This work contains an enchanting book and story CD edition of the acclaimed wartime tale from the 2003-2005 Children's Laureate. Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever... Set against the backdrop of war-Iorn Europe, I Believe in Unicorns explores the power of stories to transform lives. The paperback now comes with a CD containing an unabridged story reading by Michael Morpurgo, specially composed music and sound effects.

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.

The bestselling novel about love, loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness. Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd and weaves anextraordinary and heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing and above all, the courage it takes to survive.

A story of a first football game from the multi-award-winning creator of Maisy. Today is a big day for Maisy and her friends as they head to the football pitch. Eddie, Cyril and Maisy are on the red team; Tallulah, Charley and Dotty are on the blue! The referee blows the whistle and they're off! Passing, diving and scoring, what an exciting game! The blue team have scored at half time, but what will happen next and who will score the next goal? Just wait for the final whistle! It's more fun with Maisy!

The perfect gift for Shadowhunters. This gorgeous illustrated paperback brings the 11 stories about immortal warlock Magnus Bane together in a handy smaller format for the first time. A fan-favourite character from Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles, Magnus features in The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy and the movie of City of Bones. Magnus will never be able to tell all of his tales. No one would believe him. But these stories shed a little light on his often inscrutable character. They are stories he probably wishes had never got out.

In the first book in the number one bestselling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, fourteen-year-old Alex is forcibly recruited into MI6. Armed with secret gadgets, he is sent to investigate Herod Sayle, a man who is offering state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers to every school in the country. But the teenage spy soon finds himself in mortal danger.

«The perfect gift for Easter. From the award-winning creators of Guess How Much I Love You comes this delightful springtime tale of nature — now in paperback. «Does nothing stay the same?» thought Little Nutbrown Hare. «Does everything change?» Little Nutbrown Hare loves playing in the spring, when everything is growing and changing but he has a lot of questions. Seasonally themed and beautifully illustrated throughout, little ones will enjoy joining in with the answers in this captivating story while discovering what Little Nutbrown Hare will turn into when he's older. This is one of a four-part series featuring the seasons — collect them all!»

«From the award-winning creators of Guess How Much I Love You comes this delightful summertime tale about colours — now in paperback! «Which blue do you like best?» asked Little Nutbrown Hare. It's summer and Little Nutbrown Hare learns about all of the different colours that are around him — the red of the berries, the green of the leaves, the blue of the sky...Seasonally themed and beautifully illustrated throughout, little ones will also have fun learning about colours while discovering what Big Nutbrown Hare's favourite one is! This is one of a four-part series featuring the seasons — collect them all!»

Twelve-year-old Joe Warden isn't happy. He has rich, uncaring parents and is virtually a prisoner in the huge family mansion, Thattlebee Hall. Worst of all, though, is his granny. Not only is she physically repulsive, she's horribly mean. She has the look in her eye of a predatory crocodile and Joe starts to suspect that she has unpleasant designs on him. But what are they and how can he foil them?

The essential guide for all young shadowhunters. Since the thirteenth century, the Shadowhunters' Codex has been the one and only manual for Shadowhunters looking to brush up on their demon languages, learn proper stele use and discover just what exactly a pyxis is. This is Clary's copy, and as an artist herself, she's sketched pictures of her friends and family throughout the book, and scrawled helpful advice in the margins. Of course, she couldn't exactly stop Jace or Simon from adding their thoughts either. Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles and The Shadowhunter's Codex.

Much-loved author/illustrator Marcia Williams retells fourteen of Shakespeare's most famous plays, with full-colour illustrations throughout. 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. A witty, accessible introduction to Shakespeare's plays.

A very funny warm-hearted picture book about the difficulty of sharing. Amy snuggles on her blankie with her three toys. I love you all, she says, because we're together, and because you're MINE. When Jack and Zak want to play and they grab Bear and Bunny, Amy grabs them back. MINE! she says. When Baby Jo picks up Bird and kisses it, Amy takes it away. MINE! she says. But then she realizes that what she's done has made Baby Jo very sad. He's all alone, without a toy and suddenly Amy has a difficult decision to make. What will she do?

Another brilliantly interactive book full of flaps and surprises from the award-winning creator of There Are Cats in this Book and There Are No Cats in this Book. Tiny, Moonpie and Andre smell something funny... but what can it be? Wait, hang on a second, is it a DOG? Is there a dog in this book?! Oh no! The cats are scared of dogs! Dogs are snappy and yappy, smelly and noisy and... they hate cats. So, they all try and hide from him — behind the couch, under the piano, in the wardrobe... Will the little doggy ever find them? An irresistibly fun book for cat (and dog) lovers!

Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of Wicked, combines fairy tale and folklore in this irreverent re-imagining of the classic story of mistaken identity — The Prince and the Pauper. Described by School Library Journal as a beautiful reminder that fairy tales are at their best when they illuminate the precarious balance between lighthearted childhood and the darkness and danger of adulthood, this book will appeal to readers both young and old. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father is dead and her mother dying, while her brother has been conscripted into the Tsar's army. Elena's future is as bleak as the wastelands surrounding her village of Miersk. That is until the night of a freak storm when a majestic steam train is forced to stop at the village's abandoned station. The train carries a fabulous Faberge egg and Ekaterina, a girl whose fate is now entwined with Elena's. When their lives collide, a complex, funny and engrossing adventure begins. An adventure that features the mythical Firebird, a prince travelling incognito, the awesome city of Saint Petersburg, the glacial lands of the north, and — in a starring role — Baba Yaga, the enigmatic witch of Russian folklore, and her shapeshifting house, Dumb Doma, perched on chicken legs.

The first adventure of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels — the voyage to Lilliput — is illustrated by Children's Laureate Chris Riddell in brilliant, panoramic detail. His pictures complement Martin Jenkins' skilful retelling which is witty and accessible while remaining faithful to the darkly comic tone of Swift, arguably the foremost prose satirist in the English language. Voyage to Lilliput is taken from Jenkins and Riddell's original hardback, Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book is brought to life with this exquisite three-dimensional cut-paper gift edition, beautifully illustrated by Kate Greenaway medal-winning illustrator Nicola Bayley. Presented in a slipcase, the book unfolds to reveal twelve of the most famous moments in the classic story about the man-cub Mowgli, from his upbringing among the wolves and his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python to his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan.

From the award-winning creators of Guess How Much I Love You comes this delightful autumnal tale — now in paperback! I'm a box monster! shouted the box. Little Nutbrown Hare loves chasing the leaves in the autumn wind — especially when a big surprise blows his way. Seasonally themed and beautifully illustrated throughout, little ones will enjoy the light-hearted ruse that Little Nutbrown Hare plays on Big Nutbrown Hare, and seeing that two can play that game! This is one of a four-part series featuring the seasons — collect them all!

A beautiful board book edition of a bestselling modern classic, this is the story of three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, who wake one night to find their mother gone. And as the darkness gathers and they perch patiently on their branch waiting for her return, oh how they worry! What are those scary noises all around them? What is mum doing? When will she be back? Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mum been so sensitively told or so beautifully rendered as in this tale from picture book masters, Patrick Benson and Martin Waddell.

Shaun the Sheep fans will be thrilled to find this sticker activity book under the tree this year. It's Christmas time, and snow has covered Mossy Bottom Farm. Time for snowball fights and winter fun! Readers help the Flock to decorate the tree, avoid the mistletoe and spread holiday cheer with a range of activities — a word search, colouring-in pages, a crossword puzzle, coded messages and, of course, stickers galore!

Join Maisy on the farm, using your stickers to fill in the fun on every page! Feed the animals, help to muck them out, and finish with a feast fit for a farmer and friends!