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Learn all about the world of architecture in only 100 words! This book explores the most iconic buildings from around the world as well as the history of architecture, from basic huts to incredible skyscrapers. From columns to pyramids, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and colorful illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to amazing architecture from throughout history. From the familiar to the jaw-dropping, the medieval to ultra-modern, this is an inspiring look at some of architecture's greatest developments. With a clean, contemporary design, each word occupies a page of its own. A large striking illustration neatly encapsulates the accompanying 100 words of text. A fascinating introduction to cool buildings in a fun and accessible format, this is the perfect gift for aspiring architects or curious young minds!

Some people just can't resist showing off... and this BIG 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 Marie Antoinette of France, who arrived for her wedding with 57 carriages pulled by 376 horses, 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, fri

The Big Christmas Bake is a funny, lively romp through the twelve days of Christmas, taking the elements of the popular carol, and weaving them cleverly into the ingredients for a Twelfth Night Cake. Starting with the partridge and its gift of dried fruit, this rhyming story includes all of the familiar characters from the song as they all contribute to the baking of the magnificent Twelfth Night cake. A trio of french hens bring baking powderSix geese bring eggs, and lots of feathers tooTen lords help carry the cake into the oven ready to bakeAt the end of the story, there is a recipe included to bake your own cake at home, giving this book the potential to be a favorite Christmas story as well as a resource to be used every year in introducing a twelfth-night cake tradition to a family. Characterfully illustrated by Pippa Curnick The Big Christmas Bake is a beautiful, lyrical, and gently humourous Christmas story for the whole family to enjoy.

This interactive board book series features the classic touch-and-feel concept but with a fun, stylish Wee Gallery twist! Each page features an intriguing textile and a different animal character to spark the curiosity of babies and toddlers. In Wee Gallery: Touch-and-Feel Scales, meet seven incredibly cute animals who all feature super special scales! Little ones will love feeling the different textures and materials, whether it be the bumpy back of a prickly pangolin or the smooth and shiny skin of a slinky snake. Striking illustrations from Wee Gallery plus clever textures will excite the reader and help develop sensory and motor skills, and expand language skills. Bold, high contrast, colorful artwork will keep young children engaged and stimulated for hours on end, while encouraging key recognition and identification skills. Also available in the Wee Gallery Touch-and-Feel series are Tails, Ears, and Wings.

This interactive board book series features the classic touch-and-feel concept but with a fun, stylish Wee Gallery twist! Each page features an intriguing textile and a different animal character to spark the curiosity of babies and toddlers. In Wee Gallery: Touch-and-Feel tails, meet seven incredibly cute animals who all feature terrific tails! Little ones will love feeling the different textures and materials, whether it be the spongy tail of a mighty whale or the rough, ragged tail of a busy beaver. Striking illustrations from Wee Gallery plus clever textures will excite the reader and help develop sensory and motor skills, and expand language skills. Bold, high contrast, colorful artwork will keep young children engaged and stimulated for hours on end, while encouraging key recognition and identification skills. Also available in the Wee Gallery Touch-and-Feel series are Scales, Ears, and Wings.

Featuring charmingly simple illustrations and plenty of puns, The Squares is a humorous trade picture book from up-and-coming author/illustrator Kevin Jenner. Introducing squares, triangles, and circles alongside light-hearted humor, this is a truly fun introduction to shapes.This funny, bold and characterful picture storybook introduces young readers to the shapes, as they meet the Squares and the Triangles, who are always arguing!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? Whose side are you on?Featuring charmingly simple illustrations and plenty of puns, The Squares is a truly fun introduction to shapes that children will love to read time and time ag

The Blue Bagoo is a fun mystery adventure, where readers can join the young detective on the search for the mythical beast.BEWARE the Blue Bagoo! Join in with the detective who is on the trail of this mysterious blue creature in this fun picture book!A detective tries to uncover the truth about the infamous ‘Blue Bagoo’ – a creature so big and scary that it can’t possibly be made up, can it?Our detective addresses us – the reader – on the very first page, and then walks the winding cobbled streets of a Dr Suess-esque seaside town, taking statements from the residents. The Blue Bagoo proves elusive, but rumours of its ‘supposed’ qualities have spread throughout the town. However, as the investigation procedes, there is a critical twist.... This is a tale of rumours and fears, that also teaches us a gentle lesson about jumping to conclusions and judging others!

Wild Summer tells a beautiful story of a girl and her grandfather as they explore the nature around them in the summer months.In this follow-up to Winter Sleep and Busy Spring, Wild Summer celebrates nature during the warm summer months.The beautifully-told story follows a young girl and her grandpa as they walk down a wild path towards the coast. They spot amazing plants and animals, and she is enchanted by the vibrancy of life around her.“The plants and animals must wish it was summer forever, don’t they?”This nature-filled book shows a touching relationship between grandfather and grandchild as he teaches her about the wonders of the natural world around her.They pass through several habitats and the girl's grandfather teaches her how summer affects each of them and their wildlife: a meadow, a stream, sandy heathland, pine woods, fossil-rich cliffs and a rocky cove. Filled with facts as well as beautiful and gentle illustrations, this book is a great way to teach children about natu

Never Brush a Bear is a delightfully amusing story about a determined young pet stylist called Herschel, who makes it his mission to brush a bearThis is a delightfully amusing story about a determined young pet stylist called Herschel, who makes it his mission to brush a bear…He’s a head stylist, pet pamperer, extraordinaire!He dreams of awards, and longs to win prizes,For coiffuring creatures in all shapes and sizes!But a bear’s not a pet!!And brushinga bear is something he should forget!This charming story introduces us to Herschel, an adventurous and ambituous pet stylist who wants to style an animal he has never worked with before... a bear!He ventures deep into the woods in order to accomplish his aim. He follows a trail of leaves into a dark cave, discovering a GIANT and TERRIFYING BEAR... who turns out to be quite polite!Bright and lively illustrations accompany rhyming text to create a fun story that will have children laughing out loud as they read along.The latest title from

A playful board book exploring different aspects of the seaside in 100 words.Shell, wave, starfish, crab, ball, bucket, spade, hat… introduce your little ones to the words they'll encounter all around them at the seaside.The Seaside in 100 words introduces a range of different scenes and objects. With bold colors and a silky-feel cover that add visual and tactile interest, this fun book inspires a deeper knowledge of the world, introduces language skills and supports emotional intelligence.From things to take to the beach – hat, beach ball, sun cream, towell, spade – to foods we might eat – sandwiches, lolly, apple, banana, ice cream – to creatures we might see – turtle, octopus, whale, seagull, dolphin, fish, seahorse – this title covers all the words which young children might encounter at the beach.As well as objects and creatures, the book contains feeling words, like 'happy' and 'excited', as well as actions like 'waving' and 'splashing' or qualities like 'wet' or 'helpful'.Differ

A bright, fun first concepts book featuring sweet mice characters and simple, yet clever die-cuts, Little Mouse Learns: SHAPES explains the concept of shapes to young children.A bright, fun first concepts book featuring sweet mice characters and simple, yet clever die-cuts to explain the concept of shapes. In this innovative die-cut title, children will learn the concept of shapes through bright, fun illustrations featuring Little Mouse and other friendly animal characters.The peep-through holes help children engage with the title and encourage sensory development and exploration, and bold colours bring these books to life.This is the first title in a series of first concept books in the Little Mouse Learns series:Book 1: OPPOSITESBook 2: COLOURSBook 3: SHAPESBook 4: NUMBERS​These board books are great for young children as they introduce them to these basic but important concepts in a friendly, fun, and accesible way!

A Quokka for the Queen is a hilarious children's picture book which teaches the joy of giving and making other people happy.This hilarious picture book tells the story of when the Queen gets a Quokka all the way from Australia for her birthday, and this small new arrival helps her discover the joy of giving gifts!It's the Queen's birthday and the last gift to arrive has come all the way from Australia. They say good things come in small packages!Well this party is about to get wild... it's a Quokka for the the Queen! The Quokka quickly makes an impression and the Queen decides to do things differently – with the help of Quokka she decides she will give the presents. Soon they are creating an elaborate gift list for everyone they can think of: “What shall we give the chambermaid?” asked the Queen. “A chihuahua for the chambermaid,” said the Quokka. “A chihuahua for the chambermaid, and chipmunks for the chef.”“Charming,” said the Queen. But what present will the Queen give to Quokk

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.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 fol

Can you guess what puppy is about to do? An engaging lift-the-flap book exploring familiar scenes for babies and toddlers. Encourages conversation and hand-eye coordination.Find out what Puppy is going to do next by lifting the flaps in this his fun interactive story, presented in board book form for extra durability."Puppy has a slipper. What is Puppy going to do?Hide the slipper!"Little pups go on big adventures! Look at what each puppy is holding or playing with and see if you can you guess what they are about to do! Open the flap on each spread to discover the answer in a delightful, colourful scene.With sturdy flaps to aid hand-eye co-ordination and a question on each page to prompt conversation between parent and child, this bright, engaging boardbook is the perfect exploration of the activities that make up a baby or toddler’s day.The Lift-the-Flap series is a bright, fun and interactive selection of books which introduce babies and toddlers to first concepts in a unique way, de

Meet the National Animals is a playful and humorous look at the animals all around the world who represent their country. Why do they represent the particular country and what is so special or symbolic about them? Featuring over 35 amazing animals, from the mystical Scottish Unicorn to China's much-loved Giant Panda and the wonderful, but extinct, Dodo from Mauritius. The witty text brings each animal to life and celebrates their quirks and characteristics. Includes a playful, charming narrative along the bottom of each spread, which sees Brown Bear gradually bringing all the animal together as they travel the world, celebrating each country as they go. Filled with fascinating facts about each animal and country, the text also touches gently upon any conservation issues related to each animal and their habitat. The illustrations inject warmth and humour into the narrative, making the animals the stars of their respective countries!

The World's Most Pointless Animals is a witty, quirky, colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animals...who we find are perhaps not so pointless after all.From familiar animals like giraffes (who don't have any vocal chords) through to those that surely should not even exist, such as the pink fairy armadillo (absurdly huge front claws, super tough protective shell in baby pink, particularly susceptible to stress), our planet is full of some pretty weird and wonderful animals.With hilarious text throughout and bright, contemporary illustrations, this guide to absurdly awesome animals contains funny labelled diagrams and some excellent made-up Latin names (n.b. the jellyfish's scientific name is not actually wibblious wobblious ouchii).Carrying an important message of celebrating diversity and differences, The World's Most Pointless Animals inspires a drive to conserve our amazing planet and the creatures we're lucky enough to share it with.

Meri Meri: Sunny Days is a beautiful high quality cloth book made in partnership with children's party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’ sensesThis gorgeous, tactile nature-themed cloth book, produced in collaboration with children's party brand Meri Meri, is filled with beautifully crafted novelty elements to encourage sensory development and hand-eye coordination in babies.Little hands will love to explore this stylish and playful book, filled with rainbow designs and soft tactile elements for babies to play with. From a pop out caterpillar to a llama with a tassel mane, each page has a fascinating new design with unique features to touch and play with.The Meri Meri cloth books (Follow the Rainbow, Sunny Days and Under the Sea) are beautiful, high-quality cloth books in partnership with children’s party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’ senses, including touch-and-feel fabrics, embroidery, ribbons and t

Meri Meri Follow the Rainbow is a beautiful high quality cloth book made in partnership with children's party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’ sensesThis gorgeous, tactile rainbow-themed cloth book, produced in collaboration with children's party brand Meri Meri, is filled with beautifully crafted novelty elements to encourage sensory development and hand-eye coordination in babies.Little hands will love to explore this stylish and playful book, filled with rainbow designs and soft tactile elements for babies to play with. From a pop out embroidered butterfly to an applique unicorn with a tassel tail, each page has a fascinating new design with unique features to touch and play with.The Meri Meri cloth books (Follow the Rainbow, Sunny Days and Under the Sea) are beautiful, high-quality cloth books in partnership with children’s party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’ senses, including touch-and-feel fabr

Meri Meri: Under the Sea is a beautiful high quality cloth book made in partnership with children's party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’ sensesThis gorgeous, tactile ocean-themed cloth book, produced in collaboration with children's party brand Meri Meri, is filled with beautifully crafted novelty elements to encourage sensory development and hand-eye coordination in babies.Little hands will love to explore this stylish and playful book, filled with rainbow designs and soft tactile elements for babies to play with. From an embroidered jellyfish with puffy tentacles to a crab with movable claws hiding in a white iridescent fabric shell, each page has a fascinating new design with unique features to touch and play with.The Meri Meri cloth books (Follow the Rainbow, Sunny Days and Under the Sea) are beautiful, high-quality cloth books in partnership with children’s party brand Meri Meri, containing multiple novelty elements to stimulate babies’