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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." - Charles Dickens, A Christmas CarolThe traditions of Christmas are some of our most cherished. The making of an advent wreath, decorating a tree, the taste of a mince pie or the sound of carols are customs that we share with family and friends and which herald the festive season. Enjoy the build up to Christmas with The Little Book of Advent, from advent wreaths and Christingles, to pantomime and wassail, Hogmanay and Mari Lwyd, get ready for and celebrate Christmas and its traditions, foods and stories.Just as with an advent calendar, each day brings something new to discover, with a recipe, a tradition and a piece of literature to enjoy. Beginning on the first of December, and taking you right though Advent and the Twelve Days of Christmas, this book unpacks the meaning and history of some of the best-loved Christmas traditions from around the world.Take a break from the rush of the festive season with stories, poems and songs celebrating Christmas, the solstice and wintertide. Allow yourself some time to reflect on the turning of the year; make delicious seasonal treats and bring the season into your home and discover the Christmas traditions that will become part of your celebrations for years to come.Highlights include:- Over 30 seasonal recipes: Gingerbread Nightlights, Tropical Christmas Cake, Glögg- Festive extracts from some of the world's best-loved poets and writers, including Christina Rossetti, Stella Gibbons, Robert Louis Stevenson, Truman Capote, GK Chesterton, Edith Nesbit- Discover traditions from across the world, from Tió de Nadal to the feast of St Stephen's John and the winter solstice

Play 'sparkle-go-seek' to discover which sparkly ocean creature is hiding under the large flap on each page of this fun lift-the-flap book.Who goes splash? Who can swim? Who can dive? Who goes chomp? There are ocean creatures hiding under the lift-the-flaps in this fun, interactive board book. Just lift the flap and go seek! With shiny foil under each lift-the-flap, the simple words encourage the reader to 'sparkle go seek' under each flap to discover the sparkly ocean creature underneath. Thick card pages and sturdy flaps are easy to turn and lift, and make this book perfect for little ones and first readers who love interactive and imaginative play.

Play 'sparkle-go-seek' to discover which sparkly rescue vehicle is hiding under the large flap on each page of this fun lift-the-flap book.What goes whee-woo? What goes thwack? What goes woo-woo? What goes nee-nah? There are rescue vehicles hiding under the lift-the-flaps in this fun, interactive board book. Just lift each flap and go seek! With shiny foil under each lift-the-flap, the simple words encourage the reader to 'sparkle go seek' under each flap to discover the sparkly rescue vehicle picture underneath. Thick card pages and sturdy flaps are easy to turn and lift, and make this book perfect for little ones and first readers who love interactive and imaginative play.

A 'good manners' book for super toddlers! Reassure and encourage your child to develop good manners with this calming and helpful behaviour book!Help the superhero toddlers learn all about being good. Do superheroes say please and thank you or are they rude? Do they fight over toys or do they share? By lifting the flaps to choose what happens next on each page, children help the superheroes learn all about learning good manners and mindful behaviour in a reassuring and interactive way. This book is perfect for children who are taking their first big steps towards learning new experiences with confidence.'Toddler' is a term used to describe children aged 12-36 months. These months are a time of great physical, emotional and social development as toddlers learn new skills and establish routines.

Peek through the windows to meet the sharks and count from 5 to 1 in this carry handle story book that's perfect for on-the-move story time and first counting fun!There are five snappy blue sharks to meet in this "Count and Carry" board book. Peek through the die-cut shaped windows to discover what each shark is doing and turn the page to count them down from 5 to 1. The rhyming story is fun to read aloud, with lots of sound words to call out, and the busy illustrations are full of under-the-sea things to find. With sturdy card pages, the book features a die-cut handle for on-the-move reading fun.This "Count and Carry" board book series is perfect for sharing with toddlers to encourage first reading, and to develop early learning math skills as the characters are counted down from 5 to 1.

Peek through the windows to find the trucks and diggers and count from 5 to 1 in this carry handle story book that's perfect for on-the-move story time and first counting fun!There are five busy red trucks to find in this "Count and Carry" board book. Peek through the die-cut shaped windows to discover what each truck is doing and turn the page to count them down from 5 to 1. The rhyming story is fun to read aloud, with lots of sound words to call out, and the busy illustrations are full of construction site things to find. With sturdy card pages, the book features a die-cut handle for on-the-move reading fun.This "Count and Carry" board book series is perfect for sharing with toddlers to encourage first reading, and to develop early learning math skills as the characters are counted down from 5 to 1.

Join Big Croc and go on a hide-and-go-seek story time adventure and discover magical hidden pictures!Big Croc and Little Croc are playing hide-and-go-seek. Big Croc is not very good at seeking! Can you help Big Croc to find Little Croc in each wild picture?There are hours of seek and find fun to be had with this interactive book that features 5 clever windows full of hidden wild animal pictures to seek and find with a 'magical' card spyglass! Simply insert the card spyglass between the pages and watch children glow with delight as they seek and find Little Croc in each funny scene. The busy pictures are full of other animals to seek and find too, meaning there's plenty to keep little ones entertained as they read and play.The card spyglass is securely attached to the book on a high-quality ribbon, and can be safely inserted back into the front of the book to keep the spyglass safe for when the book is read and played with again.

Join Big Dino and go on a hide-and-go-seek story time adventure and discover magical hidden pictures!Big Dino and Little Dino are playing hide-and-go-seek. Big Dino is not very good at seeking! Can you help Big Dino to find Little Dino in each under-the-sea picture?There are hours of seek and find fun to be had with this interactive book that features 5 clever windows full of hidden dinosaur pictures to seek and find with a 'magical' card spyglass! Simply insert the card spyglass between the pages and watch children glow with delight as they seek and find Little Dino in each funny scene. The busy pictures are full of other dinosaurs to seek and find too, meaning there's plenty to keep little ones entertained as they read and play.The card spyglass is securely attached to the book on a high-quality ribbon, and can be safely inserted back into the front of the book to keep the spyglass safe for when the book is read and played with again.

Cat is ready for bed, but first she wants to say goodnight to all her animal friends in this magical bedtime story book.Young children will love to help Cat find her animal friends in this interactive novelty book. Insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Cat's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight!

Dog is ready for bed, but first he wants to say goodnight to all his farm animal friends in this magical bedtime story book.Young children will love to help Dog find his farm animal friends in this interactive novelty book. Insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Dog's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight!

Join Big Unicorn and go on a hide-and-go-seek story time adventure and discover magical hidden pictures!Big Unicorn and Little Unicorn are playing hide-and-go-seek. Big Unicorn is not very good at seeking! Can you help Big Unicorn to find Little Unicorn in each magical picture?There are hours of seek and find fun to be had with this interactive book that features 5 clever windows full of enchanting hidden pictures to seek and find with a 'magical' card spyglass! Simply insert the card spyglass between the pages and watch children glow with delight as they seek and find Little Unicorn in each funny scene. The busy pictures are full of other magical creatures to seek and find too, meaning there's plenty to keep little ones entertained as they read and play.The card spyglass is securely attached to the book on a high-quality ribbon, and can be safely inserted back into the front of the book to keep the spyglass safe for when the book is read and played with again.

Koala is ready for bed, but first she wants to say goodnight to all her animal friends in this magical bedtime story book.Young children will love to help Koala find her animal friends in this interactive novelty book. There's a kangaroo, a dingo, a shark, a platypus, a kookaburra, and many more popular Aussie animals waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From searching by a billabong and exploring the bush to looking at the beach, there's different habitats to search and different animals to look for on each magic page. Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Koala's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!

A magical bedtime story book for children.Bunny is ready for bed, but first she wants to say goodnight to all her animal friends in this magical bedtime story book.Young children will love to help Bunny find her animal friends in this interactive novelty book. There's a squirrel, a bluebird, a fox, a deer, a frog and many more popular woodland animals waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From looking in the vegetable patch and searching the underground bunny burrow to exploring the woodland, there's different habitats to search and different animals to look for on each magic page. Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Bunny's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!

Tiger is ready for bed, but first he wants to say goodnight to all his animal friends.Young children will love to help Tiger find the animal friends in this interactive novelty board book. There's a panda, an elephant, a monkey, a snow leopard and many more popular animals waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From exploring the bamboo forest and searching along the river to looking in the snowy mountains, there's different places to search and different animals to look for on each magic page. Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Tiger's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!

A magical bedtime story book for children.Lamb is ready for bed, but first she wants to say good night to all her baby farm animal friends.Young children will love to help Lamb find the baby farm animal friends in this interactive novelty board book. There's a calf, a duckling, a piglet, a chick and many more popular farm animal babies waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From searching in the field and looking in the barn to exploring the farmyard, there's different places to search and different farm animals to look for on each magic page. Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Lamb's baby farm animal friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!

Beaver is ready for bed, but first he wants to say goodnight to all his animal friends in this magical bedtime story book.Young children will love to help Beaver find his animal friends in this interactive novelty book. There's a wolf, a brown bear, a racoon, a moose, a chipmunk, and many more popular North American animals waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From searching in the forest and exploring the mountains to splashing in the lake, there's different habitats to search and different animals to look for on each magic page. Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find Beaver's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!

Help Cat get ready for a holiday adventure in this 100% reusable and 100% fun magic water painting book!Join Cat on a holiday adventure around the world. But which countries does Cat visit? Simply pick up the brush pen, paint the magical pages with water, and find out!To bring the seven adorable pictures to life, just add water to the magic painting pen and paint over the white spaces on each right-hand page. You'll gaze with wonder as colour magically appears with each brush of the pen and hidden pictures are revealed. With pictures to discover in every scene, children can colour in the pictures with the magic painting pen included in this book.Using the book is super-simple. Just unscrew the pen tip, add water, then screw back on, and your pen is ready to use! The book is 100% reusable too, with specially designed pages that can be used again and again. Once the water dries on each right-hand picture, you can paint the pictures again!Designed specifically for little ones, this book boosts learning development of first experiences all children will encounter and is the perfect introduction to water painting fun.

A roar-some bedtime story book for children.T. rex is ready for bed, but first he wants to say goodnight to all his dinosaur friends.Young children will love to help T. rex find his dinosaur friends in this interactive novelty board book. There's a hungry dinosaur, a muddy dinosaur, a snappy dinosaur and many more roar-some dino friends waiting to be discovered in the scenes. From searching in mud pools and a prehistoric lagoon to exploring around an erupting volcano, there are different places to search and different characters to look for on each magic page.Simply insert the included 'magic torch' between the pages to find T. rex's friends in each night-time scene and watch children glow with delight as hidden pictures appear!