Secret Garden (Illustrated Classic) by Frances Hodgson Burnett

$25.00 NZD

Category: Classics

The Iron Man by Ted Hughes; Laura Carlin

$17.00 NZD

Category: Classics

"A classic is something utterly strange and original, and yet as deeply familiar and necessary as your own hands. The Iron Man is like no other story in the world and, fifty years after its first publication, we need it as much as ever." - Philip Pullman Part modern fairy tale, part science-fiction myt h, The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant "metal man" who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms and eating all their machinery. A young boy called Hogarth befriends him, and Hogarth and the extraordinary being end up defending and saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome "space-bat-angel-dragon" from outer space. Ted Hughes' classic tale, with its message of peace and hope, is known and loved all over the UK and is an exciting collaboration between Walker Books and Faber and Faber. This beautiful, small-format paperback celebrates 50 wonderful years of Ted Hughes' classic tale. WINNER OF THE V&A BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR "A stunning production ... spectacular" The Sunday Times ...Show more

The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia #3: Colour Plate Edition) by C. S. Lewis

$19.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Chronicles of Narnia | Reading Level: very good

A full-colour paperback edition of The Horse and His Boy, book three in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-colour cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though t hey are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the centre of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself. The Horse and His Boy is the third book in C. S. Lewisâe(tm)s classic fantasy series that has drawn readers of all ages into a magical land where horses talk and destiny awaits for over sixty years. This is a novel that stands on its own, but if you would like to return to Narnia, read Prince Caspian, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia. ...Show more

Wilkins' Tooth by Diana Wynne Jones

$17.00 NZD

Category: Classics

It seemed like a marvellous scheme at the time! Frank and Jess had set up the business because they needed money - their pocket-money had been stopped just when Frank owed Buster Knell ten pence. Their father had put a quick stop to ERRANDS RUN, so why not try something that was bad instead? Offering to do dreadful things that other people didn't dare to do? So they pinned up the notice on the potting-shed and waited for customers. But of course, nothing's ever THAT straightforward. ...Show more

The Butterfly Tattoo by Philip Pullman

$20.00 NZD

Category: Classics

Chris falls in love with Jenny the moment he sets eyes on her at an Oxford ball. She's beautiful but secretive and he can't help but want to be with her. But fate is cruel and, as their relationship blossoms, tragedy and violence wait in the wings. Chris's boss has a shady past that won't stay hidden. A nd his ruthless enemies will use two innocent teenagers to exact their revenge on him ... ...Show more

The Water Horse (Film Tie-In) by Dick King-Smith

$20.00 NZD

Category: Classics

The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and her brother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, warty skin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail. The baby sea monster soon becomes the family pet - but the trouble is, it just doesn't stop growing! ...Show more

The Wishing-Chair Again (The Wishing Chair #2) by Enid Blyton

$18.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Wishing-Chair | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9

A classic children's story from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. Be whisked away by these magical Wishing-Chair stories. Mollie and Peter are home for the holidays and they long to see their pixie friend Chinky and their magic Wishing-Chair. Together they have wonderful adventures, but what happens when the Wishing-Chair is stolen and then gets its wings cut off by the naughty Slipperies? Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children's author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Faraway Tree, The Mysteries, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her fantasy books, including The Wishing-Chair Again, are among her most popular creations and they promise to enchant boys and girls for generations to come. ...Show more

The Story of the Amulet (Psammead #3) by E. Nesbit

$17.00 NZD

Category: Classics

The Story of the Amulet is a novel for children, written in 1906 by English author Edith Nesbit. It is the final part of a trilogy of novels that also includes Five Children and It (1902) and The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904). In it the children re-encounter the Psammead--the "it" in Five Children and It. As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly advisory in relation to the children's other discovery, the Amulet, thus following a formula successfully established in The Phoenix and the Carpet. Gore Vidal writes, "It is a time machine story, only the device is not a machine but an Egyptian amulet whose other half is lost in the past. By saying certain powerful words, the amulet becomes a gate through which the children are able to visit the past or future. ... a story of considerable beauty." ...Show more

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (Classic Edition #10) by Beatrix Potter

$16.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The World of Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter's Classic Children's Stories in beautiful eBook editions The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is set in Beatrix Potter's world of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. In this story, Benjamin Bunny's children, the Flopsy Bunnies, eat too many lettuces from Mr. McGregor's garden that they become slee py and are almost turned into a rabbit pie.The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter is part of the Xist Publishing Children's Classics collection. Each eBook has been specially formatted with full-screen, full-color illustrations and the original, charming text. ...Show more

Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables #5) by L. M. Montgomery

$18.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: Anne

This is the sixth volume of the adventures of red-haired Anne Shirley. Anne, now Mrs Doctor Blythe, is still sometimes as impetuous as when she was the girl from Green Gables. But with six lively children and hard-worked Gilbert to look after - not to mention Gilbert's disapproving aunt, Anne has to be practical too. Especially when the children get into as many scrapes as she ever did! ...Show more

The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia #6 Colour Plate Edition) by C. S. Lewis

$19.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: Chronicles of Narnia: Colour Plate Edition | Reading Level: 9-11

The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been and remain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. The best known, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translated into 29 languages! The illustrations in this book have been coloured by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. ...Show more

Finn Family Moomintroll (#3) by Tove Jansson

$18.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: Moomins

Cheerful Moomintroll lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and all of their friends. One spring he wakes up to find a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less, that mysteriously transforms anyone - or anything - that falls into it . . .