This is a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. So imagine his surprise when he meets a real gruffalo.

Sentimental and mercenary intrusion is examined in fascinating ways.

'Treasure Island' tells the tale of the mutiny of Long John Silver and the race for buried treasure, as seen through the eyes of the cabin boy Jim Hawkins.

Winner of the Costa Book of the Year, 2001. The award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy is a breathtaking epic adventure spanning a multitude of worlds. Lyra and Will are helped by friends old and new as they continue their perilous journey. The great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison reappears, as does Dr Mary Malone, creator of the amber spyglass. Then there are the tiny, dragonfly-riding Gallivespians, and the wheel-borne Mulefa with their ability...

To coincide with a chilling BBC series to be screened this autumn examining the ancestry of the Gothic novel, Penguin are re-promoting Dracula from its own vault of Gothic horror.

This novel takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as Voldemort's power and followers are increasing day by day, in the midst of the battle of good and evil.