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Snuggle up with this gorgeous gift box of the classic story board book Five Minutes Peace and an adorable soft toy."If you are not familiar with these stories, you really have not lived ... you just couldn't get better" GuardianMums everywhere will understand the plight of poor Mrs Large. All she wants is five minutes' peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. But there’s never a dull moment with the Large family, and it soon becomes clear that mum's quiet time is to be very short-lived! Family life is beautifully observed in this warm and funny modern classic from Jill Murphy.Available for the first time with the cutest soft toy version of the little one, this is the perfect present for your own little ones!

A vibrantly imaginative lift-the-flap story for young readers to pore over.When Mister Tibbles goes missing, his young owner has to ask his neighbours for help. Knocking on all their doors to find his beloved pet, he embarks on an adventure visiting all his neighbours' houses – with flaps to reveal their (increasingly wacky!) interiors. With a humorous and well-earned twist at the end that kids are sure to love, Emma Yarlett's trademark quirky humour and style perfectly capture a young reader's imagination.

本書是一則節奏明快、幽默十足的現代童話。故事中的小熊只想安靜地讀他剛拿到的新書，卻從早到晚不停有人敲門——熟悉的童話角色一個接一個登場，只為了討一碗香噴噴的粥。門鈴聲此起彼落，耐心也逐漸被消磨殆盡。當最不受歡迎的角色現身，小熊終於得想個辦法，替自己找回片刻清靜。本書由 Laura Mucha 與插畫家 Marc Boutavant 攜手創作，以重複句型與誇張情境帶出閱讀的樂趣與解決問題的巧思。畫面細節豐富，笑點自然流露，是一本能讓孩子與大人一同會心一笑的圖畫書。Porridge Please!A laugh-out-loud, modern fairy tale featuring all our favourite characters and one little bear who just wants the hullabaloo to stop so he can read his book in peace!All day long, fairy tale characters have been knocking on Bear's door. They all want his scrumptious porridge. But Bear just wants to read his brand new book.Knock, knock, knock! Porridge, please!Who’s at the door now? No, no, no… not the Big Bothersome Wolf!A riotously funny modern fairy tale by award-winning Laura Mucha and Marc Boutavant about problem solving, the love of books … and porridge!

Knock-knock! Trick or treat ... which will it be? A monstrously sweet lift-the-flap book from the acclaimed creator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost.It's Halloween time, and Shelley can't wait to play Trick-or-Treat! Knock-knock! What’s behind this first door? It’s a ... TRICK! It's Gustavo and his creepy-crawlies! How about the next door? Knock-knock! It’s a ... TREAT! It's Mandy Mandrake with her beautiful jack-o’-lanterns!Little readers can happily “knock” on each door, lifting the flaps to discover tricks or treats. With a fun, join-in element and bright, cheery illustrations, Flavia Z. Drago weaves in cameos by characters from her other books to make this a Halloween treat for old fans and new friends. The perfect gift for a new arrival, and an original and stylish addition to any baby or toddler’s library.

誰說小孩不如大人聰明？這本書教你101種方法反擊──從忍住放屁時不笑、發明超好玩的遊戲，到識破大人說謊的暗號。幽默又機智，讓你在歡笑中偷偷學會觀察、思考與創造，是每位想挑戰世界的小孩必備的生存秘笈！Packed with 101 exciting secrets just for kids, this hilarious guide to growing up is perfect for any child who wants to have fun, be challenged and outsmart a grown-up! Ever wondered how to not laugh when someone farts, how to invent an epic game or even how to decode grown-up lies? Or are you just fed up with grown-ups thinking they know more than you? Then this is the book for you! This funny and accessible guide has 101 creative and funny ways to outsmart adults! A hilarious book from the author of the How to Survive... series, this fact-packed non-fiction book is perfect for fans of Adam Kay, Matt Lucas and the Tom Gates series.

Get to know all your feelings and how to look after them in this positive and practical guide from beloved author-illustrator Marcia Williams. How do you feel today? Whether you're happy, sad or anything in-between, this book is the perfect guide to understanding and celebrating all your feelings! In colourful comic-strip stories, explore a whole range of emotions and discover ways to cope when any feeling becomes overwhelming. Packed with top tips for mental wellbeing and a first aid box for feelings, this is a helpful and engaging guide celebrating the importance of good mental health.

今天的 Pavlo 什麼都不想做，不想去公園、不想游泳，也不想看電影。媽媽再怎麼提議，他就是提不起勁。《Pavlo Has the Grumps》細膩捕捉孩子鬱鬱不歡的時刻，用溫柔幽默的筆觸傳達：每個人都會有不想說話、悶悶不樂的時候，這很正常。重要的是，有人願意陪你慢慢等，直到你準備好重新微笑。A book-shaped hug that we all need on a day when everything just feels BLAH.Pavlo does not feel like going to the park. Not today.He does not want to go swimming.He even says no to the cinema.What's going on, Pavlo?Pavlo's got the grumps.This comforting picture book takes a look at bad days and big emotions, and reminds us that we all have grumpy days sometimes but no feeling lasts forever.Natalia Shaloshvili's expressive illustrations are sad and funny at the same time, reassuring little ones that we are loved by our family and friends even when we're not our happiest selves. Pavlo guides young children on their emotional learning journey and shows how joy is always just around the corner.

What would you kill for? Settle in for a spine-tingling Halloween read full of dark twists and turns, romance and chills.The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller about the dark legacy of a notorious games designer.“Pessl is gargantuan: wildly smart, extremely surprising, a wordsmith, a queen. Read her." – E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were LiarsA seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary games designer, now dead.When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation appears, Arcadia 'Dia' Gannon rushes to apply. Veda's game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious and terrifying games back in the day and Dia is as obsessed with them as anyone.The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now, Dia is thrust into

For bear-lovers and brave hunters everywhere, the classic chant-aloud story by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury is available for young readers as a new interactive board book with easy-to-use pull, slide and play tabs on every page.We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too?Join in all the fun of the bear hunt in this ingenious interactive board book for young readers. With super-sturdy tabs to pull, sliders to push and wheels to turn, little fingers will love playing along with the classic story of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, revealing surprises on every page. Entertaining and engaging in equal measure, children can swish swash their way through the long wavy grass; stumble trip through the forest; whirl their way through the swirling snow storm and tiptoe through the gloomy cave to find the bear! Perfect for 2- to 4-year-olds and their grown-ups everywhere.

Bring the beloved Nutbrown Hares into your home and your heart this Christmas with a beautiful new gift edition of this seasonal Guess How Much I Love You tale - perfect for stockings, Christmas Eve boxes and cuddling up when it's cold outside!Guess How Much I Love You has sold more than 61.5 million copies and been translated into 57 languages worldwide. It has become a timeless way to express love that’s simply too big to measure. Whatever the occasion or season, there’s a Guess How Much I Love You book for everyone!With a deluxe textured case and red foil details, this would make the ideal festive present for a loved one of any age and is perfect for cosy Christmas story-times.Join Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare as they journey through a winter wonderland, playing a game of I Spy in the snow. A playful and reassuring story, just right for snuggling up together when it's cold outside.

For fans of Legends and Lattes, The House in the Cerulean Sea and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this queer time-travel fantasy is the perfect cosy, heartwarming read."The most delightful time travel novel ever!" Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop"A delightful and whimsical new fairy tale brimming with sartorial charm and time-travelling escapades." Elizabeth Lim, author of Six Crimson CranesAnyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It’s the place time-travellers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, before they reach their intended new destination. In Pocket, travellers can take care of all their needs before continuing their journey: a hot meal, a cold shower, helpful information – and appropriate clothing from Costumes for Time Travellers, Mena’s shop, filled with clothes and cloth from every era.To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother Mena’s clothes shop where they work and where they meet and help many travellers a day. Cal

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTIONSHORLISTED FOR THE ENGLISH 4-11 BOOK AWARDS LEICESTERSELECTED AS A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"It’s never too early to jump-start your literary career, and Ten-Word Tiny Tales offers a crash course in the art of creative writing to children as young as seven." Emily Bearn, The Daily Telegraph"In this playful, unsettling collection for 7+, Coelho’s ultra-concise tales, featuring broken hamster cages, underwater carnivals and bears in outer space, are amplified by images from Shaun Tan, Dapo Adeola and many others, inviting kids to dive through strange portals of imagination." GuardianFrom former Waterstones Children's Laureate and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Joseph Coelho, comes a compendium featuring twenty brilliantly illustrated tiny tales, each only ten words long!“Invite me in,” she says, outside my tenth storey window...Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? It most certainly is! In this unique and magnificent