Sci-Fi & Fantasy

illustrated by Quentin Blake Mr Willy Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world. And do you know who Charlie is? Charlie Bucket is the hero. The other children in this book are nasty little beasts, called: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer; Mike Teavee - a boy who only watches television. Clutching their Golden Tickets, they arrive at Wonka's chocolate factory. But what mysterious...

Federico doesn’t mind being a political hostage in the Pope’s palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must admit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a moment later is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector from the future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with Federico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his plans take a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, d...

Hilda and her mother have finally laid roots down in their new home in Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and wonder filled homeland, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in to this crowded new place. But today is somehow different, today Hilda sees a glimmer of the magic she left behind in the fjords. Paperback: 48 PagesProduct Dimensions: 200 x 280 mmISBN: 9781911171027 Published by Flying Eye Books

Hilda stumbles upon Tontu, a lost house spirit. Plunged into the secret world of the Nisse, Hilda discovers hidden passages that only the house spirits can navigate... and something has been ransacking them all! Paperback: 64 PagesProduct Dimensions: 200 x 280 mmISBN: 9781911171072 Published by Flying Eye Books

Illustrated by Sapo Lendário We rejoin our favourite blue-haired heroine Hilda to find her caught up in a crisis in Trolberg. Ships are vanishing from the harbour and no one knows why. Could the answer lie out on Cauldron Island? Meanwhile, David suspects wild weather predictor Victoria Van Gale is up to no good as she moves into the old windmill. There is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns and new friends in this latest instalment of the Hilda fiction series. Paperback: 192 PagesProduct...

Illustrated by Seaerra Miller Meet Hilda - explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to every creature in the valley! Well... almost every creature... Hilda and her mum have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg and our heroine is trying to fit into this new and very different way of life. Though she's made a new friend, the city is vast and unfamiliar and, as night falls, both Hilda and her mum are lost in the bustling Bird Parade, desperate to reunite. Will this ...

Illustrated by Seaerra Miller Meet Hilda - explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to every creature in the valley! Well... almost every creature... Join our beloved heroine as she encounters her very first troll, negotiates peace with some very persnickety elves and reunites two lovelorn ancient giants - now in paperback! Fantastic creatures and daring adventures are all just part of another average day for Hilda... but what will she do if she is forced to move to Trolberg ci...

Hilda sets out to learn the secrets of the Midnight Giant in this brand new edition of the bestselling classic! When creatures bombard Hilda's house with eviction notices, she has to think twice before making their acquaintance. Come to think of it, who is this giant who only appears at midnight, and why is Hilda the only person who can see him? Paperback: 48 PagesProduct Dimensions: 200 x 280 mmISBN: 9781909263796 Published by Flying Eye Books

We rejoin our heroine for her latest adventure just as she awakes to find herself…in the body of a troll! Her mum is worried sick, and now has to deal with the strange creature that seems to have taken Hilda’s place. Now, both of them are in a race to be reunited before Ahlberg and his safety patrol get the chance to use their new secret weapon to lay waste to trolls, and Hilda along with them! Paperback: 76 PagesProduct Dimensions: 200 x 280 mmISBN: 9781838740528 Published by Flying Eye Books

Illustrated by Seaerra Miller Meet Hilda - explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to every creature in the valley! Well... almost every creature... We rejoin our favourite blue-haired heroine to find her warding off the nightmarish Marra, rescuing weather spirits and searching for the elusive black hound... and she's still got to make it to the Sparrow Scout badge ceremony on time! There is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns and new friends in this latest instalment of t...

Hilda may be grounded, but that won t stop her from heading off on another daring adventure! But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced to embark on a dangerous journey to make their way home. And to make matters even more difficult, Hilda has to do so... as a troll? Paperback: 80 PagesProduct Dimensions: 200 x 280 mmISBN: 9781911171713 Pub...

Illustrated by Victoria Miller Join your favourite blue-haired heroine Hilda to find her cooking up adventure with the Sparrow Scouts and battling mechanical bell-ringers. But some naughty mischief-makers are determined to steal Hilda's money, soup, and maybe even her mum. When a hop to the past gets time all mixed and muddled, can Hilda help the city of Trolberg escape the greedy Time Worm? There is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns and new friends in this latest instalment of the Hild...

Hilda can never sit still for long without setting off on another adventure. She can't resist exploring her enchanting worlda place where trolls walk, crows speak, and mountains move. The magic and folklore of the wild, windswept North come alive in this book about an adventurous little girl and her habit of befriending anything, no matter how curious it might seem. While on an expedition to illustrate the magical creatures of the mountains around her home, Hilda spots a mountain troll. As th...

Illustrated by Sapo Lendário Our favourite blue-haired heroine has to find and rescue Mum before she's eaten by a troll. This means entering the Rock Forest, where Hilda will come across some amazing and magical creatures. Along the way, we'll discover the story behind Twig becoming Hilda's very own deer fox. There is no shortage of unexpected twists, turns and new friends in this latest instalment of the Hilda fiction series. Paperback: 192 PagesProduct Dimensions: 129 x 198 mmISBN: 97818387...

Meet Abriana Yeo, 13, awkward and friendless. Meet Octavia Wu, a graceful teenage alien with superpowers. Forced to flee her home planet Viridis after an invasion by "The Others", another alien species, Octavia and her parents crash-land in the Singapore heartland. Pretending to be a foreign student, Octavia enters secondary one and befriends Abriana, who then helps her in her quest to find the Anteris, a missing element the alien family needs if they want to return to Viridis to help in the ...

The Viridians have won the war and Octavia keeps her promise to Abriana and returns to Singapore. This time she’s accompanied by a trusted General who’s tasked to ensure that Octavia—the future ruler of Viridis—is safe. When the two BFFs are together, things don’t stay calm for long. In the sequel, a chance encounter with a wild boar is captured on video by a mysterious stranger and the footage ends up on the internet... and goes viral! Who is responsible and can the BFFs get the video down b...

"Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it." Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman's purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house. Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast - a young wizard who's particularly competitive at hopscotch - and a hideous ...

When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the countryside, they discover that their new house lies next to the Enchanted Wood! And in that wood stands the Magic Faraway Tree. This is no ordinary tree - it is home to more magical lands full of elves, pixies, talking creatures and wonderful adventures than the children ever imagined possible! Join the children and their new friends Moon-Face, Saucepan Man and Silky the Fairy as they explore this most magical of all fairytale worlds in the three origin...

Imagination is an amazing thing. It can take you to the top of the highest mountain, or down to the bottom of the deepest depths of the sea. This is where it took Doggins on his Awfully Big Adventure: a quest full of magic and flying machines. (And the world's best joke - trust me, it's hilarious.) It took three young inventors to the moon (where they may or may not have left a bottle of lemonade) and a caveman on a trip to the dentist. You can join them on these adventures, and many more, in...