Nothing beats the joy a cardboard box can bring on a rainy day. Want to fly a plane? Get a cardboard box. Want to go to space? Cardboard box. Want to build a castle and hold a jousting tournament? That's right - you need...

Now that Belle has broken the spell on the Beast's castle, she is ready for a new adventure!

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Get ready for a bumper edition of mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories!An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Get ready for a bumper edition of mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories!Spend your summer holidays with Horrid Henry! This book contains six favourite stories and tons of fun jokes and activity pages...

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Get ready for a bumper edition of mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories!Spend your summer holidays with Horrid Henry! This book contains six favourite stories, plus lots of fun jokes and activity pages...

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry for six super spectacular party stories!Horrid Henry is not so lucky when it comes to parties! He went to aand DISASTROUSand wedding, had a veryand BADand dinner party, received theand WORST PRESENTand ever, had his pirate...

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in a bumper book of mayhem with thisand brilliantlyand mischievous collection of six of his best classroom tales!This book includes aand DREADFULand dance class, a visit to theand BAD CHILDREN'S ROOM, one sabotaged sports day, a...

Number One for Fiendish Fun!This book contains a HORRIFIC hike, a time machine, a love letter and SNAILS for dinner!Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure.

On December 21, 2012, the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a 5,125-year cycle calendar system pioneered by the Maya, will come to an end. At the same time, the earth, the sun and the centre of the galaxy will come together in an extremely rare...

On the banks of the turbid Amazon, Painted Jaguar is hungry. How can Stickly-Prickly Hedgehog and Slow-and-Solid Tortoise escape him? A strange new animal that Painted Jaguar does not know appears...

Open the book and flip the stage downwards to construct your theatre. Use the re-usable stickers on the stage, the scenery, or even on the characters to add your own finishingtouches. Use the book to help you tell your story, or read it just...

Open the book and flip the stage downwards to construct your theatre. Use the re-usable stickers on the stage, the scenery, or even on the characters to add your own finishingtouches. Use the book to help you tell your story, or read it just...

Pete is in a bad mood. It's raining and he can't play out.But never fear, Pete's dad has just the idea to cheer Pete up - turn him into a pizza! He kneads the dough, adds oil and tomatoes, and with some tickles and...

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller!The Enormous Crocodile is planning what to have for his lunch. This foul fiend - the greediest croc in the whole river - wants to eat something juicy and delicious. His teeth sparkle...

Phoebe Dunn's beloved photographic picture bookand The Little Kittenand will purr its way into the hearts of toddlers with this charming board book edition. Children can follow the gentle story and adorable photographs of Pickle the kitten as he explores the exciting world around...

Pinky is distraught when Rex doesn't come home to play because of a wedding. To be sure that they never get separated again, Pinky decides to get married, too. Full color.

Place the three Trolls into the speaker to hear their tunes!and Join everyone's favorite Trolls on a musical world tour inand DreamWorks Trolls World Tour: Music Speaker. While reading the movie retelling, children can slot the three Troll figures into the music speaker to...

Poppet is a little African elephant. When he is born, his mother warns him against mice because they run up elephants' trunks. Poppet spends some time asking various creatures if they are mice and then, to his horror, one of them says 'Yes'. However,...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Dr. Seuss's classic Beginner Book is now part of a book and audio CD package, with word-for-word storytelling by Jason Alexander.Arguably the most entertaining alphabet book ever written, this is perfect for children learning their ABCs. Featuring a fantastic cast of zany...

Push, pull and slide the tabs to hop aboard a plane at theand Busy Airport! Enjoy watching your baggage go round the carousel, waving goodbye to the planes as they take off and then flying through the sky on your own aeroplane!Young children will...

Read by the author and following in the great tradition of the "Redwall" chronicles, this is the tale of young Tammo and the Long Patrol - the army of fighting hares who serve Lady Cregga Rose Eyes.

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be. Her best friend's a backstabber. Her worst enemy is a sweetheart. And her dog is...

Read with Me: Jack and the Beanstalk The "Read With Me" series is a set of new reading books designed to develop the confidence of young readers. Using a familiar tale, the lively text complements the child's more formal learning. Current developments in the...

Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde shares her love of words with new readers in this level 1 Step Into Reading book.Words are magic! Have you heard? Pick a letter. Make a word!New readers will find joyful encouragement in this level 1 easy...

Self-esteem and self-confidence of a child often gets shattered by their surrounding such as bullying at school, facing hurtful comments, or even witnessing friends having something they desire. Boosting a child's self-confidence doesn't just make them feel better; it makes them feel 100 times...

Send out a search party for Puppy! Abby hears him in the basement, but it is so dark down there. Is Abby brave enough to rescue her friend, Puppy?This is a Level One I Can Read! book, which means it's perfect for children learning...

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Sneak a peek inside the NY Times bestselling diary of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything she writes is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be. Dear Dumb Diary, Isabella is probably right. She almost always is. When I...

Snuggle up and share six gentle, calming stories to help little ones unwind, ready for bed and a night of sweet dreams. This collection of tales includes familiar bedtime routines and themes, from bathtime fun and favourite toys to all-important goodnight hugs. Sweet-dreams stories...

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! A brand-new, action-packed Secret Seven adventure by prizewinning author Pamela Butchart.When Peter discovers an old skull hidden in his bedroom, it's time for an urgent meeting of the Secret Seven. Setting off...

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Also available in audiobook!In book four, something mysterious is going on at Tigger's Barn, and the Secret Seven...

Some of the Sneetches have bellies with stars, but the plain-bellied ones have none upon thars! But an unexpected visitor soon leads them to discover they're not that different after all, in the first tale in this classic collection of stories.The Star-Bellied Sneetches have...

Someone has been stealing food from JoJo, the classroom pet bunny! Can Becky use her SEN Superpowers to track down the culprit and save the day?The SEN Superpowers series celebrates the positive traits associated with a range of common SEN conditions, boosting the confidence...

Something smells sweet at Butterbean's Cafe! Find out what it is in this casebound board book with five scratch-and-sniff scents!What are those yummy smells at Butterbean's Cafe?and Nickelodeon Butterbean's Cafe: Sweet as Pieand follows the Bean Team as they bake aand fairyand special dessert!...

Something strange is in the air on this dark, cold night.The members of Fright Club are always ready to scare, but tonight Fran K. Stein has something else on his mind. He's busy making something, and the other monsters want to know what it...

Sophie Miller has tried out all sorts of titles for herself: Sophie the Awesome, Sophie the Hero, Sophie the Chatterbox....Will Sophie the Zillionaire be the one that sticks? She sure hopes so! When Sophie finds fifty dollars on the sidewalk, it gives her a...

SpongeBob SquarePants is sleeping peacefully when he hears the cries of Gary, his pet snail. Gary is wailing because his shell is missing. Where could it be? SpongeBob DetectivePants and his trusty assistant, Patrick, are on the case and they won't rest until the...

Starring Susannah Simon - the sassiest ghost-hunter ever!

Starring Susannah Simon - the sassiest ghost-hunter ever!

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers at KS1. They have been carefully graded to correspond to the Book Bands now widely used in schools. This enables readers to be sure that they choose books that match their...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.and Down in the Jungle is at Orange Band 6 of the Start Reading programme.Follow the adventures of Flora the elephant, Lulu the parrot, Spot the leopard and Monty the monkey.Monty doesn't...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Carlo's Circus is a series of four books at Blue Band 4 of the Start Reading programme.Bippo and Boppo are the new clowns in Carlo's Circus. At the show people smile but...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Carlo's Circus is a series of four books at Blue Band 4 of the Start Reading programme.Joey needs somewhere to practice his tricks, but everywhere he goes he makes too much Hoopla...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Carlo's Circus is a series of four books at Blue Band 4 of the Start Reading programme.Lola is the star if the show, so when Jimmy wants to go on the high...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Creepy Castle is a series of four books at Turquoise Band 7 of the Start Reading programme. The stories follow Skelly Nelly and Bony Tony and their adventures at Creepy CastleThe skeletons...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Creepy Castle is a series of four books at Turquoise Band 7 of the Start Reading programme. The stories follow Skelly Nelly and Bony Tony and their adventures at Creepy CastleWhen Naggy...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Creepy Castle is a series of four books at Turquoise Band 7 of the Start Reading programme. The stories follow Skelly Nelly and Bony Tony and their adventures at Creepy CastleWhen a...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Me and My Family is a series of four rhyming books at Blue Band 4 of the Start Reading programme. The stories follow the story of a boy and his family.This story...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.Superfrog is a series of four books at Turquoise Band 7 of the Start Reading programme. The stories follow the antics of Superfrog as he saves the day once again!When Fergus and...

Start Reading is a new series of highly enjoyable books for beginning readers.This is a series of 4 books at band 3 of the Start Reading programme. Pip's Pets is about Pip and his pets- Coco the cat, Digby the Dog, Sid and the...