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A "hole" lot of fun in a board book, from the creator of Maisy!The stunning Peck Peck Peck from multi-award-winning Lucy Cousins is now available as a board book, with colour so exuberant it leaps right off the page.Today my daddy said to me, “It's time you learnt to peck a tree.” Little Woodpecker has just learnt how to peck and – ooh! yippee! – what fun it is! Off he goes, on his first big pecking adventure, and he peck, peck, pecks his little heart out. He pecks the hat and then the mat, the tennis racket AND the jacket... just LOOK at all the holes he has made! Comical, contemporary and original, this bouncy read-aloud book is beautifully illustrated and will capture a little one's attention with the tactile holes on every page! "This book has everything: Startling colours! Wonderful rhyme! Silly humour! HOLES!!" – Zoe Toft, Playing by the Book.

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Jump in the water and splash in the bubbles with Maisy!It’s bathtime for Maisy! She likes LOTS of bubbles and let’s not forget Duck! Just when Maisy is about to hop in, ding-dong! Who’s at the door? It’s Talullah and she wants to play. What will happen next?

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Full of fun, What's the time, Maisy? is a colourful, interactive introduction to telling the time with everyone's favourite character.Each page of this colourful large-format board book has a die-cut window revealing a chunky, clunky clock with real hands and cogs that can be turned to show the time. At eight o'clock, Maisy gets up and decides what to wear; at ten o'clock she goes shopping, and at twelve o'clock she has lunch. New time-tellers can follow Maisy right the way through her day to bedtime at seven o'clock, turning the hands and telling the time with Maisy!

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Swim with Little Fish and all his friends in this exuberant under-the-sea board book from the creator of Maisy.Meet Little Fish and all his fishy friends in this splishy-sploshy riot of colour and rhyme under the sea. A simple, bright, board book delight from award-winning artist Lucy Cousins, creator of Maisy.

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Exciting, impressive; the perfect gift! This stand-up, fold-out, carousel now has a second floor, more toys, a bath, Maisy's friends, plus a colourful garden.There’s so much for Maisy and her friends to do – dressing, dancing, cooking, having a picnic, riding a trike, gardening, watering, playing hide and seek, tidying up, having a bath … and finally going to bed, with Panda. This book offers endless scope for imaginative play with press-out figures of Maisy, Tallulah, Cyril and Charlie and over 40 press-out toys, plus more than fifteen flaps for little hands to explore … perfect for curious toddlers.

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Hello! I am Little Fish, swimming in the sea.I love my mummy very much, and Mummy Fish loves me.Join Little Fish and Mummy for a special day together! This heart-warming story follows Little Fish and Mummy on a rhyming adventure under the sea: swimming, blowing big bubbles and saying hello to all their fishy friends. Little ones will love this sturdy fish-shaped book that’s all about the special bond between a mother and child.

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Splash in puddles, dance with raindrops and join in with Ducky Duckling on a lovely, rainy day. Quack! Quack! Quack!Quack, quack, quack! Ducky Duckling loves playing outside in the rain. He hops with frog, squirms with wriggly worm and splashes with the fishes. But when the rain stops, Ducky feels sad. Can Daddy help cheer him up? With bright, bold illustrations and a rhythmic text from multi-award-winning Lucy Cousins, this book shows younger readers the joys of a rainy day. This delightful story also highlights the special bond between father and child. A bouncy read-aloud book to be enjoyed; beautifully illustrated and packed with all sorts of outdoors fun!

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Fly to space in Maisy''s rocket in this exciting shaped board book.Three, two, one blast off! Maisy is going to space in her rocket! Join Maisy as she puts on her space suit, delivers food to the astronauts and carries out essential repairs in this latest addition to the ever-popular Maisy shaped board book series.

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Learn all about water with Maisy in this new series celebrating our planet!Maisy is finding out about water from what comes out of her tap, to rain, rivers and all the way to the sea! Why do we need water? Where does it come from? Join Maisy to find the answers to these questions and many more in this colourful board book. Open out the final scene to dive beneath the waves with Maisy!Maisy's Planet books are perfect for little nature-lovers aged from 18 months. Each sturdy, toddler-friendly board book celebrates a different feature of the natural world with bright colours, simple language and a fun open-out spread.Love our planet with Maisy!

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Discover how kindness makes Maisy''s world go round! Now available in paperback!Join Maisy and her friends as they explore all sorts of wonderful ways to be kind, such as sharing, caring, giving, helping the planet and more! This beautiful, bright and joyful celebration of kindness will be an inspiring addition to the bookshelves of little ones and their parents, carers and teachers.

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Little readers will love playing hide-and-seek in the jungle with Jazzy the lemur and Mama JoJo! Full of vivid colours and exotic animals, with liftable flaps and die-cut windows to explore on every page! Now available as a board book for the first time.

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Maisy is fixing Cyril's car, and she needs your help! With easy-to-use pull, slide and play tabs on every spread, little ones will love this interactive garage experience.Uh oh – Cyril’s car has broken down! Luckily Maisy and her friends know just what to do. Pull, slide and play with the tabs to jack up the car, lower in a new engine, check the lights and wipers, and finally drive out of the garage. A delightful story about teamwork with exciting, interactive spreads, ideal for imaginative play!

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A wonderful new title in the Little Fish series by the award-winning and internationally successful author and illustrator Lucy Cousins.Explore the ocean with Little Fish and meet new friends along the way! Swim in shallow rock pools and lush kelp fields; dive down to the ocean depths and play in cold seas before finally heading home to Mummy Fish in the colourful coral reef. With large flaps that open out to reveal panoramic underwater scenes, this book is a perfect way to share the wonderful diversity of marine life with the very young.

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Time to splish, splosh and splash in the deep, deep sea with Little Fish and his fishy friends! Dip, dive and swim along to the rhyming text and delightful underwater illustrations, with a colourful finger puppet and peek-a-boo holes on every page. This introduction to Lucy Cousin’s Little Fish character is a perfect first interactive reading experience for little ones.

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GOOOOOOAL! Maisy’s first ever football game can now be enjoyed in paperback!A story of a first football game from the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy. Today is a big day for Maisy and her friends as they head to the football pitch. Eddie, Cyril and Maisy are on the red team; Tallulah, Charley and Dotty are on the blue! The referee blows the whistle and they're off! Passing, diving and scoring, what an exciting game! The blue team have scored at half time, but what will happen next and who will score the next goal? Just wait for the final whistle! It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website – www.maisyfun.com – for activities, newsletters, games and more.

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Jump aboard with Maisy and see who's waiting at each bus stop!Today Maisy is driving her bus. Join her along the route as she picks up a familiar friend at each stop. Enjoy the ride ... will there be room for everyone? Great fun both for readers familiar with bus travel and for those for whom this is a first ride, young readers will love guessing who might be waiting at the next stop.

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Toot-toot! Climb on board everyone as we take a lovely journey on Maisy's very own special train!This attractive, shaped Maisy board book provides the perfect introduction to the theme of transport; it is die-cut in the shape of Maisy's bright green train and takes Maisy and all her friends on a journey through tunnels and up and down valleys.

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Join Maisy for a very busy day learning about all sorts of different jobs. A book of first words focusing on vocabulary used in ten popular workplaces including a building site, a school, a fire station and even outer space!What do you want to be when you grow up? Explore different workplaces with Maisy and learn all the important first words for different workplaces including a sports stadium, a hospital, a garage, a space station and more! With bright, colourful, clearly labelled pictures to help broaden vocabulary and understanding and bold, easy-to-use tabs which are perfect for helping little ones to locate their favourite pages again and again. Early learning is so much fun!

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Maisy is celebrating one of the world's biggest festivals: Chinese New Year! From hanging up lanterns to receiving lucky red packets and joining in the dragon dance at the parade, this bright and colourful storybook is a perfect introduction to the many joys of Chinese New Year.Maisy's friend Tiger is coming home especially for Chinese New Year! Once the house is tidy and the decorations are up, Maisy changes into her lovely red dress and throws a big party for all her friends. They have a delicious feast, tell stories, see the fireworks together and, on new year's day, watch a spectacular parade – with an amazing dragon dance! Richly illustrated in Lucy Cousins' vibrant and colourful style, this exciting and gently informative story from the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy is ideal for sharing the excitement of Chinese New Year with little ones.

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Go exploring with Maisy in this brand new portrait format!Explore London with this delightful children's picture book from the multi-award-winning Lucy Cousins. Maisy and her friends are visiting the big city – and there is so much to see! Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, and even the Globe Theatre… It's very noisy in the city! Honk! Honk! Honk! What an exciting day! A wonderful first introduction to the city for any inquisitive child. It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website – www.maisyfun.com – for activities, newsletters, games and more.

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One thrilling new movie, one huge movie star, lots of popcorn and, er, lots of toilet breaks – which can now all be enjoyed in paperback!A story of going to the cinema for the very first time from the multi-award-winning creator Lucy Cousins. Maisy and her friends are off to the cinema to see the latest adventure movie: Hero in the Jungle. Eddie's most favourite movie star (ever), Troy T. Tiger, is starring and – ooh! – he can barely contain his excitement! In fact, he gets so excited that he shouts at the screen. Shhhhhhh... Don't you know you can't shout in the cinema, Eddie? Seating arrangements, the dark cinema, popcorn spills and a nail-biting hiding-behind-your-hands moment ... this is everything a first cinema trip is about! It's more fun with Maisy! Visit her amazing website – www.maisyfun.com – for activities, newsletters, games and more.

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Red, orange, green, yellow, blue – discover a world of colour in this brand new look-and-touch board book from Maisy!Maisy and all her friends are on hand to show off their favourite colourful foods, including tasty yellow bananas and some delicious apples. This gorgeous board book combines bright, vibrant hues with embossing and textures – making learning about colours an exciting, tactile adventure! The joyful final spread – a fun-filled picnic scene featuring Maisy and all her favourite friends – ties everything together and recaps all the colours one more time. The perfect companion to Maisy’s First 1 2 3, this title forms part of a new series of Maisy look-and-touch board books that reinforce early learning concepts.

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Fun, excitement and colourful costumes aplenty as Maisy and her friends get ready for a party.Join the adorable little mouse and her friends in this sturdy and colourful board book, introducing the very young to the appealing world of Maisy. In Maisy Dresses Up, Maisy has been invited to Tallulah's fancy-dress party, but what should she dress up as?

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Follow four adorable insect friends on a delightful adventure that invites young readers to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures. Four insect friends are looking for a place to live one that has flowers for Bee, leaves for Ladybird, a pond for Dragonfly and dead wood for Beetle. But oh no! with dangers all around, a good place is not so easy to find.This picture book from internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Lucy Cousins sees new depth and contrast to her familiar vivid colour palette. The story has a gentle, environmentally conscious message that brings the natural world to joyful and vibrant life for young readers, inviting them to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures.

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Learn all about bees with Maisy in this brand-new series celebrating our planet!Maisy is finding out about the bees in her garden and learning why they are so important for our planet. What do bees do all day? Where do they live? Little ones will discover the answers to these questions and many more in this colourful board book. Open out the final scene to see Maisy and the busy bees at work!Maisy's Planet books are perfect for little nature-lovers aged from 18 months. Each sturdy, toddler-friendly board book celebrates a different feature of the natural world with bright colours, simple language and a fun open-out spread.

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Learn all about beautiful birds in the latest addition to the Maisy''s Planet series!Discover the world of birds with Maisy! This bright and cheerful board book introduces little ones to our feathered friends, from starlings, ducks and robins to soaring seabirds and swooping birds of prey and even birds that don''t fly. Follow Maisy as she finds out what birds need, how they build their nests, where they live, and how we can help them. Open out the final scene to join Maisy and her friends bird-watching!Maisy''s Planet books are perfect for little nature-lovers aged from 18 months. Each sturdy, toddler-friendly board book celebrates a different feature of the natural world with bright colours, simple language and a fun, final open-out spread.Love our planet with Maisy!

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A bright and adorable tabbed board book featuring first words all to do with a day in town, from a trip to the library, to shopping, to the park, to lunch at a café and more!Join Maisy for a day trip to her local town. Each spread is themed around different shops and locations: the library, the post office, the garden centre, the supermarket, a café and more! With bright, colourful, clearly labelled pictures to help broaden vocabulary and understanding, and bold, easy-to-use tabs which are perfect for helping little ones to locate their favourite pages again and again. Early learning is so much fun!

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Today, Maisy is going to nursery! Join Maisy and her friends as they play with building blocks, count to five and sit down for story time. This brilliant board book includes a bonus pop-up and play scene, featuring pop-outs of Maisy and Charley. Ideal for imaginative play and helping little ones learn about day-to-day routine at nursery and preschool.

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A "hole" lot of fun!Today my daddy said to me, “It's time you learnt to peck a tree.” Little Woodpecker has just learnt how to peck and – ooh! yippee! – what fun it is! Off he goes, on his first big pecking adventure, and he peck, peck, pecks his little heart out. He pecks the hat and then the mat, the tennis racket AND the jacket... just LOOK at all the holes he has made! Comical, contemporary and original! A stunning new picture book title from Lucy Cousins, with colour so exuberant it leaps right off the page.

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Swim with Little Fish and meet all his fishy friends in this splishy-sploshy riot of colour and rhyme under the sea!Paddle along with Little Fish on a mesmerizing underwater tour of friends spotty and stripy, happy and gripy, hairy and scary, even curly whirly and twisty twirly. From the creator of Maisy comes an eye-popping picture book that is sure to have little ones joining the chorus: Hooray for fish!

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Hello, I am Little Fish, happy as can be.I love to splash and splish. Come and swim with me!Join Little Fish and his friends as they splash beneath the sea! This bright and colourful waterproof book is perfect for bath time, high chair fun and on the go.

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A new title in the popular First Experience series, celebrating the wonders of nature and exploring the outdoors. Join Maisy and her friends on an adventure as they look out for birds, bees, minibeasts and more!Maisy and her friends are heading to their local park for a nature walk! Join in on this adventure as they have fun looking out for birds, bees, minibeasts and more! There is so much to do: a visit to the pond, a spot of birdwatching, a wander through the wildflower garden and even building a den!The perfect book for little ones who love the outdoors.

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Join Little Fish and his friends in this colourful, deep-sea delight with opposite pairs to discover on every page.Hello, I am Little Fish, swimming in the sea.Today I'm learning opposites, come along with me!Explore opposite word pairs with Little Fish in this fun, interactive board book with a lively rhyming text that begs to be read aloud. From the old sea turtle to the young seahorses and from the big blue whale to small Little Fish himself, babies and toddlers will love learning about opposites in the underwater world of Little Fish. Lucy Cousins is the multi-award-winning creator of Hooray for Fish! and her vibrant artwork and playful ocean creatures capture the imaginations of children of all ages.

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A colourful, comforting bedtime story by the award-winning and internationally successful author-illustrator Lucy Cousins. Follow Little Fish as he wishes goodnight to all his friends, from bumble fish to upside-down fish, before cuddling up with Mummy Fish for a lovely long night’s sleep. With beautiful underwater scenes and simple rhymes, this is a wonderfully soothing, lullaby-like bedtime story.

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