Children's classics
The Goldsmith and the Master Thief
Twins Jiacomo and Laurenzo look exactly the same - but they are as different as night and day. Hard-working Laurenzo wants to make beautiful things and becomes a goldsmith; Jiacomo loves travel and adventure and uses his wiles to...
$24.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Thomas the Tank Engine: Complete Collection (75th Anniversary Edition)
The ultimate nostalgic gift for all those who are delighted by Thomas, the cheeky little engine, and his friends. With a brand new design and eye-catching foil embelishments, this book is perfect for the 75th anniversary of our...
$69.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Part of the Everyman series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text...
$39.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Wind in the Willows
The tales of Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad. When Mole goes boating with the Water Rat instead of spring-cleaning, he discovers a new world. As well as the river and the Wild Wood, there is Toad's craze for fast travel which leads...
$29.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Black Beauty
Beloved classic tells the moving story of a horse's experiences at the hands of many owners, revealing much about human conduct and the social ills of the time. Abridged.
$32.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Watership Down
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over forty years, Richard Adams' spellbinding classic Watership Down is one of the best-loved novels of all time, and resonates just as vividly today as it did nearly half a century ago.
$29.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Iron Man
The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? 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.
$32.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Little Women
Knowing that, contrary to society's expectations, girls often had to be brave, resourceful and bold, that the private lives of girls were colourful and surprising, Alcott wrote a book in which girls would recognise themselves.
$35.00Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Lord of the Rings
A sumptuous new one-volume edition of Tolkien's classic masterpiece that is fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, and housed in a special transparent slipcase.
$109.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Complete Jungle Book
A sumptuous illustrated gift book for all the family, containing Rudyard Kipling's best known and best loved children's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book.
$59.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Tuck Everlasting
A beautiful new hardcover gift edition of the unforgettable classic of children's writing about what it truly means to live forever.
$16.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren's nine-year-old heroine, burst onto the bookshelf in 1945 and has remained a firm favourite with children all over the world. Here her story is illustrated with flair and humour by Lauren Child,...
$30.95Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Charlotte Sometimes
Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can learn what life was like during the First World WarVintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Paddington
For six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Mary Poppins
An exquisite flagship gift edition of an iconic classic, illustrated by the current Waterstones Children's Laureate, Lauren Child.
$39.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
A Madeline Treasury: The Original Stories by Ludwig Bemelmans
Collecting all the adventures one of the world's most beloved characters for her 75th anniversary, this volume includes an Introduction by Pulitzer Prize winner Quindlen, an essay by Bemelmans on how he invented Madeline, and...
$72.95Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Story Time Stars
What makes a children's book character memorable? Is it their personality, the story they tell or the way they're depicted by the illustrator? Is it that they make us laugh or cry? Or is it that we can identify with them? Often,...
$24.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Enchanted Wood Vintage
When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the country, they discover they are living next door to an Enchanted Wood, where the magical Faraway Tree grows. Join the children on their incredible adventures as they meet the Three Bears and...
$24.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Storm Boy
Storm Boy is the timeless story of Mike "Storm Boy" Kingley who rescues three pelican chicks after their mother is shot. One of the birds, Mr Percival, forms a very special bond with the boy which...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (Gift edition)
When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures - to a castle where...
$27.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories
Read about Milly-Molly-Mandy's adventures in this collection of thirteen charming stories.
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Peter Pan
When Peter Pan flies into the Darlings' room one dusky evening, he convinces Wendy and her brothers to come with him to the magical world of Neverland, where children never grow old. But will the Darlings choose to stay in...
$29.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Storm Boy: The Illustrated Story
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Wizard of Oz
A complete and unabridged, illustrated edition of L. Frank Baum's classic tale of magic and adventure. Join Dorothy and her little dog toto on the yellow brick road, as they set off to explore the magical Land of Oz. Can they...
$24.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and...
$27.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Charlotte’s Web
The story of a girl called Fern who loves a little pig called Wilbur. It tells how Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful grey spider, saves Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat pigs, by a wonderfully clever plan - a plan so...
$29.95Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
A full-colour paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-colour cover and interior art by the original...
$16.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Boggart (Reissue)
Reissued in A Puffin Book - the first in award-winning Susan Cooper's funny and moving adventures of the one-and-only Boggart.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
A Wrinkle in Time
When Charles Wallace Murry goes searching through a 'wrinkle in time' for his lost father, he finds himself on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as 'It'.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Swallows and Amazons
John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and playing sailors is an adventure in itself but the island holds more excitement in store. Two fierce Amazon...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Magic Faraway Tree Retro
Joe, Beth and Frannie take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget! Find out how they escape from the Land of Dreams, and what goes wrong in the Land of Topsy-Turvy. And who drives a runaway train in the Land of...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Enchanted Wood Retro
Joe, Beth and Frannie move right next door to an Enchanted Wood, and discover the Faraway Tree with it's many different lands. They make new friends, slide down the slippery-slip, and go to a fancy-dress feast in the Land of...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
A Wizard of Earthsea
This is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The young wizard Sparrowhawk, tempted by pride to try spells beyond his powers, lets loose an evil shadow-beast in his land. Only he can destroy it, and this quest leads...
$16.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories
Welcome to the world of Milly-Molly-Mandy! Read about her adventures in this collection of thirteen charming stories.
$16.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Goodnight Mister Tom
Tells the story of young Willie Beech, evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
The man who invented the future, Jules Verne created the prototype for modern science fiction. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel, featuring a bizarre underwater craft commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, predated the...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Finn Family Moomintroll
Although they're small, fat and shy creatures; Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen.
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all time.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
My Naughty Little Sister: A Treasury Collection
My naughty little sister is stubborn and greedy and full of mischief. She tries to cut off the cat's tail and eats all the trifle at Harry's party! How much bother can one little sister be?
$29.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Five Children and It
Illustrated by Ella Okstad, this new edition includes extra material for young readers.
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Frog and Toad: The Complete Collection
A beautiful hardback gift to treasure. This collection brings together all of Arnold Lobel's engaging, warm and funny stories about Frog and Toad, and features a special foreword by Julia Donaldson.
$39.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Owl Service (50th Anniversary Edition)
Winner of both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, this is an all-time classic, combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships. Featuring a new introduction by Philip Pullman.
$34.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Wind in the Willows: V&A Collector’s Edition
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition)
Includes such stories as - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Through the Looking-Glass , Sylvie and Bruno , Sylvie and Bruno Concluded , The Hunting of the Snark and the poetry, essays and phantasmagoria along with a...
$49.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Brambly Hedge Complete Collection
Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Brambly Hedge with this exquisite slipcased volume containing all eight well-loved, classic picture books.
$89.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Secret Garden
After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Blueback
The final volume in the iconic Penguin Australian Children's Classics series, Blueback is a deceptively simple allegory about a boy who matures through fortitude, and finds wisdom by living in harmony with all forms of life. A...
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
National Velvet
Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he'll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have...
$16.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories
Joan Aiken, classic author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote the Armitage family stories all throughout her life - from when she was a teenager onwards. This is the first time the stories have been collected together in our...
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Peter Pan (Illustrated with Interactive Elements)
When Peter Pan arrives at the Darling home, he teaches Wendy, John and Michael to fly. They journey to Never-land, the country where the lost boys live who never grow up. There are mermaids and redskins and pirates, the most evil...
$39.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Little Prince
On one level this work is the story of an airman's discovery of a small boy from another planet in the desert and his stories of intergalactic travel, and on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human...
$7.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Little Women
Grown-up Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another....
$26.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Playing Beatie Bow: Australian Children’s Classics
The game is called Beatie Bow and the children play it for the thrill of scaring themselves. But when Abigail is drawn in, the game is quickly transformed into an extraordinary, sometimes horrifying, adventure as she finds herself...
$12.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
I Capture the Castle
Cassandra's father was once a famous writer, but now he mainly reads detective novels while his family slide into genteel poverty. Her sister Rose is bored and beautiful, and desperate to marry riches. Their step-mother Topaz has...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Anne of Green Gables
'It's a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn't it?' My dislikes: Being an orphan, having red hair, being called 'carrots' by Gilbert Blythe. My likes: Living at the Green Gables...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Winnie-the-Pooh
Meet The Bear for All Ages in this delightful collection, in which Pooh gets into a tight place, nearly catches a woozle, and discovers the wrong sort of honey- amongst other things!
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Redwall
Matthias is just one little mouse but he knows it'll take more than stones and mouse-sized arrows to keep the rats at bay. Enlisting the help of a military hare, wild sparrows and argumentative stoats, Matthias sets out to defend...
$14.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Ballet Shoes
A beautiful hardback gift edition of the beloved children's book BALLET SHOES, featuring the classic illustrations by Ruth Gervis. Elegantly designed with a cloth-bound cover and ribbon embellishment, this is the perfect present...
$24.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Seven Little Australians: Popular Penguins
If you imagine you are going to read of model children you had better lay down this book immediately. Not one of the seven is really good, for the very excellent reason that Australian children never are. Every so often, there...
$19.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
The Phantom Tollbooth
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
$40.95Buy now
Finding stock availability...
A Little Princess
'I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one' Without her beloved father and miles from home, it is very hard for Sara Crewe to like her new life at boarding school.
$12.99Buy now
Finding stock availability...
Don’t see anything you like? Search our catalogue of over a million books.