Children's Books

Four hilarious capers by the inimitable Allan Ahlberg, now in one bumper volume! Ideal for early readers, with lively illustrations by Katharine McEwen. The Man Who Wore All His Clothes, Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, is joined for the first time by The Woman Who Won Things, The Children Who Smelled a Rat and The Cat Who Got Carried Away in this brilliantly funny quartet of early readers by the internationally acclaimed Allan Ahlberg. One morning Mr Gaskitt puts on all his clothes, Mrs Gaskitt picks up a robber in her taxi, Gus and Gloria have trouble with a teacher, Horace the cat goes to a friend's house to watch TV ... and the car radio gets things wrong. What follows is an action-packed, swift-paced and farcical romp as the plots of each family member interweave, ending in a thrilling car chase with Mr Gaskitt saving the day. And that's just the first story... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529533064 • Author: Allan Ahlberg • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Join your favourite Disney characters with this magical carry along colouring book! Offering children hours of creative fun, this book features best-loved characters from all your favourite films, plus over 50 stickers! Perfect for rainy days and long journeys. Featuring The Lion King, Lilo & Stitch, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and more! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837713547 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 37.5 x 28 x 0.6cm 

Meet Missy Purrger, Sprinklecorn, Pandy Roll and more scrumptious Snackettes in this playful activity book. Snackette Friends Activity Book is packed full of cute animal-food characters, adorable activities, cute card crafts, and sweet scented stickers! From amazing mazes and matching, to cute counting and colouring, this puzzle book is a perfect gift for children aged 4+. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836423362 • Author: Alexandra Robinson & Jess Moorhouse • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 42 • Dimensions: 28 x 21.5 x 0.5 cm

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

Little ones will love discovering all about themselves in Big Stickers for Toddler Hands: First Words! Complete simple sticker and colouring activities as you learn about family, feelings, body parts and more in this engaging sticker activity book. With fun, first word flashcards to explore and simple shaped stickers. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836429920 • Author: Alexandra Robinson & Danielle Mudd • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 28 x 21.5 x 0.4 cm

Introducing the Sonic Prime Activity Pack – an action- packed adventure for Sonic enthusiasts of all ages! Inside this exciting bundle, you'll discover two Sonic colouring books that are brimming with opportunities for creative expression. Dive into Sonic's dynamic world as you add your own flair to his adventures with your favourite colours. Contents:  • 2 x Sonic Prime Colouring Books • 4 x Sonic Colouring Pencils This activity pack is designed to keep the Sonic spirit alive, whether you're at home, on a road trip, or simply looking for hours of interactive entertainment. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781788246118 • Author: Alligator Books Ltd • Publisher: Alligator Books Ltd • Format:  Paperback • Dimensions: 26 x 21 x 2 cm

"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

Bleep, bleep. Emergency! News just through: Crash, crash, there’s been a crash. Let's go, crew! From Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock, the award-winning and bestselling creators of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction comes a reassuring, read-aloud exploration of the work of paramedics and ambulance crews. There’s been a crash and the crew at the ambulance station jumps into action. Nee nar nee nar... They respond to the emergency call, attend to the injuries of a young boy who has fallen off his bike and then take him to the hospital for treatment. Nee nar nee nar... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529532036 • Author: Sally Sutton & Brian Lovelock • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 25.7 x 24.3 x 0.3 cm

Everyone loves Goldilocks’ hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else’s bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, the third of its kind following Chicken Clicking and Troll Stinks. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781783448784 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 27.3 x 22.8 x 0.5cm

What does it mean to be human? What is truth? What is good? These are all very BIG questions that need exploring and the sooner children start to think about the answers, the better our world will be.  What is philosophy? What is life? What does it mean to be human? What makes us happy? What is good? What is love? What is truth? What is knowledge? What is time?  This delightful series builds foundations for life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people. Using simple language to explain complicated ideas, each book takes the core questions that relate to each subject and provides answers that make sense to young children.   Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781915613677 • Author:  Katie Rewse • Publisher:  Noodle Juice • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:   21 x 1 x 25.3 cm

The Little Book Big Idea series builds foundations for life-long learning by explaining big ideas to little people.  Studying history, in theory, should stop us from making the same mistakes again. But only if we keep asking questions such as Who studies history? Who should you believe? Whose stories haven't been told. These are all very BIG questions that need exploring and the sooner the better. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781915613721 • Author:  Noodle Juice • Publisher:  Noodle Juice • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  21 x 1 x 25.3 cm

NOT FOR GROWN-UPS! Wish you could hunt down a FEROCIOUS beast? Ever wondered what a REAL night sky looks like? Want to embrace your WILD side? Join Kamal as he attempts to SURVIVE THE WILD! Kamal's class is going to the woods and Kamal has promised to track down the infamous Beast of Criggily Wood. He throws himself into the wilderness with nothing but his two best friends, his wits and the mysterious Cheat Book. The Cheat Book promises its reader lifehacks for literally any occasion . . . But can it help Kamal to track down the beast lurking in the shadows, dodge all the poison ivy and make it home in one piece? Join Kamal on his hilarious new adventure, from brilliant author-illustrator RAMZEE. Perfect for 8+ readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Loki. With black-and-white illustrations throughout! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444973419 • Author: Ramzee • Publisher: Hachette UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm

Bring the farm to life! Little children can have lots of farmyard fun with this delightful early years colouring book, full of bold, simple outlines of cows, sheep, tractors and more. It's an ideal way to develop pencil control skills. Great for youngsters developing their colouring skills! Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781801319126 • Author: Kate Nolan • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 1.5 x 21.6 x 24.8cm

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 

When Mog’s garden disappears under an enormous white flappy thing, Mog is very unhappy and does a Bad Thing. But inside the white flappy thing a Cat Show is taking place – the perfect setting for Mog to make her family very proud indeed! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780006647553 • Author: Judith Kerr • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback     • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 27.31 x 21.59 x 0.64 cm

The one and only Cat in the Hat from the iconic Dr. Seuss gets a brand new look, introducing his roller-coaster ride of mayhem to a new generation of readers. When Sally and her brother are left alone, they think they're in for a dull day – until the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem and madness! This is the classic book that every child should have the joy of reading. The perfect book for early readers, the new style brings a worldwide favourite to a whole new generation.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780007348695 • Author:  Dr. Seuss • Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  64 • Dimensions:  28 x 20.3 x 0.5 cm

The Mr Men and Little Miss will help you show that special someone just how much they mean to you with this warm and witty celebration of love and friendship. Following the bestselling My Mummy and My Daddy, this delightful book pairs Roger Hargreaves classic artwork with affectionate and humorous new text to help children and adults share the love on Valentine's Day or at any time they want to say I love you. The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008671648 • Author:  Roger Hargreaves • Publisher:  Farshore • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions: 25 x 0.3 x 23 cm

Colour in your favourite Pokémon with this fantastic colouring book! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008769031 • Author: Harper Collins Publishers • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Join your favourite Mr. Men and Little Miss characters in this fun sticker book! Get ready for hours of creative fun and adventure in the world of Mr. Men and Little Miss. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008750534 • Author: Roger Hargreaves • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback

Appreciate the joy of spring with this fantastic picture book! The perfect gift for any young Stitch fan. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805855170 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback  • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 23.4 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm