Aesop's ancient Greek fables, short tales with simple morals, often featuring talking animals, are deeply embedded in Western culture. This 1916 translation by V. S. Vernon Jones was furnished with beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham – reproduc...

First published in England by Griffith and Farran in 1871, this edition is not a translation at all but a complete re-write of the novel, with portions added and omitted, and names changed. A better translation is "A Journey into the Interior of the...

Meet Grace Hopper: the woman who revolutionized computer coding. She coined the term 'computer bug' and taught computers to 'speak English'. An ace inventor and groundbreaker, Grace Hopper transformed the world of computer science. This book tells th...

We all need a creative space: a blank canvas where we can doodle our masterpieces; a white page where we can jot down our innermost thoughts; a secret place where we can unleash our wildest imaginings and let them roam free for a while. And what coul...

Tales of Greek mythology have entertained countless generations of young readers with their accounts of brave heroes and heroines and the marvels and monsters that they encounter. This edition of "Greek Myths: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" featur...

Calling all creative, curious, confident girls everywhere! If you're a girl who loves to get hands-on and tinker, here's your chance to create to your heart's content. Full of imaginative stuff to do and make, 'Curious Jane' offers plenty of spectacu...

A favorite collection of the best-known fairy tales, drawn from the folklore of many nations. It is the first and one of the best volumes in the series of colored fairy books produced by Andrew Lang at the turn of the twentieth century. Like the othe...

If you're heading off on holiday with children, in search of sun, sea, sand (and hopefully some relaxation too!), don't forget to pack this exciting book of travel-inspired activities to keep your young explorers entertained. Full of mind-teasing puz...

This book collects 17 of Andersen's incomparable stories, among them "The Little Mermaid", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Red Shoes", "The Wild Swans" and his fantasy masterpiece, "The Snow Queen". The book is illustrated in full colour by W. Heath...

This action-packed adventure established the classic pirate story as it was written for more than a century afterward, and it made the literary reputation of its young author, Robert Louis Stevenson.