Today's a very special day: a new arrival's on the way! Hoppy news! Bunny's getting a new sibling! Help Bunny prepare for their arrival in this gentle board book which celebrates welcoming a new family member to the burrow. With sweet rhyming text and an interactive search and find element, this is the perfect book to read with little ones to help them feel excited about welcoming a new sibling. - Look out for other board books in the Brown Bear Wood series: The Great Egg Hunt, The Twelve Days of Christmas, I Love You Always and Keeping Cosy and Snuggling Up; Picture books: If You Go Down to the Woods Today and Grand Old Oak and the Birthday Ball; and the poetry collection: Wisdom of the Woods.

Written by bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, this fast-paced story is set in the Islamic Golden Age when Baghdad was the largest and most dazzling city in the world. Perfect for fans of thrilling adventure. Thirteen-year-old Jabir is hoping to save his family from being made homeless by finding work in Baghdad. Famished after his long journey to the city, Jabir is caught stealing bread and sent to prison. Luckily, one of the guards there notices that he has a gift for carving wooden models and he is released on the orders of the grand caliph Harun al Rashid himself. In return Jabir must carve twelve golden horsemen, a gift from the caliph to the emperor Charlemagne. But someone is determined to stop Jabir from completing the work and he will stop at nothing, not even arson, to achieve his aim. Can Jabir and his friend Yasmina finish the horsemen or will Jabir be sent back to prison? Ideal for readers aged 8+, this exciting and readable adventure story is packed with great characters and insight into Islamic civilisation and the historic culture of the Middle East circa AD 900, a period which is now studied in the National Curriculum. The Flashbacks series offers dramatic stories set in key moments of history, perfect for introducing children to historical topics.

Zoom in to watch a hummingbird drink nectar; watch a pea shoot appear; see a little snail as he comes come out to drink. With charming text and real science, see nature up close and let it stop you in your tracks, so that you can truly find joy in the present moment.

Match 15 'before' and 'after' nature moments. Then, turn the cards over to play again - but this time, use your memory to find each pair. This card game builds first literacy and sequencing skills with all your favourite animals from Slow Down - an ideal game for 2-4 players.

It's Bunny's birthday party! Featuring stunning artwork of a woodland scene, this jigsaw puzzle will open your eyes to new ways of seeing the natural world around you. Be amazed, piece by piece, as the wonders of Brown Bear Wood unfold. Including a fold-out poster which can be used as an aid to complete the puzzle and features twenty things to spot.

Players take it in turns to flip over tiles showing seasonal things, from rabbits in spring to ice creams in summer, squirrels in autumn to hot chocolate in winter. If they match the pictures on their nature hunt list, they add it to their card. The winner is the first player to fill their card with all the items on the list and complete the nature hunt! This board game teaches word and image recognition with all your favourite characters from Brown Bear Wood - an ideal game for 2-4 players.

PRAISE FOR BROWN BEAR WOOD: 'A simple yet magical first book of poetry' - The Telegraph With its gnarled trunk, giant branches and glossy leaves, Grand Old Oak is Bear's favourite tree in the woodland. So when Bear learns that Oak is five hundred years old, he decides to plan an extra-special birthday ball. In this first storybook of poetry, join Bear and his friends through the seasons as they prepare a magical birthday party, with lots of things to spot along the way."

Follow Bear as he sets off on an exciting Easter egg hunt adventure with his friends in the forest. Can you help them? Set to rollicking rhyming text with 100 eggs to find and count. The perfect Easter gift - full of the joys of Spring!

The fourth book in the ancient Greek Mysteries series is a mix of Sherlock Holmes and ancient Greece from bestselling author Saviour Pirotta, with stunning illustrations from up-and-coming illustrator Freya Hartas. This exciting adventure will have readers gripped from start to finish. Scribe Nico and his perceptive friend Thrax are back in Athens and Nico is looking forward to the spooky festival of Anthesteria and the lavish feasting at Master Lykos's house. But when the boys suspect a plot to assassinate the general of Athens, they must put the fun aside and infiltrate the Society of Centaurs. Will they discover the true identity of the society's leader, and will they stop the assassination? This dramatic and mysterious tale is packed with wonderful characters and insight into the daily life of the ancient Greeks, a required topic in the Key Stage 2 History curriculum. Perfect for fans of the Roman Mysteries, or anyone interest in ancient Greece.

All around us, nature is turning, growing...and working. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them... Discover 50 nature stories, paused just long enough for you to watch them unfold. Then go outside and explore... and see what you find when you take the time to slow down.

A subversive, funny - and deliciously prickly! - tale for the young reader looking for a book with bite. Eshe and her twelve sisters are Fairy Godmothers, honoured for the incredible gifts they can bestow. But Eshe's special abilities are a little different - she can glimpse into the future! And, one day, Eshe foresees something terrifying: a world blanketed in creeping vines and a girl covered in thorns. Eshe needs to stop her vision becoming true, but it will require old and powerful magic. And she won't be able to do it alone... Following on from Zombierella and Frankenstiltskin, this is the third and final book in a deliciously dark trilogy of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Freya Hartas.

Welcome to Brown Bear Wood! Come and meet Bear and all his friends in this fun-packed activity book. Each double page spread includes a list of things to find and colour, then prompts you to colour in the rest of the scene to bring the woodland world to life. Each sheet is perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display, featuring a colouring and spotting activity on the front and a beautiful acorn-inspired pattern on the back. Including 20 pull-out colouring sheets featuring all the favourite characters from Brown Bear Wood, from Professor Owl to Papa Bear, this colouring and spotting book is a great gift for any child - and ideal for rainy days and holidays.

Today's the day Bear hosts his picnic! Featuring stunning artwork of a woodland picnic, this jigsaw puzzle will open your eyes to new ways of seeing the natural world around you. Be amazed, piece by piece, as the wonders of Bear's world unfold. Including a poster which can be used as an aid to complete the puzzle and features twenty things to spot.

Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces 6 mindful moments - including a squirrel burying a nut, and a rainbow forming on a rainy day - to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from the team that created international bestseller Slow Down.

Follow Bear as he sets off on a festive Christmas present hunt adventure with his friends in the forest. Can you help them? Set to rollicking rhyming song with twelve presents to find and count. The perfect Christmas gift - full of the joys of Winter!

A Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week My woodland's full of animals, of every different kind. So shall we stay here for a while and see what we can find? Experience the everyday wonder of nature in this first book of poetry, exploring a magical woodland. Join Bear on his journey through the year with lots of friends to meet, places to explore and things to spot along the way.

Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces 6 mindful moments - including a chick hatching from an egg, and dew collecting on a leaf - to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from the team that created international bestseller Slow Down.

The second story in a funny, deliciously dark, three-part series of twisted classics, written in verse by award-winning poet Joseph Coelho. Joining the family business, animal-lover Bryony proves to be an extraordinary taxidermist, whose tender fingers create displays which comfort, educate and astound. But when Byrony's proud father boasts of her skill, who should come calling but the secretive King of all Mythica. Locking her away, he gives her three horrible tasks ... three impossible tasks! It's only then that a strange, sinister creature emerges from the shadows of the castle, offering Bryony a helping hand... But at what cost? Frankenstein meets Rumpelstiltkin in this expertly-stitched story about a powerful king, a girl unafraid to stand up for her beliefs, and a monstrous little creature with magic - and greed - in his bones.

The team is tapped for another mission! This time, can they find a way to end a prank war between a cyclops and the trolls?

After the success of their last mission helping a leprechaun, the team is ready for another challenge! But when the latest mission is given to their arrogant classmates Lissa, Gashsnarl, Jori, and Trom, they're stuck waiting for an assignment of their own.

Just when it seems as though all hope is lost, the head of the isle gives them an urgent mission. There's a cyclops who lives in a cave on the island, and he's being pranked by some trolls! Can the misfits find a way to work together with their rivals to solve the case?

In the second book of The Isle of Misfits series, Gibbon the gargoyle and his new mythical creature friends go on their first mission!

Gibbon is new to an island full of mythical creatures with a school that is training students to go on missions to protect creatures in trouble. He and his new friends, a dragon, a fairy, a griffin, and a yeti, are all excited when they are chosen for their first mission to help another creature. Declan the leprechaun has lost his gold, and even though all the other leprechauns think he's just scatterbrained, Declan is convinced that someone has taken it!

Will the misfits be able to complete their mission help him find it?

The Stage 1 Comprehension Express Workbook contains a wide range of comprehension activities which are closely linked to the Collections. Activities explore the text in more detail and help children embed higher level comprehension including inference and deduction. Children are encouraged to compose answers to questions independently - carefully moving them towards test conditions. Each workbook provides a clear record of progress. This Workbook is part of Project X Comprehension Express. It is a whole-class teaching programme specially built to help children in Years 4-6 (P5-P7) master comprehension and excel in the new National Reading Test. It includes Teaching and Assessment Handbooks, Workbooks, Expert Tip cards, an Expert Tip poster and a final reading test coaching and practice booklet called 'My Reading Test Practice Book'. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure its easy implementation.

Here is a Cinderella story like no other. When Cinderella wishes for a fairy godmother, she's not expecting one that barks! And this fairy dogmother has a different agenda. Yes, Cinderella will have a new dress, but made of a cosy dog blanket. Yes, they will go to the ball, but they will run there and chase squirrels along the way. There's nothing like a canine companion to get a girl out of the house and her mind off her troubles! Yes, indeed, dogs do make everything better - and are a reminder that you don't need "happily ever after" when you have the joy of now. Readers will get a kick out of this retelling with its lovable cast of characters and refreshing ending.