Piece together the world of Jane Austen in this exciting new 1000 piece jigsaw, inspired by the life and works of the prolific author. Featuring a wide cast of Jane Austen's contemporaries and characters, take a tour of Austen's world from the rolling hills of Derbyshire, via Hampshire and Lyme Regis, to the golden stone of the Bath skyline as your build this puzzle. All of your favourites are hiding in this busy and engaging scene, waiting to be found by you! From Mr Darcy walking the grounds of Pemberley, to Anne Eliot enjoying a seaside escape, discover hidden gems as you make this puzzle and enjoy the final scene. The perfect challenge for Janeites, or anyone who loves a good jigsaw, this puzzle full of whispered intrigues, harmonious weddings and proposals is sure to delight. The World of Jane Austen is the second in Laurence King's new series of jigsaw puzzles, following The World of Shakespeare, and includes a pull-out poster full of fun Austen facts

Perfect for Rankin fans: Finished the novels and just want more? Dive inside Edinburgh as only John Rebus knows it. Packed with detail: Every single Rebus novel to date is referenced: can you spot them all? Poster and playlist: Comes with a poster detailing all the references and a playlist tailor-made by Ian Rankin himself of John Rebus's favourite songs so that you can fully immerse yourself in The World of Rebus. Good size: Completed puzzle measures 48.5 x 68 cm (19 x 27 in.). THE MUST-HAVE JIGSAW FROM ICONIC NO.1 BESTSELLER IAN RANKIN 'Rebus is one of British crime writing's greatest characters' DAILY MAIL Take a tour through all two dozen of Ian Rankin's Rebus novels in this 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle illustrated by Barry Falls. See Edinburgh as you've never seen it before as you find clues, criminals and coppers from each instalment. Can you piece all the strands together? 'Unsurpassed among living British crime writers' THE TIMES 'The king of crime fiction' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best' SCOTSMAN

Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for Children 2022 Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022 Join the brilliant Dara McAnulty, winner of the Wainwright Prize for Diary of a Young Naturalist, as he takes you on a nature walk to share in the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey starting just beyond your own front door. Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature is a beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, and divided into five chapters: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank. Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there - including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many, many more. Each chapter contains a discovery section where you will get a closer look at natural phenomena such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds. Every chapter ends with an activity to do when you get home - you will be shown how to make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a terrarium and more. Dara closes the book with his own inspirational advice for young conservationists. This is the perfect guide for an aspiring naturalist.

Play cards with Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger, keep your eye on Scrooge and Uriah Heep as 'Ace' Villains, and have a game of 'Beggar My Neighbour' with Pip and Estella.

This playing card deck features 54 of Dickens' most memorable characters and includes an introduction to Victorian card games in the accompanying booklet.

Features:

• FUN, COLORFUL ILLUSTRATIONS by Barry Falls of the most memorable Charles Dickens characters on every single card including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Tiny Tim, Miss Havisham... and many more.
• LEARN MORE ABOUT DICKENS in the accompanying booklet written by a Dickensian academic, which includes information on the characters from the deck as they appear in Dickens novels as well as rules for popular Victorian card games
• A FULL 54-CARD DECK with standard playing card suits, numbers and court cards: can be used in exactly the same way as regular playing cards. Suits are themed on character traits, with hearts for the Heroines & Heroes; diamonds as Friends & Entertainers; clubs are Fools & Frauds and spades for the Villains & Revengers
• EASY HANDLING: these high-quality cards are no show-through that will not crack or bend when shuffled or flexed and are presented in an attractive gift box
• THE PERFECT GIFT for any bookworm or fan of Charles Dickens and sits perfectly with The World of Charles Dickens 1000-piece Puzzle

Be guided and inspired by the world's richest and most powerful people with this creative set of oracle cards. Need to get your cash flow moving? Angela Merkel's guidance is at hand. Stuck in your search for the next big idea? Steve Jobs might have your answer. Pick a card and let 50 gurus of material success guide you through any life, career and business dilemma.

A powerful and poetic imaginative adventure from the creator of Alone, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize! Who knows where we’ll go… Or what we might see… What on earth will we find? Oh, what might we be? Welcome to a world where tree trunks become giants’ legs, a playground swing becomes a space rocket, a grassy hill becomes a towering volcano… Even the most ordinary, everyday objects are gateways to wild and wonderful worlds in this joyful, rhyming adventure story – the perfect book to inspire imaginative play! From the creator Alone, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022!

'So go and play and live and learn. It's your world now, this is your turn to think and ask and make and do. The world is magic, just like you!' A beautiful, moving and funny celebration of life that highlights the potential of each and every child. This is the perfect book to read out loud - helping children to appreciate the wonderful things that exist in the world, and the great things that they can do. It also allows them to understand some of the setbacks that may occur along the way. And the overall message is that whatever happens, you will always be loved by those closest to you. Barry Falls' illustrations burst from the page with exuberant detail while his rhyming text is a delight to read. This is a gorgeous, funny and thought-provoking celebration of where you might go and what you might do in life.

Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist – on a nature walk and experience the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey.

This beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, is divided into five sections: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank.

Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there – including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many more.

Each section contains a discovery section where you will have a closer look at natural phenomenon such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds.

Each section finishes with an activity to do when you get home: plant wild flowers, make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a vivarium.

Dara ends the book with advice for young conservationists and how to follow the countryside code.

There once was a boy called Billy McGill who lived by himself at the top of a hill. He spent every day in his house all alone for Billy McGill liked to be on his own.  But life doesn't always turn out how you plan it… Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2022! One day Billy hears the squeak of a mouse – destroying his perfectly peaceful existence. So he gets a cat to catch the mouse. But the cat and the mouse make friends. So he gets a dog to chase the cat. But they all play together too. So then he gets a bear … then a tiger … and on it goes, until Billy's house is so filled with characters that he has to move out. Will he find that he still craves peace and quiet, or is it actually quite lovely to have company and friends? The brilliant second book from Barry Falls is a laugh-out-loud tale of growing chaos, with a heart-warming message about how it's good to have friends.

Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty - winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist and author of Wild Child! - on a journey through a year in the life of birds. A Wild Child's Book of Birds is a fantastic nature book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls. This beautiful, informative book takes you through a year in the life of the birds you will find in Britain and Ireland and is divided into four sensational seasonal sections. Find out what birds do in each season, learn about birdsong, beaks, nests and eggs, the science of flight, migration, what to grow to attract different birds to your garden and what foods to put out on your bird table. Learn about different ways of recording what you see and about birds in literature. There are sections on birds of prey and corvids too.