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Bard of Avon
• Diane Stanley
• Peter Vennema
• HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An illustrated account of William Shakespeare's life and 16th century England, written for readers ages 6 and older.
(GBR151, $7.99)
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James Herriot's Treasury for Children
• James Herriot
• Peter Barrett
• Ruth Brown
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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From Moses the Kitten to Smudge the Little Lost Lamb, all of the beloved veterinarian's children's stories are collected in this illustrated volume.
(GBR390, $19.95)
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Lassie Come-Home
• Rosemary Wells
• Susan Jeffers
• Eric Knight
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An award-winning, illustrated heart-warmer about a collie whose is taken away from his young owner, only to find its way home through hundreds of miles of Scottish and English countryside.
(GBR392, $8.95)
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Madeline in London
• Ludwig Bemelmans
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Miss Clavel, Madeline and her 11 classmates travel to London to cheer up their former neighbor, Pepito.
(GBR152, $7.99)
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Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland
• Tomi De Paola
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Celebrated children's author/illustrator de Paola retells the story of Saint Patrick in this delightful picture book, geared for ages 5 to 8.
(IRE104, $6.95)
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This is London
• Miroslav Sasek
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Sasek's wonderful portrait of London circa 1958 depicts the tube, Piccadilly Circus and other famed attractions through bright, stylized illustrations. For children ages 4-8.
(GBR529, $17.95)
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A Wizard Abroad
• Diane Duane
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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One in Duane's popular series of books about the schoolgirl wizard Nita, who in this episode travels to Ireland to aid Irish wizards, fight folkloric demons and drink tea with her auntie.
(IRE113, $6.95)
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Celtic Wonder-Tales
• Ella Young
• Maud Gonne
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This collection of 14 classic Celtic fairy tales, retold for 9 to 12 year-olds, features archival illustrations by none other than Maud Gonne, the home-rule activist who was Yeats's sometime muse.
(IRE105, $7.95)
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Crispin, The Cross of Lead
• Avi
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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13-year-old Crispin must flee his manor after a price is put on his head in this suspenseful, Newberry-winning tale set in medieval England.
(GBR528, $6.99)
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Hello Britain! Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Your Holiday in Britain
• Rebecca Welby
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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(GBR669, $16.95)
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King of Shadows
• Susan Cooper
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A novel of time-travel, Shakespeare -- and the plague -- for kids.
(GBR161, $5.99)
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Nory Ryan's Song
• Patricia Reilly Giff
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A historical novel, set in western Ireland in 1845 and narrated by 12-year-old Nory Ryan, whose family faces starvation as a consequence of the potato blight.
(IRE106, $6.99)
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Robin Hood, Read and Listen
• Neil Philip
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The tale of Robin Hood and his band of followers for grades 3-5, noteworthy for its visual approach and good historical background.
(GBR479, $9.99)
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The Big Six
• Arthur Ransome
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This sweet novel follows the further adventures of the Coot Club in the Norfolk Broads.
(GBR485, $14.95)
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The Coot Club
• Arthur Ransome
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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It's summertime in the English countryside, and the young members of the Coot Club Bird Protection Society band together to solve a mystery among the boats on the Norfolk Broads.
(GBR484, $14.95)
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The Island of Horses
• Eilis Dillon
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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When Pat and his friend Danny ignore the advice of their parents and visit the mysterious Island of Horses, their discovery of a beautiful black colt lands them in the middle of a full-blown adventure. Told in he first person, this classic tale evokes the people, traditions and flavor of Connemara and western Ireland.
(IRE132, $17.95)
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The Secret Garden
• Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Tasha Tudor
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Sullen orphan Mary's life changes when she discovers an abandoned garden hidden on her uncle's staid Yorkshire estate. As she nurses the garden and her sickly cousin back to health, she herself begins to blossom.
(GBR391, $6.99)
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The Snow Goose
• Paul Gallico
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A handsome hardcover edition of Gallico's poignant tale of innocence and longing set in Word War II England.
(BRD20, $19.95)
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The Wind in the Willows
• Kenneth Grahame
• Ernest H. Shepard
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A 75th anniversary edition of Grahame's enduring tale of fun, friendship and adventure, starring Rat, Toad, Mole, and Badger.
(GBR481, $19.95)
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We Didn't Meant to Go to Sea
• Arthur Ransome
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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In this seventh installment in the Swallows and Amazon series, our resourceful young heroes find themselves adrift on a small boat in the the stormy North Sea.
(GBR483, $14.95)
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A String in the Harp
• Nancy Bond
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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With the aid of a magic harp key, three American teens in Wales are transported to the 6th-century, where they encounter the great Welsh bard Taliesin and become absorbed in the world of Celtic mythology. Readers will be absorbed, too.
(GBR592, $6.99)
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I Capture the Castle
• Dodie Smith
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A novel about a 17-year-old girl who spends six months in an English castle writing in a journal, until she has "captured" the castle with words.
(GBR497, $13.95)
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Loving Will Shakespeare
• Carolyn Meyer
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Popular young adult author Carolyn Meyer fictionalizes the romance between Anne Hathaway and the young William Shakespeare in this novel for teens.
(GBR668, $6.95)
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Ring of Bright Water
• Gavin Maxwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
• OUT OF PRINT
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This magical book has been treasured by generations of children and their parents.
(SCT17, $13.00)
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The Queen's Own Fool
• Robert J. Harris
• Jane Yolen
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This excellent historical novel relates the life of Mary Queen of Scots as witnessed by her jester, a spunky orphan named Nicola.
(SCT55, $7.99)
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Westminster Abby
• Micol Ostow
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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16 year-old Abby is sent to study in London as a punishment after her parents discover she lied to them about a boy. The first book in the SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) series.
(GBR670, $6.99)
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A Child's Christmas in Wales
• Dylan Thomas
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Ardizzone's watercolors invoke the warmth, jollity and life of a Welsh seaside village in the 1930s in this edition of Thomas's mellifluous tale.
(GBR526, $17.99)
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A Street Through Time
• Anne Millard
• Steve Noon
• HISTORY
• FAMILY
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This oversize book depicts the changes on an English riverbank from Stone age camp to modern city.
(GBR487, $17.99)
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
• Robert Sabuda
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Working his own magic, paper-fold master Sabuda unfurls the classic tale in a series of six stunning double-page animated scenes. Each double-page spread, adapted from Tenniel's original illustrations, thrills with color, texture, and, most surprising of all, height.
(GBR426, $28.99)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
• Lewis Carroll
• Roger Lancelyn Green
• John Tenniel
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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The enduring children's classic, with Tenniel's original illustrations.
(GBR449, $8.95)
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Boy, Tales of Childhood
• Roald Dahl
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• FAMILY
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Dahl recalls his youthful misadventures, in boarding school, working as a chocolate tester and summering in Wales. Great family reading.
(GBR183, $6.99)
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Stephen Biesty's Castles
• Stephen Biesty
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• FAMILY
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This delightfully illustrated book by Stephen Biesty depicts 10 real castles, not just the architecture but also routines, inhabitants and life. Meredith Hooper provides the accompanying tale. Intended for middle schoolers, the whole family will appreciate the glimpse into daily life in the castle -- and the exquisitely detailed renderings.
(GBR486, $19.95)
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Roger Lancelyn Green
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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One of the many versions of the Robin Hood legend, a rip-roaring series of medieval adventures set in the forest surrounding Nottingham.
(GBR393, $4.99)
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The King of Ireland's Son
• Padraic Colum
• Willy Pogany
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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This delightful, illustrated collection of favorite folktales from the Emerald Isle, first published in 1916, is rich with humor, whimsy and imagination. Great for kids and for reading aloud.
(IRE157, $12.95)
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The Tailor of Gloucester
• Beatrix Potter
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Potter's delightful tale of an ailing English tailor and the mice that help him sew a waiscoat for the Mayor of Gloucester, featuring the author's original watercolors.
(GBR466, $6.99)
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The Wind in the Willows
• Kenneth Grahame
• Ernest H. Shepard
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Rat, Mole, Badger and, of course, exasperating Mr. Toad, all star in Grahame's beloved adventures set along a riverbank in the English countryside.
(GBR457, $6.99)
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