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Everyone needs somewhere to dream. The stunning new book from one of the most original and interesting voices in children's literature.Rex has gone to stay with his godfather, Sparky. Rex doesn't say much but that's OK because Sparky is always on hand with a cup of tea to enjoy on the sofa, set up outside like an outdoor living room. Rex has his sketchbook, and he draws how he feels even if he doesn't talk about it. And in Sparky's garden, hidden under the canopy of the willow tree, is the Dream House: a lovingly created space just for Rex, to dream, to play, to think, to be. A place he's loved all his childhood. But to go inside now Rex must summon his strength for revisiting the ghosts of his past . . .An evocative sketchbook novella revealing a boy's inner world, accessing his feelings through drawing and reconnecting with the people who love him, told through Laura Dockrill's vivid storytelling. Fully illustrated throughout by Gwen Millward.

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Earth's Mightiest Heroes need you for a 5-in-1 colouring adventure

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Little Puppy is looking for snow! Join her on a journey to find some in this fun and interactive puppet book.- Interactive play keeps babies and toddlers engaged - Promotes hand-eye co-ordination and dexterity - Perfect addition to a sleepy bedtime routine - Fun, rhyming tale helps to boost children''s vocabulary- Perfect gift for parents-to-be and newborns

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An elegant, atmospheric, emotional coming-of-age novel with themes of generational trauma, sexual identity and coping with mental illness at its heart, as well as the silence of women drowning in plain view in their daily lives.'The Polite Act of Drowning is a beautiful and captivating novel, lyrical and sensuous, a precise and faithful evocation of the tumult and trauma of family life, and of emergence into adulthood, and the confrontation of truths about ourselves and the people we love' - Donal RyanMichigan, 1985.The drowning of a teenage girl causes ripples in the small town of Kettle Lake, though for most the waters settle quickly. For sixteen year old Joanne Kennedy, however, the tragedy dredges up untold secrets and causes her mother to drift farther from reality and her family.When troubled newcomer Lucinda arrives in town, she offers Joanne a chance of real friendship, and together the teenagers push against the b

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A tragic fire at the Stardust nightclub on Valentine's Day, 1981 in a working-class suburb of Dublin caused the deaths of 48 young people, with an average age of just 19 years. After years of families and survivors fighting to find out what really happened, new inquests held in 2024 finally revealed the full story.In 1981, the Stardust nightclub in Dublin was a beacon for the city's nightlife - until it became a nightmare. On that fateful Valentine's Day the dance floor became a scene of horror, as flames engulfed the venue, claiming the lives of 48 young people and leaving the survivors scarred forever.In this gripping account the harrowing true story is revealed, citing new evidence brought forward during recent inquests in the relentless pursuit of justice.Through the eyes of the survivors, the families and investigators, compiled with meticulous research and compassionate portrayals of their voices, this poig

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Premium feel cased hardback with over 40 interior flaps to enjoy.

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Enjoy a special storytime with Disney's Winnie the Pooh and friends

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As every sportsperson knows, the dream can’t go on forever. After years of dedication, sacrifice and single-minded obsession to get to the top, one day it all has to end.When the World Stops Watching tells the real inside stories of what happened next for sixteen Irish sports stars, as they faced the brand-new challenges of normal life. From the highs of Grand Slam rugby, World Cup football, the Olympic Games, European Tour golf and GAA stardom, these born competitors recount the seismic aftershocks of retirement and the effect it had on them, both physically and mentally.The lives of sporting icons can change overnight. This is a searingly honest and compelling account of what life is really like after the game.FEATURINGTOMMY BOWE • PAUL CARBERRY • KEVIN DOYLE • PAUL FLYNN • TREVOR HOGAN • MARCUS HORAN • PAUL McGEE • GARY MURPHY • GRÁINNE MURPHY • DONNCHA O’CALLAGHAN • DARREN O’NEILL • SONIA O’SULLIVAN • LINDSAY PEAT • NIALL QUINN • SHANE SUPPLE • NIKKI SYMMONS

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'You can look at my life in two ways. Some people see a nightmare, some see a fairytale. I've just always thought I was lucky...People often ask me how I did it, this book is my answer. This is my story, everything I've learned along the way, I hope it can help you find your own luck. 'Lottie Tomlinson has gone through a huge amount in her 23 years on this planet. Touring with her brother Louis as a make-up artist with One Direction at the age of 16, you'd think her life was a fairytale. But this only masked the tragedy happening at home, when her mother became ill with leukaemia and died when Lottie was just 18. Leaving behind five smaller siblings, Lottie came home and tried to find a way to hold the family together. But sadly, tragedy struck again when the family lost Lottie's little sister Félicité, at just 18.Despite all this, incredibly Lottie has built a successful business empire, has a loving stable partner and

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A unique calendar with beautiful images from locations across the whole of the UK.The ever-popular People's friend Calendar has a new theme this year. As always, twelve of Britain's most scenic locations have been carefully selected from the delightful paintings of the People's Friend's favourite artist: J.

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Goodmans of Glassford Street is the story of a successful but old-fashioned family department store and the lives and conflicts of the people who work in it, including the strong-willed matriarch Abigail Goodman. Douglas Benson, Abigail's son-in-law, is determined to gain control of the store and completely modernise it. He becomes more and more ruthless and devious in his methods to oust Abigail but Abigail is determined to hold on to the business and keep it as it is. She and her late husband, Tom, had built the business up together. All her memories of her much-loved husband are tied up with the store. As the struggle for control of the store escalates, Abigail's son John presents the family with another crisis. A serial killer is stalking the closes and wynds of Edinburgh and it looks like John may be a suspect. It's a bitter blow to the Goodman family at an already uncertain time. Goodmans of Glassford Street is a powerful story of a family torn apart by personal conflict and the struggle for control of the business and of one woman's determination to protect both her family and her life's work.

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Spread lots of joy with this feel-good colouring book! Decorate the pictures, tear them out, then hang them up with the included rainbow wool. Each page makes the perfect gift for a friend too!Includes 16 banners to colour in, plus 7 metres of wool to hang up your artwork.- Encourages positivity - Perfect mindfulness activity - Promotes creativity - Decorate your home with beautiful banners - Makes a wonderful gift

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With a modern and fun take on a timeless theme, and 5 stackable aeroplane crayons, Things That Go Colouring is bound to fly off the shelves

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Children can sing along to the sound of the timeless Wheels on the Bus

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Are you ready to help Team Spidey in a spot it adventure?With something new to find on every page, uncover a world of secrets as you save the day!

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Discover 100 vehicles and machines in the colourful First Picture Dictionary: Things That Go

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Goodnight, Little Bear is the perfect addition to an amazing new range of fluffy bedtime stories that customers will adore

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Divorced, beheaded, and died. Divorced, beheaded, survived! Uncover the secret lives of Henry VIII's ill-fated wives and what life was like as a Tudor queen.Henry VIII has asked for your hand in marriage, but marrying the King was no easy option. Henry VIII was a powerful, ruthless leader, with a track history of beheadings, adultery and scandal. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the Tudor court, this book explores Henry and his many wives - what went right, what went wrong, and what ultimately became of them all. With information on the church's break with Rome and the roles of key figures, such as Wolsey and Cranmer, this treacherous guide is the perfect curriculum companion to the Tudor period.The ever-popular You Wouldn't Want to Be series transports readers to the grisliest times and places in history, perfect for reluctant readers. The first-person narrative approach puts children in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the Newbery Medal winning author of THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOONStone-in-the-Glen, once a lovely town, has fallen on hard times. Fires, floods, and other calamities have caused the townsfolk to lose their library, their school, their park, and all sense of what it means to be generous, and kind. The people put their faith in the Mayor, a dazzling fellow who promises he alone can help. After all, he is a famous dragon slayer. (At least, no one has seen a dragon in his presence.) Only the clever orphans of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress at the edge of town can see how dire the town's problems are. When one of the orphans goes missing from the Orphan House, all eyes turn to the Ogress. The orphans, though, know this can't be: the Ogress, along with a flock of excellent crows, secretly delivers gifts to the people of Stone-in-the-Glen. But how can the orphans tell the story of the Ogress's goodness to people who refuse to listen? And how can they make their deluded neighbours see the real villain in their midst? The orphans have heard a whisper that they will 'save the day', but just how, they will have to find out ...

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Discover different kinds of Train as you steer your own locomotive through the book

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This thrilling young adult novel bridges the epic adventures of Frozen and Frozen 2

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Little Train is ready for an adventure! Join her in this fun board book, perfect for little hands to hold

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5+ Maths covers all the numeracy skills required in early Key Stage 1

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AUTHOR OF SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, LIFE TO THE LIMITIn his 17 years as a Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button has picked up a thing or two about how to do the job properly. Sure, you need to be able to drive a car fast - and Jenson is on hand to pass on a few tricks of the trade here - but you also need to know the real rules for making it to the top. Like, how to tell a multiple F1 champion they need to check their blind-spot. What the difference is between a helmet and a hat, and indeed a 'helmet-hat'. How to practise your champagne spray ahead of the big day. Why it is never, ever, under any circumstances a good idea to buy a yacht. And how to face down your team when you've just stacked their multi-million-pound car into a wall during practice.But 'JB' (nicknames in F1 run the full range from initials to, well, just using first names) doesn't stop there. HTBAF1D (catchy) lifts the lid on the people, the places, the weird rituals, the motorhomes, the media, the cars, the perks and the disasters. Join Jenson as he reveals how not to race a stupid big truck, why driving Le Mans is like having five shots of tequila before lunch, and what to do when you finally hang up your helmet-hat.

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All aboard for hours of train-tastic fun inside this box! With 4 pull-back trains, a cool track to build, plus an awesome book full of fun puzzles and games, this is the ultimate pack for any little racer.

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Relive the golden era of steam with this fascinating book, featuring iconic images of the most famous locomotives ever built, including the `Flying Scotsman’ and the `Duke of Gloucester’. Gain an insight into the design, growth and decline of the British steam engine in this engaging read.

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Take to the skies with some brand new flying friends in this incredible sticker activity book. Packed with puzzles, games and lots of big stickers that little ones will love, sticker playtime has never been so much fun.

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Beanotown - for the first time in Dennis's life - has become boring. All Dennis's pranks are backfiring and he seems to have lost his awesomeness. Even his faithful hound, Gnasher, seems fed up with him these days. If only there was some way to bring the fun back to Beanotown...When Dennis hears about the legendary Golden Pea-shooter of Everlasting Fun, it sounds like the only thing that can solve his problems and return his hometown to its former glory. With the help of his cousin, Minnie, and Gnasher, Dennis must go on a quest, discovering the mysterious Chamber of Mischief in his bid to find the Golden Pea-shooter; but a series of tricky challenges (and Dennis's nemesis, Walter) stand in his way. Dennis's latest and, quite possibly, greatest adventure is filled with epic fun, from ghostly Vikings and skateboarding Grandmas to an enormous Gnashersaurus-Rex and a series of interactive puzzles for YOU, the reader, to complete. Can YOU help Dennis solve the fiendish mystery and save Beanotown from eternal boringness?

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The game is afoot and the world's greatest detective needs your help.With Watson away, Holmes has four tricky cases and he needs your powers of deduction to unravel the mysteries.Explore Victorian England with Sherlock Holmes and track down a kidnapper in The Pound of the Baskervilles, investigate an art theft in The Forger and the Fake, unravel a mystery in The Adventure of the Poisoned Apprentice and solve a gruesome riddle in The Adventure of the Found Finger.Will you assist Sherlock Holmes? The answer is surely elementary.

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Blast off into space with this amazing activity book, full ofunbelievably fascinating facts about our universe. Get creative with number colouring and explore the cosmos, from our Solar System to distant galaxies. With over 100 stickers, there's a whole universe waiting to be discovered inside.

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Learn how to make your very own origami vehicles with this exciting step-by-step book.With 8 cool projects to make, simple instructions, patterned paper and decorative stickers, this book has everything you need for hours of folding fun!

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'Has the power to change your life through conversation' - Roxie Nafousi'Josh's openness, relatability, and honesty has singled him out as a voice of today, worthy of global amplification' - Lily CollinsOur lives are filled with conversations - from internal chats, surface level chats, dreaded chats to the deep and meaningful chats - but when was the last time you had a 'great chat'?During his childhood, Josh was too afraid to speak because of his speech impediment. In his adulthood, it was uncovering the power of conversation that transformed his life. As a celebrity interviewer, Josh has talked with people of every background, mood and personality, and had them open up like never before. Josh believes there's an art and a science to a good chat and understanding it can unlock a whole world of connection.Great Chat includes seven key lessons that will help you have more meaning

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Join the Jurassic adventure and unearth the deadliest dinosaurs to have ever walked the Earth in this roarsome box. Complete with your very own fossil excavating kit, super fact-file game cards and an expert fact and activity book, there are hours of dinosaur-discovery fun to be had.

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Explore a prehistoric past with this fantastic hobby tin, perfect for dinosaur fans everywhere. With a terrifying T-rex model to build, a slimy fossil and a set of cool dino toys, there are hours of fun to be had with this roarsome starter kit. Learn all about these fascinating reptiles in the exciting book and impress your friends with lots of extraordinary facts. This kit has everything you need to become a dinosaur expert.

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Awesome Dinosaurs includes five cool dinosaur toys, as well as a fascinating book filled with fun facts about the deadliest reptiles to walk the Earth

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You'll find leaping lords, swimming swans and golden rings in this brilliant book, bursting with amazing activities and puzzles. There are over 60 stickers and press-outs, too!!

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Get ready to strut your stuff on the catwalk inside this super-sassy sticker book. You can dress up the models with gorgeous sticker outfits in each fab scene, plus there are fun quizzes and things to make and do with your friends. With over 300 catwalk stickers inside, young fashion fans will have hours of fun.

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Meet Lion as he and his friends play a fun game of hide-and-seek in the jungle. Can you help him to find everyone? This wonderfully illustrated book makes reading so much fun!

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