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Part of the "Baby's Very First" series, this title contains ten double-sided flashcards, with eye-catching illustrations which are specially designed to be visually stimulating. Printed on multi-coloured foam board, they are lightweight and suitable for little hands to hold.

What better way to introduce your child to new first words than with everyone's favourite puppy - Spot! In this fun early learning book, each slide shows a picture of a familiar object, and by moving it from left to right, your child will uncover the written word and a description. From noisy drums to busy bees - your child will be entertained from start to finish! This sturdy, durable board book is perfect for little hands and was designed specifically with parent-child interaction in mind.

Ten little hermit crabs scamper to the beach, ready to play and explore. But they had better watch out...Can you count the hermit crabs? A terrific read-aloud, counting, 'look and find' book, perfectly pitched for the early childhood market from an award-winning author. Fabulously illustrated with bright and lively artwork.

Includes the four miniature Spot board books that introduce your children to four early learning concepts: Words, Shapes, Colours and Numbers. Suitable for curious toddlers who are starting to learn about the world around them, this title features bright and cheerful Spot images that decorate the pages of these books.

Part story, part graphic novel - this is a tender slice of life and death from the creators of "The Savage". Do you believe there's life after death? Slog does. He reckons that the scruffy bloke sitting outside the pork shop is his dad come back to visit him for one last time - just like he'd said he would, just before he died. Slog's mate Davie isn't convinced. But how does this man know everything Slog's dad would know? Because Slog says it really is his dad, that's how.

In this wholly original, completely irresistible picture book, a boy comes across the Big Bad Wolf on his way home from school. Far from being the fearful villain in storybooks, this wolf is all washed up and has forgotten how to be scary. The boy takes it as his personal challenge to help the wolf regain his confidence so he can growl and roar with his old flair. He renames the wolf Zorro, lets him sleep in his closet, puts him on a strict diet of chocolate chip cookies and canned salmon-flavoured cat food and reminds him how t... read more

It's amazing how many half-baked notions, crazy rumours from the internet and recycled musty old myths get mistaken for the truth. Many well-meaning people may not realise that what they are telling you is, in fact, complete twaddle. Maybe it sounded convincing to them, or maybe they think it's a useful fact. But sadly, no. Get ready to bust some major myths, such as: Camels carry water in their humps. Saint Patrick was Irish. The cheetah is the world's fastest animal. Goldfish have a 3-second memory. Haggis comes from Sco... read more

This sturdy interactive sound book from "Ladybird" is perfect for enjoying the classic "Five Little Ducks" number rhyme with preschool children. Sing along or say the words together and press the sound button on every page to hear the ducks say 'quack, quack, quack, quack'. Bright cheerful pictures and a ladybird to spot on every page add to the fun.

This sturdy interactive sound book from "Ladybird" is perfect for enjoying the classic "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" bedtime rhyme with preschool children. Sing along with the words throughout and press the sound button to hear the first two lines of the classic "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" tune. Bright cheerful pictures and a ladybird to spot on every page add to the fun.

Spot spends the day on a farm with his Dad. He has so much fun, rumbling round the farm and discovering different animals and the sounds they make! Young readers can press the sound button on every page to hear the tractor's sound.

Encourages children to talk about different parts of a puppy, including his shiny brown nose, squashy paws and long fluffy ears, while finding out what he likes to do all day. This title is presented with a repetitive story which children can interact with by pressing the sound-chip on the page to make the puppy say woof.

This book features a different farm animal verse from the classic rhyme "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" to sing along to on each page and fun peek-through holes for little fingers to explore.

A sing-along rhyme book. Suitable for sharing with young children, it features a different verse from the classic rhyme "The Wheels on the Bus" to sing along to on each page as well as fun peek-through holes that give a clue as to the next bus passengers.

This title is a beautifully written and illustrated collection of Greek myths containing seventeen famous tales full of love, loss, greed, envy and bravery. Beautifully written by Ann Turnbull and illustrated by Sarah Young, this collection of seventeen Greek myths is truly something to treasure. The timeless stories of Theseus and the Minotaur, Persephone, King Midas, Ariadne, Orpheus and Eurydice, and Echo and Narcissus are told with great freshness and there is a good balance between the gentler myths and the ones packed with ... read more

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Features postcards of scenes to send to loved ones on special occasions or to keep for yourself.

Part of the "Baby's Very First" series, this title contains ten double-sided flashcards, with eye-catching illustrations which are specially designed to be visually stimulating. Printed on multi-coloured foam board, they are lightweight and suitable for little hands to hold.

Part of the "Baby's Very First" series, this title contains ten double-sided flashcards, with eye-catching illustrations which are specially designed to be visually stimulating. Printed on multi-coloured foam board, they are lightweight and suitable for little hands to hold.

In this delightful bedtime story, a young bear tells his mother all about his exciting day - in reverse - inspiring young listeners/readers to do the same. Just before going to bed, Timmy Bear and his mother play a game they call Tell Me the Day Backwards. Timmy tries to remember everything that happened to him that day in reverse order, from watching the sunset on the hill to the picnic supper before that, from being chased by bees to finding honey in an old tree trunk, all the way back to waking up that morning from his winter-... read more

Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. Lola loves playing with Bert, and she and Charlie even build him his very own guinea-pig run! But when Bert goes missing, Lola soon discovers that she knows something about Bert that no one else has even thought of...