Books published by publisher The Bodley Head

Join Katie Morag McColl and her family on the Isle of Struay in this beautiful gift collection of classic stories. There are many adventures to be had on the Isle of Struay. There's her mum and dad's Shop and Post Office, Grannie Island's house across the bay, the dancing classes at the hall - and just wait till the mischevious Big Boy Cousins come to visit - they're lots of fun! Also included in this new collection are six folk tales, as featured in the popular CBeebies series, specially illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick for the show, and exclusively printed in this collection. So grab your jumper, don your wellies and discover the delights of Struay! "Katie Morag lives the life that country dreams are made of." (Independent).

Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist-books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.

A classic treasury of Shirley Hughes stories together with crafts, games, and activities for every monthThis wonderful collection from Shirley Hughes takes young readers through the year with best-loved stories and poems for every month and mood. What's more, every month is introduced by Shirley, and it explores great things to do: crafts to make, games to play, ideas to explore. There are activities for outside, on car journeys, in parks, on the beach, or inside. This treasury will bring joy throughout the year, and for years to come. It includes the Greenaway Medal award-winner Ella's Big Chance, Alfie's Feet, Alfie Wins a Prize, Don't Want to Go!, Bobbo Goes to School, Jonadab and Rita, and more.

A hundred years ago in Western Australia there lived a boy called Midnite. He was seventeen and all alone in the world except for five animals - a rather silly cow called Dora, a tall and noble-minded horse called Red Ned, a short-tempered cockatoo called Major, a willing sheepdog called Gyp and a very wise and handsome Siamese cat called Khat. Midnite himself, although nice, was not really very bright and it was Khat who first suggested that he might become a bushranger and call himself Captain Midnite (for non-Australians, a bushranger is a kind of highwayman). His adventures - how he kept getting put in prison by his delightful but treacherous best friend Trooper O'Grady, and how Khat and the other animals kept getting him out - are full of fun and excitement. There was also a girl he wanted to marry, but she was rather treacherous too - not like Mrs. Chiffle who always wanted to hide a bushranger under her bed. Even Queen Victoria was very upset by his bushranging until he finally became a millionaire, and then of course everyone started being very polity, though Midnite had no idea why.