Matthew Oldham

Sarah Courtauld

Mary Sebag-Montefiore

Susanna Davidson

Henry Brook

Laura Cowan

Anna Milbourne

Ruth Brocklehurst

Rachel Firth

Megan Cullis

Jerome Martin (Writer of children's books)

"From Romeo and Juliet's star-crossed love, to the dark ambitions of Macbeth, the characters from Shakespeare's plays are famous throughout the world. This collection of stories from all the plays, with beautiful illustrations and quotations, is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare." -- Back cover.

Stories from All the Plays

The Usborne Complete Shakespeare

When Lavender's magical attempt to marry a prince gets her and sister Eliza kidnapped by giants, it is up to Eliza and her amazing goat Gertrude to save the day--again.

Buckle and Squash: The Gigantic Giant Goof-up

Rosie Dickins

This wonderful beginning reading collection contains fairytales specially written for young readers.

Illustrated Fairy Tales

When Lavender, who would give anything to be a pampered princess, manages to get herself kidnapped, it's up to her sister Eliza, who dreams of riding into battle against villains and dragons, to save her.

Buckle and Squash: The Perilous Princess Plot

Geoffrey Chaucer

Abigail Wheatley

In the Middle Ages an ill-matched band of strangers on a pilgrimate amuse themselves along the way with a storytelling competition.

Canterbury Tales

Jack London

Developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. There are over 250 Young Reading titles; view them at our website: www.usborne.com.

White Fang

An introduction to some of the world's greatest works of art and when they were made - from the first cave paintings to modern masterpieces. It is produced in association with the National Gallery, London. It features over 140 stickers of paintings and other works of art to place on the pages.

Story of Art Sticker Book

Phā ̋ ka leʺ tve

Once upon a time, on the Old Tumbledown Farm, in The Middle of Nowhere, in the Forgotten Corner of the Kingdom, two sisters are still arguing over their destinies. Sadly, neither of their plans are really working. Eliza's archery skills are dangerous to everything but the target, and her trusty steed is merely their goat, Gertrude. Meanwhile, a sudden rash of royal weddings has sabotaged Lavender's plan to marry a prince. Obviously, magic is the only answer. One rash Thumbelina-inspired wish on a magical snail later, and the Old Tumbledown Farm is suddenly a giant's birthday present—and this giant is not willing to let go of her new toys. Can Eliza and Lavender actually work together to come up with a cunning escape plan or will Lavender be too distracted by the sudden appearance of a handsome prince? Hold on to your socks (or Gertrude will eat them!) as author Sarah Courtauld delivers everything fans of fractured fairytales could want from magic and princes to battling giants and cantankerous goats in Buckle and Squash: The Gigantic Giant Goof-up, the hilarious sequel to the fantasy novel Buckle and Squash: The Perilous Princess Plot!

A sticker book featuring over 100 stickers with portraits of British kings and queens from the 10th century to the present day. It allows children to match the stickers to their frames on the themed pages, which include the Tudors, Stuarts, Hanoverians, Queen Victoria, the Windsors and a special Diamond Jubilee display for Queen Elizabeth II.

Kings and Queens Sticker Book

A set of cards providing facts and figures about famous paintings.

Famous Paintings

Katie Davies

This charmingly illustrated book is packed with stickers from over 100 of the best-loved paintings in the National Gallery's collection. Learn about the lives of the artists and the stories behind the paintings.

Art Sticker Book

Climb aboard and discover what a pirate's life was really like. Sail the seas and sing sea shanties as you search for treasure, adventure and excitement, encountering storms, battles and more than a few colourful characters along the way.

On a Pirate Ship

Anna MILBOURNE

This beautifully illustrated book contains all of Charles Dickens' novels, and the novella A Christmas Carol, all skillfully retold for children. The retellings simplify the novels for a young modern reader, with quotations from the original text throughout. Wonderful illustrations by Maria Surducan show the characters and the smoggy London scenes. * The perfect book for children studying Charles Dickens, or those who simply enjoy reading wonderful stories. Each story has an introductory plate showing all the main characters and introducing the plot, as well as single and double plate illustrations depicting scenes from the story. Includes a section all about Charles Dickens, his times and other writings. An heirloom of the future, this beautiful book is richly produced to a standard this timeless classic deserves, with a padded Hardback cover, a ribbon marker and traditional binding.

Complete Dickens

Alex Frith

A portable puzzle book that is suitable for school bags, car seats and even pockets. Presenting bendable spine for easy-opening and easy-to-write-in pages, it features illustrations that bring life to mazes, word searches, number puzzles and logic problems of all kinds. It also includes answers to all the puzzles.

Pocket Puzzle Book

Josephine (CRT) Thompson

This fantastic book is filled with real works of art and lots of ideas to help you creat artwork of your own. Follow simple step-by-step instructions and start drawing, painting, printing and making models.

My Very First Art Book

It's the Middle Ages, and an ill-matched band of strangers is setting off on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. To amuse themselves along the way, they hold a storytelling competition. But the tales soon turn from ripping yarns to slanging matches... With a cast of unforgettable characters, from the blue-blooded Knight and the merry Wife of Bath to the shifty Pardoner, the story is as much about the riotous pilgirims as the weird and wonderful tales they tell. Clearly written in a modern, approachable style to introduce young readers to this much-loved classic story.

Usborne Classics Retold

The Canterbury Tales: Usborne Classics Retold

Anthony Hope

Simona Bursi

This is one in a series of books aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. This book tells the story of Rudolf Rassendyll who travels to Ruritania in search of excitement.

Prisoner of Zenda

Kate Davies

A charmingly illustrated book packed with the best-loved paintings in the National Gallery, London. Includes amazing stories behind the paintings, about the lives of the artists and how they worked, and internet links to find out more. Fantastic for budding art critics. This lovely haardcover picture book is also available in paperback, with stickers to recreate the artworks (ISBN 9780746099995)

Art Picture Book

Natasha Kuricheva

A beautifully presented gift book that children will love to receive on any special occasion, this is a fully illustrated collection of retellings of the classic stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, from the sword in the stone to the last battle.

Sarah Courtauld

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