2015 Man Booker Prize longlist A darkly glinting novel set on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, The Green Road is a story of fracture and family, selfishness and compassion – a book about the gaps in the hum
One night a star CRASH-LANDS right on top of a flock of bumbling sheep. But the star is not a star... It's a little lost cow. And all she can say is 'WOOOOOO'. How will she find her way home when nobo
Lee and Barnaby are brothers. Some days they get on, some days they don't. But things change when Barnaby starts school and tensions run high. Will they remember that brothers are forever after all?
WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012'Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM! and that was the start of MY BIG SHOUTING DAY...'B
Publishing on 10 October 2013, the hilarious third instalment introduces readers to a whole new enticing phase of Bridget's life, set in contemporary London. Fielding's first book, Bridget Jones' Diar
Once upon a time, Little Red set off into the woods to catch a wolf . . . But the woods aren't all they seem - and are there even any wolves left? Mini Grey re-imagines the classic Little Red Riding H
Billy and Fatcat hear a terrible rumble in the woods - it's a Terrible Beast making a Terrible Soup - out of all of Billy and Fatcat's friends! But luckily Billy is brave and strong, and has something
How to be a Real Wolf:1. Howl at the moon.2. Blow houses in.3. Eat people up. Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf - a good little wolf who liked baking cakes and was always kind to his frie
Joan Aiken tells the story of Window and her sailor brother, Handle, who live in a small house in a wooded hollow. Each autumn, Handle must sweepthe huge piles of leaves away. But one day,
In 2003,Charles Saatchi opened the new Saatchi Gallery, forhis vision of radical, ground-breaking British art in a venue that is accessible to the widest public. 100 is the book that will
Well-behaved women don’t make history: difficult women do.Helen Lewis argues that feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women, who fought each other as well as fighting f
Helmut is an odd dog.He doesn't like bones, he likes apples. In fact, he LOVES apples, and he worries thathis next-door neighbour, Igor, might steal all the apples from his tree. But Helmut has a less
Bertie is the most vain, rude and outspoken pig you’ll ever meet. He can’t help offending his friends and pretty soon he doesn’t have any left. But a beautiful bunny and a disastrous party all lead Be
** The new Bridget Jones novel ** As Bridget careers towards baby-deadline, tortured by Smug Mothers miming her ticking biological clock, a series of classic Bridget Jones moments finally leads her in
Bella is going to have a very busy day at nursery - but what about baby brother Bob? He gets to stay at home with Mummy, and Bella can't help but imagine all the wonderful things he'll get to do. But
Its another busy day for Stanley and friends! Stanley and Little Woo are planning a party. Help them count the items they need for their guests. Our favorite hamster is now starring in a board book se
*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020*From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter’s search to understand her mother’s hidden truths.Thi
Why do we no longer trust experts, facts and statistics? Why has politics become so fractious and warlike? What caused the populist political upheavals of recent years? How can the history of ideas he
** BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week ** You start with a vision, and you deliver a compromise. You want a play to be challenging, ambitious, nuanced and complicated. You also want it to sell tickets. You w
Billie is forced to leave the only home she's ever known when her mother decides they should move to a new house in a small town. Musty furniture and odd belongings fill the old, dilapidated building,
