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.

This is a festive addition to the best-selling and award-winning touchy-feely series. The enduring appeal of Rachel Well's illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books baby and pre-school classics. Very young children will enjoy the bright and colourful illustrations while the different texture patches help develop sensory awareness.

A picture book with sound panel, featuring 14 sounds, incorporating the familiar tune and lively sound effects. It is suitable as a gift to treasure for Christmases to come.

This is the first in a fantastic new range of science books, explaining biology in an informal, fun and informative way. Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as the life cycle, the human body, plantlife, evolution and ecosystems. It is filled with up to date information straight from the headlines on such topical issues as stem cell research and the latest dinosaur discoveries. Complicated topics are kept fun with a variety of techniques including comic strips, fact boxes and 'nerdy notes' post-its with handy mnemonics written on them. It offers fun yet simple experiments that give children working examples to learn from.

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.

This new, shrink-wrapped, deluxe edition is presented in cloth binding and larger format. Beautifully illustrated throughout, it is a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen retold for younger readers. It includes The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, The Princess and the Pea and other classic stories, as well as a short biography of Hans Christian Andersen.

This is a fun colouring and sticker book with scenes perfect for young boys including castles, trucks and diggers, and farm animals and machines. With over 200 stickers to add to the pages, this title contains three Usborne titles: First Colouring Book: Trucks and Diggers, First Colouring Book: Farm and First Sticker Book: Castles.

This is a lively introduction to the fascinating lives of tigers, complete with beautiful photographs, illustrated step-by-step diagrams and weird and wonderful facts. It comes with easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert, aimed at children who are beginning to read on their own. It is part of the exciting Beginners series, now containing more than 50 titles on topics ranging from Trucks and Ancient Greeks to Planet Earth.

This is a new edition of a great-value sticker book with brightly coloured, intricate illustrations and photographs of the major sights, cities and landmarks of each country. It is updated to include the 2012 Olympics stadium. It features over 140 stickers for children to place on the maps. It also features the key towns of Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as sculptures, bridges and galleries, from the countries' most famous places to their hidden secrets.

«This is a new paperback edition of «Usborne's Illustrated First Dictionary» with over 2,500 carefully chosen words and definitions. It is packed with lively and humorous illustrations and photographs that help demonstrate the meanings of words. It includes an alphabet sequence on each page to help children find their way around the dictionary, example sentences showing how words are used and word panels giving suggestions for alternative words. It comes with over 700 internet links to websites with fun activities, information and animations.»

In this title, bright and attractive scenes show animals from around the world in their natural habitats, including under the sea, farm animals, pets, the rainforest, the African savannah, and creepy crawlies. It contains simple information about the animals shown, such as how a spider makes a web and how elephants take showers. It is illustrated with the charming models of Jo Litchfield. It includes robust board pages perfectly sized for little hands to turn.

A sticker book with lots of different types of cheeky monkeys and apes to discover. It allows young children to hang monkeys from the trees, put playful orangutans in the zoo, and place gorillas in the jungle. It features over 100 stickers to bring each picture to life.