Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside.
People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years…. read more
Walker Books have created a fantastic digital pack to help you enjoy and share a new rhyming picture book written and illustrated by the incredible duo, Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell!
From Children’s Laureates Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, the bestselling team behind _A Great Big… read more
Celebrating 25 years of Guess How Much I Love You
Sometimes when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not always an easy thing to measure!
Since it’s… read more
Football Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.
Football Superstars: Ronaldo Rules, Messi Rules, Kane Rules, Mbappé… read more
Newly updated, The History of African and Caribbean Communities in Britain explores why people came to Britain, the problems they faced and the contributions these communities have made to British society.
Brought to life with case studies and rarely published photographs, this is an… read more
Meet the Ickabog!
Discover a brilliantly original fairy tale about the power of hope and friendship to triumph against all odds, from one of the world’s best storytellers, J.K. Rowling.
Download a free "Monster Competition Starter… read more
Download this free discussion and activity guide from Lionsgate and CILIP (The Library and Information Association) for the new feel-good Christmas film <i>A Christmas Gift from Bob</i>, based on the bestselling book by James Bowen.
In 2007, James Bowen was recovering from heroin addiction and… read more
For Non-Fiction November, we have created a list filled with the best non-fiction for children and
young people. There are memoirs, essay collections and books with great advice.
You can join in with the conversation online using #NonFictionBooklist and tagging us using… read more
Meet your new favourite heroines – they’re bold, brilliant and totally awesome!
Fresh, funny and accessible retellings of Jane Austen's classic stories, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. The perfect way to discover Austen for the first time, this bright and bold collection… read more
Macmillan Children’s Books would love to invite you to join in with the campaign for the latest book in the bestselling Adventures on Trains series, Kidnap on the California Comet.
A stop you won't want to miss
Join Harrison Beck on a new action-packed adventure! Can you find the… read more
It’s time to enter a magical new world.
_Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum’s boyfriend too. And she certainly shouldn’t follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree. But then… who does what they’re told? Followed by Marie, Imogen finds… read more