Books for Children

Educational Stories

We like to select books for children that are not only fun to read but educational as well. They are usually written in story form with colourful and engaging illustrations. The following series of books teach children about a variety of subjects with entertaining stories.

• Basher Books – teaches children about science, math, punctuation and grammar, and music.
• The Cat in the Hat Learning Library – helps children learn to read in an entertaining way while teaching them about a variety of subjects.
• The Magic School Bus – fun and zany adventures about a school teacher and her class teaching children about science and nature (original classics, TV tie-ins)
• DK Reader
• Math Quest
• Horrible Science
• Horrible Histories
• Murderous Maths
• Quirkles
• The Magic Tree House – teaches children about history through entertaining, fictional stories.
• Berenstain Bears Series – teaches children about various life topics and character development

Fiction – Our Picks

How to Train Your Dragon

• How to Train Your Dragon
• How to be a Pirate
• How to Speak Dragonese
• How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse
• How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale
• A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons
• How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm
• How to Break a Dragon’s Heart
• How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword
• How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel

The Magic Tree House

Harry Potter

Enid Blyton

• Amelia Jane Series
• The Wishing Chair Collection
• O’Clock Tales
• The Brer Rabbit Collection
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• The Magic Folk Collection

Mr Men

Winnie the Pooh

That’s Not My… Series by Fiona Watt

Elephant and Piggie Books

Dr Seuss Books

Roald Dahl

Thomas and Friends

• Thomas’ Engine Shed: The Classic Library
• Thomas the Tank Engine Story Collection – Rev W Awdry
• Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection – Christopher Awdry