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Claudia and her friends are preparing for a sparkly and magical Christmas in Unicornia – it’s even started snowing! But the snow keeps falling and falling. Oh no! Father Christmas will never be able to reach Unicornia through the snowstorm! Is Christmas cancelled? Find out in this tale of festive fun and friendship, crackling with Christmas magic. With colour illustrations, this magical chapter-book series is great for building confidence in newly independent readers.
The penguin pack play all day long. And when the sun goes down and the night grows cold and dark – ‘PENGUIN HUDDLE!’. The penguins squeeze and squish together to stay warm and cosy. But one night, there is a freezing gale. And the next morning the penguins are stuck! They are frozen together like a giant penguin ice pop. What a penguin MUDDLE! Nobody in the Antarctic can figure out how to unstick them. But Pipsqueak, the smallest penguin of them all, has a brilliant idea. They must adventure out of their snowy home to a vibrant city across the great, gleaming ocean to solve their penguin puzzle.
Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight – a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom – a snow angel. He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems. Exploring themes of courage, love, hope and the invisible ways children are cared for, ‘Where Snow Angels Go’ speaks directly to children’s anxieties while offering comfort and reassurance – making it ideal book for families to share together.
Bear and Bird are best friends! And while they don’t always understand each other, they both agree: all they want is to make the other happy. So when Bird has a secret to tell Bear he will not listen – because he is worried he’ll give it away! And when the pair find out they don’t actually like all the same things, they both agree it doesn’t matter, because the thing they like best of all is being friends with each other. Full of comic mix-ups and misunderstandings, as well as genuine warmth and affection, these four stories are the sixth instalment in this irresistibly charming chapter book series from award-winning creator Jarvis.
It’s a dark and silly night, and Princess Magnolia is wearing her Princess in Black cape and mask over her clothes – just enough to pass as a Halloween costume in a hurry. She can’t wait to go trick-or-treating! This year, Princess in Black costumes are popular, and so are monster disguises. When the little monster devours an onion along with an eraser and a bar of soap, and as he politely asks for a goat at each door, Princess Magnolia begins to suspect this isn’t a costume after all!
Deep in the Australian bush, there lives a creature who seems just like a koala bear, but who is feared by all. Hiding high up in the trees, waiting to pounce on unsuspecting victims below – it’s Dropbear. But is Dropbear really as evil as everyone says he is? One brave little bird dares to find out the truth for herself.
A little ghost lives in a vase in the attic, but when the vase breaks, the ghost goes round the house, looking for a new home – something made with love. But the house is full of tidy and shiny new things instead of old, cosy, comforting ones. When the girl of the house helps the ghost settle into a round teapot full of warm memories, the ghost can do something for the girl too: encourage her creativity and confidence.
Here are all the things in this house: a chair, a clock on the wall, a stool, a lamp. What’s missing from this house? Somebody. This is the house with nobody in it. Well, there might be something. Designed as an oversize board book, this story takes young ones through a recognisable, cosy house, while die cuts introduce just a hint of precarity. This is the house with nobody in it – or is it?
It’s Halloween time, and Shelley can’t wait to play Trick-or-Treat! Knock-knock! What’s behind this first door? It’s a -TRICK! It’s Gustavo and his creepy-crawlies! How about the next door? Knock-knock! It’s a – TREAT! It’s Mandy Mandrake with her beautiful jack-o’-lanterns! Little readers can happily ‘knock’ on each door, lifting the flaps to discover tricks or treats. With a fun, join-in element and bright, cheery illustrations, Flavia Z. Drago weaves in cameos by characters from her other books to make this a Halloween treat for old fans and new friends.
Join in the spooky fun with this lift-the-flap board book from Flavia Z. Drago, the creator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost, filled with happy, sweet monsters of all shapes and sizes!Count to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and come and play Hide-and-Seek with Gustavo and his ghost dog, Buster. Meet all your favourite characters – and some brand new! – from ‘The World of Gustavo’ who are hiding all across the book: peek in the window, look in the shower, open the wardrobe, or spy in the fridge – who will you find?
Claudia, Pippa and Sara are off on another unicorn-rescuing mission – this time to Witch Land, where the witches are expert liars and time moves in mysterious ways. Worse still, nobody is allowed to fly! Can the Unicorn Rescuers save the day before their own unicorns fall under a spell?
It’s Halloween! Which means it’s time to dangle cobwebs and bats from the windows, put on costumes, and – most important of all – visit the pumpkin patch and pick out that perfect pumpkin! Then cart it home, scoop out the insides, carve a scary face, and finally light a candle inside, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind, glowing jack-o’-lantern.
Commander Julia and her team had one mission: to go out into the vast unknown and answer the greatest question of our universe: ‘Are we alone?’ But after visiting countless moons and planets of every size and colour, they have still found absolutely nothing. Commander Julia makes the call: it is time to return home; they will try ONE last planet. It is here, on this seemingly desolated wasteland, just as their patience and hope has finally faded, that they will find the answer they’ve been looking for all this time. And new questions will arise about what to do next, and about who they are, and what it means it have a home.
One hot summer’s day, a rabbit scampers past Alice wearing a waistcoat. Not quite believing it, she follows – and when he disappears down a rabbit hole, how can she do anything but follow?! So begins an adventure in which Alice meets unforgettable characters including a Mad Hatter, a grinning Cheshire Cat and the terrifying Queen of Hearts. Wonderland is truly a place of wonder!
The ultimate treasury of Michael Rosen’s best-loved poems. This collection brings together popular poems such as ‘Chocolate Cake’, ‘Hot Food’ and ‘No Breathing in Class!’. From the hilarious to the heart-warming, Michael’s poems about childhood, family and friendships will inspire a love of reading and rhyme.
Tallulah doesn’t like the rain. It spoils her new dress. It makes her favourite biscuits soggy. It ruins everything. So, she gets an umbrella from Grandma. For a while, she feels better. But is one umbrella enough? Talullah worries about rain thundering down, and washing her away. She decides that she needs complete protection. So she gets another totally big umbrella and under her umbrella house, Talullah feels safe. But is she missing out on all the fun happening around her? How can she manage her fears and still be in the world?
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