Rupert Bear is one of the most beloved and enduring characters in children’s literature. The little bear has had many illustrators over the past hundred years, but Alfred Bestall is widely recognised as the best.

This very special collection contains eight of Alfred Bestall’s most celebrated Rupert stories, including ‘Rupert and Raggety’ and ‘Rupert and Jack Frost’. It also includes several lavish endpapers, a selection of unpublished sketches, an introduction by Bestall’s goddaughter and a foreword by Gyles Brandreth.

Rupert’s world is truly timeless and this beautiful collection will delight readers of all generations.

Laugh yourself silly with this joke & story book from the author of Horrible Histories. In The Big Fat Father Christmas Joke book Horrible Histories author, Terry Deary, brings you two hilarious books in one - Father Christmas' Joke Book and The Great Father Christmas Robbery - full of rib-tickling fun for the festive season. This brilliant bind-up is sure to keep you laughing right through to the New Year and beyond. Filled with jokes, riddles and rhymes. Plus a pun-packed story starring a suspicious-looking Santa!

The Big Carrot is based on the traditional tale of The Enormous Turnip. The carrot is stuck in the ground - how many people will it take to pull it out in time for dinner? This popular story written by Alison Hawes and beautifully illustrated by Stuart Trotter will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together. The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Fluke and Tash are back with their magic time travelling suitcase for a new and exciting adventure. 1718 - The Caribbean Sea: home to swashbuckling pirates, secret treasure maps, friendly sea creatures, fierce sea battles with lots of cannon fire, and a secret island full of buried treasure. Can Fluke and Tash, along with their new friends, escape the pirates and help the British Royal Navy capture Blackbeard, the most feared pirate of all time? With their time travelling suitcase, who knows where they'll end up next!

Fluke and Tash are back for an exciting new adventure.776BC Olympia - home to the Greek gods, mythical creatures, a kidnap plot and the very first Olympic Games.Meet Fluke, a rather daft and accident prone Dalmatian puppy, his trusty sidekick Tash, the family cat and their small secret friends, the Nummers.Finding a dusty old suitcase hidden away in the wardrobe, they discover it has magical powers capable of time travel.Follow the daring duo in their series of adventures - With a time travelling suitcase, who knows where they'll end up next!

They're back! Having just returned from their first adventure with Robin Hood, Fluke and Tash embark on an exciting new adventure. 1274BC Ancient Egypt, home to the powerful Pharaoh Ramesses II - Pyramids, temples, camel racing and chariot battles - It's all here in their second time travelling trip together. There's no such thing as magic, right? I mean it doesn't really exist does it? Parents will tell you magic is all make believe, but hey, what do they know, and what if they're wrong...? Finding a dusty old suitcase hidden away in the wardrobe, they discover it has magical powers capable of time travel. Follow Fluke and Tash in a series of exciting new adventures. With a time travelling suitcase, who knows where they'll end up next!

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 1+: Run, Run! (based on The Gingerbread Man) The Big Carrot (based on The Enormous Turnip) Lots of Nuts (based on The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse) Get the Rat! Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1+ titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 1+ titles listed above.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 1+: Run, Run! (based on The Gingerbread Man) The Big Carrot (based on The Enormous Turnip) Lots of Nuts (based on The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse) Get the Rat! Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1+ titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 1+ titles listed above.

Fluke and Tash are back for a new and exciting adventure to Santa's secret Workshop, Elf training school, and the reindeer flying academy! Using their magic suitcase, they fly to the North Pole, land of ice and snow, in search of the mystical and magical Santa's Workshop. Join Fluke and Tash in a desperate attempt to help Santa Claus. With Christmas in jeopardy, and time running out, will they be in time to save the big day? Find out in Fluke and Tash's Christmas Adventure With their time travelling suitcase, who knows what exciting adventure's they'll have next!

Fluke and Tash are back with their magic time travelling suitcase for their new and possibly most daring adventure to date. 65 million years BC Colorado, North America. Oceans and lakes full of aquatic dinosaurs. A mysterious volcano that even the bravest fear to visit. Huge carnivorous plants, swamp monsters, flying reptiles and the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex. Can Fluke & Tash, along with their new friends, travel across the dinosaur infested lands and solve the mystery of the volcano? With their time travelling suitcase, who knows where they'll end up next!

There's no such thing as magic, right? I mean it doesn't really exist, does it? Parents will tell you magic is all make believe, but hey, what do they know, and what if they're wrong...? Meet Fluke, a rather daft and accident prone Dalmatian puppy, his trusty sidekick Tash, the family cat, and their small secret friends, the Nummers. Finding a dusty old suitcase hidden away in the wardrobe, they discover it has magical powers capable of time travel. 1194 in Sherwood Forest. Outlaws, an evil sheriff, archery contests and a daring rescue mission - it's all here in their first time travelling trip together. Follow the daring duo in a series of exciting new adventures. With a time travelling suitcase, who knows where they'll end up next!