“Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.”

When Peter Pan loses his shadow in the Darling children's nursery, things will never be the same again...
Over the rooftops of London, Peter Pan and the fairy Tinkerbell lead Wendy, Michael and John Darling to Neverland to start a new life with his gang of Lost Boys.
There, they will encounter mermaids, princesses, a ticking crocodile and the fearsome Captain Hook and his terrible crew of pirates.
What will their new life be like in Neverland? If Captain Hook has his way, they won't live long enough to find out...

Author : J M Barrie

Edition : V & A Collectors Edition, Hardback, 244 pages

ISBN : 9780241359921

Weight: 250g
Dimensions: 184 x 138 x 21mm

'May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.'

Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again.

The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

Now, for the first time, the classic hardback edition is available in a one-off special pocket-sized edition. Featuring the distinctive cover illustration painted by Tolkien himself, plus his own drawings in the book, this edition will be the perfect gift for little Hobbits everywhere!

Why Novel North recommends

'Brimming with exciting adventure, Tolkien's delightfully imagined world is full of twists and turns, and larger than life characters.  The Hobbit is a favourite source of encouragement and comfort.  There's something wonderful and reassuring about climbing a hill, or walking through a forest, and imagining Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves alongside you sharing songs and stories.  A story to return to over and over.'

Author : J R R Tolkien

Edition : HarperCollins 75th Anniversary Pocket Edition, Hardback, 304 pages

ISBN : 9780007440849

*book does not have 75th anniversary edition sticker

The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan, Able-Seaman Titty, and Ship's Boy Roger - set sail on the Swallow and head for Wild Cat Island. There they camp under open skies, swim in clear water and go fishing for their dinner. But their days are disturbed by the Blackett sisters, the fierce Amazon pirates. The Swallows and Amazons decide to battle it out, and so begins a summer of unforgettable discoveries and incredible adventures.

Author :  Arthur Ransome

Edition : Vintage Children’s Classics, Paperback, 528 pages

ISBN : 9780099572794

Weight: 344g
Dimensions: 188 x 129 x 31mm

Longlisted for The BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2016

Charles Foster wanted to know what it was like to be a beast: a badger, an otter, a deer, a fox, a swift. What it was really like. And through knowing what it was like he wanted to get down and grapple with the beast in us all. So he tried it out; he lived life as a badger for six weeks, sleeping in a dirt hole and eating earthworms, he came face to face with shrimps as he lived like an otter and he spent hours curled up in a back garden in East London and rooting in bins like an urban fox. A passionate naturalist, Foster realises that every creature creates a different world in its brain and lives in that world. As humans, we share sensory outputs, lights, smells and sound, but trying to explore what it is actually like to live in another of these worlds, belonging to another species, is a fascinating and unique neuro-scientific challenge. For Foster it is also a literary challenge. Looking at what science can tell us about what happens in a fox's or badger's brain when it picks up a scent, he then uses this to imagine their world for us, to write it through their eyes or rather through the eyes of Charles the beast. An intimate look at the life of animals, neuroscience, psychology, nature writing, memoir and more, it is a journey of extraordinary thrills and surprises, containing wonderful moments of humour and joy, but also providing important lessons for all of us who share life on this precious planet.

Author : Charles Foster

Edition : Profile Books, Paperback, 256 pages

ISBN : 9781781255353