Children's Books - classics

Pooh, Rabbit and Piglet plan to capture the strange new arrival Baby Roo, as a joke, but when Piglet pretends to be Roo, Kanga plans a little joke of her own.

Pooh always likes a little something at eleven o'clock in the morning, but when he eats all Rabbit's honey he can't get through Rabbit's front door. Then one fine Winter's day, Piglet joins Pooh as he follows some mysterious tracks in the snow. Is it a Woozle? You can never tell with paw marks.

Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: " Classic Starts." The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. "Classic Starts" treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes t... read more

What is a Heffalump? Is it fierce? Is it fond of Pigs at all? Piglet bravely searches for the answers to these questions, and gets a big surprise.

Poor Eeyore is in a Very Sad Condition because it's his birthday, and nobody has taken any notice of it. So Pooh and Piglet plan presents for their friend.

Originally published in 1928 in A. A. Milne's The House At Pooh Corner, these eight enduring stories are brought to life by E. H. Shepard's classic illustrations.

The only reason Pooh knows for being a bee is for making honey, and the only reason for making honey is so Pooh can eat it. But Pooh's determination to find honey isn't always successful.

Aesop's tales are a liked by children. Illustrated in full colour, this edition serves for sharing or easy reading. It is meant for children of age 4+ years.

The classic story of Peter Pan is re-invented with this elaborate pop-up edition. The illustrations literally bring the story to new heights, with intricate multi-layered pop-up illustrations and accompanying sounds.

A picture book that presents a re-telling of 'Beauty and the Beast'. It is intended for children.

Available for the first time as a paperback picture book, this exquisitely illustrated re-telling of 'Hansel and Gretel' is a must for any child's library. 'Hansel and Gretel' is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. Retold by Berlie Doherty, this enchanting story is beautifully illustrated by award-winning Jane Ray. It is a fairy tale magic to treasure forever. Also available this month - "The Wild Swans".

A companion volume to Han's "Christian Andersen Fairy Tales" from the German storytellers, meant for children of age 4+ years.

The book features rare photographs as well as the original Leech wood engravings and hand-coloured etchings. These are supplemented by other contemporary illustrations by George Cruikshank, Gustave Dore, John Tenniel and "Phiz".

"The Frog Prince" is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. This title presents a retelling of this tale.

A picture book that presents a re-telling of 'Rapunzel'. It is intended for children.

Taken from Raymond Briggs' classic "Puffin Mother Goose Treasury", this is a perfect first introduction to everyone's favourite nursery rhymes. This title includes beautiful illustrations throughout by the much-loved creator of "The Snowman".

It's been 110 years since Frederick Warne published Beatrix Potter's very first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and in celebration, we are delighted to be publishing special editions of her entire body of work. Unlike the traditional little white books, these editions have delightful colourful covers and specially designed endpapers. And to make them extra special, we have included a publisher's note to tell you all about the history of how each book came to be.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by Frederi... read more