Lynne Reid Banks

Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers, bringing these timeless stories to a new generation. For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be – proud, fearless, and defiant. But being in charge of a real,...

The sequel to Lynne Reid Banks' groundbreaking novel of the 1960s, The L-Shaped Room. Jane has had her baby and is living along with him in a country cottage. Her idyllic time there is soon complicated by the arrival of Toby, the love of her life, and her friend Dorothy. The two women start up a shop in the village,...

Two Is Lonely is the final volume in the L-Shaped Room trilogy. Jane's son David is eight years old, and Jane is filled with doubts as he grows up without a father. Toby, her first love, has gone to Israel after the collapse of his marriage to Melissa. Then there is Andy, close at hand, a complex personality with his...

Winner of the Smarties Silver medal and best-selling title, Harry the Poisonous Centipede is the delightfully squirmy story of a little centipede’s adventures in the scary world of the dreaded Hoo-Mins! “It’s a Hoo-Min!” crackled George. “Walking on its hairy-biter feet!” But now it was Harry who felt brave. “Come on! Let’s peep at it!” They crawled the rest of...

Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes To Sea tells the story of Harry, who is now quite brave, but nothing can prepare him for this next adventure! He and his best friend George find themselves lost in a new and even scarier no-top world. Far from home, across the no-end puddle, they must navigate a strange treeless cold desert, a Nest...

Another deliciously squirmy story about Harry the Poisonous Centipede, with all of Lynne Reid Banks’s usual charm and humour. Tony Ross’s wonderful illustrations perfectly capture the small world of Harry. ‘Suddenly the most awful thing happened. Something tightened around Harry’s middle! He almost jumped into the air with fright…’ When Harry the poisonous centipede’s best friend, George, goes missing, Harry...