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Meet Ginger the Tricarrotops and the mighty Vegesaurs in this picture book adventure, based on the hit animated CBeebies series. It’s a quiet morning in Vegesaur Valley, until Ginger and the three baby Pea-Rexes hear something crying . . . it’s a baby Bokchoydactyl who’s got lost! The four friends work together to figure out a way to teach it to fly back to its mother. Based on the hit preschool CBeebies animated series, Vegesaurs: Baby Bok's Flying Lesson is a funny picture book that captures all the adventure and humour of the TV episodes, with themes of friendship, play and healthy eating. Read the exciting story and then enjoy the extra content, including character facts and reading tips. Fans of this book will also enjoy Vegesaurs: Ginger Meets the Pea-Rexes!, another picture book adventure based on the brilliant CBeebies TV series.

Based on the hit CBeebies series

Vegesaurs: Baby Bok's Flying Lesson

A beautiful hardback treasury, containing over fifty fairy tales from around the world, introduced by the award-winning Michael Morpurgo. The perfect gift for fairy tale lovers of all ages. This glorious collection contains much-loved favourites from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, such asThe Little Mermaid, Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel, alongside lesser known fairy tales, such as the Chinese story of Bayberry, who rescues his sister, Little Red, from a devious dragon. Bringing together amazing stories from across the world, there are tales of witches from Russia, tree ghosts from India, magical moon spirits from Japan and many more. Fully illustrated throughout, with beautiful colour and line-work images from iconic Golden Age illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane and Warwick Goble. A sumptuous 480 page gift hardback, complete with a foiled cut-through cover, gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection is a book to share and treasure. Macmillan has been publishing children's books for over 150 years. Drawing on Macmillan's rich historical archive, The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection contains stories and artwork from treasuries first published in the 1800s and early 1900s. Plus an informative section about some of the authors and artists behind those original collections.

The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

A beautiful, fully illustrated picture book, with text by award winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Adapted from the scripts of the Netflix miniseries, this family-friendly edition will introduce a classic story to a new generation, while reigniting the heartfelt place of the story for older readers.Set in the English countryside, Watership Down tells the tale of a ragtag band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their warren in search of safety and a new home.Illustrated with a combination of stills from the TV series and soft line artwork, this is a wonderful introduction to Richard Adams' original award-winning story, first published over 45 years ago and regarded as a modern classic.

Picture Storybook

Watership Down

Macmillan Adult's Books

Why did the turkey join the band? Because it had the drumsticks What do ghosts put on their turkey at Christmas? Grave-y What do you call a penguin wearing ear muffs? Anything you like, he can't hear you! This hilarious collection of over 200 yuletide jokes is a must-have for the festive season. Featuring a brilliant collection of wintery puns and superbly silly black and white illustrations, you’d have to be Christmas crackers to miss it. The perfect stocking-filler for both boys and girls, these jokes will sleigh you!

Christmas Jokes

1 Moomin, round and white . . . Take a journey through Moominvalley and count the colourful characters along the way! Tove Jansson's classic artwork is sensitively and beautifully adapted along with with beautiful, bold illustrations and newly-created numbers based on her archive drawings. Alongside the eye-catching artwork is easy-to-read text for first Moomin fans, in charming gentle rhyme, plus quotes from the original Moomin stories – perfect for reading aloud. This title is part of Reading, Writing and the Moomins, a global Moomin initiative designed to help spread love and happiness through the joys of reading and writing. The Moomin 123: An Illustrated Counting Book showcases Moominvalley as you’ve never seen it before – a gorgeous gift book to treasure and read over and over again. Publishing alongside The Moomin ABC: An Illustrated Alphabet Book, this pair of titles are a stunning introduction to Moominvalley – perfect for a special gift purchase or for any Moomin fan.

The Moomin 123: An Illustrated Counting Book

Hundreds of silly jokes on every topic you can think of! What's the difference between an elephant and a biscuit? You can't dunk an elephant in your tea. Why did the monster get good marks in his exam? Because two heads are better than one. What do you call a woman with a tortoise on her head? Shelley.

The Bumper Book of Very Silly Jokes

Ben Newman

A stylish twist on a First Words book that introduces big concepts to small people - everything preschoolers need to know!

My First Book of Everything

A is for Adventure! Come on an adventure to the wonderful world of Moominvalley, introduced for the first time through the letters of the alphabet. Meet all the most famous and beloved characters from Moominvalley, from brave, adventurous Moomintroll to sparky and mischievous Little My and thoughtful, philosophical Snufkin. Each letter from A to Z is represented by Using Tove Jansson's classic artwork with a bright, bold colour palette and newly-created lettering based on her archive drawings. Alongside the eye-catching artwork is easy-to-read text for little Moomin fans plus quotes from the original Moomin books, perfect for reading aloud. Part of Reading, Writing and the Moomins, a global Moomin initiative designed to help spread love and happiness through the joys of reading and writing. Moomin ABC: An Alphabet Book showcases Moominvalley as you’ve never seen it before – a gorgeous book to treasure and read over and over again, and the perfect present for any Moomin fan. Moomin fans should also look out for The Moomin 123: An Illustrated Counting Book.

The Moomin ABC: An Illustrated Alphabet Book

Rainbow Rowell

The first short-story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell

Scattered Showers

Barron's

Naked animals are so yesterday! Princesses includes more than 250 stickers and dozens of animal images to dress. There are gowns, tiaras, and maybe even a leisure suit or two to help make this bunch fancy. Hours of hilarious, stickable fun!

Princesses Sticker Book

Macmillan Children's Books Staff

It's Animal Dress-Up Sticker Time! At last! Now you can put a hamster in a top hat, a cat in a wig, a guinea pig in a ballgown, a rabbit in a toga - and much much more! Nobody can resist an adorable animal - and absolutely nobody can resist an adorable animal in an outfit. In this brilliant new series, with over 200 stickers in every book, you get to choose the outfits, anything from a Mexican poncho and a regal gown to a hi-tech spacesuit!

Princesses

Tove Jansson

Amanda Li

Have fun with the Moomins and their friends in this exciting interactive board book, with a moving mechanism in every scene.

The Moomins Have Fun! a Push, Pull and Slide Book

A beautiful hardback treasury, containing over fifty fairy tales from around the world, introduced by award-winning author Michael Morpurgo. The perfect gift for fairy tale lovers of all ages. This glorious collection contains much-loved favourites from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, such as The Little Mermaid, Rapunzel and Hansel and Gretel, alongside lesser known fairy tales, such as the Chinese story of Bayberry, who rescues his sister, Little Red, from a devious dragon. Bringing together amazing stories from across the world, there are tales of witches from Russia, tree ghosts from India, magical moon spirits from Japan and many more. Fully illustrated throughout, with beautiful colour and line-work images from iconic Golden Age illustrators, including Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane and Warwick Goble. A sumptuous 480 page gift hardback, complete with a foiled cut-through cover, gold foiled edges and a ribbon marker, The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection is a book to share and treasure. Macmillan has been publishing children’s books for over 175 years. Drawing on Macmillan’s rich historical archive, The Macmillan Fairy Tales Collection contains stories and artwork from treasuries first published in the 1800s and early 1900s. Plus an informative section about some of the authors and artists behind those original collections.

E. T. A. Hoffmann

Based on E. T. A. Hoffmann's original short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, The Nutcracker Colouring Book is a delightful addition to the Macmillan Classic Colouring range of books. The ballet based on the original story is now the most popular ballet in the world and is staged every year in the run up to Christmas. With beautiful and detailed black line illustrations, plus captions that tell the story, and with a festive cover decorated with red foiling, this is a perfect Christmas gift.

The Nutcracker

Draw and colour creatures with over forty top artists and illustrators from across the world in this exciting artistic collaboration. Join award-winning Axel Scheffler, Emily Gravett, Chris Riddell, Benji Davies, Marta Altés, Sara Ogilvie, Tim Hopgood and many more bestselling illustrators in this brilliant, bumper drawing and colouring book - a unique collaboration featuring work from some of the most amazing - and most loved - illustrators currently working in children's books. The theme of the book is creatures and each page is packed with monkeys and monsters, dinosaurs and dragons, big cats and little cats - and everything in-between! Jump from scary to silly to simply stunning with every page you turn, then sharpen your pencils and join in to complete the pictures. Draw it! Colour it! Creatures is perfect for aspiring artists and fans of children's illustration. It's the ideal gift for children - and adults - that love drawing, colouring-in and children's books. With 120 fun-filled pages it's also great for rainy days and school holidays, making it the perfect Christmas gift. Children will NEVER be bored again.Put simply: A brilliant book for children who love to draw, made by people who love to draw.

Draw: Creatures!

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to Draw it! Colour it! Creatures, this second, stunning Macmillan activity book for all ages is your chance to join in and compete a drawing with a bestselling artist. Featuring work from Axel Scheffler, Chris Riddell, Rob Biddulph, Emily Gravett, Marta Altes and many many more.This brilliant bumper drawing and colouring book is perfect for aspiring artists and fans of children's illustrators. A book for children who love to draw, made by people who love to draw.

With Over 40 Top Artists

Draw It! Colour It! Beasts

Make friends with the Moomins in this exciting interactive board book, with a moving mechanism in every scene.

Meet the Moomins! a Push, Pull and Slide Book

Join the little rabbits on a big adventure in this beautiful giftbook edition of the animated TV mini series, Watership Down. Re-imagined by script-writer Tom Bidwell (My Mad Fat Diary), this classic tale has been made into a beautifully animated four-part mini series by the BBC and Netflix. Featuring stunning CG animation, emotive illustrations and text adapted from the TV scripts by award-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, this retelling of the classic story is perfect for a family audience. Set in the English countryside, Watership Down tells the tale of a ragtag band of rabbits fleeing the destruction of their warren in search of safety and a new home. Their adventure is brought to life in this stunning gift picture storybook, which will be treasured by fans of the original novel, as well as new readers introduced to this epic tale by the television mini series. Watership Down © Watership Down Television Limited 2018. Licensed by ITV Ventures.

Gift Picture Storybook

Get creative with The Moomin Craft Book, a stylish Scandinavian craft book featuring over twenty-six beautiful projects, all inspired by the wonderful world of Tove Jansson's Moomins. Make some Moomin mittens, learn how to crochet a Moomintroll and get creative with stylish Moomin jewellery and Moomin-themed decorations and flowers! This book is packed with craft techniques and activities including: sewing, knitting, crochet, paper craft, painting, jewellery-making and needle felt, all with step-by-step instructions. Beautifully designed with stunning photography throughout, The Moomin Craft Book is perfect for Moomin fans and keen creatives of all ages, featuring activities suitable for young children as well as more challenging projects for experienced adult crafters.

The Moomin Craft Book

Fidget Spinners have taken the world by storm! This brilliant book is packed with the very best tricks, tips and hacks to make you a Fidget Spinner master! Fidget Spinners: Brilliant Tricks, Tips and Hacks includes everything you could ever want to know about Fidget Spinners: the top ten Spinners, clever hacks to customize your spinner to make it look cooler and spin faster, and step-by-step instructions for thirty tricks. Master the basics, from the Finger Spin to the Hand Dryer, before learning some epic moves, from the Stack Attack to the Reverse Flip, and attempting the ultimate spins, from Around the Back to the Knuckle Down, to wow your friends and family.

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