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 Thames and Tide Club: The Ghost Pirates by Katya Balen
£6.99
David's Bookshop The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City by Katya Balen
£6.99
David's Bookshop The Thames and Tide Club: Squid Invasion by Katya Balen
£6.99
David's Bookshop Who Lives Here?: With lift-the-flap-fun! by Julia Donaldson
£8.99
David's Bookshop The Oak Tree by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Detective Dog by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Tiddler by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Scarecrows' Wedding by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Superworm by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Spinderella by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Gruffalo Little Library by Julia Donaldson
£5.99
David's Bookshop What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Counting Creatures by Julia Donaldson
£12.99
David's Bookshop Colours, Colours Everywhere: A lift-the-flap adventure from an award-winning duo by Julia Donaldson
£12.99
David's Bookshop What the Ladybird Heard 15th Anniversary Edition: with a shiny blue foil cover and bonus material from the creators! by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Bowerbird by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop One Ted Falls Out of Bed 20th Anniversary Edition: A Counting Story by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Zog by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Sharing a Shell 20th Anniversary Edition: with a shiny foil cover and bonus material from the creators! by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop Julia Donaldson's Book of Names: A Magical Rhyming Celebration of Children, Imagination, Stories . . . And Names! by Julia Donaldson
£7.99
David's Bookshop How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett
£7.99
David's Bookshop This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (Board Book)
£8.99
David's Bookshop I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (Board Book)
£7.99
David's Bookshop We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
£7.99
David's Bookshop This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
£7.99
David's Bookshop The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
£14.99
David's Bookshop The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
£8.99
David's Bookshop Chocolate Cake by Michael Rosen
£7.99
David's Bookshop I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen
£7.99
David's Bookshop Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids by Michael Rosen
£8.99
David's Bookshop Not-So-Little Red Riding Hood by Michael Rosen
£7.99
David's Bookshop We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
£7.99
David's Bookshop We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen (Board Book)
£7.99
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
