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"Funny and human and clever and wise. I really, really like this sparkling, racing, hilarious little gem." -- Hilary McKay, author of SAFFY'S ANGEL and BINNY IN SECRETSylvie Scruggs doesn't like Georg

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.Readers will love the extreme photos and facts about cool and crazy reptiles from gian

TALES OF FAMOUS HEROES is a perfect introduction to the lives and accomplishments of some of the most fascinating and admirable men and women from our history and today including: Rosa Parks, Barack

Presents animals that have fangs for injecting poison or sharp teeth and mouths for cutting and biting, including reptiles, mammals, arachnids, and insects, and provides scientific names and informati

Copper is curious, Fred is fearful. And together boy and dog are off on a series of adventures through marvelous worlds, powered by Copper's limitless enthusiasm and imagination. Each Copper and Fred

Discusses the history of the Thumb Wrestling Federation, some of TWF's biggest stars, and the competition between the Sinistras and the Dexteras, and provides jokes, puzzles, and activities related to

Fabulous photographs, eye-catching design, and simple rhyming text constitute this Level 2 reader about nocturnal animals! Hardcover, foil, and an unbeatable price!"My fur is long and black and white

A gorgeous own-voices love story with a twist - now with an additional swoony story set during a trip to California! Seventeen-year-old Sadie Wen is perfect on paper.It’s a reputation she’s fought hard to earn at the highly prestigious Woodvale Academy, and one she’s determined to maintain until graduation. The trick to keeping her model-student-smile plastered on her face at all times?She channels all her petty frustrations into her email drafts.One for the math teacher who refused to round her eighty-nine-point-nine percent up to ninety; one for the girl who blatantly copied her science project and took the credit for it. But most of her vehemently-worded emails are for her smug, infuriating co-captain, Julius Gong, who’s been the sharpest thorn in her side ever since they were kids.Sadie never meant for these emails to get out ... but now her whole life is about to change... From the author of THIS TIME IT'S REAL comes another own-voices love story with a high-concept twist, now wit

Welcome to The Game - an exciting summer camp where you will make new friends, build resilience and test your limits! You will be put into a team of five with strangers, no screens, no shortcuts. Everyone starts from scratch and has to make friends and find a way to the finish line together.Tig has been packed off to Game Camp to gain confidence, but is immediately wary of the other team members: bossy and ultra-competitive Maya, intense Joni, grumpy screen-addicted Frank and quiet, sporty Jake. They are all so different: but must find a way to work together. They embark on a series of physical and mental challenges, with Tig (and therefore the reader) choosing the path. When the team start noticing strange things happening around them in the woods - ghostly noises, wild weather and suspicious-looking Game Camp staff - they uncover a mystery to solve. Will you lead the team to victory, or into chaos? And will they all find out a lot about their true selves during the process...? You, t

The chaos and anarchy of Bunny vs Monkey meets the diary format of Loki and the sparring character dynamics of Blackadder in this two-colour, highly illustrated, laugh-out-loud debut!The underworld is a dangerous place.It's all fiery and there's marauding dragons and all sorts of other critters you wouldn't want to run into. Demise, aka Bone Head, isn't bothered about any of this.Why?Because he's a skeleton guardian of the underworld - and not just any guardian. He thinks he's the BEST and is determined to prove it... with catastrophic results...Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld. Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists. After an attempt to get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades' castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sitting duty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferocious three-headed dog of the underworld.What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made out of bones trying to keep a ma

Horrible Histories finally turns its attention to the most popular sport on Earth, football. Read all about football's beginnings in the Middle Ages, which involved no rules, except maybe not intentionally killing the other side, all the way to the First World War and its famous Christmas day match, plus awful injuries, silly supporters and not forgetting women in the sport. Publishing in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this book will cover everything you need to know about football's horrible history.fully illustrated throughout and packed with horrible stories – with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families for generations with books, TV, stage shows, magazines, games and the brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten Romans.

From the #1 bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition.Trey knows the drill: His dad gets him into a school full of kids with rich parents. Trey makes friends, and his dad makes connections. Soon, there's the con, where Trey's dad suckers the other parents into investing in one of his schemes. Once the money's in the bank, Trey, his sister, and their dad are on the run... until they set up somewhere else and start again.Trey believes his father when he says no one's getting hurt. After all, these parents have money to spare.But Trey's starting to get tired of running... and lying... and never having a friend for longer than a few months. But how do you get your family to stop lying when your lives depend on it?

Drake and Worm team up with their friend Obi to free the Swamp Dragon when she is mistaken for a terrifying monster in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series, perfect for newly independent readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Dragon Masters Drake and Obi travel to a mangrove swamp after a Dragon Stone shows them a new Dragon Master there! When they reach the nearby village, they meet Kinti, the new Dragon Master, but they discover that a Swamp Dragon has been captured. The villagers haven't seen a dragon before and they think the strange creature attacked Kinti. But Kinti knows that the Swamp Dragon was only trying to warn her about a magical monster lurking in

Hercules Braver, modern-day son of Zeus, is about to face his BIGGEST challenge yet... A legendary Greek monster has escaped from the underworld!Hercules is ready to start a new school year as the BEST demigod when, to his surprise, his cousin Theseus suddenly comes to stay from Greece. Theseus, son of Poseidon, is a young demigod just like Hercules. But right as Herc was (finally) preparing to be a heroically good role model, infuriating Theseus causes TROUBLE at every turn!But soon the boys are forced to work together - because Zeus has been so focused on writing a book that he's lost control of the cosmos... and now the universe is in jeopardy. One of the most terrifying monsters in Greek myth has hatched an escape from the underworld! With their dads pre-occupied, it's up to Herc and Theo to track down and stop the Minotaur.No doubt about it, this is Herc's most high-stakes adventure yet. Will the boys become monster-slaying heroes like their namesakes? Or will they learn that myth

Help your child build early literacy skills in this colorful wipe-clean board book from the bestselling learn-to-read Bob Books program!My First Bob Books for toddlers and preschoolers are inspired by Bob Books, the bestselling phonics program that's been teaching children to learn to read for more than forty years. Developed with reading experts, My First Bob Books encourage a love of reading while simultaneously building foundational pre-reading skills. My First Bob Books -- Read. Play. Grow!Help prepare your child to learn to read with this interactive activity book!The included wipe-clean pen allows for repeated practice, which builds kids' confidence and helps them master early literacy skills. The handle and included pen make it perfect for fun at home or on the go!This book features: Upper and lowercase letters. Letters have directional arrows to help with letter formation. Alphabet activities including matching, tracing, and look-and-find activitiesSturdy board book pagesA wipe

A paw-some, supa epic box set of the first seven Dog Man books by worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. Create a library of Dog Man for your kids! Dog Man is the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! This deluxe boxed set includes the first seven books in the Dog Man series: Dog Man Dog Man Unleashed Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Dog Man and Cat Kid Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild. Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy kindness persistence and the importance of being true to one's self.

Jasper, Mo, and Ruby learn all about soccer while they play in their town's World Cup tournament in the second installment of this action-packed, fully illustrated early chapter book series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!It's time for the Raintree Forest World Cup! Jasper's class is taking part in a World Cup tournament with other third grade classes in the neighborhood. But Jasper is not as excited as everyone else to learn all about soccer, especially since the new student Sofia seems like a soccer know-it-all! Will Jasper be any good at playing soccer? And will his team be victorious in the Raintree Forest World Cup?Engaging black-and-white artwork appears on every page, and game-time scenes are to

Full of evil plans gone wrong, hilarious hijinks, and a quirky but determined female super villain, Super Villains in Training is a brand-new full-color early chapter book series for younger children who aren't quite ready to read the bestselling series, The Bad Guys!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this brand-new early chapter book series, Vicky von Evil has one goal--learn how to become the baddest, most dangerous villain of all time! The only problem is, being evil is way harder than it looks. Full of not-so-evil mess ups and action-packed hijinks, join Vicky and her best friend Will Wickedson on their wild adventures as they enroll in SVT, a top academy for all super villains in training. Together

In the second installment of this full-color, fantasy adventure series perfect for beginning readers, Gus the Mushroom Dragon discovers a special Mushroom Power!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Gus hasn't gotten the hang of his powers yet, and he's feeling a bit down. His best friend Ember tries to cheer him up with a trip to the orchard. On the way, Gus gets an important message from a nearby patch of flowers: the flowers need help! Will Gus figure out how to use his new power to connect with plants? Gus and Ember also meet a new friend along the way!Gus and Ember's adventure is told through five full-color short stories with easy-to-read text throughout, making this book a pe

1906年4月18日清晨，舊金山的天空還未全亮，大地卻先發出怒吼。科拉原本只想前往碼頭尋找失聯的父親，沒想到下一秒，地面崩裂、高樓傾斜，她被埋入黑暗之中。當她醒來，發現自己與途中偶遇的男孩奇被困在地底，空氣漸漸稀薄，時間正在倒數。就在希望幾乎熄滅時，好友奧立佛將他們從瓦礫中救出。然而重見天日的城市，已不再是熟悉的家園——烈火吞噬街道，竊賊橫行，人人自危。而科拉身上，還藏著一個足以改變命運的祕密。在災難與火海之間，他們不只要找回家人，更要找回活下去的勇氣。本書出自《Iceberg》作者 Jennifer A. Nielsen，以1906年舊金山大地震為背景，寫出一段關於求生、友情與信念的震撼冒險From the #1 New York Times bestelling author of Iceberg and The Free State of Jax comes the harrowing story of one girl's fight for survival during the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.San Francisco, 1906.When Cora leaves her house in the early morning hours of April 18th, she expects trouble to find her, like it somehow always does. But as she makes her way to the San Francisco docks to look for her father, the earth begins to shake and suddenly, Cora realizes that she's not just in trouble--she's in danger.Soon after, the last thing Cora remembers seeing is a tall building swaring overhead, before everything goes dark.When Cora wakes up, she's trapped underground with Zhi, whom she m

Harley is in her Heartbreak Era ... but what if romance isn't finished with her yet? Harley and Freddie have been a couple forever – they’ve applied to the same university and even picked out their future children’s names. So when Freddie breaks up with her on their four-year anniversary, Harley is blindsided.She's devoted lunchbreaks, holidays - her entire life! - to Freddie. What is she meant to do now? Harley discovers her college’s heartbreak club, where she meets cute-if-slightly-chaotic fellow dumpee Seth. But as the past and present start to collide, Harley has a big decision on her hands.Whose Heartbreak Era is this? Praise for Red Flags: “A well-observed romp underpinned by good advice.” – Sunday Times “A romantic comedy with substance.” – Irish Times “adorable and hilarious” – Beth Reekles

風靡全球的校園日記系列從這裡開始。Liz Pichon 筆下的 Tom Gates，以滿滿塗鴉、漫畫和碎碎念，寫下他在學校與生活中的大小事。本書推出十五週年紀念版，全新封面與加碼故事內容，讓老讀者重溫，也讓新讀者第一次認識這個愛找藉口、卻真誠可愛的男孩。Tom 是拖交作業的高手，狗咬、打翻水、閃電劈中……理由一籮筐。他好不容易因為〈CAMPING SUCKS〉拿下五個 merits，成績卻又開始走下坡。更糟的是，他還想在坐在隔壁的 Amy Porter 面前留下好印象。課本上老師 Mr Fullerton 的評語，和 Tom 的塗鴉交錯出一種真實又好笑的校園日常。本書榮獲 Roald Dahl Funny Prize，《The Guardian》盛讚「10 out of 10」，改編電視影集亦奪得 Scottish BAFTA。以日記形式呈現，節奏輕快，幽默自然，是孩子進入橋梁書閱讀的絕佳起點。An extra-special, super-good 15th anniversary edition of the book that started the Tom Gates phenomenon, with a brand new cover and bonus story content! "10 out of 10." The Guardian The first title in the bestselling series from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks & spilt water & lightning... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton.After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill

Celebrate the rollicking adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo and Zog with this 15th anniversary edition!"Give me your buns and your biscuits!Give me your chocolate eclairs!For I am the Rat of the highway,and the Rat Thief never shares!"Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel – he even steals his own horse's hay.Will he finally meet his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning duck?The shiny foil border on the cover makes this the perfect gift for little ones.This special anniversary edition includes exclusive bonus material – a letter from Julia Donaldson and original sketches from Axel Scheffler.A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famous Alfred Noyes poem, ‘The Highwayman’, from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator.Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every

Discover prehistoric animal battles in this exciting bindup featuring four action-packed Who Would Win? books! Which prehistoric creatures would win in a head-to-head battle? What if there was a dinosaur tournament? Which pterosaur will be the champion?Find out all this and more in this awesome bind-up of four books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of prehistoric battles to satisfy all kinds of dinosaur fans, including Triceratops vs. Spinosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Velociraptor, Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble, and Ultimate Dinosaur Rumble.Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.

An all-star lineup, including Ann M. Martin, creates the first new Baby-sitters Club novel in over a decade!It's a summer to remember for The Baby-sitters Club, with Mary Anne and Stacey staying in Stoneybrook while Kristy, Claudia, Dawn, Jessi, and Mallory head on adventures all across the map.

The second book in the fabulous series for 6+ readers by Cbeebies star George Webster, full of more dragon mayhem with new dragons, magic and adventure. “George Webster: inspiration, ambassador, actor, author, pioneer, role model, myth-buster, BAFTA-winner, best presenter, top dancer, top bloke, all-round legend.” – Sam Wollaston, the Guardian George and his friends are back for another adventure … this time into a magical forest on a school camping trip! Joined by two new mini dragons, Slushie and Glitz, the gang learn survival 101 skills, including how to roast marshmallows! But when Lava mysteriously flies off, George and the gang are left to their own devices. Magical mishaps happen along the way as Glitz and Slushie discover their special powers, while Jason and Faiza struggle to get along.Can George get his friends to work together, and find Lava? Chaos and mayhem will fly, and new dragons will emerge from the wilderness as George and the mini dragons embark on a brand-new advent

With love, we can do anything! A joyful picture book about love and kindess, from international bestselling illustrator, Axel Scheffler Love is a feelingThat wraps you up tightLike a hug when you're lonelyOr a light in the night. Love is a feeling That comes from the heart. It's easy to share it,Come on - let's start! With its warm text and playful animal characters, Love shows us that sharing love and kindness is easy and fun - and makes our world a better place.Axel Scheffler's fabulous, endearing animals are the perfect ambassadors to share his message of kindness Axel is much-loved for his characters such as the Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog A donation from every copy of Love sold goes to Three Peas, a charity which supports refugees who have had to flee their homes. Love follows Axel's picture books Kind and Welcome which have enjoyed huge critical and international success. Kind has been translated into 22 languages Praise for Kind: The Times 'Children's Book of the Week' on 6th Ap

A ROARINGLY fun dinosaur picture book from a bestselling duo – now with a bold new cover! Going to the supermarket can be SO BORING. But do you know what makes it fun? DINOSAURS, that's what! There's a T. rex gobbling sausages,a Stegosaurus spilling beans!A Diplodocus in the frozen peasfills the aisles with greens! Except, if mischievous dinosaurs are busy making mess, then who on earth is going to clear everything up?! The brilliant picture book from bestselling author and illustrator team Timothy Knapman and Sarah Warburton is back with a brand new cover! With a rhyming story, bright, engaging illustrations and dinosaurs galore, children will love this super fun book Also available: Dinosaurs in My School

A hilariously tempting picture-book treat, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen I found a cookie. It's just sitting there, all alone. I wonder who it belongs to? I'm sure they'll be along to get it any second now.Poor cookie. Poor lonely cookie. Poor lonely yummy cookie.When a bear finds a cookie just sitting there, all alone, what is he to do? Should he pass up this tasty treat, or will he give in to temptation? Or is there someone else who wants the cookie even more?! Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton meets Steve Antony's Please Mr Panda in this fabulous treat of a story by Kael Tudor Perfect for any readers who have ever wrestled with temptation... Ben Sanders is the wonderfully talented illustrator behind Agent Harrier, Bad Apple, and Clive Penguin

Mary had a little lamb LION!Its roar was loud and strong. And everywhere that Mary wentThe lion would come along. .. Mary brings her pet lion EVERYWHERE. But when she smuggles him into school, Mary's teacher isn't exactly pleased! She banishes him from school immediately.But before he leaves, he discovers the school library, and curls up to listen to the children read. When two thieves sneak into the library to steal the books, can Mary's lion save the day and earn his spot in school? For fans of How to Hide a Lion and The Detective Dog, this spin on Mary Had a Little Lamb is a future classic in the making. An exciting new twist on a classic nursery rhyme, with a fabulously feisty heroine Abigail Harrison's playful rhyming text makes this the perfect story to read aloud Aysha Awwad is the illustrator of Worry Boots, and Whose Dog is This? which was shortlisted for the 2024 Waterstones Children's Book Prize

From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man, Cat Kid Comic Club, and Captain Underpants series, comes Dragon Tales: A Friend for Dragon, Dragon Gets By, and Dragon's Fat Cat in a single chapter book that's perfect for beginning readers. Dragon Tales contains three hilarious, warmhearted, and loveable friendship stories about Dragon, a hero that everyone will cheer for! With easy-to-read text, a short story format, plenty of humour, and full-colour artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. A Friend for Dragon: Lonely Dragon has made a friend and he loves spending time with his new buddy! He enjoys telling scary stories, cracking funny jokes, and fixing a midnight snack for them to share.But when his friend appears to be ill, Dragon demonstrates what it means to be a true friend. Dragon Gets By: When Dragon is tired, he accidentally reads an egg and fries his morning newspaper! And when Dragon goes grocery shopping, he buys more

Join this best-selling, award-winning odd-couple on their third and final adventure. Skunk and Badger face a winter they'll never forget when two young rats, Zeno and Zephyr arrive in need of a place to live and some adult supervision. The rats cause chaos! Badger has Important Rock Work to do, but it is not getting done.And it's winter, so the adults need to find time for hibernation! With snow, snowshoes, chickens in parakas and a climax that takes place at the sheep's Spaghetti Dinner at Herdick Lodge, this is a brilliantly witty final addition to the series. In a gifty hardback volume that includes full-colour plates and additional black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott medalist Jon Klassen, Newbery Honor author Amy Timberlake takes readers on the final adventure in the new series reviewers have called an instant classic, with comparisons to Winnie-the-Pooh and Wallace & Gromit. With a gorgeous jacketed hardcover and illustrated endpapers, this is a great gift for fans of t

From bestselling author Julia Donaldson and the illustrator of The Christmas Pine, a new story of friendship, loss, and adventure connected by one very special tree.Under a tree, a boy with a book and girl with a paper plane meet and play over the course of a wonderful day. Then they are parted -- perhaps never to meet again. Soon their tree is felled and starts a new journey to become paper to make hundreds of different things... including a book for a girl and a notepad for a boy. Can a new paper plane find its way to reunite the friends again?Donaldson's evocative and heartfelt rhyme are perfectly complemented by the warm and detailed artwork of Victoria Sand y.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than 40 years. This workbook has more than 90 pages of fun activities to help children practice their sight words!With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"Sight words, also known as high frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children's reading materials. Knowing these words "by sight" is essential for reading fluency. The 90+ pages of matching activities, word mazes, writing practice, and more in this fun workbook can be done alongside the Bob Books Stage 2 phonics learn-to-read boxed sets, or by any child who is learning sight words.90+ pages of activities feature matching activities, word mazes, writing practice, and more!For ages 4

Fans won't want to miss this ultimate guide to Five Nights at Freddy's -- now expanded to include over 100 new pages of content!This all-encompassing guidebook concentrates material from Five Nights at Freddy's Ultimate Guide and adds over 100 pages of new content exploring Tales from the Pizzaplex, Security Breach, Into the Pit, and more.Fans hungry for fresh Five Nights at Freddy's lore can sink their teeth into this massively updated and expanded guidebook packed with mythology, gameplay, and secrets. New sections throughout highlight FNAF fans' most talked-about topics, including the Fazbear Frights novels, Security Breach, Into the Pit, Secrets of the Mimic, and more. A comprehensive animatronics inventory and reproduced content from the Fazbear Entertainment Archives complete this compendium, helping fans bring their theories straight to the source. All the evidence -- along with every detail of the games, books, and more -- is laid out for fans to explore in this one-of-a-kind g

Power up with Dog Man: Big Jim Believes from the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist Dav Pilkey. Join the journey as our heroes discover the influence of belief and find truth from within. With threads of self-awareness, confidence, and integrity, Dav Pilkey masterfully crafts a humorous and heartfelt adventure, weaving together the importance of truth, goodness, and believing in yourself.The celebration comes to a halt for our heroes in Dog Man: Big Jim Believes when the mischievous Space Cuties From Space return. Our caped crusaders - Dog Man (aka Scarlet Shedder), Commander Cupcake, and Sprinkles - along with Mecha Molly discover that the city has changed, and nothing is how it should be. Can Big Jim's positivity and innocence help our heroes? Will Dog Man, Big Jim, Grampa, and Molly have the courage to trust each other and save the day? How does the past help shape the future? And who is the chosen one? Readers will want to hold onto their hero capes as they soar

Fairies, dragons, wizards, and more await Geronimo on every magical Kingdom of Fantasy adventure!Geronimo’s seventeenth adventure in the Kingdom of Fantasy!Geronimo visits the Kingdom of Art in his next great adventure!

這本由 Stephen Mangan 與插畫家 Anita Mangan 聯手創作的聖誕冒險故事，延續他們一貫的瘋狂幽默。主角是聖伯納犬 Barry，他最愛窩在火爐邊打瞌睡、放屁，完全不想參加驚險的救援任務。然而，在聖誕夜，孩子們 Carrie 和 Laurence 偶然發現了一個神秘祕密：郵筒竟能通往北極，由松鼠組成的網絡正忙著把聖誕老人的禮物送往世界各地！但一名惡作劇的精靈企圖破壞這一切，Barry 與孩子們必須聯手阻止，才能拯救聖誕節。本書故事誇張、笑料滿滿，加上色彩鮮明的插圖，既搞笑又充滿節日氣氛。A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festive adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan.Barry is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and farting in front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missions through high winds, driving snow and avalanches.On Christmas Eve, his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secret network of underground tunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes - and there's an extra special twist! The tunnels are designed for squirrels to transport presents from Father Christmas' workshop in the North Pole to all the children of the world.When a mysterious elf seems set on sabotaging the tunnels, the kids and Barry must stop him and SAVE CHRISTMAS!

Join Stick Man and Santa on their search for the missing Christmas presents! Stick Man is helping Santa deliver the Christmas presents. But the presents have gone missing. Let's find them! Lift the colourful card flaps in this fun board book, perfect for small hands.A fun and interactive story based on the bestselling Stick Man by Julia Donaldson Enjoy the rich detail of Axel Scheffler's gorgeous illustrations, with so much to spot A jolly Christmas book perfect for little children, they will love lifting the flaps and searching for the missing presents Don't forget to check out Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's latest picture book, Jonty Gentoo!

本書為暢銷作品 Refugee 的圖像小說改編版，以細膩圖像重新呈現三位孩子的遷徙旅程。故事橫跨不同年代與國度：1930 年代的 Josef 因納粹迫害被迫離開家園；1994 年的 Isabel 在動盪的古巴尋求前往美國的希望；2015 年的 Mahmoud 則在戰火中的敘利亞踏上前往歐洲的艱難道路。三段看似毫無交集的旅程，透過時間與命運的連結，逐漸拼成難以忘懷的完整圖像。流離、恐懼與盼望，並以 Syd Fini 的圖像增添故事張力，使這部具代表性的作品能被新一代讀者重新閱讀與理解。The timeless #1 New York Times bestseller Refugee is brought to life in a stunning graphic novel adaptation! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world... ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994.With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America... MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe...All three kids must endure harrowing journeys. All face unimaginable dangers. But there is always the hope of tomorrow.And although Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud are separated by contine