C.S Lewis’s classic fantasy book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia.
Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Mythical creatures suffering under the rule of the cruel White Witch inhabit Narnia and the arrival of the children gives them hope for liberation.
All are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil and good. ... View Full Review
With beautiful artwork by Freya Betts, this paperback edition features gorgeous sprayed edges with stencilled artwork. This is a breathtaking collectible perfect for the long-time fan or new Hunger Games reader. View Full Review
Who knew triangles were such troublemakers? Welcome to the creative world of Doodle and Dot where a new adventure is only a crayon drawing away.
Doodle and Dot love to draw, and are spending the day drawing shapes. All is calm and peaceful until Doodle dares to draw a triangle. Havoc is unleashed! To escape an invasion of triangle aliens, the pair draw a hot air balloon which is quickly punctured by the triangle beaks of a flock of passing birds. Don't even mention the dinosaur.
It's all great fun, bright colourful, and preschoolers get a basic lesson in geometry. ... View Full Review
We all know that mummies love hugs, and in this clever board book we can turn the page and actually see mummy getting a great big hug too! The specially cut pages turn to show all sorts of cuddles; cuddles to reassure, bathtime cuddles in a big fluffy towel and the best sort of cuddle at bedtime.
Part of the Usborne Huggy Books range, that has explored dinosaurs, bears and monsters getting a cuddle, now in time for Mother's Day we see mummies getting a hug too. View Full Review
Alison Brown brings a welcome new addition to her family of Amazing picture books.
Amazing Baby is filled with her gorgeous animal characters, with appealing illustrations adding context and entertainment to the simple rhyming text.There are Huggy Babies, Buggy Babies, Ones who love to play. Babies who wake up very early or stay up very late, and some that are very noisy!
But all babies love a cuddle and will fill your life with fun. This is a great gift for new parents and is perfect to read aloud to the very young. View Full Review
Young dinosaur fans will have great fun spotting the dinos hiding in this joyful and entertaining picture book. At the start and the end of the book there is a double spread of the dinosaurs that feature throughout, drawn in a simple but informative way by Alex Latimer. And then with a countdown to ten, the fun starts!
Here we come! Ready or not! We hope you're in your hiding spot! In bouncy rhymes we are introduced to each dinosaur in turn - Iguanodon likes mountain snow. Where has she gone? Where did she go? Wonderfully detailed, colourful scenes depict ... View Full Review
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Written in 1822 for his children, Clement C Moore's classic poem has become part of the magic of Christmas Eve. In this beautifully illustrated picture book, American writer and illustrator, Tomie DePaola sets the poem in the 1840s using his own home in New Hampshire as a stage for the story. DePaola's Father Christmas is a very round and jolly chap, and the verse plays out through colourful folk art with the pages bordered by designs that were inspired by traditional New ... View Full Review
Inviting readers young and old to imagine if things were different, this little rhyming book celebrates individuality and the importance of friendship and having someone special in our lives.
It's a tender, cute and funny read with charming and colourful illustrations and a gentle lesson for its readers. View Full Review
When Mikey and his fellow Mud Gang members go looking for glow-worms in Crow’s Cave, after managing to shake off the bullying Squeakers from school, they find themselves stuck, and also find themselves in the company of a goblin-like grubbling creature.
With all this happening in the space of a few pages, ESJ Tasker’s The Whimstrick is quick to draw readers into a wildly imaginative ride that keeps taking astonishing turns.
After the grubbling tasks Mikey with finding a mystery box, Mikey befriends Blink, who happens to be a whimstrick — a mystical creature that specialises ... View Full Review
Inspired by Hindu mythology, Anya's Quest is an enchanting tale of a young girl's journey to protect the planet, from the Costa-winning author of Asha and the Spirit Bird and renowned illustrator Jane Ray. A beautiful book to treasure for ever. View Full Review
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The Hunger Games is a searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present. In a dark vision of the near future, The Hunger Games is set in the ruins of a place once known as North America. The cruel Capitol keeps order in its twelve outlying districts by forcing them each to send one boy and girl to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a terrifying reality TV show broadcasting a live fight to the death. Without really meaning to, 16 year old Katniss becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she ... View Full Review
This is one of the all time favourites of any nursery and certainly a book to turn back to time and time again whether you’re a child or an adult. No words, just the most wonderful pictures telling a poignant and moving story about a boy and a snowman. It’s a book that will fire the imagination of every child because they themselves can create the words to go with the pictures. Not just a classic but THE classic of all time, in our humble opinion. A book for parents to ‘read’ aloud with ... View Full Review
