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This is the story of Mrs Large the elephant – who just needs five minutes of peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. But there’s never a dull moment with the Larges, and it soon becomes clear that mum's quiet time is to be very short-lived! Family life is beautifully observed in this warm and funny modern classic from Jill Murphy, one of Britain's most treasured author-illustrators.  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781844285396 • Author: Jill Murphy • Publisher: Walker Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 28.2 x 23.8 x 0.4 cm

Peter is excited to be going to forest school with Benjamin Bunny, they can't wait to learn all about the woodland they live in. But when he learns that his sisters won't be there, the little bunny gets nervous. Luckily Mrs. Rabbit is there to reassure him and hold his paw on the first day. With new, humorous illustrations of Beatrix Potter's well-loved characters, this reassuring tale mirrors young children's early experiences. This book is a perfect gift for children to prepare for their first days at school or nursery. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241552735 • Author: Beatrix Potter • Publisher: Warne • Format: Hardback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 20 x 16.7 x 1.5 cm

Escape to Hogwarts with the unmissable series that has sparked a lifelong reading journey for children and families all over the world. The magic starts here. Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The magic starts here! These editions of the classic and internationally bestselling Harry Potter series are the perfect starting point for anyone who's ready to lose themselves in the greatest children's story of all time. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855652 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 2.3 cm

Pick up your pencils and get ready for a 5-in-1 colouring adventure with the Avengers!  Packed with five exciting types of colouring and over 60 super stickers, you can bring Earth's Mightiest Heroes to life in your own unique style! - 5 different types of colouring, including copy colouring, colour by numbers and dot-to-dot! - With over 60 stickers! - Including Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panther and all of your favourite characters from the Marvel universe. The perfect gift for young artists and fans of Marvel Find hours of creative fun inside this awesome colouring book!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781837950096 • Author:  Marvel  • Publisher:  Igloo Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  48 • Dimensions:  21.6 x 26.4 x 0.5 cm

Introduce your child to the world of learning and satisfy their thirst for knowledge! Packed with fun subjects that children will be familiar with, such as games, sports, pets, food we eat, seasons, and weather. This children's knowledge book is a must-have addition to every family library! Does your little one have big questions about the world we live in? This fully updated kid's encyclopedia from DK has all the answers!  This illustrated encyclopedia is perfect for curious children aged 4-7 years! It is sorted into themes to make finding information and learning new things quick and easy. The clear text is perfect for parents to read aloud or for beginner readers to read themselves. There is no better starting block for learning than with My First Encyclopedia! Packed with fascinating facts and modernised content, plus a mixture of bold new photography and specifically tailored illustrations, the design and layout are guaranteed to capture a child's imagination. It is the perfect gift for young children who are not afraid to ask why. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241659847 • Author: DK • Publisher: DK  • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  80 • Dimensions: 24 x 1.2 x 30.9 cm

Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinningout of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702313493 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.4 cm

Check out this amazing activity pad by Paddington Bear! Contains a colouring pad, a mini colouring pad and 4 pencils.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788245760 • Author:  Paddington Bear • Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  16 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm

Complete exciting scenes with over 500 stickers to choose from! From the crow's nest and the captain's cabin to the ship's galley and the pirates' treasure trove, children can complete the vibrant pirate-themed scenes! A perfect title for pirate-mad children! Mess-free fun ideal for on-the-go. Easy to peel stickers means 555 Sticker Fun books can be taken anywhere at anytime! 24 action-packed scenes in every book, plus the activity fun doesn't stop there - look out for the hidden character on every spread! Ideal for taking out and about, on holiday, to restaurants, plane or train journeys. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787009714 • Author: Imagine That, Susan Mayes, Dan Crisp • Publisher: Imagine That Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 56 • Dimensions: 28 x 21.5 x 0.6 cm

This brand-new title in the hugely successful Clever Kids series contains over 100 code conundrums and cryptograms to exercise young minds. From hidden words and logic puzzles to code breakers and enigmas, it's packed with secret-agent and spy challenges to put kids' mental agility and lateral-thinking skills to the test. Created by bestselling puzzle book author Gareth Moore, author of the chart-topping Brain Games for Clever Kids. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781780558738 • Author: Gareth Moore, Chris Dickason • Publisher: Buster Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.25 cm

The Maniacal Badger has arrived, and he's determined to take over the Woods! Wasn't that Monkey's plan?  This cannot happen! What japes await in this brand-new adventure, when Bunny and Monkey team up to beat this new menace?! They've never managed to work together before... And will Skunky rediscover his passion for evil inventions, to defeat his rival at their own game? One thing's for sure... Laughs are guaranteed!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452809 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm 

Mouse's new house seems perfect, with just enough room for his things. But who's that growling by the piano? And who's that snapping in the bathtub? And who's that sliding down the banister? Soon, the house is bursting at the seams. Packed full of surprises, this funny tale about unexpected friendships will delight small children, as they discover the tiger, crocodile and bear hidden in Mouse’s house. Product Information: ISBN: 9781788810418 Author: Tracey Coderoy Publisher: Little Tiger Format: Paperback Dimensions: 28 x 24.5 x 0.5cm

The animals in Emily’s jungle wallpaper can’t sleep, and they are bellowing and stomping and growling and keeping her awake! “Go to sleep!” shouts Emily. “We’ve tried and tried, but can’t!” says the tiger. So Emily climbs into the wallpaper and shows the animals how to get ready for bed. Only baths and lullabies aren’t quite the same in the jungle…! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781848691865 • Author: Timothy Knapman, Laura Hughes • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 28 x 24.5 x 0.4cm

When the mischievous monkey discovers a paintbox, he has a brilliant idea, but things don’t go quite as Monkey has planned . . . A hilarious rhyming tale from award-winning author Steve Smallman and illustrator Nick Schon. Perfect for reading with young children and making them laugh out loud! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788816595 • Author: Steve Smallman, Nick Schon • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 28 x 24.5 x 0.4 cm

The much-loved Roald Dahl story, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. But her parents have decided she's just a nuisance who wastes too much time on reading and stories. And her headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a terrible bully, who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. Now it's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story, and show them just how extraordinary children can be . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241558317 • Author: Roald Dahl • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 cm

Percy Jackson returns to give readers his unique and unforgettable insight into the epic feats of twelve of Ancient Greece’s most recognisable heroes. Percy Jackson knows all there is to know about the greatest heroes in Greek mythology. After all, he’s met most of them. Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Whose idea it was to create an impossible Labyrinth? What happens when you try to sneak someone out of the Underworld? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse? Percy has all the answers . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9780141362250 • Author: Rick Riordan • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback  • Pages: 528 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.4 cm

Celebrate Disney's most iconic animals in this wonderful collection of art to colour!  From Simba and Nemo to Bambi and Baloo, this book is dedicated to the animals that have captured the hearts of audiences through the ages. With over 90 beautiful images, it's time to embrace your wild side! Collect all of the official Disney and Marvel colouring books in this series!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781803685441 • Author:  Walt Disney • Publisher:  Igloo Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 29.9 x 1.2 cm

Join in the rhyming fun and get ready to sing along! With musical introductions from 4 popular nursery rhymes, this fantastic book encourages children to sing along and finish the songs. There are also 4 fun sound effects to accompany each classic rhyme.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781786707772 • Author:  Igloo Books • Publisher:  Igloo Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  10 • Dimensions:  10 x 0.3 x 1 cm 

Take your toddler on an adventure and find the adorable baby animals in this lift-the-flap baby book with pictures that pop off the page!  This colourful pop-up peekaboo book follows animal parents and their babies as they play hide-and-seek. Babies and toddlers can lift big flaps and see peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages: a naughty baby monkey swinging from a tree, a messy baby hippo rolling in the mud, a sleepy baby sloth hiding behind the leaves, and a happy baby elephant who's splish splashing in the lake. The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning, while the surprise pop-up scenes will delight curious preschoolers. With the help of parents and caregivers, toddlers will have fun turning the sturdy board book pages, guessing what's hiding under each flap, and then lifting the flaps to reveal the baby animal characters and play peekaboo! Ideal for interactive preschool play, this book will appeal to both parents and children and is certain to keep little ones entertained time and time again! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241411117 • Author:  DK • Publisher:  DK • Format:  Board Book • Pages:  12 • Dimensions:   21.6 x 2.6 x 21.6cm

Young children will love completing the puzzles in this nature-themed book. As they use the special pen supplied to trace the dotted lines, solve mazes, spot differences and join numbered dots, they will also be practising vital early-learning skills such as counting, observing and pen control. Then they can wipe the pages clean and do them again. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781801319188 • Author: Kirsteen Robson • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.6cm

"Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist." One dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant! Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant (the BFG), who is no ordinary bone-crunching giant, but instead prefers snozzcumbers and frobscottle to children. But there are other giants in Giant Country. And those giants have a plan to gallop far and wide to find some tasty human beans to eat. Can Sophie and the BFG stop them?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241558348 • Author:  Roald Dahl  • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  384 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm