Chris Riddell

Dive into a mermaid's diary and discover all the underwater secrets in this fantasy adventure from award-winner Chris Riddell. A fabulous holiday read, fully illustrated in black and white throughout and perfect for 7 to 9-year-old fans of The Little Mermaid and Ottoline. 'Humorous and fabulously illustrated, this 7+ diary adventure is stuffed to the gills with charm' - The GuardianMeet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw. She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in bottles, rides seahorses and enjoys the hobby of ‘walking’ on the beach and visiting friends. Life is perfect until Atalanta learns of plans by developers Bristle & Splinter to transform Sleepy Cove into a luxury seaside golf resort. Realizing that this plan will destroy her home, she enlists the help of her friends, old and new, to try to stop it . . . Continue the underwater adventure with A Mermaid's Rescue. 'Charming, witty and imaginative, and packed with an unbelievable amount of stunning artwork . . . one of the best books to be published for 7- to 9-year-olds this year' The Bookseller'This gorgeous book, written as a diary with Riddell’s stunning illustrations . . . is the perfect summer read' Daily Mail

Join shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw and her friends on an exciting magical underwater adventure in A Mermaid's Rescue. Perfect for fans of the first title in the series A Mermaid's Diary, and The Little Mermaid. The second title in award-winner Chris Riddell's Mermaid series for 7 to 9-year-olds, is fully illustrated in black and white throughout. 'Humorous and fabulously illustrated . . . stuffed to the gills with charm' The GuardianWhen timid Atalanta Scrimshaw notices strange footprints in the sand she knows something is wrong. Her best friend, Creech, has vanished!Atalanta raises the alarm, and she and her mermaid friends begin a thrilling chase through Mer City. Can Atalanta and her friends pull off a daring rescue from the aquarium lair of a wicked industrialist before it's too lat? raise for the first title A Mermaids Diary in the fantasy series A Mermaid's Diary'Charming, witty and imaginative . . . one of the best books to be published for 7- to 9-year-olds this year' The Bookseller'Gorgeous . . . the perfect summer read' Daily Mail

A fun, fresh cover look for the third title in Chris Riddell's imaginative Ottoline series. Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, Ottoline at Sea is perfect for kids aged 7+! Ottoline and Mr Munroe do everything and go everywhere together. That is, until the day Mr Munroe mysteriously disappears, leaving a strange clue written in string . . . Armed with her Amateur Roving Collectors' travel pass, Ottoline sets off on a journey over, under and on top of the sea to find her hairy best friend - and bring him back home. With his beautiful illustration style, Riddell's humorous details make this the perfect book for young and reluctant readers. Join Ottoline and Mr Monroe for more adventures in Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Ottoline Goes to School and Ottoline and the Purple Fox!

A fun, fresh cover look for the fourth title in Chris Riddell's imaginative Ottoline series. Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, Ottoline and the Purple Fox is perfect for kids aged 7+! Ottoline and Mr Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries. One day, they meet an enigmatic purple fox, who offers to take them on a night-time urban safari. The fox shows them all the hidden animals of the city and Ottoline makes notes on them in her field notebook. Mr Munroe is making notes too - on the anonymous poems he finds stuck to lampposts on their journey . . . Who is the secretive poet, and how can Mr Monroe and Ottoline help them mend their broken heart? Beautifully and intricately illustrated by the author, the Ottoline series is perfect for curious young readers. Join Ottoline and Mr Monroe for more adventures in Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Ottoline Goes to School and Ottoline at Sea!

A fun, fresh cover look for the second title in Chris Riddell's imaginative Ottoline series. Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, Ottoline Goes to School is perfect for kids aged 7+! Ottoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. Meanwhile, Mr Munroe is more worried about the ghost who is said to haunt the school halls at night. As the school term continues, will Ottoline discover her hidden talent? And can she and Mr Munroe expose the spook? Full of gorgeous, intricate black-and-white illustrations, the Ottoline series is perfect for young and reluctant readers. Join Ottoline and Mr Monroe for more adventures in Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Ottoline at Sea and Ottoline and the Purple Fox!

A fun, fresh cover look for the first title in Chris Riddell's imaginative Ottoline series. Packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is perfect for kids aged 7+! Introducing Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. No puzzle is ever too tricky for the two of them to solve . . . Ottoline lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together they look after the Brown family's eclectic collections - and dabble in a spot of detective work. So they are the first to the scene of the crime when a string of high-society dog-nappings and jewel thefts hits Big City. It's up to Ottoline and Mr Munroe to go undercover - and expose an ingenious scam masterminded by furry feline crook, the Yellow Cat . . . Winner of the Nestle Prize, and crammed with black-and-white illustrations, Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is perfect for young and reluctant readers. Join Ottoline and Mr Monroe for more adventures in Ottoline Goes to School, Ottoline at Sea and Ottoline and the Purple Fox!

Dive into a mermaid's diary and discover all the underwater secrets in this fantasy adventure from award-winning Chris Riddell. A gorgeous holiday read, fully illustrated in black and white throughout and perfect for 7 to 9 year old fans of Ottoline and The Little Mermaid. 'Humorous and fabulously illustrated, this 7+ diary adventure is stuffed to the gills with charm' - The Guardian'Charming, witty and imaginative, and packed with an unbelievable amount of stunning artwork . . . one of the best books to be published for 7-9 year-olds this year' The Bookseller'This gorgeous book, written as a diary with Riddell’s stunning illustrations . . . is the perfect summer read' Daily MailMeet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw. She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in bottles, rides seahorses and enjoys the hobby of ‘walking’ on the beach and visiting friends. Life is perfect until Atalanta learns of plans by developers Bristle & Splinter to transform Sleepy Cove into a luxury seaside golf resort. Realizing that this plan will destroy her home, she enlists the help of her friends, old and new, to try to stop it . . .

Snítek byl ještě miminko, když ho na prahu svého obydlí uprostřed tajuplného Hvozdu našli lesní trollové a ujali se ho. Jen chlapec povyrostl, trollové mu důrazně kladli na srdce, aby se měl před Hvozdem na pozoru a neopouštěl bezpečí vyšlapané stezky. Jenže Snítek zatouží dozvědět se, odkud se vzal a kdo byli jeho rodiče, proto jedné chladné noci sejde ze stezky a vydá se na dalekou cestu. Začíná velkolepé dobrodružství, při němž se hrdina setkává se spoustou fantastických bytostí a rostlin - s krutým lebounem, bručivědem, lesní lékárnicí žvanižínkou, nenasytným krvavým dubem či konejšivým uspávačníkem. Dokáže Snítek najít místo, kam patří? Prodáno přes tři miliony výtisků po celém světě. Přeloženo do více než 20 jazyků.

Hvozd, Světakraj, Soumračné lesy, Močál a Kamenné zahrady. Dolní Město a Svatý Frax. Řeka Krajice. Jména na mapě. Každé jméno však v sobě tají tisíce příběhů... Malý Snítek žije od narození v osadě uprostřed tajuplného, divokého Hvozdu. Vychovali ho lesní trollové, ale je docela jiný než oni. Proto by rád zjistil, kdo byli jeho otec a matka. A tak jednoho dne opustí bezpečí dosavadního domova, sejde z vyšlapané stezky táhnoucí se napříč Hvozdem a vydává se vstříc dobrodružství, o jakém se mu ani nesnilo. Cestou potká spoustu podivuhodných tvorů – krutého lebouna, bručivěda, lesní lékárnici žvanižínku, masožravý dub či konejšivý uspávačník. Každou chvíli se ocitne ve smrtelném nebezpečí, přesto putuje dál. Třeba se na něj štěstí přece jen usměje a nakonec se s rodiči shledá, kdoví… Cesta za tajemný Hvozd je první díl výpravné bestsellerové řady Kroniky Světakraje, která byla přeložena do 26 jazyků a celosvětově se jí prodalo přes tři miliony výtisků.

This uplifting anthology contains classic and modern poems to galvanize and inspire you which are brought to life with exquisite, intricate artwork. Chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell, Poems to Save the World With –the follow-up to Poems to Live Your Life By and Poems to Fall in Love With - will ignite your inner activist and provide comfort and inspiration. These poems speak of hope, happiness, rebellion and living in interesting times. This wonderful book features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection. Includes poems from Neil Gaiman, Nikita Gill, Maggie Smith, Brian Bilston, Raymond Antrobus, Fiona Benson, Lewis Carroll and many more.

Vychutnajte príbehy barda Beedla, na ktorých vyrastajú malí čarodejníci Rozprávky barda Beedla nie sú len príbeh o troch bratoch, vďaka ktorému Harry našiel kľúč k zničeniu horcruxov. Predstavujú päť očarujúcich rozprávok plných mágie, ľsti aj poučení. Rodičia v čarodejníckych rodinách ich s obľubou čítali svojim ratolestiam pred spaním celé storočia. Z originálu, ktorý bol napísaný v runách, ich preložila Hermiona Grangerová a trefné sprievodné poznámky k nim doplnil rokfortský riaditeľ, profesor Albus Dumbledore. Do čarovného kotlíka pridajte štipku kúziel, za priehrštie huncútstva a jednu naberačku smiechu. Poriadne zamiešajte a vychutnajte príbehy barda Beedla, ktoré už od dávnych vekov fascinovali malých i veľkých čarodejníkov. Vydanie, ktoré práve držíte v rukách, obohatil plnofarebnými ilustráciami britský umelec Chris Riddell. Z anglického originálu preložila Oľga Kralovičová

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' smash hit sci-fi comedy and cult classic series. This stunning gift edition is illustrated by Costa Award winning Chris Riddell. 'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius'' - David Walliams If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? Which is exactly what Arthur Dent and the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There's just the small matter of escaping the Vogons, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a space ship how to make a proper cup of tea. And did anyone actually make a reservation?

Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated The Little Prince in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic. After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a lonely pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates many of life's universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means to be human from a child who is not. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's delightful The Little Prince has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies worldwide. With the loving, insightful, perplexed-by-grown-ups Little Prince at its heart, readers will not only rediscover characters such as The coquettish Rose, The knowledgeable Fox and The complex Lamplighter, but will find fresh and wonderful creations of these characters by a true master of his art; images that will live in our hearts and minds for generations to come.

The thrilling sequel to the best-selling middle-grade debut of Autumn 2020 Imogen and Marie return through the door in the tree to a whole new Yaroslav. Miro is king, but hates it. Anneshka is no longer Queen.. . and hates it.When Anneshka hears a prophecy that she will rule the Greatest Kingdom, she seizes Marie, believing her to be key to fulfilling it, and heads over the mountains. Imogen and Miro chase after them, in hot pursuit. But what they find in the lands beyond will change everything again, and see them facing dangers they could never have imagined, both human and otherwise.Beautifully illustrated throughout by Chris Riddell, exciting and funny, the Clock of Stars trilogy is a timeless fantasy from the most astonishing new voice in middle grade.

An essential companion to the Harry Potter books, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of fairytales from the wizarding world, via the enchanted pen of J.K. Rowling. Rich with allusions and symbols from the Harry Potter stories, and enhanced with fascinating commentary from beloved sage Professor Albus Dumbledore, this is a Hogwarts Library book to treasure and enjoy for years to come. All of the gorgeous, grim and gothic detail of the Bard's five bewitching tales has been brought to life by Chris Riddell, thrice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Much loved by generations of witches and wizards, and translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, this beautiful edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans. Mischievous and witty, Beedle the Bard's stories are a deeply satisfying read in the tradition of all great fables and fairytales. Kindnesses are rewarded and selfishness shown to be the ruin of many a wizard. Burping cauldrons, hairy hearts and cackling stumps are met along the way. Each tale is brought vividly to life with Riddell's trademark wry humour and elegance, including 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', familiar to readers of Harry Potter from the crucial role it plays in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now available in a paperback format featuring a brand new cover by Chris Riddell, this edition contains all of the mesmerising illustrations from the original hardback plus an exclusive additional art print of Harry, Ron and Hermione for readers to take out and keep. Prepare to be spellbound! The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of Lumos, an international children's charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling.

The definitive retelling of the legends of King Arthur, from Carnegie Medal-winner Kevin Crossley-Holland and former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. Be enthralled by the world of Arthurian legend in this lavishly illustrated, masterful retelling. From King Arthur's childhood to his final battle, the timeless tales of the sword in the stone, the quests of the Knights of the Round Table and the wizardry of Merlin are woven together into a breathtaking feat of storytelling. An extraordinary collaboration between the world-renowned Kevin Crossley-Holland and the three-time Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Chris Riddell, this is a beautiful edition to be treasured by all ages.