Children's Collection
Secondhand Children's Books
Buying secondhand children's books is one of the easiest ways to fill a bookshelf without breaking the budget. Every book here was once loved by someone else, and each one is photographed exactly as it is, so what you see in the listing is what arrives on your doorstep. Browse adventure and mystery classics, fantasy and magic, funny and silly stories, real life and growing up, or young adult crossover.
UK postage from £2.75. Free UK delivery on all orders £15 and over.
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Adventure & Mystery Classics
Timeless tales for budding explorers and detectives.
Fantasy & Magic
Dragons, wizards and worlds beyond the wardrobe.
Funny & Silly
Stories guaranteed to get the giggles going.
Real Life & Growing Up
Honest, heartfelt stories about the world as it really is.
Young Adult Crossover
For readers ready to level up their next chapter.
What Our Customers Say
25 Sep 2026
What a find!
I happened upon 'Strange Books' whilst searching for one item. I am so pleased I did. I found the item I was after and ordered 4 other books too. All arrived swiftly, well packaged and we're all as good as new, for a fraction of their original cost. As a lover of 'real books', I am overjoyed Strange Books exists. I may need to part with a few books before my next order but thank you, I'm so glad you followed your passion and enable us readers to do the same :-)
15 Sep 2026
Excellent package of books.
Excellent selection of books to choose from with a great price and delivery time.
29 Aug 2026
A treasure of a shop
What an incredible find! As a teacher, I always find it hard to update our class reading area and keep within a reasonable price. Often, cheap books are battered and in poor condition, but not here. Thank you so much for helping restock our classroom with exciting new books that the children had asked for! I will definitely be back again for more!
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