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A sweeping story of twenty real worlds orbiting other starsThirty years ago the only planets we knew were the ones orbiting our own sun; we now know of thousands of...

Comets are different from anything else seen in the sky. They can appear anywhere, they move against the background of stars, and they change their appearance with time, becoming fuzzy...

Thirty years ago Prague was a closed book to most Westerners. Today it is the continent's fifth most-visited city, surpassed only by London, Paris, Istanbul and Rome. With a stunning...

'Pleasure beckons at the water's edge.' With these words, Eric Chaline celebrates the physicality and sensuality of swimming - attributes that might have contributed to the evolution of the human...

Show People offers a comprehensive history of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe,...

The extraordinary palm: diverse, prolific, essential, symbolic and often sacred, exotic - and at times erotic - exploited and controversial. The signature plant of the tropics and subtropics, these record-breaking...

From the author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes comes yet another sharp, page-turning novel about a forgotten child star and former Hollywood "It" Girl who is now fighting back...

The inimitable Rob Biddulph blasts us into space on a cosmic creative adventure for his newest book in the bestselling Draw With Rob series. 3...2...1...BLAST OFF! Get ready to be...

Isidore Isou was a young Jew in war-time Bucharest, and barely survived the Romanian Holocaust. He made his way to Paris where in 1945 he founded the avant-garde movement Lettrism,...

Opinion polls dominate media coverage of politics, especially elections. But how do the polls work? How do you tell the good from the bad? And in light of recent polling...

The London suburbs have, for more than two hundred and fifty years, fired the creative literary imagination: whether this is Samuel Johnson hiding away in bucolic preindustrial Streatham, Italo Svevo...

The heartwarming journey of one little boy on his way to his very first day at school.Today is a very special day, one that Joe will never forget. He is...

What's the deal with all the eggs? With her trademark visual humor and comic timing, Helen Yoon takes a look at a puzzling holiday tradition.Look, an egg! An egg left...

The reader becomes the storyteller in this funny, interactive picture book by author-illustrator Kara Kramer.Tell me a story - a new one - and make it about a ______!In this...

Jojo Locke's dad disappeared six years ago. And what's stranger still, none of his family can really remember him, there's a hole inside each of them where Dad should be....

Two superlative talents combine in a feast of verbal and visual imagery: forty brilliant poems celebrating the living world with love and laughter.Always inventive, with surprises and fresh perceptions on...

A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Now in paperback!Two very different cats, Winston, a free-spirited explorer, and The Indoor Cat, lover...

An unconventional and heart-warming look at the joys, challenges and adventures of pet ownership.Follow our determined young heroine as she sets out to be a cat - because when you're...

A library-loving dinosaur reminds us how it feels to be transported by story in this picture book for young children. Leilong's friends are taking him to story time at the...

A warm, authentic celebration of family reunions, told through the eyes of a kind-hearted little girl who shows us that love and laughter can overcome any language barrier.GRANDPA IS HERE!...

Cabs are resting in a line. Wake up, Taxi. Rise and shine!It's the day in the life of a busy taxi cab! There are plenty of passengers to pick up,...

An adventurous and heart-warming picture book about a sparky little owl who is determined to leave the nest during the day, by internationally acclaimed author-illustrator, Petr Horacek.Tiny Owl wants to...

When two families merge and move in together, a little boy finds an escape in his imagination. On the day two families move into a new home to start their...

Sala has a real mountain to climb in this authentic story set among the Samburu people of Kenya.There's a school trip to climb the mountain near Sala's home and she's...

In an ode to the power of music and community, this vibrantly illustrated picture book steps out on the balcony for a shared moment of spontaneous joy and celebration.In a...

When Oscar's older sister starts reading books with no pictures in them, Oscar worries she'll never share picture books with him again... Oscar loves story time, but best of all...

From the Double Kate Greenaway Medal-winning creator of Small in the City and illustrator of Town Is by the Sea, Footpath Flowers, I Talk Like a River and My Baba's...

A peep-through adventure on the farm with Little Chick, to share with the youngest readers, illustrated by award-winning author-artist, Petr Horacek.Who can you find on the farm? Join Little Chick...

A fun, wild adventure challenging the stereotypical image of the poised, preened damsel; this princess takes life into her own hands without waiting around for anybody else.We begin our story...

How can Leopold, goat and bookstore owner, find the perfect book for a fellow goat-one the visitor will enjoy reading, not munching? Leopold the goat owns a delightful bookstore, and...

What makes a great story? How are stories made? This clever and unique look at storytelling can help us to understand that great stories need more than exciting and imaginative...

Alberta does dreadful things, and she always gets her own way. So when she doesn't listen to her mother's good advice and enters the wild and dangerous woods, it's no...

In this expressively illustrated picture book about acknowledging differences and strengths, an overeager dinosaur school bus causes problems for the city's transportation system-so the children find a place where oversize...

Soft and Sticky are total opposites, but does that mean the end of their friendship? Soft and Sticky are best friends, but Soft's fluff always gets up Sticky's nose, and...

These illusions will play tricks on your eyes! Find two foods on each page in a clever, stylish exploration of negative and positive space for the very young.A twisty pretzel...

A Little Wombat story about how Mum is always there for him, especially when he needs her. Now in paperback!Little Wombat loves his mum because she encourages him to bravely...

From award-winning picture book funny-man Russell Ayto comes this laugh-out-loud tale of friendship and acceptance. Bush Baby is so lonely - nobody wants to be her friend. Giraffe thinks she's...

The award-winning, genre-crossing writer demonstrates her power as a funkadelic and formidable feminist voice in this rich and beautiful collection of verse and image-a multi-part retrospective that traverses time, space,...

A thoughtful middle-grade novel about caring for others and for yourself--and what it truly means to be kind and vulnerableThirteen-year-old Ivy Campbell has always been a good kid: She supports...

Three years after a conspiracy against his life forced him into hiding, the young heir to the throne Marcus Novius must take command of the greatest power on Earth. But...

The man with the nuclear briefcase has gone rogue - MISSION IMPOSSIBLE meets the HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER"I don't think I have read such a philosophical, knowledge-studded and realistic adventure...

'Gripping' Mail on Sunday on Fear of Falling'Cath Staincliffe gets into the heads of ordinary people and makes them extraordinary' Ann Cleeves on Fear of Falling A dead baby. A...

The new emotional thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, My Best Friend's Girl and The Brighton Mermaid. Dorothy Koomson, 'Queen of the big reveal',...

THE THIRD NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BURNING MEN AND THE KILLING CHOICE, FEATURING DI ALEX FIN AND DCI MATTIE PAULSENSadie Nicholls has been found dead, brutally and strangely...

This final entry in the Calvin Becker trilogy continues the story of an utterly unpredictable family,filled with the same wit, warmth, and flashing insight that earned widespread acclaim for Portofino...

The first book in the Chris Ryan Extreme series.Former SAS Warrant Officer Joe Gardner has fought the Regiment's deadliest enemies, in some of the most desolate places on earth. And...

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy inspired by Greek mythology, for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and The Book of Boy.Clothilde has lived her whole life in the...

It's time to break up with boozeThere's life beyond alcohol. Drinking less or stopping completely can revitalize your world, from health and mood to money and relationships. It may seem...