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The pet animals are hungry! Choose what to feed each pop-up animal in this fun and innovative interactive board book for kids.In Peckish Pets, children are presented with a series of bright and funny pet characters, each with their mouth wide open (a v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat.The reader can choose a 'dangly' snack (hanging from the spine of the book) to feed to each animal. Hungry dog might want to chomp on a bone but wouldn’t it be funny to give her cat’s tasty fish treat instead? What would dog say about that? This delightful series of pre-school books encourages young children to engage with the book and converse with the parent or carer, form connections between the animal characters and what they like to eat, and to practice hand-eye coordination through play.They can choose to either pick the correct food to give each animal or can engage in ‘silly play’ by offering knowingly inappropriate foods to each character.For more fun with feeding more animals, you may be interested in Hungry Animals,another title from the Feeding Time series, this time with creatures of the wild!

The safari animals are hungry! Choose what to feed each pop-up animal in this fun and innovative interactive board book for kids.In Hungry Animals, children are presented with a series of bright and funny wild animals, each with their mouth wide open (a v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat.The child can choose a 'dangly' food item (hanging from the spine of the book) to feed to each animal. The hungry giraffe might want to munch on a crisp, green leaf but wouldn't it be funny to give her monkey's tasty banana instead? What would monkey say about that?This delightful series of pre-school books encourages young children to engage with the book and converse with the parent or carer, form connections between the animal characters and what they like to eat, and to practice hand-eye coordination through play.They can choose to either pick the correct food to give each animal or can engage in ‘silly play’ by offering knowingly inappropriate foods to each character.For more fun with feeding more animals, you may be interested in Hungry Animals,another title from the Feeding Time series, this time with cute but hungry pets!

Dragon is so clumsy with his feelings, watch how he almost starts a fire when he gets angry! ? Clever paper technology will amaze young children as they watch the scenes change as if by magic. The perfect boredom-buster for when you can't get outdoors, and a wonderful way of sparking children's imagination. Watch Dragon and his magical friends as their faces and scenes change, thanks to Venetian window paper technology. With a winning combination of bold, expressive artwork and engaging text, this interactive, bright, bold board book is sure to become a household favourite! The Little Faces board book series encourages children to get involved with the animal characters and the situations they’re in, while offering a playful, funny story. Simply by turning the page, the special paper movement causes the animals’ faces to change or a scene to transform quickly. The effect is both fun and exciting, and an effective way of enhancing storytelling.

This unique retelling of The Jungle Book takes young readers on a tactile journey with playfully layered pages, engaging text and beautiful, colourful illustrations.Long ago, a baby named Mowgli, was left alone, deep in the jungle. A wise panther, Bagheera, asked a wolf family to care for the baby. Mowgli grew up happy and safe among the wolves…The Jungle Book combines a simple narrative with die-cut pages and high-contrast illustrations to create a captivating storytelling experience that encourages tactile interaction. Delight in the increasingly expansive spreads as the story grows and grows with each page!Keep the magic of The Jungle Book alive for the next generation with this gorgeous interactive retelling.The Layer-by-Layer series of interactive board books introduces the youngest children to classic stories through beautifully layered pages featuring bright, contemporary illustrations, die cuts and gentle text. The illustrations, and wonders, expand as each new layer is revealed.Step into even more classic stories with: The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty.

The Secret Life of Birds is a collection of delightful stories and engaging facts, which imparts a love of birds and of nature on the next generation, inspiring them to look after the world around them.Did you know that birds navigate by invisible pathways in the sky, that they can call to each other in thousands of different ways and they can be as big as a car or as small as a little finger?Let much-travelled Speedy the Swift guide you through this beautiful first guide to birdlife around the globe. Learn about nest-building and bird babies, feathers and beaks, flying journeys, bird calls, really unusual-looking birds, and ways to spot birds and help them near where you live.Read some beautiful bird folklore stories from around the planet, too. Speedy has learnt much on her travels and she will be a great guide for young readers, perhaps inspiring them to develop a lifelong love of birds.Following on from The Secret of Trees and The Secret Life of Bees, Birds is the next book in the series. Sumptuous and detailed illustrations have pride of place in this magical book that mixes natural history with a splash of fantasy, creating a book to be pored over time and again.

Evie and her pet dog, Juno, use their senses to explore the planets in this bright, layered board book which teaches kids all about the solar system!In this charming and innovative layered board book, Evie and her pet dog Juno visit all the planets, one by one, and tell readers what they found there. Watch them skateboard on bumpy Mercury, do a spot of hoovering on dusty Mars and hula-hoop round Saturn!Humorous text and bold, quirky illustrations introduce each of the eight colourful planets. Curved and layered board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing a child’s hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages.The final spread shows all of the planets together in order from the sun. Quirky facts coupled with engaging artwork boost pre-schoolers’ imagination and spark an interest in the world around them. This bright, layered board book provides a great first introduction to the solar system. This book is from the Adventures of Evie and Juno series, which sees our two intrepid explorers travel to different places and environments in innovative layered board books which will help young readers develop hand-eye coordination and teaching them about the world. Also available is Explore Under the Sea, which sees Evie and Juno travel from the beaches to the bottom of the ocean, as they share with readers what they find!

Evie and her pet dog, Juno, use their senses to explore under the sea in this bright, layered board book which teaches kids all about the ocean!In this charming and innovative layered board book, Evie and her pet dog Juno visit all the layers of the ocean, and tell readers what they found there. Watch them play hide and seek in a kelp forest, explore a shipwreck deep under the ocean and dance in the midnight zone!Humorous text and bold, quirky illustrations introduce each of the layers of the ocean. Curved and layered board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing a child’s hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages.Quirky facts coupled with engaging artwork boost pre-schoolers’ imagination and spark an interest in the world around them. This bright, layered board book provides a great first introduction to the ocean. This book is from the Adventures of Evie and Juno series, which sees our two intrepid explorers travel to different places and environments in innovative layered board books which will help young readers develop hand-eye coordination and teaching them about the world. Also available is Explore the Planets, which sees Evie and Juno travel to the eight planets, as they share with readers what they find!

Find out what Santa's reindeers are going to do in this charming and Christmassy interactive lift-the flap board book.It's Christmas and Santa's reindeers are very busy. Look at what each reindeer is doing or holding and see if you can guess what they're about to do! Open the flap on each spread to discover the answer in a delightful, colourful scene.Bright, engaging artwork exploring familiar daily activities for babies and toddlers will bring this book to life, delighting readers young and old.With sturdy flaps to aid hand-eye co-ordination and a question on each page to prompt conversation between parent and child, this beautiful board book is the perfect introduction to the joy and magic of Christmas.This book is from the Lift-the-Flap series, a collection of fun and interactive board books for babies and toddlers. Other titles include What is Mummy Going to Do?, What is Daddy Going to Do?, What is Puppy Going to Do?, What is Chick Going to Do? and What is Baby Going to Do?

Hungry Farm is a fun, interactive board book in which children can choose what to feed the pop-out farm animals – pick from four ‘dangly’ food items, hanging from the spine of the book.Cow, Sheep, Chicken, and Pig are all hungry, but what will you feed them? In this innovative title, you get to decide!The animals wait with with their mouths open (a cleverly designed v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. Children can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Bright and bold colours and characterful illustrations help bring this title to life, as children can play with the different permutations again and again!Feeding Time is a delightful series of pre-school books which encourage young children to engage with the book and converse with the parent or carer, form connections between the animal characters and what they like to eat, and to practice hand-eye coordination through play. They can choose to either pick the correct food to give each animal, or can engage in ‘silly play’ by offering knowingly inappropriate foods to each character.

Hungry Jungle is a fun, interactive board book in which children can choose what to feed the pop-out jungle animals – pick from four ‘dangly’ food items, hanging from the spine of the book.Gorilla, Toucan, Frog and Sloth are all hungry, but what will you feed them? In this innovative title, you get to decide!The animals wait with with their mouths open (a cleverly designed v-fold pop-up), eagerly awaiting a tasty treat. Children can choose which snack (a ‘dangly’ hanging from the spine of the book) they will feed to each animal. Bright and bold colours and characterful illustrations help bring this title to life, as children can play with the different permutations again and again!Feeding Time is a delightful series of pre-school books which encourage young children to engage with the book and converse with the parent or carer, form connections between the animal characters and what they like to eat, and to practice hand-eye coordination through play. They can choose to either pick the correct food to give each animal, or can engage in ‘silly play’ by offering knowingly inappropriate foods to each character.

Journey into the world of Pinocchio in this exquisite board book, which introduces the classic story to the youngest children with beautiful illustrations and innovative peek-through layered pages.​Pinocchio combines a simple narrative with die-cut holes and high-contrast illustrations to create a captivating storytelling experience that encourages tactile interaction.Turn each page to delight in the increasingly expansive spreads as Pinocchio's journey is brought to life, from his beginnings in Geppetto's workshop to his magical encounter with the Blue Fairy to his eventual lifting of the curse to become a real boy.Keep the magic of Pinocchio alive for the next generation with this gorgeous interactive retelling, which kids will love to read again and again.The Layer-by-Layer series of interactive board books introduces the youngest children to classic stories through beautifully layered pages featuring bright, contemporary illustrations, die cuts and gentle text. The illustrations, and wonders, expand as each new layer is revealed. Other titles in the series include The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book.

Journey into the world of the Little Mermaid in this exquisite board book, which introduces the classic story to the youngest children with beautiful illustrations and innovative peek-through layered pages.​The Little Mermaid combines a simple narrative with die-cut holes and high-contrast illustrations to create a captivating storytelling experience that encourages tactile interaction.Turn each page to delight in the increasingly expansive spreads as the Little Mermaid's journey is brought to life, from the magical underwater seascapes of her home to her dramatic encounter with the evil sea witch to her time on land with the handsome prince.Keep the magic of The Little Mermaid alive for the next generation with this gorgeous interactive retelling, which kids will love to read again and again.The Layer-by-Layer series of interactive board books introduces the youngest children to classic stories through beautifully layered pages featuring bright, contemporary illustrations, die cuts and gentle text. The illustrations, and wonders, expand as each new layer is revealed. Other titles in the series include Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and The Jungle Book.

Evie and her pet dog, Juno, use their senses to explore under the Earth in this bright, layered board book which teaches kids all about the layers below the ground!In this charming and innovative layered board book, Evie and her pet dog Juno travel to the centre of the Earth, and tell the readers what they find there. Watch them discover fossils and bones below the surface, do some shaky earthquake dancing and escape a volcanic explosion! Humorous text and bold, quirky illustrations introduce each of the layers of the Earth. Curved and layered board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing a child's hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages.Quirky facts coupled with engaging artwork boost pre-schoolers' imagination and spark an interest in the world around them This bright, layered board book provides a great first introduction to the geography of our Earth. This book is from the Adventures of Evie and Juno series, which sees our two intrepid explorers travel to different places and environments in innovative layered board books which will help young readers develop hand-eye coordination and teaching them about the world. Also available is Explore the Planets, which sees Evie and Juno travel to the eight planets and Explore Under the Sea, which sees Evie and Juno travel from the beaches to the bottom of the ocean, and Explore the Rainforest, which sees Evie and Juno travel through the forest layers, as they share with readers what they find.

Evie and her pet dog, Juno, use their senses to explore the Rainforest in this bright, layered board book which teaches kids all about this vital ecosystem!In this charming and innovative layered board book, Evie and her pet dog Juno visit all the layers of the rainforest, and tell readers what they found there. Watch them as they spot bugs playing hide and seek, chill with sloths up in the canopy and soar above the trees with friendly eagles!Humorous text and bold, quirky illustrations introduce each of the layers of the rainforest. Curved and layered board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing a child's hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages. Quirky facts coupled with engaging artworkboost pre-schoolers' imagination and spark an interest in the world around them. This bright, layered board book provides a great first introduction to the rainforests. This book is from the Adventures of Evie and Juno series, which sees our two intrepid explorers travel to different places and environments in innovative layered board books which will help young readers develop hand-eye coordination and teach them about the world. Also available is Explore the Planets, which sees Evie and Juno travel to the eight planets, Explore Under the Sea, which sees Evie and Juno travel from the beaches to the bottom of the ocean, and Explore the Earth, which sees Evie and Juno explore the different layers of the Earth, as they share with readers what they find.

Created in collaboration with the Play Team experts at Great Ormond Street Hospital, this search-and-find book allows readers to explore familiar places as they’ve never seen them before! Follow two children on a magical journey as they discover a hidden world underneath the bed! Discover a fantastical and funny kingdom under the bed, and scour and search a new world through detailed and engaging search-and-find activities. With a host of wacky characters, from dust ball creatures and lost toys, and entertaining locations such as Tooth Fairy Headquarters and Odd Sock Street, children are sure to spot something new with every read. Featuring 12 intricately illustrated scenes from illustrator Darcie Olley, where there are at least 144 objects to spot and an array of hidden details waiting to be discovered. Answers are included for when you need a helping hand.A perfect gift for birthdays or holidays and a great interactive read to keep young minds entertained through the power of play and imagination. A charitable donation is given to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity for every copy sold.