PENGUIN BOOKS
Discover the power of top-drawer literature to spark your creativity and elevate your thinking. These modern classics offer more than just great stories—they challenge convention, deepen emotional insight, and inspire fresh ideas through masterful language and timeless themes. Unlike fleeting trends, these works invite reflection and connection, helping you see the world in new ways. Explore our selection and find the books that will stay with you, long after the final page.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
We've all enjoyed the film (the original Gene Wilder one is the best!) but few know what happens next. Charlie Bucket is on his way, with Grandpa, ...
View full detailsBoy Overboard - Morris Gleitzman
Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. They know it won't be easy. They'll have to beat some reall...
View full detailsPaddington Minds the House
Who's your Paddington? He's polite, well-meaning but full of misadventure.We love surprises and so does Paddington. Left to his own devices, Paddin...
View full detailsDarius Bell and the Glitter Pool
The Bell family's ancestors were showered with honours, gifts and grants of land. In exchange, they have bestowed a Gift, once every 25 years, on t...
View full detailsThe Mellops Strike Oil (Hardcover)
While on a family picnic Mr Mellops notices the mountain water has an 'awful taste, like oil'. Soon, the intrepid Mellops embark on a quest that ta...
View full detailsThe Hound of the Baskervilles: Red Classic
The bane of a great beast echoes across the moors...Some blame the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville on the legend of a fearsome and ghostly ...
View full detailsThe Great Gatsby
In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with weal...
View full detailsSundae Girl
Jude's family are crazy, quirky, bizarre . . . her mum brings her nothing but trouble and her dad thinks he's Elvis! All she wants is a hassle-free...
View full detailsSnipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Yellow Sled
One their way home from school one day, the boys saw a wonderful yellow sled in a shop window. The next day, they started doing a lot of extra work...
View full detailsMrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
Clarissa Dalloway, elegant and vivacious, is preparing for a party and remembering those she once loved. In another part of London, Septimus Warren...
View full detailsDiary of a Wimpy Kid
Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school where undersized weaklings ...
View full detailsAngel Cake
Anya used to dream of moving to Britain to start a brand-new life. But as she sits in a school where nobody understands her, she dreams of Polish s...
View full detailsGreat Loves: Magnetism
Film star George Hannaford oozes charm. Although women fall at his feet, his marriage is the most solid in the movie business. But when he sees his...
View full detailsA Man's Head
Set in the in the atmospheric and squalid streets of Paris, Maigret sets out to prove the innocence of a man condemned to death for a brutal murder...
View full detailsThe Winter's Tale
The jealous King of Sicily becomes convinced that his wife is carrying the child of his best friend. Imprisoned and put on trial, the Queen collaps...
View full detailsI count
A practical, whinge-free guide that tells you how to stop climate chaos. So don't feel bad, feel good. Discover the power of off, find your favouri...
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