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The Dark
Lemony Snicket
April 2013 Book of the Month  Possibly destined to be THE TOP PICTURE BOOK of 2013.  Bestselling Lemony Snicket gives an original, delightful and empowering take on the familiar theme of being scared of the dark. Laszlo is afraid of...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/04/2013
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Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity Book!
Mo Willems
April 2013 Picture Book of the Month  Best-selling author/illustrator Mo Willems has created a bumper book of creative activities which will delight all his fans and get everyone busy! Drawing fresh parts of the story, colouring in stars and fireworks, creating...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Monster and Chips
David O'Connell
April 2013 Debut of the Month   Fans of The Wimpy Kid will love this delightfully disgusting and dangerous story about what happens when Joe sets out to buy some chips from McGreasy’s takeaway. Instead of finding the takeaway, Joe meets...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2013
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Rabbityness
Jo Empson
April 2012 Debut of the Month. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013. Highly original, this is a stunning debut picture book which celebrates creativity and difference while also serving as a touching introduction to the idea that people leave...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2012
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Weasels
Elys Dolan
April 2013 Debut of the Month  A stunning debut picture book which reflects on the not often asked question – What Do Weasel’s Do All Day? Following their cunning and detailed plans for nothing less than world domination this shows that...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2013
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I Want to Be!
Tony Ross
Bright and attractive, with simple text accessible to those from around 18 months plus. Girls particularly like the feisty and sometimes rather precocious princess and identify with her easily.  A great book for toddlers as they’re growing up.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Melric and the Sorcerer
David Mckee
Melric the Magician returns as this classic David McKee text is wonderfully re-illustrated in full colour.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Melric the Magician Who Lost His Magic
David Mckee
A magical masterpiece from the creator of Not Now, Bernard, Elmer and Mr Benn. This classic David McKee text is wonderfully re-illustrated in full colour....a strong story with a very good moral: magic has its place but doing things for...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Stuart The Bug Eating Man
Calvin Innes
Even though Stuart's talent is a strange (and gross) one, he uses it to his advantage, works hard and becomes very successful. The book is filled with humorous and disgusting illustrations, lots of strange and funny bugs and has as...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/12/2012
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The Goggle-Eyed Goats
Stephen Davies
Joyful and dotty, how Old Al Haji Amadu tries to get rid of his five naughty goggle-eyed goats  - and fails - is the ultimate triumph of pester power. Al Haji's three wives object violently to the five goggle-eyed goats...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Elmer and the Big Bird
David Mckee
This is a great addition to the nursery bookshelf.  Touching on bullying in a very positive way, this wonderful story shows the colourful elephant, Elmer at her very best, cajoling and persuading all the birds of the forest to stand...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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How Dinosaurs Really Work
Alan Snow
Fact and fiction and lots of jokes about all things to do with dinosaurs are cleverly melded together in this attractive picture book format which makes finding out fun and easy. Alan Snow’s brilliant illustrations are centred around delightful cross-sections...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2013
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We Have Lift-off!
Sean Taylor
A sophisticated story with an important message lies at the heart of this deliciously entertaining book. The animals on Mr Tanner’s farm are in revolt against their farmer’s disgusting behaviour; he pollutes the water, cuts down the trees, and makes...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/04/2013
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Dinosaur Farm
Frann Preston-Gannon
A delightful farming story – with a difference! Like all farmers, this farmer is busy all day long – feeding the animals, cleaning up after them and even cleaning them. That’s a pretty big job as the animals in question...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 21/03/2013
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Toothy!
Alan MacDonald
Dirty Bertie, the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits, returns for another helping of comic chaos in the 19th book of this successful series.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2013
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A First Book of Nature
Nicola Davies
Winner of The English Association 2013 Prize (Non-Fiction 4-7) A beautiful book which brings nature to life in words and pictures. Nicola Davies interweaves fact and fiction as she brings each season into focus. She celebrates new growth and the rich...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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Can You See Sassoon?
Sam Usher
Shortlisted for The Red House Children’s Book Awards 2012 and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013.  This is Sassoon. He likes to hide. Can you find him? Look inside! Meet Sassoon the snake as he plays hide-and-seek with his friends....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/06/2012
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Harris the Hero
Lynne Rickards
Harris the puffin is lonely and at a loose end. He sets out travelling, looking for adventure and meets a lost baby seal. Harris bravely helps his new young companion, but they run into trouble. Then a happy crowd of...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 21/03/2013
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Wild Child
Jeanne Willis
Shortlisted for the Little Rebel Children's Book Award 2013. Meet Wild Child! She's spirited and curious. She's fearless and free. She lives alone in a mystical, prehistoric world - the last child in a dramatic landscape, where anything could happen....
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Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
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How We Make Stuff
Christiane Dorian
Winner of The English Association 2013 Prize (Non-Fiction 7-11) Do you ever wonder where your clothes come from? Or how we make chocolate? This interactive guide is filled with pop ups, pull-tabs and booklets to explain exactly how we make stuff!...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/08/2012
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Go! Go! Chichico!
Geraldine Mccaughrean
Interest Age 5-7+ Reading Age 6+ A brilliant footballing story from award winning Geraldine McCaughrean. Chichico is scouted for a try out at Santos Brazil. The only problem is that he doesn’t have any boots! His friends Davi and Anna find...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/02/2013
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Stars of Mine
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Interest Age 5-8 Reading Age 6+ Award winning Kevin Crossley-Holland tells a traditional story with an entertaining crispness and a witty twist. A girl gets to marry the king and live handsomely for eleven months on condition that she can spin...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/02/2013
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Cheesemares
Ross Collins
Interest Age 5-8+ Reading age 6+ Hal’s cheesy nightmares have become impossible and he is determined to find out why. With his fat dog Rufus, Hal goes on the hunt to find out and finds himself having to deal with some...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/02/2013
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Busy Bees Easter
Jocelyn Miller
A perfect activity book for the Easter holidays for kids aged 3 upwards as it will keep them busy in the run up to Easter with activities to be done alone or with a parent or play group or Sunday...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 18/02/2013
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My Abc Sticker Activity Book

A fantastic book of alphabet fun! Beautiful illustrations and fantastic stickers right the way from A - Z. Bloomsbury Activity Books is an exciting new Bloomsbury brand designed to provide hours of colouring, doodling, stickering and activity fun for boys...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
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I Am an Artist!
Marta Altes
Meet the boy who can’t stop creating art!  He loves colours, shapes and textures and everything inspires him: his socks, the contents of the fridge, even his cats get a new coat of paint!  There’s just one problem: his mother...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 14/02/2013
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Murdoch Mole's Big Idea
Georgie Adams, Chris Fisher
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. On Monday the oak tree blew...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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My Pretty Pink Princess Activity and Sticker Book

A pink and perfect activity book packed full of royally splendid activities and stickers - for little princesses everywhere!  Perfect for providing entertainment at home or on the move.  Dress the princesses for the ball, help them find their way...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/02/2013
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Mary's Hair
Eoin Colfer
Interest Age 5-8 Reading Age 6+      Best-selling Eoin Colfer’s Mary knows better than most about a bad hair day. Her hair is bad every day! Determined to improve on her horrible curly mop Mary takes matters into her own hands....
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Format: Paperback - Released: 08/02/2013
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The Interactive Art Book
Frank Whitford
The interactive element of the book means that every time you turn a page there is a surprise or something new to see – and as a result, The Interactive Art Book can be returned to again and again over...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 15/10/2012
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Varmints
Helen Ward
Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award 2009. The most overlooked threat in the world today is the loss of peace and tranquility. Can someone find the time and space to stop, think and plant the seeds of change before it’s...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2013
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Fly, Chick, Fly!
Jeanne Willis
An engaging and amusing tale about overcoming fear from an award-winning team.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Badger's Parting Gifts
Susan Varley
Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but when he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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We're Going to Build a Dam
Gillian McClure
With fluid, engaging line and watercolour illustrations, Gillian McClure’ s  story simple but dramatic story captures the spontaneity of two small boys working and playing together on the beach. And in the visual narrative readers can enjoy following the antics...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 10/03/2013
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My Own Little Easter Story
Christina Goodings
Simple, sincere, straightforward and heartwarming retelling of the story that is at the heart of Easter with its message that Jesus is alive and has opened the way to heaven.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 18/01/2013
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The Wild Weather Book Loads of Things to Do Outdoors in Rain, Wind and Snow
Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield
A celebration of the outdoors and all the fun things you can do in it in all kinds of unpropitious weather! There’s practical advice about how to build a shelter and make a fire so that you don’t get too...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2013
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Grendel: A Cautionary Tale About Chocolate
David Lucas
Everybody loves chocolate! Grendel certainly loves it more than anything else so, when he finds a message inside a chocolate egg and offering him three wishes, he naturally makes a very terrible mistake. After he has turned the dog and...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Winnie's Dinosaur Day
Valerie Thomas
Hilarious goings on at a museum full of dinosaur skeletons make this one of Winnie's best adventures.  Winnie the Witch and her cat Wilbur are not equally excited by the dinosaurs they encounter in the big museum! While Winnie longs...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Ruby, Blue and Blanket
Jane Hissey
March 2013 Book of the Month Best-selling Jane Hissey creates a joyful story of imaginative play as three delightful, soft toy friends dress up as a number of different characters. Blanket the horse decides to be a unicorn, Blue the rabbit...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 27/02/2013
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Star Attack!
Lucy Courtenay
The Penguins in space are a madcap team including Captain T Rill, Rocky Waddle, Splash Gordon and Fuzz Allgrin. Following a distress call from a spacecraft in trouble, the Penguins come across a mysterious space station and some very suspicious...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2013
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Cheese Belongs to You!
Alexis Deacon
The creator of Beegu is back with a hilarious new story about who owns cheese – and a lot more! According to Rat Law, if any rat has the cheese, he owns the cheese – unless another bigger, stronger, scarier,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Pugwash in the Pacific
John Ryan
The return of this wonderful piratical romp sees Captain Pugwash and his resourceful cabin boy Tom outwit the British Navy! Relaxing on a beach in the Pacific, the Captain and his crew learn that the Admiral of the British Navy...
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Format: Mixed media product - Released: 01/03/2013
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The Great Big Book of Feelings
Mary Hoffman
Happy, Lonely, Interested, Worried, Jealous – in words and pictures this book wittily and sympathetically explores the feelings common to all and some of the reasons for them. With imaginative and seemingly endless variety, Roz Asquith’s illustrations convey how people...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Winnie Goes Wild!
Laura Owen
In four new stories, illustrated by Korky Paul, everyone's favourite witch shows a little bit of her wild side: solving crimes, making wishes come true, shearing sheep, or swinging from a jungle vine. Welcome to Winnie's world!  Includes of course,...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2012
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Play Time Plays for All Ages by the Bestselling Author of The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
Rarely do mainstream publishers feel they can justify the publication of plays so we’re particularly delighted with this new edition of Play Time, a lovely collection, from the queen of song and verse, perfect for the family to act out...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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My Spring Activity and Sticker Book

The ultimate Easter activity book! Packed full of spring activities and stickers for hours of holiday fun.  Help the rabbits through the maze, decorate the eggs, find the hiding chick and much more.  Perfect for providing entertainment at home or...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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My Swashbuckling Pirate Activity and Sticker Book

Ahoy me hearties! A swashbuckling activity book packed full of a treasure trove of pirate tasks and stickers - for hours of fun on the high seas. Sail your way through the island maze, crack the pirate code and much...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/02/2013
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Brave Beast
Chris Judge
This sequel to the award-winning The Lonely Beast sees the Beast acting bravely when out on a mission to track down the scary creature who is terrifying the islanders with his terrible noise. What kind of a monster can it...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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The Disgusting Sandwich
Gareth Edwards
There’s a great joke running right through this witty picture book to the excellent punch line. Badger is always hungry and now his tummy is rumbling! He so badly wants the fresh white bread and peanut butter sandwich which he...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2013
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More Ant and Bee
Angela Banner
The much-loved Ant and Bee are back! More Ant and Bee is another alphabetical story in which the dynamic duo fly off to Asia, introducing children to longer words along the way.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2013
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Ant and Bee
Angela Banner
I remember the original Ant and Bee books.  Mine had a cloth cover, smelt musty and the pages were falling out!  Here, the books have been beautifully revamped and revitalised with colourful new pictures by Angela Banner whilst maintaining the...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2013
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Where's Wally? The Incredible Paper Chase
Martin Handford
The search for Wally, his friends and their lost things continues! In this title, as Wally travels through more amazing worlds he drops a tiny piece of paper for you to find in every scene. It lets you find them...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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My Little Book of Spring

This brilliant little book of Easter is packed full of activities and stickers for hours of fun. From mazes and puzzles through to colouring and picture sudoku, this is the ultimate spring holiday activity book  as it's perfect for providing...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 14/03/2013
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My 123 Sticker Activity Book

A fantastic book of counting fun!  Every book includes enchanting, bright and beautiful illustrations which children and parents will find very hard to resist. Perfect for providing entertainment at home or on the move.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
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Alphabet
Kvita Pacovska
Alphabet is an extraordinary journey into letters created by one of the world's most celebrated illustrators, Kvita Pacovska. The book comes in an die-cut slipcase and its design includes a rich concoction of textures, reflections, windows, foils, die-cuts and pop-ups...
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Format: Novelty book - Released: 07/03/2013
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What Happens When ...
Delphine Chedru
In the unique style of French graphic designer Delphine Chedru, this book encourages the early reader to imagine all sorts of items that have disappeared out of sight. Provoking joyful curiosity, each page opens out to reveal one of a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Nuddy Ned
Kes Gray
Ned’s extreme delight in having no clothes on is wickedly captured in this story of a little boy who runs around everywhere with nothing on at all. Young readers will love Ned’s nude prancing and especially lifting the provocatively placed...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
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Old Bear Stories
Jane Hissey
Five classic bestselling picture books have been put together in this handsome edition which displays Jane hissey’s beautiful illustrations perfectly. Jane Hissey’s loveable Old Bear and the very special friends Bramwell Brown, Little Bear, Rabbit and Duck have the most...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2012
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Old Bear
Jane Hissey
November 2012 Book of the Month  Old Bear was first published in 1986 and became one of the bestselling picture books ever with spin off merchandise that ensured he became a household name for a whole generation of children.  Now,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2012
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