1950, the escapades of the incomparable Pippi, the girl with upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do, have delighted boys and girls alike. Now, for the first time, Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Goes on Board, and Pippi in the South Sea...

Discover the legend of Robin Hood through eleven action-packed adventure stories. Created by celebrated writer Adrian Mitchell and award-winning artist Emma Chichester Clark, this glorious collection captures all the drama, excitement and humour of these classic tales.

Mollie and Peter have a big secret; in their playroom is a magic Wishing-Chair which can grow wings and take them on flying adventures. They rescue their pixie friend from a giant's castle, visit Disappearing Island, and go to a party at Magician Greatheart's palace!

What if Beauty stood up to the Beast, the Princess never tried to sleep on the pea (and wouldn?t have noticed it if she had), and the Swan Maiden took her revenge on the hunter who kidnapped her? The Adventurous Princess and other feminist fairy tales is a retelling of nine traditional fairy tale...

A collection of short moral tales first told by the Greek slave Aesop.

When Elise leaves home-schooling for public school, she copes by speaking as little as possible, but soon her silence becomes an impediment to friendship and to dealing with family secrets.

Elliot faces his darkest period yet. As well as facing up to the death of his mother, he realises that the future of mankind and the survival of everything he holds dear is at stake. But can a bunch of misfit gods, a lost constellation and a mortal boy stand up to the daemon hordes?