Have you got what it takes to join the Pirate Academy?
From Justin Somper, the award-winning author of Vampirates, comes this brilliant new Middle Grade adventure series for readers aged 9 and up!
The year is 2507. The oceans have risen. A new dawn of piracy has begun.
Jacoby Blunt and… read more
Printable activity sheets to create a 'dragon treasure hunt' for children to engage with. read more
Pack of creative activities to help host How to Train Your Dragon themed events. Activities include: design a dragon, make your ow crown, write like a Viking, gruesome Viking facts, party games and costume ideas. read more
This pack contains a variety of engaging activities suitable for classroom or library sessions. Children will imagine that they are Viking warriors attending the ‘Isle of Berk’s Training School for Vikings and Dragons’. They will complete crosscurricular challenges such as making their own Viking… read more
Discover the uplifting and completely heartwarming debut novel from Samuel Burr,The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers.
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Clayton Stumper is an enigma.
He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your… read more
Celebrate National Hedgerow Week from 5 – 11 May 2025 with Spring by Michael Morpurgo, in partnership with Hodder Press and The Tree Council.
Michael Morpurgo has lived on a farm deep in rural Devon for more than forty years. In Spring, he observes the season unfold around him, as fragile… read more
Every morning at around half past ten, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their… read more
Can you imagine it? I’d say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint Peter’s Square? The lesbian sister of a literal saint.
Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much… read more
Notes for Teachers for children aged 9+
Explore themes of:
- Nature
- The ocean
- Coral reefs
- Magic and fantasy
Subject Checklist:
- Literacy
- Science
- D.T.
- Art and design
- P.S.H.E.
The activities included here are suitable for the classroom or library sessions. read more
A bestselling story about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar.
In a dry dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, stood a mighty flat rock, all craggy and old. And under that rock in a tinyful house, lived the littlest, quietest, meekest… read more
'An extraordinary book, tenderly told. There is so much loss, beauty, hope and care in its pages. I read it all at once, but it will stay with me for a very long time to come' – Katya Balen
Leah and Charlie are handling their family's loss in very different ways. Their choices push them down… read more
Our Picture Perfect Booklist is a collection of books that prove a picture really can be worth a thousand words! This specially curated list showcases highly illustrated books, graphic novels, and powerful visual storytelling that enhances the story being told. Whether you're a comic book… read more