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It’s 7 o’clock in the morning in Mexico, and Javier is eating his breakfast. He’s having corn tortillas with beans and a glass of orange juice.And at exactly the same time……it’s 8 o’clock in the morning in New York City. Kayla is getting her schoolbag ready. A yellow school bus will take her to the school gates.One Moment in Time is a lyrical celebration of diversity with a heartfelt message of unity. Featuring eleven different children, this book takes readers on a colourful, eye-opening journey around the globe in a single day, showing what children in different countries are each doing at the same point in time. From travel writer Ben Lerwill, and with beautiful illustrations from Alette Straathof this non-fiction picture book introduces children to different cultures around the world.

Being a baby is a busy job! This set includes three books for a baby's day – a board book for playtime, a bath book for bathtime and a soft cloth book for bedtime.Each of these books tells the story of the different parts of baby's day!The different formats maximise sensory development – durable board for playtime, a waterproof book specially designed for bathtime, and a soothingly soft cloth book to read together at bedtime.Great for introducing babies and young children to these daily routines, bright and bold colours will ensure that these books are loved time and time again, and the interactive elements will encourage hand-eye co-ordination, communication, exploration and play!

This funny, bold and characterful picture storybook introduces young readers to the shapes, as they meet the Squares and the Triangles.Meet the squares. They are straightforward, supportive and reliable. Squares like things to be even. But they don't get on very well with the Triangles... The Triangles are edgy, sharp and creative but they really don't like the Squares.Circle comes across these two groups but just can't take a side! When a fight breaks out between the two shapes, will circle be able to help turn things around?Featuring charmingly simple illustrations and plenty of puns, We Are the Shapes is a truly fun introduction to shapes that children will love to read time and time again.

Some people just can’t resist showing off… and this book introduces readers to some of the biggest braggers and loudest show-offs throughout history. This book takes young readers on a tour of some of history's greatest show-offs, from wealthy kings and queens who loved to splash the cash to masterful musicians who weren't shy about their talents or brilliant artists who could not stop telling others how great they were.Some of the showoffs in this book include:Queen Elizabeth I of England, who owned over 2,000 pairs of gloves, Alexander the Great, who named more than 70 cities in his vast empire after himself,... and one after his horse!The Montgolfier brothers, who showed off their flashy new invention, the hot air balloon, in front of huge crowds and even the King and Queen!Andy Seed's hilarious text brings these crazy but true stories to life, as he tells readers tales about massive palaces, fast cars, monster banquets, immense armies, frilly outfits, dazzling bling, musical masterpieces, epic artworks, outrageous inventions and much, much more!Featuring long-dead leaders, artists, musicians and more, from all around the world, the snappy facts are paired with humorous character illustrations from the brilliant Sam Caldwell for maximum hilarity.

A humorous take on the unicorn trend, Unicorn NOT Wanted is funny picture book starring an uninvited unicorn that hijacks the story.​"There are way too many unicorn stories, so this book will be A UNICORN FREE ZONE!And it will be set where you definitely won’t find unicorns... THE WILD WEST!This is an anti-unicorn, unicorn story, which pokes fun at the never-ending stream of unicorn books, but then becomes what it sets out not to be... thanks to a unicorn intruder!A unicorn arrives in disguise as a horse on the first pages, but when her hat is removed and her horn exposed, chaos ensues...It's really silly, but has a positive message of not stereotyping people and being yourself.

Little Snail loves her big snail family, but sometimes she feels so different to them. She craves something more exciting... a new house. A house that’s interesting, fun and unusual – just like her.Follow a little snail on her thoughtful and amusing quest to find a new house. Little Snail tries out a hilarious array of unexpected homes, completely unlike a snail shell! She tries hanging upside down with bats – a little uncomfortable ­– and a busy burrow packed with many, many rabbit roommates! Children will love Bia Melo’s beautiful, vibrant illustrations just as much as Little Snail’s quirky, bright personality. Will Little Snail find her perfect home? Perhaps it’s closer than she thinks...

"I’m hungry! Fish are boring! I want something new. Something soft… and fluffy!"Meet a little penguin who is super hungry but totally bored of eating fish. An older penguin recalls hearing of a fluffy creature called a ‘bolar pear’, so the little penguin sets off on an adventurous mission to find and eat this ‘mystery’ creature.On arrival at the North Pole, the penguin can’t see a polar bear anywhere and eventually turns back home, hungry as ever. Little does penguin know that an equally hungry polar bear is following right behind...This story will have readers gleefully shouting ‘it’s behind you!’ as this hilarious story unfolds. The reader can follow oblivious penguin on every step of its journey as it narrowly escapes being gobbled up by the polar bear.

Welcome to the world of Weirdosaurus... Meet a dinosaur with a built-in megaphone. Spot the one with metre-long, sword-like claws. Say hello to a flying carnivore as tall as a giraffe! This book is bursting with the strangest, silliest and downright weirdest dinosaurs that ever stomped the Earth. From frilly heads to feathery tails, toothy grins to enormous claws, every creature inside is wonderfully odd in its own way. Travel back in time and meet over 80 prehistoric peculiarities, each with its own vital stats, dino scale diagram, Latin name (and how to say it) and some seriously strange features. With Philip Bunting’s hilarious illustrations, cheeky jokes and eye-popping facts, every page is packed with surprises. With well-known favourites and dinosaurs you’ve never heard of, Weirdosaurus is the perfect book for dino-mad kids who love the weird and wonderful. If you thought you knew dinosaurs... think again!

There’s nothing funny about bums. Nothing funny at all!They come in all shapes and sizes, the big, the wobbly the small…... insists a teacher, reading from a book called The Book of Things That Are Definitely Not Funny. In this hilarious picture book, join a class of children as they attempt to keep a straight face while learning about bottoms. But after the teacher has described ants in pants, ninja farts and torpedoes in the bath everyone is rolling around laughing. What will the headteacher say?!A fabulously silly story with hilarious illustrations – children and their grown-ups will love reading and giggling along.

Created in collaboration with the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), this interactive board book encourages children to explore their feelings though touch-and-feel monster characters.Playful, friendly monsters prompt the reader to empathise with them as the child guesses the monsters’ feelings based on their facial expression or body language. Simple text encourages the reader to interact with the touch-and-feel patches, exploring how the tactile makes them feel.  The Feelings Book includes: Five key feelings to explore though lovable monster characters in entertaining scenes.A tab with emoji-style faces accompanied by simple feeling words – visible from every page, which encourages discussion.Vibrant, bold and funny illustrations from Miguel Ordenez will keep little ones entertained and engaged.A multi-sensory experience with a variety of touch-and-feel materials to stroke and examine!Simple, accessible vocabulary, which covers feelings both big and small. The Feelings Book helps children to think and talk about what the characters in the book are feeling, and also what they feel in response to tactiles and questions. Providing perfect, simple tools to help children explore their feelings, particularly if they find this difficult.  A charitable donation is given to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity for every copy sold.

A clever, funny picture book about one of life’s most important skills: the art of saying sorry.   Sammy is in trouble. He’s stuck in his room (on his mum’s birthday!) writing sorry letters for things he shouldn’t have done. But what exactly has Sammy done?   Told entirely through Sammy’s letters, this inventive and laugh-out-loud story gradually reveals the chaos behind his well-meaning plan. As one apology letter leads to another, the story of Sammy’s robot-related adventure unfolds . . .   But the big question is will Sammy make it out of his room in time to celebrate his mum’s birthday? And what’s going on with all the robots?  A fresh take on one of life’s essential lessons, Sorry, Sammy combines laugh-out-loud humour with a heartfelt message about making things right.

Welcome to your body – it works just like a busy city! Cities are busy places. There are buildings and parks, streets and cars. It takes a lot of people to keep a city running. Some make new buildings, while others drive buses. There are people who deliver the post, collect the rubbish and make sure there is clean water for everyone to drink.  Your body is a little bit like a city – each body part has a job to do! Travel around the city of your body and discover all the amazing things it can do.On your journey, meet the senses detectives who are always collecting clues. Visit the busy smoothie shop (the stomach) and hold your nose when the bin truck (the bowel) passes with all the stinky waste! Don't forget to take a deep breath in the big parks (the lungs) and pop by the car wash (the kidneys) to help the delivery drivers get clean. Discover what keeps your body safe, what happens to the food we eat and how all the different systems and ‘workers’ in our body talk to each other.The City Inside You features exciting text from Nancy Dickmann, whose writing makes learning accessible and fun by comparing the body with a busy city. Paired with bright, engaging illustrations from Lele Saa, young readers will be captivated! This truly is an imaginative, entertaining and memorable introduction to how the human body works, that can be read time and time again.

Football Kicks is a hilarious collection of comic-strip football jokes, filled with over 60 laugh-out-loud silly scenarios! Emiliano Migliardo’s outrageously funny full-colour comics are perfect for avid football fans and reluctant readers as the jokes are mostly wordless. This awesome compilation of one-page comics is a winning combination of silly yet clever gags and pranks, filled with the joy – and frustration – of football!  Full of football frolics about mischievous tactics, doing whatever it takes to get the ball in the back of the net and even the perils of being nut-megged, this is the perfect gift for any young football fan. These short, sporty jokes will be the talk of the playground… or football pitch!

Be prepared to laugh and tear up at this hilarious, heart-warming friendship tale featuring a bird we all love to hate . . . the seagull!  Lonely fisherman Cliff spends his time at the old lighthouse, until one day a bird lands on his head and refuses to leave.  Cliff wasn’t sure at first. Then after a while, having a seagull on his head just felt right. Wherever Cliff's head went . . . the seagull went too.  Cliff shares his home and food with the bird, much to the shock of the locals who believe it’s no more than a pest. But, during a storm, when Cliff needs its help the most, can his new friend come to the rescue?  Told with gentle humour and emotional warmth, Cliff is a picture book about animal‑human friendship, empathy and finding connection in unexpected places.   This seagull may steal chips – but it will steal hearts too, including yours.

Who will blink first . . . Owl or Gecko?Blink if you think you are the bestBlink if you would like me to blink firstJoin Owl and Gecko as they hold a stare-off competition, with their humongous eyes, to decide once and for all who is the very best at staring. Owl doesn't know how to blink, so it must be an easy win – but Gecko has no eyelids! With neither giving in easily, they'll have to resort to other tricks... Can Owl outwit Gecko with a surprise phone call from Gecko’s mum? Or can Gecko distract Owl with a monkey on a motorbike? Watch as both creatures cleverly try to make each other blink – but neither are prepared for the unexpected arrival of a spider!With witty text from new, bold author Gareth Hopkins and Alex Latimer's quirky, expressive illustrations, Owl Versus Gecko is packed with hilarious details for young readers to spot and laugh at, time and time again. Also available, from the same duo, is Cliff: The Man With a Seagull on his Head.

Join the countdown to Christmas in this festive family frolic of a picture book! This hilarious and heart-warming story features everyone’s favourite Christmas activities and captures the exciting build-up to the big day.“LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT’S CHRISTMAS!”“Not yet!” said Mummy.“How many sleeps?!” Mummy had a long think. “Fifty-three.”“Not long now!” “Quite long,” said Mummy. Full of Christmas chaos and festive fun, such as singing carols (A LOT), decorating the tree, wrapping presents (or siblings!), preparing for Father Christmas’s arrival . . . and many more sweet family memories.How Many Sleeps Until Christmas? is full of character and personality. The family setting will strike a familiar chord with parents and impatient young readers who just can’t wait until the big day! This is a joyful book to celebrate the holiday season, and a perfect Christmas gift.

A fun, playful farmyard adventure that’s perfect for reading out loud.    The little ducks were wide awake, but Mama duck was still asleep. So they snuck out of the duck house.   Quietly...  Quietly...  QUACK!    One day, three little ducklings sneak out to explore the farm while their mother sleeps. But the littlest duckling is just no good at going sneakily, silently or carefully . . . causing chaos at every turn!    With a wobble, stumble and rustle along the way, can the brave trio manage to make it home before Mama duck finds out they are missing?      A laugh-out-loud picture book inviting children (and their grown-ups) to quack along with the ducklings – quietly . . . or not so quietly!

Meet the baby platypus who loves to snuggle by day but bounces awake when the sun goes down, in this playful picture book with a joyous twist. The moon rose and all the animals curled up to go to sleep. But then, Platypus’s puggle just wanted to… PARTY IN THE NIGHTTIME! During the day, an array of baby animals love to play. Giraffe’s calf made everyone laugh, Hen’s chicks did magic tricks and Sheep’s lamb got herself in a jam, but Puggle just wants to snuggle . . . until darkness falls. From New York Times bestselling author, Mo O’Hara, and brought to life with adorable illustrations by award-winning Loretta Schuer, discover what Puggle and the other baby animals get up to in this funny (and surprising!) bedtime story. Packed with animals in hilarious scenarios and witty, rhyming word play, this is a perfect bedtime read for children who just can’t keep still at night!

Join two adorable bunnies on a heart‑warming journey that celebrates the simple power of saying ‘thank you’, in this delightful picture book from much-loved creator, Mary Murphy.   Nibble, nibble, nibble. Delicious carrot!   Did someone say . . . carrot?   Here – you can have one.  Oh, THANK you! Thank you, thank you,  thanks, thanks, thanks!  You're welcome, you're welcome, you're very, VERY welcome!  With bright, bold artwork, adorable characters and simple, bouncy text that’s perfect for reading aloud, Oh, Thank You! is suffused with Mary Murphy’s trademark playful humour and heart. Repetition and rhythm invite young readers to join in, while the gentle story shows them how kindness and gratitude help build friendship and connection.  Warm, uplifting and full of joy, Oh, Thank You! is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, offering them a reassuring reminder that saying thank you – and sharing what we love – makes everyday moments feel extra special.