Activity books and kits
Bonnier Books Ltd My First Animals
Book SynopsisTeach your child their first animals with this exciting, interactive sound book! From their favourite pets to the squawks and roars of the jungle, press the pages to hear 50 different squeaks, whistles and snaps! With over 100 animals of all kinds inside, this is perfect for early learners and young readers who are curious about the animal kingdom!
£17.67
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Magical Unicorn Wordsearch
Book SynopsisYoung puzzlers can explore the enchanting world of unicorns with this beautifully illustrated, full-colour wordsearch book. With a range of fun themes - from flowers in a magical meadow to guests at a unicorn party - this activity book is guaranteed to keep puzzle fans aged 7+ entertained for hours.
£6.99
Little Tiger Press Group Wheres My Pet Whiskers
Book SynopsisLift the flaps to help find Whiskers, and see who else might be hiding around the house!Little ones will love discovering exotic animals in unlikely places, from a monkey doing laundry to a polar bear in the fridge. With playful text from Beth Hamilton and charming illustrations from Carly Gledhill, this quirky board book takes the reader on an interactive adventure with a surprise ending.
£7.59
Priddy Books My First Farm
Book SynopsisThis colourful illustrated flap book by Priddy Books is aimed at toddlers to help improve their observational and language skills by seeing inside farm buildings and discovering lots of animals and objects on the farm.The large, shaped flaps are easy for toddlers to use and there is lots to search for and find in the bright and colourful illustrations.There is lots of lift-and-learn fun on every spread, with a big gatefold flap to open to see inside each building. Each double-page spread introduces a different area of the farm, and has cute and colourful illustrations of characters and farm objects inside.
£7.59
Priddy Books Busy Bots
Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered what an octopus made from a coat hook would look like? Or a crocodile made from pliers? How about a fish made from a lightbulb? Wonder no more, because they have all been created in this unique book. Each page has tactile embossing, specially designed to stimulate young children through sensory play, and bouncy rhyming text, great for reading out loud. These quirky characters are sure to spark creativity, encourage young children to think about recycling and inspire them to invent their own Bot creatures.
£9.49
Priddy Books Spooky Halloween
Book SynopsisRoger Priddy's Sliding Pictures: Spooky Halloween is a wonderful, new way to introduce young children to their favourite spook-tacular holiday. Peek through the die-cut holes to see the Halloween pictures, then as you turn the page, the pictures magically change.Bright, engaging artwork featuring all kinds of fun, spooky characters make this an exciting addition to the new Sliding Pictures series. With text that encourages readers to guess which characters are on the next page, this book is perfect for children to read as they get ready for Halloween.
£7.59
Priddy Books My Best Friend Is A Dinosaur
Book SynopsisMy Best Friend is a: Dinosaur is a fantastic touch-and-feel title in a brand new series by Priddy Books. With a padded, embroidered character on the cover and a unique touch-and-feel to discover on every spread, this sturdy board book is ideal for toddlers who love exploring the world with their hands. The simple rhyming text and playful artwork invites children to join the funny dinosaur and see all the silly scenarios he finds himself in.
£7.59
Priddy Books Pop Up Places Farm
Book SynopsisLearn about farm life with fact pages, then in the centre of the book discover two pop-up backdrops which create a barnyard scene. There are press-out characters and animals to interact with the scenes, creating a unique play space. As well as an eye-catching cover, this book also has a board game at the end, so makes a great gift for any pre-schooler. Once played with, the press-out pieces can be stored in the enclosed envelope so this book can be easily transported and enjoyed again and again.
£9.49
Priddy Books What Can You Hear On The Farm?
Book SynopsisYoung children will love being part of the action in What Can You Hear?: On the Farm —a fantastic new sound book series by Priddy Books.From a chugging tractor to juicing apples, and more, there are 10 busy farm sounds to discover in this unique board book. Children will love pressing the diamond-shaped buttons and listening to the sounds as they spot lots of fun things on the farm. Children can meet the different animals as they make cherry pies, fresh fruit juices, and lots of other fantastic items as they prepare for market day!
£11.69
Priddy Books My First Wipe Clean Phonics
Book SynopsisPriddy Learning: My First Wipe Clean Phonics is an ideal introduction to core skills by Priddy Books. This board book has simple instructions and activities, and encourages young children to develop their reading, writing, and understanding of phonics. Its handle shape and bold, colorful design make it a fun learning tool, and the wipe clean pages mean children can practice again and again. It even comes with its own dry-wipe pen.
£8.54
Pan Macmillan See Touch Feel Quack
Book SynopsisBabies will love pressing the soft, fluffy squeaker and engaging with the colourful pictures with See, Touch, Feel Quack!, a fantastic new board book by Priddy Books.
£7.59
North Parade Publishing Cinderella
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£13.50
Nosy Crow Ltd Eggs!: A lift-the-flap counting book full of
Book SynopsisCan you guess what's inside these eggs? Lift the card flaps to discover all kinds of baby animals! This book encourages children to count the eggs from one to five, while lifting the sturdy flaps to discover some surprising little creatures that hatch from eggs. Illustrated by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning artist Jenny Løvlie in sumptuous, textured detail, with a read-aloud rhyming text from Katie Dale, this beautiful board book will delight young readers. Scan the Stories Aloud QR code on the back cover the read along with the story!
£6.99
Nosy Crow Ltd Pip and Posy: Countdown to Christmas
Book SynopsisA brilliantly festive sticker activity book in the Pip and Posy series!Based on the animation by the award-winning production company Magic Light Pictures, this book is packed with puzzles, festive colouring, and stickers galore that will entice all children to join in the Christmas celebrations along with Pip and Posy. Four pages of stickers and bright artwork from the TV episodes bring Pip and Posy's wonderful world of play to life.The animation is inspired by the picture books from the bestselling and award-winning The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler.
£5.99
Child's Play International Ltd Off to the Park!
Book SynopsisCome with us to the park! Which way shall we go? What shall we do? What will we find? A stunning interactive book for ALL children of all ages, with a delightful surprise at the end. Conceived and designed in association with Booktrust, and developed in consultation with children, families and organisations working with blind and partially-sighted children, OFF TO THE PARK is a unique project that seeks to include all children in the reading experience. Containing tactile features, Braille-style numbering, play elements, high-contrast images and a rhythmic rhyming text, this book is designed to create as sensory and involved experience as possible out of a familiar and well-loved journey.
£11.69
Child's Play International Ltd Getting Ready
Book SynopsisIt’s time to get up and get ready. There’s so much to do! What shall we wear? What’s for breakfast? And where will we go? Use all your senses to read this interactive book, developed with help from children and designed with every young reader in mind.
£11.69
Little Tiger Press Group Hello World: A Celebration of Languages and
Book SynopsisLearn to greet people around the globe in this interactive atlas of hellos. With over 150 languages, flaps to reveal pronunciation and fact-files explaining how to write ‘hi’ in hieroglyphs and how to sign ‘hao’ in Native American hand talk. Hello World opens up a world of exploration and greetings at your fingertips.
£15.29
Tate Publishing How to Draw a Chicken
Book SynopsisDrawing a chicken is easy - isn't it? Follow Jean-Vincent's attempts to draw a chicken as he has to contend with runaway beaks, sleeping eggs and peckish chickens. The entertaining characters and witty text in this book will charm readers of all ages and will encourage children to draw with humour and imagination. Illustrated throughout in Jean-Vincent's unique style this book will encourage you to draw while making you laugh out loud.
£6.99
Tate Publishing Tiz and Ott's Big Draw
Book Synopsis* Perfect introduction to drawing as a means of expression and imagination * Encourages creative play through drawing * Bright, bold illustrations and an adventure storyline Tiz and Ott are drawing themselves a house. With the scritch scratch of her crayon, Tiz busily plants some seeds for the garden. Meanwhile Ott lies back lazily and makes a huge splodge for the sun. Then Tiz has a big idea. With a zig, a zag and a crash, she jolts Ott awake with a huge bolt of lightning! Together Tiz and Ott whip up a storm but as they soon find out, a storm isn't just lines on a page - Get carried away with Tiz and Ott as they use their imaginations to brush and doodle and scribble and scrawl and splatter their way out of trouble and safely back home.
£9.49
Tate Publishing The Great Journey
Book SynopsisIt's time to depart! Every year, birds from all around the world leave their homes and gather together in the jungle. This is the first time Red Beak has joined the birds' great journey, and he has a long way to travel. Follow Red Beak as he flies to the other side of the world and use the magic view-finder inside the book to discover what's really going on behind the scenes. Over forests and farmlands, cities and seascapes you'll see some amazing sights: acrobatic ants, a cruise-ship crocodile, factories in the clouds - even a monkey play the cello! Like Red Beak, you'll be bursting to tell everyone what you've see on your great journey.
£11.69
Tate Publishing My DIY Afternoon: Paper
Book SynopsisEight creative activities-each with up to four simple steps-teach children to create a pop-up card, a mix-and-match card game, an accordion, and many other 100% paper creations.
£9.49
Tango Books Fire Engine Noisy Pops A Popup Book with Sound
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£7.59
SPCK Publishing Follow the Star
Book SynopsisTravel with the wise men in a stand up book that is also a palace. The peek through windows and chunky shapes provide hours of playtime fun! Clear, strong pictures with interactive 'peek windows' help children remember the stories and help grown-ups voice the story even for the youngest (2 years up). Simple words and sentences support those early 'read for myself years' of 4 and 5. Children will be thrilled as they follow the star, along with the wise man, and find their way to baby Jesus. As they turn each page, their young little hearts are sure to be captured by the bright illustrations and engaging story.
£6.23
Anness Publishing Paulo and the Football Thieves
Book SynopsisPeek inside the pop-up windows! Young Paulo Costa is desperate to make it into the junior soccer squad, but when the day of the trials finally arrives, not everything goes according to plan...You can gaze through bustling crowds and lift a manhole cover to discover the unexpected turn of events that gives football-mad Paulo an incredible day to remember! Three-dimensional layered pages enable youngsters to explore all the sporty subterfuge. This exciting story is certain to score with readers aged 3 to 7 years. Paulo Costa is ten years old, and he lives and breathes football. His Uncle Marcos is the star striker for the Eagles, one of Brazil's top teams, and Paulo wants to follow in his golden footsteps. Paulo's ultimate goal is to succeed at the trials for the Eagles' junior team, and he is determined to give it his best shot. His best friend Juanita wishes him luck. Peer through the packed streets as a carnival comes to town. See Paulo dash off, boots flying, when the Costa family's car breaks down, and he ends up running late for the junior try-outs. Follow him down a gloomy side street, where he notices something suspicious going on, something decidedly unsporting, something that could prove disastrous for the Eagles' forthcoming match...Young readers will be enthralled by this gripping adventure, and the detailed pop-up illustrations will take them right into the heart of the game.
£9.49
Anness Publishing Sticker Fun - Action
Book SynopsisThis book comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is full of photos of children and toys carrying out various actions - from painting and building to hopping, skipping and jumping. Two pages of stickers include paints, party things, sandcastles, and even a game of noughts and crosses. You can find some fish to swim in the sea, pack groceries into a shopping basket at the supermarket, seek out some insects for Sarah to look at with her magnifying glass, and much more. The bright pictures interact with the simple text to help little ones develop their naming and reading skills. Action words such as make, see, splash and wash are highlighted in bold throughout. Reusable stickers mean that children can repeat the learning experience time and again. This stimulating play-and-learn book for the young child is fun to look at, exciting to use, and involves children just like them performing a range of engaging activities. Young readers will learn new words and ideas as they use interactive stickers to finish building a tower of toys, find objects for the kids for jump over, put a carpenter's tools on a shelf, and more.The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages again and again, as well as use the stickers to create their own books, posters and games.
£5.02
Anness Publishing Sticker Fun - Party
Book SynopsisThis book comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is a stimulating play-and-learn book for the very young. Children love parties, and they will respond to the action photographs of kids just like them - dancing, dreaming of various different party cakes, watching a magic show, and generally enjoying the festivities. You can choose some outfits to wear to the party, find some more apples for Anna to go bobbing for, and give all the party-goers some treats to take home. It is full of action photographs of children, food, presents, toys, costumes and other everyday items for youngsters to identify with. It includes reusable stickers which mean that readers can repeat the play-and-learn experience time and time again. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning fun. It's time for a party - with stickers! This exciting book presents a child's-eye view of the world, combining photographs and simple text to help youngsters develop their reading skills. Little ones will absorb words and ideas even as they use interactive stickers to find instruments for the musicians to play, put hats on the party-goers, or make a chain of birthday cards.The stickers are reusable, so youngsters can think about the concepts and develop skills again and again, or use the stickers to make their own pictures, stories and games.
£5.02
Anness Publishing Sticker Fun - Simple Science
Book SynopsisWith over 50 reusable stickers, this exciting book will make learning about science a creative and enjoyable experience for the preschool child. It introduces concepts such as air pressure, bouyancy, temperature, movement and senses in ways that are easy to understand - it's not rocket science! Pictures interact with simple text to help children develop an awareness of the world around them. Reusable stickers mean that youngsters can repeat the learning experience time and time again. You can stick on some wind-blown leaves, find some heavy things that sink, serve some hot and cold drinks, identify parts of the body, and much more. Lively pictures of real children, animals, toys and other items in familiar, everyday situations that will capture every young reader's interest. This stimulating play-and-learn book is fun to look at and helps young readers to take their first steps in understanding the principles of science. Little ones will develop their skills as they match sticker word labels to the right pictures, or find pictures to fit the words.You can find insects to collect nectar from flowers, add musical instruments to the noisy band, and balance Freddy Frog's friends on a tightrope. The stickers can be reused, so children can repeat the play-and-learn process many times over, or create their own sticker books or posters.
£5.02
Anness Publishing Sticker Fun - My Home
Book SynopsisThis title comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is a lively first book about the various rooms in the home and what they are used for. Sticker activities put learning into practice to make it an enjoyable experience for early readers. You can find out where baby sleeps, put a lamp on the table in the living room, locate the missing toothbrush for the bathroom, seat two teddy bears in a chair, see who is taking tea in the playroom, and much more. It also covers 'outdoor rooms' - the backyard and tool shed. Youngsters can relate closely to the action pictures of real-life children in familiar, everyday situations. Reusable stickers provide hours of entertainment. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning really easy and fun. Give your child an excellent start to learning with this exciting book. Children will absorb the information as they have fun locating stickers, answering simple questions or copying the actions of kids just like them shown in the photographs. Packed with fun, bright pictures, stickers and games, this lively activity book will teach youngsters about all the different rooms in the home.They will love finding ingredients for cooking, putting a cuddly toy to bed. ..and even cleaning up or helping around the house will seem enjoyable!
£5.02
Anness Publishing Words: Turn the Wheels - Find the Pictures
Book SynopsisTurn the wheels, find the pictures. This book features: eight easy-to-turn wheels that make learning words fun; more than 200 everyday terms, including the names of animals, numbers and shades of the rainbow; and, interactive pages that reinforce word recognition - rotate the dial to find the correct picture to go with the simple text label. It is divided into basic themes such as outdoors and indoors, food, on the farm, wild creatures, useful words, and all about us! It is built to last, with strong board pages that will stand up to repeated use. Specially created to be fun to learn, this novelty die-cut book will encourage babies and toddlers to talk, focus, and learn new words - with a twist! Can you find the pizza? Is it orange with four legs? No! Turn...turn...Is it blue and goes on your feet? Try again! Twist...twist...Is it yellow and fluffy? Keep going! Spin...spin...There it is - yum, yum! There are eight cardboard wheels built into the book, which revolve to show different pictures and are visible on every page. Where are the little piglets? Are they in a jar? No! Turn...turn...Are they a yellow round thing? Try again! Twist...twist...Are they a plastic thing with a keypad on the front? Keep going! Spin...spin...There they are - oink! oink! Jan Lewis' bright drawings of everyday items, friendly people and cute creatures make this a wonderful aid to learning that small children will want to return to again and again.
£9.49
Anness Publishing Coming Top: Maths - Ages 5-6
Book SynopsisThis fantastic learning book has been compiled by a highly experienced teacher and educational consultant, and each concept is explained in a fun way with delightful illustrations. Match numerals to numbers in words, count and recognize tens and units, fill in the missing numbers on a row of runners, and tell the time. Not only are the activities entertaining, but they also allow youngsters to apply what they have learned, gaining confidence with each puzzle that they solve. Children will want to learn more and come top in Maths!
£5.62
Anness Publishing Coming Top: English - Ages 3-4
Book SynopsisThis book features 60 gold star stickers - plus 30 illustrated stickers for added fun and value. You can get a head start on classroom skills. There are over 25 activities that make learning fun and easy - follow the shapes of letters, join dots in alphabetical order to form pictures, and match the sounds of words. It comes with reusable stickers to put on every page. It includes progress tests and charts to track improvement and build ability. Teachers may photocopy pages for school use. This delightfully illustrated learning book is designed to teach essential skills, with fun-to-do problems and projects, as well as reward stickers to boost confidence. Match small letters to their capital partners, fill in the missing letters, tell a story, and much more!
£5.62
Anness Publishing Coming Top: Alphabet and First Words - Ages 4 - 5
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£5.62
Anness Publishing Coming Top: Phonics - Ages 3-4
Book SynopsisThis title features 60 gold star stickers - plus 30 illustrated stickers for added fun and value. You can get a head start on classroom skills. It features over 30 activities that make learning fun and easy - think of things that begin with s, see Wally the wizard waving his wand, and combine sounds to form words. It comes with reusable stickers to put on every page. It includes progress tests and charts to track improvement and build ability. Teachers may photocopy pages for school use. This beautifully illustrated book is designed to teach essential skills in phonics, with fun-to-do activities and projects. Circle things that begin with a t sound, say a b-themed rhyme, and much more. Gold stars and reward badges provide encouragement every step of the way.
£5.62
Anness Publishing Abc: Turn the Wheels - Find the Words
Book SynopsisSpecially designed to be fun to learn, this novelty die-cut book will encourage babies and toddlers to talk, focus, and learn the alphabet - with a twist! Can you find the apple? Does it have four legs? No, of course not! Turn - turn - Does it wear a crown? Try again! Twist - twist - Is it yellow and bendy? Keep going! Spin - spin - There it is - delicious! There are eight cardboard wheels built into the book, which revolve to show a variety of pictures. What does a zebra look like? Is it pink with a curly tail? No! Turn - turn - Is it fluffy with a bobble on top? Try again! Twist - twist - Is it flat with a picture on it? Keep going! Spin - spin - There it is, a horse with stripes! Jan Lewis's bright drawings of everyday objects, food and toys, friendly people and cute animals make this a wonderful aid to learning that small children will want to return to again and again.
£9.49
Anness Publishing Pull the Tab: 100 Words - My Busy Day: Pull the
Book SynopsisJoin Tim and Tina during their busy day! It starts in the morning, when Father is making breakfast. See the children helping out, and see if you can match all the listed words to the illustrations, which are shown separately and within the big picture scene. Then it's time to get dressed. As well as matching the words, can you put Tina and Tim's gloves and footwear into pairs? There are all the shades of the rainbow to spot out in the garden, and different shapes in the bathroom. All in all, this book will keep any young reader busy for hours!
£8.54
Anness Publishing Sticker and Colour-in Playbook: At the Shops:
Book SynopsisThis combined sticker and coloring-in book provides a charming visual introduction to first simple words. With Isabel Clark's carefully selected vocabulary and delightful outline drawings by Jenny Tulip, the pages can be colored in by the reader, using crayons, pencils or magic markers, and then finished off by placing the special full-color stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, games and posters.
£5.02
Anness Publishing Sticker and Color-in Playbook: On the Farm: With
Book SynopsisThis combined sticker and colouring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first simple words, which takes young readers on a trip to a farmyard. See if you can find the special animal stickers, and learn the names for baby animals and the types of homes in which they live. The pages can be coloured in and then finished off by placing the colour stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, posters and games.
£5.02
Anness Publishing Pirate Ship
Book SynopsisThe crew of the Black Spot have dropped anchor by a small island, to celebrate Captain Blackbeard's birthday. But the Captain's parrot spots someone hiding in the bushes. Move the leaves aside to see their old enemy, Pirate Pete - and he's clutching a treasure map! The crew set sail for Treasure Island, while Pete is locked up in the smelly hold. Is there anything useful in that old trunk? Raise the lid and see! Out on deck, Captain Blackbeard peers through his telescope, searching for Treasure Island. Lift the lens cap and you can look, too! Instead he spots an enemy vessel. Oh, no! It's Captain Cut-throat and his crew, and they're after the treasure as well! Following a pitched sea battle, see who gets their hands on the chest brimming with gold and jewels...All in all, this novelty board book is a pirate hoard worth treasuring - arrrhhhh!
£6.23
b small publishing limited Make Your Own Pirate Ship
Book SynopsisA simple, easy pirate ship scene to create from the cover and insides of the book. Simply fold out the ship on the cover, slot in the sails and flags and add the press-out background waves. Then have lots of fun colouring!Trade Review"An easy to use book with cut outs and pop ups to build your own ship complete with pirates and jolly roger." Angels and Urchins, 2005
£6.50
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Phonic Books Dandelion Readers Split Vowel
Book SynopsisAccompanying photocopiable spelling and comprehension activities for Phonic Books Dandelion Readers Split Vowel Spellings.
£13.50
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Phonic Books Totem Activities: Activities
Book SynopsisPhotocopiable activities to accompany the set of 12 books in Phonic Books Totem, decodable phonics books for structured literacy intervention with older readers.This activity book includes activities for segmenting, comprehension, blending and writing linked to the Totem books (cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, sh, ch, tch, th, ck, ng, qu, wh, le, -ed, ai, ay, a-e, a, ee, ea, e, y, ey, o-e, ow, oa, o, er, ir, ur, ow, ou, igh, i-e, y, i, oo, ew, u-e, u).
£21.25
Fine Feather Press Ltd Starry Night Activity Pack
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£6.53
Forth Books Where's Nessie - Lift the Flap Board Book
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£8.21
Step-By-Step International Publishing UK Limited Who Lives in the Park
Book SynopsisIt''s time to stop littering our planet! This gentle series introduces youngreaders to the natural habitats of animals which are being invaded by wasteThere''s a fun surprise on every page when, as if by magic, a ketchup bottleor a takeawav box turns into a chick or a cow!
£6.99
Green Android How To Draw Deadly Dinosaurs
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£5.99
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd A Day at the Gallery: An arty animal search book
Book SynopsisThe mice are captivated by Matisse and the cats are exploring the Surrealists’ room ... what else is going on in the gallery? This quirky and creative search-and-find book takes children, room by room, through a wonderfully illustrated gallery, where an array of animals are enjoying everything from Impressionism and Surrealism to Pop Art and Cubism. Each room is filled with strange and astonishing works of art, with things for children to spot and information that introduces artists and art movements. There’s a cat in a bowler hat, a cheesy Matisse, and plenty more to capture children’s imaginations as they enter the gallery for the first taste of the beautiful world of art. Perfect for children aged 6 and up.
£11.69
b small publishing limited Make Your Own Fairy Garden
Book SynopsisBuild your very own table-top model of a fairy garden by folding out the back cover of this delightful activity book. Colour in and cut out the 26 figures to complete the magical scene while reading enchanting stories about fairy lore. There are simple instructions for making a wand and flowers plus a handy glossary of tricky words. Excellent value for money!
£7.16
Reading Riddle Vlad and the Space Race Activity Book
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£7.49
