Early years: nature and animals
Usborne Publishing Ltd My First Words Animals
Book SynopsisThis engaging book is packed with bold pictures of animals on a farm, in a jungle, under the sea, in a garden and in the woods. There are animal names and sounds to learn on every page, from deer to dolphins, caterpillars to crocodiles and turtles to tigers.
£5.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Very First Questions and Answers: What is mud?
Book SynopsisMud is so much more than squelchy brown stuff. It's why our food grows, why our forests stand tall, why our water and air are less dirty and why billions of living things have somewhere to live. This engaging new title encourages young readers and their grown-ups to delight in mud, to value it in a new way and to help protect the planet's soil for the future.
£7.59
Nosy Crow Ltd Baby Faces: Little Owl, 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 Bear, Little Dog and Little Tiger
£7.59
Nosy Crow Ltd Let's Go Home, Baby Chick
Book Synopsis Help the baby animals find their way home in this fun sliding counter series!Meet chick, lamb, duckling and calf - four adorable baby animals who are lost on the farm! With easy-to-use moving parts and four unique tracks to develop hand-eye coordination and concentration, babies and toddlers will enjoy taking the baby animals home in this robust, satisfying board book. Scan the Stories Aloud QR code on the back cover to read along with the story!Other titles in the Let's Go Home series include: Baby Tiger, Baby Rabbit, Baby Shark and Baby Lion
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Who's Tickling Tilly? (A VERY long fold-out book)
Book Synopsis Over 2 metres of fold-out concertina fun! Tilly is a very long dinosaur. She’s so long that she can’t quite work out what it is that’s tickling her… Can you find who’s tickling Tilly? Tilly the dinosaur can’t stop laughing… Someone is tickling her! Can you work out who it is? Search through different prehistoric landscapes and ask around Tilly’s dino friends in this innovative concertina board book to see if you can work out… Who’s tickling Tilly? Meet a plethora of creatures along the way, both big and small, explore different natural scenes, and see what you can spot! By the author of Where’s Brian’s Bottom? 9781843654667Trade Review“Not just a story, it’s a mini feat of engineering. It really tickled me.” – The Observer “This clever interactive book is a joy to read.” Booktrust
£6.99
Phaidon Press Ltd Rainbows in Bloom: Discovering Colours with
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking, gorgeous board book that uses photographs of flowers to introduce children to the rich variety of colour This unique book is the first to fully explore the enormous variety of shades colours have, going far beyond the basic colours that are usually introduced to children in early concept books. Showcasing seven stunning floral arrangements, with a flower key at the back of the book, and clever gatefolds as well as search-and-find prompts for interactivity, fold-out pages open to reveal beautiful arrangements of flowers, in a variety of hues, organised in gradation, showing the extraordinary of rich variety of colour in the natural world. The book features seven colour pairs to illustrate the full spectrum, revealing the astonishing range of shades found between familiar colours - and showing how colours connect to one another. This, the debut children's book by New York's go-to florists Putnam & Putnam, the acclaimed floral design studio who are also the bestselling authors of the ground-breaking Flower Colour Guide and Flower Colour Theory, features their own acclaimed photography, taken specially for this book. Ages 2-5Trade Review“Brilliant and beautiful.” – School Library Journal“A lovely addition to board book collections.” – Youth Services Book Review
£12.30
HarperCollins Publishers Two Dogs
Book SynopsisThe brilliant story of two dachshunds and their escapades by Ian Falconer, the bestselling creator of the Olivia series!One day, home alone, dachshund brothers Perry and Augie look longingly out the window, desperate to be outside. Working together, the clever dogs finally manage to open the back door and soon they're diving into the swimming pool, digging an enormous hole in the lawn, and causing all kinds of chaos. Will all return to normal before their owners come home?Written with humour and brilliantly illustrated by Ian Falconer, bestselling creator of the Olivia series, these delightful dogs are sure to become a firm favourite in every home!
£7.59
Abrams Farmblock An Abrams Block Book
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBright and colorful, including people of different races, abilities, and ages. . . Sure to be a crowd-pleaser for individual and small group sharing. * SLJ Review *
£12.59
Little Tiger Press Group One Little Bug
Book SynopsisOne little bug forms part of a whole WORLD of minibeasts! This fact-packed lift-the-flap book encourages young children to head out into nature and explore! Little ones will love learning what makes each insect unique, where to find them, and even how to make a bug hotel of their very own. Packed with simple facts, activities and prompts, this is the perfect book to inspire a love of nature in your child. One Little Bug part of an engaging non-fiction series with a call to action at its core: for curious children to get out into nature. Each title empowers little ones to interact with the world around them, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are. Also available in the series: One Little Seed and One Little Egg
£9.49
Hungry Tomato Ltd WINTERTIME Travel Through The Seasons
Book SynopsisWintertime takes a fresh look at how nature and habitats change and the science behind it. With frozen ponds and leafless trees, it's a brightly illustrated, beautifully written, playful look at this unique season.
£6.99
Templar Publishing Little Life Cycles: Bee
Book SynopsisFrom Bee pollinating plants and bringing nectar back to the hive in the spring to the busy and bustling hive in the height of summer, join Bee on this amazing journey. Follow the peep-through holes on every page to discover each stage of a honeybee's life.After a long, cold winter, Bee sets off in search of some delicious nectar. Bee also works hard to carry pollen between plants and crops. Back at the hive, the Queen must lay lots of tiny eggs to help grow her colony. Before long, the hive is filled with new bees and lots of honey. At the end of the summer, Bee gets ready to start the cycle all over again.A timely and important message about pollinators and what we can do to help is carefully interwoven with an introduction to life cycles for little readers. With bright, accessible illustrations by the talented Maggie Li and tactile pages that are ideal for little hands, this is the perfect STEM board book.Collect the rest of the Little Life Cycles series with Pip, Drip, Bug, Frog and Whale.
£6.99
Little Tiger Press Group Goodnight Ocean
Book SynopsisSay goodnight to a magical underwater land! Learn about sleeping sea creatures as you swim over carpets of coral to the deepest depths of the ocean. This beautiful book combines facts and fun, with a gentle rhyming text that's perfect for bedtime.Trade Review"GORGEOUS poetry with non-fiction talking about what... ocean creatures do at nighttime both diurnal & nocturnal and twinkly stars on the final pages!!" -- Lily and the Fae"...a gorgeous little board book with stunning layered die-cuts by Carmen Saldana" -- Library Girl and Book Boy
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Why I Love Numbers
Book SynopsisLearn to count to ten in this colourful board book full of cute animals!I love numbers becauseThis touching board book combines the numbers one to ten with cute illustrations of young animals. How many wheels are on the bicycle? How many ducks are in the bathroom? And how many balloons are there at the party? Learning to count is fun no wonder everyone loves numbers!Trade ReviewPraise for Why I Love Nova Scotia: “Charming and a delight to read . . . ” CM Magazine
£9.49
Usborne Publishing Ltd First Sticker Book Animals
Book SynopsisJessica Greenwell (Author) Jessica Greenwell grew up in Wolverhampton then studied English at Leeds University. She joined Usborne in 2008 and has since written lots of wipe-clean, sticker, colouring and noisy books. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and three young children.
£5.99
Nosy Crow Ltd Bizzy Bear Zoo Ranger 8
Book SynopsisBizzy Bear's spending the day at Happy Zoo today, working as a zoo ranger. All young readers will love helping him take care of the lions, scrub the crocodile and feed the penguins. A delightful book, with richly detailed scenes and clever novelty elements, that boys and girls alike will want to return to again and again.
£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Babys Very First Slide and See Pets
Book SynopsisFiona Watt (Author) Fiona Watt is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She graduated from Exeter University with a Bachelor of Education in Art and Design. She taught for three years at a primary school in Kent, before spending two years at a British school in The Netherlands. She started working at Usborne in 1989 and has written and edited hundreds of books including baby and novelty, sticker, art and craft, cookery, science and activity books. She has written all the titles in the award-winning THAT'S NOT MY series and many in the highly successful Sticker Dolly Dressing series. She is the sixth biggest-selling UK children's author, with over 10 million of her books sold in the UK since records began.
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Under the Sea
Book SynopsisJoin Diver Dee as she searches for sunken treasure in Hide-and-Seek Stories: Under the Sea. Slide the pages to find where the treasure is hidden and meet lots of friendly ocean animals.Bestselling illustrator Jo Lodge brings this funny underwater tale to life with her signature bold illustrations and magical paper engineering.This book is perfect for reading with toddlers, with things to talk about on every page while the slide-and-find mechanisms are fantastic for developing hand-eye coordination.Young children can play more games of hide and seek with Hide-and-Seek Stories: On the Farm, Out in Space and At the Zoo!
£7.59
Pan Macmillan The Boo Zoo: A Peekaboo Lift the Flap Book
Book SynopsisJoin in the fun with a visit to the zoo and play peekaboo with all your favourite animals in The Boo Zoo, a chunky board book with large fold-out flaps from Rod Campbell, creator of the bestselling preschool classic, Dear Zoo.At the Boo Zoo the animals like to play Boo! Do you want to play too?Toddlers will love opening the large fold-out flaps to reveal the favourite zoo animals behind each one – then say 'BOO!' With bright, colourful artwork, a catchy repeated refrain and a whole host of favourite animals to meet, little ones will love lifting the large card flaps to play peekaboo with all the animals at the zoo.
£6.99
Little Tiger Press Group Don't Take a T-Rex Out For Tea
Book SynopsisLife is full of dos and don’ts You may choose to ignore, But do that at your peril If you meet a dinosaur! Discover how to deal with dinos in this playful, prehistoric pop-up book, full of “T-rexcellent” advice to tickle your funny bones! With hilarious text and a lovable cast of pop-up dinosaurs! Little ones will adore the clever pop-ups on each page as well as the witty, silly text. This is the perfect book to encourage your child to read along to.
£10.44
Nosy Crow Ltd Bizzy Bear: My First Memory Game Book: Animals
Book SynopsisPlay and learn with Bizzy Bear!With four fun scenes, three memory games and lots of animal details to spot, this busy book is designed to improve memory, build vocabulary, and promote book-confidence. And with no messy cards to tidy up afterwards, parents will love it too!Discover animals in four settings - on the farm, at the zoo, under the sea and at the park!Collect the other books in the Bizzy Bear series; other titles available include: Bizzy Bear: Zoo Ranger, Bizzy Bear: Fire Rescue, Bizzy Bear: Racing Car and lots, lots more!
£11.69
Little Tiger Press Group Goodnight Forest
Book SynopsisSay goodnight to the sleepy creatures of the forest! Learn about each animal as you explore burrows, tiptoe along riverbanks and climb to treetops. This beautiful book combines facts and fun, with a gentle rhyming text that's perfect for bedtime.Trade Review"GORGEOUS poetry with non-fiction talking about what woodland and ocean creatures do at nighttime both diurnal & nocturnal and twinkly stars on the final pages!" -- Lily and the Fae
£7.99
Magic Cat Publishing Slow Down… Discover Nature in the Park: Bring
Book SynopsisDiscover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces 6 mindful moments – including a squirrel burying a nut, and a rainbow forming on a rainy day – to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from the team that created international bestseller Slow Down. Trade ReviewPraise for Slow Down: "An enchanting exploration of everyday miracles. Splendiferous!" — starred review, Kirkus *** "This cosily illustrated volume wants us to take time to stand and stare, paying attention to everyday natural events, many of which can be appreciated in a garden or indoors through a window" — The Sunday Times *** A Bookseller Editor's Choice book *** "Fifty moments in nature are captured in slowed-down double page spreads: a cresting wave, a hatching chick, a bee pollinating a flower. The effect is magical." Fiona Noble, The Bookseller ***"A wonderful book for inspiring a love of the natural world." — The Bookseller
£6.99
Hungry Tomato Ltd AUTUMN TIME Travel Through The Seasons: STEM
Book SynopsisAutumn Time takes a fresh look at how nature and habitats change and the science behind it. With falling leaves, nuts and seeds, it's a brightly illustrated, beautifully written, playful look at this unique season.
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers Colours
Book SynopsisLearn the colours of the rainbow with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night.Learning the colours of the rainbow is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy's Park!Based on the bestselling picture books by Nick Butterworth, including After the Storm and One Snowy Night, this simple and fun first concept book is perfect for nature lovers and the very youngest of Percy's fans!Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!Trade ReviewPraise for One Springy Day: ‘Brimming with warmth and gentle humour.’ Sally Morris, Daily Mail ‘An absolute must for every young book shelf’ Reading Zone ‘A timeless classic’ Story Kids Praise for One Snowy Night: ‘A heartwarming bedtime tale…’ Susan Hill, The Independent ‘A lovely book to share at bedtime’ Children’s Book News ‘… it’s just right for reading aloud on a cold day’ Books for Keeps
£6.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Ten little bottles sitting on the wall
Book SynopsisTen little bottles of orangeade are sitting on the wall. One by one, the woodland animals try to reach the contents, without success. Soon just one bottle is left. But can clever little mouse solve everyone's problems?
£6.23
Usborne Publishing Ltd First Colouring Zoo Animals
Book SynopsisSatisfyling simple pictures to colour, which will help preschoolers develop confidence using pens and crayons. Practising pen control is essential for learning to write. Simple text on each page for parents to read encourages young children to be curious about the world. From roaring lions to sleepy sloths, this book is full of all kinds of zoo animals to colour.
£6.23
Usborne Publishing Ltd Animal Sticker and Colouring Book
Book SynopsisExplore the world of animals and their habitats in this bumper activity book. Use the 250 stickers provided to create exotic scenes including an arid desert, a grassy African plain and a lush rainforest. Then colour in animals including lions, tigers, zebra, giraffes, tree frogs, snakes, alligators and a range of more familiar farmyard varieties.
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Yum
Book SynopsisOne snail, two beetles, three worms, four spiders and five flies - the frog eats them all, with hilarious consequences. But who will be next on the menu? This humorous story is brilliantly illustrated by Sandra Aguilar.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers My First Letters Book
Book SynopsisLearn your alphabet with Paddington Bear!Toddlers will love learning their first letters with the bear from Peru. With simple words, bright colourful images from the animated preschool TV series, The Adventures of Paddington, and sturdy board pages this book is a great introduction to the alphabet for preschoolers.
£7.44
HarperCollins Publishers Oona and the Shark
Book SynopsisOona is one determined little mermaid, but she faces her biggest challenge yet in trying to make friends with Stanley the shark. Whatever will she do? A fun-filled and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and perseverance.Oona loves to share her inventions with her friends. They're big and bold and loud just like her!But there's one underwater creature who doesn't seem to enjoy Oona's company, or her creations.And that's Stanley the shark!Oona's latest hopping, chopping and popping inventions just make him angry.Oona may not know what Stanley likes, but she does know what he doesn't. And maybe that's a good place to start. Because mermaids never stop trying . . . not when there's a friend out there to make.From the New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and featuring the extraordinary illustrative talents of Raissa Figueroa, the dynamic partnership behind Oona.
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Cocomelon Old MacDonalds Farm A peepthrough book
Book SynopsisJoin JJ and Grandpa for a trip to the farm!Peep through the holes to help JJ and Grandpa spot all the animals on the farm!This sturdy interactive board book will help pre-schoolers learn about animals and the sounds they make. Perfect for young fans of the hit show CoComelon.CoComelon creates toe-tapping songs and videos about the everyday experiences of young children.
£6.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Three Important Jobs
Book SynopsisStarring an adorable wolf cub who takes her responsibilities VERY seriously, this surprising and funny picture book is perfect for reading and sharing together, and for anyone nervous about a new experience.Trade Review“Wolf Cub has been assigned three ‘important’ jobs by Big Wolf and sets about completing them with a sense of purpose . . . The full-color painterly acrylic artwork is beautifully rendered.” — Kirkus Reviews
£11.69
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Find My Favourite Animals Search and Find Follow
Book SynopsisBring hide and seek to life with this fun search and find board book and discover animals in different habitats around the world!Introducing Find My Favourite Animals - a fun-filled hide and seek board book jam-packed with exciting animals in their distinct habitats, for your little one to explore and love! Let your child''s imagination run wild in this very busy board book as they follow fun characters and have an enthralling I-spy adventure. From colourful coral reefs to the action-packed African savanna, this stunning book can help children aged 0-3 to build their vocabulary by visiting beautiful animal homes, searching through the busy scenes, then pointing to and naming all sorts of incredible animals. Celebrate your child''s curiosity as they join Ms Munn and her class of excitable school children as they take a trip around the world meeting hundreds of animals with their friendly tour guide, Tod.I spy with my little eye...-
£9.49
Usborne Publishing Ltd Zoo Sticker and Colouring Book
Book SynopsisA bumper activity book containing favourite zoo scenes such as: the big cat enclosures, the aquarium, the elephants and the reptile house. It comes with over 100 stickers and lot of colouring pages.
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Play Hide and Seek with Tiger
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.
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kew: Lift and Look Birds
Book SynopsisWho is that with the long tail? What is making that sound? Who is diving in the pond? Lift the flaps to see what the birds are doing. Some like to play tag, others hide acorns and another builds nests in the strangest of places. With colourful illustrations and simple and interactive text, this is the perfect introduction to birds for little ones. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. With two inspiring gardens at Kew in London, and Wakehurst in Sussex, visitors are enchanted with the wonder of plant diversity. Over the past 250 years Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has made innumerable contributions to increasing the understanding of plants and fungi, with many benefits for humankind. Bloomsbury's Lift and Look board books have large cut-out flaps, specially designed for small hands. They also feature bright and beautiful illustrations and fun, engaging text, which children will adore. Available in a range of young children's favourite topics, including Bugs, Garden, School, Dinosaurs and Space.
£7.59
Pan Macmillan Duck
Book SynopsisLearn to love nature, as you meet Duck and explore her world in this eco-friendly board book with incredible spinning mechanisms.Look inside a duck nest, help fluffy ducklings hatch from their eggs, and watch as Duck flaps her feathery wings! At the back of the book, you’ll find things that you can do together to help the ducks near you.With a fun rhyming story, simple facts and stunning illustrations from Teresa Bellón, this book will teach little ones to love the natural world around us.My Little Green World is a series of environmentally-themed board books for pre-schoolers, made sustainably with FSC paper and printed with soya inks. Each book covers an animal that plays a key role in its ecosystem.Little nature-lovers will also enjoy My Little Green World: Honeybee, Frog, and Bunny.
£6.99
Chronicle Books Baby Hippo: Finger Puppet Book
Book SynopsisNewborns will love snuggling up with Baby Hippo! Baby Hippo paddles, plays, and drifts off to sleep when it’s time for bed. Featuring a plush finger puppet that peeks into each lovingly illustrated page, this entry in the bestselling Finger Puppet series offers parents and children a fun, interactive way to play and read as they build a lifelong love of books together.
£7.44
Usborne Publishing Ltd The Ant and the Grasshopper
Book SynopsisAnt is busy collecting grain for winter. But Grasshopper is too busy having a good time to help. Will he be sorry when winter comes? This classic Aesop's Fable teaches the lesson of planning ahead in a charmingly simple way.
£6.23
Usborne Publishing Ltd Fingerwiggly Octopus
Book SynopsisLittle children and their grown-ups can stick their fingers through the holes to become the arms of little octopus as she meets her undersea friends, decorates her den and hides from a hungry shark. Simple rhyming text and delightful illustrations combine perfectly in an engaging interactive board book.
£6.99
Maverick Arts Publishing Oh No, Hippo!: (Blue Early Reader)
Book SynopsisHippo wants to join the others, but they are a bit clumsy. What will they do?
£7.44
Maverick Arts Publishing Super Bees: (Gold Non-Fiction Early Reader)
Book SynopsisJoin Finn and Zeek, two alien tour guides, as they find out about bees and their super powers!
£5.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd Two little dickie birds sitting on a wall
Book SynopsisTwo little dickie birds sitting on a wall, one named Peter, one named Paul. The much loved rhyme is retold with lots of additional little animals to interest and delight young children. Perfect for snuggling up with at bedtime.
£6.23
Pan Macmillan My StandUp Farm Animals
Book SynopsisDiscover six amazing pop-up farm animals in this fun and interactive book from the creator of Dear Zoo.Young children will love finding out about all their favourite farm animals in this clever pop-up book. Just open up the book to see a different farm animal stand up in the middle of every spread. With easy to use and brilliantly satisfying pop-ups, fun facts, bright and bold illustrations and lots of favourite animals from hens to horses, My Stand-Up Farm Animals is perfect for preschoolers.Look out for more farm novelty books from Rod Campbell including: Noisy Farm, Farm 123 and Oh Dear!.
£7.59
Pan Macmillan Busy Baby Animals
Book SynopsisAg Jatkowska was born in Poland and grew up by the Baltic Sea. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk with a MA in Graphic Design and Illustration. In Poland, she worked as a senior artist for a greeting cards and stationery publisher and as a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and photographer. She now lives and works as an artist in Bath, producing illustrations for various book and magazine publishers including Busy Baby Animals, Busy Santa, Santa Sticker Fun and The Christmas Treasure Hunt for Campbell Books.
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC This Tree is Just for Me
Book SynopsisWith artwork by Laura Hughes, much-loved illustrator of the bestselling picture book, We''re Going on an Egg HuntJack has a new book, and he''s found the perfect place to read in peace - a big, beautiful tree. So when a tiger, a bear, an alligator and a whole host of unusual animals ask if they can join him, Jack says, ''NO! This tree is just for me!But you''ve got to be careful what you wish for. When the animals go away, Jack begins to wonder whether keeping something to yourself is so much fun after all. Sometimes, a tree is EVEN better with friends in it too! This Tree is Just for Me is a charming and uplifting tale of friendship and sharing that will delight children and parents alike.Trade ReviewA thoroughly enjoyable, light-hearted story ... Laura Hughes’ illustrations are packed with fascinating details and they are perfect to share and enjoy with your child * Parents in Touch on THE BIRTHDAY INVITATION *
£7.59
HarperCollins Publishers Look Out Hungry Lion
Book SynopsisHungry Lion is on the hunt for food in this fun, cheeky and vibrant lift-the-flap story!It's dinnertime and Hungry Lion is in the mood for something to eat but his prey see him coming! Will Lion end up with anything to munch?With six spreads and five sturdy flaps, perfect for little hands, children will love discovering who's hiding on each page in this funny and playful introduction to the food chain!
£6.99
Scholastic Hello Crabby
Book SynopsisMeet Crabby, in this series perfect for beginning readers! Pick a book. Grow a reader!
£8.06
