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Moondial by Helen Cresswell
$13.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: Faber Children's Classics
A new edition of the well-loved classic story.Even before she came to Belton, Minty Cane had known that she was a witch, or something very like it...Minty is the kind of girl who notices things. Pockets of cold air on a stairway. Cries on the wind. Ghosts.On night-time jaunts from the house where she's ...Show more
Mulga Bills Bicycle 50th Anniversary Edition
$24.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Picture Books | Series: Australian Children's Classics Ser.
Celebrating 50 years in print, this is a new edition of the classic children's poem by Australia's favourite poet, A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson. Mulga Bill's Bicycle was written by Banjo Paterson in 1896. It was written at a time when cycling was a relatively new and popular social activity. Cycles were ridden ...Show more
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot; Rebecca Ashdown (Illustrator)
$11.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: Faber Children's Classics Ser.
Eliot's famous collection of nonsense verse about cats-the inspiration for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum; John R. Neill (Illustrator)
$19.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dover Children's Classics Ser.
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank BaumReaders of all ages will welcome the chance to be reunited with Dorothy Gale and such beloved characters as the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, as well as to meet new favorites such as the Hungry Tiger, whose appetite is never satisfied; Princess Langwidere, who has ...Show more
Pastures of the Blue Crane by Hesba Brinsmead; Clare Bradford (Foreword by)
$19.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: UQP Children's Classics Ser.
Now back in print - One of Australia's most loved children's booksBrought up in the solitary environment of exclusive boarding schools, Ryl has learned to be independent, but when her mysterious father dies, her whole world changes. Part of her inheritance is a half-share in a dilapidated farm which she ...Show more
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
$29.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Children's Signature Classics Ser.
What is Pride and Prejudice about : Pride and Prejudice follows the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. They must overcome the titular sins of pride and prejudice in order to fall in love and marry. ...Show more
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Australian Children's Classics) by Joan Lindsay; Allison Colpoys (Illustrator)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: Australian Children's Classics
SOON TO BE A MAJOR TELEVISION SERIES STARRING NATALIE DORMER (GAME OF THRONES). 'Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging Rock - a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas shrilling...' St Valentine's Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of sc ...Show more
Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park
$19.99 AUD
Category: Childrens | Series: Australian Children's Classics
'Now then,' thought Abigail, 'something very weird has happened to me. I'm in the last century. I don't know why, and that doesn't matter. I've got to get back.' Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our countr ...Show more
Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner
$19.99 AUD
Category: Childrens Classics | Series: Australian Children's Classics
Short excerpt: Without doubt she was the worst of the seven probably because she was the cleverest. Her brilliant inventive powers plunged them all into ceaseless scrapes.
Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
$32.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics Ser.
Collects the classic mystery tales, including "The Adventure of Silver Blaze," The Red-Headed League," "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.".
Struwwelpeter in English Translation by HEINRICH HOFFMANN
$14.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Dover Children's Classics Ser.
One of the most popular and influential children's book ever written, this time-honored tale - sure to produce lots of giggles - describes the gruesome consequences that befall children who torment animals, play with matches, suck their thumbs, refuse to eat, and fidget at meals. A collector's item, wri ...Show more
Tales from Shakespeare by CHARLES LAMB
$6.95 AUD
$7.99 (13% off)
Category: Classics | Series: Wordsworth Children's Classics
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb was written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and ...Show more