ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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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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Gift cards

Margarida Esteves Illustrator & Author

Paperscapes: The Nutcracker cover

Paperscapes: The Nutcracker

Lauren Holowaty - Hardback

£14.99

Reading Planet: Astro – Planet Protectors - Stars/Turquoise band cover

Reading Planet: Astro – Planet Protectors - Stars/Turquoise band

Emily Hibbs - Paperback

£7.50

The Story of Planet Earth cover

The Story of Planet Earth

Anne Rooney - Hardback

£12.99

The Story of Humans cover

The Story of Humans

Anne Rooney - Hardback

£14.99

Marvellous Maps cover

Marvellous Maps

Simon Kuestenmacher - Hardback

£20.00

Beautiful Butterflies cover

Beautiful Butterflies

Margarida Esteves - Board book

£13.99

Tales of World War II cover

Tales of World War II

Hattie Hearn - Hardback

£14.99

The Bedtime Book of EVEN MORE Impossible Questions cover

The Bedtime Book of EVEN MORE Impossible Questions

Isabel Thomas - Hardback

£12.99

What the Artist Saw Henri Matisse cover

What the Artist Saw Henri Matisse

Heather Alexander - Hardback

£9.99