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Join Bluey and her friends and family in the countdown to Christmas with this advent book collection of 24 stories and activities! Find 23 surprise mini books behind each door, plus a special Christmas story for Christmas Eve! Stories include: Daddy Robot, Charades, Yoga Ball, Shadowlands and an awesome Christmas Eve story. Also find four How to Draw mini books and learn to draw some of your favourite Bluey characters! Put the books back inside the windows, so you can reuse your Advent Book Collection every year! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241714966 • Author: Bluey • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 576 • Dimensions: 42.1 x 31cm
Travel through the seasons with Polar Bear and Cub as they discover the world and the wonders within it. Although snow melts and leaves turn golden, Cub learns that a parent's love will never change. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781848696846 • Author: Owen Hart • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 25 x 0.9 x 28.6 cm
This hilarious and action-packed first reader is perfect for LEGO DC Super Heroes fans who are learning to read! When supervillains from outer space threaten to steal the world's toys, it is up to DC Comics' greatest superheroes to save the day! But can Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and Batgirl defeat the evil aliens without a good plan? Or, will they be defeated before naptime? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407163413 • Author: Trey King • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Hardback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 23.4 x 16,7 x 0.8 cm
Since he crash-landed on Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem! Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig, Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. Monkey's eternal struggle for world domination is getting more ridiculous every day, and it's impossible to predict which bizarre plan he's going to put into action next. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788452304 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21 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
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
Jamie Smart's big-selling comic-book success story continues... There's a new animal joining Bunny and the gang. Ai - a supersonic, super-fast aye-aye! But how will Ai fit into the Woods? What mischievous schemes is Skunky cooking up? And will Monkey ever stop trying to hit her with a stick? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788452434 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21 cm
Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend! Things that are rubbish in my life: Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world, have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss and mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM. Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France. Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241562031 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 466 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 4cm
Jamie's art and storytelling fizz with exuberance - the pages turn themselves in this addictive collection of amazing stories! Since he crash-landed on Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem! Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig [the Pig], Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. In this rollicking comic extravaganza, the pint-sized friends must tackle a helliphant, rocket-powered hot air balloons, and the most mind-boggling creatures of all... hew-mans! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788451956 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21 cm
Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squittel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor live peacefully in the woods. Until one day, when the chaotic force of nature Monkey is fired into their midst by the British Space programme! (They were aiming for the Moon). Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788451772 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21 cm
Relive tales of friendship from across the last 100 years of Disney in this storybook celebration! Whether it's Mike and Sulley working as a team, Woody and Buzz learning to get along or Ariel's friendship with Flounder, Sebastian and Scuttle, there's something for everyone to enjoy in this collection of amazing stories. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837713080 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Autumn • Format: Paperback • Pages: 142 • Dimensions: 24.2 x 1.5 x 24.2 cm
A classic collection of stories by P.L Travers, Penelope Lively, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen, Alexander McCall Smith and others, specially chosen for young readers of around seven by children’s book expert, Julia Eccleshare. Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a gravity-defying tea party on the ceiling; Meet the boy who rescues a beached dolphin: Can the barber keep the secret of the Rajah’s big ears? These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year, or would make the perfect birthday gift. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008524739 • Author: Julia Eccleshare • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.3 x 19.8 cm
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world… It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters. And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city. In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008438708 • Author: David Walliams, Tony Ross • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 cm
Thirteen-year-old T'Challa can't wait to go back to America to visit his friends Sheila and Zeke in Beaumont, a small Alabama town, over their summer break. He's thrilled to be on holiday away from his duties as the Prince of Wakanda. But as T'Challa begins to explore the town, he finds that a man who goes by the ordinary name of Bob happens to be everywhere he is - and T'Challa begins to think it's no coincidence. When residents of the town begin flocking to Bob's strange message, and a prominent citizen disappears, the Young Prince has no choice but to intervene. Before long, T'Challa and his friends find themselves caught in a plot involving a rare ancient book and a man who's not as he seems. Swept up in a fight against an unexpected and evil villain, T'Challa, Sheila and Zeke must band together to save the people of Beaumont... before it's too late. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801080996 • Author: Ronald L. Smith • Publisher: Autumn Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm
1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her. When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on. But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. And then, someone is murdered... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241429877 • Author: Robin Stevens • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 2.5 x 12.6 cm
Life is never going to be boring while Looshkin is around, but one thing is for sure - it will be very, very funny! Looshkin might look like a cute blue cat, but you've never met a cat like Looshkin before. If you look away for just a moment, your house will be full of foamy bubbles, there are pigs on your roof, and a portal to a hell-dimension has opened in your loft. And there are bees, everywhere! The comics in this book were previously published as Looshkin and Looshkin: The Big Number 2. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788452557 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 14.1 x 1.2 x 21 cm
A classic collection of stories by Michael Rosen, Alexander McCall Smith, Ted Hughes, Michael Morpurgo and others, specially chosen for young readers of around eight by children’s book expert, Julia Eccleshare. Mary Poppins takes Jane and Michael on a topsy-turvy day; a boy watches over a beautiful swan… These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year, or would make the perfect birthday gift. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008524760 • Author: Julia Eccleshare • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 264 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm
Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow, he's got three sad faces on the school achievement chart! And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won't let him go on the school trip. Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom's annoyed his grumpy sister Delia. Can his best friend Derek help? Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407186733 • Author: Liz Pichon • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 16.5 x 2cm
It all started with the school rabbit… Snowflake is the school rabbit, and Snowflake is TROUBLE. At least that's what Tommy thinks. And when Snowflake unexpectedly comes to stay just before Christmas and EVERYTHING starts to go wrong, it looks like Tommy might be right. With a sick sister left in bed, a snobby actor left with suspiciously damp trousers, and no rabbit anywhere to be seen, Tommy and his family may just be DOOMED. Is Tommy suffering the curse of the school rabbit? Or can all this bad luck turn good in the end? A fantastically funny and exquisitely illustrated young fiction title from much-loved author and illustrator Judith Kerr. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008352622 • Author: Judith Kerr • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 82 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 1.2 cm
Join the Disney and Pixar heroes for seven exciting tales in this amazing storybook! Whether it's the Incredibles catching criminals, another magical day at the Encanto or Peter Pan battling Captain Hook once more, there's something for everyone to enjoy in this collection of awesome stories. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837713097 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Autumn • Format: Hardback • Pages: 142 • Dimensions: 24.2 x 1.5 x 24.2 cm