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Meet the happy babies as they share hugs with their nearest and dearest. Lift the flaps to make the babies move and encourage little ones to join in, too. Celebrate the special bond between babies and their loved ones, just in time for Valentines Day.Hugging is a a gesture that babies learn relatively early on and is an important part of bonding with their carers. This book brings the action to life and encourages little ones to do it too.Sweet artwork by Zoe Waring.Also available: Happy Baby: Kiss

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Bring iconic figures to life by lifting the flaps and turning the wheel! Play and learn by helping William get ready for a play and discovering the differences people can make in the world.Flip-flap, turn and play with this brand-new series of interactive novelty books that introduce the life and work of important people in pop culture, history, literature, art, activism, science and more.Also available: Have You Heard Of? Dolly Parton, Have You Heard Of? RuPaul Charles, Have You Heard Of? Rosa Parks

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Help toddlers discover and learn about themselves and the world with these essential board books.Feelings helps busy, curious toddlers explore their world and develop their vocabulary by lots of words about feelings. It is important to encourage children to talk about feelings and understand why they have them. This book will equip them with the vocabulary to do so. This robust board book will withstand many happy hours of looking, holding, exploring and reading, while the playful, witty illustrations will be loved by parents and children alike. A brilliant fold-out surprise at the end adds a fun recap of all the learning in the book. Also available: 123, Colours, ABC, Animals, First Words, Shapes, Minibeasts, Baby Animals

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Meet lots of different families in this fun lift-the-flap book.Find Out About: Families helps curious preschoolers understand how other chlldren live, which is key for developing empathy. Featuring friendly child characters and familiar situations, this book shows how different families are made up and how they live. With fun flaps to lift, this is an excellent, interactive book for children and their parents and carers to share together.Also available: Animals, Feelings, Kindness, Things That Go, Saving Our Planet

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Help curious preschoolers find out more about going green with this fun lift-the-flap book.Find Out About: Saving Our Planet helps young children understand key environmental issues and what they can do to help save the planet. Using friendly language that preschoolers can understand, this book shows how everyone can do their bit to help save the planet: from turning the tap off when brushing your teeth to learning about recycling.With fun flaps to lift, a relatable cast of characters and bright artwork, this is an excellent book for children and parents to share together.Also available: Animals, Feelings, Kindness, Things That Go, Families

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Zoom to the Moon introduces big ideas to little ones! This first book about space will delight young babies. With shiny foil to focus on and bright colour to capture and keep their attention, this book will be revisited time and time again - and also be interesting to older toddlers. The shiny foil and big touch-and-feel patches make this book a perfect present.Simple text and lots of sounds to make - whoosh! - make the book easy to use and encourage carer and child interaction. Also available: Space Baby: Out of this World

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Babies will love this bright and bold high-contrast book, perfect for sharing from newborn and great for propping up on the floor at playtime. High-contrast colours are easy for very little babies to focus on, and with its fun fold-out pages, Animal Train will engage and entertain babies as their eyesight and senses develop. The friendly animal characters will guide you through the book, and there are lots of extra sounds to make and fun things to spot.On one side of this frieze you and your baby will meet a host of friendly animal characters off on a train journey. On the other side, the animals are doing all sort of fun activities - from hula-hooping cats to skiing foxes! - that will make babies react with delight.Also available: First Baby Days: On the Move, Funny Faces, Splish Splash, Bath TIme

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Give your children a head start at primary school with this essential wipe-clean activity book.A fun and engaging activity book that will give children a head start as they prepare to start school. Designed to complement the National Curriculum, it gently introduces children to the experiences they will have and concepts they will be learning about in their first year at primary school. It also equips parents with the tools and information needed to support their child.The consultant-approved activities are fun to do and are combined with funny pictures that children will love. The first steps to school success!This book includes: Carefully crafted activities about concepts such as colours, shapes and days of the week. Useful information and support for parents. Wipe-clean pen. Also available: First Phonics, First Writing, First Numbers, First Phonics Flash Cards, Times Tables Flash Cards

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Children can pretend to be grown-ups in this brilliant book about the jobs chefs do, with press-out play pieces, tabs to pull and wheels to turn. Let's go to work!As toddlers become preschoolers, they love to explore and learn about the world through imaginative role-play. In Job Squad: We Are Chefs, they can join the team of busy young apprentices in the heat of a busy restaurant kitchen.There are tabs to pull, wheels to turn and best of all, three chunky press-out pieces to pretend and play with. The Job Squad are ready for work. Are you?Also available: Job Squad: We Are Firefighters, We Are Builders, We Are Vets

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Bring iconic figures to life by lifting the flaps and turning the wheel! Play and learn by helping Rosa Parks get ready for her day and discovering the differences people can make in the world.Flip-flap, turn and play with this brand-new series of interactive novelty books that introduce the life and work of important people in pop culture, history, literature, art, activism, science and more. Also available: Have You Heard Of? RuPaul Charles

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This first space book features fun astronaut friends to count and a mirror to make babies giggle.Blast Off! introduces counting to little ones! This board book set in space will delight young babies. With shiny foil on the cover and bright colours to capture and keep their attention, this book will be revisited time and time again. It will also be interesting to older toddlers. The mirror at the back will entrance babies, and reaching for the page helps with the development of their hand-eye coordination.Simple text and lots of sounds to make - whoosh! - make the book easy to use and encourages carer and child interaction. Also available: Out of this World, Zoom to the Moon!, Goodnight Aliens

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Help curious preschoolers find out more about themselves with these fantastic lift-the-flap board books.Find Out About: Feelings helps curious preschoolers get to grips with their feelings and emotions - a key topic for both them and their parents. Featuring friendly child characters and familiar situations, they will find answers and reassurance when they are feeling happy, sad, frightened, brave and everything in between. With fun flaps to lift and a memory game at the end, this is an excellent book for children and parents to share together.Also available: Find Out About: Animals

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This shiny fold-out frieze book introduces big ideas to little ones! This first book about space will delight young babies. With shiny foil to focus on and bright colour to capture and keep their attention, this book will be revisited time and time again - and also be interesting to older toddlers. One side of the frieze shows the planets in our solar system, and the other side shows a big view from the International Space Station. Perfect to fold out and prop on the floor to keep babies entertained during tummy time or playtime. Simple text and lots of sounds to make the book easy to use and encourage carer and child interaction. Also available: Space Baby: Zoom to the Moon!

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What does an elephant do all day? Waggle its trunk and lift the flaps to find out!Join the busy elephant as it goes about its daily life. Turn the wheel to waggle its trunk and learn about the different part of an elephant's body, then find out about where elephants live and follow the trail to the watering hole. With a lift-the-flap game at the end and a fun 'Did You Know?' fact on every page, this bright, interactive book will teach little ones what elephants do all day.Also available: What Do Animals Do All Day: Honeybee

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Meet the happy babies as they blow kisses to their nearest and dearest. Lift the flaps to make the babies move and encourage little ones to join in, too. Celebrate the special bond between babies and their loved ones, just in time for Valentines Day.Blowing a kiss is a a gesture that babies learn relatively early on and is an important part of bonding with their carers. This book brings the action to life and encourages little ones to do it too.Sweet artwork by Zoe Waring.Also available: Happy Baby: Hug

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Lemur and Llama are going on an amazing adventure into space! But there's trouble afoot when Tiny Teddy can't be found anywhere - that is, until a friendly alien helps Lemur and Llama on their search.Follow the sparkly finger trails and peek through the die cut holes on every page to join in with the funny story and its special rhyming refrain.Tracing the trails helps prepare curious toddlers for the start of their writing journey and practise the confident pattern tracing and hand-eye coordination necessary for pre-writing development. The funny story and lots to spot mean that they will ask for this bright, interactive book again and again. Where will our friends go next? Also available: Finger Trail Tales: Dinosaur Party

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This bath book changes colour in water! Perfect to share with babies at bath time.Babies will react with delight as they see the colour appear in the bold pictures of friendly frogs and funny fish, in this stylish, colour-changing bath book. Splish, splash and splosh with mummy duck and her little ducklings and make bath time fun and colourful.First Baby Days is a series of books specially designed to aid the development of babies' eyesight and coordination, with high-contrast colour and patterns, striking illustration and fun novelties, all endorsed by a child development expert. Also available: Moo Peek-a-Boo, On the Move, Funny Faces, Splish Splash, Animal Train, Night NIght

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Babies will love this bright and bold high-contrast book, perfect for sharing from birth.High-contrast colours are easy for very little babies to focus on, and along with the fun textures to feel, Splish Splash will engage and entertain babies as their eyesight and senses develop. The friendly animal characters will guide you through the book, and there are lots of extra sounds to make (swish!) and fun things to spot.Splish Splash aids the development of early coordination by encouraging babies to reach for and explore the bumpy, smooth and shiny textures. Babies will react with delight as they touch and feel the pictures of friendly sea creatures, while the simple text prompts parent interaction.The perfect first book to share with your baby! Also available: Moo Peek-a-Boo, On the Move, Funny Faces, Animal Train, Bath Time

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Give your children a head start at primary school with this essential wipe-clean activity book.A fun and engaging First Phonics activity book that will give children a head start as they get to grips with learning to read and write at school. Designed to complement the National Curriculum, it gently introduces children to phonics and equips parents with the tools and information needed to support them. The consultant-approved activities are fun to do and combined with funny pictures and silly jokes that children will love. The first steps to school success!This book includes: Activities that teach the first 15 phonemes (sound units) that children will learn in reception Supportive tips and information for parents Wipe-clean pen Also available: First Numbers, First Writing, First Day, Times Tables Flash Cards, First Phonics Flash Cards

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Find out all about how children all around the world live in this fun lift-the-flap book.Find Out About: Children Like Me helps curious preschoolers learn about what children like them all around the world like to eat, what they do for fun and who they live with. Featuring friendly child characters and familiar situations, this book shows how different people live and encourages children to behave with empathy and inclusivity. With fun flaps to lift, this is an excellent, interactive book for children and their parents and carers to share together. The recap game at the end encourages children to go back into the book and talk about what they have learned on their empathy journey.Also available: Animals, Feelings, Kindness, Things That Go, Saving Our Planet, Standing Up to Racism, Families

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Give your children a head start at primary school with this essential wipe-clean activity book.A fun and engaging First Writing activity book that will give children a head start as they get to grips with handwriting at school. Designed to complement the National Curriculum, it gently introduces children to handwriting skills and equips parents with the tools and information needed to support them. The consultant-approved activities are fun to do and combined with funny pictures and silly jokes that children will love. The first steps to school success!This book includes: Carefully chosen practice words that increase a child's vocabulary. Directional instructions for right and left-handed children. Wipe-clean pen. Also available: First Phonics, First Numbers, First Day, First Phonics Flash Cards, Times Tables Flash Cards

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With new creepy-crawly friends to meet, colours to name, things to spot and lots to count, this peek-through book is perfect to share with little ones. Toddlers are learning new things all the time, and these fun books with peek-through pages are perfect for introducing colours and counting in a fun way. With a search-and-find game at the end and a hidden creature to spot on every page, this book will have little ones coming back for more.Also available: Under the Sea, Deep in the Jungle, On the Farm

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Children can pretend to be grown-ups in this brilliant book about the jobs firefighters do, with press-out play pieces, tabs to pull and wheels to turn. Let's go to work!As toddlers become preschoolers, they love to explore and learn about the world through imaginative role-play. In Job Squad: We Are Firefighters, they can join the team of busy young apprentices as they drive a fire engine, pump the water, use a walkie talkie and more.There are tabs to pull, wheels to turn and best of all, three chunky press-out pieces to pretend and play with. The Job Squad are ready for work. Are you?Also available: Job Squad: We Are Builders

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Perfect Christmas present for children!Stephen is a sprout. He's not just any sprout though, he's a sprout of kindness! Join Stephen in this fun rhyming story as he helps his friends with the power of kindness. With rhyming text, bright illustrations and a funny refrain, this book all about ways to be kind will inspire and encourage children everywhere. Stephen Sprout helps out his friends when they lose things, if they can't decide who should go next on the swings, and he even helps sort out a little sibling rivalry. At the end there are some suggestions of ways that the readers can carry on what Stephen starts, and spread a little more kindness in the world.

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It's time to go to the School of Roars! This brilliant, bumper activity book with an easy-to-hold carry handle is packed with monster stuff to colour, draw, stick and puzzle over for hours on end.Featuring themes of first experiences, sharing, friendship and problem-solving, this School of Roars Busy Days activity book is perfect for little monsters everywhere!Also available: School of Roars: Bestest Friends, School of Roars: Show and Tell, School of Roars: Icky Sticky Stickers

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It's time to go to the School of Roars! Join the monsters for some roarsome sticker-time fun.Featuring themes of first experiences, sharing, friendship and problem-solving, and packed with fun sticker scenes to complete, loads of brilliant activities, games and over 150 stickers to stick, this Mega Monster Sticker Book is perfect for little monsters everywhere!Also available: School of Roars: Bestest Friends, School of Roars: Show and Tell: Icky Sticky Stickers, Busy Day Activity Book.

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Harry likes running and climbing and jumping - but he does not like his nappy! It's time to learn how to be a potty superstar.Join Harry on his journey to becoming a potty superstar and learn all about potties, washing hands and accidents. Soon, you'll have a potty superstar of your own!Toddler Triumphs will reassure, encourage and celebrate the successes (and sometime accidents!) of toddlers learning how to use the potty. Tabbed pages encourage toddlers to turn the pages themselves, and the funny text and bright art will have little ones coming back to the book over and over again.

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This brilliant book is full of exciting holiday scenes and activities. The big stickers are easy for little fingers to find, peel off and stick, putting an end to the frustration of fiddly stickers. From buckets and spades, to planes and trains, there is plenty to spot, talk about and do inside. Words and sounds that match the scenes help build vocabulary and a huge, fold-out picture to decorate will keep little ones entertained for hours. Also available: Big Stickers for Tiny Hands: Things That Go, On the Farm, Dinosaurs, Out and About, Wild Animals

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Jack is struggling, so Puss promises to make his fortune in return for a pair of special, shiny red boots. The wily cat pulls off some clever tricks and Jack ends up with a castle of his very own. This story is a perfect introduction to the classic tale, with its gentle, rhythmic text and bright, friendly illustrations.It's never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of classic tales. Familiar characters are brought to life at each turn of the page with spellbinding artwork and lyrical writing. A visual glossary at the beginning introduces new vocabulary and promotes understanding. A lively activity at the end invites discussion and will make even the very youngest children want to return to these story books again and again. Fairy tales and classic stories are a vital introduction to the basics of storytelling like setting, characters and plot. They boost a child's imagination and also teach valuable life lessons about good overcoming evil, the difference between right and wrong and the importance of rising to a challenge. Also available: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs.

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Ella likes running and climbing and jumping - but she does not like her nappy! It's time to learn how to be a potty superstar.Join Ella on her journey to becoming a potty superstar and learn all about potties, washing hands and accidents. Soon, you'll have a potty superstar of your own!Toddler Triumphs will reassure, encourage and celebrate the successes (and sometimes accidents!) of toddlers learning to use the potty. Tabbed pages encourage toddlers to turn the pages themselves, and the funny text and bright art will have little ones coming back to the book over and over again.

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Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a story full of excitement, surprises and satisfying repetition. Children will love to join in with the bears' questioning cries of "Who's been sleeping in my bed?" Along the way they learn to differentiate between big, medium and small, hot and cold, and discuss comparisons.It's never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of fairy tales. Classic characters are brought to life at each turn of the page with spellbinding artwork and lyrical writing. A visual glossary at the beginning introduces new vocabulary and promotes understanding. A lively activity at the end invites discussion and will make even the very youngest children want to return to these story books again and again. In this book, they are invited to choose elements from the story by size, match the bear to the bed and follow the path through the woodland maze. Fairy tales are a vital introduction to the basics of storytelling like setting, characters and plot. They boost a child's imagination and also teach valuable life lessons about good overcoming evil, the difference between right and wrong and the importance of rising to a challenge. Also available: Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood.

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Children can pretend to be grown-ups in this brilliant book about the jobs builders do, with press-out play pieces, tabs to pull and wheels to turn. Let's go to work!As toddlers become preschoolers, they love to explore and learn about the world through imaginative role-play. In Job Squad: We Are Builders, they can join the team of busy young apprentices as they drive a digger, build a wall, and decorate a house.There are tabs to pull, wheels to turn and best of all, three chunky press-out pieces to pretend and play with. The Job Squad are ready for work. Are you?Also available: Job Squad: We Are Firefighters

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The three billy goats Gruff have their eyes on the delicious-looking grass on the other side of the bridge. The only problem is that there is a big, scary troll who lives under the bridge and threatens to eat any wayward goats trying to cross it. Follow the goats as they bravely strike out for the greener grass!It's never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of classic tales. Familiar characters are brought to life at each turn of the page with spellbinding artwork and lyrical writing. A visual glossary at the beginning introduces new vocabulary and promotes understanding. A lively activity at the end invites discussion and will make even the very youngest children want to return to these story books again and again. Fairy tales and classic stories are a vital introduction to the basics of storytelling like setting, characters and plot. They boost a child's imagination and also teach valuable life lessons about good overcoming evil, the difference between right and wrong and the importance of rising to a challenge. Also available: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Ugly Duckling, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man

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Essential, fun wipe-clean activity book to keep children busy and master key early learning skillsHoliday Fun is packed with brilliant activities and puzzles that are perfect for holidays or any time! Children will love getting to grips with pen control and mark-making as they try all of the sunny challenges over and over again using the wipe-clean pen.The consultant-approved activities are fun to do and are combined with brilliant, engaging art that children will love.Also available: Let's Count!, Super Squiggles, Space Trip

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Poor Cinderella is made to sweep, cook and clean, and yet she always shows kindness to her mean stepsisters. This storybook boasts sparkles and spells, heroes and villains, and a triumphant happy ending.It's never too early to introduce children to the magic and wonder of fairy tales. Classic characters are brought to life at each turn of the page with spellbinding artwork and lyrical writing. A visual glossary at the beginning introduces new vocabulary and promotes understanding. A lively activity at the end invites discussion and will make even the very youngest children want to return to these story books again and again. In this story, young readers can select their own fabulous outfits for the ball from the pages of a catalogue, just like Cinderella's step-sisters did!Fairy tales are a vital introduction to the basics of storytelling like setting, characters and plot. They boost a child's imagination and also teach valuable life lessons about good overcoming evil, the difference between right and wrong and the importance of rising to a challenge. Also available: Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood.

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