Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Pan Macmillan Babies Laugh at Peekaboo
Book SynopsisDr. Caspar Addyman is a developmental psychologist and director of the Goldsmiths InfantLab. He is interested in how babies adapt to the world and how we support their learning. Over the course of his career, he has investigated early concept learning, the foundations of language, time perception and sleep, and of course, the importance of laughter and positive emotion in early life - research that culminated in Caspar's joyful and informative book, The Laughing Baby. Not only does Caspar write about babies, but he also writes for babies with his fabulous Babies Laugh books.Born in Gdansk, Poland, Ania Simeone graduated in literature and moved to Sardinia, Italy, for ten years. She currently lives in the beautiful seaside town of Sopot in Poland, with her husband, daughter, Sara, and dog, Leo. Ania beautifully captures all the happy, curious and funny moments of everyday life. She works with traditional techniques, like coloured pencils and watercolours, as well as digital programs, carefully selecting colours to reflect the seasons and their light.Trade ReviewThis thick sturdy board book is perfect for little hands to handle, and with is vibrant illustrations, it would be great to keep babies engaged during tummy time. * Booktrust *Your little ones will gurgle and giggle along with this fun, interactive book as they grab and slide open the interactive pages to play peekaboo to find the baby within the gorgeously illustrated sturdy pages of this board book. -- Mini TravellersWe put the book to our harshest critic, my 21-month-old who gets through about 30 books a day (she’s a serious bookworm) and she was absolutely delighted by the interactive element – although I do often get shouted at to help her when she can’t push the pages back together. * Huff Post *
£6.99
Pan Macmillan The Guide to the Treehouse Whos Who and Whats
Book SynopsisThere are lots of laughs at every level in The Guide to the Treehouse: Who's Who and What's Where?, a laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated guide giving you the inside scoop into the world of the Treehouse from the creators Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.An essential guide for any Treehouse fan, this fantastic book welcomes readers old and new into the immersive world of Treehouse. Jam-packed with engrossing details – full of trivia, fun facts, and with never-before-known details, this collection is a guide book like no other, as well as an essential companion to the Treehouse series.Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!'The kind of book I would have loved as a kid' – Tom Fletcher, author of The Christmasaurus, on The 39-Storey TreehouseTrade ReviewThe kind of book I would have loved as a kid. -- Tom Fletcher, on The 39-Storey TreehouseWill appeal to fans of Jeff Kinney and Dav Pilkey. . . . The wonderfully random slapstick humor is tailor-made for reluctant readers. . . . A treat for all. * Booklist on The 13 Storey-Treehouse *
£10.44
Pan Macmillan Babies Laugh at Everything
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£13.49
Pan Macmillan Ten Christmas Bottoms
£7.59
Pan Macmillan The Breakfast Club Adventures The Phantom Thief
Book SynopsisMarcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer.During the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus teamed up with the food distribution charity FareShare to cover the free school meal deficit for vulnerable children across the UK, raising in excess of 20 million pounds. Marcus successfully lobbied the British Government to u-turn policy around the free food voucher program a campaign that has been deemed the quickest turnaround of Government policy in the history of British politics so that 1.3 million vulnerable children continued to have access to food supplies whilst schools were closed during the pandemic.In response to Marcus's End Child Food Poverty campaign, the British Government committed 400 million to support vulnerable children across the UK, supporting 1.7 million children for the next 12 months.In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Marcus has committed himself to combating child poverty in the UK and his book You Are a Champion, written with Carl Anka, is an inspiring guide for children about reaching their full potential. Marcus's first fiction title, The Breakfast Club Adventures, was written with Alex Falase-Koya.Alex Falase-Koya is a London native. He has been both reading and writing since he was a teenager; anything at the cross-section of social commentary and genre fiction floats his boat. He was a winner of Spread the Word's 2019 London Writers Awards for YA/children's. He now lives in Walthamstow with his girlfriend and two cats. He is the cowriter of Marcus Rashford's debut children's fiction title The Breakfast Club Adventures.Marta Kissi studied BA Illustration & Animation at Kingston University and MA Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art. Her favourite part of being an illustrator is bringing stories to life by designing charming characters and the wonderful worlds they live in. She shares a studio with her husband James.Trade ReviewA super-fun story about friendship, community and having exciting adventures. * The Week Junior on The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence *A great story of developing young friendships, delving into some of the issues children of this age group may be facing, and helping them find the tools they need to grow with confidence. * The Liverpool Echo on The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Beast Beyond the Fence *
£7.59
MacMillan Children's Books I Am an Artist
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£16.14
Pan Macmillan The 39Storey Treehouse
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£9.49
Pan Macmillan You and Me and the PeanutButter Beast
Book SynopsisAndy Griffiths is Australia's number-one children's author. His books, including the popular Treehouse series, have been hugely successful internationally, winning awards and becoming bestsellers in the UK and the USA as well as in his homeland, Australia. Andy thrives on having an audience: he has worked as a high-school teacher, been the lead singer in a rock band and a stand-up comedian. He is a passionate advocate for literacy, has two daughters and lives in Melbourne, Australia.Bill Hope has established himself as one of the most versatile illustrators and graphic recorders working in the industry. He has published 9 illustrated books and held a series of solo exhibitions with has ongoing representation through the Lost Bear Fine Art Gallery in Australia. His graphic novel An Interior Life won the Golden Ledger award for Australian Comics.
£11.69
Pan Macmillan Grandma is Overly Generous
Book SynopsisAlex T. Smith has drawn and written stories since he could hold a pencil. After considering several career options (space traveller, cake maker, professional rabbit), Alex decided to train to do the job he'd wanted to do since he was five an illustrator specializing in the world of children's publishing.Alex graduated with a first-class degree in Illustration in 2006 and also won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration in his final year. Since then Alex has gone on to work for a wide variety of clients, not just in the publishing industry, as well as writing and illustrating his own picture books, many of which have won prizes and have been read on TV during the Bedtime Hour on the CBeebies channel. Alex is also the creator of the bestselling Claude series for early readers, now an animated TV series on Disney Junior. His wonderful Christmas adventure How Winston Delivered Christmas is his first title for Macmillan.When not working, Alex enjoys doodling
£9.49
Pan Macmillan The Breakfast Club Adventures The Goblins Revenge
Book SynopsisMarcus Rashford MBE is Manchester United's iconic number 10 and an England International footballer.During the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marcus teamed up with the food distribution charity FareShare to cover the free school meal deficit for vulnerable children across the UK, raising in excess of 20 million pounds. Marcus successfully lobbied the British Government to u-turn policy around the free food voucher program a campaign that has been deemed the quickest turnaround of Government policy in the history of British politics so that 1.3 million vulnerable children continued to have access to food supplies whilst schools were closed during the pandemic.In response to Marcus's End Child Food Poverty campaign, the British Government committed 400 million to support vulnerable children across the UK, supporting 1.7 million children for the next 12 months.In October 2020, he was appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Marcus
£7.59
