Mr.

Men & Little Miss Roger Hargreaves

4 Matilda Roald Dahl

5 The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson

Charlie And The Chocolate

1 Roald Dahl
Factory

Alice’s Adventures In
3 Lewis Carroll
Wonderland
7 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle

2 Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian

Harry Potter and the

J K Rowling
Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber
J K Rowling
of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner
J K Rowling
of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of
J K Rowling
Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of
J K Rowling
the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-
J K Rowling
Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly
J K Rowling
Hallows
Harry Potter and the Cursed
J K Rowling
Child

6 The Chronicles Of Narnia C S Lewis

8 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Michael Rosen

9 Dogger Shirley Hughes

10 Where The Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak

11 Stig Of The Dump

Clive King

12 Black Beauty Anna Sewell

13 The Iron Man Ted Hughes

14 The Flat Stanley Jeff Brown

15 The Winnie-The-Pooh A A Milne

Janet and Allan

16 Funny Bones
Ahlberg

17 J R R Tolkein

The Hobbit
Martin Waddell
18 The Owl Babies and Patrick
Benson

19 Green Eggs And Ham Dr. Seuss

20 War Horse Michael Morpurgo

The Brothers
21 Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Grimm

22 The Tiger Who Came For Tea

Judith Kerr

23 Peace At Last Jill Murphy

24 The Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer

 Hairy McLary From
25 Lynley Dodd
Donaldson’s Dairy

Not Now Bernard

David McKee

A Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney

Roald Dahl
The Twits

I Am David Anne Holm

The Highwayman Alfred Noyes

The Paddington Michael Bond

Frances
The Secret Garden
Hodgeson Burnett

Coraline Neil Gaiman

Cinderella Charles Perrault

Pinocchio Carlo Collodi

The Happy Prince And Other

Oscar Wilde
Stories

Antoine de Saint-
The Little Prince
Exupéry

The Giving Tree Shel Silverstein

The Tale Of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter

This delightful set features 50 titles including loved
titles such as "Mr. Bump", "Mr. Tickle", "Mr. Strong",
and "Mr. Messy an enduring childhood favourite.
Matilda's parents have called her some terrible
things, but the truth is she's a genius and they're the
stupid ones. Underestimating Matilda proves to be a
big mistake as they, along with her spiteful
headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, soon find out when
Matilda discovers she has a very special power.
"A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.
A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good."
Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover
what happens when the quick- thinking mouse
comes face to face with an owl, a snake and a
hungry gruffalo . . .

The famous story of Charlie Bucket and his Golden

Ticket, and Willy Wonka and his
amazing chocolate factory. Mr Willy Wonka, the
most wondrous inventor in the world, opens his
gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five lucky
children. Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of
melted chocolate delight await - Charlie needs just
one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could
all be his!
Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the
formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are
among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations
of all time. Macmillan was the original publisher of
Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the
vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic are Sir John
Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations,
perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary
and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland.
A much-loved classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar
has won over millions of readers with its vivid and
colourful collage illustrations and its deceptively
simply, hopeful story. With its die-cut pages and
finger-sized holes to explore, this is a richly
satisfying book for children.
Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as
Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War.
A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish
under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-
found happiness is shattered by a summons from
his mother back in London . . .

The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions

of readers over the last fifty years and the magical
events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose
have left many a lasting memory for adults and
children alike. Here is a world where a witch
decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking
animals than people; and where battles are fought
by Centaurs, Giants and Fauns.

Follow and join in the family's excitement as they

wade through the grass, splash through the river
and squelch through the mud in search of a bear.
What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other
side of the dark forest!
When Dave loses his favourite toy, Dogger, he is
desolate. But then Dogger turns up at the school
summer fair, and everything seems all right - until
someone else buys him before Dave can get the
money!
One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes
mischief of one kind and another, so his mother
calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without
his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in
Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to
take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max
tames the wild things and crowns himself as their
king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when
Max has sent the
monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to
feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the
place where someone loves him best of all.
Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off
by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a
disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in
a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot
of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a
rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. He names him
Stig. Of course nobody believes Barney when he
tells his family all about Stig, but for Barney cave-
man Stig is totally real. They become great friends,
learning each others ways and embarking on a
series of unforgettable adventures.
Black Beauty is born in a beautiful meadow and
cared for by gentle humans. But life takes him far
from home, from the stable of a gentleman, to
gruelling work as a cab horse in the city. Where will
Black Beauty's journey lead him next? And is there
anyone he can truly trust?
Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction
by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot
be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from
outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is
the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.
Stanley Lambchop is an ordinary boy with an
extraordinary problem. One night, a giant pinboard
falls on top of him leaving him completely flat. At
first, Stanley enjoys the benefits of his strange
predicament - it can be fun going in out of rooms
simply by sliding under the door. And it's a hoot
being posted to your friends in California for a
holiday. But it's not always easy being different, and,
once the novelty begins to wear off, Stanley wishes
he could be just like everybody else again. But how
will he ever fill out?

Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain,

but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of
course, Christopher Robin, he’s never far from an
adventure. In this story Pooh gets into a tight place,
nearly catches a Woozle and heads off on an
‘expotition’ to the North Pole with the other animals.

This children's classic centres on the adventures of

a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton.
They venture out from their dark dark cellar in the
hope of finding someone to scare. However, since
everyone is asleep in bed, they have to make do
with scaring themselves. The results of which are
hilarious!
The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a
peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and
magical adventure. A timeless classic. Bilbo
Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no
desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then
one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves
arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a
burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the
treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is
never to be the same again. collage illustrations and
it’s deceptively simply, hopeful story. With its die-cut
pages and finger-sized holes to explore, this is a
richly satisfying book for children.

A gentle tale of three baby owls reassures young children that Mummy will always come home. Three baby owls, Sarah
When Sam-I-am persists in pestering a grumpy
grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham,
perseverance wins the day, teaching us all that we
cannot know what we like until we have tried it!
In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one
horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides
of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets
knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful
story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible
times. One horse has the seen the best and the
worst of humanity. The power of war and the beauty
of peace. This is his story.

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales collects more than

two hundred tales set down by Jacob and Wilhelm
Grimm in the early decades of the nineteenth
century, among them some of the best- loved and
most famous fairy tales in all literature: 'Little Red
Riding Hood,' 'Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs',
'Cinderella', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Rapunzel',
'Rumpelstiltskin' and 'Tom Thumb'. Derived from folk
tales that had been part of the oral storytelling
tradition for centuries, these stories are
acknowledged as literary landmarks that transcend
their time and
culture.
The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy
are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be?
What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is
a big furry, stripy tiger!
It's late at night and Mr. Bear is desperately trying to
sleep--but Mrs. Bear snores so he tries Baby Bear's
room, but Baby Bear is pretending to be an
aeroplane so there's no peace there. Room by room
Mr. Bear goes through the house trying to find
somewhere to sleep.
Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most
ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold
and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom.
But he's taking on more than he bargained for when
he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon
(Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). For
a start, leprechaun technology is more advanced
than our own. Add to that the fact that Holly is a true
heroine and that her senior officer Commander Root
will stop at nothing to get her back and you've got
the mother of all sieges brewing!
Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed
by a few friends. All is uneventful until they meet
Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town, and run for
home. The story is told by a brilliant, cumulative
rhyming text and terrific pictures.
Bernard's got a problem. He's found a monster in
the back garden but his mum and dad are just too
busy to notice. So Bernard tries to befriend the
monster... and that doesn't go quite to plan.
Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and
a new school where undersize weaklings share the
corridors with kids who are taller, meaner and
already shaving. Desperate to prove his new found
maturity, which only going up a grade can bring,
Greg is happy to have his not-quite-so-cool sidekick,
Rowley, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star
starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's
popularity to his own advantage. Recorded in his
diary with comic pictures and his very own words,
this test of Greg and Rowley's friendship unfolds
with hilarious results.
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are extremely nasty, so the
Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird
hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the
ghastly surprise they deserve!
David escapes from the concentration camp where
he has spent his entire life and flees across Europe.
He is utterly alone – who can he trust? What will
await him? And all the while, how can he be sure
that they won’t catch up with him . . .This is the
remarkable story of David’s introduction to the
world: sea, mountains and flowers, the colours of
Italy, the taste of fruit, people laughing and smiling,
all are new to David. David learns that his polite
manner, his haunted eyes and his thin features are
strange to other people. He must learn to fend for
himself in this strange new world
In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama
and tension, we ride with the highwayman and
recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his
sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter.
The classic story of the bear from Darkest Peru who
arrived at Paddington Station with nothing but a
suitcase, a half-empty jar of marmalade and a label
that read, ‘Please look after this bear. Thank you.’
Mr. and Mrs. Brown discovered him, named him
Paddington and welcomed him to their home, where
he has lived ever since.

When Mary Lennox is sent to Misselthwaite Manor

to live with her uncle everybody says she is the most
disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It is true, too.
Mary is pale, spoilt and quite contrary. But she is
also horribly lonely. Then one day she hears about
a garden in the grounds of the Manor that has been
kept locked and hidden for years. And when a
friendly robin helps Mary find the key, she discovers
the most magical place anyone could imagine...

There is something strange about Coraline's new

home. It's not the mist, or the cat that always seems
to be watching her, nor the signs of danger that Miss
Spink and Miss Forcible, her new neighbours, read
in the tea leaves. It's the other house - the one
behind the old door in the drawing room. Another
mother and father with black-button eyes and
papery skin are waiting for Coraline to join them
there. And they want her to stay with them. For ever.
She knows that if she ventures through that door,
she may never come back.

Once upon a time there was a sweet, beautiful girl

whose stepmother and stepsisters treated her
cruelly. They gave her all the dirtiest tasks, and
when she huddled close to the kitchen fire, they
called her Cinderella. One day the prince sent out
invitations to a ball, and everyone went except
Cinderella. How could she, with only rags to wear?
But Cinderella had a fairy godmother, who sent her
to the ball in a golden coach, wearing a beautiful
dress and dainty glass slippers.
The story of the walking and talking puppet
Pinocchio is one of the best-loved children’s tales of
all time. Carved by old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an
enormous nose which grows even longer whenever
he tells a lie. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets
into all sorts of mischief. He runs away to join a
puppet show, he teams up with a rascally fox and
wily cat, and plays truant from school which has
dreadful consequences. Eventually the conscience
of a talking cricket and Pinocchio’s guardian fairy
restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care
for others.
In ‘The Happy Prince’ a statue – jewelled and
opulent – keeps careful watch over the city and its
inhabitants. Enlisting the help of a swallow, his
selfless acts bring comfort to those most in need.
‘The Nightingale and the Rose’ is a tragic tale of
personal sacrifice in the name of love, while in ‘The
A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning
to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary
little fellow. "Please," asks the stranger, "draw me a
sheep." And the pilot realizes that when life's events
are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but
to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil
and paper . . .
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her
apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her
trunk ... and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew
older he began to want more from the tree, and the
tree gave and gave and gave.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by
Frederick Warne in 1902 and endures as Beatrix
Potter's most popular and well-loved tale. It tells the
story of a very mischievous rabbit and the trouble he
encounters in Mr McGregor's vegetable garden!