Get ready to meet some hair-raisingly horrid children in these 30 classic stories from Enid Blyton. Perfect for children aged 5 and up!

From temper tantrums and telling tales to bickering and boasting, these bratty boys and ghastly girls are up to no good! Read on if you dare...

Ranging from the light-hearted to the deliciously dark, these cautionary tales will delight young readers as much today when they first appeared in the mid-twentieth century. This collection is inspired by Enid Blyton's A Book of Naughty Children, first published in 1944.

Ideal for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to enjoy independently, each story stands alone and is the perfect length for reading at bedtime or in the classroom.

Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are the perfect way to introduce her work to a new generation of readers.

This book was originally published in hardback as Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales. Straw into Gold: Fairy Tales Re-Spun is a classic fairy tale collection to treasure. Featuring Hilary McKay's imaginative retellings of key favourites, this ten-story collection includes the much-loved tales of Rapunzel, Cinderella, the Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the Swan Brothers, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Red Riding Hood, the Twelve Dancing Princesses and Hansel and Gretel. This gorgeous gift book features black-and-white line and tone illustrations throughout from the talented Sarah Gibb.

This is a collection of short stories, aimed at Stds 6 and 7 in English. All the stories are written by people living in South Africa, by both well-known authors and some previously unpublished. There are notes on the stories, questions for discussion, and suggestions on how to explore stories.

Unicorn Stories This beautiful gift book presents five enchanting original stories that will delight little unicorn fans. Each story is filled with magic, adventure and a host of wonderful characters to capture the imagination. With bright, colourful illustrations packed with charm and detail, this book is a fantastic first collection of stories to share with young children. The eye-catching cover sparkles with special effects.

These tales are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's greatest plays. Renowned writers and essayists of the 18th century, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb vividly bring to life the power of Hamlet and Othello, the fun of As You Like It and the drama of Pericles. Their accessible writing never loses the feel of Shakespeare's beautiful language and humanity, and convey all of his wit and wisdom. These tales are classic literature in their own right. Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic literature for children and adults, brought together in beautiful hardback volumes.

A collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring the character of the fool, with tips for telling the stories aloud, related activities, and source notes.

Celebrate Christmas with one of the world's best-loved children's authors in this sparkly collection of stories. This hugely popular short story collection, first published in 2016, is back with a shiny new cover... Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton, and in these stories, she describes the excitement of anticipating gifts, the pleasures of making special food, of singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families. As ever with Blyton, there is mischief and mayhem but good always prevails in the end. These traditional tales are perfect for younger children being read to and for newly confident readers to read alone. All stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated. Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers. Read all of Enid Blyton's bumper short story collections. New in 2021: Rainy Day Stories Pet Stories Stories of Spells and Enchantments Christmas Tales *** Enid Blyton (R) and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.

'Isla Fisher is hilarious' DAVID WALLIAMS

'Charming, funny, delightful: Marge is the babysitter all children would wish for' DAVID BADDIEL

Whistles at the ready. Marge is off!

Have you met Marge? She has rainbow hair, tells wild stories and she's the best babysitter in the whole world.

Things do SOMETIMES go off the rails when Marge is around but Jakey and Jemima don't mind that. After all, no one else could rescue a train, help Jakey's wobbly tooth or cause chaos at the zoo!

The third fun family story in the MARGE IN CHARGE series, written by actor & comedian Isla Fisher and illustrated throughout by Eglantine Ceulemans.

The Hibiscus Conspiracies is a short story collection of intrigue, mystery, political conspiracy, upheaval, and love. The stories are based on the lives of young adult characters and can be appreciated by any audience. Loss of Innocence, is the first collection of the series. The names of the islands in the series are fictitious. St. Jacques, St. Marie, Bard Island, Papillon, Lilse Maurice, Mystique Isle, St. Jolie, Hewanorra, and Petite France are the nine-island archipelago federation of nations stretching the length of the Caribbean Sea from the south of Florida to the outer waters of Venezuela.

In the Loss of Innocence, we journey to three islands as their tranquil settings are disturbed by political and social strife. Tensions between government and society erupt as human emotions take hold. The ideal image of "the island paradise" is shattered as beneath the beauty of nature's best, citizens manipulate systems of power for personal gain while others seek justice. All societies birth exclusionary systems of class, race, or intellect. Individual differences are the catalysts that create the dynamic events gracing the front page of the Federation's number one newspaper, The Reformer. In the Hibiscus Conspiracies the youth dictate the pulse of nations.

Get ready for broomstick rides and bubbling cauldrons in these magical short stories from Enid Blyton - ideal for reading aloud, or for children over 7 to read alone! This bumper collection of 25 short stories is populated by every sort of magical and mysterious creature, from a grumpy wizard who is ouwitted by an elf to pixie who rides on a rabbit. The stories are the perfect length for reading aloud in a classroom or at bedtime. With lots of humour and fantastic characters, these will appeal to newly confident readers to read alone as well as to younger children being read to.Enid Blyton remains one of Britain's favourite children's authors and her bumper short story collections are perfect for introducing her to the latest generation of readers.

Return to Lewis Carroll's Wonderland with this stunning collection of original stories from today's biggest children's authors - Peter Bunzl, Pamela Butchart, Maz Evans, Swapna Haddow, Patrice Lawrence, Chris Smith, Robin Stevens, Lauren St John, Lisa Thompson, Piers Torday and Amy Wilson. Tumble down the rabbit hole again to find out what happens in Wonderland without Alice there. Is the Queen of Hearts still ruling with an iron fist? Does the Mad Hatter still have to go to tea? And will Tweedledum and Tweedledee ever resolve their argument? More than 150 years since Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published by Macmillan, revisit Carroll's amazing cast of characters - including the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, the Dormouse, the Cheshire Cat and Alice's Sister in these brand-new stories, that will bring a new generation of readers to Wonderland. 'A feast of invention and fine writing' Telegraph Book of the Week 'It's hard not to lap up this collection of short stories by some of our greatest contemporary children's authors' The Times

Miriam Jaramillo nacio en Colombia y se radico hace muchos anos en New Jersey, Estados Unidos de America. Amante de la lectura, romantica y sonadora, desde muy nina se dedico a escribir en diferentes generos. Miriam presenta esta coleccion de cuentos infantiles, todos escritos desde el corazon, esperando dejar en la memoria de los ninos una lectura llena de amor y sentimientos, acompanada de tiernas ensenanzas. Version Bilingue Espanol-Ingles Libro ilustrado e impreso a color Miriam Jaramillo was born in Colombia but has resided for many years in New Jersey in the USA. Since she was a young girl she has loved reading and has been dedicated to writing in all different genres. She is romantic and a dreamer. Miriam is happy to present this collection of children's stories. They are all written from the heart, waiting to live in the memories of children. They are full of love and sentiment, accompanied by a tender moral. Bilingual Edition Spanish-English Illustrated book and printed in color

A timeless collection of stories for younger children. In the eponymous The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit, little Max Nix is on a quest to find the perfect suit he can go ice-fishing, cow-milking and town-walking in. There's magic afoot in Mrs Cherry's Kitchen and children will love to find their perfect Nighty-night little / Turn-out-the-light little Bed! in The Bed Book.

Believe it or not - a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. This is a collection of short stories from Paul Jennings.

'n Bloedrooi kappie, 'n goudgeel gifappel, drie krulsterte, 'n kat met stewels, 'n pampoen wat in 'n koets verander, 'n huisie van lekkers, en sewe klein bokkies ... Welkom in die wereld van sprokiesland! Lochner de Kock vertel al jou gunstelingsprokies! Kom luister saam! Die stories op die CD: Klein Duimpie; Die Wolf en die Sewe Bokkies; Hansie en Grietjie; Die Gestewelde Kat; Aspoestertjie; Die Drie Varkies; Rooikappie.