Literature & Fiction
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The Rainbow Fish
A wealth of resources on CD-ROM to enhance teachers work on ‘Rainbow Fish’. * Interactive text extracts to annotate with the class. * Non-fiction, cross-curricular photos and videos to put the story in context. * Author interviews or biography. * Interactive whiteboard activities.Read more
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Build Your Own Sea Creatures (Build Your Own Sticker Book)
Journey to the depths of the ocean and meet some of its deadliest, strangest and most incredible animals with this awesome sticker book. From polar seas to tropical reefs, you’ll meet humpback whales, hammerhead sharks, lionfish and many more. Complete them using the stickers, and read the descriptions to find out fascinating facts about each one.Read more
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Dance to the Music Sticker Activity Book (Wiggles)
Join The Wiggles for 16 pages of fun and colorful dance activities!Read more
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Sheepy & the Dance Show
Sheepy is a lovable toy sheep who always has a smiling face and always wants to help.The night before Felicity’s dance show there is a problem. Can Sheepy help? Will he be able to save the day? He will certainly try his best,
Perfect for a book to read together at bedtime, or to be explored independently, the story of Sheepy & the Dance Show is a fun, rhyming tale for all to enjoy.
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Ben Gives Up His Dummy: The book that makes children want to move on from dummies! (Featuring the ‘Dummy Fairy’)
A picture book that is designed to help children who are struggling to give up their dummies. Children love it because it’s a fabulous fairy story with beautiful illustrations, and parents love it because it enables children to kick their dummy habit once and for all.
This book ALSO tackles the days following the departure of the pacifiers, so parents don’t have to worry about a child missing their pacifiers once they’ve gone.
The book follows the story of a little boy called Ben, who refuses to give up his dummy. Then one night his mother persuades him to leave all his dummies outside his room for the ‘Dummy Fairy’ to take – (in exchange for a special gift). Ben gets to meet the fairy, who shows him that it IS possible to give up dummies without shedding a single tear. The book uses a fun and imaginative story to teach children why it makes sense to give up dummies, and it also offers up some fun ideas to stop them missing them once they’ve gone. After reading, parents can simply follow the book at home, and arrange an exciting visit from the Dummy Fairy, to the delight of their child. Ben Gives Up His Dummy provides an easy, fun way for parents to say goodbye to dummies for good.
See also: Bea Gives Up Her Dummy
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Ben Gives Up His Dummy: The book that makes children want to move on from dummies!
This picture book is designed to help children who are struggling to give up their dummies. Children love it because it’s a great story with fun illustrations, and parents love it because it enables children to kick their dummy habit once and for all.
This book ALSO tackles the days following the departure of the dummies, so parents don’t have to worry about a child missing their dummies once they’ve gone.
The book follows the story of a little boy called Ben, who refuses to give up his dummy. Then one night his mother persuades him to leave all his dummies outside her room for the ‘Dummy Fairy’ to take – (in exchange for a special gift). Ben gets to meet the fairy, who shows him that it IS possible to give up dummies without shedding a single tear.
After reading, children can follow the story at home by collecting up their dummies and leaving them outside their bedroom at night. Parents can then ensure that the ‘Dummy Fairy’ takes them off to Fairyland, leaving a special gift in their place!
The book also includes some fun ideas to help stop children missing the dummies, in the days after they’ve gone.
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“After hearing this story three times, my son asked if he could put his dummies out for the Dummy Fairy to take to Fairyland. Once they’d gone he didn’t miss them one bit!” – Lucy Jones
Reviews and praise for Bea Gives Up Her Dummy
“There is no other book quite like this. When reading it to my own dummy dependent daughter, she was swept away by the magic of the fairies. Thanks to this lovely book she knows the dummy fairy will be visiting imminently and is prepared for it.” JN2 Magazine
“Bea Gives Up Her Dummy is an enchanting tale featuring magical illustrations. The book acts as a step-by-step preparation for giving up dummies.” The Ham and High
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My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord (My Brother is a Superhero)
Winner of a Lollies Laugh Out Loud Book Award 2017.
Related teaching resource pack and activity sheets available on the Nosy Crow website.
Zack and Lara have superpowers. Luke has new school shoes and a burning sense of resentment. He KNOWS that aliens disguised as gym teachers are about to attack Earth but will anyone listen? No. So one dodgy pact with a self-styled supervillain later, and Luke is ready to save the world. He just needs to find his trainers.
My Gym Teacher Is an Alien Overlord is the action-packed sequel to the bestselling My Brother Is a Superhero, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the British Book Industry Awards Children’s Book of the Year.
“…an extremely funny book… Full of satirical allusions, quips, comic dialogue and surprises in prose and plot, this irresistible entertainment reminds us that everyone looks like a superhero from the outside, but inside they are all worried about the same things, and that goodies and baddies are not all that clear-cut.” – The Sunday Times
“This is a funny, sweet, surreal and madcap adventure. It s a ‘sort-of sequel’ to My Brother is a Superhero, but you don’t need to have read that to feel involved.” – BookTrust
“My Gym Teacher is An Alien Overlord, the second book in the My Brother is A Superhero (these titles!) series, reminds me a lot of Louise Rennison at her best. Though it’s written for a younger audience, My Gym Teacher has that similar sense of heart. It revels in its space and it’s bright, swift and deeply, genuinely, funny.” – L. H. Johnson, Did you Ever Stop to Think and Forget to Start Again?
“Wildly funny.” – Kirkus
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Sleepovers
“Guess what!” said Amy. “It’s my birthday next week and my mum says I can invite all my special friends for a sleepover party.”
You’re invited to the ultimate sleepover!
Amy, Bella, Chloe, Daisy and Emily are best friends at school, they even have their own Alphabet Club (just look at their initials!). Daisy is the newest member, she’s desperate to fit in, even though Chloe is VERY unfriendly to her at times.
And, when the girls start planning sleepovers for their birthdays, Daisy starts dreading her own.
She doesn’t know what her friends will make of her older sister . .
From bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, Sleepovers is a funny but moving tale exploring bullying, disability and friendship. It is the perfect book to introduce young readers to the world of Jaqueline Wilson, one of the country’s most beloved authors.
Has all the Jacqueline Wilson hallmarks of humour, good sense and a profound realism – Independent
And now, discover the sequel to Sleepovers, THE BEST SLEEPOVER IN THE WORLD.
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Puzzle House (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #3)
Fans won’t want to miss this original canon story set in the world of the Emmy® Award-winning Netflix animated series The Dragon Prince.
With story by the creators of the series and of the New York Times bestselling Through the Moon (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #1), this will be a sure hit for fans old and new.
Learning magic is no easy thing, even for young Claudia. Despite a bit of help from a book of spells created by Kpp’Ar, her father’s former mentor, it’s all she can do to keep things from blowing up in her face – often with spectacularly messy results.
But a spell book isn’t the only thing that Kpp’Ar left behind when he suddenly and mysteriously vanished. In his wake stands the Puzzle House, a bizarre tower full of magical traps, tricks, contraptions and – what else – puzzles. Claudia is sure that the old mage left a gift for her and her brother, Soren, somewhere deep within its walls, and she is determined to find out exactly what it is. Can Claudia and Soren uncover all the mysteries hidden within the Puzzle House? Or will they discover a darkness that will change them forever?
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Kristy’s Great Idea: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel)
Now a major Netflix series!
Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up – cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbors, prank calls – you can count on them to save the day.
Babysitting isn’t always easy though, and neither is dealing with strict parents, new families, fashion emergencies, and mysterious secrets. But no matter what, the BSC have what they need most: friendship.
Raina Telgemeier, using the signature style featured in her acclaimed graphic novels Smile and Sisters, perfectly captures all the drama and humor of the original novel!
BOOKS IN THE SERIES
- Kristy’s Great Idea (book 1)
- Truth About Stacey (book 2)
- Mary Anne Saves the Day (book 3)
- Claudia and Mean Janine (book 4)
- Dawn and the Impossible Three (book 5)
- Kristy’s Big Day (book 6)
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Grannysaurus: The funny new illustrated children’s picture book, full of dinosaurs, from number-one bestselling author David Walliams!
A boisterously funny new picture book from David Walliams and Adam Stower, perfect for young dinosaur fans!
One night, Spike creeps downstairs in his pyjamas to find that his granny has turned into a dinosaur – GRANNYSAURUS!
There are dinosaurs BOOGYING in the living room. With Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus and Giganotosaurus, it’s a DINO DISCO!
Spike wants to stay up and party too! How will Grannysaurus ever get him back to bed? Perhaps her next guest, Tyrannosaurus Rex, can help?
Children will love to dance their way to bedtime with this exciting story full of spectacular surprises!
David Walliams’ book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 18-09-2023.
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Mummy Fairy and Me: Fairy-in-Waiting (Mummy Fairy, 2)
The perfect story to read together with your little one.
My mummy looks normal, like any other mummy . . . but she’s not. Because she can turn into a fairy. She just has to shut her eyes tight, say ‘Marshmallow’ . . . and POOF! She’s Mummy Fairy.
Ella’s family has a big secret – her mummy is a fairy! She can do amazing spells with her computawand. Only, sometimes the spells go a bit wrong, and that’s when Ella steps in to the rescue.
In this brand-new book of magical adventures, there are very naughty monkeys, a swimming pool filled with ice cream, and the best birthday party ever – complete with giant cakes and fairy dust.
And after so much fun and adventure, will Ella get her wish and become a magical fairy, just like her mum?
The second book in this magical series for 5-7 year olds, from global bestselling author Sophie Kinsella.
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Not Now, Noor!
Noor loves her mum, and all the other hijabi women in her family, but wonders why do they wear headscarves? Is it so they can hide snacks for later? Or because they’re a super spy and hiding their secret identity?
Full of curiousity, Noor sets out to find her answer, but her family are all busy and have no time to answer this important question. Just as Noor is ready to give up on her quest, her Ammu arrives home and knows just the thing to say.
This heart-warming yet funny tale is a celebration of Muslim women, curious children, and family love.
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I Can Be a Farm Vet (Barbie) (Step Into Reading)
Barbie learns all about being a farm vet in this deluxe Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring a sparkly cover and over 30 shimmery stickers! It’s perfect for animal-loving children ages 4 to 6. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.Read more
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The Great Cake Race (Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures) (Step Into Reading)
Read all about BarbieTM and her sisters’ amazing adventures in the new animated series BarbieTM Dreamhouse Adventures in this Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader–plus stickers!Barbie and her sisters–Chelsea, Stacie, and Skipper–always have fun as they travel all around the world in the new animated comedy series BarbieTM Dreamhouse Adventures. Children ages 4 to 6 will love reading this Step into Reading Step 2 Reader based on BarbieTM Dreamhouse Adventures. It features over 30 sparkly stickers! Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef, to the first woman president, she knows that girls can do anything!
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No Horn Unicorn: Band 10/White (Collins Big Cat)
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.
There’s something different about Ugo the unicorn. All the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest have long, white horns, but not Ugo. Can Ugo show his friends that not every unicorn needs a horn?
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
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Weird Sea Creatures: Level 3 (National Geographic Readers)
National Geographic Primary Readers pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with engaging text by skilled authors to help your child learn to read. Developed by education experts, this series of books for beginner readers is spread across four levels: Early Reader, Becoming Fluent, Becoming Independent and Independent Reader.
Did you know that the deep-sea anglerfish has a glowing fishing rod attached to its body, or that the barreleye fish has a see-though head? See these wacky creatures and more in this brilliantly photographed book that explores the strangest creatures under the sea. This National Geographic Kids Level 3 Reader uses easy-to-understand language that will keep kids intrigued and learning on every page.
Level 3: Becoming Independent books are best suited for kids who are ready for complex sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but still draw on occasional support from adults. They are ideal for readers of Purple and Gold book bands for guided reading. For another National Geographic Level 3 Reader, try Alligators and Crocodiles (9780008266684).
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The Royal Rebel: The Life of Suffragette Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
Rebel, Princess, Suffragette: this is the incredible true story of the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a forgotten heroine of the early twentieth century.
Born in 1876, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, and goddaughter of Queen Victoria. After her father lost control of his empire and was exiled to England, Sophia had a privileged but troubled upbringing that left her unsure about where she belonged – in India or England. Sensitive to injustice, she became an suffragette and fought hard to win the vote for women. This is the extraordinary story of her life.
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Doctor Who Annual 2024
Featuring an exclusive Fourteenth Doctor story!
You’ve never seen a Doctor Who Annual quite like this . . .
In November 2023, Doctor Who returns to our screens with an almighty TARDIS-crashing bang. David Tennant is back as the Doctor, Catherine Tate is back as the incredible Donna Noble.
And the Doctor Who 2024 Annual is THE place to start an incredible journey. With everything you wanted to know about the Doctor – plus costumes, games, behind-the-scenes info – it even includes a never-seen-before Fourteenth Doctor story, and a sneak peek at the long-awaited Fifteenth Doctor . . .
So get your sonic screwdrivers at the ready, and plunge into a Whole New Who World.
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Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Pets (Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Series)
Crazy creatures in this bonkers book of mixed-up pets from bestselling, award-winning illustrator, Axel Scheffler
What do you get if you cross a cat with a snake? It’s a cake, of course! And how about a tortoise with a fish? Why, that’s a tortish!
With over 121 possible creations, silly names and strange noises to make you giggle, this Flip Flap book is perfect for preschoolers and ideal for animal fans. With a hilarious rhyming text and brilliant artwork from the illustrator of The Gruffalo and the Pip and Posy series, Axel Scheffler, simply flip the pages to create some seriously silly mixed-up pets!
Other titles in the series include: Farm, Jungle, Safari, Ocean, Dinosaurs, Frozen, Minibeasts
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The Day We Saved the Future (the exciting, action-packed new book from Diversity dance superstars!)
An action-packed, laugh-out-loud, high-energy story for boys and girls celebrating family, friendship and brotherhood, and starring a time-travelling supercar.
From TV personalities and Diversity street dance superstars, brothers Ashley and Jordan Banjo
When billionaire satellite tycoon Noel Riche announces his latest project, the whole world tunes in – including brothers Cass and Micah. But Riche’s scheme is to rain asteroids on the planet until he is given absolute power – and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop him.
Or is there?
As the brothers flee a hail of meteors which demolishes their school, they are intercepted by an amazing time-travelling supercar, sent back from the future by their older selves to recruit them for a crucial mission.
They must travel back to the 1990s, befriend Noel Riche as a child their own age, and put right what once went wrong – all the while pursued by sinister agents from Riche’s dystopian future.
- Perfect for fans of Tom Fletcher and Alesha Dixon.
- Written in collaboration with Alexandra Sheppard
- Full of fantastic pictures by Brittney Bond
PRAISE FOR THE FLY HIGH CREW
“…full of action, aliens and a tight-knit crew who would do anything for each other. The twists and turns of the alien invasion keeps the reader guessing, putting them fully in the shoes of the adventurous crew experiencing such extraordinary events occurring in their school and homes.” – Matthew age 11, The Reading Zone
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Ark Angel: The Graphic Novel (Alex Rider)
Alex Rider is in hospital and determined to put his spying days behind him. But he is forced back into action when the vicious terrorist group Force Three takes him prisoner. Alex makes his escape – yet his most perilous adventure is only just beginning. Alex must stop Force Three in their attempt to destroy Russian billionaire Nikolei Drevin and his revolutionary space hotel Ark Angel; but this time, the teenage superspy will have to push himself to the limits – and beyond.
A bold and stylish graphic novel adaptation of the sixth novel in Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed Alex Rider series.
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The Starlight Stables Gang (The Starlight Stables Gang, 1)
Fans of Clare Balding and Jacqueline Wilson will love this fun and heartwarming new adventure series for animal-mad 8-12 year olds from superstar equestrian influencer Esme Higgs!
Summer has always loved horses but she never thought she’d be able to learn how to ride them – not with money being so tight at home. Then she discovers the Starlight Stables where she meets a new gang of friends and learns how to ride in return for helping-out with the horses. It’s a dream come true!
Summer falls in love with life at the stables and especially with Luna, a beautiful dapple-grey pony. But one day, Summer arrives at the stables to find that Luna has been stolen in the night. It’s up to the Starlight Stables Gang to follow the clues and rescue Luna before it’s too late!
Full of fun, friendship and and mystery, this is the first book in the brand-new Starlight Stables Gang series. Beautifully illustrated by Hannah George.
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My Pet Sock (Susie’s Rhythm and Rhyme time tales)
Callum has Autism and is non verbal.
When he wants to ask a question or let his Mum and Dad know something
he uses his Pixel cards!
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The Village by the Sea (A Puffin Book)
Winner of the 1982 Guardian Award for children’s fiction, The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai.
Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything. Although the book paints a picture of extreme poverty, it demonstrates the strength of the family even in the most extreme circumstances and offers a powerful picture of another culture.
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The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance
Charlie’s racehorse has certainly earned the name Noble Warrior: he won the Derby against all odds and bested a bunch of nasty kidnappers. But now Noddy is facing his greatest challenge yet . . .
Charlie’s best friend Polly is still recovering from an accident that left her almost paralysed. But Polly has a real talent with horses – and she and Charlie are determined not to let it go to waste. Can the two best friends find a way to make Polly’s equestrian dreams come true, and forge a new path for the racehorse who wouldn’t gallop?
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Ballet Shoes (A Puffin Book)
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.
We three Fossils vow to try to put our name into history books, because it’s our very own, and nobody can say it’s because of our grandfathers.
Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters – with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. When Sylvia starts to run out of money they hit on an inspired idea: Pauline, Petrova and Posy will attend Madame Fidolia’s Children’s Academy of Dance and Stage Training – and take to the stage. But it’s not long before the Fossils learn that being a star isn’t as easy as they first thought…
Ballet Shoes is the magical, warm-hearted and much loved classic tale of three very different girls who work hard to master their talents.
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Race to the Rescue (Meet the Maliks – Twin Detectives)
Meet Maysa and Musa Malik. They might be twins but they are total opposites. And together they make an unstoppable team, especially when trying to solve a mystery!
Maysa Malik has got herself into trouble yet again and this time she’s forgotten to post her dad’s passport application before his SUPER IMPORTANT work trip.
Then Imam Abdullah goes missing, and Maysa and her twin brother Musa have a new mystery to solve with the help of their neighbour, Norman, of course. But, as they search for clues around the neighbourhood, Maysa will have to find a way to save her dad’s trip too!
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The Invisible String: 1
With over 400,000 copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed a generation of readers–children and adults alike–and has been updated with new illustrations and an afterword from the author. Now available in paperback for the first time!
Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they’re all connected by an invisible string. “That’s impossible!” the children insist, but still they want to know more: “What kind of string?” The answer is the simple truth that binds us all: An Invisible String made of love. Even though you can’t see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. Does everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach? Does it ever go away? This heartwarming picture book for all ages explores questions about the intangible yet unbreakable connections between us, and opens up deeper conversations about love.
Recommended and adopted by parenting blogs, bereavement support groups, hospice centers, foster care and social service agencies, military library services, church groups, and educators, The Invisible String offers a very simple approach to overcoming loneliness, separation, or loss with an imaginative twist that children easily understand and embrace, and delivers a particularly compelling message in today’s uncertain times. This special paperback edition includes includes vibrant new illustrations and an introduction from the author.
“This book is a beautiful way to begin to try, as parents, to instill in children the impenetrable power of the heart, the energy of love, and the flow that can be felt from the grace in every moment.” –Tony Robbins
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The Colour Monster: The Feelings Doctor and the Emotions Toolkit
The latest picture book in the bestselling The Colour Monster series, from talented author-illustrator Anna Llenas, that encourages conversations about consent, mental health and wellbeing.One day, Nuna was in situation where she didn’t know how to say no and it left her feeling strange and confused. So she goes to see Colour Monster who is now a doctor and who can help to heal emotions, especially those that are big and difficult to understand.
To begin with, Nuna cannot find the right words. But with the help of Colour Monster and his emotions toolkit, Nuna learns how to use tools and techniques that will make her feel better. Together they try things like deep breathing, arts and crafts, blowing bubbles and dancing until she starts to feel calmer. Now will Nuna be able to talk about what’s bothering her?
This story addresses complex themes around consent, saying no and mental wellbeing in a sensitive, age-appropriate way. Through Anna’s experience as an art therapist, she has interwoven techniques that can make these conversations easier. Including big, fold-out pages, children can look inside the emotions toolkit, making use of the ideas for themselves (with the support of a grown-up when needed). The ideal conversation starter for readers of The Colour Monster, The Colour Monster Goes to School and Don’t Hug Doug.
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The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Treasure Hunt Monster (The Breakfast Club Adventures, 4)
Marcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back and better than ever, just in time for for a brand new investigation!
When a treasure hunt is announced at Rutherford High, the Breakfast Club Investigators want to win. But an otherwordly monster is set on spoiling their fun. . .
Using clues from a comic book, can Marcus and his friends uncover the truth? With the whole school at stake in the BCI’s biggest ever case, failing to solve the mystery just isn’t an option.
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief is the fourth book in an exciting mystery series by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE, inspired by Marcus’s own experiences growing up! Written with Alex Falase-Koya and packed with tons of illustrations by Marta Kissi, it is it the perfect book for children aged 8-11.
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Frog’s Day Out: A Lift-the-flap Story (Tales From Acorn Wood, 10)
Lift the flaps to join in the fun with Frog’s Day Out, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
All aboard for a fun day at the seaside! Lift the flaps to join in the fun as Frog and his friends pack their sunhats, buckets and spades, then head to Acorn Wood station to board the special steam train to the beach.
With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Frog’s Day Out joins the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood which have been delighting parents and children for over twenty years.
Enjoy more lift-the-flap adventures from Acorn Wood: Cat’s Cookbook, Squirrel’s Snowman, Badger’s Band, Dormouse Has a Cold and Mole’s Spectacles.
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The 169-Storey Treehouse: Monkeys, Mirrors, Mayhem! (The Treehouse Series, 13)
*10 Million Children Laughing Worldwide*
There are lots of laughs at every level in The 169-Storey Treehouse, the last book in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
Andy and Terry have added thirteen new levels and built their biggest and most astonishing treehouse yet! It has everything they – and you – could wish for including: an electric pony stable, a NOISY level, a weather dome (where you can have whatever weather you want whenever you want it), and an 100% edible gingerbread house and a potato-powered translation transmitter that allows you to talk to everything everywhere all at the same time.
There’s also a hall of funhouse mirrors, which is the perfect place to hide from Mr Bunkoff who is trying to catch Andy, Terry and Jill in order to send them to school.
But Anti-Andy, Terrible Terry and Junkyard Jill, their trouble-making opposites, are trapped in one of the mirrors ― and they want out. (Oh, and Mr Big Nose wants them to write their book . . . RIGHT NOW.)
Can our heroes escape school, defeat their doppelgängers AND meet their book deadline?
Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
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The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas: The most magical children’s adventure story for 2023. An innovative ‘musical novel’ and the perfect gift!
Dive in to this funny and debut heart-warming magical (and musical!) adventure from star of stage and screen, Matt Lucas – a festive modern classic for young readers of 8-12!
‘Nearly as good as one of my books’ – David Walliams
Leo LOVES Christmas.
And this Christmas needs to be absolutely perfect, because it’s the first one without Mum. Only it all keeps going wrong!🧚💡 The fairylights are in a tangle
🎅✏️ The Christmas cards aren’t finished
🎄 The tree isn’t decorated
🍰 And the Christmas cakes have all been destroyed!Soon Leo decides he’s had enough – he makes a heartfelt wish that it would all GO AWAY.
Then Leo wakes up on what SHOULD be Christmas Day – and it’s gone!! All of Christmas! But Leo isn’t going to let it escape that easily . . .
Join Leo as he sets out on a mission to undo his wish and get Christmas back in the brand-new festive classic by bestselling author Matt Lucas.
Home Alone meets A Christmas Carol in a hilarious adventure with a big dollop of festive magic. Funny, sensitive and emotional in all the best ways, this warm and seasonal family story touches ever so gently on childhood grief but is wrapped up in a chaotic and heart-warming adventure.
Listen to over 20 original songs, written and recorded by Matt to accompany the story, bringing the joy of a musical to book form!
Matt Lucas’ book ‘The Boy Who Slept Through Christmas’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 25-09-2023.
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Paddington’s Christmas Post: The perfect Christmas gift!
Based on the original stories by Michael Bond, a funny, festive Paddington adventure with real mail to open and enjoy!
This funny interactive picture book follows Paddington as he does his best to help the Brown family get ready for a very special Christmas. Open the five envelopes inside and find an Advent calendar, Paddington’s home-made Christmas card to Aunt Lucy, a bear-shaped Christmas tree decoration . . . and more!
Paddington is looking forward to Christmas, and from making cards to writing to Santa there is certainly a lot to keep him busy!
Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for more than sixty-five years.
Michael Bond’s book ‘Paddington’s Easter Egg Hunt’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 03-04-2023.
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Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose: A classic and funny illustrated children’s book about a big-hearted moose – from the bestselling author of Cat in the Hat!
A hilarious story about one very big-hearted moose who is only too happy to host a menagerie of animals in his antlers – until his new guests go too far!
When Thidwick kindly offers to give one tiny Bingle Bug a ride on his antlers, he soon finds himself host to a whole menagerie of animals who quickly make themselves far too comfortable…
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over sixty years.
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There’s an Elf in Your Book (Who’s in Your Book?)
A festive interactive adventure from bestselling author Tom Fletcher!
GOLLY GUMDROPS . . . A LITTLE ELF HAS FOUND THEIR WAY INTO YOUR BOOK!
What does Elf want?
Oh! Just to see if you’ve been naughty or nice this year!Elf will ask you a few simple questions to find out. And surely there won’t be any tricks to try and get you to be naughty . . . will there?
Hmmm, this could be quite a tricksy little elf. You’d better keep your wits about you if you want to make it on to Santa’s Nice List!
A fantastically fun and uniquely interactive treat from the creators of There’s a Monster in Your Book. Discover a wonderful new Christmas tradition in a book to read again and again.
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There’s a Snake in My School!
From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this ssssspectacularly funny picture book for children of 3 and up.
Miranda loves to be different, and on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day she introduces everyone to her very DIFFERENT pet…
Penelope the snake.
Miss Bloat the headmistress doesn’t think snakes should be allowed in school. But Penelope has other ideas…
Introducing a spectacularly slithery new picture book packed with mischief and mayhem from two superstars!
David Walliams’ book ‘The World’s Worst Monsters’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 18-09-2023.
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Oh Mummy Mia!: the Gods Squad take Ancient Egypt in Maz Evans’s new laugh-out-loud adventure
Join the Gods Squad in Ancient Egypt in the new hilarious adventure from the bestselling author of the Who Let the Gods Out series!
The Gods Squad is back!
Seth, the Egyptian god of war, has kidnapped Ra, the sun god – and now Earth is on the brink of total destruction.
It’s up to Vesper and Aster to bravely descend to the Egyptian underworld to find Ra and save the world … again.
Enemies old and new are gathering to defeat them, but how many lives do Vesper and Aster have left?
- The second story in superstar author Maz Evans’s hilarious series, which started with Oh Maya Gods!
- As well as a brand-new Gods Squad led by Vesper and Aster, your favourite characters from the bestselling Who Let the Gods Out? series are back
- Book 2 of 3 in a superlative new spin-off series of mythological baddies – this time in Ancient Egypt
- Ties in neatly with KS2 curriculum as readers learn about Ancient Egyptian mythology – amongst epic adventure and belly laughs!
- Perfect for readers aged 8 and up
PRAISE FOR OH MAYA GODS!:
‘Hilarious with a bolt of genius – her best yet’ M.G. LEONARD
‘A riotous slam-dunk of immortal hijinks. An absolute blast!’ SAM COPELAND
‘Gripping, exciting and of course, packed with trademark Evans humour, OH MAYA GODS! proves again that Maz is one of the very finest storytellers we have.’ PHIL EARLE
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100 Dogs
*WINNER – Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards – Children’s Book of the Year!*
*WINNER – Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards – Best Picture Book!*
*SHORTLISTED – Waterstones Children’s Book Prize*Can there really be 100 dogs doing 100 doggy things packed into the pages of this picture book? Follow the bouncy rhyme as it weaves its way through an array of hilarious hounds (from petted pugs to silly sausage dogs) and find out . . .
This silly celebration of dogs is bursting with funny details to spot and crazy, characterful dogs to fall in love with – a bark-aloud book to return time and again.
“Strong rhythm and rhyme perfectly combine to celebrate 100 dogs. Tiny tots will adore the illustrations and parents can introduce early learning skills: first steps in counting and reading through repetition and predictive rhyme. A joyous, interactive treat!” – The Best New Kids Books Summer 2019 supplement, distributed in The Guardian
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