Walker Books

An illustrated board book featuring Big and Little Nutbrown Hare, from the picture book Guess How Much I Love You.

For brave hunters and bear-lovers, this is the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury in a beautiful 25th-anniversary edition. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest! This title is the winner of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. This anniversary edition is embellished with gold foil, gold bear logos and a special gold sticker.

With her signature comic-strip style, Marcia Williams takes us behind the scenes at some of ancient Rome's most famous moments. Meet Dormeo: gladiator, dormouse, berry-nibbler, and guide to ancient Rome. He'll take you on a tour of Rome's most famous moments and most colourful characters — from the temperamental gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus to the wolf-raised Romulus and Remus, from the birth of the Roman Republic to the death of Julius Caesar. On the way are fascinating glimpses of life as a Roman citizen, from families to festivals, gladiators to guards, as well as a look at some of Rome's best-known emperors (good and not so good). Vibrant, engaging, and packed with Marcia Williams' trademark warmth and humour, this graphic storybook is a young reader's ideal introduction to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Marcia Williams brings ancient Rome to life in this colourful cartoon-strip book. Comic-book format will encourage reluctant readers. It is ideal for schoolchildren studying the ancient Romans.

From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life — or perhaps afterlife — of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he is here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighbourhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust and completely abandoned. What's going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this...

This is a gentle, evocative story of a young Parisian boy's summer in 1960s rural Provence. When Yannick learns that he is to stay with his Aunt Mathilde in the South of France, he cannot believe his luck. If the paintings of his mother's beloved Cezanne are to be believed, surely Provence is paradise itself. So begins an idyllic month for the young boy: roaming the gentle hills and rolling valleys of Aix-en-Provence; daydreaming about his beautiful cousin Amandine; helping in his aunt and uncle's bustling village inn; and, feeling that he has come to the most wonderful place in the world. Then the idyll is spoilt when an important local comes for dinner and Yannick accidentally destroys a precious drawing the man leaves behind. Yannick is devastated by what he has done, and resolves to put things right. But in so doing he makes a surprising discovery... This book is beautifully illustrated inside and out by one of France's finest illustrators.

This is an extraordinary new picture book about a little girl who cocoons her cold, grey town in joy and warmth... and brightly coloured yarn! On a cold, dark day in a dull, grey town, little Annabelle discovers a box of brightly coloured yarn. She knits a cosy jumper to keep herself nice and toasty warm and finds, to her surprise, that she still has yarn left over. So she decides to knit her dog a jumper too but — hang on a second — she STILL has extra yarn! Annabelle knits and knits and, soon, she's blanketed the entire town in a rainbow of colour, knitting away the dreary iciness that grips it. Her prodigious status spreads far and wide. It doesn't take long for the evil Archduke to set his beady eyes upon Annabelle's magical box of yarn but, little does he know, you have to have a little bit of magic inside your heart for it to work... This is the perfect marriage of a beautiful, timeless story and stunning illustrations from a dream duo, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. Jon Klassen was named a Caldedcott Honor Recipient for his illustrations for this book. Rising star Jon Klassen's debut picture book, I Want My Hat Back, was listed as one of the New York Times' Best Illustrated Books of 2011. You can keep your eyes peeled for a very familiar-looking bear in Extra Yarn!

In this clever picture book, a debut author-illustrator introduces a plucky rabbit and the new companion (friend or foe?) that he just can't shake. Rabbit has a problem. There's a big, scary Black Rabbit chasing him. No matter where he runs — behind a tree, over the river — the shadowy Black Rabbit follows. Finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis — only to encounter another foe! Kids who like to be in on the secret will revel in this humorous look at fears, first impressions and friendship, all brought to light by a talented animator. Kids will love being in on the secret that the Black Rabbit is Rabbit's shadow. This is a debut picture book from a talented artist. It includes charming endpapers that allow readers to trace Rabbit's path as he attempts to evade the Black Rabbit.

A celebrated picture book is brought to life as a Mini Pop-Up Classic. Eddy's lost his teddy, Freddy. So off the goes to the wood to find him. But the wood is dark and horrible and little Eddy is in for a gigantic surprise! This timeless and well-loved story is brought to life in a special Mini Pop-Up Classic edition, making it the perfect gift and a book to treasure time and time again. In this book, classic illustrations are brought to life as three-dimensional pop-ups. It is part of a new series of Mini Pop-Up Classics, all featuring distinctive foil spines making it the perfect gift edition. Where's My Teddy and its sequels It's the Bear and My Friend Bear have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

Maisy is flying high in this delightful plane-shaped book of fun and learning! Get set to go flying in Maisy's plane. It's Eddie's birthday and our little mouse has an extra special surprise. Go up, up and away as she passes Tallulah in her hot air balloon, and loops the loop in the skies, before delivering a happy birthday message — all in time for Eddie's party! You can visit Maisy's amazing website for activities, newsletters, games and more. It is a super-sturdy, wipe-clean board book that will make the ideal birthday gift.

Maisy's busy on her farm in this delightful tractor-shaped book of fun and learning! Chug, chug! Jump on board Maisy's tractor as she ploughs the field, feeds and milks the cows, and brings the lambs back to the barn. But, wait one moment... one of the lambs has gone missing! Will Maisy be able to find her woolly friend? Find out in this baa-rilliant chunky board book! You can visit Maisy's amazing website for activities, newsletters, games and more. It features a super-sturdy, wipe-clean board book complete with sound words to encourage interactive play!

Bring Great Britain to life with this beautiful three-dimensional pocket guide, featuring its most famous sites. Remember Great Britain for ever with this exquisite three-dimensional expanding pocket guide. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres and features 13 of Great Britain's most famous sites, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Tate Modern, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Oxford, Canterbury Cathedral, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Bath, Caernarvon Castle, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and the Giant's Causeway. This is the perfect souvenir for anyone wishing to remember a visit to this fascinating place, steeped in thousands of years of culture and heritage. It is part of a selection of guides to various aspects of Great Britain, which include London, The Tower of London, Royal Palaces of London and The Lake District and Cumbria. It is a brilliant souvenir and great impulse purchase. It is the perfect alternative to a postcard. It can be sold in art, novelty, travel and gift sections.

The clueless, comically self-confident kid detective returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestselling Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. When you lose hope, find it. Timmy Failure. He doesn't like to pull rank. To reveal that he's this guy: Timmy Failure, founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps the world. But he is. And he's about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. And win the $500 prize, which will set him up for life. But someone is clearly trying to cheat. Bamboozle. Hoodwink. Con. Defraud. So it's up to Timmy Failure, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great Aunt Colander, to find a way to avenge these shenanigans. Defeat this injustice. And obliterate Timmy's arch-nemesis, the WEDGIE, aka the Worldwide Enemy of Da Goodness In Everything. If he can only get his entry form in on time. This is a hilarious follow-up to the global phenomenon Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (9781406339819). It features an engaging and hilarious character to rival Wimpy Kid and Big Nate. It comes from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Pearls Before Swine.

This is the highly anticipated prequel to the bestselling Alex Rider series, charting the journey of a young assassin. An international contract killer has been given his orders. His next target is a fourteen-year-old spy... Alex Rider. The man's name is Yassen Gregorovich. He knows Alex well. The two of them share a secret from the past. As he considers his next mission, Yassen remembers the forces that turned him from an ordinary schoolboy into a hired assassin. What is it that makes someone choose to do evil? What would it take to make them kill? This thrilling adventure will be the deadliest yet... Addictive, pacey novels. (Financial Times). The series that has re-invented the spy genre. (Independent). This is a fast-paced, deadly adventure set in Russia, Italy, America, Paris and London.

Nicola Morgan is an established expert on the teenage brain and adolescent stress, known for her engaging, clear style. She is the author of the internationally renowned Blame My Brain: The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed (shortlisted for the Aventis prize for science) and has spoken in schools and at conferences around the world. Now The Teenage Guide to Stress — written for teenagers but essential for adults who want to understand — tackles all the external stresses that teenagers face, including feelings of anger, sadness (and depression), fear and failure; issues caused by changing bodies, body hatred, weight problems, eating disorders and self-harm; pressures of exams and schoolwork; sleep problems; changing relationships with friends and family; boyfriend/girlfriend issues and sexual pressures; bullying and cyber-bullying; problems arising from the internet; and looks at how pre-existing conditions such as OCD and dyslexia may be affected by adolescence. As well as a sympathetic, practical and positive look at all those stresses, The Teenage Guide to Stress clearly explains the biology behind stress and, crucially, a huge range of strategies and suggestions to deal with it and prevent negative symptoms. A list of useful resources completes this fantastically wide-ranging, reassuring, eye-opening and comprehensive guide for young people, empowering them to take control of their mental health.

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what's inside. With everything any young doctor or nurse might need to fix bumps and bruises this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the very youngest of children.

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what's inside. With everything any young mechanic, carpenter or builder might need this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the youngest of children.

This is a new edition of the award-winning first novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The New World. Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear everything you think. Imagine you don't fit in with their plans...Todd Hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. But his town has been keeping secrets from him. Secrets that are going to force him to run...The new edition of this unflinching novel about fear, fight and the terrifying path of self-discovery features the short story, The New World. Set before the events of The Knife of Never Letting Go, it is the story of Viola's dramatic journey to the New World. This new edition has a brand new cover and features an additional short story, The New World. It is the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Booktrust Teenage Prize.

This is a new edition of the award-winning second novel in the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss, Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forced to learn the ways of the Mayor's new order. But what secrets are hiding just outside of town? And where is Viola? Is she even still alive? And who are the mysterious Answer? And then, one day, the bombs begin to explode...The new edition of this tense, shocking and deeply moving novel features a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea. Introducing new characters and set before the events of The Ask and the Answer, it is a story of love and loyalty in a divided world. The new edition has a brand new cover and includes a bonus short story, The Wide, Wide Sea, which introduces new characters to the trilogy and provides a different perspective on events. It is a Costa Award-winning novel.

This is a new edition of this award-winning conclusion to the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, Snowscape. Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever be peace when they're so hopelessly outnumbered? And if war makes monsters of men, what terrible choices await? But then a third voice breaks into the battle, one bent on revenge...The electrifying finale to the award-winning Chaos Walking trilogy, Monsters of Men is a heart-stopping novel about power, survival and the devastating realities of war. This new edition contains a bonus short story, Snowscape. Set shortly after the events of Monsters of Men, this gripping story reveals sensational new truths about Todd and Viola's world and the future of the New World. The new edition has a brand new cover and includes a bonus short story, Snowscape. Set just after Monsters of Men, the story reintroduces us to old characters and includes a gripping twist in Todd and Viola's relationship...It is a Carnegie Medal-winning novel.

From the creator of the bestselling and award-winning I Want My Hat Back comes a second wry tale. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened, will he. Visual humour swims to the fore as the bestselling Jon Klassen follows his break-out debut with another deadpan-funny tale. This is a second thought-provoking musing on the nature of crime and punishment. It was longlisted for the 2014 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

Surely an alley cat can never be a ballet cat...or can he? The Crazy Cat Crew love to dance — they groove and they bop, they move and they hop, all night long. Then, one night, Arthur slinks off and discovers something really special: a pair of ballet shoes. He immediately puts them on and goes back to show the gang his new style of dancing. But the other cats don't like ballet and they laugh Arthur out of town...only to realize that all dancing is really cool after all and that they miss their friend. This is a twirl of a book from a fantastic new author/illustrator which celebrates friendship and individuality. It is the perfect book for all little boys and girls who love to dance!

Fairy tale meets concept book — and a tiny, lonely king welcomes big changes — in this inspired picture book, beautifully illustrated with bold, geometric art. Once upon a time there was a tiny king who lived in a big castle guarded by lots of big soldiers. Every day the Tiny King eats an enormous feast at his big dining table (he can never finish it all), he rides on his big horse (he is so tiny that he's thrown off every time), bathes in his big bath (not much fun), and sleeps, not very well, in his big bed all alone. Everything is just too big, and the Tiny King is sad and lonely. Until one day he meets a big princess and asks her to be his queen. Not long after, they are blessed with children — lots of children! Now everything is just the right size. The enormous meals are always gobbled up, his horse is just the right size for family outings, bath time is a real riot, and the Tiny King sleeps soundly at last. With bright, bold cut-outs and a whimsical use of collage, Japanese artist Taro Miura creates a witty, heart-warming story with huge appeal for readers big and small. This is a refreshingly modern fairy tale with broad appeal for both children and adults. The brightly coloured geometric shapes and the creative use of collage in the artwork will appeal to young children and design-loving adults alike.

From the creators of Guess How Much I Love You, this enchanting story tells of the unconditional love between a family of bears. From the inimitable team that brought you Guess How Much I Love You comes a gorgeous, reassuring story about three little bear siblings, who one day begin to wonder how they can ALL be the most wonderful bears in the whole wide world to their parents? Mummy Bear and Daddy Bear must set about reassuring their three little bears — who are all different — that each one of them is equally special and equally loved. It was shortlisted for the 2004-2005 Bisto Book of the Year Awards. It is one of the world's bestselling picture books, which has sold over 28 million copies.

Marcia Williams retells fourteen of Shakespeare's best-loved plays in her trademark witty, accessible style. Take your seats in the Globe Theatre as Marcia Williams presents fourteen of Shakespeare's most famous plays. From the heartbreaking tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to Puck's hilarious escapades in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Marcia brings Shakespeare's stories vividly to life. It is a brilliantly accessible introduction to Shakespeare's most famous plays. It is published to coincide with the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Featuring full-colour illustrations throughout, it is a jacketed hardback gift book to treasure.