All-new titles for this ever-popular collectable series of short stories for the younger reader. Each book contains 12 stories with clear text and illustrations throughout. Age 5-8

Inspire your child’s love of reading and ignite their imagination with this collection of 12 short stories for young readers to enjoy independently or as part of story time. Each story is accompanied by charming black-and-white illustrations.

Four children set off on a short trip to Smuggler’s Lock and find a mysterious stranger there. When he discovers them following him, he takes away their boat and maroons them on the rock. There’s no chance of escape without a boat, and its completely disappeared – what are the children going to do?

Amelia Jane has an uncanny knack for getting herself into mischief and into trouble with the rest of the toys in the playroom – from hiding under a big pile of alphabet blocks to painting the poor toy sailor’s face green! But when a big heart and adventurous spirit is what’s needed to rescue everyone, Amelia is the rag doll to do it!

How can the Naughtiest Girl be good at camp with horrible Arabella in the very same tent? Especially with Arabella busy stirring up trouble for Elizabeth’s best friend, Joan.

In book seven, the school’s strawberry plants are vandalised and a lost blazer button at the scene of the crime leads straight to the Naughtiest Girl.

It is hers, but how did it get there – and why would anyone want to pin the blame on Elizabeth?

When the local PC starts receiving strange anonymous notes he calls in the Five-Find-Outers to discover their author. However the subsequent discovery leads to greater things as the gang stumble across a diamond robbery. The fourteenth part of the MYSTERY series.

In book three, Pat and Isabel look forward to their first summer term at St Clare’s. They soon make friends with new girl Carlotta, who has a secret past that she’s desperate to hide. But sneaky Prudence finds out and tells everybody. How will the class react?

Based upon, and continuing Enid Blyton’s St. Clare’s series. The holidays are over and twins Pat and Isabel O’Sullivan are dying to get back to school. The big question on everybody’s lips is, who will be head girl? But a terrible accident and an hilarious school play show the true leaders in the third form, but they also show up the cheats and cowards.

The St. Clare’s girls are now in the fifth form, shortly to go up into the sixth, but they are not too old for tricks and escapades, jokes and excitement. Especially amusing is French girl Antoinette who, like her sister Claudine, doesn’t always understand the ways of St. Clare’s.

Based upon, and continuing Enid Blyton’s St. Clare’s series. New girl, Morag, detests St Clare’s. She’s only happy when she can escape to the local riding stables. But, now they’re in the sixth form, the other girls are sad that it’s their final year in their adored school. But what’s wrong with Morag? Will they ever be able to understand her?

Is something mysterious happening at Tigger’s Barn? Peter thinks it’s a hoax. Then Jack overhears an extraordinary conversation which leads the Seven on a trail of adventure.

When a sinister-looking man gets George in trouble with the police, the Secret Seven are outraged! Spying on him, the gang are certain he’s bad news, but what exactly is he up to? They need to investigate, and solve the mystery, once and for all.