Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Vendor: Wide Eyed Editions
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-travelling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through classical music!
Covering 10 different, beloved orchestral instruments, from different pieces from around the world, readers hear music composed and can press them to hear clips of musical masterpieces!
From Elgar's Cello Concerto to a violin sonata by Beethoven, this book will teach children about cultural history, famous musicians and musical genres, all while wanting to press the buttons and hear the music again and again.
Each of the ten composers throughout the story tells children about their favourite instrument, how it makes them feel, and what animals or moods they thought of as they were writing the piece of music.
This is a beautiful first introduction to the history of music as told to the tune of the key instruments in the orchestra. Perfectly pitched to inspire and instill a love of music from a young age, this book will strike a chord with curious children who might be thinking about choosing a first instrument to learn.
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
Miss Cat: The Case Of The Curious Canary is the second book in a irresistible graphic novel series for readers aged 6-10, featuring a cool detective dressed in her cat-ear hoodie. She's a private eye with ears on her hat and a nose for mystery!
When an unusual visitor asks Miss Cat to stop a terrible dream from coming true, she has a whale of a mystery on her hands. Soon she's on the trail of a secretive author, meeting a mysterious mayor and chasing a pack of peculiar pirates. But with a little help from her friends, no case is too tough for Miss Cat to crack!
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
12.99
Mini Architects harnesses the enduring fascination young children have with building to introduce them to architecture and structures from around the world via creative art projects. The book takes inspiration from some of the most famous architectural wonders of the past and present, including the ancient Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge and Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse.
Mini architects can choose from a variety of easy-to-make projects using simple materials and featuring a range of interesting techniques, ideal for teaching new motor skills. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions are easy to follow for both children and adults, and each project requires minimal set-up and clean up, to ensure the maximum amount of time is spent creating together.
Each project is accompanied by photographic reproductions of the famous buildings that inspired them, along with fun facts and questions about the structures and their architects, designed to familiarise young children with the creative world of architecture and encourage discussion.
Vendor: Thames & Hudson
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Vendor: Laurence King
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
A beautifully illustrated guide to the world's most fearsome and legendary dragons, with magical stories, maps, fascinating dragon facts and tales of close encounters.
Travel the globe to discover the facts behind this fierce creature of myth and legend. See them in their natural habitats, lurking in the swamps of West Africa or guarding their treasure in a cave-dwelling in Europe. Read exciting tales of dragons good and bad, including the story of the dragon-slaying princess Thanake of Africa and the epic tale of Assipattle and the giant sea dragon.
Beautifully illustrated maps pinpoint the locations of dragons around the globe, whilst special feature spreads take a closer look at dragon features, dwellings and dragon sightings. From the spectacular Chinese dragon with its long snakelike body to the seven-headed Herensuge of the Basque region in Spain, this captivating compendium of dragon facts and exciting tales will take you on a mythical quest to discover all there is to know about these magnificent beasts.
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
Wherever You Go, My Love Will Follow is a beautiful anthology of eight stories, written as letters of love, for a special person in your life.
This is a stunning, heartfelt collection of short stories told as letters from a parent to a child, encompassing the life lessons they want them to take out into the world.
In Stones, a little bear builds a tower, only to see it come crashing down, but that's okay - it's the chance to start again and dream a new dream. In Sparks, they realise that they don't have to be good at everything all at once - they just have to begin. In Stars, they discover that hope is always there if they're brave enough to look for it.
Beautifully and thoughtfully illustrated, this is a book of wisdom for someone to carry close to their heart, wherever life's journey might take them.
It's a wonderful gift for someone you love, whether that's a child celebrating their graduation or a friend going through a difficult time. The stories cover these themes: love, trying again when at first you don't succeed, having the courage to begin, slowing down and appreciating quieter moments, opening your heart to new experiences, choosing friends that let you be you, knowing that hope can always be found and discovering magic in everyday life.
Vendor: Laurence King
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
With 20 exciting challenges inspired by great artists, experiment with art styles, build your creative confidence and maybe even create a masterpiece of your own! A brilliant book for age 7-9.
Take inspiration from some of the world's greatest creators and become a SUPER AWESOME ARTIST! With real works of art to spark your creativity, this great book features 20 art challenges for you to try, as well as helpful 'know-how' features on how to shade with pencils, get creative with collage and make the most of colour.
Channel the artistic genius within and you'll be painting like Pollock, doodling like Duchamp and creating like Kahlo in no time!
Vendor: Laurence King
Type: Books
Price:
12.99
Let's make mini-magazines (or 'zines' for short)! From animal safaris and recipes to you and your family, pick your favourite topics and get going! A brilliant creative gift for age 7-11.
This book contains 10 zines for you to write, illustrate, and put together. Each one has a distinct theme, with lots of ideas for stories, features and pictures - the rest is up to you!
With fully-illustrated instructions and hints and tips along the way, this book from zine publisher and comic artist Kristyna Baczynski will get you making your own brilliant zines in no time.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
16.99
Music and story combine in this gorgeous version of the famous ballet, The Nutcracker. Follow Clara on a magical Christmas adventure and press the buttons to hear excerpts of Tchaikovsky's beautiful music. Watch the Nutcracker battle the Mouse King, meet the sugar Plum Fairy and journey to the Land of Sweets, with accompanying music from The Dance Of The Reed Flutes, The Waltz of Flowers and The Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy. This is a wonderful book to read in the run-up to Christmas, or indeed, any time of year!
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
Join marine biologist William Jones and his niece Millie on a thrilling journey, searching for signs of life in the planet's largest unexplored habitat: the deep sea. Use the magic torch to take part in their adventure and discover weird and wonderful creatures in the ocean.
The third in the 'Shine Your Magic Torch' series, this book visits 15 famous locations, blending the world's oceans and mythology in a beautiful package. Shine the UV flashlight to illuminate mysterious creatures on each page.
With more than 50 marine animals from around the world to find, this collection is perfect for ocean lovers aged 7+.
You'll discover:
- a dugong lurking in the seagrass in the Great Barrier Reef
- super seaweed growing in the Tasman Sea
- red footed boobies dancing on the Solomon Islands
- a prickly porcupine in a mangrove forest
- a semi transparent salp in the Antarctic sea ice
- a manta ray swimming in the Indian Ocean
- ringed seals resting on the Arctic ice
- hatchetfish shimmering in the Atlantic Ocean
Vendor: Magic Cat
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
Sing along with eight festive tunes as you join in the Mouse Family's preparations for a magical day! There's a cosy Christmas story with rhyming texts to read. Simply press the page to hear the songs in this interactive sound book, which also includes the song lyrics and sheet music for budding musicians. Packed with Christmas spirit, this is the perfect book to help readers aged 4+ celebrate the festive season.
Songs include: We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, O Holy Night, Silent Night, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Joy to the World and O Christmas Tree.
Vendor: Carnival
Type: Books
Price:
18.99
No time, but love to bake? Go part-time with these quick and easy recipes – many of which can be prepped in just 10 minutes! Florence Stanton (@Tasting.Thyme) proves that you can find time to bake and enjoy delicious treats no matter what life throws at you.
Forget hours spent in the kitchen following complex instructions! In Part-Time Baker, each recipe is clearly labelled with ‘Hands-on time’ and ‘Total time’ – to make it crystal clear how much effort you’ll need to put in.
You’ll find Orange Drizzle Scones that can be on the table in under 30 minutes and no-fuss treats such as 3-Ingredient Chocolate Twists. There’s a Spring Green, Pesto & Courgette Flower Tart which you can squeeze into your lunch hour and Speedy Sesame Bagels you can make in 10 minutes before work. You can even entertain friends with an Espresso Martini Cake which takes just 15 minutes hands-on time, leaving you to enjoy the rest of the evening.
All the recipes can be scaled up for sharing or down for enjoying solo and there are plenty of cheats and tips for impressive results.
Delicious, speedy baking recipes for every occasion – morning, noon and late-night snack, including:
Part-time Baker is all about reducing the hours you spend in the kitchen, giving you more time to enjoy the tasty results. Whether you're new to baking or managing a busy schedule, you'll find realistic recipes that look and taste fantastic.
Vendor: Wide Eyed Editions
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Learn to draw all kinds of cute cats doing all sorts of silly things through 75 step-by-step tutorials.
In Kawaii Kitties, Instagram artist Bichi Mao (@bichi.mao) perfectly captures cats’ different attitudes, while playing, sleeping, eating, stretching, exploring, being loving, wearing cute costumes, and much more!
Along with the tutorials, Bichi Mao shares:
So, get ready to purrfect your drawing skills, as well as be inspired to create your own kitty characters or illustrate the daily activities of your favourite pet.
Vendor: Rock Point
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
Learn to draw all kinds of cute dogs doing all sorts of silly things through 75 step-by-step tutorials.
Instagram artist Olive Yong (@bichimao) perfectly captures dogs' idiosyncratic moments, including playing, sleeping, eating, digging, chasing their tails, being good buddies, wearing cute costumes, and more, along with how to draw your favourite breeds and puppies.
In addition to the easy-to-follow tutorials, Olive shares:
So, get ready to perfect your drawing skills, as well as be inspired to create your own dog characters or illustrate the daily activities of your favourite pet.
Vendor: Wide Eyed Editions
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
From Children’s Laureate (2022–2024), Joseph Coelho, comes a giggling and ghoulish compendium of 25 spooky poems to perform. It's the perfect collection of Halloween-themed poems for children to build confidence in reading aloud and nurture their speech and drama skills.
With a delightful blend of giggles and ghouls, this collection is designed for young readers and budding performers.
Within these pages, you'll discover poems that can be recited loudly, softly, or in a ghostly whisper, offering a diverse range of performances. Some poems are meant to make your audience jump or send shivers down their spine, while others weave spell-poems that can enchant a witch's cat or cast a spell of laughter. There are even poems that will tickle your funny bones.
Joseph Coelho's imaginative words will transport young readers into the world of whimsical and eerie tales, making this book a treasure trove for children of all ages and reading abilities.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
Dragons have been the misunderstood subject of folklore for generations . . . but are these stories just legends or is there any truth to these majestic creatures’ fiery reputations?
Featuring a gold-foil-embossed cloth cover, a ribbon marker and sprayed gold edges, this lavishly illustrated volume details the secret lives of dragons making it the perfect gift for all fantasy enthusiasts.
Presented as a handbook from the late 1800s written for the students of the Academie Solomonar: the only school for dragon-riders, this beautiful volume sets out to reveal the hidden world of dragons. Within these pages you will meet mysterious and majestic dragons from around the globe, read about ancient lore and superstitions, learn about their life cycle, anatomy, habits and habitats, and discover the secrets behind dragon flight. This exquisitely illustrated album, that delves deep into the world of dragons, will delight all true-believers and fantasy enthusiasts.
Check out the rest of the Folklore Field Guide series: A Natural History of Fairies, A Natural History of Magick and A Natural History of Mermaids and A Natural History of Magical Beasts.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography tells the inspiring story of Vincent van Gogh, one of the world's most influential and best-loved artists.
Little Vincent was a quiet child. He loved spending time in nature and playing with his brother Theo. After leaving school, he began working as an art dealer. Vincent showed promise, but he found it more and more difficult to control his emotions and eventually had to leave. He had a go at many different jobs, including a teacher and a bookseller, but nothing felt right.
When he wasn’t working, he wrote Theo long letters that included beautiful drawings. Theo loved his work and suggested that he try being an artist. Vincent dedicated himself to painting and never looked back! He developed his own style and expressed his emotions through his art: from sorrow to joy, and everything in between.
During his life, Vincent had little success, but today, his paintings are admired and celebrated in galleries across the world.
Little People Big Dreams series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
What a beautiful hardback book! A World Full Of Animal Stories is a beautifully illustrated compendium of 50 well-loved animal tales from around the world. Classic folk tales, myths and fables – including The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, Why the Swallow’s Tail is Forked and the story of Ananse and the Python – are retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister.
A gorgeous addition to a child's book collection! Check out the accompanying and equally lovely books, A Year Full Of Stories and A Stage Full Of Shakespeare Stories.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
20.00
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
14.99
A gorgeous addition to a child's book collection! Check out the accompanying and equally lovely books, A Year Full Of Stories and A Stage Full Of Shakespeare Stories.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Stephen Hawking tells the inspiring tale of the little boy who used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge, He became a famed theoretical physicist and made one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation, while battling motor neurone disease.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Mother Teresa tells the inspiring tale of the little girl who dreamt of helping others and grew up to become the Catholic nun and missionary who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography of Andy Warhol tells the inspiring tale of the iconic pop artist. Little Andy was the tiniest and palest child of the Warholas, a humble couple from Slovakia who lived in Pittsburgh. He loved to draw, but was too shy to show his work to others, even to his family. As an adult he got a chance to publish his first illustration for a glamorous magazine. He turned his attention to the ordinary, like the soup cans he ate from for lunch. He showed the world that the ordinary objects could POP, and founded a cultural movement.
The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.
Vendor: Frances Lincoln
Type: Books
Price:
9.99
This little biography tells the story of Stevie Wonder, the iconic musician. Blind from shortly after his birth, it was clear that at just 8 years old, Steveland Judkins was going to be a star. Renamed Stevie Wonder for his astonishing talent on the piano and other instruments, he wrote and performed some of the biggest hits of the 1970s, including Superstition and Sir Duke. Stevie became known for his inventiveness, soulful voice and the social commentary in his lyrics. He is a UN Messenger of Peace and remains one of the music world’s most iconic figures.
The Little People, Big Dreams books series portrays the inspiring lives of artists, designers, activists and scientists in a super-accessible way with sweet illustrations and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream and by focusing on when they started out as children with a dream. Each book has a biographical timeline with historical photographs and extra facts, too.