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Our full on-line catalogue can be found here.

There are also lists that show books sorted by title, author, publisher and illustrator.

Below is a small selection of titles from the full catalogue.
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Asterix and the black gold
Uderzo, Albert; Reprint; 1982.
Another adventure for Asterix and Obelix, can they find the vital ingredient for the magic potion or is this the end of the village?
 
The Wish List
Colfer, Eoin; 1st Thus; 2002.
Will Meg go up or down, heaven or hell? Having made some bad decisions in her past she now has the chance to redeem herself by helping the person she wronged.
 
Gypsy
Seredy, Kate; 1st; 1952.
Beautiful black and white illustrations by the author in this slim book about a kitten growing to adulthood.
 
The Wonderful Garden
Nesbit, Edith; Millar, H. R.; 1st Thus; 1959.
One of the less common of Mrs. Nesbit's magic fantasies, involving the 'language of flowers'.
 
The Indian in the Cupboard
Banks, Lynne Reid; Jaques, Robin; Reprint; 1986.
How a toy becomes a real person, and the excitement and difficulties this causes.
 
Fedora the Donkey
Fidler, Kathleen; Gillespie, Iris; 1st; 1952.
The tale of beach donkey who realises her dream of adventure, with evocative fifties style illustrations.
 
The forgotten son
Laird, Christa; 1st; 1990.
An intriguing historical novel about the son of Heloise and Abelard
 
Billy's Bucket
Grey, Kes; Parsons, Garry; 1st; 2003.
A funny and original story about a small boy's imagination
 
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Disney, Walt; Disney; 1st; 1988.
WaltDisney's take on a classic story featuring Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit, Donald Duck as Scrooge and Goofy as Marley.
 
The jolly Christmas postman
Ahlberg, Allan; Ahlberg, Janet; 1st; 1991.
The jolly postman is back with more letters,but this time he has special presents to give out as well
 
Happy Christmas Maisy
Cousins, Lucy; 1st; 2000.
Maisy is preparing for christmas ; help her find the right present.
 
Kipper's Christmas eve
Inkpen, Mick; Reprint; 2002.
Which is better Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day? Kipper aims to find out.
 
Paddington's Magical Christmas
Bond, Michael; McKee, David; 1st Thus; 1988.
A funny story about Paddington, who tries to give Mrs Bird a truly magical Christmas.
 
One snowy night
Butterworth, Nick; Reprint; 1990.
A Story about Percy the Park Keeper, who finds that the animals in his park need a room for the night.
 
My Nursery Tale Book
Jackson, Kathryn Byron; Scarry, Richard; 3rd Thus; 1972.
Richard Scarry at his best with big eyed anthropomorphic animals.
 
Tennis Shoes
Streatfeild, Noel; Mays, D. L.; 6th; 1956.
A career novel, which though written in the 1930s, still resonates with children of to-day.
 
Dean's Gift Book of Fairy Tales
Johnstone, Anne and Janet; 1st; 1967.
Unusual illustrations to this small collection of traditional tales
 
Alexander
BB; Watkins-Pitchford, Denys; 1st; 1957.
A very hard to find short story by this well-known naturalist. The pale covers have become soiled, but the contents remain bright and clean.