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The Power of Stories

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Nurturing Children's Imagination and Consciousness

By Horst Kornberger

$18.18 28 Aug 2008 Paperback Floris Books

From the great myths and legends to enchanting fairy tales, parables, fables and folktales, stories can have a great healing and educative power. This title explores the power of particular stories and how to apply that power to help a child develop, or to heal and transform a child with difficulties.

Wee Willie Winkie

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wes Magee

$16.36 28 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mick Gowar

$16.36 28 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

Hickory Dickory Dock

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brian Moses

$16.36 28 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

The Parliament of Blood

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Justin Richards

$18.18 28 Aug 2008 Hardback Faber and Faber

It is 1886, and Eddie, George, Liz and Sir William must separate the terrifying truth from the lies and fiction. Or else we shall all be doomed as they return to do battle with their greatest foe yet.

The Chocolate War

28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert Cormier

$16.36 28 Aug 2008 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

The head of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of The Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to sell 20,000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. But Carter and Obie, leading members of The Vigils, can't contemplate the future until they have destroyed Archie Costello.

Bird That Played Old

26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Teri Tao

$4.99 26 Aug 2008 Paperback Golden Peach Publishing

Joy Bird is the happiest bird in the Hundred Bird Woods and sings everyday with his best friend, a cuckoo bird, until one day, a drought dries up the woods and the birds all decide to work together to dig a canal to draw water from a far-away lake. Joy Bird gets too lazy and selfish to go. How does he get away with it? Why is his name changed to the "White-Headed Bird" after that?

Ravenswood and Custard

26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Arkinstall

$16.36 26 Aug 2008 Paperback Olympia Publishers

Swap

25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Malachy Doyle

$10.90 25 Aug 2008 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

What's it like, being someone else for a change? Huw, from Wales, and Marcus, from Dublin, meet up on holiday in County Cork. It turns out they're identical to each other - 'the perfect spit'. Even their own mothers can't tell them apart. So they hatch a plan to do a swap. Only things start to go very wrong, very quickly.

Little Croker

25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Joe O'Brien

$10.90 25 Aug 2008 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

Danny Wilde wants one thing more than anything else in the world and that's to get his GAA team, Littlestown Crokes, to the top of the League. With the help of his dad, their coach, Mick, he knows they can win. Things go wrong, when Danny stays with his horrible uncle and aunt, who know nothing about GAA. Can the Crokes can make it after all?

The Perfect Prince

25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Paul Harrison

$20.00 25 Aug 2008 Hardback Evans Publishing Group

The queen wants Princess Isabella to get married. But all the princes that come to the palace are too stupid, too ugly or just too boring! Then Isabella meets someone who is quite different from the others. He's green and he croaks, but Isabella thinks he's just... perfect.

Just Me and 6,000 Rats

25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Tale of Conjunctions

By Rick Walton, Mike Gordon

$15.95 25 Aug 2008 Hardback Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Conjunction-junction, whats your function? Author Rick Walton knows, and hes delivered another delightful childrens book in the language arts series to teach budding new readers all about them. Conjunctions are used to link words, phrases, and clauses, but who knew that they could be so clever. Full color.

Snow Dogs

22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By J.A.C West

$10.90 22 Aug 2008 Paperback Barrington Stoke Ltd

United, Here I Come!

22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Alan Combes

$10.90 22 Aug 2008 Paperback Barrington Stoke Ltd

Help!

22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Alison Prince

$10.90 22 Aug 2008 Paperback Barrington Stoke Ltd

Thin Ice

22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Chris Powling

$10.90 22 Aug 2008 Paperback Barrington Stoke Ltd

Colin and the Snoozebox

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Leigh Hodgkinson

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Fantastically funny and original debut picture book from an outstanding new talent, out now in paperback.

Big Blue Train

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Julia Jarman

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

All aboard for a rollicking rumpus - lots of animals, humour and steam train fun!

Knighty-knight

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sue Mongredien, Mark Beech

$16.36 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

He's the Prince of Pranks!

Dungeon of Doom

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sue Mongredien, Mark Beech

$16.36 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

He's the Prince of Pranks!

Black Light

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Susie Cornfield

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Garret Books

Planet Earth is dying. So can a royal prince, a rock musician and a feisty journalist save it? Especially when they're up against the global power of the Company of Dekaydence, which plans to lure youngsters away from environmental issues into cafes with great music and fashion.

The Secret Passage

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nina Bawden

$16.38 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Faber and Faber

Lonely and forlorn after their mother's death and their sudden arrival at Aunt Mabel's seaside boarding-house, John, Mary and Ben Mallory are unimpressed with their new life in England. But there are wonderful surprises in store for them when they discover a secret way into the grand and empty house next door.

The Witch's Daughter

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nina Bawden

$16.38 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Faber and Faber

On the Scottish island of Skua, friendship develops between the lonely and mysterious Perdita and a blind girl, Janey. Both possess a kind of second sight - Janey's is the ability to hear, feel and remember more than others, and Perdita's is the ominous legacy of her being a witch's daughter.

The Runaway Summer

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nina Bawden

$16.38 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Faber and Faber

Deeply unhappy at the recent divorce of her parents, Mary is sent away to live by the sea with her distant grandfather and the detestable Aunt Alice. Feeling abandoned, without even the company of her beloved pet cat Noakes, the summer looks set to become one long stretch of unendurable loneliness.

I Really Want to Eat a Child

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sylviane Donnio

$20.00 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

A humorous and irreverent story about a hungry little crocodile!

Stinky Finger's Deadly Doll of Death

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jon Blake

$9.08 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Even More Nonsense from Michael Rosen

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Rosen

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

A reissue of Even More Nonsense with more wacky nonsense verse and wicked humour from the best-selling author of the Book of Nonsense.

Michael Rosen's Book of Nonsense

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Rosen

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

A reissue of Michael Rosen's collection of nonsense verse with rhymes, poems, wordplay and limericks.

What's That Noise Mr.Croc

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jo Lodge

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

The fifth fabulous pop up in this wonderful series explores sound. Lots of noises for children to join in with!

The Talented Clementine (Bk. 2)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sara Pennypacker

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

This feisty, fun series from Pennypacker ensures Clementine will become a classic and well-loved character.

Spray

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Harry Edge

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

A fast-paced action thriller, based on the real life Street Wars.

Vive La Paris

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Esme Raji Codell

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

The enchanting follow up to Sahara Special

The Lace Gown (Bk. 8)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jenny Oldfield

$7.26 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Dress up and step into a Snow White dream ...

The Pearly Comb (Bk. 7)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jenny Oldfield

$7.26 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Dress up and step into a Snow White dream ...

The Flowered Apron (Bk. 6)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jenny Oldfield

$7.26 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Dress up and step into a Snow White dream ...

The Silver Mirror (Bk. 5)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jenny Oldfield

$7.26 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

Dress up and step into a Snow White dream ...

Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Melanie Williamson

$20.00 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

A superbly original story by first-time author and brilliant illustrator Melanie Williamson.

Enormous Elephant

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mwenye Hadithi, Adrienne Kennaway

$20.00 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

A brand-new title about Elephant in this vibrant series that has been in print for over twenty years.

Powerball

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Damian Harvey

$16.36 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

The robo-tastic new series of the year, from a hugely talented storyteller.

Felicity Wishes When the Magic Began

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Emma Thomson

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

For the first time in fairy history, Felicity Wishes has spread her wings into a picture book format in this paperback edition.

It's a Princess

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen Webster

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Who swims with dolphins? Who wears a pair of wings? Who plays a magical harp? Who has a big black cat? Who wears a pretty tutu? This work presents the clues, the finishes and flaps which help to reveal the characters. It presents a collection of four books: "It's a Spaceman", "It's a Princess", "It's Sammy Snake", and "It's the Three Little Pigs".

It's a Spaceman

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen Webster

$12.72 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Who uses a magic wand? Who wears an eyepatch? Who fights dragons? Who rides a horse? Who has green skin? This work presents the clues, the finishes and flaps which help to reveal the characters. It presents a collection of four books which are: "It's a Spaceman", "It's a Princess", "It's Sammy Snake", and, "It's the Three Little Pigs".

Scaredy Cat and Boo

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Broad

$10.90 21 Aug 2008 Paperback Hachette Children's Books

A courageous tale about conquering your fears with wonderful, contemporary illustrations.

The Witch Apprentice

18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marian Broderick

$9.08 18 Aug 2008 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

There's something very odd going on in Anna Kelly's new home - her guardians, Grizz and Wormella Mint, are witches, and they want Anna to help them with their nasty spells! Poor Anna gets stuck in their horrible house, chopping up toadstools and scrambling frogspawn, with no-one but Charlie the cat for company. She'd much rather be out playing.

The Witch in the Woods

18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marian Broderick

$9.08 18 Aug 2008 Paperback O'Brien Press Ltd

Anna Kelly is a witch who's more interested in sleepovers, school friends and soccer than practising her magic. Then she meets Verbena Vile, a mad, bad and dangerous witch - and wishes she'd worked a bit harder on her spells! When Verbena kidnaps Anna's best friend Mary it's up to Anna and her cat Charlie to rescue her.

One Cool Watermelon

18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hannah Tofts

$18.18 18 Aug 2008 Hardback Evans Publishing Group

Encourages young children to talk about what they like to eat, to ask questions and discuss the textures and tastes of their favourite foods.

Trinity Blood (v. 1)

18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Rage Against the Moons

By Sunao Yoshida, Thores Shibamoto

$7.99 18 Aug 2008 Paperback Tokyopop Press Inc

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the war between humans and vampires rages on. While a group of vampire extremists manipulates events to ensure the war's continuation, a Vatican special ops group called AX, must use everything - even a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires - to protect the peace effort.

The Adventures of Max the Minnow

18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By William Boniface

$9.99 18 Aug 2008 Board Book Accord Publishing Ltd

Like most little guys, Max wants to be a big fish too! Sorry Max. You're already a huge splash even smaller - in this wonderful Board Book adaptation of THE ADVENTURES OF MAX THE MINNOW.

Henri and the Alien

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lookman

$10.90 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Pen Press Publishers Ltd

Henrietta's life is different to that of her school pals. One day, Henri's life is turned upside down with the discovery that her grumpy dad and pampered mum are not her real parents and are parents... and are thinking of sending her away to a home.

Farm

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Chez Picthall

$7.26 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Picthall & Gunzi Ltd

An innovative black-and-white and full colour, board book for young babies with high-contrast images of farn animals and patterns to hold the attention.

The Little Fox

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Alaska Adventure

By Ram Papish

$15.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback University of Alaska Press

When the ice he is sleeping on breaks up and floats away, Little Fox is accidentally transported to an island. As he explores his new home, he meets seabirds and fur seals and learns about their lives. Written and illustrated by a field biologist with years of experience in the Alaskan wilderness, "The Little Fox" introduces young readers to the animals of the Bering Sea--the sounds they make, their unusual appearance, and their methods of surviving the short, intense arctic summer.

Miffy the Artist

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dick Bruna

$10.90 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Tate Publishing

Miffy takes inspiration from a visit to an art gallery and decides to become an artist herself. Looking at the colour and shapes of the world around her she discovers what fun it can be to make pictures of the things she sees. By bedtime, her walls are full of all her wonderful artworks.

The Development of Antidepressants

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Chemistry of Depression

By Maryalice Walker

$14.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Mason Crest Publishers

Everyone has "blue days," but for people with depression, these days can seem never-ending. Fortunately, several treatment options are available to help improve the symptoms of depression. Antidepressants are some of the most important, even though scientists and physicians still don't completely understand why they work.

Antidepressants and Psychology

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Talk Therapy vs. Medication

By Heather Docalavich

$14.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Mason Crest Publishers

Ads for antidepressants are everywhere, and it of no surprise that many people think that is the only way to treat the illness of depression. This work educates readers on a major nonpharmaceutical treatment of depression. It shows you how antidepressants and psychotherapy can be combined to provide perhaps the most effective treatment method.

Youth in Rural North America

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Complete Series

By Joyce Libal

$369.37 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Mason Crest Publishers

Many people consider country life to be idyllic, and it's true that growing up in a rural environment does have real benefits. This book offers an examination of both the pleasures and challenges for various groups of rural youth. It includes full-color photographs.

Airport Mouse Works the Nightshift

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ruth Clark

$15.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Hibiscus Publishing

Airport Mouse is a character who welcomes and attempts to meet them on his own. He follows a path of tasks in the new airport terminal. He has done them before with Mr Michelson. Working on his own, Airport Mouse finds that the airport seems bigger. He gets catapulted from his escalator and must make a running leap to get onto the Walkway.

Checkpoints

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Levy, Marilyn.

$0.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Jewish Publication Soc

Noa, a 17 year-old Israeli from a Jewish family forms a tentative friendship with Maha, a Palestinian Muslim from East Jerusalem. But, after a tragic incident changes Noa's family forever, Noa's beliefs about Palestinian and Israeli relations are challenged, and secrets are revealed that affect both of their lives, and test their relationship.

Rashi's daughter : secret scholar

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Anton, Maggie.

$0.00 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Jewish Publication Soc

Joheved is the eldest daughter of Salomon ben Isaac, known as Rashi - one of the great medieval Jewish Bible commentators. At a time when women traditionally were barred from studying Jewish texts, Rashi secretly teaches first Joheved, then her sister Miriam.

Jack Flint and the Spellbinder's Curse

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Joe Donnelly

$12.72 14 Aug 2008 Paperback Orion Publishing Co

Second in the Jack Flint trilogy: more myth, magic and mayhem as Jack, Kerry and Corriwen step into another fast paced fantasy adventure.

This Little Pig

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brian Moses

$16.36 14 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

Old Mother Hubbard

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mick Gowar

$16.36 14 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

Jack and Jill Go Skating

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Wes Magee

$16.36 14 Aug 2008 Hardback Hachette Children's Books

Brightly illustrated nursery rhymes and alternative nursery rhymes for newly independent readers by some of today's best loved children's poets.

Hildegarde's Holiday (A Story for Girls)

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By E. Laura Richards

$52.76 12 Aug 2008 Paperback Indypublish.com

Hildegarde's Holiday (A Story for Girls)

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By E. Laura Richards

$61.86 12 Aug 2008 Hardback Indypublish.com

John Frewen, South Sea Whaler

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Louis Becke

$50.94 12 Aug 2008 Paperback Indypublish.com

John Frewen, South Sea Whaler

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Louis Becke

$61.86 12 Aug 2008 Hardback Indypublish.com

Captain Cook (His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries)

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By H. G. W. Kingston

$54.58 12 Aug 2008 Paperback Indypublish.com

Captain Cook (His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries)

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By H. G. W. Kingston

$63.68 12 Aug 2008 Hardback Indypublish.com

Dracula Tooth

12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter McAllister

$3.95 12 Aug 2008 Paperback Running Press

Cowherd Boy and Weaver Girl

10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Teri Tao

$5.99 10 Aug 2008 Paperback Golden Peach Publishing

A celestial fairy descends to Earth against heavenly orders to marry a cowherd. They have a happy life together, with two children, but soon the fairy is forced to return to Heaven. When the cowherd tries to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother of Heaven separates them forever with the Milky Way. Can the family ever get back together?

The Girl Who Cried on the Great Wall

10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Teri Tao

$5.99 10 Aug 2008 Paperback Golden Peach Publishing

A young man is forced to leave his newly wedded wife to build the Great Wall for the emperor in the far North. His wife travels all the way to the building site to bring winter clothes to him, only to find him already dead. The wife cries for hours on end on the Great Wall, until she joins him in the most extraordinary way.

Animal Lab

10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Malcolm Rose

$9.08 10 Aug 2008 Paperback Evans Publishing Group

Jamie Littlewood is as bald as the monkey he's looking after at the local animal lab. The drug company he works for says the monkey is helping find a cure. His sister Petra says the animal experiments they are doing are wrong. Who is right? And what happens if Jamie has to choose?

Mind's Eye

10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Gillian Philip

$9.08 10 Aug 2008 Paperback Evans Publishing Group

Braindeads like Conor Smith are scary. Everyone says so. Kids who become telepathic as they hit puberty can't be normal. That's why they need special implants in their brains... Lara thinks the same until the day she discovers she's a telepath too. And once the authorities know, its only a matter of time before Lara gets an implant too.

Dancing with Daddy

09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Willy Welch

$6.95 09 Aug 2008 Paperback Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

"Dance with me, Daddy!" What father could resist? Willy Welch celebrates the simple joys of parenthood.

Not So Tall for Six

09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dianna Aston

$14.95 09 Aug 2008 Hardback Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.

Kylie Bell may be the smallest one in her first-grade class, but when it comes to facing that mean ol bully-boy Rusty Jacks, her courage to stand up for whats right is monumental. Full color.

Wipe Out

08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Justin Richards

$10.90 08 Aug 2008 Paperback Simon & Schuster

Time is falling apart... and it's up to the Time Runners to fix it.

Twilight Saga Audio Set

08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephenie Meyer

$200.99 08 Aug 2008 Cd-Rom Listening Library

Thomas and Friends

08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Storybook for Everyday of the Week

$18.18 08 Aug 2008 Board Book Egmont Childrens Books

Contains 7 little chunky board books in a boxed set - intended for keeping the set safe and ready to read.

Mr. Men

08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Read-a-book-a-day

By Roger Hargreaves

$18.18 08 Aug 2008 Board Book Egmont Childrens Books

Contains 7 little chunky board books in a boxed set - intended for keeping the set safe and ready to read.

Scarlet

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephen R. Lawhead

$12.72 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

The gripping second volume of Stephen Lawhead's extraordinary retelling of the Robin Hood legend.

The Runaway Train

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Benedict Blathwayt

$14.54 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

The Little Red Train has set off down the track without sleepy-head Duffy Driver. Poor Duffy tries everything to catch up - he hitches a lift on a lorry, clambers aboard a motor boat, grabs the chance to ride a tractor and finally makes a heroic leap from a speeding helicopter.

Little Red Train

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Great Big Train

By Benedict Blathwayt

$12.72 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

When a lorry driver scoffs at the Little Red Train for looking old and useless, Duffy is quite upset. But the Little Red Train soon proves its worth when terrible traffic, breakdowns and faulty lights stop the lorries being able to deliver. And the Little Red Train doesn't look quite so useless, or little, after all.

Alec Devlin

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Eye of the Serpent

By Philip Caveney

$10.90 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

Fifteen-year-old Alec Devlin is on his way to the Valley of the Kings. Uncle Will and his young assistant, have made an amazing discovery - an ancient tomb. But only hours after opening its doors, Uncle Will falls ill and Tom seems to have disappeared. Together with Ethan Wade, and Madeleine Duval, Alec sets about unravelling the tomb's mysteries.

Hana's Helpline

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Patsy - The Piglet with a New Baby Brother

By No Author Name Required

$9.08 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

Patsy the piglet wanted a doll for her birthday but instead she was given a new baby brother. At first she was cross but then she found out that helping to look after a real baby was much better than playing with a doll.

Hana's Helpline

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Leo - The Lion Who Didn't Like Going to the Dentist

By No Author Name Required

$9.08 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

Lee the lion was scared of going to the dentist. He went with his mum and had a real fright. But when Betty the bat explained what had happened he felt much happier. Maybe going to the dentist wasn't so bad after all?

Daisy and the Trouble with Giants

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Kes Gray

$9.08 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

Daisy has decided she wants to meet a Real giant! If Daisy met a real giant he'd pick Daisy up and put her on his shoulder and they'd have giant adventures! They'd eat crunchy creams as big as tractor tyres, and if she got thirsty, they'd have giant lemonades out of giant straws. Trouble is, if you want to meet a giant you need a magic bean.

Astrosaurs

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Revenge of the Fang

By Steve Cole

$9.08 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Random House Children's Books

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! Teggs has got serious trouble. His old friends Blink and Dutch from Astrosaur Academy have been dino-napped by a gang of his old enemies. To save his schoolfriends he must turn against the DSS and deliver top astrosaur secrets into their claws.

Winter Annual

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

$12.72 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

A Peppa Pig Annual. This book helps you relive her story time adventures, colour in Peppa and her friends. It offers puzzles, crafts and games.

Billy Beast

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Laurence Anholt, Arthur Robins