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Meet Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger in this timeless adventure that
has enchanted generations of children. This beloved childhood
classic by Kenneth Grahame is now available in a stunning gift book
edition with dazzling new art. One spring day, Mole peers out from
his underground home to find a marvellous world awaits him. As the
seasons pass, he picnics on the riverbank with Ratty, accompanies
Toad on a chaotic caravan adventure, and even braves the snowy
depths of the fearsome Wild Wood in search of Badger. But when
Toad's mischievous ways finally land him in trouble, can his
friends come to his rescue and recapture Toad Hall from a gang of
sneaky stoats and wheedling weasels? The hilarious and
heart-warming adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad are
brought to life for a new generation in this enchanting
abridgement, accompanied by Kate Hindley's vibrant and appealing
artwork. Discover more beautiful gift books in the Nosy Crow
Classics range including The Secret Garden, Heidi, The Velveteen
Rabbit, and Peter Pan. With sumptuous details including cloth
binding, foil cover, full colour illustrations throughout, textured
paper jacket, ribbon marker and head and tail bands.
A mind-boggling and hilarious book of facts for kids from the star
of The Great British Bake Off, Matt Lucas - exclusive for World
Book Day! Can you spot fact from fiction? Can you tell what's news
and what's nonsense? This very, very, very, very, very, very, very
silly book is FULL of mind-boggling true or false facts about
animals, food, inventions, famous people, extraordinary places and
much, much more! True or false? A man once ate an entire airplane.
The first frisbees were overcooked pies. King Henry VIII had a
special servant to take him to the loo. Grab a copy and find out
the answers! Jam-packed with incredible facts and super-silly jokes
from the king of comedy Matt Lucas, this book will have your
laughing your socks off . . . while learning astonishing things
about the world we live in! Also available: My Very Very Very Very
Very Very Very Silly Book of Jokes My Very Very Very Very Very Very
Very Silly Book of Pranks My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very
Silly Book of Games
Have interactive fun with baby and very young children introducing
three popular stories that Jesus told with its rustling and sounds
to make. This simple and colourful tactile cloth book is perfect
for sharing during storytime to encourage chatting about the
finding of the lost sheep, the return of the lost son and the good
Samaritan. An exciting book for story time for little hands to spot
things and explore. The Crinkles series of cloth books have an
irresistible crinkling sound to stimulate active senses in the
developmental steps from birth.
Discover the secret powers of Magical Mabel, the little dachshund
with a big heart!
Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to
life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture book
The Smartest Giant in Town by the creators of The Gruffalo, Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Meet George, a very helpful giant
with a new, smart outfit! But what happens when he bumps into some
animals who desperately need his help - and his clothes? Move the
clever push, pull and slide mechanisms on every spread to join in
the fun and find out. With a short, simple rhyming text based on
the original story, The Smartest Giant: A Push, Pull and Slide Book
is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to The Smartest Giant
by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Celebrate twenty years of
this much-loved classic story with this fun novelty book - a great
gift for fans of the original picture book. Enjoy more books in the
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler push, pull and slide range with
titles based on all your favourite picture books including The
Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and The Snail and the Whale.
My Little World: Animals is a fantastic new non-fiction title from
Priddy Books! Aimed at children aged two and over, this novelty
board book focuses on the amazing animal kingdom including subjects
such as animal patterns and habitats. The simple text and bright
friendly illustrations are perfect for toddlers and each spread
features an interactive element to bring the facts to life.
Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo,
this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for
the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into
slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way she becomes
friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals.
Her master gives her a pair of beautiful rose-red slippers, making
three other servants jealous. But when Horus, the falcon, sweeps in
to steal her slipper, Rhodopis has little idea that this act will
lead her to the King of Egypt. The first in our 'One Story, Many
Voices' series, this ancient story of Cinderella finds its echo in
fairy tales all over the world.
You are about to embark on a dangerous adventure. With this game in
a book, use the pop-out Survival Spinner to learn your fate as you
face peril after peril in a wild, rugged landscape. You become lost
in the mountains after an emergency landing. Among the snowy peaks,
you are at risk from dangers including falling victim to
hypothermia, being buried by an avalanche or stumbling into a deep
crevasse. In your backpack, you have a sleeping bag, a thermal
roll-mat, a bottle of water, a bag of nuts, waterproof matches, a
pair of binoculars, a camera, a first aid kit and an old survival
journal belonging to your grandfather. As you confront each
life-threatening challenge in this adventure-filled game book,
place the Survival Spinner found inside the cover of the book on
one of the circles on your current page, and spin. The place where
the spinner points when it stops tells you if you have survived,
are still living but injured or that you have perished, with a
corresponding page number to turn to for each fate. Throughout, you
will learn about real-life survival techniques, including how to:
Make a snow shelter Build a fire Survive a bear attack Treat a
wound Use the sun and moon to navigate Cross a frozen lake
Harrowing tales of real-life wilderness survivors provide glimmers
of hope as you deal with the consequences of your choices. One bad
decision could lead to disaster... Frozen Mountain is the debut
book in the exhilarating Spin to Survive series. Discover real-life
survival tips and stories as you navigate your own perilous journey
through the wilderness guided by your decisions and the removable
Survival Spinner. Have you got what it takes to survive?
A bee flies in the window of the high-rise flat where she lives and
a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee and then wonders
what to do. This beautiful wordless picture book traces the growing
friendship between girl and bee and introduces small children to
the ecology of the natural world. Highlighting the plight of the
disappearing bumble bee, it shows how some simple actions can help
restore beauty and balance in our environment. With a list of
bee-friendly seeds to plant and ways to protect bees at home.
This hilarious title in the Underpants series is full of pirates,
sharks and treasure. You'll be yo-ho-ho-ing until the sails come
down! NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES! These pirates SO love underpants,
They're on a special quest To find the fabled Pants of Gold, For
the Captain's Treasure chest. CLAIRE FREEDMAN is the author of
several successful picture books including Aliens Love Underpants,
Dinosaurs Love Underpants, Oliver and Patch and My Grandparents
Love Me for Simon & Schuster. Claire lives in Essex with her
husband. BEN CORT is one of the most sought after illustrators in
children's book publishing. His books include the Aliens Love
Underpants titles. Ben lives in Bedfordshire with his wife and
children. 'Guaranteed to get the little ones giggling' Daily Mail
'Hilarious' Western Morning News 'A piratical romp from the Aliens
team, and sure to be a summer bestseller in paperback' The
Bookseller 'Another winning tale from this talented duo, which will
undoubtedly be extremely popular' Bookseller Children's Choice
'You'll find bouncy, perfectly rhythmic verses; lively and
colourful pictures with plenty of hilarious details' Teach Primary
'Full of rollicking fun' Parents in Touch 'Pirates Love Underpants
will persuade you that there's always room on the shelf for another
picture book on one of children's favourite subjects...Hilarious!'
Nursery World
Woolly and her friends have escaped from their field and are
blocking the train track. But Poppy, Sam and Rusty round them up
onto the old steam train and deliver them safely back to the farm.
Ages 5-7.
Sidney Sneed is the best footballer in the minibeast premier
league. Because he is a centipede, Sidney Sneed doesn't bruise and
doesn't bleed so he can ride tackles with ease. Sidney mesmerises
all comers with 100 odd legs until one day, the ants come to play
with a new tactic called 'smother'.
Wolf lived on a plinth in a tired old square on the edge of a vast and magnificent city. Taken for granted and pooped on by Pigeon, she longs to be admired and to find her place amongst the famous statues in the City Centre. One day she sets off on the bus to do just that, but she discovers that the city statues are mean and selfish. Wolf soon realises that she misses home, and heads back to her old square only to find that her friends there have missed her just as much.
With warmth and humour, this delight of a debut picture book by author and illustrator Rachel Tilda Wolf explores the need to be appreciated and the importance of finding 'home'.
New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning
international bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers
There once was a boy... and one day a penguin arrives on his
doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to
return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy
decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his
row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there,
the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was
looking for after all...
The perfect gift for the youngest of readers! With five tuggable
felt flaps to lift, friendly characters and a surprise mirror
ending, there's so much to discover in a Felt Flaps book! Stylish,
fun and incredibly durable, the Where's Mr/s? books have earned
their reputation as the must-have lift-the-flap series for babies
and toddlers. In the super-festive Where's Mr Polar Bear?, little
ones are on the look out for Mrs Walrus, Mr Hare, Mrs Reindeer and
Mr Polar Bear. Other titles in the series include, Where's Mrs
Doctor?, Where's Mrs T Rex? and Where's Mr Fire Engine? Where's Mr
Lion? won Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year 2017 "The felt
flaps in this sturdy board board are perfect for little ones to
turn and tug, which means you can get even the tiniest tot into
books and finding the activity fun. Ingela Arrhenius' illustrations
are a real bonus. They are bright and retro and sure to capture
your baby's attention. A perfect book to share with very little
ones." BookTrust
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