Usborne

A ghoulishly good picture book with an attached sound panel to send shivers down young spines. The spooky illustrated scenes show cackling witches, wailing ghosts, oozing slime monsters, groaning mummies and a fiendish party at the end. Little hands won't be able to resist pressing the buttons to play the blood-curdling sounds and using the sturdy picture tabs to find their favourite scenes.

This is a wonderful collection of folk tales specially chosen from all over the globe. There are ten stories full of amazing characters, from a greedy witch and a talking tree to a very bad-tempered genie.

Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, members of the top-secret Terces Society, have been given a crucial mission: to track down a cursed Aztec tuning fork that has the power to recreate any flavour the user has ever tasted. But no sooner have they succeeded than Cass' mother is kidnapped by evil chef Senor Hugo, who demands that they hand the fork over.

A colourful picture wordbook that contains familiar objects for small children to spot and name. It encourages vocabulary building, talking and word recognition.

A colourful picture wordbook that contains familiar objects for small children to spot and name. It encourages vocabulary building, talking and word recognition.

This is a new title in «Young Reading Series Three», which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. It features three original stories of vampires across the ages. Developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University, it is beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

The ninth title in the new «Usborne Very First Reading» series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

The fourth title in the new «Usborne Very First Reading» series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

The first title in the new «Usborne Very First Reading» series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

This is a stylish picture word book with flaps to lift to encourage word and picture association. Each themed page has plenty of flaps to lift with the word of an object or animal underneath. Smaller flaps at the bottom show the same word with an accompanying, delicately illustrated picture. The themes include the park, on the farm, at the seaside, noisy words and words at home.

This is a new title in «Young Reading Series Three», which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. After being framed by jealous rivals, young sailor Edmond Dantes is sent to a gloomy prison for 20 years. He orchestrates a daring escape and disguises himself as a rich count to gain revenge on the enemies that framed him. This work is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

Lets children explore the world one flap at a time. This atlas features a page for each continent. It allows children to discover the animals, buildings, foods and cultures that they would find there.

This is a new edition of the Children's Bible, which will be treasured and enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. Stunning, full-page illustrations include maps of the ancient lands to bring stories from the Old and New Testaments vividly to life. It also features a comprehensive 'Who's who in the Bible' to help children remember the characters and their stories. This carefully written text is suitable for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read independently.

A collection of some of the best-loved children's nursery rhymes accompanied by illustrations and touchy-feely patches. It features the rhymes «Baa Baa Black Sheep» and «Little Bo Peep» amongst many other favourites.

A colourful picture book that helps young children learn their ABC's.

This is a new luxury touchy-feely book perfect for little hands. It introduces children to the icy world of penguins, how they eat, sleep and play. It bursts with touchy-feely patches and textures.

This is a retelling of the classic Charles Dickens' story for children growing in their reading confidence and ability. It is part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts from Roehampton University. The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.

Features robots whooshing on their jetpacks, starting their motors and oiling their wheels. This title includes a sound panel with eight robotic sounds.

It's the day of the big cup final — and it's a very noisy match! Little hands won't be able to resist pressing the buttons to make all the football sounds in this exciting book. Strong picture tabs allow scenes to be located quickly and easily.

WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard This title offers a colourful and fun new take on a timeless series designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing and friendly way. Stickers can be used throughout the stories to replace key words and help young children build their vocabulary. This title features Stephen Cartwright's delightful illustrations, providing lots to look at and talk about. It is an ideal starting point for young children and adults to discuss first experiences. It includes over 50 stickers plus 'I found the duck!' reward stickers.

Featuring kittens, this touchly-feely flap book lets children find kittens that are hidden around the farm in various sorts of unexpected places. It also includes illustrations by Lesley Danson.

This is a beautifully illustrated collection of five best-loved classics from one of Britain's most famous writers, Charles Dickens, retold for younger readers. It includes «Oliver Twist», «Bleak House», «Great Expectations», «A Tale of Two Cities» and «David Copperfield» as well as a short biography of the great author himself. It is presented with internet links to find out more about the life and times of Charles Dickens.

Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. This is a bold, bright new book for babies containing beautifully designed high-contrast images that are easy for newborn babies to focus on as well as touchy-feely patches to bring the pictures to life. In it, each picture contains a tactile element to help very young children develop important sensory skills. This padded 'soft touch' hardback is perfect for sharing or can be propped up for babies to see.

Each double page invites young children to discover many different types of towns, from sleepy fishing ports to bustling market towns. Simple text and colourful scenes bursting with things to spot combine to help children develop skills in reading, counting, matching and identification. Whether spotting cinemas or counting buses, the puzzle element will further aid children's understanding of the relationship between pictures and text. Great fun is to be had spotting the rich aspects of town life, from waiters in street cafes to cars in traffic jams.