It's Tim's birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter -- written in code! It begins: "When the moon comes up , look for the biggest star." Tim -- and the reader -- are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday surprise!

"Full-color pages, designed with cutout shapes, allow preschool children to fully participate in this enticing adventure."
-- Publisher's Weekly‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE.

‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE.

This combined sticker and coloring-in book is a charming visual introduction to first words. With simple text and delightful outline drawings by Jenny Tulip, it presents the concept of shapes to young readers in an entertaining way. The pages can be colored in by the reader, using pencils, crayons or magic markers, and then finished off by placing the special color stickers within each scene. The stickers are reusable, so children will be able to complete the pages many times over, or use the stickers to create their own books, posters and games.

Where did the pieces of paper come from? Who do they belong to? The chicken is sure that they belong to him, but so is the fish, and so is the bird, and the snail and the frog. Using the same small scraps of paper over and over again to create a new animal on each page, Manceau has created a timeless cumulative tale that will delight and enchant children. Full color.

Whether you're big or little, learning about opposites has never been more fun - or funny - than with this winning board book.
Ladies are big, but ladybugs are little. Amiably illustrated in a bright, graphic style, Leslie Patricelli's spirited board book, BIG LITTLE, stars an obliging, bald, and very expressive toddler who acts out each pair of opposites with comically dramatic effect.

All the friends in the Olobob Forest come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and each and every one is important! Meet Gurdy, Lemon and Norbet, along with Crunch, Deeno, Groan Up and even the Snoofs, Scuttles and the Topsy Turvies! What Olobob friends will you make? Based on the hit CBeebies series, Olobob Top.

This brilliant activity and sticker book welcomes little ones to become part of the amazing world of Olobob Top with engaging and colourful activities! Have fun helping all the Olobob friends - draw a picture of yourself on Lalloo's friendship wall, help Baby Snoof get back to the nest and get dressed for Deeno's disco party. Complete the pages with colourful stickers and create your very own Olobob characters!

Olobob Top is the exciting CBeebies animated preschool TV series that follows Tib, Lalloo and Bobble. The Olobobs know that the right amount of imagination, inventiveness and creativity can solve anything. Bloomsbury's Olobob Top series allows children to extend and explore their own creativity, just like the Olobobs, whether it's by learning new shapes and numbers or creating their own imaginative world.

Other titles available: Make Your Own Olobob Home, The Amazing World of Olobob Top, Let's Visit the Olobobs, Let's Visit Norbet's Shop, Let's Visit Big Fish's Pond.

The Olobobs are going to Big Fish's Pond today ... In the distance the pond looks very small but up close it's really BIG! Lift the flaps and uncover the many wonders of Big Fish's Pond! Based on the hit CBeebies series, Olobob Top.

Join Tib, Lalloo and Bobble on their exciting trip to see Big Fish and all things big and small. A brilliantly fun introduction to sizes and proportion for little ones with lots of lift-the-flap surprises. Help the Olobobs look out for small fish, big rocks and an even BIGGER boat.

Olobob Top is the exciting CBeebies animated preschool TV series that follows Tib, Lalloo and Bobble. The Olobobs know that the right amount of imagination, inventiveness and creativity can solve anything. Bloomsbury's Olobob Top series allows children to extend and explore their own creativity, just like the Olobobs, whether it's by learning new shapes and numbers or creating their own imaginative world.

Other titles available: Make Your Own Olobob Home, The Amazing World of Olobob Top, Olobob And Friends Activity and Sticker Book, Let's Visit the Olobobs, Let's Visit Norbet's Shop.

The cat has a long, curly tail, a blue whale is spouting water high into the air and a seahorse is blowing bubbles. Can you trace each felt pattern? Gently rhyming text explores 8 different animals and why they are so lovable, in this delightful board book. A felt layer between each page, encourages your little one to practice turning the pages themselves using the easy-to-hold felt edges, while little fingers can also trace the soft, felt patterns to engage with the story and improve hand-eye coordination. Bold, simple artwork is specially created with minimal colours and black lines to appeal to young children and babies.

Dancing peapods, parachuting frogs, energetic elephants, daredevil teddy bears and boating mice make it really fun to learn about sizes. From an introduction to comparative size to a look at real-life animal sizes and growing sequences, this book will teach children all the basics that they will need to know for their first years at school. Record your own growth, bake cookies in three different sizes, draw characters with tall and short hats, grow some bean sprouts, make a jigsaw puzzle by cutting a big picture into little pieces, and much more.

This title comes with over 50 reusable stickers. This stimulating play-and-learn book is fun to look at, exciting to do, and shows young readers how objects can be grouped, mixed and matched in different ways. It is filled with action photographs of children, animals and toys that youngsters can identify with. Sticker activities put learning into practice and make it a pleasure rather than a chore - find the missing red fruit, locate a present that fits a triangular shape, identify groups by pattern or shade, seek out the cuddly pet animal, and much more. Reusable stickers offer hours of entertainment. Pictures interact with simple text to help children develop sorting and reading skills. You can provide an excellent start to your child's learning with this exciting sticker book. Packed with bright pictures and interactive stickers, this lively activity book will teach young readers all about things that match or go together. Children will delight in finding the missing glove, sticking down snowflakes, applying the correct text labels to groups of related objects, adding a model toy, and all the other sticker fun.All the stickers are reusable, so youngsters can complete the activities over and over again, or use them to make their own sticker books and posters. This engaging play book makes it easy to make groups, and to learn.

This book comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is a stimulating play-and-learn book for the very young. It includes all kinds of patterns - stripes, spots, speckles, checks, spirals, swirls, squiggles and zigzags, as well as patterns found in nature. It is full of action photographs of children, food, clothes, toys, animals, plants and other everyday items for youngsters to identify with - everything from a cuddly striped tiger to beautiful spotted butterflies. Reusable stickers mean that readers can repeat the play-and-learn experience many times over. You can find some spiral seashells, add decorations to the spotted cupcakes, and put a hat with a checked ribbon on Rosie's head. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning fun. Children respond to real-life action photographs, and they will love putting names to the host of cheerful, bright shapes in this book. Pictures and simple text combine to help youngsters develop their reading skills. They will absorb the concept of patterns while using interactive stickers to put flowers into the striped vase or to seek out the spotted bugs.The stickers are reusable, so young readers can think about the concepts again and again and so improve their skills, or use the stickers to make their own pictures, stories and games.

Can you find what is round? What is square? In this timeless new split-pageboard book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond- shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.

Hop on board our amazing train for a fun-filled learning journey! We're at the station and ready to go. We're off to explore shapes, playtime and so much more. All aboard everyone! 'This beautifully illustrated and engaging story introduces shape recognition, a key early learning skill. It is great to share with young children. Visit the park, the playground, the boating lake and the funfair to spot circles, squares, triangles, patterns and lots more! With lots to learn, spot, count and talk about on every page, this brilliant train ride is worth taking again and again!

A charmingly funny read-aloud that asks an important question: "Who sank the boat?" Beside the sea, there once lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. They were good friends, and one warm, sunny morning, for no particular reason, they decided to go for a row in the bay. Do you know who sank the boat? "The idea is funny, the pictures are splendid, and the easy text is just right for the very young."-The New Yorker "A bright, brisk tale, simply told, illustrated by cheerful, comical pictures."-The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books