Ladybird

This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of «Alice in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the best-loved parts of the «Alice in Wonderland» story, such as the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. Beautiful full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring all of these classic characters to life. Other exciting titles in the «Ladybird Classics» series include «Treasure Island», «Black Beauty», «The Secret Garden», «Oliver Twist» and «Gulliver's Travels».

Spinjitzu heroes Cole, Jay, Zane and Kai are back for another action-packed LEGO Ninjago adventure, complete with stories, activities and super stickers.

The creators of the number one preschool children's TV show Peppa Pig, bring you the new magical award-winning world of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. When Fairy Princess Holly tries to turn her best friend, Ben the Elf, into a prince, something goes terribly wrong. Read this noisy, magical adventure as you press the enchanting sound button to cast Holly's spell. Follow Ben Elf and Fairy Princess Holly on another amazing adventure. This delightfully noisy book will keep your little elves and princesses happy for hours.

The creators of the number one preschool children's TV show Peppa Pig, bring you the new magical award-winning world of Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom. Join Ben Elf, Princess Holly and their friends in this amazing sticker scene book. Use your 16 pages of stickers to decorate the marvellous full colour scenes. Your little elves and princesses will have hours of fun creating their own Little Kingdom adventures.

Somewhere, hidden amongst thorny brambles, is the Little Kingdom. Fairy Princess Holly, Ben Elf and their friends are on a visit to the Elf Farm to see where carrots and eggs come from. But when they discover that milk comes from cows on the Big farm, they embark on another magical adventure to see the Big Farm for themselves. Read this charming story on its own or read along to the CD, full of magical sounds and farm noises. From the makers of Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom is broadcast daily on Nick Jr., Nick Jr. 2 and Channel Five's Milkshake.

Ladybird Toddler Touch: First Words is perfect for young children who are starting to explore the world around them. It is full of interesting new words and pictures that are familiar to toddlers, along with interesting finger trails on every page, flaps to lift, and plenty of things to touch and feel. Ideal for parent or carer and child to look at together, Toddler Touch: First Words is bright and colourful, and will help toddlers to learn new words in a fun way.

Ladybird's «Twelve Days of Christmas» is a sturdy board book perfect for sharing with young children at Christmas time. It contains the full Christmas song with all twelve verses, from twelve drummers drumming and eleven pipers piping down to the partridge in a pear tree! «The Twelve Days of Christmas» is perfect for helping the whole family learn all the words to this festive favourite. With bright images to count on every page. It is also great for young children mastering their first numbers; as they count up to twelve and all the way back down again. This is perfect stocking filler for every young child at Christmas!

Pedro Pony is poorly, so Peppa Pig and her friends go with Madame Gazelle to visit Pedro in hospital. Pedro shows everyone what the hospital is like — the nurses, the doctor, and of course, the food. Peppa and her friends discover that the hospital isn't so scary after all.

All busy toddlers will love exploring this bright lift-the-flap board book from Ladybird. See what happens in a busy day at the police station as Officer Annie goes about her day working in the police station, going down to the cells, training police dogs and even foiling a burglary! There are big, sturdy flaps to lift and even more flaps hidden under other ones! Can you also spot the little ladybird on every page? Looking at the pictures together and talking about what is happening will also help your child to develop observation and early language skills.

It's Twistmas time in Monstro City and all the Moshi Monsters and Moshlings are tucked up in bed waiting for Father Twistmas to visit. But something else is stirring out there in the dark... could it be that Dr. Strangeglove is so mean he wants to ruin Twistmas?

»My Very Brave Firefighter» is a fun, interactive sound book for little children who are fascinated by fire stations! With a loud nee-naw sound button, this sturdy board book shows how much fun a firefighter can have in this exciting job. Help the firefighter choose his equipment, which jobs to do and which vehicle to drive! This is a perfect gift for under-fives.

Take your child on a trip around the farm in «Touch and Feel: Tractor». Bumpy, sandy, hard, soft and shiny textures in a chunky package will help your child discover all about tractors. Chug, Chug! Let their little hands roam and feel the smooth tractor bonnet, the spiky straw and how bumpy the tyres feel. Read it together — they'll learn as you play. These Touch and Feel chunky padded board books will help encourage your child's early learning and language. It is perfect for encouraging tiny fingers to explore and great for sensory development.

Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Visit London, the twins have an exciting trip to the capital city. They see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, see the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum, and even meet the famous Beefeaters at the Tower of London. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy and Tim remain instantly recognisable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. These wonderful books deserve a place on every child's bookshelves.

Peppa, George and all their friends love to go on adventures — and now you can create them! Use the hundreds of stickers in this book, and your amazing imagination, to decorate wonderful scenes for Peppa!

Peppa Pig can't wait to go for a day out with her family in their red car. But things don't quite go to plan and the car starts making funny noises. Grandad Dog gives them a new blue car to use while he's mending the red car, but when it starts to rain, Daddy Pig isn't sure how to put up the roof... Oh no! This is a sturdy board book featuring Peppa and George that little Peppa Pig fans will love reading. With moving wheels this fun book is ideal for sharing together at both playtime and storytime.

The Ladybird Book of Football is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1964, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about football for all ages. This new edition, published to mark the European Football Championship, is exactly the same as the original, with a dust jacket and beautifully reproduced images.

Loud and noisy fun from Ladybird with «My Very Noisy Digger My Very Noisy Digger» is a fun, interactive sound book for little children who love diggers and building sites! With a loud, roaring engine sound button, this sturdy board book is full of big, exciting vehicles. You can help the digger driver to choose his vehicle, his materials and a job to do! It is a perfect gift for under-fives. Ladybird Books are the very best way to introduce your little one to reading. Encouraging them to interact with the book and the world around them, there is a Ladybird book for every age and every stage! Look out for «My Very Twinkly Fairy», another Sound Book from Ladybird.

Join Peppa Pig and her brother George as they get ready for Christmas. First there's Santa's grotto, where Peppa and George tell Santa what they would like for Christmas. Then Granny Pig has an important festive job for them and Peppa gets to make a very special wish. Will her Christmas wish come true?

his is a perfect introduction to the classic fairy tale The Three Little Pigs, with beautiful illustrations and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. This Ladybird Picture Book is ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

Ladybird Toddler Touch: First Numbers is perfect for young children who are starting to explore the world around them. It shows the numbers one to ten illustrated with pictures that are familiar to toddlers, along with big, textured numbers to touch and feel. This will help children to learn the shape of the numbers as they trace over each one with their fingers. There are also fun finger trails to guide children across each page plus flaps to lift. Perfect for parent or carer and child to look at together, Toddler Touch: First Numbers is bright and colourful, and will help toddlers to learn how to count in a fun way.

Ladybird's Toddler Touch books are the perfect follow-on from Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, stimulating your busy toddler's curiosity through simple rhyming text, touch-and-feels and flaps, as they begin to explore the wider world around them. Instigating a familiar routine helps to structure a young child's day and adds a sense of reassurance and stability as they begin to remember what comes next. Toddler Touch: Bedtime is designed to familiarise toddlers with a practical, reassuring bedtime routine, helping them to wind down and prepare for bed in a fun, interactive way. Each page focuses on a different part of the bedtime routine, from bathtime and putting on night clothes to brushing teeth, putting toys away and listening to a story before being tucked up tight. The book has sturdy tabbed edges for helping to turn the pages, and is full of things to touch and feel, including finger trails to follow throughout, holes to peek through and flaps to lift. It's great fun for an adult and child to share at the end of a busy day!

This beautiful hardback Ladybird treasury of favourite nursery rhymes is a beautifully illustrated introduction to many well-loved rhymes that are perfect for sharing with young children from 3+. With more than 100 rhymes including favourites such as Three Blind Mice, The Owl and the Pussy-cat, Humpty Dumpty and Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, there is a rhyme for everyone in this collection of animal, action, story, food, counting and bedtime rhymes. Other exciting treasuries from Ladybird include Favourite Fairy Tales for Girls, Favourite Stories for Boys, My First Storytime Treasury and Bedtime Tales for Children.

»The Ladybird Book of Kings and Queens» is the ideal first reference book for primary school children. It is packed with information about England's monarchs, in chronological order, including King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, and Queen Victoria. Full of fascinating facts, this handy book will help schoolchildren with their history studies. It includes a weblink to a free downloadable chart showing a timeline of Kings and Queens of England.

»The Ladybird Book of British History» is the ideal first reference book for primary school children. It is packed with information about topics children will learn at school, including the Romans, the Tudors, and Victorian Britain. Full of fascinating facts and detailed drawings, this handy book will form an invaluable part of any child's first reference library. It includes a weblink to a downloadable timeline of British history.