No catches, no fine print just unconditional book loving for your children with their favourites saved to their own digital bookshelf.
New members get entered into our monthly draw to win £100 to spend in your local bookshop plus lots lots more...
Find out more
For those brand new to the game of chess this useful book will provide all the information needed to get them playing. For those who’ve already started playing chess it will test their understanding and help to improve their skills. Each page relates to a different piece or move and features an activity to reinforce what’s just been learned: readers are encouraged to write answers in or mark out moves using sheets of stickers provided. There are colourful boxes with helpful tips and reminders throughout and friendly illustrations of knights, kings, queens etc. to brighten up the pages and provide touches of humour. An excellent introduction to the game for readers of all ages. ~ Andrea Reece
For those brand new to the game of chess this useful book will provide all the information needed to get them playing. For those who’ve already started playing chess it will test their understanding and help to improve their skills. Each page relates to a different piece or move and features an activity to reinforce what’s just been learned: readers are encouraged to write answers in or mark out moves using sheets of stickers provided. There are colourful boxes with helpful tips and reminders throughout and friendly illustrations of knights, kings, queens etc. to brighten up the pages and provide touches of humour. An excellent introduction to the game for readers of all ages. ~ Andrea Reece Lovereading4kids Back to School Favourites: The Great Grammar Book Listen and Learn First Chinese Words The Terrific Times Tables Book Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo! First Book About the Orchestra The Usborne Chess Book Look Inside How Computers Work My First Word Book About School I Yam a Donkey
Keep children busy in the exciting weeks before Christmas with this entertaining sticker book. With over 800 stickers, including lots of shiny foil stickers, children can decorate a Christmas tree, fill Santa's sack with presents, build funny snowmen and have lots more festive fun.
This entertaining box of cards contains 50 boredom-busting mazes with fun themes, including animals and robots. Perfect for holidays and long journeys, the cards are wipe-clean and come with a pen, so each maze can be enjoyed again and again.
This entertaining pack contains 50 boredom-busting puzzles, including mazes, word games, logic puzzles and much more. Perfect for holidays and long journeys, the pack contains one-player puzzles and exciting games for lots of players. The cards are wipe-clean and come with a pen, so each game can be enjoyed again and again.
There are lots of jungle creatures and objects to match in this entertaining card game for young children. There are 52 snap cards (13 matching sets of 4), with labelled pictures showing a parrot, jaguar, monkey, sloth, chameleon and lots more. The game can be played with fewer cards to make it easier for younger players to join in.
There are lots of garden creatures and objects to match in this entertaining card game for young children. There are 52 snap cards (13 matching sets of 4), with labelled pictures showing a bumblebee, frog, earthworm, butterfly, watering can and lots more. The game can be played with fewer cards to make it easier for younger players to join in.
Where do people live in space? How do they get there? What's it like to work, eat and sleep in space? Beginner readers can discover the answers to these questions and lots of other fascinating facts in this engaging information book. With simple text and stunning photographs and illustrations, plus links to websites with video clips and activities.
Learn how to fold eight amazing dinosaurs with this origami pack. Includes 75 sheets of colourful patterned paper and a book with step-by-step instructions on how to make dinosaurs including a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurs, Velociraptor and Pterodactyl. With internet links to tips, tutorials, and printable sheets.
Learn how to create twelve different Christmas decorations with this festive paper crafts kit. Includes 50 sheets of colourful patterned paper and a book with step-by-step instructions for making hanging ornaments, paper chains, a paper wreath, angel and lots more.
Dress the dolls for feeding their kittens, a trip to the vet, taking their cats to a cat hotel and lots more in this adorable activity book. Perfect for young animal lovers, there are over 250 reusable stickers of cats and kittens, and delightful outfits and accessories for their owners, so the book can be enjoyed time and again.
Learn how to fold eight amazing animals with this origami pack. Includes 75 sheets of colourful patterned paper and a book with step-by-step instructions for making an owl, dragon, fish, elephant, fox, rabbit, whale and crane. With internet links to video tutorials, tips and printable sheets.
Discover what's under the sea with this entertaining card game for young children. There are 52 snap cards (13 matching sets of 4), with labelled pictures of dolphins, turtles, clownfish, submarines and lots more. The game can be played with fewer cards to make it easier for younger players to join in.
Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch the prehistoric scenes burst into colour! There are 16 scenes with velociraptors hunting for food, pterodactyls flying high in the sky, baby dinosaurs being born and much more. The back cover folds out so you can place it between the pages and prevent colours running onto the page beneath.
A pad filled with fortunes tellers, a form of origami used in children's games. With fortune tellers to tear out on a wide range of topics, from animals to robots. There are also lots of patterned sheets for you to write your own messages on. Simple step-by-step instructions show children how to create the fortune tellers and play games. Illustrations:Full colour throughout
For those brand new to the game of chess this useful book will provide all the information needed to get them playing. For those who’ve already started playing chess it will test their understanding and help to improve their skills. Each page relates to a different piece or move and features an activity to reinforce what’s just been learned: readers are encouraged to write answers in or mark out moves using sheets of stickers provided. There are colourful boxes with helpful tips and reminders throughout and friendly illustrations of knights, kings, queens etc. to brighten up the pages and provide touches of humour. An excellent introduction to the game for readers of all ages. ~ Andrea Reece Lovereading4kids Back to School Favourites: The Great Grammar Book Listen and Learn First Chinese Words The Terrific Times Tables Book Come to School Too, Blue Kangaroo! First Book About the Orchestra The Usborne Chess Book Look Inside How Computers Work My First Word Book About School I Yam a Donkey
Little children love spending time with their best friends and so do the dolls! Dress the dolls with the sticker clothes included in the book, in outfits suitable for time spent hanging out with their best friends.
The Sticker Dollies love ponies and are spending all their time at the stables, looking after and grooming the horses - and, of course, learning to ride! Dress them in the right gear with the 300+ reuseable stickers, choosing suitable outfits for pony trekking, showjumping, dressage and more.
Exactly one thousand stickers with which to decorate not only the scenes in the book, but anything else you so wish, from homemade cards to bedrooms. Packed full of footballs, players, kits, football matches and much more.
Learn the basics of the ancient Japanese art of origami - creating objects from a single sheet of folded paper. This tear-out pad contains 100 sheets of patterned paper, and a gatefold cover features instructions on how to make four different designs - swans, butterflies, trees and boats.
The Sticker Dollies are embarking on a world tour: visiting the Egyptian pyramids, trekking through a tropical jungle and enjoying a colourful Venetian carnival. Each leg of their trip will require a different wardrobe; children can dress the dolls in suitable outfits using the 400-plus stickers provided.
Mixed activities to keep children occupied on holiday, on journeys and at home. This title contains lots of write-in activities including puzzles, drawing, colouring, dot-to-dots, mazes, spot the difference and more - all themed around pirate life.
Little children will love exploring the wonders that can be found outside the back door in this lively sticker book, with over 100 stickers to complete the scenes.
Markets are vibrant places full of hustle, bustle and - of course - lots of things for children to look at and talk about. This book includes lots of busy market scenes to complete with the stickers provided, including a fruit and veg market and a German Christmas market. * A fun way for children to practise important fine motor skills. * WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard.
From satin slippers to ivory towers, this magical book is full of princess-themed stickers and enchanting scenes to decorate. A delightful activity for little girls to create the picture of their dreams. Can also be added to homemade cards, party invitations or used to decorate belongings.
Dress the dolls as they travel all over the world. Choose their outfits and accessories for diving in tropical oceans, skiing down mountains, going on safari, sight-seeing in San Francisco and lots more. Includes over sixty dollies to dress using over 700 colourful stickers, including travel extras such as special equipment, scenery and even animals.
A fantastic addition to the series, this write-in activity book is packed full of colouring, doodling, puzzles, recipes, fun facts, jokes, games, and ideas for Christmas things to make and do. Featuring Christmas themes and traditions from around the world, the activities include code, word and number-puzzles, things to spot, pictures to complete, easy recipes and craft ideas plus over 200 stickers to add to the puzzles and scenes. The book is a 'must have' for the run up to Christmas, with lots of 'dip in and out' appeal that will have readers enjoying the book throughout the festive season.
Based on a Native American folk legend, this wonderful book tells the story of how Bear lost his tail. Beautiful, original illustrations bring the story to life. It features easy-to-read text, with fun comprehension puzzles at the end. It is a charming addition to the Usborne First Reading series, developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer and reading specialist at the University of Roehampton.
This is a fantastic brand new addition to the Beginners series, designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. It is a terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. It includes information on how monkeys live, what they eat and how they look after their young. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence.
Which fish can breathe on land? Why do some crabs live in other animals' shells? And what happens when seabirds drink too much sea water? Beginner readers can find the answers to these questions, and lots of other exciting facts, in this colourful book illustrated with photographs.
Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text.
A new addition to the 'Usborne Beginners' series, which is designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers.
If this is your author page then you can share your Twitter updates with your readers right here on LoveReading
Find out moreIf this is your author page then you can share your Facebook updates with your readers right here on LoveReading
Find out more
Check out the latest activities in our KidsZone.
NEW INDIE AND SELF PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEW AND PROMOTION SERVICE LAUNCHED!