Activity books and kits
Nosy Crow Ltd Bizzy Bear: Train Driver
Book SynopsisFive easy to move sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say in this series of bright, interactive board books for toddlers!Bizzy Bear arrives at the station just in time to start his exciting new job - as a train driver! Join him as he guides the big green steam engine through the city, across the level crossing, and then up into the high mountains. But where are he and his passengers going, and will they get there on time? A funny little story with loads of details to spot and chat about.This story needs YOU! By pushing, pulling and turning the mechanisms, little hands can move the story onto the next scene and bring the rhyming text to life! The high level of interaction builds confidence and engagement with books, which is a key stepping-stone to reading for toddlers. Illustrated by multi-award-winning Benji Davies, illustrator of The Storm Whale, and Grandad's Island Collect the whole series; other title available include: Bizzy Bear: Farmyard Fun, Bizzy Bear: Fire Rescue, Bizzy Bear: Pirate Ship and lots, lots more!
£6.64
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Lulus Lunch
Book SynopsisLULU: OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD''Simply told, full of familiar activities with wonderful attention to detail ... Very pretty to look at too'' The Children''s Bookseller on Lulu booksJoin Lulu on her exciting edible day as she discovers sticky honey, a banana to peel, a picnic box to unpack and a brilliant finale - a plate full of spaghetti!An action-packed activity book perfect for all toddlers, picky eaters or not. With robust tabs and novelty elements, Lulu''s Lunch is an ideal mealtime accompaniment.Trade ReviewPraise for Lulu's Lunch:‘A glorious mix of clever novelties and toddler-friendly topics' * The Bookseller *‘A gem of a book - full of fun and humour that toddlers will really enjoy' * Creative Steps *‘A fantastic book' * Kidaround *
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Write Your Own Adventure Stories
Book SynopsisA write-in book which will allow children to pen their very own adventure story. With lots of hints and tips on how to create characters, plan plots, write dialogue and stage all-important action scenes, it can help start budding writers off with simple exercises, and build them up until they are racing through their own short stories.Trade ReviewA fantastic write-in book for children to pen their own adventure story. With hints and tips on how to create characters, plan plots, write dialogue and stage action scenes. * The Guardian *A fantastically presented story-dreamer's bible, a completely essential purchase for you and your kids if you're starting out writing your own stories. * Read it Daddy *Budding authors who fancy writing an adventure story will love this. Full of ideas and tips on story planning, character, action and dialogue, there’s also space to write your own story. * The Sunday Express *Kids who enjoy writing will find lots of practical and inspiring ideas in this excellent book, while those whose hearts sink at being asked to write a story will see just how much fun it can be. * Lovereading4kids.co.uk *Lots of practical and inspiring ideas in this excellent book. * Lovereading4kids.co.uk *
£8.54
Usborne Publishing Ltd Princesses Sticker Book
Book SynopsisAdd the stickers to create a magical world where princesses (and some princes) live in magnificent palaces, play hide-and-seek, attend a grand ball and go skating by moonlight.
£7.59
Quarto Publishing PLC The Lucky Red Envelope A lifttheflap Lunar New
Book SynopsisGet ready for Lunar New Year, following a little girl and her family as they get ready for and celebrate the Lunar New Year festival. With non-fiction information about the significance of certain rituals, but told through the excited eyes of a child, this is a book to return to year after year in the run up to the biggest festival in the Chinese calendar. Each of the 12 spreads will feature 12 lift flaps, 144 in total.Spreads include: - See the little girl decorate the house with lucky red decorations - Tidy the house to welcome in the new year - Watch a special firework display - Discover which animal year it will be - Make festive dumplings with Nainai (grandma) - Read a story about the zodiac with Yeye (grandpa) - Watch a lion and dragon dance in the town square - Make offerings to her ancestors - And on the very last spread, have a traditional family
£13.49
Pan Macmillan Sea Creatures
Book SynopsisFrom sharks, clownfish, squid and dolphins, to whales, turtles, jellyfish and crabs, Under the Sea is a large board book, with beautiful illustrations by Neiko Ng, jam-packed with life under the sea!There are seven themed scenes: coral reef, rocky shore, deep seabed, shipwreck, ice shelf, open sea and underwater forest - with sturdy tabs for young children to find their favourite pages. Children can then explore the big scenes, find the sea creatures and read the name labels in the panels. With a daring diver to spot in each scene, there is plenty here for parents and children to talk about and return to again.Also available: Dinosaurs, Wild Animals, Things That Go
£9.49
Usborne Publishing Ltd Dont Tickle the Crocodile
Book SynopsisSam Taplin (Author) Sam Taplin grew up in a beautiful valley in Yorkshire, where he dreamed of being a writer, and after three years reading other people's books at university he started writing his own for Usborne. He's been doing it ever since. When he's not writing about lonely rabbits or inquisitive bears, he likes doing card tricks, writing songs and playing long games of chess by the fire.
£11.69
Usborne Publishing Ltd Look Inside Seas and Oceans
Book SynopsisGrowing up by the seaside, Megan buried herself in books (and sometimes pebbles). She studied English at university, and later Children's Literature, before teaching English to teenagers in a secondary school. She now writes books for Usborne about all kinds of things, from trucks and trains to bats and ballerinas.
£9.49
Usborne Publishing Ltd See Inside Space
Book SynopsisHelps readers explore the furthest reaches of our universe, learning how it began and our place among the stars. This book includes double page spreads of the Big Bang, how the first suns and planets were formed and our very own solar system.Trade ReviewA colourful jaunt through the Universe, life, matter, elements and experimentation. * The Irish Times *A great introduction designed to stimulate further learning. * Publishing News *The snippets of information on each flap encourage children to delve deeper. With over 50 embedded flaps to lift, this sturdy board book will provide many hours of happy and informative browsing. * Parents in Touch *Another fantastic lift-the-flap book from Usborne. This book contains over 50 flaps for children to explore. The information is presented is both in depth and short making it engaging but not daunting. Each set of double pages contains one topic, making it a great book to dip in and out of. * Toppsta Reader Review *Fun comic-style illustrations and flaps to lift and open make this internet-linked title interactive and informative. * TBK Magazine *Helps young readers explore the furthest reaches of our universe, learning how it began and our place among the stars. * Warwick Books Newsletter *This book is a keeper and one that can be returned to time and time again. Every time we read it, I also learn something new! * Toppsta Reader Review *Table of Contents1 The Big Bang2 Making space3 What's in space?4 How do we know?5 The Milky Way6 Our solar system7 Space travel8 Stargazing
£10.44
Templar Publishing Little Grey Rabbit: Hare and the Easter Eggs
Book SynopsisWhen Hare ventures into town one night he is delighted to see a display of chocolate eggs in the window of the store. But no one really knows why they are there. Join Hare, Little Grey Rabbit, Squirrel and all the creatures of the countryside as they celebrate their first Easter.
£5.99
Pan Macmillan Sometimes I Am Angry
Book SynopsisSometimes I am Angry helps young children to start managing their emotions. They can lift the flaps, slide the tabs and turn the wheel to explore what anger is, why they might get angry and how they can calm their anger.With delightful illustrations from Marie Paruit on every page, this is the perfect book for parents and carers to share with young children who may be experiencing episodes of anger and to develop their emotional intelligence. Explanations, hints and tips from Early Years expert Dr Janet Rose will provide parents with all the extra guidance they need.The Little Big Feelings series has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer’s Good Play Guide.Learn more about sharing emotions in the Little Big Feelings series: I Like to be Kind, Sometimes I am Worried and When I am Happy.Trade ReviewA lovely series of books with colourful illustrations and interactive pages that encourage children to explore and share their emotions. The wheels, flaps and sliders provided great discussion points . . . and are great for reading together as they raise a lot of questions to get the whole family talking about their feelings. -- Dr Amanda Gummer * Dr Gummer's Good Play Guide *
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Sticker Kings & Queens
Book SynopsisA stunning sticker book packed with monarchs through the ages and sumptuous, historically accurate stickers to complete their outfits. Includes Queen Nefertiti, King Henry VIII, Emperor Qianlong of China, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II and lots more to dress in ceremonial robes, crowns, gowns, ruffs, hats, wigs, collars and cravats.
£7.59
Pan Macmillan No More Dummies: Giving Up Your Dummy
Book SynopsisThe Big Steps series is designed to help little ones cope with everyday experiences in their lives. In No More Dummies, two adorable toddlers learn all about ditching the dummy and learning to find comfort through fun and play! Follow the ups and downs of their journey, brought to life with fun flaps and mechanisms. Each page has really helpful tips for parents and carers that are endorsed by The Good Toy Guide and leading Early Years Consultant, Dr Amanda Gummer. With delightful illustrations from Marie Kyprianou, No More Dummies is a brilliant way to support the process of giving up the dummy in a fun and relatable way.For more toddler tips read No More Nappies, Let's Wash our Hands and I'm Starting Nursery.The Big Steps series has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide.Trade ReviewThe Big Steps books are a great way of introducing children to different life skills and building their confidence and familiarity with doing them. Watching characters their own age experience different things goes a long way in letting children know that they are normal, healthy and not scary. The children enjoyed pointing to the different pictures, opening flaps and naming objects, which is fantastic for helping to build their vocabulary and prepare them for learning to read. The book is also sturdy enough for enthusiastic hands. Our testers found the little tips at the bottom of the page useful and in one case, they helped to transform a reluctant dresser into someone who is happy to get dressed most mornings! * Dr Gummer's Good Play Guide *
£6.99
Scholastic US Paint Peel Jelly Stickers Glitter Goals
Book SynopsisUse glitter jelly paint to trace sticker designs from frogs to flowersto flamingos and more!
£16.99
HarperCollins Publishers iSPY Car badges
Book SynopsisBeat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun!Kids will have fun collecting points with more than 100 car badges to find. From Jeep and Fiat to Lamborghini and Lada, they'll learn about all different cars and their unique logos. And once they've scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official i-SPY certificate and badge.With more than 30 i-SPY books to collect, there's something for everyone!For even more automotive fun check out i-SPY Cars (ISBN 9780008386504).Trade Review“A fun, interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them.” – Parents In touch
£5.62
Penguin Random House Children's UK A Walk on the Farm
Book SynopsisJoin us for a walk around the farm. See the lambs being fed, the chicks hatching and the corn being harvested in this lift-the-flap non-fiction book.Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the busy life of a working farm.Follow the family as they walk through the six farmyard themed scenes, from the farmhouse to the paddock, to green pastures and through to the barn.Reveal hidden facts and learn more about the world around you and the animals who share it with you.Also available:A Walk in SpringA Walk in SummerA Walk in AutumnA Walk in WinterComing soon:A Walk in the Rainforest
£10.40
Workman Publishing Eyelike Stickers Animals
Book SynopsisOver 400 irresistible, reusable, and collectible stickers to mix, match, and trade! Part of the bestselling Eyelike Stickers series, Eyelike Stickers: Animals is full of bold stickers that reveal the exciting world of the animal kingdom. From lions and tigers to frogs and lizards, there are vibrantly colorful and photorealistic stickers for all types of animals--mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and fish.Whether on windows, notebooks, lunch boxes, or scrapbooks, these peel-and-place stickers are perfect for creating your own work of art anytime, anywhere, and are designed to be stuck on, peeled off, and stuck on again without tearing or losing their “stick.” The books’ inside covers are glossy illustrated backgrounds on which kids can create lively and original sticker scenes―and then change them whenever they like.
£7.16
Newcastle Libraries & Information Service The Boy with His Head Stuck in a Book A Digital
Book SynopsisA fantastic poetry book - viewed through a smartphone, tablet or iPad the pages come alive like a modern pop-up book!Trade ReviewThe possibilities for the classroom are endless: children could write an information text about their favourite dinosaur; investigate what life was like for children in Victorian times; design a pirate antagonist; write spells or create recipes for magic potions; research the habitat of animals in the jungle; or create author biographies. Better still, as the texts aren't referenced explicitly, children can work together to identify the books from which all the characters originate and could be tasked to find these books in their local library.The National Curriculum encourages teachers to make use of library services to support the teaching of reading and writing.English Curriculum Links:The National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 English clearly states that children should be taught to:* read books that are structured in different ways, read for pleasure and maintain positive attitudes to reading - augmented reality reading is key to inspire disengaged pupils to read for pleasure.* increase their familiarity with a wide range of books, including fairy stories, myths and legends, traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from our literary heritage, and books from other cultures and traditions - 'Head in a Book' introduces fifteen famous texts in an interactive way which children can then go on to explore in more depth.* enjoy and understand language, especially vocabulary, to support their reading and writing. Pupils' knowledge of language, gained from stories, plays, poetry, non-fiction and textbooks, will support their increasing fluency as readers, their facility as writers, and their comprehension - 'Head in a Book' has the capacity to expand pupils' vocabulary.Children can investigate words unfamiliar to them and be encouraged to use dictionaries or deduce their meaning based on contextual clues. Just some of the vocabulary worthy of clarification may be: engulfed, commotion, emerged, listed, mutiny, vast, spectre, stealthily, beacons, vain, poised, underlings, tomes, dislodging, and underling.* make comparisons within and across books - 'Head in a Book' references a multitude of various texts which children can go on to compare and contrast.* read and discuss an increasingly wide range of fiction and poetry and recognise different forms of poetry...prepare poems to read aloud and perform --- 'Head in a Book' is a narrative poem and its rhythmic structure makes it an ideal text to perform or read aloud.* discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader - 'Head in a Book' facilitates the teaching of figurative language through usage of idioms, analogy, imagery, similes and metaphors.* 'Head in a Book' can also be used in the explicit teaching of grammar and punctuation: using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing; using hyphens to avoid ambiguity; using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis; and using semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses.
£5.69
Pan Macmillan Busy Scotland
Book SynopsisGenie Espinosa is a Spanish illustrator who lives in Barcelona, Spain. She has been drawing since she can remember and being an illustrator is a dream come true. Her illustrations have featured on a range of products from board books to toys and games. She illustrated Busy Scotland from the Campbell Busy series.
£7.59
Walker Books Ltd Wheres Wally In Hollywood
Book SynopsisLights, camera, action! Join the hunt for Wally in Hollywood in this mini edition with free magnifying glass.Wow! Wally and his friends are in the land where dreams are made, and they''re hidden in every intricately-detailed scene. So let the hunt begin! Full of eye-boggling extras and hours of fun, this fourth classic Wally adventure comes in a fiendish mini edition with free magnifying glass. Wow! Amazing! The Where''s Wally? series has sold over 75 million books worldwide.Trade Review"Wonderful." The Observer"
£5.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Build Your Own Trucks Sticker Book
Book SynopsisBefore joining Usborne, Simon worked in Moscow as sports editor for a local paper. These days he writes about things that aren't actually real, but are very important nevertheless. Mysteries and monsters and impossible quests in faraway realms that you won't find on any map. All the sort of stuff he loved as a child, basically. (And still does.)
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Usborne Outdoor Book
Book SynopsisInspiring ideas for discovering and exploring outdoors, whether that's a city park, a beach, deep in the woods or even in a garden. Activities for all weathers include building a shelter, stargazing, marking a trail, catching crabs and listening for creatures at night. With tips for identifying wildlife and advice throughout on staying safe.Trade ReviewA brilliant book brimming with ideas for things to do out and about in the great outdoors. Wherever you are and whatever teh weather there are things to discover and explore and adventures to be had. * Westmorland Gazette *From setting up a base camp and building a shelter to catching crabs and stargazing, this compendium of wildlife skills ticks all the boxes and is a novel way of getting children to connect with the great outdoors. * RTE jr *Hours of adventure guaranteed. * Inis Reading Guide *If you’re looking for an outdoor adventure this summer, you’ll find plenty of inspiration in The Usborne Outdoor Book. * Sussex Express *Inspiring ideas for discovering and exploring outdoors, whether that's a city park, a beach, deep in the woods or even in a garden. * LoveReading4Kids *
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Can You Say Please?: Learning About Manners
Book SynopsisThe Big Steps series is designed to help young children deal with everyday experiences in their lives. In Can You Say Please?, meet Ned and Ellie, who share their toys and practise using good manners. Help Ned and Ellie take turns with their toys, use good table manners and tackle nose-picking in this fun-filled novelty book, brought to life with flaps and mechanisms. Each page has really helpful tips for parents and carers that are endorsed by The Good Play Guide and leading Early Years Consultant, Dr Amanda Gummer. With delightful illustrations from Marion Cocklico, Can You Say Please? is a brilliant story for introducing manners in a fun and relatable way.The Big Steps series has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide.For more toddler tips, read We're Having a Baby, I'm Starting Nursery and We're Going to the Doctor.Trade ReviewThe Big Steps books are a great way of introducing children to different life skills and building their confidence and familiarity with doing them. Watching characters their own age experience different things goes a long way in letting children know that they are normal, healthy and not scary. The children enjoyed pointing to the different pictures, opening flaps and naming objects, which is fantastic for helping to build their vocabulary and prepare them for learning to read. The book is also sturdy enough for enthusiastic hands. Our testers found the little tips at the bottom of the page useful and in one case, they helped to transform a reluctant dresser into someone who is happy to get dressed most mornings! -- Dr Amanda Gummer * Dr Gummer's Good Play Guide *
£8.69
Pan Macmillan A Squash and a Squeeze: A Push, Pull and Slide
Book SynopsisPush, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book A Squash and a Squeeze by the creators of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.What happens when a little old lady invites a crowd of farmyard animals into her house? Move the clever push, pull and slide mechanisms on every spread to join in the fun and find out.With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, A Squash and a Squeeze: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Celebrate thirty years of the much-loved classic story with this fun novelty book – a great gift for fans of the original picture book.Enjoy more books in the Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler push, pull and slide range with titles based on all your favourite picture books including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Smartest Giant in Town and The Snail and the Whale.
£6.99
Walker Books Ltd Where's Wally? Double Trouble at the Museum: The
Book SynopsisThis popular museum adventure is now published in paperback! A fantastic collection of favourite Wally scenes challenging readers to spot over 500 differences, ranging from tricky to fiendish to diabolical!Join Wally for a day at the museum! Ogle at artefacts and gawp at galleries as you search for Wally and his friends. And that's not all: this brilliant book contains double the trouble, with over 500 challenging differences to spot! This is the ultimate test for eagle-eyed Wally-Watchers to experience the world of Wally in a whole new way!
£7.59
Cottage Door Press Hoot! Meow! Roar!: Let's Listen to the Animals
Book SynopsisHoot! Meow! Roar! Take a journey and listen to animals! Meet animals from around the world on land and in the sea, press the sound buttons to hear the sounds they make and learn fun (and wild) animal facts on every page.Explore incredible creatures, press the sound buttons to hear the noises lions, elephants, owls, seals and foxes make! What sound does a llama make? This interactive fun filled animal book will keep your child entertained and engaged. Hoot! Meow! Roar! 10 sound buttons featuring 10 different animal sounds including cats, dogs, whales, sheep and more!Activities bring the scene to life and follow along by pressing the corresponding sound buttons on each page.Colourful, educational, sturdy board pages have fun animal facts on every pageVivid illustrations and shaped animal cutouts which can be used to turn the pages, a sensory learning experience which helps the childs development.Following along with the story and pushing the corresponding sound buttons supports matching and fine motor skills.Babies and toddlers will love exploring the animal kingdom and reading this book over and over again!
£9.49
Floris Books A Super Scotland Sticker Book
Book SynopsisDiscover the most famous and popular sights in Scotland with this fun-filled sticker book for young children -- with over 250 stickers.Visit Scotland's cities, seaside, mountains and lochs, spot iconic landmarks and meet the friendly Scottish people -- not to mention the Loch Ness Monster!Spirited scenes feature lively characters with lots of detail to enjoy. Join the crowds during Edinburgh's famous Festival, experience a traditional Scottish Highland games (complete with caber tossing and country dancing), dress the MacDonald family in their kilts for the ceilidh.Each page is packed with sticker activities -- as well as colouring, join-the-dots, and counting -- for hours of absorbing fun!A Super Scotland Sticker Book is the ideal companion for a trip around Scotland and a wonderful souvenir for remembering Scottish adventures.
£6.99
Templar Publishing Botanicum Activity Book
Book SynopsisFollowing the incredible Botanicum, Katie Scott returns with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and nature lovers. Beautiful and inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design on every pull-out page.Trade ReviewThe Welcome to the Museum books are, without exception, quite superb. They really get to the heart of what museums are all about, bringing them to life for children. This is the companion book to Botanicum, and it's packed with yet more fascinating facts. The book is also full of puzzles and colouring activities which offer hours of entertainment to artists and nature lovers young and old. Beautiful and inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design on every pull-out page - I am sitting here longing to get my pens out and to get colouring! Once all the activities are completed, the book will be one to treasure. * Parents in Touch *If you loved Botanicum and who wouldn't, then this from the same team, is definitely for you: it's an activity book par excellence and is billed as 5+. However, as an early years teacher, I've seen 4 year olds do amazingly detailed observational drawings of plants, so I'd bring this down to 4+.This one took me right back to my 'gap year' working as an assistant in the herbarium at Kew where I was awed by the work of the, then resident artist.Back to this book, which has equally stunning illustrations and is probably best used alongside its 'parent' volume. There are pages of flowers and plants to colour; and those who would rather draw have several opportunities: there's a cycad tree with step-by-step visual instructions, ditto a pineapple fruit. Those who require a little guidance can complete algae patterns,draw mirror images of a buttercup half, three half leaves, add stem and foliage to four bulbs, for instance. For more confident drawing enthusiasts there are opportunities to create a cactus; complete a Carboniferous forest; add details to some leaves and create your own leaf , to name just some of the more open ended drawing activities.Spot-the-difference enthusiasts will also be satisfied with the four pages each with ten differences allocated to that activity: this one's truly beautiful. (You can always cheat by looking at the reverse side if you can't find them all.)Should you want to test your botanical knowledge there are pages for that too including There's even a maze, which looks quite forbidding, but I managed to do it - eventually - without cheating.With over 35 activities in all, this superb book offers hours of gently educational pleasure. * Red Reading Hub *'Botanicum' is back and this time Katie Scott & Kathy Willis have produced the most sublime activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists and nature lovers, young and old. Featuring a myriad of activities it challenges the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design. Like 'Botanicum' this divine celebration of plants features a colourful array of intricate and dazzling illustrations combined with comprehensive botanical knowledge. An absolute joy of an activity book. * Book Lover Jo *Botanicmn is a beautiful activity book, that challenges the leader to draw, colour and design on every pull-out page. Perfect for parents and grandparents and their little ones. * Woman's Weekly *Colouring, drawing, puzzles, facts and astonishing plants... the perfect combination for all budding artists and naturalists! Following last year's publication of the incredible Botanicum, a super-sized book of stunning botanical delights, and the next best thing to stepping inside a real-life exhibition of plants, author Professor Kathy Willis and illustrator Katie Scott return with a beautiful companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts and puzzles, this carefully crafted book, published by Big Picture Press in association with Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, offers hours of enjoyment to artists and nature lovers, young and old. The wide variety of activities, including mazes, spot the difference, matching crops to their names, colouring, doodling and drawing, challenge the reader to discover something new and use their imagination to draw, decorate and design on every pull-out page. The good quality paper and wonderfully intricate artwork ensure that this big, bold book is not just blooming with the most amazing plant life but can help to inspire a new generation of artists. -- Pam Norfolk * Lancashire Evening Post *Children and adults who enjoyed Botanicum (Welcome To The Museum) by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis are going to love the Botanicum Activity Book. Don't be misled by the suggestion that the book is aimed at the seven-plus age group: there's plenty in here for anyone who is still capable of holding a pen or pencil.You could treat this as a standalone activity book but young and old will both get so much more out of the books if they're both available, the main book for reference and the activity book to put their knowledge into practice, to play with it a little and allow it to become part of them. Adults and children who enjoy colouring will enjoy the challenge of the cannonball flower, but my particular favourite in the colouring activities was the page of wild flowers. The result (even with my limited artistic skills) is good enough to frame - the page can be removed with a sharp knife - but the instruction Colour in the wild flowers needs careful exclusion from the end result. For those who like to draw rather than to colour there are opportunities to completes drawings (the mirror images of half leaves was most satisfying) and for those who are less certain of their drawing skills there are even examples showing you how to draw certain specimens. My cycan tree didn't turn out quite as I would have liked, but there's space for more tries.As a child I loved 'Spot the Difference' puzzles and I regressed quite happily. There are several puzzles, each with ten differences to spot and I had a lot of fun. If you get stuck the answers are on the back of the puzzle page. There's a water-lily-leaf maze - and I'll admit to having looked up the answer when I got stuck on that once too often. Some pages are tests of knowledge - which plants grow in which part of the world for example. There's nothing too complex and - once again - the answers are there if you need them.The book is top quality in terms of production values. The paper is substantial and there's no bleed through to the reverse of the page even with dark-coloured felt-tip pens. It travels well - there's a millboard backing which means that a table isn't always necessary. If you do have a table you'll find that the book opens reasonably flat - there none of the frustration of finding that the picture you're colouring disappears into the gutter between the pages and you can't actually get at it. The book's excellent value too. The cover price of £8.99 might seem high for an activity book, but there are 37 activities. Very few will engage just for minutes (even the spot-the-difference puzzles took me quite a while to complete and only one puzzle - the 'find the missing square' - was quickly obvious. Some of the colouring is going to take hours. This could give you peace on a long journey whilst it's being gently educational! -- Sue Magee * Book Bag *Botanicum Activity Book by Kate Scott and Kathy Willis: This activity book is inspired by Botanicum and is published in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Published on sturdy paper it's a fantastic activity book for nature lovers and introduces children to many varieties of plant life. Activities include colouring in pages, spot the difference, matching and finish the drawings.Favourite activities here were matching plants to the world regions that they are found, matching carnivorous plants to their prey, learning how to draw a pineapple and drawing the life cycle of a dandelion. The back of each page gives extra facts so that children can learn more in an informal way. This activity book makes learning about plants fun! * Story Snug *
£9.49
Nosy Crow Ltd National Trust: Birch Trees, Bluebells and Other
Book Synopsis A beautiful fact-filled sticker book perfect for nature lovers. The sixth in a series of sticker books created with the National Trust, this book is packed with facts about all kinds of British plants and flowers. With four pages of stickers and 11 glorious scenes, you can add bees buzzing around the flowers, underground roots to the mighty oak tree, vegetables growing in the vegetable patch and much, much more! And with a spotter's guide to help identify favourite species, this is the perfect introduction to wildlife for the very young. Other titles in the series include: >Hares, Hedgehogs and other British Animals Robins, Wrens and other British Birds Sharks, Seahorses and other British Sea Creatures Beetles, Butterflies and other British Minibeasts Horses, Hens and other British Farm Animals
£7.06
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Sticker Dots Wild Animals
Book SynopsisAn inventive sticker-by numbers book containing 20 awesome images of wild animals from all over the world to complete with over 6000 sticker circles.
£11.69
Nosy Crow Ltd Listen to the Jungle
Book SynopsisAdults and children alike will be enchanted by these charming board books which are distinguished by the exceptional quality of the sounds that bring every picture to life. From elephant to monkey, children will love learning the noises that each animal makes.
£9.49
Nosy Crow Ltd Baby Faces: Little Bear, Where Are You?
Book Synopsis Find your baby's face in this delightful new lift-the-flap book with a mirror on every page! One thing is for sure - babies love mirrors! This brand new series of board books aims to enhance early mirror play as very young children will enjoy finding their own face on every page. Featuring large card flaps with friendly animals which are easy for even the littlest hands to grab, babies will enjoy reaching for these books again and again. Scan the QR code on the back cover to join in with the playful rhyming song based on the classic 'Finger Family' rhyme! Other books in the series include: Little Dog, Where Are You?
£7.59
Cicada Books Limited Passport: An Activity Book
Book SynopsisThe exact shape and size of a passport, this delightfully designed travel activity book will offer children endless entertainment for those interminable hours waiting at the airport. A map of the world requires the reader to draw a dotted line from their place of departure to their destination. Further activities include drawing the logos on the plane tails, identifying different time zones, tear and stick stamps from around the world, saying ‘hello’ in 30 different languages and filling in a boarding card All this is immaculately packaged with an embossed, laminated cover, and playfully literal design. A tiny folder attached to the inside back cover contains a miniature teddy passport.
£6.99
Gemini Books Group Ltd Deadly Dangerous Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisBuild your own original model of the largest dinosaur to ever roam Earth - the titanosaur. Then dive into the accompanying book to uncover over 100 bite-size facts about the world's most awesome prehistoric discoveries. With seek-and-find fun in every scene, this book and model kit will ignite a lifelong interest in the prehistoric past.
£15.29
Usborne Publishing Ltd Usborne Book and Jigsaw Periodic Table Jigsaw
Book SynopsisSam Smith (Author) Sam grew up in Buckinghamshire, falling off various bicycles before reading books and making up his own stories about more competent heroes. After studying English at Cambridge University, he joined Usborne in 2013, and now writes titles ranging from fold-out solar systems to maze books full of swashbuckling pirates. Sometimes, Sam cycles to work.
£10.72
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The Kids' Book of Mazes 2
Book SynopsisKids of all ages will love to lose themselves in this brand new bumper book of mazes. With hundreds of twists and turns, the magical mazes get more fiendish with every turn of the page. This pocket-sized book is the perfect travel companion and is sure to delight kids and adults alike. Featuring a stylish cover design and brand-new content, this title is part of the ‘Buster Puzzle Books’ series.Other books in the series:9781780555003 The Kids' Book of Mazes 19781780554402 The Kids' Book of Wordsearches 19781780554341 The Kids' Book of Wordsearches 29781780554419 The Kids' Book of Crosswords 19781780554334 The Kids' Book of Crosswords 29781780555010 The Kids' Book of Sudoku 19781780555034 The Kids' Book of Sudoku 29781780555058 The Kids' Book of Dot to Dot 19781780555041 The Kids' Book of Puzzles 1
£6.23
HarperCollins Publishers Bing The Rainybow Song Singalong Sound Book
Book SynopsisPress the button and sing along to the tune of the Rainybow Song with Bing!Sing along to the Rainybow Song and learn the colours of the rainbow in this fantastic board book. Little Bingsters will love pressing the big button and singing along to the musicBased on the Rainybow Song on YouTube.Trade Review“Beautiful book with lovely bright pictures. My little boy will love this!” “Great book for a huge Bing fan! My daughter loves reading this.” “Lovely book. Big hit with my son!”
£7.59
Priddy Books See, Touch, Feel: 123
Book SynopsisSee, Touch, Feel: 123 is a fantastic first concepts book from Priddy Books. This cased board book introduces numbers to young children in a fun and simple way. With raised textures to explore, and lively rhyming text, it is a joy to share and enjoy together.The See, Touch, Feel series is specially designed to stimulate toddlers through creative play, encouraging the development of motor skills and word and picture recognition. Designed to be a sensory experience, each image is raised with textures to feel and explore. The artwork, created with painted handprints and footprints, will appeal to young children.
£9.49
Scholasticnc Cats Cradle
Book SynopsisPresents step-by-step illustrated instructions for creating such string figures as Cat's Cradle, Cup and Saucer, Eiffel Tower, Jacob's Ladder, and others.
£10.44
Usborne Publishing Ltd First Questions and Answers What is racism
Book SynopsisKatie Daynes (Author) Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and Lift-the-flap Questions & Answers. When she's not writing, she likes drinking coffee, walking on the moors and playing competitive board games with her children.Jordan Akpojaro (Author) After he completed childhood, Jordan spent time at Glasgow University studying philosophy, getting rained on and dreaming about eating freshly picked fruit. He has worked on books about philosophy, coding, maps and art.Sandhya Prabhat (Illustrator) Sandhya Prabhat is an Independent Animator and Illustrator based in the Bay Area, California and is from Chennai, India. She holds an MFA Degree in Animation and Digital Arts from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia, and a Bachelor's Degree in LiteratTrade ReviewExceptionally useful.... Nuanced yet succinct. * The Guardian *[An] excellent approach to a difficult subject * Primary Times *
£8.99
Pushkin Children's Books Mystery of the Maya
Book SynopsisYour best friend Tom goes missing on assignment in Mexico, and your mission is to help find him! Do you take a potion that sends you back in time to the world of the Maya civilization or search for him in the present day? What secrets does Chichén Itzá hold? Can you trust Manuel, a well-known guide in the area? Can you even trust your own dreams?
£8.54
Dover Publications Inc. Build Your Own Cupcake Sticker Activity Book
Book SynopsisFour delicious cupcakes have just come out of the oven and it's up to you to decorate them! You'll find 83 reusable stickers of candles, colorful sprinkles, chocolate drops, and more tasty treats.
£6.24
Penguin Random House Children's UK Princess Pollys Potty
Book SynopsisEven princesses use the potty!Princess Polly''s Potty is an entertaining picture book from Ladybird that helps parents struggling with potty training for toddlers aged 18+ months. Easily follow along with the fun pictures, showing little ones that even princesses have anxiety about using the potty. And when your own Princess Polly uses the potty correctly, they can press the ''cheer'' button as a fun, noisy reward! If you need any more tips and tricks for potty training, visit the Ladybird website.
£8.54
Walker Books Ltd Wheres Wally Santa Spectacular Sticker Activity
Book SynopsisA festive sticker activity book with hundreds of stickers and a create-your-own Where's Wally? scene! A perfect search-and-find Christmas present. This sensational Santa-themed Wally activity book is bursting with hundreds of stickers. There are loads of wintry sticker-based activities including spot the differences, games, mazes, searches and much more... including a fold-out back cover that you can use to create you very own Where's Wally? scene. Perfect for Christmas gifting, this book is hours of festive fun!
£7.59
Pan Macmillan Planet Earth
Book SynopsisWhat better way to celebrate Earth Day than with First Facts and Flaps: Planet Earth? This lift-the-flap book is jam-packed with fun information, incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) topics. With over thirty flaps, a wheel and a pull-out ending, children will love learning in a hands-on, playful way.Find out what is inside the Earth, where rainbows come from and how to help look after the planet in this brilliant book. Pairing bold, colourful scenes from illustrator Naray Yoon with rhyming text and a page of informative fun facts, this is the perfect novelty book for children just starting to find out more about the world around them. Discover more of the First Facts and Flaps series: Giant Dinosaurs, Amazing Animals, Brilliant Body, Super Space and Mighty Machines.
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Whos Jolly
Book SynopsisCamilla Reid is one of the most experienced and successful devisers of preschool books. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages, with combined worldwide sales of over 30 million copies. Combining novelty elements, striking artwork and Camilla's unique authorial voice, her range of preschool books for Macmillan Children's Books includes Soft Flaps titles such as Who's Cute? and the Slide and Count series. Camilla's books tap into what families enjoy, placing the child reader at the heart of everything.Nila Aye was born in Rangoon, Myanmar. She arrived in the UK at the age of three and spent most of her childhood dreaming and drawing pictures. Nila studied graphic design at Central St Martins in London and has been illustrating ever since. An award-winning artist, Nila describes her work as retro modern with a cute twist, and a touch of humour. Her love of visual storytelling and collaboration with authors energises Nila in her mission to bring beautifully illustrated books to a new generation of young readers around the world.
£7.59
Penguin Random House Children's UK Baby Touch Little Library
Book SynopsisIntroduce your baby to colours, numbers, shapes and words with this perfect first book collection!With simple text and bold illustrations, these four chunky miniature books teach basic first concepts and are ideal for little ones to explore at home or on the go. The backs of the books also make a jigsaw that children can play with for added fun!Count the friendly animals, learn common words and spot different shapes and colours, all in one gorgeous collection.Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon StudioAlso available:Baby Touch: Ears: a touch-and-feel cloth bookBaby Touch: Tails: a touch-and-feel cloth bookBaby Touch: Night NightBaby Touch: Tummy Time
£5.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK My Very First Colours with The Very Hungry
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£7.59
