Children & Teen Books

Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for new parents!Mums and Dads, breakfasts and bedtimes, toys and swings - and lots and lots of other delightful things!This endearingly illustrated picture book shows life as a new parent, from piggybacks to pushchairs. Delighting generation after generation of toddlers, The Baby''s Catalogue belongs in every nursery. Discover more timeless stories for babies and newborns from Alan Ahlberg:PeepoBaby''s Big Box of Little BooksTrade ReviewThe Ahlbergs belong with A A Milne and Lewis Caroll, to the greatest tradition of children's books, having the kind of genius that can dominate an era. * Sunday Times *

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Book SynopsisBaby Touch First Focus: Faces is part of Ladybird''s best-selling Baby Touch range. It contains a range of bright, happy characters and faces in high-contrast black, white and yellow colours to help stimulate a baby''s developing eyesight from birth. There is also a mirror at the end for babies to smile at their own reflection.

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Book SynopsisTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER''This is that rare thing - a series that gets better with each book'' TelegraphThe eighth brilliant mystery from the bestselling and award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary. Plans for a weekend of celebrations are in full swing. But all is not well, for in the detectives'' long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her crown to a fascinating new girl - and many of the Detective Society''s old allies are now their sworn enemies. Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by - a crime that they''re sure is linked to the Anniversary. As parents descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean''s future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case - and save their home?''Riotously retro'' Financial TimesTrade ReviewRiotously retro * Financial Times *Fun escapism * Sunday Times *A glorious slice of fantastical escapism * BookTrust *A glorious slice of fantastical escapism * BookTrust *

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Book SynopsisIt''s naptime at the Squirrel Club but the Squirrels are struggling to sleep! Join your favourite Squirrels as they try sleeping upside down, standing up and holding hands . . . Will they ever fall asleep and earn their Sleeping Badges? Featuring all of your favourite characters from the triple BAFTA-winning CBeebies show, this board book story is perfect for reading at bedtime and naptime with little Hey Duggee fans.

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Book SynopsisThis ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story. Animal Farm tells the story of a rebellion and how it goes wrong. The animals'' lives on the farm are terrible - there is not enough food, the work is hard, and animals are dying. One day, the animals kick out the farmer and start to run the farm. Soon, a group of animals - the pigs - becomes more and more important, but things are not better for most of the animals. Life for them is the same as before.Our Penguin Readers books include: Simple text (CEFR-levelled) Pictures to help you understand the story Fun exercises to help you learn and practise English With the print book, you can get even more help online: Read the book online Listen to the book being read out loud Get lesson plans for teachers Find answers to check your understanding Note: online resources not available with the eBook.

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Book SynopsisBluey and Bingo love the beach!Join in the fun and get busy with this jam-packed book of summer activities. Cut out and design your own sunnies, play dot-to-dot and get colouring with the help of all your favourite Bluey characters! With activities to keep little paws busy on ever page. Packed with puzzles and games including: - Dot to dot - Games- Puzzles - Recipes for your own Bluey iceblocks- Colouring Want more Bluey? Also available:Bluey: Fun and Games Colouring BookBluey: Meet Bluey! Sticker Activity BookBluey: Bluey and Friends Sticker Activity Book

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Book SynopsisFly around the world with Peppa!Join Peppa, George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig as they take a trip to visit all her friends.Explore the different countries and create international adventures in this globe-trotting Sticker Scenes book!Everybody loves travelling! Also Available:Peppa Pig: Super Stickers Sticker Activity BookPeppa Pig: Adventure Fun with Peppa Sticker Activity BookPeppa Pig: Go Go Go! Sticker Activity BookPeppa Pig: Piggy Fun with Peppa Sticker Activity Book

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Book SynopsisPeter Rabbit is heading off to see his friends!Create your own scenes and stories in this interactive magnet book featuring 5 detailed Peter Rabbit scenes and lots of magnets for you to add.Perfect to practise fine motor skills, this book will keep little paws busy for hours!

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Book SynopsisChoose your path as you explore the past, in this interactive adventure through time!Ever wondered what it would be like to explore the Great Pyramid of Giza and almost get eaten by a mummy? Or to sneak into the Hanging Gardens of Babylon while being chased by a bunch of angry guards?Thanks to the time machine in this book, you can visit all Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But this is no ordinary time-travelling adventure. This is one where YOU get to make the decisions and choose where to go, what to do and how to survive in time. Buckle up. Your safe return is absolutely not guaranteed.

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Book SynopsisUnder the golden glow of dawn, the forest is waking, the river rushes,and a young rabbit is ready to explore. Includes over 100 flapsto explore and discover! With facts on every page, Hide andFind in the Forest: A Lift-the-Flap Woodland Adventure ishours of fun.

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Book Synopsis Welcome back to the FAYZ! This is Book 3 in the series that Stephen King calls a ‘driving, torrential narrative’. Trade Review‘A driving torrential narrative . . . I love these books’ – STEPHEN KING Blending Lost with Lord of the Flies, this is a fast-paced, gripping, all-action novel that doesn't pull any punches – Booktrust The Gone books are reminiscent of early Stephen King – The Book Smugglers

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Book SynopsisTerry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.comTrade ReviewA clear example of a comic fantasy classic and, well . . . Crivens! It deserves t'sell a millyun copies * Sunday Express *

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Book SynopsisJenny Løvlie grew up in Northern Norway on Ekkerøy, a tiny peninsula sticking out into the Barents Sea, where she was the first child to be born in twelve years. Jenny studied Illustration and Animation at Kingston University in London, and graduated with a BA Hons in 2014. She draws inspiration from the wild landscapes of Scandinavia, nordic folklore and Scandinavian design. In 2019, Jenny won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for best illustrated book for The Girls, written by Lauren Ace. Her favourite things are going on adventures in her van, camping, bird-watching, cooking and reading.Lily Murray grew up in the wilds of snowy nowhere, spending much of her time making up stories. She has continued to do this in her adult life, and now writes both fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her titles include: Dinosaur Department Store, Hello Hotdog and Dinosaurium. For Macmillan she has collaborated with Julia Woolf to create Mr

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Book SynopsisCamilla Reid is one of the most experienced and successful devisers of preschool books today. 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 new range of preschool books for Macmillan Children's Books taps into what families enjoy, placing the child reader at the heart of everything.Jill Howarth has a passion for illustrating children's books, including Busy Easter and Busy Party for Campbell Books. Born in a sleepy little town in the hills of Pennsylvania, she always knew she wanted to be an artist and got her first non-paying job making drawings for her mom's 5th grade classroom bulletin boards! She lives just west of Boston, with her husband, three teenagers and a crazy, lazy dog.

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Book SynopsisA football inspired YA rom-com, perfect for fans of Ted Lasso, The Cheat Sheet and Icebreaker  ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND FOOTBALL... Durham University have the best women’s football team in the League and their star striker Sadie McGrath hopes that winning this year might lead her to being picked up by one of the National Teams. The male team is much less impressive – they’ve never won the league and are facing relegation unless they can improve by the end of the season.   But now the unthinkable has been asked of Sadie; to train the cocky, new male striker who has just moved over from the US. Arlo Hudson is a know-it-all who refuses to follow direction, and argues with her every lesson. Sadie can’t stand him, even if all the other girls do think he’s dreamy.  What will happen when the two spend so much time together alone… Wi

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Book SynopsisThese pirates SO love underpants,  They're on a special quest To find the fabled Pants of Gold,  For the Captain's treasure chest.  Adventure to the glorious island of Big Knickers Bay and sneak past hungry crocodiles, gurgling swamps and caves as black as night with a team of pirates as they search for the most sparkling collection of underpants in this vibrant, new edition of Claire Freedman and Ben Cort's bestselling picture book. But what will happen if the pirates aren't the only ones looking for underpants . . . 

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Book SynopsisYoung readers can embark on an incredible tour of the world and solve over 80 picture puzzles as they go in this vibrantly illustrated, full-colour activity book.Felix and Phoebe Fogg are following in the footsteps of their great-great-grandfather, famous explorer Phileas in this fabulous globe trotting adventure. Readers can join them as they puzzle their way through bustling markets, go animal-spotting in the jungle and marvel at ancient monuments, learning about the sights and cultures of the world!They will visit:• The totem poles at Brocken Point, Canada• The Matterhorn mountain in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland• The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France• The Terracotta Army in Shaanxi, ChinaThese cleverly designed picture puzzles will have just the right level of challenge to enthrall young readers, improving their observations skills, logical thinking and problem-solving as they solve them!Showcasing

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Book SynopsisClaudia Martin is a highly respected author of non-fiction for children and young adults, with an exceptional talent for making complex ideas accessible. She specializes in the subjects of geography, science, and the natural world. Her books have been translated into 14 languages and have sold over a quarter of a million copies. She lives in London. Samantha Newman is a children's fiction author with a talent for humor and a flair for the fantastic. She has adapted folk tales from around the world; brought Shakespeare to a modern audience; and remixed fairy tales.Khoa Le is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous picture books based in Vietnam. She has worked with many top publishers, including Hachette and Usbourne and in 2020 she won best illustrator for the Northern Lights Book Awards. Khoa also works as a graphic designer and painter and has participated in several group and solo exhibitions in different Asian countries.

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Book SynopsisWith 16 hardback books each containing a fairy tale set in the world of Doctor Who, this slipcase edition of Time Lord Fairy Tales includes a brand new story for 2016: The Emperor Dalek''s New Clothes. Time Lord Fairy Tales contains legendary stories of monsters, mysteries, villains and heroes from across the Whoniverse. A beautifully illustrated collection of dark and dangerous Whovian fairy tales, this slipcase is the perfect gift for any Doctor Who fan.

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Book SynopsisLaunching with four books looking at flowers, birds, mammals andminibeasts, each RSPB spotter''s guide will comprise 35 common gardencreatures for beginner naturalists. Through beautifulfull-page illustration accompanied by key information about eachcreature, books are designed to encourage young children''s interest inthe outside world and the wildlife around them.A spotter''schart for children to fill in, and links to Internet-based activitiesin each book, mean that children can extend the fun.Trade Review'beautifully illustrated books...include a spotter's guide at the back, perfect for encouraging children to find out more about creatures and plants and where they might be found. They are ideal for linking to KS1 geography and science topics...' * Family Interest (Summer 2011) *'ideal for children starting to show an interest in nature. Beautiful full-page illustrations are complemented by key information about each creature or flower...they make a wonderful introduction for children to the world around us, and they are so attractive and easy to use that children will find them a real encouragement.' * www.parentsintouch.co.uk (August 2011) *

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Book SynopsisIn the second book in Bella Swift''s Sausage Dog series, Stanley the sausage dog is off on holiday to the seaside! But Stanley soon finds himself jealous of the cool surfer dogs at the beach. Can Stanley learn to surf and be the coolest dog around, or will he learn that the best dog to be . . . is himself!With adorable black and white illustrations throughout, Sausage Dog Surfer is a fun summer story from the author of THE PUG WHO WANTED TO BE A UNICORN.

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Book SynopsisPeri LOVES dancing and dinosaurs. So when she tags along to her sister''s ballet class and the teacher asks everyone to pretend they are dancing with a beautiful creature, Peri knows the perfect partner. But Miss Tippytoes is furious! Never dance with a dinosaur! she says.But does Peri listen? She does NOT and what happens next is a boogying, bashing, shimmying, crashing, waltzing whirlwind!With illustrations by the internationally acclaimed Marc Boutavant, this book is set to become a firm bookshelf favourite, and a reminder to always dance to your own tune.Trade ReviewMarc Boutavant’s illustrations abound with playful humour and exuberance. There is plenty to smile at on every page. * Books for Keeps (Praise for Never Tickle a Tiger) *Anyone with a fidgety toddler will love reading this story of Izzy whose inability ever to keep still causes no end of comical chaos when her school class take a trip to the zoo * Huffington Post (Praise for Never Tickle a Tiger) *Beautiful illustrations, lovely story, perfect for bedtime reading. * Books Monthly (Praise for Never Tickle a Tiger) *

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Book SynopsisThe Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading in wizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, these classic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivating to young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill to parchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: ''The Tale of the Three Brothers'' Harry Potter fans will know from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; ''The Fountain of Fair Fortune'', ''The Warlock''s Hairy Heart'', ''The Wizard and the Hopping Pot'' and ''Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump' complete the collection. These narrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmaster's archive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbitty and the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and CinderTrade ReviewA moralist, a magician and a great liberal, Beedle is to the wizarding world what Hans Christian Andersen is to Muggles (non-magical people). Refreshingly original … and surprisingly satisfying. The Tales of Beedle the Bard contains all the playful humour and down-to-earth detail that makes her wizarding world so seductive * Sunday Times *Five enchanting tales told with the author’s confident mixture of wit and wariness tell lessons for both children and parents alike * Sunday Express *The stories are simple, original, diverse, witty and wise . . . a storytelling treat * Books for Keeps *

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Book SynopsisBright art and simple, child-friendly text, plus an adorable animal finger puppet!

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Book SynopsisA delightful addition to the Little Dolly Dressing series. Use the stickers to dress the dolls for lots of different parties and add fun decorations to complete the scenes.

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Book SynopsisThe next book in the award-winning, bestselling series, Unbelievable Football. In this bumper book, readers can dive into one amazing football story each and every day of the year!

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Book SynopsisRip-roaringly romantic, fast-paced and funny - discover the brand new Sapphic historical fantasy adventure from the author of Cafe Nero Award shortlisted, YA Book Prize nominated and Books Are My Bag Reader''s Award winner, Gwen and Art Are Not in LoveYou aren't merry,' said Clem to her captor. And you aren't all men. So there's been some marketing confusion somewhere along the line.'Mariel, a newly blooded captain of the Merry Men, is desperate to live up to the legacy of her grandfather, the legendary Robin Hood. Clem, a backwoods assistant healer known for her new-fangled cures, just wants to help people.When Mariel''s ramshackle band kidnap Clem as retribution for her guardian helping the Sheriff of Nottingham, all seems to be going (sort of) to plan until Jack Hartley, Mariel's father and Commander of the Merry Men, is captured in a deadly ambush. Determined to prove herself, Mariel sets out to get him back with her annoying

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Book SynopsisFor fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder and The Secret History, this riveting murder mystery thriller from a brilliant new voice in YA fiction explores themes of privilege, prejudice and identity. Eva has one dream: to study English at Oxford University. Not only will she receive a world-class education getting into Oxford is a pass to freedom. But when Eva and her best friend George are invited to Interview Week, they find themselves part of a kill-or-be-killed competition on an anonymous student forum, Oxford Slays. When Eva finds George dead on the steps of a statue in the college, she knows he's been murdered but all eyes are now on her. Can she clear her name, catch the true killer and win her place at Beecham College? Eva has one week to prove her innocence, and Oxford Slays will be watching. Ace of Spades meets The Secret History in this riveting murder mystery thriller, full of narrative twists and turns, complex and appealing characters and a captivating, authentic setting set against the backdrop of an important message about the true cost of privilege. A smart, captivating murder mystery, packed full of twists and turns, with a courageous and fiercely intelligent heroine." The Bookseller (Book of the Month)

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