Usborne

This is a gorgeous gift edition of the traditional and much-loved Christmas poem with a sound panel to play Christmas music and sounds. Wonderful illustrations, combined with original music by Anthony Marks, bring the magic of Christmas Eve to life. Little children will love pressing the sound panel to hear the bells of Santa's sleigh, Santa falling down the chimney and other enchanting sound effects.

Helps little boys finish building each truck by sticking on its missing wheels, mirrors, headlights and other important parts. Using the sticker pages, this title lets them complete their own monster truck, army truck, fire engine, logging truck and more.

A festive addition in the brilliant new series of activity books for pre-schoolers, full of simple activities for little children to try out. As well as being a whole lot of fun, the activities will help to develop important skills such as hand control, coordination and concentration.

This is a delightful board book to help children learn and talk about colours — each double page has a scene illustrating a different colour, plus everyday objects associated with that colour. Children will learn how different items can be the same colour, such as a yellow duck and a yellow digger. It comes with tabs along the top and down the side to help children find the page they want.

With over 150 stickers of footballers, footballs and football fans to add to the busy scenes, this title helps children to develop their manual dexterity whilst having fun.

This is a classic Usborne book which has been enjoyed by three generations since its first publication in 1975 — now completely reillustrated by the original artist Colin King, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. Anyone who remembers this book from their own childhood will love to introduce a new generation to this unique visual explanation of how the human body works. Those previously unfamiliar with it are in for a treat. It covers all the basics of human biology.

This is a lively collection of six thrilling classic stories of action and adventure in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. Stories include Moonfleet, Around the World in 80 Days, Gulliver's Travels, Robin Hood, The Canterville Ghost and Robinson Crusoe, retold for younger readers. It is a brilliant gift that is sure to become a family heirloom. It is beautifully bound in a traditional style with real cloth, head and tail bands, a ribbon marker and foil blocking. It is shrink-wrapped for protection.

This is a delightful collection of six timeless classic stories to enchant and delight in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. Stories include: The Story of Heidi, Little Women, The Railway Children, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden and The Wizard of Oz, retold for today's readers. It is a brilliant gift that is sure to become a family heirloom. It is beautifully bound in a traditional style with real cloth, head and tail bands, a ribbon marker and foil blocking. It is shrink-wrapped for protection.

A book about colours for preschool children. It comes with flaps to lift and lots of lovely colour vocabulary.

A touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text, bright, colourful illustrations and textures to touch and feel on every page. Suitable as a Christmas present, it can help very young children develop language and sensory skills.

A big book of big machines (and some little ones too) perfect for machine-mad boys. From giant excavators and monster trucks to superjumbos and enormous ships, children can discover the biggest and most powerful machines ever made. Really huge machines are displayed with extra fold-out pages.

A big picture book with giant fold-out pages, to satisfy the curiosity of every young tractor enthusiast. Everything you need to know about tractors large and small, from all around the world. Makes a substantial gift which children will pore over for hours.

This title is full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps, spinning wheels and a miniature fold-out booklet. You can discover what a cow's day is like, how a farm changes with the seasons and about the different animals and machines that can be found on the farm. This innovative flap book introduces children to life on a farm.

This is a fascinating flap book packed with interesting information about cars, from how the first automobiles were invented, to how speedy racing cars get around tracks. Each of the seven double-page spreads have several flaps to lift, many with double flaps, and several of them also have fun paper technology such as sliding a race car or moving a car along a production line in a factory. Other spreads look inside a busy car repair shop, and a scrap yard where old cars get crushed.

A luxury cloth-bound book retelling eighteen classic fairytales from across the world. Includes 'The Frog Prince', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Prince Ivan and the Firebird', 'Cinderella', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Snow Queen'. Beautifully illustrated by Alan Marks.

An enchanting collection of classic stories and rhymes — one for every day of the year. Including classic tales and nursery rhymes such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty and The Tinder Box. All brilliantly retold for young readers. An essential addition to every family bookshelf and a wonderful gift to be treasured.

200 decorative tear-out sheets for creating irresistible homemade Christmas decorations, including snowflakes, stars, paperchains, and angels. Simple step-by-step instructions guide children through cutting, folding and sticking the brightly designed festive sheets. All the cuts and folds that need to be made are clearly marked, ensuring stunning decorations every time. A wonderful activity to get the whole family in the Christmas spirit.

This large board book contains one thousand pictures of animals, with their names. Children need to add lots of words to their spoken vocabularly and this fantastic look-and-talk book will provide them with plenty of opportunities to do so. Each double-page spread shows a wonderful array of birds, fish, mammals, dinosaurs and more.

An essential vocabulary builder for young children, with around a thousand everyday words and pictures, arranged thematically. There are lots of things to spot and talk about in this large format board book, that is perfect for poring over together. With characterful and slightly nostalgic illustrations by Kate Hindley.

A collection of activities to keep all fairy-loving girls entertained in the run-up to Christmas and beyond. It includes magical projects such as: Sparkly Crowns and Wands, Glittery Star Chains, Christmas Tree Fairies and a Fairy Castle Advent Calendar. Each activity is carefully explained with easy-to-follow instructions.

The classic French bi-lingual word book, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, reissued to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key French vocabulary.

The classic Italian bi-lingual word book, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, has been revised and updated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key vocabulary.

The classic Russian bi-lingual word book, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, has been revised and updated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key vocabulary.

This book prepares boys for what to expect from puberty and offers advice on what they can do to cope with the physical, psychological and emotional changes and stay happy and confident as they go through their early teens. Covers all the topics that boys want to find out about, including moods and feelings, what happens to girls, diet, exercise, body image, sex and relationships, contraception, sexual health, self-confidence, drink and drugs, exam stress, cyberbullying, and staying safe — both out and about and online. Guides young teenagers through this exciting and sometimes daunting stage as they start taking full responsibility for many aspects of their own lives for the first time.