Children's

Welcome to our children’s department: the place where we highlight new, bestselling and recommended reads for little book lovers. This page is just the start—whether you’re a younger reader yourself looking for the most exciting paperback novel or you’re a parent on the hunt for something to read as a family, be sure to browse further for even more picture books, board books, chapter books, reference and beyond.

Bestselling Children's Books

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Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Guinness World Records 2025
Impossible Creatures
Paddington
Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
Howl’s Moving Castle
The Detective Society Presents: The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book
As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Ten Little Pumpkins
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Dog Man 12: The Scarlet Shedder
The Wild Robot
The Gruffalo
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Picture Book
The Worst Witch
Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to London
The Adventures of Dog Man 2: Unleashed
Where's Spot?
Dog Man:A Tale of Two Kitties

Yoto Carnegie Medal Winners

  • The Boy Lost in the Maze
    Joseph Coelho
    £12.99
    A playful and moving tale of self-discovery, this powerful verse novel from Joseph Coelho’s masterly pen explores the jo... SEE MORE
    A playful and moving tale of self-discovery, this powerful verse novel from Joseph Coelho’s masterly pen explores the journey from boyhood to manhood, drawing from Greek myth to explore cont... SEE MORE
  • The Tree and the River
    Aaron Becker
    £7.99
    An expansive tale of change and the preciousness of the natural world, this gorgeous feat of visual storytelling centres... SEE MORE
    An expansive tale of change and the preciousness of the natural world, this gorgeous feat of visual storytelling centres on a tree and a river that silently witness people shaping the landsc... SEE MORE

Bestselling Activity Books

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Sticker Dolly Dressing Halloween Party
Ladybird London: Sticker Activity
The Detective Society Presents: The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book
Little First Stickers Zoo
First Sticker Book Jungle
First Sticker Book London
London Colouring Book
First Sticker Book Trains
First Sticker Book Nature
First Sticker Book Zoo
Ladybird London: Search and Find
First Sticker Book Halloween
Little First Stickers Diggers and Cranes
Little Sticker Dolly Dressing Unicorns
Sticker Dolly Dressing Around the World
Where's Wally?
Sticker Dolly Dressing Rainbow Unicorns
The Kids' Book of Sudoku 1
Little Sticker Dolly Dressing Rainbow Fairy
A Puzzle a Day

Coming Soon

  • The Haunted House on Hollow Hill
    Derek Landy
    £14.99
    The indomitable Derek Landy throws open the doors to the Hollow Hotel, pitching Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain a... SEE MORE
    The indomitable Derek Landy throws open the doors to the Hollow Hotel, pitching Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain against a bloodthirsty killer taking guests out one by one in this most... SEE MORE
  • Impossible Creatures
    Katherine Rundell
    £8.99£7.49
    Our reigning Waterstones Book of the Year begins a breathtakingly realised fantasy series from the genius storyteller be... SEE MORE
    Our reigning Waterstones Book of the Year begins a breathtakingly realised fantasy series from the genius storyteller behind Rooftoppers and The Explorer, in which an ordinary boy and a flyi... SEE MORE
  • The Dictionary Story
    Sam Winston
    £14.99£12.99
    Endlessly inventive and packed with hidden references, gags and more, this stunningly designed and highly giftable pictu... SEE MORE
    Endlessly inventive and packed with hidden references, gags and more, this stunningly designed and highly giftable picture book reunites the creators of A Child of Books in the hilarious tal... SEE MORE
  • Bunny vs Monkey: The Great Big Glitch
    Jamie Smart
    £12.99
    The woodland gang make the bombshell discovery that all of existence is just a virtual reality simulation in this hilari... SEE MORE
    The woodland gang make the bombshell discovery that all of existence is just a virtual reality simulation in this hilarious, typically madcap instalment of the bestselling comic book series.... SEE MORE

Favourite Characters

Paddington Bear
Roald Dahl
Mog the Cat

Classic Reads

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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Tom's Midnight Garden
The Secret Garden
Little Women
Mary Poppins
Swallows and Amazons
The Animals of Farthing Wood
Anne of Green Gables
The Silver Sword
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
£7.99
The Railway Children
Black Beauty
The Famous Five Collection 1
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Call of the Wild
Treasure Island
Little House on the Prairie
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Wizard of Oz

Glorious Children's Gifts

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London: A History
Shakespeare's First Folio: All The Plays
The Nutcracker
Everything You Know About Dinosaurs is Wrong!
The History of the World in 100 Animals - Illustrated Edition
Every Leaf a Hallelujah
Oceanarium
Oceanarium
£25.00
The Queen in the Cave
The Girl Who Talked to Trees
Pippi Longstocking
Take Off Your Brave: Poems Just for You
Prisoners of Geography
A Bedtime Full of Stories Volume 7
Round and Round the Garden: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes
The History of Everywhere: All the Stuff That You Never Knew Happened at the Same Time
Journey to the River Sea: Illustrated Edition
Little People, BIG DREAMS Treasury
Britannica First Big Book of Why
Great Britons: 50 Amazing People Who Have Called Britain Home
How the Stars Came to Be