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Julia Donaldson

A hugely entertaining animal ABC guessing game with peep-through pages and amazing fold-out flaps, by the bestselling Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Sharon King-Chai. Scroll right down for a video showing the book in action! With eye-catching artwork and an exotic array of animals to marvel over, this is a gorgeous book to treasure and re...

Derek Landy

The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind - and change everything... On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her. With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of...

Zanib Mian

Welcome back to Planet Omar! The second book in Zanib Mian's laugh-out-loud series, with amazing cartoon-style illustrations from Nasaya Mafaridik. Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid. * Chosen asThe Times Children's Book of the Week: 'Mian's gentle mixing of humour and Muslim tradition is fresh and necessary' * Omar and his friends have been saving up their pocket mon...

Cornelia Funke

The second book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated trilogy - magical, thrilling and mesmerising. Pre-order Cornelia Funke's highly-anticipated return to the Inkworld: The Colour of Revenge, coming in October 2024. 'I don't think I've ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading'Diana Wynne Jones Although a year has passed, not a ...

Harriet Muncaster

When Isadora wins an amazing holiday for her whole family she's ready for sun, sea, and sand! But there's work to be done when she and her mermaid friend Marina discover a baby turtle in trouble. Can Isadora help the turtle find a way home? ...

Astrid Lindgren

Loved by millions of children around the world Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time. This new edition of the classic story by Astrid Lindgren contains brand new black and white artwork by award-winning illustrator Mini Grey, introducing Pippi's adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers. ...

Paula Harrison

Kitty is a superhero-in-training with feline superpowers. She dreams of being like her superhero mum one day, but she's still got a lot to learn.Join Kitty and her cat crew for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon. In this story, Kitty and her feline friends Pumpkin and Pixie discover a secret garden on a city rooftop, but as news of the garden spreads, no...

Paula Harrison

Join Kitty and her cat crew on the rooftops for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon.Kitty and her classmates are taking part in a lantern parade through the city. The glittering fairy lights and glowing lanterns look so pretty in the darkness, and there a huge full moon in the night sky. But there's a dastardly thief sneaking through the crowds and steali...

Julia Donaldson

Bring your favourite characters to life with this interactive board book based on the bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.What happens when a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale? Push and pull the tabs to see them head off on an amazing journey around the world, help the snail with her big plan to save the whale after disaster s...

Suzanne Collins

The fourth book in a gripping young fantasy series from the author of THE HUNGER GAMES, with a striking newly-designed cover. It's only been a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Though Gregor's family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfil his role as...

Suzanne Collins

The stunning conclusion to the riveting Gregor the Overlander series, re-issued with a striking newly-designed cover. Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep The Prophecy of Time from Gregor. Gregor knows it must say something awful but he never imagined just how awful: it calls for the warrior's death. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and his mum an...

Joshua George

James Dean / Kimberly Dean

With eight fun tabs to pull, kids will love seeing Pete and his buddies' spooky fun Halloween costumes! In this sturdy tabbed board book from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean, Pete the Cat is almost ready for the Halloween parade. But first, he has to gather all of his friends! Perfect for young Pete the Cat fans, this Halloween tabbed board book i...

Brendan Wenzel

Named a Best Children's Book of the Year bythe Washington Post, Amazon, Working Mother, and more! Now available in a board book edition for the very youngest readers to enjoy, Hello Hello explores all aspects of seeing and appreciating nature. Starting with color and pattern and moving on size, shape, sound, and more, this board book is perfect for introducing the youngest read...

Lara Bryan

An engaging flap book for vehicle-mad pre-schoolers Follow a plane on a journey around the world in this little book, and peep inside its cockpit, engine and even its wings to find out how it works. With colourful illustrations, flaps to lift and holes to peep through, there's so much to discover in this fascinating introduction to planes and how they fly. ...

Anthony Horowitz

Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famouspop star. But still it's not enough. He needs more if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. But in the pa...

Charles Dickens

'Christmas is the perfect time to share the magic of reading with your family and Scrooge's journey to redemption is still as thrilling, moving and joyous over 175 years after it was written. This has to be the perfect Christmas book' - Cressida Cowell Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter and selfish old man, and worst of all . . . he hates Christmas! But this Christmas Eve there's a ...

Katy Flint

Discover the spellbinding magic of Swan Lake in this musical retelling of the ballet - push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Tchaikovsky's score. This tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far, far away. It is Prince Siegfried's 21st birthday. He is playing games with...

Katrina Charman

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKTRUST STORYTIME PRIZE Join two seafaring pirates and their captain on a nautical adventure to find a treasure chest. Add to that a text that is read aloud to the tune of 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' and you have a book that will be enjoyed time and time again! Go, go, pirate boat, Across the salty sea, Raise the anchor, hoist the sail, It's a pirate's lif...

Mo Willems

Mo Willems' Pigeon is BACK in a hilarious story perfect for those about to start school or nursery."There is no such thing as a bad Mo Willems book" The TimesThe Pigeon is about to get SCHOOLED. Do YOU think he should go?Why does the Pigeon have to go to school? He already knows everything! Well ... almost everything. And what if he doesn't like it? What if the teacher doesn't ...

Raina Telgemeier

A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who ...

Raina Telgemeier

Get ready to journal and learn to tell your own story with Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!Have you ever thought about telling your own story, whether it be true or imagined? Are you interested in writing, drawing, or both? If the answers are yes, this fun, colorful, and intera...

Ruth Owen

Which dinosaur was as long as three buses? How tall were the spines on the back of a giant Spinosaurus? And which dinosaur weighed the same as 12 elephants? All young kids love dinosaurs and will be keen to build their reading confidence and skills with this engaging reader at book band green. The book features repetitive and predictable text, high-frequency and familiar sight ...

Ruth Owen

What happened when a giant asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago? Why did most kinds of dinosaurs go extinct? And did any dinosaurs survive the terrible event? ...

Ruth Owen

Which dinosaur had the most powerful bite? How clever or how dumb were dinosaurs and how do we know? And which plant-eating dinosaur had 15 horns? All young kids love dinosaurs and will be keen to build their reading confidence and skills with this engaging reader at book band green. The book features repetitive and predictable text, high-frequency and familiar sight words, fan...

Goscinny

Asterix and his friends head for Greece in search of Olympic glory, with their magic potion at hand to help them win a few gold palms. But once the Olympic officials hear of the magic potion, they soon put a stop to the Gauls' ambitions - performance-enhancing substances are banned at the Olympics. ...

Liz Pichon

When Mum and Dad forget it's half term, what's Tom going to do to keep busy over the break! A weeks' worth of drawing, doodling, games, stories and activities in this fantastic new illustrated offering from bestselling author of the Tom Gates series, Liz Pichon! ...

Alan Gratz

Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee, returns with this high-octane story of how fear and war tear us apart, but how hope and redemption tie us together. It's 1945, and the world is in the grip of war. Hideki lives with his family on the island of Okinawa, near Japan. When the Second World War crashes onto his shores, Hideki is drafted to fight for the Japan...

Atinuke

"The vibrant marketplace is filled with color, texture, and patterns created using a mixed-media palette. . . . Young listeners will delight in getting to know Baby and his mama." - School Library Journal Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Baby is so adorable that ...

Alex Bellos / Ben Lyttleton

A groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through the prism of football. The first book is packed with awesome true stories, real science and fascinating facts and will make you laugh loads. When do footballers poo? Can you play football on Mars? What is a magic sponge? You will find the answers to these questions and more in chap...