The Bletchley riddle – fiction
£8.99A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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A midsummer night’s dream
£16.99The Story Orchestra: A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the story of Shakespeare’s famous play, later composed by Felix Mendelssohn. Push the buttons to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Mendelssohn’s score.
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Not waving but drowning and other poems
£10.00Stevie Smith was not only a famous poet in her lifetime but a poet before her time, a radical eccentric who relished the performance of poetry as spoken word (before that was a thing). The poems are distinctly unsentimental as she casts the ‘eye of an anarchist’ over propriety and convention, finding comedy in the tragic and tragedy in the comic. She asks the questions we don’t have the nous or courage to ask, speaking for the lonely, the troubled and the trapped, and for any of us who at one time or another have imagined ourselves not waving but drowning.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
£12.99With five superb pop-ups of Da Vinci’s most important works, young children will have fun as they learn about art. They can open up ‘The Last Supper’, see Da Vinci’s ‘Flying Machine’ in action, and meet the Archangel Gabriel in ‘The Annunciation’. Simple texts explain Da Vinci’s masterpieces and describe his life in dazzling Renaissance courts in Italy and France.
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Lottie Brooks’s Essential Guide to Life
£7.99From hilarious MEGA-bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new Lottie Brooks book with a twist! Hi, Lottie Brooks here! I’ve just found out that you’ve all been reading about my most EMBARRASSING moments for years . . . it’s meant to be my TOTALLY SECRET PRIVATE DIARY!!Seems like it’s only fair then that it’s YOUR TURN! Lottie has been sharing her most cringe-inducing moments for years, and this book sums up all of Lottie’s knowledge and wisdom for a totally ESSENTIAL guide to life. Lottie and her friends are here to help you through those tweenage years with their best advice on school, friendship, crushes and, most importantly, SNACKS.Filled with BRAND-NEW stories and Lottie inspired activities, plus space for you to write and draw as well, grab a pen (and maybe a KitKat Chunky, for energy) and get ready to learn from Lottie!What will you find inside:Tips and advice from LottieHilarious activities including Would you Rather, d
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Vincent Van Gogh
£12.99Go inside Vincent’s most famous works in five spectacular pop-ups. Hear him speak in his own words. See how he strove to share his vision, and how greatly he succeeded.
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Space Bingo
£20.00A game that’s out of this world…Calling all space cadets – do you know an asteroid from a meteor? Can you name all the planets? And do aliens really exist? In Space Bingo they do! Have fun with all the family finding interesting space objects, awesome natural phenomena and the odd UFO as you compete to fill your bingo card just in time for blast off! Learn more about all the amazing inventions and cool space facts in the accompanying mini-magazine.CAPTIVATING ILLUSTRATIONS: funny, engaging characters, creatures and vehicles drawn by beloved childrens’ illustrator Rob HodgsonEASY TO PLAY bingo game for the whole family: be the first to fill your card to win BINGO!SCREEN-FREE FUN: Spend quality time away from screens. The 8 double-sided boards mean this game can be played many times over.LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-ca
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Graphic novel builder
£12.99A comic book?about making comic books!
The perfect gift for budding artists and aspiring storytellers. Written and illustrated by comic artist Edward Ross with an introduction by Alice Oseman, creator of the best-selling Heartstopper series.
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The Green King
£8.99Wiz and Mug become separated after washing up on the shores of a gothic castle town, where a monstrous beast has taken over King’s lands and left the people to starve. Wiz breaks into the beast’s castle and finds herself thrown into a game of supernatural mini golf. Can she win the game and escape with her life? Meanwhile, Mug uncovers the sinister truth behind the Order of Mages.
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Lily the pond mermaid
£7.99From the creator of ‘Ella’s Night Lights’ comes a new tiny heroine – Lily, the pond mermaid, in a story about friendship, community and dealing with childhood worries and anxieties. Ponds are lush green places, full of busy life. And some ponds, if you look hard enough, even have a secret: pond mermaids. Just like Lily. In her beloved pond home, is her whole world – all her dragonfly, damselfly, butterfly, snail, frog and fish friends. But ponds are vulnerable places and Lily worries about keeping everyone safe – and her worry grows and grows. When a storm hits the pond and everything becomes covered in a tangle of storm debris, Lily becomes overwhelmed. But then she finds, bubbling up inside, a little flicker of courage to reach out, talk about her worries and – ask for help.
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An Opinionated Guide to London
£12.95This guide takes the best of our guides to the capital and tells you where to go and what to do in this vast, multicultural, chaotic city. London has pockets of wilderness complete with open air swimming and free-roaming deer; art galleries and museums full of masterpieces; restaurants serving some of the most exciting food in the world; history dating back centuries; parades of interesting indie shops; hundreds (no, thousands) of pubs and plenty to entertain overly energetic kids. Overwhelmed? Don’t be. All you need to know is in this handy pocket-sized and proudly opinionated guide.
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Treasure Island
£8.99This classic tale of pirates, treasure and swashbuckling action on the high seas is the archetypal ripping yarn, and continues to excite readers of all ages. Young innkeeper’s son Jim Hawkins finds himself embroiled in a breathtaking race to find Captain Flint’s treasure, alongside the treacherous Long John Silver, and closely followed by a band of dastardly pirates, among them the ominous Blind Pew.
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Isadora Moon Makes a Wish
£9.99When Isadora discovers a wishing well, the mischievous nymph who lives inside grants her the wish of constant happiness. But being happy all the time isn’t quite as enjoyable as Isadora expects. Can Isadora convince the nymph to undo the wish, and allow her to feel all of her feelings again?
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Bear and Bird bk 2: The stars and other stories
£6.99Just you and me and the stars. I’m as happy as can be. 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 Bear gobbles up the special, surprise cake Bird made for him, Bird laughs and laughs. And when Bird gets completely lost after sitting on a rock with legs, Bear comes to the rescue, on a walking rock of his own.
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Nothing like the movies
£9.99In this highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling Better than the Movies, Wes and Liz struggle to balance their feelings for each other with the growing pains of being a college student.
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The Hunger Games
£30.00The first iconic book in the number one global YA blockbuster Hunger Games series, now sumptuously illustrated by Nico Delort.