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Roald Dahl
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda come classic tales available in collectable editions featuring beautiful covers and deluxe packaging, including color interior text and…
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Joan Aiken
Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Puffin nest!
When Arabel’s father drives his taxi home late one night he comes across ‘a large black bird…
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Arabel and her notorious pet raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Penguin Random House Children’s Books in a second collection of funny stories.
When Arabel’s father, Ebenezer Jones, drives…
My Dad is FANTASTIC He’s clever, kind and wise. You’ll know he’s really smiling By the twinkle in his eyes!
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Learn all about animal sounds in this board book with BITE!
Discover the sounds made by all sorts of marvellous animals with Roald Dahl!
From curious cows to excited elephants…
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Celebrate your birthday with a gloriumptious party featuring your favourite Roald Dahl characters!
It's time to play…
Celebrate Christmas with all your favorite Roald Dahl characters and dozens of whizzpopping activities, recipes, games, and more!
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me….Three…
Take a tour around the fabulous factory of extraordinary chocolate tycoon Mr. Willy Wonka! There are glorious games to play, perplexing puzzles to solve, curious characters to meet, and lots…
"A big round sun, a whirling swirling kite, and... sharp pointy teeth! Spot the shapes with Roald Dahl."--Back cover.
"From monkeys to lions, this board book is a great way to teach our littlest readers the silly sounds that animals make."--
Russell Hoban
Tom is happy with his new Aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet who is delighted to be asked to join him in his latest invention, a jam-powered frog. When the frog hops past…
John Yeoman
The bear has organized a picnic on the river for his friends. It’s the perfect day and everything is going swimmingly until they are disturbed by a loud croaking noise…
Margaret Mahy
The Terrapin boys’ babysitter turns out to be a pirate.
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Dr. Seuss
Two beloved giants of children’s books - Dr. Seuss and Quentin Blake - come together for this joyous celebration of life.
A humorous and naughty tale about a vicar who says some of his words backwards - with catastrophic effects on his parishioners!
Edith Nesbit
When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy. Having…
On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs…
George Kranky’s Grandma is a miserable grouch. George really hates that horrid old witchy woman. One Saturday morning, George is in charge of giving Grandma her medicine. So-ho! Ah-ha! Ho-hum…
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
A collection of animal rhymes featuring grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling the scorpion.
J.P. Martin
Relates various adventures of Uncle, the millionaire elephant, who rules over the kingdom of Homeward while wearing a purple dressing gown.
A legendary author and illustrator team up for a trio of funny tales about a girl and her pet raven.
Originally published: London: J. Cape, 1988.
Includes excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl.
First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1964 –Title page verso.
First published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1988 –Title page verso.
First published in the United States of America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1972 –Title page verso.
Contains an excerpt of James and the giant peach.
‘Look out, the wild washerwomen are coming!'Once upon a time there were seven unhappy washerwomen. Until along come seven woodcutters, eager to teach them a lesson. But perhaps the washerwomen…
A tale of a girl and a vegetarian giant with an odd manner of speaking, who together save the country from Fleshlumpeater, Bonecruncher, Gizzardgulper and other hideous giants.
Roald Dahl’s much-loved story in full colour with audio CD - perfect for Roald Dahl fans everywhere.
The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul…
Starring the Enormous Crocodile, this is an ABC book with BITE!
A is for … Anteater B is for … Books C is for … Crocodile D is for …Delicious!
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Learn your colours in this board book with BITE!
Learn your colours with the Enormous Crocodile! This sturdy board book is the perfect introduction to the world of Roald Dahl…
Matilda Wormwood is a genius - her brain fizzes and bubbles with brilliance. She outwits her gruesome parents, and even her terrifying head teacher, the monstrous Miss Trunchbull.
You too…
The Enormous Crocodile is hungry and ready to use cunning plans and clever tricks to snap up a snack. Just be careful that he doesn’t snap up … YOU! A…
Practise creative writing with Roald Dahl, the world’s NUMBER ONE storyteller!
Bring your story alive in a whoppsy setting! Explore adjectives, imagery, similes and more with the BFG.
These fun…
Create wonderful dialogue to give your characters a voice! Write conversations and reported speech with Matilda.
These fun activities…
Practise creative writing with Roald Dahl!
Write interviews, play scripts, diary entries and instructions! Find your own remarkable reason to write with the Twits.
These fun activities and writing tasks…
Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku! Use poetic language with James and his insect friends.
These fun activities and writing tasks help to…
Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.
This book is…
A celebration of mischief-makers, rule breakers and wild children everywhere - inspired by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Laugh out loud with Roald Dahl’s Matilda in this brilliant book of jokes that would biffsquiggle anyone but the cleverest of kiddles!
What do you get if you add 25…
Celebrate a whizzpopping Christmas with Roald Dahl, with activities, stories, recipes and more from all of your favourite characters!
On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to…
Learn your shapes in this board book with BITE!
A big round sun, a whirling swirling kite and … … sharp, pointy teeth!
Spot the shapes with Roald Dahl, in…
Learn your words in this board book with BITE!
From cake and books to bugs and crocodiles!
Learn wondercrump and revolting first words with Roald Dahl, in this sturdy board…
Inspired by the wonderful world of Roald Dahl, this is the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
The perfect gift for your MAGNIFICENT mum this Mother’s Day!
A read-aloud, read-again rhyming board…
Follow the finger trails in this interactive board book to form and learn very first numbers!
Have fun learning very first numbers with your favourite Dahl characters in this interactive…
A gloriumptious twist on the classic festive rhyme.
On the first day of Christmas a chiddler gave to me … … a simply enormous CROCODILE!
Count down the twelve days…
