ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

Books etc
Fiction
Storytelling is as old as time and, whether it’s an award-winning epic novel or a page-turning blockbuster, a great book can stay with you throughout your life
Contemporary & Classic Fiction Crime & Mystery Fantasy Graphic Novels & Comics Browse more Fiction categories
Non-fiction
Be it biography, history, nature writing or any other form of true story, non-fiction writing is often loaded with just as much suspense and character as the most exciting novel
Essays, Memoir & Biography Nature & Travel History & Archaeology Science & Technology Browse more Non-fiction categories
Children’s, Teenage & Educational
These stories for children and young adults will pique imaginations and inspire young readers
Children's Fiction Children's Non-Fiction Board Books, Picture Books & Activity Books Children's Poetry & Anthologies Browse more Children’s, Teenage & Educational categories
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Children's Reference

Browse our encylopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference materials to entertain and educate curious young minds.

Cloudspotting For Beginners cover

Cloudspotting For Beginners

Gavin Pretor-Pinney - Hardback

£20.00

Graphic Novel Builder cover

Graphic Novel Builder

Edward Ross - Paperback

£12.99

Roots of Happiness cover

Exclusive Bookplate Edition

Roots of Happiness

Susie Dent - Hardback

£16.99

My First 100 Words cover

My First 100 Words

Ladybird - Board book

£7.99

My First Vehicles cover

My First Vehicles

Ladybird - Board book

£6.99

100% Unofficial Taylor Swift Annual 2026 cover

100% Unofficial Taylor Swift Annual 2026

2 authors - Hardback

£9.99

Lonely Planet Kids My First Lift-the-Flap World Atlas cover

Lonely Planet Kids My First Lift-the-Flap World Atlas

2 authors - Board book

£11.99

Match Attax Extra Time Teasers cover

Match Attax Extra Time Teasers

Match Attax - Paperback

£5.99