Item category 1: Short Stories

Warm, spooky, moving, and funny - there's something for everyone in this rich and vivid collection of stories from the author of 'Why the Whales Came' and 'The War of Jenkins' Ear'.

Here is a collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

No matter its name or occasion, Halloween is more than a Hallmark holiday, it's a symbol of transformation. A YA horror anthology that explores how Halloween can be more than just candies and frights, but a night where anything is possible. Each short story will be told through the lens of a diff...

Enjoy a rich collection of folktales, myths and legends from all over South Asia, re-told for young readers. This book includes traditional favourites such as the story of Rama and Sita and classic folktales and mythology.

Climb the storeys with bestselling author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton as we journey together through 13 adventures starring Andy, Terry and their friends. Featuring stories such as: Terry and the Magic Wand, Chair-up-your-nose Day, The Day Terry Flushed Me Down the Toilet, The Mys...

Here is a collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!

When a heatwave plunges New York City into darkness, sparks fly for thirteen teenagers caught up in the blackout. From the exes who have to bury their rivalry and walk from Manhattan to Brooklyn in time to kick off a block party, to the two boys trapped on the subway who come face-to-face with th...

With an introduction from bestselling author Sharna Jackson, 'Happy Here' features stories and poems by 10 Black British authors for readers aged 7+. Exploring themes of joy, home and family through a wide range of genres and styles, each author has been paired with a different illustrator to spo...

In this mind-expanding work of speculative fiction - available in English for the first time - one of South Korea's most treasured writers explores love, hope, creation, destruction, and the very meaning of existence in two pairs of interconnected stories.

Bolu Babalola recreates the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and retells them with new incredible detail and vivacity. Focusing on the magical folktales of West Africa, Babalola also reimagines iconic Greek myths, ancient legends from South Asia, and stories from countries t...