Activity books and kits
Usborne Publishing Ltd Popup Animals
Book SynopsisAnna Milbourne (Author) Growing up on the Wirral and in Germany, Anna wrote plays about talking animals, and stories about naughty children, and drew on every available surface. After school, she did an Art Foundation course, then a degree in German Literature & Philosophy at Oxford University. In 1998 she found her perfect job at Usborne in London, writing about everything from curious penguins to trips to the Moon.
£10.79
Pan Macmillan I Love My Mummy
Book SynopsisPush, pull and slide the tabs to celebrate Mother's Day in I Love My Mummy! Play together in the park, bake delicious cookies and snuggle up for a story, then thank Mummy for everything she does for you!Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text, lots to spot and talk about, and wonderful illustrations by Louise Forshaw. I Love My Mummy has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide, and is the perfect gift to share on Mother's Day.Discover more Busy Books with Busy Baby Animals, Busy Friends and I Love My Daddy.
£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Little Children's Maze Book
Book Synopsis37 mazes with just enough twists and dead ends to teach young kids the skills they need to find their way from one end to the other. Lively scenes set everywhere from jungles and caves to train tracks and outer space make each maze a delight. Extra-wide lines leave plenty of room for young kids to trace out their pathway with finger, pencil or felt-tip pens. Hours of fun for a curious toddler.
£6.47
Usborne Publishing Ltd Christmas Activity Book
Book SynopsisA fantastically festive write-in activity book, packed with puzzles, codes to crack, games to play, doodles to draw and lots more. Activities include helping Santa fill his sack with presents, decorating a Christmas tree, making snowflake decorations, and an advent calendar to colour in day-by-day.
£8.54
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Baby Touch and Feel Mealtime
Book SynopsisAn interactive touch and feel book for babies with delicious food and read-aloud text! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Baby Touch and Feel: Mealtime is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colourful food-inspired illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby''s attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for toddlers and makes for an ideal baby gift.Read all about an exciting selection of foods, from smooth orange juice to tasty cheese! Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mum and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.This charmi
£5.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Usborne First Jigsaws And Book: Wild Animals
Book SynopsisToddlers will delight in these four charming jigsaws, showing off big teeth, furry manes, stripy coats and long trunks.
£999.99
Little Tiger Press Group This Is Frog
Book SynopsisThis is Frog. Will you help him as he bounces about the rainforest? Let's jump right in . . . Jump into Frog''s whopping, hopping, non-stopping interactive adventure! Full of questions, challenges and engaging instructions, this book will take your little reader on a thrilling journey through the rainforest with quirky, adorable Frog. Show Frog how to catch his dinner with his tongue, protect him from the dangers of the rainforest, and trace a path with your finger to help him find his way! With eye-catching illustrations by Jacqui Lee and humorous text by Harriet Evans, this gripping board book immerses readers in the world of the rainforest.Also Available: This Is OwlDon''t miss the gorgeous picture books in this series, including This Is Owl and This Is Crab!
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd 100 Paper Spaceships to Fold and Fly
Book SynopsisJerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes in-between writing poetry.Trade ReviewHours of entertainment from one stocking filler. * Cork Evening Echo *
£9.91
Walker Books Ltd Yawn
Book SynopsisPeep through the holes, follow the yawn and join the fun in this interactive bedtime board book.Sean gave a yawn and passed it on to Cat. Cat gave a yawn and passed it on to Bird. Bird gave a yawn and passed it on to Follow the yawn and catch it yourself as you make your way up to bed.
£7.59
Pan Macmillan The Ugly Duckling
Book SynopsisFirst Stories: The Ugly Duckling is the perfect introduction for young children to this classic fairy tale.Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story of the lonely duckling to life. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully imagined for a new generation by children's illustrator Dean Gray.Little ones can collect more books in the First Stories series, including The Jungle Book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and The Three Little Pigs.Trade ReviewYoung ones will be absorbed by all the interactive elements of the book, as they push, pull and slide to make the story come alive. With its shiny board pages, this is an enticing book to encourage young ones to enjoy books. * Parents In Touch *
£6.99
Barefoot Books Ltd Build a Story Cards Ocean Adventure
Book SynopsisThis deck of 36 wordless storytelling cards features more than 30 games to build basic mathematics, storytelling and writing skills in children ages 3 - 10. The 12 character, 12 object and 12 setting cards invite children to create stories about mermaids, pirates and more.
£11.87
Usborne Publishing Ltd Build Your Own Dinosaurs and T. Rex Sticker Book
Book SynopsisChildren will have hours of fun completing more than 30 of the fiercest, hugest and most incredible dinosaurs of the prehistoric age with this roar-some sticker book. From Triceratops and T. Rex to flying pterosaurs and monstrous underwater reptiles, finish the exciting pictures with over 300 stickers of swishing tails, terrifying teeth, horns, scales and claws. There are fascinating dinosaur facts and statistics on each page too.
£10.44
Thames & Hudson Ltd Move
Book SynopsisA unique pop-up book from the master of the medium, David A. Carter. This spectacular pop-up book is packed with tabs to pull, wheels to wind, flaps to flip and lots more surprises. So many colourful shapes, stripes and spots are ready to come to life - all you need to do is make them move!
£19.12
Fox Chapel Publishing My Sticker Paintings: Birds: 10 Magnificent
Book SynopsisThis beautifully produced poly-art paint by sticker book features 10 geometric bird designs. Using between 60-100 coloured stickers for each pattern, children will marvel as geometric shapes transform into beautiful, crystalized birds. Also included are fun facts about each bird meaning children learn as they bring them to life! Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that easily detach for display or gifting once a painting is completed.
£8.54
Pan Macmillan When I am Sad
Book SynopsisWhen I am Sad helps young children to start managing their emotions. They can lift the flaps, slide the tabs and turn the wheel to explore why they feel sad and how to move on from these emotions.With delightful illustrations from Marie Paruit, this is the perfect book for parents and carers to share with young children who are just starting to recognize their feelings and to develop their emotional intelligence. Explanations, hints and tips from Early Years expert Dr Janet Rose provides 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: Sometimes I am Worried, Sometimes I am Angry and I Like to be Helpful.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 *
£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Thats not my lemur
Book SynopsisJoin the lemurs as they clamber through the pages of this sensory adventure in That's not my lemur... from the UK's favourite touch-and-feel baby book series, That's not my... by Fiona Watt. Babies and toddlers will love touching the fuzzy, furry, smooth and soft fabric patches on each page. That's not my... books are designed to be shared, and develop sensory and language development. Don't forget to spot the little white mouse as they explore this sturdy board book, perfect for little hands. DID YOU KNOW...? One That's not my... book is sold every minute in the UK! With over 60 titles to choose from, there's a That's not my... book for everyone.
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Moomins Pancake Picnic PeepInside
Book SynopsisTove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-seven.
£8.54
Penguin Random House Children's UK Theres a Unicorn in Your Book
Book SynopsisHelp to cheer up Worried Unicorn in this interactive ''Who''s In Your Book?'' story from bestselling children''s book author Tom Fletcher - now available as a board book!WHOOSH! A unicorn has galloped right into your book - how exciting!But - oh dear! This Unicorn doesn''t look very excited at all. In fact, he looks quite worried.Can you help to cheer him up?This brilliant story combines interactive fun with an important message about the power of friendship, and how helpful it can be to share your worries with others.Who''s in Your Book?Interactive adventures for big imaginationsAlso in this series:There''s a Monster in Your Book: makes reading interactive and funThere''s a Dragon in Your Book: explores empathy and responsibilityThere''s an Alien in Your Book: explores acceptance and inclusionThere''s an Elf in Your Book: explores following instructions and good/bad behaviourThere''s a Superhero in Your Book: explores the power of kindnessThere''s a Witch in Your Book: makes tidying up fun
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Peter Rabbit Peters Picnic A PullTab and Play
Book SynopsisCelebrate Peter Rabbit''s 120th birthday in 2022! Peter and Benjamin are planning a picnic and where better to get some treats but Mr. McGregor''s garden! Follow the pair under the gate using the slider, escape from a cat with a pull tab and enjoy the picnic in a final pop-up spread!This adorable novelty book is an adaptation of the much loved classic The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. With novelty elements on every page, this book is perfect to introduce young readers to everyone''s favourite rabbits.
£8.54
Penguin Random House Children's UK Busy Day Police Officer An action play book
Book SynopsisJoin in and help the busy police officer in this playful, interactive flap book!Can you help the busy police officer to find the robber? Join in and use the flaps to investigate the robbery, fly the police helicopter, and follow the trail with the help of Ted the dog. With interactive action-flaps, you can do it, too!Each clever flap provides an action or scene-change to encourage children to actively engage and explore. The playful flaps are perfect for little hands to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.Original concept and illustration by Dan Green.The Busy Day series:Introduces the worldBoosts motor skillsRecommended for children aged 2+Also available in the Busy Day series:AstronautAthleteBuilderChefFarmerFirefighterFootballerMechanic Train DriverVet
£7.59
Penguin Random House Children's UK Baby Touch Farm Animals
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£8.54
Penguin Random House Children's UK Ten Minutes to Bed Wheres Little Koala
Book SynopsisSnuggle down to sleep with this cozy lift-the-flap adventure in the no.1 bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series!Little Koala is missing... and it''s almost time for bed!Search the Land of Nod for the sleepiest koala around in this magical lift-the-flap adventure! Enjoy bumping into a few familiar faces along the way such as Twinkle the Unicorn, and even Poppy the Little Fairy!With high koala-ty flaps to peek underneath, and slowly setting skies, this novelty board book will wind your little ones down in no time at all!This no. 1 bestselling bedtime series has now sold one million copies worldwide! Have you collected all the books?Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn (also available as a board book)Ten Minutes to Bed: Little DinosaurTen Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid (also available as a board book)Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster (also available as a board book)Ten Minutes to Bed: Little DragonTen Minutes to Bed: Little FairyTen Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn''s BirthdayTen Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn''s Christmas (also available as a board book)Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby UnicornTen Minutes to Bed: Where''s Little Unicorn?
£7.59
Dorling Kindersley Ltd PopUp Peekaboo Gabbys Dollhouse
£8.54
Little, Brown & Company Whose Toes Are Those
Book SynopsisThis interactive board book that is perfect for lap sharing celebrates the classic giggle-inspiring game of This Little Piggy. The whimsical illustrations hide the little girl''s face until the final climactic spread. Fun, rhyming text is paired with bold artwork full of toddler appeal reminiscent of the style of Caldecott-award winning illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
£6.99
Penguin Random House Children's UK Peter Rabbit Lets Cuddle
Book SynopsisBeatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. A particular source of inspiration was the Lake District where she lived for the last thirty years of her life as a farmer and conservationist.
£12.34
SPCK Publishing Rhino and Narwhal Animal Hide and Seek
Book SynopsisGod made the animals, but can you find them? This hide-and-seek activity book is filled with fun activities that explore all the different kids of animals.
£12.59
Armadillo Music PullTheTab Times Table Book
Book SynopsisAn interactive way to learn and practise the 1 to 12 times table.
£6.24
Pan Macmillan Whos Lovely
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£7.59
Pan Macmillan Cluedle The Case of the Golden Pomegranate
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£9.49
Pan Macmillan Busy Pride
Book SynopsisTommy Doyle is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Originally from Montreal, he relocated down under in 2007. He has been working in the industry for over twenty years. Illustration is a big passion of his and finds that it is an effective and creative way to communicate a message or an emotion. Tommy loves playing with shapes and textures, mixing digital and traditional mediums.
£6.99
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Alan Turings Code Games for Kids
Book SynopsisYoung readers can put their code-cracking skills to the test with this brain-boosting, vibrantly illustrated puzzle book, inspired by the brilliant mind of world-famous codebreaker Alan Turing. Published in association with the Turing Trust, this full-colour activity book includes code-crackers, cryptograms, and cypher puzzles that have been specially designed to intrigue, challenge, and inspire young readers. Alan Turing appears as a character in the book, popping up with tips, extra word problems or secret codes to challenge readers to think a little bit harder. A brief biography of the real Alan Turing is included, to give readers more information about this remarkable man.• Improves critical thinking: While solving these puzzles, kids can improve their logical reasoning, problem-solving and analytical skills.• Ideal for summer learning: Keeps children mentally stimulated outside the school term.• Screen-fr
£6.99
Hachette Children's Group Five Little Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisFrom the creators of the bestselling Ten Little series, this felt flap book makes counting fun and lunchtime better!This brand-new felt flap book follows five little dinosaurs as they have their lunch, from munching on apples to slurping up ice cream. Lift the flaps to help the dinosaurs find their snacks and quieten their rumbly tummies. Roar!Learning to count is fun with these soft and sturdy felt flap books, perfect for little hands to lift. Featuring favourite characters from the Ten Little series, these bright books will cover key routines and fun moments in a preschooler''s day.Also available: Five Little Princesses
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Look Inside the Jungle
Book SynopsisMinna Lacey (Author) Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.
£9.49
Usborne Publishing Ltd Little Childrens Under the Sea Activity Book
Book SynopsisThis colourful activity book is brimming with with fun puzzles to keep little children entertained for hours. There are things to spot, ocean animals to match, tropical fish to colour, lots of drawing and doodling activities, spot-the-difference puzzles and much more.
£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd WipeClean Seashore Activities
Book SynopsisKirsteen Robson joined Usborne in 1997 with a background in music, education, and Christian publishing. She has written and edited over 300 Usborne titles, from dictionaries and encyclopedias to activity books with flaps, stickers and sounds. She loves the challenge of writing about anything from aardvarks to zombies.
£6.99
Pan Macmillan Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Book SynopsisFirst Stories: Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the perfect introduction, for young children, to this classic fairy tale.Push, pull and turn mechanisms bring the story to life and introduce the main characters: Goldilocks and the Bear family. This well-loved fairy tale is beautifully imagined for a new generation by children's illustrator Natascha Rosenberg.Little ones can collect more books in the First Stories series, including Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and The Three Little Pigs.
£999.99
Hachette Children's Group A Catwalk Around the World
Book SynopsisGet a cat''s eye view of the world with designer Karen Mabon!Search and find the fabulously dressed cats and tour the globe from the catwalks of Paris to the Lunar New Year festivities in Hong Kong to the glittering New York broadway scene, and beyond! With clowders of cats to search and find and information about traditional outfits, festivals and much more, there is a huge amount to find and discover about our world through fashion . . . and cats! A page of answers is included at the end of the book.
£15.29
Skyhorse Publishing The Gigantic Activity Book for Smart Kids
£10.44
Workman Publishing Eyelike Stickers: Kittens
Book SynopsisPerfect complements to the top-selling EyeLike Stickers: Baby Animals, EyeLike Stickers: Kittens and EyeLike Stickers: Puppies are the newest additions to the bestselling sticker book series. The full-colour photograph stickers are adorable, beautifully detailed, and lifelike, featuring a variety of breeds that will delight every kid and crafter who loves cuddly pets. EyeLike Stickers: Kittens features over 400 baby cat stickers for the feline-inclined. And they're durable enough to be reusable. Decorate journals, binders, laptops, and phone cases: Stick them on, peel them off, and stick them on again without tearing or losing adhesive.
£7.16
Pan Macmillan Who's Hiding On The Farm?: A Felt Flaps Book
Book SynopsisHelp Little Chick look for Mummy Hen in Who's Hiding on the Farm? Lift the felt flaps to see where she is. Which other animals will you find hiding underneath?With soft flaps on every spread that are easy for babies to lift, helping them develop fine motor skills, and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo, this is the perfect gift to share with little ones.Discover more animal adventures from Axel Scheffler: Freddy the Frog, In the Jungle and My First Search and Find: On the Farm.
£6.99
Pan Macmillan My First Body Book: Explore your body with
Book SynopsisPreschoolers will love discovering fun facts about their body in My First Body Book from Campbell Books. With acetate windows that show through to your bones, heart, lungs and more, plus pull-tabs for different processes such as digestion and how your brain sends messages, this book is perfect for hands-on learning.Packed full with people of all shapes and sizes and with a focus on health and well-being, STEAM learning has never been so much fun!Vibrant illustrations by Yujin Shin bring the book to life, with plenty to spot and talk about in the pictures.Children can have more learning fun in My First Clock Book!
£10.44
Birlinn General The Colouring Book of Edinburgh
Book SynopsisA unique Scottish colouring book suitable for adults as well as children featuring 23 of the festival city's most iconic places, including: Edinburgh Castle * Victoria Street * Grassmarket * St Giles * National Museum of Scotland * The Mound and Ramsay Gardens * Calton Hill * Old Town * Usher Hall * Balmoral Hotel * Scott Monument and Princes Street Gardens * West Register House * Holyrood Palace * HMS Britannia * Ocean Terminal & Botanic Gardens * New Town * Dean Village * Arthur's Seat * Scottish Parliament * Zoo * Greyfriars Bobby * The Shore, Leith * The Meadows. Eilidh Muldoon's illustrations are ideal for all levels of colouring - plenty of intricate detail for those who like a colouring challenge, yet simple enough for those with less patience to create beautiful colour artwork in a short time.Trade Review'Her intricate, signature designs can be found in a variety of charming colouring, activity and children's books' * The List *
£8.54
Top That! Publishing Ltd On the Farm
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£9.26
Child's Play International Ltd Five Enormous Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisFive enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar. One stomped away... and then there were four! Children will love stomping, roaring and singing along to this fun rhyme, which will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child.
£6.99
Nosy Crow Ltd Who's Hiding in the Snow?
Book SynopsisA beautiful lift-the-flap book for little nature lovers everywhere! There are lots of animals in the snow. Where are they hiding and what are they doing? In this innovative lift-the-flap book, little ones can pore over beautiful collaged pages and explore under rocks, snow banks and icebergs to find out interesting facts about wildlife in snowy climates. Includes more than 20 sturdy flaps to for small hands to peek behind! The eighth book in the stunning series, following Who's Hiding on the River?, Who's Hiding on the Farm?, Who's Hiding in the Woods?, Who's Hiding at the Seaside?, Who's Hiding on Safari?, Who's Hiding in the Jungle? and Who's Hiding in the Desert?.
£7.59
Make Believe Ideas Never Touch A Grumpy Elf! Sticker Activity
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£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Don't Tickle the Shark!
Book SynopsisWhen babies and toddlers touch the soft patches in this irresistible novelty book, the sea creatures come to life with hilarious and charming sounds. As well as tickling the shark, they can also tickle a dolphin, a sea lion and a seagull, before all the animals gather at the end for a musical finale guaranteed to get everyone dancing!
£11.69
Usborne Publishing Ltd Look Inside Night Time
Book SynopsisEver wondered what goes on while you're asleep? Find out in this fun flap book, exploring a night time world in a city, out in the countryside, in a desert, under the sea and under the Nothern Lights in the Arctic. From truck drivers delivering milk and bakers preparing pastries, to sharks hunting in a dark ocean, you'll be amazed at all the people and animals that are awake through the night.
£9.49
