This selection of Carroll's works includes 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and its sequel, 'Through the Looking-Glass', both containing the famous illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. The simple language, dreamlike atmosphere, and fantastical characters are as appealing to young readers today as ever they were. Through wordplay, parody and logical and philosophical puzzles, Carroll engenders a variety of sub-texts, teasing, ominous or melancholy. For all the surface playfulness there is meaning everywhere. 288pp. Paperback.

'The Tales from Shakespeare' by Charles and Mary Lamb were written to be an 'introduction to the study of Shakespeare', but are much more entertaining than that. All of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, comic and tragic, are retold in a clear and robust style, and their literary quality has made them popular and sought-after ever since their first publication in 1807. This edition contains the delightful pen-and-ink drawings of Arthur Rackham. 320pp. Paperback.

In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that she will never see Aunt Em and Uncle Henry ever again. But she meets the Munchkins, and they tell her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where the Wonderful Wizard of Oz will grant any wish. On the way, she meets the brainless Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. The four friends set off to seek their heart's desires, and in a series of action-packed adventures they encounter a deadly poppy field, fierce animals, flying monkeys, a wicked witch, a good witch and the Mighty Oz himself. In Glinda of Oz, the last of the original 'Oz' books, Dorothy and Princess Ozma seek the help of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, when they find themselves in peril on the Magic Isle of the Skeezers. Wordsworth paperback. B/w illus. 301 pages.

For young readers aged 5-8 years, the Animals of Farthing Wood is one of the most popular animal stories in children's literature and still in print 40 years after its first publication. Farthing Wood is being bulldozed, and there's a drought. Fox, Badger, Toad, Tawny Owl, Mole and the other animals must band together and set off to a far-away nature reserve. Their journey is full of adventure and fraught with disasters, and the animals must work together to survive. The book has never been out of print since its first publication in 1979 and this book will be a flashback to many of our readers' childhoods. With special bonus material in this edition for activities like creating your own nature reserve. Paperback, 400pp, illus.

Philip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann and Jack are thrilled that Mrs Mannering has rented a holiday cottage for all of them. But the cottage is overlooked by a towering, mysterious castle, and rumour has it that dreadful things have happened there. Very much of its time and full of Blyton's familiar snobbery, we love this nostalgic series now rejacketed for today?s young confident readers aged 9-11 years. 272pp, paperback.

So there I was in a maximum-security prison, accused of theft, trespass and cruelty to animals. Me, Public Enemy No.2! Framed for a dual robbery, Nick Diamond finds himself sharing a prison cell with Johnny Powers, Public Enemy No.1. His only chance of escape is his older brother Tim, the world's worst private detective, but with Ma Powers and her gang waiting to greet the jailbirds, the heat is really on. 223pp, paperback with fairly large print.

McGuffin had finished talking. The telephone was dead and any minute now he'd be joining it. Spilled down his coat was blood, his own blood... Tim Diamond is the world's worst private detective. He is broke, so when a mysterious stranger offers him a wad of money for his overcoat, it seems like a stroke of luck. But there are worse things in life than being broke. Being pumped full of lead for one. 175pp, paperback with fairly large print.

Two sparkling stories: The Blurred Man and I Know What You Did Last Wednesday. Tim Diamond is the world's worst private detective, and unfortunately for his younger brother, nine year old Nick, the cases keep coming in. First, a charity worker run over by a steamroller; then a mysterious invitation written in ink the colour of blood. Nick has got a bad feeling and it's not indigestion. Could it be the Diamond Brothers' days are numbered? 167pp, paperback with fairly large print.

Johnny Naples opened his mouth and tried to speak. 'The Falcon...' he said. Then a nasty, bubbling sound. When Johnny Naples entrusts Tim Diamond with a valuable package, he's making a big mistake, because Tim in probably the world's worst detective. The next day Johnny's dead. Tim gets the blame, His wisecracking younger brother Nick gets the package, and every crook in town in out to get them! 222 page paperback, larger print.

The Famous Five are really worried. George and her devoted dog Timmy have disappeared. Not only that, but somebody has broken into Kirrin Cottage. Could there be a connection? But how can they solve the mystery when there are only three of them? Will they find George and little Timmy and bring them home safely? This edition features the original cover art and inside illustrations by Eileen Soper. Reading age 9-11, 202 page paperback.