The Queen of Hearts excels at baking tarts. But the Knave of Hearts can t keep from stealing them--they are so good! What s a queen to do? Advancing readers will enjoy this entertaining story featuring well-known nursery rhyme characters. This fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book builds a foundation for a lifelong love of reading.

King Cole is trying to eat healthy. He invites Peter Pumpkin Eater, Jill Horner, and Humpty Dumpty to dine at his castle. Will his guests find something tasty to eat at his feast? With characters from well-known nursery rhymes, this picture book puts a fun spin on classic nursery rhymes. Written in verse, this book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.

Push, pull and slide the tabs to meet the Busy Easter Chicks - cheep cheep! Join them on a very special Easter Egg Hunt at the farm - but who will find all the eggs first? A perfect Easter gift for young children with inquisitive fingers and minds, toddlers will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with a gentle rhyme and wonderful illustrations by Steph Hinton, part of the popular Busy Book series. Busy Easter Chicks has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide. Discover more seasonal Busy Book titles including Busy Easter, Busy Chinese New Year, Busy Halloween and Busy Christmas.

A collection of poems aimed at children up to ten. Read your child this book of poems and enjoy helping progress your child's early years vocabulary. When reading ensure to ask your child questions and see how much they can get out of it. Children develop art, sounds, numbers and rhyming words. They develop scientific knowledge, language and understanding. You can also translate the book into different languages. In this book you will find food from around the world that children are familiar with. Children will also be encouraged to enjoy growing, planting and tasting their own produce.

The perfect way to let every child know just how precious and loved they are. Through gentle rhyming words and magical illustrations, On The Night You Were Born captures the overwhelming love and joy felt when a new baby is born. On the night you were born, you brought wonder and magic to the world. The moon stayed up till morning. Polar bears danced. This is a book that celebrates you, weaving an enchantingly beautiful depiction of the natural world, as different animals come together to welcome its newest arrival. In a sturdy board book, just right for little hands to hold, this very special story by Nancy Tillman has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the youngest tots to new mums, from young friends to grandparents. A New York Times bestseller, On the Night You Were Born is sure to be a beloved addition to every family bookshelf.

A magical picture book for Christmas, written in perfect, heartfelt rhyme by Julia Donaldson, bestselling creator of Zog and Superworm. "Magical . . . as well as paying tribute to tradition, the gentle rhythmic verse and stunning pictures illuminate the two other things close to Julia's heart: the power of children and song" Good Housekeeping Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! This is the perfect picture book to snuggle up with and share at Christmas. Gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations whisk you from frozen forests to the sparkling city square in a beautiful, moving story of festivity and hope. Julia Donaldson's perfect rhyme is a joy to read aloud. This is a classic to treasure for generations Victoria Sandoy's exquisite, atmospheric illustrations are full of gorgeous details to point out and share A paragraph on the final page of the book explains the true story behind the tree The Christmas Pine is based on a true story. It celebrates a special tradition that stretches back over seventy years. Every year, the Mayor of Oslo in Norway presents the British people with a spectacular Christmas tree. The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's support during World War II. Each year, the UK Poetry Society asks a poet to write a poem to welcome the tree. Julia Donaldson originally wrote The Christmas Pine to celebrate the 2020 Christmas tree. The poem was performed by London schoolchildren, and displayed in Trafalgar Square. Julia Donaldson is the author of many of the best-loved children's books ever written. She has been awarded a CBE for services to literature, and is the most celebrated children's writer in Britain today. Many of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made into award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on the BBC at Christmas. Superworm animation will premiere on BBC Christmas 2021

You may have heard of the old woman who lived in a shoe. But have you heard of the woman who lives next door? Early readers will be captivated by this whimsically illustrated, modern retelling of the classic nursery rhyme, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. With pre-reading questions, this book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.

Lift the flaps to join in the fun with Frog, Cat, Dormouse and Badger and all their animal friends in this beautiful gift treasury of four bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood stories.

Join Frog as he gets ready for a day out, help Cat find the right book to make a delicious meal, join Badger as he prepares to perform with his friends and help Dormouse feel better when she's ill. This collection of four fun and interactive lift-the-flap stories is perfect for little ones in a beautiful large gift edition.

With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Tales from Acorn Wood Story Collection is the perfect gift for toddlers everywhere, from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo

A stunning book about colours full of gorgeous, breathtaking landscapes, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and Sharon King-Chai, who together created the award-winning Animalphabet and Counting Creatures.

Follow a little girl as she paints her own adventure with her bright blue tree frog companion. With luscious green trees to climb and red hot air balloons to sail away in, children will delight in the rhyming text and vibrant artwork while learning about different colours.

A truly beautiful gift, Colours, Colours Everywhere is an absolute must for the family bookshelf.

**A Christmas treat - Daily Mail** _______________ THE BUNNY ADVENTURES: OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! DISCOVER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES _______________ We're going on a sleigh ride, HO! HO! HO! Can you find the hidden gifts? Whoosh! Off we go! Ho! Ho! Ho! Climb aboard Santa's sleigh and join the fun as four bunnies set off on a thrilling festive adventure. With ten presents to find hidden under the flaps, it's an action-packed treasure hunt! You'll need to watch out for the obstacles along the way - snowy clouds, church spires, flocks of flying geese - and help the sleigh back to the North Pole in time for Christmas! The perfect Christmas gift, full of festive fun and winter magic, from the bestselling author of We're Going on an Elf Chase. _______________ The Bunny Adventures series is the perfect collection for young children, full of exciting adventures, fun lift-the-flap pages, and made of very sturdy paper for little hands. Collect them all for a wonderful gift to be read, re-read, and treasured for years to come. _______________

A keepsake volume of tried-and-true lullabies and rhymes to share with your baby, illustrated with images of enchanting hand-embroidered art on cloth . Science tells us that babies develop best and connect with people and the world around them when they are spoken to, sung to and read to. Even when they're tiny, the sound of their parents' voices helps them make sense of the world and feel comfortable with new people and places. This treasury gives parents the opportunity to rediscover just how useful (and calming) 30 of the best-loved lullabies and nursery rhymes are in one, beautiful volume. Stunningly embroidered illustrations for each rhyme offer little ones a visual delight and will make this book a keepsake to treasure. Sooth little ones with the gentle lullabies and rhymes including Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Oranges and Lemons, The Grand Old Duke of York and many more beloved poems and songs. Stitched Storytime presents beautiful embroidered collections of nursery rhymes and folktales which young children will love. Also available are Read to Your Baby Every Day and Read to Your Toddler Every Day.

__________________ THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER __________________ THE BUNNY ADVENTURES: OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Join five little Easter Bunnies as they set off on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt. With five delicious eggs to find and count, it's a perfect springtime adventure! Can you help the bunnies climb trees, peek into nests and look under leaves to find their eggs? You'll have to lift the flaps to search for the tasty prizes - and there might be some surprises along the way too! Based on the popular childhood rhyme 'Five Little Speckled Frogs', this joyful, interactive book is packed with adorable bunnies, lambs, chicks and ducklings. Get ready for non-stop Easter fun in this beautifully illustrated read-aloud, full of the joys of spring. _______________ The Bunny Adventures series is the perfect collection for young children, full of exciting adventures, fun lift-the-flap pages, and made of very sturdy paper for little hands. Collect them all for a wonderful gift to be read, re-read, and treasured for years to come. _______________ From creators of the bestselling We're Going on an Egg Hunt and Hop Little Bunnies. No.1 on the Sunday Times Children's Chart w/e 2nd April 2022.