Childrens

From former Children's Laureate and award-winning author Michael Morpurgo comes, "Arthur High King of Britain", reissued with a beautiful new cover.Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven.Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal.

ISBN: 9781405239615

Summer in St. Ives is a good time for the stray cat. Visitors give him titbits to eat, and it is warm on his hill. Then, in autumn the tourists start to leave, and food is more difficult to come by. But, winter is worse: it is a cold, lonely time - full of danger and constant hunger. Appetizing smells from the village drift up the hill, enticing him to risk the notice of the fierce village cats. And comes Christmas, who will remember the cat on the hill? It is sure to be a family favourite throughout the year - and especially, perhaps, at Christmas.

ISBN: 9781842704714

From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "The Ghost of Grania O'Malley". Everyone knows the Big Hill is full of gold, and now the islanders are intent on cutting the top off it and making themselves rich. Jessie and Jake are determined to save the Big Hill but what can they do? A plan is needed, and fast. Could the ghost of Grania O'Malley, the pirate queen, be the answer? You don't know what you can do until you try.

ISBN: 9781405233408

In this latest naughty misadventure, Gully is highly excited that his very best favourite of all time TV SupaChef, Mr Crispen Crackling, is going to open a celebrity restaurant in his village and that at last he and his feathered friends are going to have some decent gourmet grub to pinch! The gulls decide to lend a hand with the opening celebrations...oh dear!

ISBN: 9780955316531

Gully and the princess have a happy event, and become the proud parents of a pair of beautiful eggs. And when they hatch up in the gullery, Clarence and Claude the flapper-footed fledglings squeak, squawk and squeal for food all day and all night long, until one day the nasty man from the council’s pest control department turns up…

ISBN: 9780955316524

Gully, the mischievous and greedy Cornish seagull, is outraged when the Trumper’s ghastly dog Sabre eats all the delicious cakes left out for him by his friend Mrs Baker. So when the Trumpers troop off to the take-away for their supper, Gully prepares to exact his terrible revenge with an aerial attack that any fighter pilot would be proud of!

ISBN: 9780955316500

In this latest naughty misadventure, the wicked gull goes green on the inside as well as on the outside.

ISBN: 9780955316555

Cornwall used to be full of tin miners and fishermen and farmers…now it’s full of artists, and not all of them are people! Gully, a little tired of life as a seagull, decides to try his hand at sculpture and graffiti art, and in the process invents gulpture and gulffiti. When Boris the modern artist spots a piece of his work, Gully thinks that he is about to be discovered…

ISBN: 9780955316517

This beautiful, timeless collection brings together all Charles Causley's verse for children. His poetry combines a traditional lyrical element with a knowledge of children and their lives, loves, fears and games that is completely up to date.

ISBN: 9780330464116

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At the far end of England is the fishing village of Mousehole, so named because of the smallness of its harbour and the narrowness of its harbour mouth. Once, a cat called Mowzer lived there with an old fisherman called Tom; and Mowzer's life was very pleasant because Tom loved her and she loved Tom. Every day they ate mouth-watering meals of fresh fish--morgy-broth, baked hake, kedgeree or star-gazy pie. But then, one terrible winter, the Great Storm-Cat came clawing and snarling and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat could go out to fish. And soon, with Christmas coming, there was no food left in Mousehole.It was then that Tom and Mowzer set out in their little boat to try and save their village. As they crossed the harbour towards the Mousehole gap, the voice of the Great Storm-Cat rose all around them like a giant caterwauling; and Mowzer knew that either she must soothe the Storm-Cat's anger, or she and Tom must surely die. Antonia Barber tells this dramatic and moving story so well that the sweet voice of Mowzer and the fury of the Great Storm-Cat seem to sing from the page; and the strength and beauty of Nicola Bayley's illustrations bring a vivid and shimmering sense of truth to this long-ago Cornish adventure.

ISBN: 9780744523539

ASIN: B0002W0ZYM

From former Children's Laureate and award-winning author Michael Morpurgo comes "The Sleeping Sword", reissued with a beautiful new cover. When Bun Bendle is struck blind he feels like he is drowning in blackness. But the discovery of an ancient tomb and a strangely familiar sword changes him forever.For Bun, a centuries-old power may lead to a bright future.

ISBN: 9781405239622

The first Soggy the Bear story, how he was lost, then found and gained a new home and friends. Illustrated by award winning Michael Foreman.

ISBN: 9780953215621

The second Soggy the Bear title in which the intrepid but reluctant Bear goes in search of Patrick, his little lost friend, who has been abducted by a large bird! Brilliant continuity for the Soggy series which is rapidly establishing him as a picture book favourite. Outstanding illustrations by Michael Foreman. Simultaneous publication with 'Soggy and the Mermaid' in picture hardback.

ISBN: 9780953215652

From former Children's Laureate and award-winning author Michael Morpurgo comes "The White Horse of Zennor", reissued with a beautiful new cover.At the furthest edge of Britain where the sea gently washes over the land and myths brush against reality, lies Zennor. Set in a churchtown where men become beasts and ghosts roam freely, are haunting and unforgettable tales where magic lies around every corner.Watch for the white horse who comes thundering over the moor in the moonlight.

ISBN: 9781405239639

This is an exciting adventure and friendship story by a much-loved, award winning author. Gracie and her friend, Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island. But then, they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thought. They build up a lovely friendship with him, but when the children get stranded on Samson Island they don't know whether to believe the birdman's story that the island is cursed. Set on a remote island against the backdrop of World War I, this story will captivate and delight young readers.

ISBN: 9781405229258

Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak and full of hardship. Laura's twin brother, Billy, disappears, and then a storm devastates everything. It seems there's little hope... that is until the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island's rocks and everything changes.

ISBN: 9781405233361