All-new titles for this ever-popular collectable series of short stories for the younger reader. Each book contains 12 stories with clear text and illustrations throughout. Age 5-8

This is a story which shows how the journeys we take and the people we meet shape us forever

A delightful addition to the popular ‘Princess Arabella’ series. Princess Arabella and her friends embark upon their first day at Princess School. They find themselves taking some very unusual lessons – and when they are allowed to bring their pets to school, fun and games ensue! An engaging and entertaining picture book for children aged 3+.

Mam Spamme, terror of the Seven Seas, tells children the tale of when she and her crew escaped the jaws of death and won a vast and glorious fortune. Of course, Mam’s not going to tell them everything–they’ll have to figure out how they did it by solving scads of search-and-find puzzles, tangled mazes, and brainteasers on every page. Full color.

Will’s brother Marty is always playing practical jokes. But when he tells the bloodcurdling story of the cutthroat pirate Captain Crow, Will is terrified. Is it another one of Marty’s tricks, or could Captain Crow’s ghost really be out to get him?

Everybody thinks primary school is the easiest thing in the world. That the kids are sweet and all get along, that lessons aren’t hard and everybody skips home having had the best day ever (until the following day anyway…) Boy, would they be surprised.
Being the new girl can be hard.

The tale is told as if it’s happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess-a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love’s first kiss. The two live happily ever after.

The tale of the sea king’s daughter Ariel is a beloved one of losing-and then finding-one’s own voice. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the mergirl wants more than her world can offer, and her father demands that she live within the confines of his domain. Her rebelliousness costs the little mermaid her voice and nearly her soul. But the power of good prevails, and Ariel emerges proud and unchanged.