Picture books, activity books & early learning material
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Against the odds
£16.99Against the odds
Some of the greatest adventurers of all time have once failed. Many more have had to overcome great hardships to pursue lives of adventure. Hand-picked by Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by adventurers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. These men and women have ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles and inspired Alastair’s own adventures. They may do the same for you too. A book full of hope and the power of self-belief and determination.
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April’s garden
£7.99April’s garden
April and her mother have been housed in temporary accommodation. Promised a brighter future by her mother, April finds her life there to be filled with things that are old, broken and impersonal. She longs for her own things and for some beauty in her life but experiences only frustration and disappointment until one day she plants some…
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Birds
£5.99Birds
There are all sorts of birds, big birds, small birds, birds that fly long distances, birds that like the dark, and even birds that don’t fly at all! This book is the perfect resource for the important first words needed to talk about birds with little children. Why not read all the books in this first 50 Words series for children who love nature.
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Do You Love Dinosaurs?
£6.99Do You Love Dinosaurs?
Stomp! Chomp! Roar! Do you love dinosaurs? This book highlights why dinosaurs are absolutely amazing.
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Doris
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Father Christmas and the Three Bears
£6.99Father Christmas and the Three Bears
It’s Christmas Eve and Father Christmas has fallen asleep at the Three Bears’ cottage but nothing will wake him. It’s up to Baby Bear and the Fairy-Tale Rescue Rangers to deliver the last presents so every child gets a gift. But how will they cross the Roaring Rushing River, navigate the Deepest Darkest Wood and get past the Most Monstrous Mountain – all before the children wake up on Christmas morning?
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Herring Hotel
£10.95Herring Hotel
Set in a run-down hotel, similar to Wes Andersen’s Grand Budapest Hotel, this story is told from the perspective of hotel owner’s son, Gabriel. Despite the state of the hotel, Gabriel and his parents look after the old and eccentric residents very well, including Mrs Kettle who believes she is a former queen in exile from Kettlonia. As the hotel crumbles around them, the family and residents realise it’s time to say goodbye. Until they receive the surprise of their life: Mrs Kettle really is a queen and her country has been freed – her people are asking her to come back home! Gabriel, his parents and the Herring residents build the hotel afresh next to Mrs Kettle’s palace and they all live happily ever after in Kettlonia.
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How To Live Forever
£7.99How To Live Forever
How to Live Forever has all the hallmarks of Colin Thompson’s unclassifiable, intriguing imagination. This is an extraordinarily compulsive picture story book, in which books themselves play a major role.
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Hubble bubble, granny trouble
£9.99Hubble bubble, granny trouble
Granny is kind of different – she wears strange hats and has a huge menagerie of cats, bats and frogs – she’s a witch! Life is always surprising when Granny’s around, whether taking her bats to the cinema or cooking up a big pot of gloopy soup. Three warm and funny stories about acceptance and the special bond between grandparent and grandchild in one special edition.
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Mad For Geography – Flags
£7.99Mad For Geography – Flags
In the Mad for Geography activity-book series, an apprentice geographer and cartographer guide young readers as they explore the fundamental themes of geography – in this case, FLAGS! Ages: 7 plus.
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The Book of Flying Machines
£6.99The Book of Flying Machines
Join Cogz the Robot Dog and discover all about how flying machines work, in this bright and fun STEM title. Bite-sized text and colourful, informative illustrations introduce the transport topics in a simple, engaging way for young readers with a passion for vehicles and machines.
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The Island
£7.99The Island
First published in English in 2007, this amazing and powerful picture book remains absolutely a story of our time. Winner of several international awards, this picture book is by the acclaimed author-illustrator of Diamonds which was longlisted for the 2022 Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal.
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The Suitcase
£7.99The Suitcase
When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside the suitcase? When the animals break into the suitcase and discover a very special photograph, they begin to understand what the strange creature has been through, and together they create a very special welcome present.
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The Wild Girl
£5.99The Wild Girl
This is the story of a little girl and her small brown dog. They live all alone in a little cave high up on the mountainside in the middle of the great wide wilderness. Then one day in the bitter cold of winter, as they are returning to their cave, they see bear tracks in the snow.
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