Count down to the festive season with this collection of 24 mini books, activities and crafts! Packed with Alola-themed story books, guides, activity books, riddles and crafts, this is the perfect gift for fans of all ages. Create 3D Poké Balls, make your own decorations and learn how to draw your favourite Pokémon. With 24 awesome surprises inside, there's something for each December day leading up to the festive season, making this the perfect calendar treat. Become the ultimate Trainer with this awesome festive calendar!

Go maze-crazy with Ash, Pikachu and all their Pokémon pals! Travel around the Alola region and meet the colourful bunch of Pokémon that inhabit its islands. Navigate through a variety of labyrinths to help Pikachu win exciting battles, find a route through a city of sleeping Snorlax and much more. With over 60 mazes to complete and hundreds of Pokémon to meet, this activity book is hours of fun.

Test your Trainer knowledge with this epic trivia challenge book! With all the trivia from 8 Pokemon regions and tons of questions to answer, this is the ultimate challenge for Pokemon fans. Wannabe Pokemon Masters should know their Pikachus from their Pichus, where in the world they can find a Grookey, what ball to use to catch a Legendary Pokemon and more. This book will help you become a Pokemon expert in no time!

This all-new How to Draw book includes tons of Pokemon from Galar, the newest region. Over 40 characters in all! Want to become a Pokemon drawing expert? You've found the right book! This all-new How to Draw adventure includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw tons of new and previously discovered Pokemon -- from Pikachu to Grookey, Sobble, and Scorbunny to Yamper and Centiskorch. Over 40 Pokemon in all!

This official Pokémon Welcome to Paldea Sticker Book contains over 200 awesome stickers and is packed full of your favourite Pokémon. Learn all about the Paldea region and test your Trainer knowledge with challenging activities throughout the book. Join your favourite Pokémon friends in an incredible adventure in the exciting Paldea region. Complete the activities, test your knowledge and work to be crowned a Pokémon master. Explore Paldea and become an ultimate Pokémon Trainer!

Your dream of becoming a Trainer is not out of reach! Catch this exclusive Pop! Alakazam to add to your Pokémon collection.

Vinyl figure is approximately 10.6 cm tall.

Action meets RPG as the Pokémon series reaches a new frontier

Get ready for a new kind of grand, Pokémon adventure in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a brand new game from Game Freak that blends action and exploration with the RPG roots of the Pokémon series. Explore natural expanses to catch Pokémon by learning their behavior, sneaking up, and throwing a well-aimed Poké Ball. You can also toss the Poké Ball containing your ally Pokémon near a wild Pokémon to seamlessly enter battle. This new angle on Pokémon gameplay will deliver an immersive, personal experience brought to life by both Pokémon and humans.

Travel to The Sinnoh Region of Old
Explore the Sinnoh region from the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games, but long before the events of those titles. In this era, the Sinnoh region is filled with Pokémon living in harsh environments. Set out to create the region’s first Pokédex and discover the secrets of a long-gone time. At the start of your adventure, you can choose Rowlet, Cyndaquil, or Oshawott as your dependable partner. Along the way, a mystery surrounding the Pokémon known as Arceus will begin to unfold.

Features:

• Build the first Pokédex in the history of the Sinnoh region
• Explore the Sinnoh region of the past
• Action meets RPG in this new take on the Pokémon series
• Learn about the Pokémon Arceus, the key to this mysterious tale

Chart Ash’s journey―from his first steps toward his dream to be a Pokémon Master to becoming champion of the World Coronation Series. Pore over pages of timelines packed with fascinating facts, images, and essential details from all 25 seasons of the animated series in this one-of-a-kind book. Revisit exciting storylines. Follow Pikachu, Charizard, and more Pokémon, as well as best-loved characters, teams, and rivals on their journeys. Dive into detailed descriptions of terrific tournaments. Explore regions and uncover incredible adventures.

Gotta catch all the Pokemon action in this fun new graphic novel! All the adventure and humor of the animated TV series spring to life in this thick 128-page, full-color comic-style book. Kids who love Pokemon won't want to miss this cool comic compilation! This 128-page, full-color graphic novel includes two stories jam-packed with adventure and Pokemon battles.First, Ash is determined to help his friend's mom who has been taken by a mysterious Ultra Beast through an Ultra Wormhole! But when he finally reaches her, only a Z-move can get her back. Is Ash up for the challenge?Then, Ash takes on his first assignment as an Ultra Guardian on an action-packed Ultra mission!With tons of art on every page from the animated show airing on Disney XD, this comic book is the perfect new format for Pokemon fans.

New Pokémon to Discover
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will have many never-before-seen Pokémon waiting to meet you. These are just a few of the incredible new Pokémon you’ll encounter in this new adventure.


The World of Pokémon
The Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet games, the newest chapters in the Pokémon series, are coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world.


The World of Pokémon Has Evolved
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet offer an open-world experience that only the Pokémon series can deliver—one welcoming even to newcomers to the series.​

You can experience a new style of adventure, with a world that you’re free to explore at your leisure and not in an order dictated by the story. You will, of course, journey to hone your skills as a Pokémon Trainer, but many more discoveries and stories await you. Meet a variety of people and Pokémon, and adventure in the world of Pokémon the way you want to.


A Deeper Experience with Multiplayer Gameplay
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet allow multiplayer gameplay with up to four players.​

Along with series staples, such as trading and battling Pokémon, you will be able to explore the various locations of the region in these games with other players. You can discover new Pokémon and explore unfamiliar areas with your friends and family, opening the door to an adventure more precious and fun than ever!


Introducing the Main Characters
As one of the main characters, you’ll set off on your adventure. Your outfit will vary depending on whether you play Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet. Who knows what kind of story awaits you?


Two Different Professors
For the first time in the series, one of two different professors will appear in your game depending on the version you choose to play.

In Pokémon Scarlet, you will meet Professor Sada, and in Pokémon Violet, you will meet Professor Turo. Each is carrying out research into certain lore passed down in the region.


Nemona, a Powerful Pokémon Trainer
Your friend, Nemona, has a sunny and energetic disposition, and she absolutely loves Pokémon battles. She’s an experienced Pokémon Trainer and serves as a reliable guide for you on your adventures. She has undisputed skill in battle—though it does also seem that she’s not the best at throwing Poké Balls.

All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! A stylish new omnibus edition of the best-selling Pokemon Adventures manga, collecting all the original volumes of the series you know and love. The conclusion of the original Pokemon Adventures! Professor Birch sends Ruby and Sapphire to help Emerald find the Wish Pokemon Jirachi. But first there are fierce Pokemon battles to fight in the Battle Dome Tournament! Then, Professor Oak sends Gold and Silver to help rescue Red, Yellow, Blue and Green-who have all been turned to stone! Along the way, Gold and Silver must battle a fearsome creature that Archie, the former leader of Team Aqua, wished into existence using the powers of the Wish Pokemon Jirachi that Ruby and Sapphire found! Collects the original Pokemon Adventures 28 & 29!

Ash is back in awesome adventures that take place across multiple regions of the best-selling Pokemon video games! Ash is back and more determined than ever to be a Pokemon Master! Now he's teamed up with a new friend, Goh, who wants to collect every Pokemon from every region! Ash and Goh encounter Legendary Pokemon, including Suicune and Eternatus, as they continue their investigation into the Dynamax phenomenon happening in the Galar region. But their biggest challenge involves one of the most powerful Legendary Pokemon ever! Can Ash and Goh handle a battle against Mewtwo?!

"Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children" offers new insights into children's descriptions of their invented or "make-believe" worlds, and the role that the children's experience with media plays in creating these worlds. Based on the results of a cross-cultural study conducted in the United States, Germany, Israel, and South Korea, it offers an innovative look at media's role on children's creative lives.
This distinctive volume:
*outlines the central debates and research findings in the area of children, fantasy worlds, and the media;
*provides a descriptive account of children's make-believe worlds and their wishes for actions they would like to take in these worlds;
*highlights the centrality of media in children's make believe worlds;
*emphasizes the multiple creative ways in which children use media as resources in their environment to express their own inner worlds; and
*suggests the various ways in which the tension between traditional genderportrayals that continue to dominate media texts and children's wishes to act are presented in their fantasies.
The work also demonstrates the value of research in unveiling the complicated ways in which media are woven into the fabric of children's everyday lives, examining the creative and sophisticated uses they make of their contents, and highlighting the responsibility that producers of media texts for children have in offering young viewers a wide array of role models and narratives to use in their fantasies. An enclosed CD provides full-color images of the artwork produced during the study.
This book will appeal to scholars and graduate students in children and media, early childhood education, anddevelopmental psychology. It can be used in graduate level courses in these areas.

Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children offers new insights into children's descriptions of their invented or "make-believe" worlds, and the role that the children's experience with media plays in creating these worlds. Based on the results of a cross-cultural study conducted in the United States, Germany, Israel, and South Korea, it offers an innovative look at media's role on children's creative lives. This distinctive volume: *outlines the central debates and research findings in the area of children, fantasy worlds, and the media; *provides a descriptive account of children's make-believe worlds and their wishes for actions they would like to take in these worlds; *highlights the centrality of media in children's make believe worlds; *emphasizes the multiple creative ways in which children use media as resources in their environment to express their own inner worlds; and *suggests the various ways in which the tension between traditional gender portrayals that continue to dominate media texts and children's wishes to act are presented in their fantasies. The work also demonstrates the value of research in unveiling the complicated ways in which media are woven into the fabric of children's everyday lives, examining the creative and sophisticated uses they make of their contents, and highlighting the responsibility that producers of media texts for children have in offering young viewers a wide array of role models and narratives to use in their fantasies. The downloadable resources provide full-color images of the artwork produced during the study. This book will appeal to scholars and graduate students in children and media, early childhood education, and developmental psychology. It can be used in graduate level courses in these areas.

Ash is back in awesome adventures that take place across multiple regions of the best-selling Pokemon video games! Ash is back and more determined than ever to be a Pokemon Master! Now he's teamed up with a new friend, Goh, who wants to collect every Pokemon from every region! When Ash and Pikachu hitch a ride aboard the Legendary Pokemon Lugia, they discover another kid is also on board! Meet Goh, who wants to catch every Pokemon ever-including Mew! Can Ash and Goh make their lofty dreams come true?

Gotta catch all the Pokemon action in this fun new graphic novel! All the adventure and humor of the animated TV series spring to life in this thick 128-page, full-color comic-style book. Kids who love Pokemon won't want to miss this cool comic compilation! This 128-page, full-color graphic novel includes two stories jam-packed with adventure and Pokemon battles.First, Ash joins the Masked Royal onstage for a fight against the Revengers!Then, Ash visits Ula'ula Island to challenge the island kahuna, Nanu, to a grand trial. But Nanu doesn't think Ash and his Pokemon pals are ready for it. Can Ash prove his skill-and ultimately win the battle?With tons of art on every page from the animated show airing on Disney XD, this comic book is the perfect new format for Pokemon fans.

Prepare for a fiery battle with this Charizard construction set. The Fire-type Pokémon stands over 4-inches tall and can create a number of heroic stances when you pose it in different battle-ready positions. This faithfully modeled Charizard includes flaming tail and breath battle effect details for a blazingly authentic building experience. Ideal for Wonder Builders, ages 6 and up.

• Buildable and poseable Charizard building set that stands over 4-inches tall
• Charizard has poseable wings and fire coming from his mouth and tail
• 223 bricks and pieces combine with all Mega Construx building sets and are compatible with other name brands
• Comes with Heavy Ball pin
• Ideal for ages 6 and up, this construction toy provides build-and-play experiences to help develop creativity and problem-solving skills

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokemon Sword & Shield video games set in the wild Galar region! Casey Shield, a hacker who invented the Dynamax Simulator, and Henry Sword, a boy who repairs gear for Pokemon, both dream of entering the Galar region's gym battles. For Casey, it's a chance to reunite with her lost Pokemon. For Henry, it's an opportunity to search for the legendary Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield. Casey and Henry can't enter Galar region tournaments without the support of the local champion, Leon! But with train disruptions, Team Yell and wild Dynamax Pokemon getting in their way, will they ever get a chance to impress him?! Who's going to get these wandering Wooloo off the train tracks?

More than just a simple journey through the history of Pokemon, Daniel Dockery offers an in-depth look at the franchise's many branches of impact and influence. With dozens of firsthand interviews, Monster Kids covers its beginnings as a Japanese video game created to recapture one man's love of bug-collecting as a child before diving into the decisions and conditions that would ultimately lead to that game's global domination. With its continued growth as television shows, spin-off video games, blockbuster movies, trading cards, and toys, Pokemon is a unique and special brand that manages to continue to capture the attention and adoration of its eager fanbase 25 years after its initial release. Whether it was new animated shows like Digimon, Cardcaptors, and Yu-Gi-Oh!; the rise of monster-catching video games and trading card games; and more, Pikachu, the king of pop culture in the '90s, opened the doors in America to those hoping to capture some of Pokemon's dedicated fans. In Monster Kids, Dockery combines the personal stories of the people who helped bring Pokemon to the global stage with affection and humor, making this book the ultimate look at the rise of the franchise in Japan and then North America, but also the generation of kids whose passion for "catching them all" created a unique cultural phenomenon that continues to make a profound impact today.

Unleash your creativity and escape to the world of Legendary and Mythical Pokemon! Color your way through the Pokemon world! This deluxe coloring book is filled with nearly 100 pages of intricate patterns and pictures of the amazing and mysterious Legendary and Mythical Pokemon. Perfect for any Pokemon fan.

All your favorite Pokemon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! A deluxe omnibus edition of the best-selling Pokemon Adventures manga series, collecting all 29 volumes of the original series into ten premium books. Red doesn't just want to train Pokemon, he wants to be their friend too. That makes things even more complicated than usual as he travels through dangerous zones battling gym leaders for badges and discovering secret Pokemon along the way. Now he's got to team up with his rival Blue and the thief Green to fight a common enemy. Can he stay focused enough to rise to the challenge? Collects the original Pokemon Adventures volumes 1, 2 and 3!

Awesome adventures inspired by the best-selling new Pokemon Sun and Moon video games! Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of science. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry. Moon is on her way to deliver a rare Pokemon to Professor Kukui in the Alola region when she meets his good friend Sun, a courier entrusted with a special Pokedex. Sun offers to safely deliver Moon to the professor's lab...but then they tangle with a group of grunts from Team Skull and are attacked by a mysterious Pokemon! What does the mysterious Pokemon leave in its wake...? New adventures set in the world of the newest iteration of the game, Pokemon Sun & Moon.