Children's

Discover what an electric circuit is and why static electricity makes your hair stand on end, plus much, much more in this fascinating (read more)

Discover what an electric circuit is and why static electricity makes your hair stand on end, plus much, much more in this fascinating first introduction to the basics of physics. Packed with fun activities that will get children thinking about the everyday science around them, this guide uses scientific experiments to show how electricity works and how we use it. An ideal first introduction to core Key Stage 1 science topics, combining clear and simple explanations with hand-on activities to encourage children to think about how the things around them work. (hide)

A joyful celebration of bedtime rituals featuring the stars of Martha and the Bunny Brothers: I Heart School Martha is excited because (read more)

A joyful celebration of bedtime rituals featuring the stars of Martha and the Bunny Brothers: I Heart School Martha is excited because her BEST babysitter, Grace-next-door, is coming to look after them. But first, she needs to get her bunny brothers to go to sleep - and that's not easy! What IS a brilliant bunny sister to do? Maybe the Bedtime Bunnies Song will help? A beautifully positive and happy book starring the irresistible Martha, her bunny brothers Monty and Pip, and their puppy, Paws. (hide)

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, (read more)

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Independent Reading Pink 1A stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1A (Pink) in classroom reading lessons. In this story, Bella gets dressed up to look just like her mum.

Published:22 May 2017
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There are many different types of families but none so unusual as this one - it includes a dinosaur!It's not every day that a dinosaur (read more)

There are many different types of families but none so unusual as this one - it includes a dinosaur!It's not every day that a dinosaur takes up residence! Of course, it's lots of fun because dinosaur loves to join in. He loves to bake and paint, he adores singing and skipping and he thinks school is really great. But dinosaurs are different, for one thing they are very big and sometimes very clumsy, so wherever dinosaur goes chaos is always sure to follow .

A truly engaging and hilarious story that deals with a most unconventional friendship from this ever popular, best selling author and illustrator.

Published:7 Sep 2017
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A beautifully illustrated collection of favourite night-time rhymes for little ones at bedtime. Rosalind Beardshaw's artwork features (read more)

A beautifully illustrated collection of favourite night-time rhymes for little ones at bedtime. Rosalind Beardshaw's artwork features wonderful natural scenes, with adorable sleepy animals and babies ready to be lulled to sleep. A sprinkling of silver foil on every page adds a little extra moonlight magic.

Includes: I See the Moon * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star * Hush-a-Bye, Baby * Golden Slumbers * Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson * Star Light, Star Bright * Girls and Boys Come Out to Play * Hush, Little Baby * Good Night, Sleep Tight

Published:7 Sep 2017 (hide)

Cat has no idea what he wants to eat ... until it's right in front of him, that is. From the acclaimed creator of Everyone comes (read more)

Cat has no idea what he wants to eat ... until it's right in front of him, that is. From the acclaimed creator of Everyone comes a book for picky eaters - and the patient souls that feed them!Cat is HUNGRY.

But cat food? Ugh. It's dry and dull and not at all yummy. No, thank you.

But if Cat won't eat cat food, what will he eat? (hide)

Pub Date:04/08/2016 - "I YAM a donkey!" said Donkey. "I AM a donkey!" replied Yam. "You is a donkey too?" A Yam who hates sloppy (read more)

Pub Date:04/08/2016 - "I YAM a donkey!" said Donkey. "I AM a donkey!" replied Yam. "You is a donkey too?" A Yam who hates sloppy pronunciation and poor grammar triest his hardest to correct an ungrammatical donkey.

An escalating series of misunderstandings leaves the yam furious and the clueless donkey bewildered by the yam's growing (and amusing) frustration. The yam finally gets his point across, but regrettably, he's made the situation a little bit too clear...and the story ends with a dark and outrageously funny twist. (hide)

From No. 1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure yet! Illustrated by the artistic (read more)

From No. 1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure yet! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross. This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth...

Read all about it! Read all about it! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster - a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole - she's determined to discover more... A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime - from London to the heart of the Arctic! Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in David Walliams' biggest and most epic adventure yet! (hide)

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl in magnificent full colour.James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is (read more)

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl in magnificent full colour.James Henry Trotter lives with two ghastly hags. Aunt Sponge is enormously fat with a face that looks boiled and Aunt Spiker is bony and screeching. He's very lonely until one day something peculiar happens.

At the end of the garden a peach starts to grow and GROW AND GROW. Inside that peach are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical adventure. But where will they go in their GIANT PEACH and what will happen to the horrible aunts if they stand in their way? There's only one way to find out . (hide)

Stocked 11 June - Do you see that little house on the street corner? It's where Julie lives. She's a cute, little girl, yet she is (read more)

Stocked 11 June - Do you see that little house on the street corner? It's where Julie lives. She's a cute, little girl, yet she is far from being a happy one; the problem is that she has to wear huge eyeglasses, and other children make fun of her or-even worse-pretend not to see her at all. No one wants to play or be seen around a four-eyed creature, after all.One day, Julie finds out that the owner of a quaint little shop is about to retire and wants to sell his business.

The girl convinces her mother to buy it. The day that Julie finally meets its unusual clients will completely change her life.This series contains an array of colourful, beautifully illustrated books. Each one offers an enchanting story, modern yet reminiscent of old folk tales. (hide)