Literature, Books & Writers (Children's/Teenage)

A joyful, playful celebration of Lewis Carroll's love of language combined with an introduction to his life and the origin of Alice's Adventures in...

Everybody''s heard of William Shakespeare. He''s famous for writing a few plays, having a bit of a way with words and creating charac...

Have you ever wondered about who certain American and Canadian authors are, i.e. the individuals behind the books. Did you know that the Captain Un...

A new Christmas classic from a magical pairing: Dame Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler.The story of Jim: a very lucky, very special, very grubby dog...

From former Birmingham Young Poet Laureate Nyanda Foday comes this inspirational, poetic introduction to the vital need for every child to see them...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL It began with a girl named Mary. She liked to daydream and imagine. And she grew up to write Frankenstein....

Learn about the inspiring life of Helen Keller in this early reader biography.When Helen Keller was a baby, she became sick and lost her ability to...

Full of sketches, doodles and journal entries, Travels with My Sketchbook gives a fascinating glimpse of the incredible journey of Chris Riddell's ...

It's time to reclaim poetry. Collected by international poetry sensation Nikita Gill, SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This is a joyful celebration of...

This title introduces readers to Harry Potter, covering its history, franchises and products, and worldwide impact. The title features engaging inf...

Discover Jane Austens Regency era through fashion! Cut out the fourteen colourful costumes, for both women and men, then dress up the dolls to expl...

Age range 4 and upIt's raining. No problem, because Sam is enjoying her book. Her little dog Benny doesn't like reading. It wants to play. Sam tri...

The Biographies series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and creatives. It takes the 50 definin...

It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits, and achievements of each subject, and uses infographics to convey each of them in vivid sn...

An inspiring and kid-accessible biography of one of the world's most famous poets. Emily Dickinson, who famously wrote Hope is the thing with fea...

[b]Bicentenary Edition Celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen[/b]In a country parsonage in the late 18th century, there lived a large family of seven...

New in the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Mary Shelley, the English novelist and creator of...

Introducing the life of Roald Dahl to a new generation of readers, Roald Dahl's Life in Stories takes a lively and entertaining trip th...

Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) grew up to become a famous poet, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1956. Before that she was a little girl who ...