Usborne

Part of the History of Britain series, this title is illustrated with a combination of cartoons, reproduced artwork and photographs. It comes with internet-links to recommended websites.

This is a mini boxed set containing four titles from the beautiful, high-contrast Baby's Very First Black & White series; Animals, Going Out, Babies and Faces. The high-contrast illustrations, with splashes of spot colour are specially designed for the very young to focus on. It is an ideal little library of first words books.

A stylish colouring book for budding artists. It features beautiful black and white line drawings of many traditional Chinese patterns and designs. It includes line drawings that allow the readers to colour them in their own style. Each picture is accompanied by simple but interesting facts.

This title includes a pad full of simple doodling activities to keep children busy wherever they are. It provides over 200 doodles to do, including turning shapes into monsters, drawing patterns on a tiger, adding faces to Halloween pumpkin heads, doodling tents in a campsite, copying a cat and many more. With over 100 tear-off sheets, this pad is portable and versatile, making it ideal for journeys and holidays: it can entertain one child for hours, or keep several children amused at once; and, keep a pad in the car for long journeys, or have a few pages to hand for emergency entertainment at a moment's notice.

This is a stunning colouring book that will appeal to budding artists. Beautiful watercolour artwork will inspire creativity. It offers fascinating information about ancient Egypt with some of the most famous objects and patterns taken from the tombs and temples of the pharaohs. There are useful colouring hints and tips at the end of the book. Coloured pencils, felt-tip pens or watercolour paints can be used. This title features full colour illustrations with matching black and white line drawings of the same to copy.

This is a delightfully illustrated picture word book with over 150 everyday word stickers to add to the pages. It encourages word and picture recognition and matching, and aids vocabulary building for children starting to learn to read. It is a useful and entertaining vocabulary book for English language learners with themes that include animals, the body and clothes, family and friends, food, home, in the town, actions, colours and numbers.

This title includes a pad bursting with vibrantly illustrated puzzles and pencil games to test the brainpower of children and adults alike. It provides over 180 brain teasing puzzles will sort the boffins from the buffoons by testing their observation, memory, arithmetic, logic and word skills. With over 100 tear-off sheets, this pad is portable and versatile, making it ideal for journeys and holidays: it can entertain one person for hours, or keep several amused at once; and, keep a pad in the car for long journeys, or have a few pages to hand for emergency entertainment at a moment's notice.

In this action-packed retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, David Balfour must overcome obstacles including kidnap and shipwreck on an epic journey to reclaim his rightful estate. Designed for readers who are ready to tackle longer stories, the gripping text is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations.

This title features a cackling crew of rogues and ruffians to colour, from the cabin boy, the cook and the carpenter to the cantankerous captain himself. You can find out all about life on a pirate ship: dine at the captain's table, slumber in a swinging hammock below deck with snoring shipmates, endure mutinies, marooning and shipwreck, and take your share of the pirates' plunder. Extra activities include designing a pirate flag, drawing pirates step-by-step, writing a treacherous tale of pirate skulduggery, taking part in a treasure hunt, navigating a maritime maze, and discovering lots of interesting pirate facts along the way.

Three atmospheric adventures tell the life story of the legendary wizard — from his boyhood encounter with King Vortigern at a dragon tower, through his guardianship of King Arthur, to his fateful relationship with the scheming enchantress Nimue. Every page features fresh, dynamic illustrations that bring the magical medieval world to life in a modern, graphic style for a new generation. Easy-to-read text encourages even the most reluctant reader to lose themselves in these classic tales of swords and sorcery. This title is part of the successful Usborne Young Reading series, developed with a reading expert from the University of Roehampton.

This is a pocket-sized book packed with doodling, drawing and colouring activities for children (or adults) to do on a journey. It is a 'must-have' for keeping children (and adults) amused on any journey, whether its on a plane, train or on a boat. The simple travel-themed activities provide inspiration for finishing scenes, doodling and designing patterns, colouring pictures and lots lots more.

This title features over 200 simple doodling activities on tear-off sheets. Activities include doodling flowers, butterflies, dresses and pretty patterns, as well as plenty of animals, dinosaurs, monsters, spaceships, funny faces and much more. With over 100 tear-off sheets, this pad is ideal for journeys and holidays. Keep a pad in the car for long journeys, or have a few pages to hand for emergency entertainment at a moment's notice.

This new, deluxe edition is shrink-wrapped in cloth binding and larger format. It is a wonderful collection of stories from the famous collectors of fairytales, The Brothers Grimm. Stories include: The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Bremen Town Musicians, Tom Thumb, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Rumpelstiltskin, The Goose Girl, The Bear and the Wren, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Snow White and Rose Red. It also includes a short biography of the brothers themselves.

This is the perfect book for the run-up to the festive season, packed with imaginative, inspiring Christmassy activities. The activities are accompanied by clearly illustrated, simple step-by-step instructions. Ideas include Christmas cards and giftwrap, lots of sparkly decorations and mouth-watering seasonal recipes. It includes over 800 stickers for use with the projects in the book or for putting on your own decorations or cards.

A fantastic addition to the series, this write-in activity book is packed full of colouring, doodling, puzzles, recipes, fun facts, jokes, games, and ideas for Christmas things to make and do. Featuring Christmas themes and traditions from around the world, the activities include code, word and number-puzzles, things to spot, pictures to complete, easy recipes and craft ideas plus over 200 stickers to add to the puzzles and scenes. The book is a 'must have' for the run up to Christmas, with lots of 'dip in and out' appeal that will have readers enjoying the book throughout the festive season.

This is a gorgeous picture book with a sound panel that plays tunes from the much-loved ballet. It is perfect for younger children, who will be enthralled by the magical story of the Nutcracker, which comes to life on Christmas Eve. It is beautifully illustrated by Anna Luraschi. NB: this is a smaller edition of the existing book with an additional sound.

This is the colourful and imaginative addition to the delightful Look and Say series of board books that has been designed to introduce the magic and excitement of Christmas to very young children. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield's appealing handmade models, each page features foil decoration and a robust illustrated tab that enables children to locate their favourite Christmas scenes instantly. 25 Christmas words and images are arranged thematically — scenes tree decoration, a snowy day, hanging Christmas stockings and Santa in his sleigh.

Featuring 11 of the most popular carols, this title is illustrated with paintings of scenes from Christmas and the Nativity — from famous paintings from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to Victorian Christmas cards and posters. Children can have fun matching the stickers of the paintings to their labelled frames, as well as learning interesting facts about the painting and the artist. Some of the more difficult or obscure words of the carol are explained too. It is published in association with the National Gallery, London.

This new title in the popular Look and Say series is designed to introduce shapes to very young children. Little children can learn to identify squares, circles, triangles, rectangles and stars as each of the scenes shows objects made of these shapes. It provides a fantastic opportunity for children to spot shapes in their own environments, providing hours of entertainment. It is illustrated with Jo Litchfield's handmade models, each page features a large tab with a colourful shape, enabling children to locate their favourite scenes. It is spot laminated throughout.

Features sturdy stencil cards that are designed for use with very young children. The simple shapes are easy to draw around and each card has a little picture to give for ideas for colouring in. The cards include lots of animals familiar to little children, including a cat, a dog, a fish and an elephant.

These sturdy stencil cards have been specially designed for use with very young children. The simple shapes are easy to draw around and each card has a little picture to give for ideas for colouring in. The cards include lots of animals you'd see on a farm, including a cow, a sheep and a hen, as well as a farmhouse, scarecrow and tractor with big wheels.

This is an absolutely charming, sound-chip storybook set in a snowy woodland, which follows a group of animals as they practise for a Christmas concert. Press the buttons to hear Mole and Rabbit playing percussion, Bear blowing a trumpet, Squirrel practising her flute, Mrs Badger plucking her harp and Fox bowing his fiddle. Then, finally hear them perform together. Beautifully illustrated, every scene evokes the magic and sparkle of Christmas. It is a perfect Christmas gift, as well as an excellent interactive introduction to different musical sounds.

This title features 15 irresistible Christmas card designs with decorative envelopes. You can use the Christmas-themed stickers to decorate and complete the cards: for example, fill Santa's sleigh with presents, hang stockings by the, populate a penguins' Christmas party, design your own snowmen, decorate a Christmas tree... You can further personalise the cards with Merry Christmas stickers, Made for you by... and festive envelope seals. It is a perfect way to involve children of all ages in Christmas preparations.

This lovely book for the very young child with textured patches to touch and colorful pictures on each page, will develop pre-reading skills and a life-long love for books.