Books

A great new edition of this classic Scarry title, with a beautiful, retro cover.Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the trail of a thief!The perfect gift for any child or Scarry collector, The Great Big Mystery book is a collection of Richard Scarry’s mystery stories starring the loveable Sam and Dudley.Packed full with all the original artwork, this beautiful book will be treasured for years to come.

Packed with pictures and things to spot on every page, this classic has been refreshed to bring the world of Richard Scarry to a new generation of readers. What do people do all day? This is the perfect book to introduce children to the world of work. From doctors to dressmakers, from mothers to sailors, we follow a colourful collection of busy people working through their busy days. Captain Sally and his crew are getting ready to go on a voyage, Seargeant Murhphy is working hard to keep things…

Dive deeper into the history of the Old Kingdom in the brilliant prequel to Garth Nix's astonishingly successful fantasy series. Sixteen-year-old Clariel is not adjusting well to her new life in the city of Belisaere, the capital of the Old Kingdom. She misses roaming freely

A teenage murder witness is drowned in a tub of apples. . . At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce - a hostile thirteen-year-old - boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence'. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer. . . Author BiographyAgatha Christie was born…

A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks…Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences.For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ‘Seven Dials’ were to take on a new and chilling…