Michael Morpurgo

Christian Birmingham

In 1907, fourteen-year-old Laura, living with her family on one of the stormy Isles of Scilly, records in her diary how her dream of participating in a shipwreck rescue is finally realized.

The Wreck of the Zanzibar

Bertie Rescues A Lion Cub Whilst On Holiday In Africa. When He Returns Home To Go Back To Boarding School, The Young Cub Is Sold To A Circus. Both Boy And Cub Miss The Bond Which Has Grown Between Them . . . Will They Ever Meet Again?

The Butterfly Lion

Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist

Clive Staples Lewis

The packaging of this Christian Birmingham picture book together with the 2009 calendar makes the perfect gift, either as an enchanting introduction for children who have not yet discovered Narnia, or a visual treat for those who are already fans.

Narnia Calendar 2009 Plus the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Picture Book

Hans Christian Andersen

Naomi Lewis

A classic translation of one of the world's greatest fairy tales lavishily illustrated with a sumptuous, wintry feel.

The Snow Queen

Berlie Doherty

A boy finds that he cannot ride his new bicycle during the day, only in his dreams at night, until one day he finally discovers the magic he needs to ride it in real life. Suggested level: junior.

The Magical Bicycle

Martin Waddell

Charlotte's favourite story is about a little girl and her mummy who rescue a kitten from the sea. One moonlit night the story comes true when she finds a little lost kitten by the sea who she calls Moonlight. Now, Charlotte loves her story even more because it's about her!

A Kitten Called Moonlight

At sunrise, young Michael spots a whale on the shores of the Thames and thinks he must be dreaming. But the creature is real and it has a message for him - one that only an open-minded child can deliver to the rest of the world.

This Morning I Met a Whale

Wombat loves digging deep holes and thinking deep thoughts, but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush and the small wombat comes up with a great big idea... One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he's ever dug and crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again, he can't see his mother anywhere. He is all alone.As he wanders through the great outback looking for her, Wombat meets all kinds of wonderful creatures - Kookaburra, Wallaby, Possum, Emu, Boy and Koala. None of them think very much of him, though.But when a fire sweeps through the bush, it is Wombat's skills which save the day, and afterwards everyone races off to find his mum and bring her back to him. AGE 4-8

Wombat Goes Walkabout

Jane Parker Resnick

Retells the classic story of a miser who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol

Mark Haddon

The author relates his childhood love for the moon and his excitement when man finally walked on the moon.

The Sea of Tranquility

Anna Sewell

Christian Birmingham's stunning new colour edition of Anna Sewell's classic tale is complete and unabridged, and the narrative voice of Black Beauty as fresh as the day the story was first published in 1877. This enchanting story of the bravery of a horse in Victorian Britain has captivated and enthralled so many generations of readers. Step back in time and see the world through Black Beauty's gentle and patient eyes, as he enjoys the pleasures and the hardships that fell to horses living in the nineteenth century. Meet the compassionate heroes and hard-hearted rascals whom Beauty encounters during his life and, above all, experience what it is to be a horse - to gallop on the soft grass and to hear a kind word in a moment of great need. It is truly a story you will never forget.

Olivia Wenzel

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