Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

  • The Secrets of the Wild Wood

    £9.99

    One of the King’s knights has gone missing. Sent to explore the mysterious Wild Wood, which no-one dares visit and some say is enchanted, he has vanished in the snow. Tiuri – now Sir Tiuri after carrying out his last perilous mission – has to find him. With his best friend and squire, Piak, he must journey into the heart of a terrifying, secret forest realm, where danger is all around and every path leads you astray. It is a place of lost, overgrown cities and ancient curses; of robbers, princesses and strange Men in Green; of old friends and treacherous new enemies and a secret plot that threatens to bring down the entire kingdom.

  • The Letter for the King

    £9.99

    A quest and mission is entrusted to a young man on the eve of becoming a knight, which requires him to turn his back on knighthood for a perilous journey and a greater good.

  • Robin Hood

    £7.99

    A gender-swapped retelling of the world-famous Robin Hood folktale, from award-winning star illustrator Bethan Woollvin.

  • Tales From India

    £8.99

    A collection of 20 stories from India’s rich folklore heritage. From wicked magicians to wise old priests, charming princes and beautiful princesses, to greedy tigers and wily jackals, these magical tales are full of adventure and trickery and infused with deeper messages about morality, life and the world around us.

  • Arabic Folktales

    £11.99

    The twenty fables and folktales in this illustrated storybook have taken a long journey. Many have roots that stretch across Europe, Asia and Africa, but when writer and gatherer of tales Rodaan Al Galidi learned them in his homeland of Iraq, it was as Arabic folktales and as part of the Arabic storytelling tradition. When he migrated to the Netherlands, he shaped twenty of those tales into his debut book for children, which was translated to English by Laura Watkinson.

  • Robin Hood Aged 10 3/4

    £7.99

    Lonely at school, Charlie prefers to escape into a world of books. But when she finds herself on the other side of the library in a completely different world, she must embark on a quest to save the people of the forest from the dastardly Sheriff who looks a lot like her mean teacher. There might just be some friends to help her on the way.

  • An ocean full of stories

    £14.99

    Dive into a watery world in An Ocean Full of Stories, an illustrated anthology of folk tales from around the globe.

  • Japanese Yokai

    £14.99

    Have you ever seen a yokai?

  • Mighty myths

    £15.00

    Beware! This book is full of monsters . . .

    MIGHTY MYTHS is a spectacular, fun-packed introduction to the magnificentmyths and legends of the world. Discover stories, spotterguides and dazzling illustrations as two cheeky ravens guide yousafely past a host of dragons, giants, monsters and witches. MIGHTYMYTHS are always mighty fun!

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