There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...The Penultimate Pe

This is a stylish picture word book with flaps to lift to encourage word and picture association. Each themed page has plenty of flaps to lift with the word of an object or animal underneath. Smaller flaps at the bottom show the same word with an accompanying, delicately illustrated picture. The themes include the park, on the farm, at the seaside, noisy words and words at home.

Learning Chinese is notoriously difficult and has long put off the most linguistically savvy Westerners... until now. Breaking down the Great Wall of language, ShaoLan Hsueh has unpicked Chinese characters and created a simple system for quickly understanding the basic building blocks of the written language. Working with renowned illustrator Noma Bar, she has developed a unique set of illustrations

With The Klutz Guide to the Galaxy, you can explore the universe without leaving the comfort of your backyard. This galactic tool kit has everything you need: an amazing build-it-yourself telescope, a night-sight flashlight, star and moon maps, a no-batteries-required sundial, a mariner\'s quadrant to steer by the stars, tons of cool intergalactic activities, and more. With this guide, you\'ll never

A wealth of words relating to the transport vehicles and where they are found. Young children can discover and learn lots of new vocabulary by spotting and talking about the illustrated words on themed pages which include \'On the farm\', \'On the building site\' and \'In the park\'.

Meet the Lotterys: a unique and diverse family featuring four parents, seven kids and five pets - all living happily together in their big old house, Camelottery. Nine-year-old Sumac is the organizer of the family and is looking forward to a long summer of fun. But when their grumpy and intolerant grandad comes to stay, everything is turned upside down. How will Sumac and her family manage with another

What doesn\'t kill you makes you ... stronger? A poignant and gripping story about the power of fear, the resilience of love and the magic of food - from bestselling Waterstones Children\'s Book Prize and Specsavers Children\'s Book of the Year shortlisted author Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. \"Gripping, with an incredible twist that you simply won\'t see coming\" - Louise O\'Neill \"A Strange Kind of Brave

All first editions of Queen of Air and Darkness will include ten black and white interior illustrations, and a new short story!Dark secrets and forbidden love threaten the very survival of the Shadowhunters in Cassandra Clare\'s Queen of Air and Darkness, the final novel in the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling The Dark Artifices trilogy. Queen of Air and Darkness is a Shadowhunters novel.

t was high summer and a travelling fun-fair had come to the village...Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny were forbidden to attend. But even the best-behaved rabbit can\'t keep away from a fun-fair, and Peter is far from being the best-behaved rabbit. With Benjamin at his side, Peter sneaks into the fair where a roller-coaster ride of an adventure begins...Accompanied by a story CD, narrated by Emma T

It\'s a big day for the Potter\'s Barn Band - their first concert! But nobody can remember the words. The animals need a plan - and fast!

Get ready to believe the unbelievable with It Can\'t Be True It Can\'t be True! lets you in on life\'s little secrets that seem unbelievable but are totally true. For example: Did you know that the Moon is the same size as Australia? Or that a blue whale\'s heart is as large as a car? Explore a world of subjects, from the tiniest microchips to the massive, swirling planet Jupiter, with stunning photographs

For little boys who enjoyed the phenomenally successful That\'s not my... touchy-feely books as babies, this is the perfect book to move on to. Full-colour illustrations of pirates, dinosaurs, vehicles and more are accompanied by bold, easy-to-colour outlines which boys are invited to customise as they wish.

Splash, bang, hiss...Follow Ted\'s disastrous tractor journey in this well-loved story set on Apple Tree Farm. Featuring Mrs Boot the farmer, her children Poppy and Sam, and a menagerie of friendly animals including Curly the pig, Woolly the sheep and Rusty the dog. See if you can spot the Usborne Little Yellow Duck who is hiding on each page!

Down the rabbit-hole and through the looking-glass! Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories features all of the best-known works of Lewis Carroll, including the novels Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. This compilation also features Carroll\'s novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, his masterpiece

Would you like a wolf as a pet? This is the story of a wolf named White Fang and his journey through the world of men. This is the story of White Fang, a wild wolf who falls into the hands of men. They use White Fang’s strength and are cruel to him so that he becomes fierce and dangerous. But through Scott, a different type of man, White Fang learns that between animals and people there can be love

Pollyanna comes to live with her Aunt Polly. Pollyanna always looks for the good in life and she helps her new friends to be happy again, but not her aunt! Will Aunt Polly learn to be happy? Pollyanna is eleven when she comes to live with her Aunt Polly, after her father dies. Life isn’t easy for Pollyanna. Her aunt is a difficult, cold woman and everyone in this small, American town is sad! But Pollyanna

\'For millions of children, Dick Bruna\'s books are the first they will encounter. They don\'t know how lucky they are\' Michael Bond This latest instalment in The Illustrators on Dutch artist Dick Bruna (1927-2017) takes readers behind the scenes of the creation of some of the world\'s most endearing children\'s characters. Offering a deeper appreciation of the artistry and skills behind the international

When you\'re waiting for a new baby, expect the unexpected! Today is a very special day. Sophie Duck is expecting the arrival of her new baby brother! But Delivery Dude keeps bringing the wrong babies. First a baby mouse, then a baby elephant, then a crocodile, a giraffe, an anteat-er a rabbit and a hippo. \'These babies are NOT my brother!\' shouts Sophie - but Delivery Dude insists that he never

An amazingly creative book which invites kids to turn blobs into monsters, fill jars with candy, concoct vegetable people...every page has a new doodling idea! Unfinished pictures, using an innovative mix of photographs and illustrations, are combined with text prompts to set kids off on a doodling journey of imaginative fancy as they create their own unique artwork. With 120 doodles to customize,

All you need to know about being a Hogwarts student! PLUS a Hermione minifigure! From Platform 9-3/4 to the Sorting Ceremony to final exams - that is, if they haven\'t been cancelled again thanks to a monster getting loose in the school - this handbook covers everything a new student should know about this school of witchcraft and wizardry. Read all about the classes, top-secret locations and, of course,