A caravan holiday for the Famous Five is bound to be anadventure! And when they stumble across a circus troupe, the gangare thrilled. But some of the circus people have more sinisterplans than just clowning around...These classic editions featureEnid Blyton's unchanged text and Eileen A. Soper's originalillustrations.

Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive pen of Cynthia Rylant. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes -- when an animal causes a human being to see things in a different way, and, perhaps, changes his life.

Are there still smugglers at Smuggler's Top? The Famous Fivego to stay at the large old house and discover secret hiding placesand underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out tosea - who can these smugglers be? Can Julian, Anne, Dick, Georgeand Timmy the dog discover the answer? These classic editionsfeature Enid Blyton's unchanged text and Eileen A. Soper's originalillustrations.

The irresistible Paddington Bear, who was found on Paddingtonstation, returns in this reissued novel, with an updated coverdesign.‘I do wish I could see into Paddington’s mind,’ said MrsBrown, ‘I know something’s going on. I can recognise the signs.’Andthere is plenty of cause for concern when Paddington takes aninterest in detective work. Not to mention sewing and ballroomdancing!Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all overthe world for fifty years.

Fly into the magical world of Peter Pan - hide from the crocodile, get into a skirmish with cut-throat pirates and then find out whether you really, really believe in fairies.

"The magic ofEarthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, aswise, and as necessary as anyone could dream."--Neil Gaiman, authorof The Sandman The tales of this book explore and extend theworld established by the Earthsea novels--yet each stands on itsown. It contains the novella "The Finder," and the short stories"The Bones of the Earth," "Darkrose and Diamond," "On the HighMarsh," and "Dragonfly." Concluding with with an account ofEarthsea's history, people, languages, literature, and magic, thiscollection also features two new maps of Earthsea.

The timeless rags-to-riches story of Cinderella is brought to life with enchanting pop-ups and magical sounds - watch Fairy Godmother transform Cinderella and her pumpkin and listen as the clock tolls midnight. The Pop-up Fairytale Sounds series has the same stunning artwork, pop-ups and sounds seen in the highly successful Classic Story Pop-up series, but the shorter retelling is accessible to an even younger audience, and the soft-touch sound button means that readers can make the magic happen just by brushing their finger over the circle of magic dust on each pop-up page.

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but oncehe was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for powerand knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and looseda terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of histesting, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamedan ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

One of the most beloved children's stories of all time is back in this beautifully illustrated edition. Here, with Carroll's incomparable text, is an absolute treasure trove of the countless ways artists have imagined Alice over the decades. Full color.

A charming retelling of this magical tale of power andjustice. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Powerin the Tempest.

Peter and Janet are the only witnesses when a car is stolen!They saw the thieves, and now the whole of the Secret Seven areinvolved. But when they realise they're on the trail of a dangerousgang, the Seven don't feel quite so brave. Have they taken on toomuch this time?

This lyrical retelling of Lewis Carroll's classic tale weaves Richard Johnson's illustrations with complex pop-ups and layered sounds to take readers right into Alice's adventure.

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of The House at Pooh Corner , when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie-the-Pooh .

Ponyboy can count on his brothers and his friends, but not onmuch else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of richkids who get away with everything, including beating up greaserslike Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect--until the nightsomeone takes things too far. Written forty-five years ago, S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boywho finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains aspowerful today as it was the day it was written.