Children's gift books

  • My heart was a tree

    £12.99

    A stunningly beautiful illustrated gift collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees, and their importance to us and the natural world. Written by bestselling author and national treasure Sir Michael Morpurgo and illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Yuval Zommer, this is a joyful treasure trove to dip into time and again.

  • Leave the trees please

    £12.99
    This new picture book from one of the UK’s greatest poets is a love letter to nature from children everywhere.
  • Kawaii Creatures

    £14.99

    From cats and turtles to dragons and mermaids, slot together these adorable characters to create the ultimate kawaii cluster puzzle.

  • The first year

    £9.99

    Matt Goodfellow’s eagerly awaited sequel to his best-selling and multi-award winning verse novel, The Final Year

  • Encore, Mr William Shakespeare!

    £12.99

    Discover the story of Shakespeare’s life and experience the atmosphere of the Globe Theatre, as you take your places for performances of six of his famous plays. ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, ‘Othello’, ‘Richard II’, ‘Henry IV Part 1’, ‘The Comedy of Errors’ and ‘Henry V’ are presented in comic-strip style by the award-winning Marcia Williams, in this accessible introduction to the life and plays of William Shakespeare.

  • Michael Rosen’s pocket Shakespeare

    £10.99

    Step inside a sparkling celebration of the wonderful words of William Shakespeare. With former Poet Laureate Michael Rosen as your guide, discover how Shakespeare explores love and heartbreak, magic and superstition, jealousy, beauty and much more in a collection of quotes and speeches taken from his plays – plus a selection of Shakespearean insults and one-liners!

  • Octopus & Friends

    £10.99

    Splish, splash and be amazed as the beautiful artwork in Octopus and Friends comes to life when brushed or dipped in water, revealing a world of colour and hidden sea creatures.

  • Duck & Friends

    £10.99

    Splish, splash and be amazed as the beautiful artwork in Duck and Friends comes to life when brushed or dipped in water, revealing a world of colour and hidden river creatures.

  • Pop-Up And Play: Farm

    £20.00

    This is the perfect novelty package for preschoolers – a six-spread pop-up storybook, which unfolds into a 3D farmyard playmat with press-out play pieces for total fun on the farm!Pop-Up and Play Farm is bright and sturdy, and will provide hours of play before being stored safely away in its own carry case – making it perfectly portable fun for journeys, play-dates and home-time too. Created by a highly-acclaimed paper-engineer, this robust and ingenious package comprises a storybook with six pop-ups, which then unfolds and transforms into a 3D farmyard landscape play-mat, with cut-out cardboard animals and farm vehicles for total fun on the farm! The colourful and stylish illustrations provide lovely detail and the simple story is packed with animal noises and actions – perfect for sharing as a book as well as at playtime.

  • The endless sea

    £12.99

    The poignant story of one family’s perilous journey from Vietnam to the UK. On the first day, we ate rice parcels. On the second day, they were all gone. On the third day, the water ran out. On the fourth day, we reached the sea. This picture-book tells the true story of Chi Thai’s refugee crossing from Vietnam to the UK, at just four years old, leaving her home behind, and setting out across the vastness of the sea in a tiny boat. It’s a deeply personal account, rooted in important history – and yet, her story resonates with those of families all over the world today, forced to make perilous journeys of their own.

  • Little People, BIG DREAMS Card Game: Dream Team

    £9.99

    Collect illustrated cards featuring 36 inspirational figures and gather them into dream teams of scientists, sportstars, activists, performers, writers, and more. Based on Happy Families, this game will inspire children and parents to celebrate history’s heroes and discover new role models as they play.