This year, begin a new festive tradition, discovering the true meaning of Christmas and creating precious memories your family will cherish for years to come. Sit down together as you read and count down the days to Christmas and remember how much we need a Rescuer—and how amazing it is that He came!
Beginning with Creation, Why Jesus Came: 25 Bible Stories Showing Why God Sent His Son invites your family on a beautiful, chronological journey through ancient stories, tracing God’s faithful promise to send a Rescuer—Jesus. Each of the 25 Bible stories begins with a key verse and ends with a thoughtful question, helping you and your children, especially 6–10-year-olds, think and talk about the reason we celebrate Jesus’ birth.

• Perfect for children aged 6-10.
• 25 Bible stories that follow God’s precious promise to send a Rescuer, including the story of Creation, God’s promise to Abram, Moses and the plagues, the good news brought by the angel Gabriel and the promised Son, Jesus.
• Each Bible story begins with a key verse and ends with a thoughtful question to help families talk about the reason we celebrate Jesus’ birth.
• 64 full-color pages.
• Paperback.
• Also available in Afrikaans under the title Hoekom Jesus gekom het.

Has your little one ever asked you where animals come from or why there are clouds in the sky? Snuggle up with your child and discover how God created sky, water, mountains, beaches, and more!

In Clever Cub Explores God’s Creation, Clever Cub cuddles up with Mama Bear on a dark stormy night as she tells him the story of Creation in Genesis 1. Follow along as Clever Cub learns about how God filled the empty world with all kinds of life—and even created clever cubs like him!

This engaging picture book is perfect for children aged 3-6, teaching them about the wonder and purpose of God’s creation. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about it in the Bible.

• Includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more in the Bible.
• 24 full-color pages.
• Also available in Afrikaans under the title Klein Beertjie ontdek God se skepping.

Let your child cuddle up with the curious little bear Clever Cub who loves to read the Bible and learn about God. In Clever Cub and the Easter Surprise, Papa and Mama Bear tell Clever Cub the exciting story of Easter morning when Jesus Christ rose from the dead and gave us the best surprise of all!

This engaging picture book is perfect for children aged 3-6, teaching them about Jesus’ resurrection. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about the true meaning of Easter in the Bible.

Let your child cuddle up with the curious little bear Clever Cub who loves to read the Bible and learn about God. In Clever Cub Learns about Love, Mama Bear teaches Clever Cub about the many ways to say “I love you!” by sharing the story of Moses, whose mother loved him so much that she put him in a basket on the river to keep him safe.

This engaging picture book is perfect for children aged 3-6, helping them to think about ways they can show love to others. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about love in the Bible.

Wil jy graag ’n gesindheid van dankbaarheid by jou kind vestig? Hierdie pragtige storie is die perfekte manier om vir kinders te wys hoeveel vreugde ons kan ervaar wanneer ons dankie sê vir God.

In Klein Beertjie sê vir God dankie vertel Mamma Beer vir Klein Beertjie die storie van Petrus en Johannes wat ’n man genees het, en hoe hierdie man op ’n wonderlike manier vir God dankie gesê het.

Dit sluit vrae oor die storie se tema in.

• Vertel die verhaal van die kreupel man wat genees is en God daarvoor geloof het in Handelinge 3.
• Help 3- tot 6-jariges om vreugde te vind daarin om vir God dankie te sê.
• Sluit vrae oor die storie se tema in.
• 24 volkleur bladsye.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Clever Cub Gives Thanks to God.

Kom leer jou kleinding van Paasfees met Klein Beertjie, wat graag Bybel lees en daarvan hou om van God te leer.

In Klein Beertjie leer van Paasfees vertel Pappa en Mamma Beer vir Klein Beertjie van die opwindende verrassing daardie eerste Paasfees toe Jesus opgestaan het uit die dood.

Hierdie pragtige volkleur-boekie vertel kinders tussen 3 en 6 van Jesus se opstanding en die ware betekenis van Paasfees. Die vrae agter in die boekie wat aansluit by die tema sal kinders help om die waarheid hul eie te maak.

Laat jou kleinding saam met Klein Beertjie ontdek wat gebeur het die aand toe Jesus gebore is!

In Klein Beertjie ontmoet vir Baba Jesus vertel Mamma Beer vir Klein Beertjie die verhaal van Jesus se geboorte. Saam verbeel hulle hulle hoe dit sou gewees het om baba Jesus in die wêreld te verwelkom.

Hierdie pragtige storieboek vir 3- tot 6-jariges sluit vrae oor die storie se tema in.

• Vertel die verhaal van Jesus se geboorte in Lukas 2 vir 3- tot 6-jariges.
• Sluit vrae oor die storie se tema in.
• 24 volkleur bladsye.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Clever Cub Welcomes Baby Jesus.

With Me Always is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a little girl who finds God when she is scared and lost. Children will love the story. The book offers children the opportunity of seeing God in their experiences and realizing that God is always with them.

Features include:

• Hardcover with beautiful full-colour illustrations by Jake Waldron
• Exceptional content for young children who may feel scared or insecure
• Concept of God always being with us brought home simply
• For ages 3 - 6

Het jou kind jou al ooit gevra waar diere vandaan kom, of hoekom daar wolke in die lug is? Trek jou kleinding nader en vertel vir hom of haar hoe God die lug, see, berge, strande en alles in die heelal geskep het!

In Klein Beertjie ontdek God se skepping vertel Mamma Beer vir Klein Beertjie hoe God alles in die heelal geskep het soos Genesis 1 ons leer. Ontdek saam met Klein Beertjie hoe God die leë wêreld vol lewe gemaak het – en selfs klein beertjies net soos hy geskep het.

Hierdie boek is ideaal vir 3- tot 6-jariges en leer hulle meer oor die wonder en doel van God se skepping. Dit bevat ook vrae aan die einde oor die verhaal en idees oor hoe ’n mens meer hieroor in die Bybel kan leer.

• Bevat vrae oor die tema van die boek en idees oor hoe ’n mens meer hieroor in die Bybel kan leer.
• 24 volkleur bladsye.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Clever Cub Explores God’s Creation.

Little ones can sometimes have bad dreams and a fear of the dark. At such times they need the reassurance that they are safe and that God is always by their side.

Clever Cub Trusts God will help little hearts face their fears in the night as they learn about two brave spies in the Bible called Joshua and Caleb. They trusted God to keep them safe and He did.

This engaging picture book is perfect for children aged 3-6, teaching them to trust God knowing that He is always with them. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about it in the Bible.

Sharing with others often does not come naturally to little ones. Help your child to understand that sharing is caring and can actually be quite fun.

In Clever Cub Learns to Share, Clever Cub does not want to share with Skippy the Squirrel. That is until Papa Bear tells him about a boy in the Bible who shared his small lunch of five loaves and two small fish with Jesus (John 6:1-14). Jesus then used that small lunch to feed 5,000 people!

This engaging picture book is perfect for children aged 3-6, teaching them how wonderful it is to share with others. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about it in the Bible.

Kom leer jou kleinding van liefde met Klein Beertjie, wat graag Bybel lees en daarvan hou om van God te leer.

In Klein Beertjie leer oor liefde vertel Mamma Beer vir Klein Beertjie van al die maniere waarop ons liefde kan bewys aan ander deur vir hom die storie van Moses te vertel. Moses se ma was so lief vir hom dat sy hom in ’n mandjie tussen die riete van ’n rivier weggesteek het om hom veilig te hou.

Hierdie pragtige volkleur-boekie is ideaal om kinders tussen 3 en 6 te help om aan maniere te dink waarop hulle liefde aan ander kan bewys. Die vrae agter in die boekie wat aansluit by die tema sal kinders help om die waarheid hul eie te maak.

Kinders kry soms nagmerries en word bang vir die donker. Dan het hulle die versekering nodig dat hulle veilig is omdat God altyd by hulle is.

Klein Beertjie vertrou op God sal kleingoed help om hulle vrees in die nag te oorkom wanneer hulle leer van Josua en Kaleb, twee dapper spioene in die Bybel. Hulle het God vertrou om hulle veilig te hou – en Hy het.

Dié pragtige volkleurboek is perfek vir 3- tot 6-jariges en leer hulle om te vertrou dat God altyd by hulle is. Daar is ook vrae oor die temas in die boek en voorstelle om meer daaroor in die Bybel te leer.

Dit is nie vir klein kindertjies altyd maklik om te deel nie. Help jou kind verstaan dat dit goed is om te deel en dat dit selfs pret kan wees.

In Klein Beertjie leer om te deel wil Klein Beertjie nie sy dennebol met Eddie Eekhoring deel nie. Dit is totdat Pappa Beer vir hom vertel van ’n seuntjie in die Bybel wat sy middagete van vyf broodjies en twee vissies met Jesus gedeel het. Jesus het dié kos toe gebruik om vir 5 000 mense kos te gee!

Hierdie volkleurboek is ideaal om 3- tot 6-jariges te help verstaan hoe lekker dit is om te deel. Die eenvoudige vrae agter in die boek help kinders om dit wat hulle geleer het in hulle eie lewe toe te pas en help hulle om meer oor die Bybel te leer.

Dit is vir baie kinders moeilik om die waarheid te praat, veral wanneer dit makliker is om te jok en daarmee weg te kom. Tog is dit baie belangrik om kinders te leer om altyd die waarheid te praat, maak nie saak hoe moeilik dit is nie.

Klein Beertjie praat die waarheid is ’n baie goeie manier om die kwessie van eerlikheid met 3- tot 6-jariges te bespreek. In hierdie avontuur is Klein Beertjie se maatjie baie kwaad vir hom toe hy vir hom jok. Mamma Beer vertel vir Klein Beertjie die verhaal van koningin Ester en hoe dit altyd beter is om die waarheid te praat – maak nie saak hoe moeilik dit is nie.

Hierdie boek leer kinders om eerlik te wees en om ’n goeie vriend te wees. Dit bevat ook vrae aan die einde oor die verhaal en idees oor hoe ’n mens meer hieroor in die Bybel kan leer.

• Bevat vrae oor die tema van die boek en idees oor hoe ’n mens meer hieroor in die Bybel kan leer.
• 24 volkleur bladsye.
• Ook beskikbaar in Engels onder die titel Clever Cub Tells the Truth.

Telling the truth is something children battle with, especially when it is easier to lie and get away with it. But it is vital to teach children that it is always better to tell the truth, no matter how difficult or scary it is.

Clever Cub Tells the Truth is a great way to discuss the issue of honesty with children aged 3-6. In this adventure, Clever Cub makes a big mistake when he lies and makes his friend mad! But Mama Bear teaches him the story of Queen Esther and how telling the truth is always the right thing to do—even when it’s hard.

This engaging picture book teaches children how to be an honest and loving friend. It also includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about it in the Bible.

• Tells the story of how Queen Esther saved her people (Esther 1-10).
• Includes questions about the story’s theme and ideas for learning more about it in the Bible.
• 24 full-color pages.
• Also available in Afrikaans under the title Klein Beertjie praat die waarheid.

"A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning." - Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss. Hertle and Bertle were always a pair, though one was a turtle and one was a hare. They were utterly buddies, and best friends forever and whenever you looked, you would find them together... until quite unexpectedly... the end came. When Hertle disappears for good, Bertle can only see a Hertle-shaped hole where his friend should be. He pleads with it, get angry with it, but the hole still won't bring his Hertle back. It seems like hope is lost... until Gerda the kindly bear finds him. She explains that he must fill the hole with his memories of Hertle. And slowly... Bertle begins to feel a little bit better. Powerful and moving text from children's author and poet John Dougherty is paired perfectly with warm illustrations from the wonderfully talented Thomas Docherty in a thoughtful and sensitive approach to this difficult topic. This moving picture book can be used as part of a gentle conversation about death and grief with children.

Join the Heeler family in the Big Blue Guy’s guide to being the best dad ever and find out how to be dad goals! This mini hardback is the perfect gift for Father’s Day.

"Focus on what's important."
"But the ultimate dad goal? JUST BEING DAD."

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In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stephen Hawking, the genius physicist and author. When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. It also led him to make one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant physicist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within . Being a tiger is great fun at first - tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends.

A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. The perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts.

Join in the fun at the zoo with this brilliantly funny rhyming adventure from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks – in What the Ladybird Heard at the Zoo.

Previously published as What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.

Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use him to pinch the Queen's crown. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city . . . and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it!

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY lion roars! Did you ever wish to be an animal, running or swinging or climbing free? Imagine being in the wild bush at night with the stars up above. How peaceful! Not always. There is one sound everyone fears - Shamba, the lion's mighty ... ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by the mutli award-winning Chantelle and Burgen Thorne. Also available in the Storytime Africa series: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Zebra, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Hippo.

This 25th birthday edition of The Gruffalo is a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler fans, including fun bonus content! A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good. Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with a fox, an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo! Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo is an undisputed modern classic and has become a bestselling phenomenon around the world. This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse and a monster has found its way into the hearts and bedtimes of an entire generation of children over the past twenty-five years, and will undoubtedly continue to enchant children for years and years to come. The Gruffalo 25th Anniversary Edition features the classic story with a stunning foil cover as well as a letter from the author, early sketches from the illustrator, fun Gruffalo things to make and do and a special birthday song to celebrate the anniversary year.

In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, the 'Mother of the Freedom Movement.' Rosa Parks grew up in Alabama, where she learned to stand up for herself at an early age. Rosa went on to become a civil rights activist. In 1955, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her courageous decision had a huge impact on civil rights, eventually leading to the end of segregation on public transport. She never stopped working for equal rights. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the activist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Albert Einstein, the legendary scientist. Little Albert grew up in Germany, where it took him four years to formulate his first word. He was fascinated by how objects worked and, although he didn't love school, he loved physics and maths books. His brilliant mind contemplated space and time, and he eventually came up with the theory of relativity. He shared his knowledge with the rest of the world, becoming the most original mind of the twentieth century. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the theoretical physicist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!