Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Dick King-Smith
Harry isn’t very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him…
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
When Old Smelly the tramp mets Eric Stanley Pigeon, it’s his lucky day! Old Smelly loves to bet on the horse races, but he never has much luck - until…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
Muriel lives alone with lots and lots and lots of cats. But Muriel’s cats are no ordinary cats - they were once people she knew, now reincarnated in feline form…
Available to order, ships in approx 3 weeksAvailable to order
When Farmer Buzzard’s collie, Kay, has four puppies, he doesn’t know what to do. Three are fine puppies which he can sell, but the fourth is the ugliest puppy ever…
Fitzherbert’s mother is a goose, but his father was a swan - which makes him a swoose! As Fitzherbert grows up he decisdes he wants to fly and he wants…
‘T. rex! T. rex! Run!’ The terrible Tyrannosaurus rex is scaring all the dinosaur families that live on the Great Plain. Nosy, the little pterodactyl, and his great friend Banty…
Crowstarving was the ideal job for Spider - he was on his own - yet never alone, for all around him were animals of one sort or another. Discovered as…
12.7.89:10000x90px$4.99 inc.vat(not formally launched). UK BATCH/SERIES PROM
Launching herself on the trial of the mysterious present her uncle brings back from India, Harmony spends her hours puzzling out the cryptic clues she finds. Imagine her disappointment then…
An engaging animal fantasy with plenty of humorous insight into the human condition–written by the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig . A kitten loves caring for his friends, the…
Laura is amazed when her baby brother George starts talking to her when he’s only four weeks old, particularly as he sounds like a grown-up! It’s a big secret to…
A little girl tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an imaginary Great Dane called Henry to the house. Then her wish comes true and she is…
Captain, Ladybird, and Herbert are not pleased when Jenny, a seaside donkey, arrives at the Old Horses’ Home. Supposed to be a home for horses, and they don’t want to…
The chickens living on the unprotected, unfenced Foxearth Farm have learned over the years to think, run and fly in order to survive the crafty efforts of nearby foxes. But…
Events conspire to turn Janie’s imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.
Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order
Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order
From the bestselling author of The Sheep-Pig. It’s not easy having a younger brother, William finds. Especially one like Charlie who shows off, asks a million questions and will say…
Aristotle is a bold little cat who is always getting himself into danger. He lives with a good witch called Bella Donna who thinks he’ll make a proper witch’s cat…
A brand-new format for this comic tale, which follows two tall brothers on their search for true love.
A charming book from the ever-popular Dick King-Smith. Charlie Muffin breeds mice of every imaginable colour - except green, of course. Everyone knows that mice are never green. But his…
Presented for the first time in paperback reader format, a classic anthology of Dick King-Smith’s real-life animal encounters, narrated with anecdotal charm.
When Babe, the little orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can…
When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can’t believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be a tiny leprechaun, she can’t believe her…
From the creator of Babe, the Sheep-Pig. When Brigid sees a tiny carrot moving about in the garden she can’t believe her eyes. When the carrot turns out to be…
Look up into the starry sky on the night of the full moon and you’ll see … a bird? A plane? No … a little boy! Eight-year-old Mary Bird has…
Winner of the Children’s Book Award. Lubber the dog and Squintum the cat join forces with a racing pigeon and a pretty young Irish setter to search for Lubber’s home…
I want to sail the seas, said Jackson. I want to see the world … Jackson is a very unusual rabbit - a rabbit with a dream. He spends his…
A chicken learns that being a duck isn’t all it’s quacked up to be in this delightful young chapter book by the beloved author of Babe: The Gallant Pig.
Muriel, the Catlady, lives alone with just her feline friends for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear it is no ordinary cat. Vicky is a…
An unusual tale of animal madness. Muriel, the Catlady, lives alone with just her feline friends for company. When a new kitten is born, it soon becomes clear it is…
Peter is a young boy, living on a farm. Ninnyhammer is so grateful that he starts to help Peter and his family with their struggling farm - making the sow…
Small but very determined Sophie wants to be a lady farmer when she grows up. Down in the potting shed, she has made a start and keeps flocks of free-range…
Flora was born on the first day of term in the new school year, which might be why she’s a very special mouse indeed - a mouse who has taught…
A delightful story with a truly engaging mouse hero ‘If only that horrible cat didn’t live here!’ When Beaumont Robinson, an inquisitive young mouse, is nearly killed by the cat…
A story featuring Magnus, the baby mouse with a voracious appetite who just keeps on getting bigger. With black and white line drawings by Mike Terry.
Siegfried loves to explore. One day his explorations take him on a big adventure - from his home in the grass, to the airport, on to an aeroplane and all…
A funny and fantastical adventure story featuring a finger-eating troll and a very determined heroine, from one of the world’s favourite children’s authors.