The Best Children's Fiction of 2025
Our top picks from this year's new releases
David's Bookshop The Lone Husky by Hannah Gold
£14.99
David's Bookshop Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls by Katie Kirby
£14.99
David's Bookshop Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper by Jeff Kinney
£14.99
David's Bookshop Skandar and the Spirit War by A.F. Steadman
£14.99
David's Bookshop Bunny vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business! by Jamie Smart
£12.99
David's Bookshop Which Way To The Future by Cressida Cowell
£14.99
David's Bookshop You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast by Andy Griffiths
£12.99
David's Bookshop The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 3: A Stocking Full of Spies by Robin Stevens
£7.99
Christmas
Browse our collection of festive reads for children...
David's Bookshop Mr Santa by Jarvis
£7.99
David's Bookshop Dogger's Christmas by Shirley Hughes
£7.99
David's Bookshop Murder at Christmas by Fleur Hitchcock
£7.99
David's Bookshop An Anthology of Christmas by Auriol Bishop
£16.99
David's Bookshop Christmas Tales from the Farm by Amanda Owen
£14.99
David's Bookshop Santa's First Christmas by Mac Barnett
£8.99
Shop Children's
A curation of the best children's titles we have in stock. Many more in store, as well as secondhand!
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Children's
David's Bookshop The Pug who wanted to be a Superhero by Bella Swift
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Pug who wanted to be a Reindeer by Bella Swift
£5.99
David's Bookshop The Amazing World of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler: Discover the wonderful worlds behind the nation's favourite picture-book partnership
£25.00
David's Bookshop Slinky Malinki Catflaps by Lynley Dodd
£7.99
David's Bookshop Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
£7.99
David's Bookshop Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll
£7.99
David's Bookshop Santa's Workshop by Fiona Munro
£24.99
David's Bookshop Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
£14.99
David's Bookshop Christmas with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
£8.99
David's Bookshop The Night Before The Night Before Christmas by Richard Scarry
£8.99
David's Bookshop One Snowy Night Jigsaw Book by Nick Butterworth
£14.99
David's Bookshop Juniper’s Christmas by Eoin Colfer
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Night Before Christmas: The Deluxe Pop-Up Edition by Clement Moore
£30.00
David's Bookshop The Children of Green Knowe: 70th anniversary illustrated edition by Lucy M. Boston
£12.99
David's Bookshop Lola and Larch Make a Winter Wish by Sinead O'Hart
£6.99
David's Bookshop Scarface Claw by Lynley Dodd
£7.99
David's Bookshop Planetarium Activity Book
£9.99
David's Bookshop Planetarium Postcards
£12.99
David's Bookshop Planetarium (Junior Edition)
£12.99
David's Bookshop Planetarium
£25.00
David's Bookshop The Fossil Hunter: How Mary Anning unearthed the truth about the dinosaurs by Kate Winter
£8.99
David's Bookshop Dr Maggie's Grand Tour of the Solar System by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
£10.99
David's Bookshop Knowledge Encyclopedia Ocean!: Our Watery World As You've Never Seen It Before by DK
£20.00
David's Bookshop Knowledge Encyclopedia Space!: The Universe as You've Never Seen it Before by DK
£20.00
David's Bookshop Space: a children's encyclopedia by DK
£19.99
David's Bookshop Spin to Survive: Pirate Peril by Emily Hawkins
£20.00
David's Bookshop Spin to Survive: Deadly Jungle: Decide your destiny with a pop-out fortune spinner by Emily Hawkins
£20.00
David's Bookshop Spin to Survive: Frozen Mountain: Decide your destiny with a pop-out fortune spinner by Emily Hawkins
£20.00
David's Bookshop Spin to Survive: Deep Space Danger: Decide Your Destiny with a Pop-Out Fortune Spinner! Volume 4 by Giles Sparrow
£20.00
David's Bookshop The Mysteries of the Universe Poster Book by DK
£14.99
David's Bookshop The Mysteries of the Universe: Discover the best-kept secrets of space by Will Gater
£20.00
David's Bookshop Swarm Rising: Swarm Enemy: Book 2 by Tim Peake & Steve Cole
£7.99
David's Bookshop Swarm Rising: Book 1 by Tim Peake & Steve Cole
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Cosmic Diary of a Future Space Explorer: The Next Step for Humankind by Tim Peake
£12.99
David's Bookshop The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe by Tim Peake
£9.99
David's Bookshop Kay's Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body by Adam Kay
£8.99
David's Bookshop Kay's Marvellous Medicine: A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body by Adam Kay
£8.99
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£25.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter - The Illustrated Collection: Three magical classics by J.K. Rowling
£96.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£20.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£16.99
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£32.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£32.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£32.00
David's Bookshop Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
£35.00
David's Bookshop Christmas at Hogwarts: A joyfully illustrated gift book by J.K. Rowling
£16.99
Activity Books
David's Bookshop 2026 Children’s Almanac: A Month-by-Month Guide to Nature, Astronomy, Sports, Science, the World and More
£12.99
David's Bookshop Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do-It-Yourself Book by Jeff Kinney
£7.99
David's Bookshop We're Going on an Elf Chase Activity Book: New Edition by Martha Mumford
£6.99
David's Bookshop Stick Man and Friends Festive Super Sticker Book by Julia Donaldson
£9.99
David's Bookshop Santa and the Elves Magic Painting Book
£6.99
David's Bookshop Amazing Christmas Puzzles and Quizzes
£4.99
