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How much bamboo can a giant panda eat?Do aliens exist?What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister?Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads?Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more!Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum.Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round.Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.

Rome, 61 BCRECRUITED as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior.But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free. Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape . . .

The official children’s book to the Netflix original documentary series, Our Planet, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. This glorious visual celebration of the natural world combines extraordinary photography from the series with stunning illustrations from acclaimed artist, Richard Jones. Lose yourself in icy landscapes, dense jungles and endless oceans. Learn how our fascinating habitats, and the plants and creatures living there, interconnect to create the one place we all call home – Our Planet.This beautifully written and informative book for children has an uplifting message of hope that will strike a chord with all the family. The perfect gift for families the world over to treasure forever. ‘You will be among the next characters who can, if they wish, tell the most extraordinary story of all – how human beings in the twenty-first century came to their senses and started to protect Planet Earth’ Sir David Attenborough

The official children’s book to the Netflix original documentary series, Our Planet, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. This glorious visual celebration of the natural world combines extraordinary photography from the series with stunning illustrations from acclaimed artist, Richard Jones. Lose yourself in icy landscapes, dense jungles and endless oceans. Learn how our fascinating habitats, and the plants and creatures living there, interconnect to create the one place we all call home – Our Planet.This beautifully written and informative book for children has an uplifting message of hope that will strike a chord with all the family. The perfect gift for families the world over to treasure forever. ‘You will be among the next characters who can, if they wish, tell the most extraordinary story of all – how human beings in the twenty-first century came to their senses and started to protect Planet Earth’ Sir David Attenborough

Rome, 61 BCRECRUITED as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior.But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free. Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape . . .

"I'm Piper," said the girl. "And you're lovely." Wednesday's reflection shone in Piper's eyes. "But you don't belong in there."Wednesday is a whale, who lives in a fishbowl. She is called Wednesday because she is right in the middle of everything. She lives in the middle of the busy streets, surrounded by tall skyscrapers. But, if she jumps high enough she can see a calm bit of blue in the distance. She doesn't know what this blue is, but her heart leaps when she sees it. When a little girl tells Wednesday she belongs in the sea, she doesn't know what she means. What is the sea? Wednesday has never seen it... or has she?Touching and uplifting, this beautiful story is about longing to be free and finding your place in the world.

"I'm Piper," said the girl. "And you're lovely." Wednesday's reflection shone in Piper's eyes. "But you don't belong in there."Wednesday is a whale, who lives in a fishbowl. She is called Wednesday because she is right in the middle of everything. She lives in the middle of the busy streets, surrounded by tall skyscrapers. But, if she jumps high enough she can see a calm bit of blue in the distance. She doesn't know what this blue is, but her heart leaps when she sees it. When a little girl tells Wednesday she belongs in the sea, she doesn't know what she means. What is the sea? Wednesday has never seen it... or has she?Touching and uplifting, this beautiful story is about longing to be free and finding your place in the world.

"The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers." - Neil Gaiman"This book is GLORIOUS. It's heart-and-soul fabulous, page after page." - Stephen Fry"One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading" - Pandora Sykes"This book is heaven on a stick" - Sophie DahlA wonderful new paperback edition of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. How much bamboo can a giant panda eat?Do aliens exist?What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister?Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads?Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more!Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum.Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round.Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.Praise for Everything Under the Sun:"Trivia fans will relish Everything Under the Sun" - The Guardian"A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories" - David Walliams"A wonderful gift for families" - Evening Standard"A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space" - Scottish Sun"Simply mesmerising compendium" - Waterstones"As cute as it is educational" - Babyccino Kids "This is a book to treasure all year round" - My Baba"An absolute delight" - David Walliams

Shortlisted for the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2025From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic...Oliver loves birds - watching them soar into the sky and wishing that just sometimes they would stay close.So when he discovers a robin made of iron, he thinks he's found the perfect friend - even if his pet dragon isn't quite so certain! When the robin begins to glimmer and hop, Oliver is overjoyed, but in a terrible turn of events, this new friend is lost. But the magic of Iron Robin and the joy of friendship means that there is wonder and excitement ahead for Oliver...Join Oliver on the start of his adventure, with this lyrical and funny story which explores friendship, loyalty and the power of hope. Iron Robin is the perfect bedtime story to share together.

"Iron Robin combines everyday childhood themes with a pinch of fantasy, all brilliantly visualised by Jones’s expressive artwork" - The GuardianShortlisted for the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2025From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic.Oliver loves birds - watching them soar into the sky and wishing that just sometimes they would stay close.So when he discovers a robin made of iron, he thinks he's found the perfect friend - even if his pet dragon isn't quite so certain! When the robin begins to glimmer and hop, Oliver is overjoyed, but in a terrible turn of events, this new friend is lost.But the magic of Iron Robin and the joy of friendship means that there is wonder and excitement ahead for Oliver...This lyrical and funny story is the perfect bedtime story to share together.

"Iron Robin combines everyday childhood themes with a pinch of fantasy, all brilliantly visualised by Jones’s expressive artwork" - The GuardianShortlisted for the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2025From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic.Oliver loves birds - watching them soar into the sky and wishing that just sometimes they would stay close.So when he discovers a robin made of iron, he thinks he's found the perfect friend - even if his pet dragon isn't quite so certain! When the robin begins to glimmer and hop, Oliver is overjoyed, but in a terrible turn of events, this new friend is lost.But the magic of Iron Robin and the joy of friendship means that there is wonder and excitement ahead for Oliver...This lyrical and funny story is the perfect bedtime story to share together.

"The only thing better than the questions, in this delightful and informative book, is the answers." - Neil Gaiman"This book is GLORIOUS. It's heart-and-soul fabulous, page after page." - Stephen Fry"One of the best kids books I have ever had the pleasure of reading" - Pandora Sykes"This book is heaven on a stick" - Sophie DahlA wonderful new paperback edition of 366 curious questions asked by children from around the world, based on the award-winning podcast by original QI Elf, Molly Oldfield. How much bamboo can a giant panda eat?Do aliens exist?What we would do if we didn't have a prime minister?Why do hammerhead sharks have such strange-shaped heads?Find out the answers to these curious questions and much, much more!Ponder where ideas come from with award-winning illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Find out why you taste things differently when you have a cold with Michelin star chef, Heston Blumenthal. Learn about everything from how astronauts see in the dark to what the biggest dinosaur was with experts from the Natural History Museum.Fascinating facts are accompanied by gorgeous illustrations making the perfect gift for Christmas. Whether you read a question a day, or dip into it whenever you are feeling curious, this is a book to treasure and share all year round.Illustrated by Momoko Abe, Kelsey Buzzell, Beatrice Cerocchi, Alice Courtley, Sandra de la Prada, Grace Easton, Manuela Montoya Escobar, Richard Jones, Lisa Koesterke, Gwen Millward, Sally Mullaney, and Laurie Stansfield.Praise for Everything Under the Sun:"Trivia fans will relish Everything Under the Sun" - The Guardian"A brilliant book for any child, but particularly those who don't love reading stories" - David Walliams"A wonderful gift for families" - Evening Standard"A wonderful collection of 366 curious questions about everything from science to nature, dinosaurs to space" - Scottish Sun"Simply mesmerising compendium" - Waterstones"As cute as it is educational" - Babyccino Kids "This is a book to treasure all year round" - My Baba"An absolute delight" - David Walliams

SHORTLISTED - BRANFORD BOASE AWARDPeople call me Fish Boy. My skin goes up and down like the waves. My mind goes in and out like the sea. They say I've always got my mouth open, that I ask too many questions. But what's wrong with that?Billy's got a lot on his mind - that he'd rather not think or talk about. So he watches David Attenborough, because Sir David's asked all the questions and got all the answers, and swims in the sea, just letting his mind drift . . .So when new boy and nature fan Patrick Green starts at school with 'fingers like steel, strength of a bear' and a mackerel swims up to Billy's face, blows bubbles into his Vista Clear mask goggles and says: 'Fish Boy', Billy knows he can't keep it secret, because . . . a crazy talking mackerel changes EVERYTHING.Shimmering with almost-magic and adventure, this is an exceptional read.Accompanied by gorgeous illustrations by Richard Jones.

Billy is a lonely boy. He's obsessed with swimming in the sea, which is where he goes to wash his problems far, far away. Thanks to his mum's mystery illness, his dad has been forced to work extra hours to make ends meet, so Billy locks himself away with David Attenborough films, and ponders the magic of nature. Meanwhile at school, bullies mercilessly seize on Billy's 'otherness' and make his life as miserable as possible - but then new boy Patrick Green, with "fingers like steel, strength of a bear", joins Billy's class. And when a mackerel swims up to Billy's face, blows bubbles into his Vista Clear Mask goggles and says: Fish Boy - Billy's whole world changes.

In this picture book that is both heartwarming and exciting, join Yoshi, a sea turtle, on her remarkable journey as she swims farther than any animal in recorded history--23,000 miles!--to return to the beach where she first hatched, to lay her own eggs.Inside every loggerhead turtle is genius: the ability to find their first home, no matter how far away. Follow one, from her birth on a beach in Australia...to her trip across an ocean filled with sharks and seahorses and much more...to her rescue from a net by a fisherman, who names her Yoshi...to her rehabilitation at an aquarium...to her record-breaking swim across the Indian Ocean to the beach on which she hatched, to lay her eggs.Written by Lynne Cox, also a record-breaking swimmer, here is the true story of a sea turtle who swam the longest distance of any animal in recorded history.

A STUNNING NEW PICTURE BOOK CELEBRATING THE ART OF STORYTELLING FROM ACCLAIMED AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR RICHARD JONES!At the foot of one magical tree, two kind children find a lost little moon dragon. They climb for three long days to try to reunite the little one with its family. Will they succeed? Find out in one amazing story! A simple but effective 1-to-10-and-back-again framework builds a spell-binding story that highlights kindness.Will encourage readers to build their own storyStunning and vibrant illustrations filled with details to spot.Helps with numeracy and learning about adjectivesNow available in paperbackOther modern classics from Richard Jones:PerduLittle BearWhere Have You Been, Little Cat?The Biggest Breakfast

A STUNNING NEW PICTURE BOOK CELEBRATING THE ART OF STORYTELLING FROM ACCLAIMED AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR RICHARD JONES!At the foot of one magical tree, two kind children find a lost little moon dragon. They climb for three long days to try to reunite the little one with its family. Will they succeed? Find out in one amazing story! A simple but effective 1-to-10-and-back-again framework builds a spell-binding story that highlights kindness.Will encourage readers to build their own storyStunning and vibrant illustrations filled with details to spot.Helps with numeracy and learning about adjectivesBeautiful gift hardback edition with jacketOther modern classics from Richard Jones:PerduLittle BearWhere Have You Been, Little Cat?The Biggest Breakfast

A heartwarming story about persistence and the power of reframing worries and frustrations from the author of Ruby's Worry and the illustrator of The Snow Lion.Silva the otter is the youngest of her brothers and sisters and is greatly loved by her family. But still, Silva is overwhelmed by frustration that she can’t swim, climb, jump or glide as well as the others. That is, until the day her brother teaches her the magic word ‘yet’, gifting Silva the tool with which she can reframe her worries.Join Silva as she comes to learn that these aren’t things that she can’t do – she just can’t do them… yet, in this second collaboration from internationally renowned picture book makers Tom Percival and Richard Jones (co-creators of Quiet).Great for starting conversations about persistence and developing a growth mindsetThe ‘power of yet’ can help to build confidence and emotional well-being Stunning artwork and a moving story, featuring adorable little otter Silva and her familyAlso by Tom Percival and Richard Jones:QuietAlso by Tom Percival from Simon & Schuster:The Sea SawThe InvisibleThe RiverThe BridgesThe WonderAlsoby Richard Jones from Simon & Schuster:The Snow Lion (written by Jim Helmore)Paper Planes (written by Jim Helmore)PerduLittle BearWhere Have You Been, Little Cat?The Biggest BreakfastOne Amazing Story

A heartwarming story about persistence and the power of reframing worries and frustrations from the author of Ruby's Worry and the illustrator of The Snow Lion.Silva the otter is the youngest of her brothers and sisters and is greatly loved by her family. But still, Silva is overwhelmed by frustration that she can’t swim, climb, jump or glide as well as the others. That is, until the day her brother teaches her the magic word ‘yet’, gifting Silva the tool with which she can reframe her worries.Join Silva as she comes to learn that these aren’t things that she can’t do – she just can’t do them… yet, in this second collaboration from internationally renowned picture book makers Tom Percival and Richard Jones (co-creators of Quiet).Great for starting conversations about persistence and developing a growth mindsetThe ‘power of yet’ can help to build confidence and emotional well-being Stunning artwork and a moving story, featuring adorable little otter Silva and her familyAlso by Tom Percival and Richard Jones:QuietAlso by Tom Percival from Simon & Schuster:The Sea SawThe InvisibleThe RiverThe BridgesThe WonderAlsoby Richard Jones from Simon & Schuster:The Snow Lion (written by Jim Helmore)Paper Planes (written by Jim Helmore)PerduLittle BearWhere Have You Been, Little Cat?The Biggest BreakfastOne Amazing Story​

A moving picture book about friendship and finding the courage to brave a dark and stormy night by an award-winning author-illustrator.James lives in a little wooden house beside the sea. Every day he rides his bike around the island, saying hello to all his animal friends; the otters in their mirror-bright pool, the birds in the trees, the bears in their shadow-dark cave and the rabbits in their warm burrow.Every day is perfect. Perfect, that is, until one night a fierce storm arrives. James braves the wild night to check that his friends are safe, only to find that they have disappeared! Where could they be? James might just find that his friends are closer to home than he thinks.

A moving picture book that celebrates family and belonging, from acclaimed screenwriter Irena Brignull.A little girl wants to know where she came from and why she doesn’t have a father. When her mother cannot tell her, the girl decides to find out for herself. Her journey leads her on a quest through the woods, tracing her own story back to its source with the help of the animals she meets, until she discovers what truly matters in making a family. A timeless story with sumptuous illustrations, this picture book will be shared and treasured by all families whatever their shape or size."A joy to pore over." The Irish Independent, Children’s Books of the Year

A poignant, timeless and uplifting tale from the bestselling author of The Lion Inside.In the quiet and still of the evening, a tall rabbit and a small rabbit sit on the high hill and watch the sun go down, rabbits together. The tall rabbit feels like the luckiest rabbit in the whole, wide world, whilst the small rabbit wonders if his luck falls a little short.But when a storm rumbles overhead and raindrops splash on their noses, they both realise something wonderful: it's not what you have in life . . . but how you choose to look at it.A tale of love, gratitude and seeing the magic and wonder in everything. Perfect for fans of Guess How Much I Love You and I Love You to the Moon and Back, this stunning picture book from two creators at the top of their game is the ideal gift to share with someone you love.

A poignant, timeless and uplifting tale from the bestselling author of The Lion Inside.In the quiet and still of the evening, a tall rabbit and a small rabbit sit on the high hill and watch the sun go down, rabbits together. The tall rabbit feels like the luckiest rabbit in the whole, wide world, whilst the small rabbit wonders if his luck falls a little short.But when a storm rumbles overhead and raindrops splash on their noses, they both realise something wonderful: it's not what you have in life . . . but how you choose to look at it.A tale of love, gratitude and seeing the magic and wonder in everything. Perfect for fans of Guess How Much I Love You and I Love You to the Moon and Back, this stunning picture book from two creators at the top of their game is the ideal gift to share with someone you love.