Children's

Emily is not your average thirteen year-old girl. She wears the same black dress every day. She loves maths and science. Her best (read more)

Emily is not your average thirteen year-old girl. She wears the same black dress every day. She loves maths and science.

Her best friends are four black cats and she's into old rock and punk music. Emily is anything but typical and so is this exciting new series of novels about her life. Emily the Strange is back for her fourth amazing and intriguing adventure.

Her Strange To-Do List includes: 1. Lose (and regain) mind 2. Reprogramme golem 3.

Locate secret book vault 4. Commune with Dead Dark Aunts 5. Rescue Cousin Jakey 6.

Redecorate souvenir kiosk 7. Thwart Thought Thief 8. Endure hero worship 9.

Grant ancestral enemy's deepest wish 10. Save cat-napped kitty 11. Summon black rock 12.

Defeat Shady Uncles 13. Guard family legacy & claim inheritance! Told in Emily's established diary format, it features her strong, unique first-person narrative. The books are illustrated with black-and-red art representing Emily's own sketches, doodles and archival photographs. (hide)

018 Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner'Important and deeply moving' JOHN GREEN'Timely and timeless' JACQUELINE (read more)

018 Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner'Important and deeply moving' JOHN GREEN'Timely and timeless' JACQUELINE WOODSONJade is a girl striving for success in a world that seems like it's trying to break her. She knows she needs to take every opportunity that comes her way. And she has: every day Jade rides the bus away from her friends to a private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities.

But some opportunities Jade could do without, like the mentor programme for 'at-risk' girls. Just because her mentor is black doesn't mean she understands where Jade is coming from. Why is Jade always seen as someone to fix? But with a college scholarship promised at the end of it, how can Jade say no? Jade feels like her life is made up of hundreds of conflicting pieces.
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In the great forested heights of the Himalayas, a great many species live peacefully... but their lives are changing forever as humans (read more)

In the great forested heights of the Himalayas, a great many species live peacefully... but their lives are changing forever as humans cut down the trees that these creatures call home. As Pip and her family of red pandas are forced to find a new home, they support each other through their long, cold journey.

When Pip becomes separated from the group and must continue on her own, she has to gather the courage to carry on in order to reunite with her family and friends. Will they be able to begin their new lives in this strange new place? (hide)

A substantial write-on, tear-off activity pad containing lots of puzzles, colouring, doodling, drawing and games. Great for keeping (read more)

A substantial write-on, tear-off activity pad containing lots of puzzles, colouring, doodling, drawing and games. Great for keeping children occupied on journeys, rainy days or during other quiet moments. The tear-off pages make this pad perfect for sharing with a friend. (hide)

There's an anchor in the butter! There's a spyglass by the juice! There are parrots on the carrots! There are PIRATES on the loose! (read more)

There's an anchor in the butter! There's a spyglass by the juice! There are parrots on the carrots! There are PIRATES on the loose! For one little boy, a trip to the supermarket is turned upside down. A swashbuckling pirate crew wreak havoc in the aisles, but the grown-ups can't see them. Can he convince the pirates to behave? Chunky gift-edition board book of a hilarious new picture book from the bestselling author and illustrator team behind DINOSAURS IN THE SUPERMARKET.
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Cook pizza from scratch in this fully interactive recipe book that allows readers mix the ingredients, knead the dough, spread the (read more)

Cook pizza from scratch in this fully interactive recipe book that allows readers mix the ingredients, knead the dough, spread the sauce, and more! STEP ONE: Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm water, and set aside until bubbly. STEP TWO: Combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. STEP THREE: Add the oil and yeast mixture into the large bowl and mix until the ingredients turn into a large clump of dough! Simple yet accurate recipe text takes readers through the steps of cooking pizza, from dough to toppings, while the interactive novelty features invite them to participate in the process! One hundred percent adult-free, knife-free, oven-free, and mess-free, cooking pizza has never been so independent! Perfect for kids who love to help in the kitchen, or any child who prefers to 'do it myself'.

This is the second title in a series of interactive recipe books.

Published:22 May 2017 (hide)

The performances at The Royal Theatre are extraordinary. You'd have to see them to believe them! But that's the problem. Nobody can (read more)

The performances at The Royal Theatre are extraordinary. You'd have to see them to believe them! But that's the problem. Nobody can see them.

Except Gracie, that is. Newly arrived in her favourite seaside town and its beautiful old theatre, Gracie's quickly making friends. There's Mikey the Mod who wears a parka and drives a scooter, Miss Melluish whose skirt is missing, and Frank Stuart, the maker of mechanical elephants.

But the old theatre is under threat. Will Gracie and her friends be able to save their home, or is the curtain set to fall on their very last performance? (hide)

Project Venom is the second book in an exciting, action-packed new series, SWARM. The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: (read more)

Project Venom is the second book in an exciting, action-packed new series, SWARM. The Secret Intelligence Agency has a new weapon: SWARM - artificially intelligent robotic bugs that act as undercover agents. Operating below the radar, they can fly faster, see further and sting harder! They won't stop until they've completed their mission, no matter what it takes.

In the face of trouble, SWARM are armed and ready to fight. In Project Venom, the team are set a new mission: At the country's top research laboratory, SWARM suspect that one of the scientists has gone rogue. They uncover a sinister underworld and a deadly poison about to be unleashed.

Can SWARM divert the villain's evil plan before the world is changed forever? Exciting stories of spying and hi-tech gadgets for readers seeking fast-paced action books that bridge the gap between Transformers and Alex Rider. (hide)

It's raining, it's pouring. And Daddy is snoring. Mummy is working. Oh, EVERYTHING'S BORING. What can Ruby Roo do on a rainy day? (read more)

It's raining, it's pouring. And Daddy is snoring. Mummy is working.

Oh, EVERYTHING'S BORING. What can Ruby Roo do on a rainy day? Use her imagination! This jaunty, thrilling rhyming text sees these two intrepid explorers jet off to the jungle in their cardboard seaplane, and swing through the exotic pot plant canopy . . (hide)

A special bumper edition of the exciting adventure stories that are as gripping as a computer game! Great for boys, with a huge collectability (read more)

A special bumper edition of the exciting adventure stories that are as gripping as a computer game! Great for boys, with a huge collectability factor bolstered by the collectors' cards in the back of the book, and links to an excellent interactive website. A new Beast has risen from the Underworld! Ravira reeks of death and commands a pack of fearsome Avantian Hounds. Tom must defeat Ravira before Taladon succumbs to the hounds' deadly bite, and is enslaved forever...Don't miss Beast Quest series 8: The Pirate King BALISK THE WATER SNAKE KORON, JAWS OF DEATH HECTON THE BODY SNATCHER TORNO THE HURRICANE DRAGON KRONUS THE CLAWED MENACE BLOODBOAR THE BURIED DOOM (hide)