Nhà Xuất Bản Macmillan Children's Books

Buster's Farm

A fun, touch-and-feel farmyard story from Rod Campbell, creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic, Dear Zoo.

Join Buster for a busy day on the farm as he visits all his animal friends. Pat a woolly sheep, stroke Skip the farm dog and help Buster count the eggs the hens have laid! Young children will love lifting the flaps and stroking the different animals as they turn the pages in this delightful touch-and-feel board book.

With bright, bold artwork, a simple engaging text and a whole host of favourite farmyard animals, Buster's Farm is a perfect introduction to a day on the farm which is sure to delight little ones.

Little animal lovers will also enjoy Rod Campbell's Look After Us, a lift-the-flap animal book for toddlers with an important message about conservation.

What The Ladybird Heard: A Push, Pull And Slide Book

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to follow the ladybird and all the animals on the farm in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book What the Ladybird Heard.

When the little spotty ladybird hears Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh's plan to steal the fine prize cow, she makes a clever plan, and all the animals join in to help stop the thieves! Move the push, pull and slide mechanisms on every spread to join in too and bring the story to life.

With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, What the Ladybird Heard: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to the What the Ladybird Heard series by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, and a great gift for little fans of the bestselling picture book.

Peanut Jones And The Illustrated City: From The Creator Of Draw With Rob

'A thrilling journey into a magical world packed with Rob's brilliant humour.' - David Walliams

Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City, the first title in an adventure series for boys and girls of 8+. This exciting, funny, middle-grade debut is from the bestselling creative genius behind DrawWithRob and is illustrated in black and white throughout.

Some legends are born, some are drawn . . .

Drawing feels like magic to Peanut Jones. But art can't fix her problems. Her dad has gone missing, and she's stuck in a boring new school. Until the day she finds a unique pencil turbo-charged with special powers. Suddenly she's pulled into a world packed with more colour, creativity, excitement and danger than she could ever have imagined. And maybe, just maybe, she might find out what happened to her dad.

'Peanut Jones is AWESOME. I loved this book from start to finish - the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob's illustrations are full of wit and warmth . . . I need to know what happens next!' - Nadia Shireen

'A vividly illustrated, immersive romp that will leave readers desperate for the next instalment' - Guardian

'A wildly imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity' - Anna James, bestselling author of the Pages & Co series

'Look at this utter beauty . . . This book is EPIC' - Laura Ellen Anderson, bestselling author of Amelia Fang

Bill And The Dream Angel

Bill and the Dream Angel, created by bestselling author Lucinda Riley and her son Harry Whittaker, is a reassuring story about moving house and overcoming fears, part of the enchanting Guardian Angels series.

Because somewhere, an angel is listening . . .

Bill and his family have just moved house. But even though Bill's room is much bigger than before, and he has a garden to play in, Bill misses his old, familiar home. This new house makes mysterious noises, especially at night. But luckily, Bill has someone watching over him. Will Destiny, the Dream Angel, be able to show Bill that sometimes, the things we don't understand at first turn out to be the most magical discoveries of all?

A beautiful gift-edition hardback, complete with an angel ribbon marker.

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes

Join Mother Goose and her three little goslings as they enjoy over fifty classic nursery rhymes, traditional lullabies and favourite action songs, beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo.

The rhymes are linked together by enchanting original stories about Mother Goose and her goslings as they learn to waddle, swim and more, giving a unique and fresh twist to these traditional favourites.

From Humpty Dumpty to Jack and Jill, and from Baa Baa Black Sheep to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, there's something for everyone in this beautiful gift treasury - a must for every family bookshelf.

The Moomin ABC: An Illustrated Alphabet Book

A is for Adventure!

Come on an adventure to the wonderful world of Moominvalley, introduced for the first time through the letters of the alphabet.

Meet all the most famous and beloved characters from Moominvalley, from brave, adventurous Moomintroll to sparky and mischievous Little My and thoughtful, philosophical Snufkin.

Each letter from A to Z is represented by Using Tove Jansson's classic artwork with a bright, bold colour palette and newly-created lettering based on her archive drawings. Alongside the eye-catching artwork is easy-to-read text for little Moomin fans plus quotes from the original Moomin books, perfect for reading aloud.

Part of Reading, Writing and the Moomins, a global Moomin initiative designed to help spread love and happiness through the joys of reading and writing. Moomin ABC: An Alphabet Book showcases Moominvalley as you've never seen it before - a gorgeous book to treasure and read over and over again, and the perfect present for any Moomin fan.

Moomin fans should also look out for The Moomin 123: An Illustrated Counting Book.

What The Ladybird Heard At The Seaside

With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of seaside fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves ...

The fourth title in the Number One bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series from the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

Enjoy other stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and The Rhyming Rabbit

She Will Soar

A sister volume to She is Fierce this is a stunning gift book featuring 130 poems written by women.

With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf. From the ancient world right up to the present day, it includes poems on wanderlust, travel, daydreams, flights of fancy, escaping into books, tranquillity, courage, hope and resilience. From frustrated housewives to passionate activists, from servants and suffragettes to some of today's most gifted writers, here is a bold choir of voices demanding independence and celebrating their hard-won power.

Immerse yourself in poems by Carol Ann Duffy, Christina Rossetti, Stevie Smith, Sarah Crossan, Emily Dickinson, Salena Godden, Mary Jean Chan, Charly Cox, Nikita Gill, Fiona Benson, Hollie McNish and Grace Nichols to name but a few

Dinosaur Squeak! The Compsognathus

Meet Dinosaur Squeak, the little Compsognathus, in this brilliant rhyming story, part of the collectable The World of Dinosaur Roar! series, in association with the Natural History Museum.

Dinosaur Squeak is so tiny, none of the other dinosaurs notice her or even hear her when she speaks! Though her best friend, Dinosaur Roar, is always looking out for her, Squeak is determined to prove that she can survive all on her own. How will she make her voice heard? With fantastic rhyming text written by series creator, Peter Curtis, Dinosaur Squeak! The Compsognathus is perfect for preschool children.

Inspired by the classic picture book, Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland, this colourful series introduces a cast of authentic dinosaur characters to very young children and is approved by Dr Paul Barrett of the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London. Each book also contains a pronunciation guide, as well as two pages of simple dinosaur facts, making this the perfect gift for very young dinosaur fans!

Discover more stories featuring these fun dinosaur characters: Dinosaur Honk! The Parasaurolophus, Dinosaur Roar! The Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dinosaur Munch! The Diplodocus . . . and more!

Dinosaurs Rock!

Roars, claws and jaws - get your teeth into the ULTIMATE dino guide! Filled with tons of fun facts, hilarious jokes and incredible infographics.

From Dougie Poynter, McFly bassist, dinosaur fanatic and co-author of the bestselling picture book series The Dinosaur that Pooped, comes this ultimate book of dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs are AWESOME! Discover everything you ever wanted to know about these jaw-droppingly cool pre-historic legends in Dinosaurs Rock! - including facts that will blow your mind, dino profiles, dinosaurs in pop culture, dino jokes, historical bloopers and loads more.

The Boo Zoo : A Peekaboo Lift The Flap Book

Join in the fun with a visit to the zoo and play peekaboo with all your favourite animals in The Boo Zoo, a chunky board book with large fold-out flaps from Rod Campbell, creator of the bestselling preschool classic, Dear Zoo.

At the Boo Zoo the animals like to play Boo! Do you want to play too?

Toddlers will love opening the large fold-out flaps to reveal the favourite zoo animals behind each one - then say 'BOO!' With bright, colourful artwork, a catchy repeated refrain and a whole host of favourite animals to meet, little ones will love lifting the large card flaps to play peekaboo with all the animals at the zoo.

Lists For Curious Kids: 263 Fun, Fascinating And Fact-Filled Lists

Do you want to know about eight of the world's deadliest snakes, forty-nine countries without a coastline, and five fearless female warriors?

Then look no further because Lists for Curious Kids by Tracey Turner is absolutely bursting with eye-popping and informative lists from around the world, guaranteed to keep you entertained and increase your general knowledge at the same time! Discover Ancient Greek monsters, presidential pets, dizzying mountain peaks, super-fast animals ... and what not to mention at a donkey's house.

With quirky, colourful illustrations by Caroline Selmes, this is a great gift purchase but also a book to buy for yourself!

The Woolly Bear Caterpillar

From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Yuval Zommer, comes a charming minibeast Cinderella story.

Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become. Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never be as dramatic and beautiful as them! But could one little caterpillar be about to undergo a truly terrific transformation?

Brilliantly written and stunningly illustrated this engaging picture book comes complete with a non-fiction mini book about caterpillars and moths written by a nature specialist.

This Is Our World: From Alaska To The Amazon - Meet 20 Children Just Like You

This Is Our World, written by Tracey Turner, is a colorful celebration of our planet’s cultural and environmental diversity―an unforgettable journey that brings the people, customs, and wildlife of 20 places around the world vividly to life for young readers.

The guides are children who tell us about the animals, plants and weather that they encounter; the feasts and festivals they enjoy; and the clothes they wear, the way they learn, the languages they speak, and the sports and games they play. The tour is truly global, as we journey from Australia’s desolate Red Centre to bustling Beijing, from the windswept Outer Hebrides to the rock houses of Cappadocia in Turkey, via the Amazon rainforest, New York City, the Siberian tundra, and a floating village in Cambodia.

This is both a beautiful gift book and a highly-accessible home reference, sure to foster an interest in the wider world, in travel, in diversity, and in conservation. It teaches us that despite its countless languages, customs, and traditions, it really is a small world after all.

A Hero Called Wolf

A feel-good, rhyming picture book, with a positive message about being the hero of your own story!

Wolf loves reading. There's just one problem. The more he reads, the more he starts to realize something. . . Every book has a hero; the heroes are handsome, tough and strong; and most importantly, the heroes are never, ever wolves.

But when a giant comes stomping into the library one day, can Wolf find the courage to speak up? Because maybe heroes don't have to be handsome, tough and strong. Maybe true heroes are kind and brave – just like Wolf!

A Hero Called Wolf is an uplifting story set in a magical fairytale world. From Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle, the creators of Little Red Reading Hood, and The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book.

I Am Cat

A day in the life of a cat - told from the cat's point of view! A funny rhyming story from Peter Bently and Chris Chatterton, illustrator of the bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series.

I am Cat. Cat is me. A most superior thing to be.

Join one cheeky little cat for a busy day packed full of essential cat activities. From climbing and prowling, to playing and snoozing . . . Being head of the house is a full-time job!

With a hilarious rhyming text and warm, funny illustrations, I am Cat is the perfect book for cat lovers of all ages. Just right for reading together, young children will love spotting all the little details and joining in with the rhythmic words.

Also look out for I Am Dog!

Where Has All The Cake Gone?

An irresistible tall tale full of warmth, wit, cake and . . . penguins! Perfect for small children with big imaginations.

"I did not eat the cake."

A cake has gone missing from the kitchen and Dad wants to know where it has gone. But Albert says it wasn't him. Oh, no. It was eaten by some very naughty penguins who then kidnapped Albert and took him on a madcap adventure involving international travel in a giant jar of marmalade and a snowball fight with kangaroos. Albert's dad is not impressed. But Alberts swears he's telling the truth. HE DID NOT EAT THE CAKE! Could his story really be true?

A Dress With Pockets

A funny and frock-filled story for modern girls who don't just want sequins and sparkles on their dresses, from rising star Lily Murray and Waterstones Prize-winning illustrator, Jenny Lovlie.

Lucy and Aunt Augusta are dress shopping. And, at the Fabulous Fashion Store, there are dresses to suit just about everyone. There are fancy dresses, frilly dresses, stripy dresses, silly dresses, sun dresses, fun dresses, blue dresses, green… But Lucy doesn't care about frills or lace. She wants a dress WITH POCKETS. And as she wades through the titchy dresses, witchy dresses, very, very itchy dresses, she starts to worry about where she's going to put her leaves, and nettles, and delicate petals, her magical spells and beautiful shells... The hunt is on: will Lucy find the dress of her dreams?

A lighthearted story with a subtle feminist undertone that celebrates the joy of pockets, and how they can unleash the inquisitive, adventurous spirit of all young children.

Farmer Llama

A laugh-out-loud funny, rhyming picture book created by Donna David and Fred Blunt. Starring the irresistible Farmer Llama!

Alarm-a-Llama bolts awake and bashes his poor head.

Join the loveable, accident-prone Farmer Llama for a hilarious farmyard adventure. Complete with pesky cows who just won't get out of Farmer Llama's way . . .

With bright, bold artwork and a brilliantly funny story, this is the perfect read-aloud treat. With a simple phonics-based text, just right for developing early reading skills.

The Boy With Wings

Lenny Henry's brilliant first novel, The Boy with Wings, for readers of 9 to 12, illustrated throughout by Keenon Ferrell. Includes an exclusive comic book adventure illustrated by Mark Buckingham.

An ordinary kid is about to become an EXTRAORDINARY hero!

Wings? Check.

When Tunde sprouts wings and learns he’s all that stands between Earth and total destruction, suddenly school is the least of his problems. Luckily, his rag-tag group of pals have got his back, and with his new powers, Tunde is ready to fly in the face of danger.

So what if he can’t even stand up to the school bully? He’s the boy with wings – this is his destiny.

No pressure then. . .

LEGO® City. Police Patrol: A Push, Pull And Slide Book

The LEGO (R) City police patrol need your help! Young LEGO (R) fans can help solve the crime and save the day as they push, pull and slide the tabs in this cool board book.

Race after burglars in a police car, soar through the air in a helicopter and then slide the scene-changing mechanism to see who you caught red-handed - all in a day's work for brave little heroes!

Helps budding officers to:

LEGO (R) City. Police Patrol is a great gift for toddlers with inquisitive fingers and minds. Add to the collection and bring more of the LEGO City to life with LEGO (R) City. Fire Station, LEGO (R) City. Building Site and LEGO (R) City. Merry Christmas.

LEGO® City. Safari Rescue: A Push, Pull And Slide Book

Help the rangers on the LEGO (R) City wildlife reserve look after the safari animals! Little LEGO fans can bring the safari to life as they push, pull and slide the tabs in this fun board book.

Make the LEGO (R) bricks move - feed the monkeys swinging in the tree, guide a lost elephant to a new home and then slide the scene-changing mechanism to discover all the animals on the reserve!

Helps creative minds to:

LEGO (R) City. Safari Rescue is a great gift for toddlers with inquisitive fingers and minds. Add to the collection and bring more of the LEGO City to life with LEGO (R) City. Police Patrol, LEGO (R) City. Fire Station and LEGO (R) City. Building Site

Trains Trains Trains!: Find Your Favourite

Big trains, small trains, short trains, long trains . . . which do you like best? Follow fifty colourful trains as they whizz along tracks and through tunnels – up, down, around and back again! Can you find your favourite?

Full of spotting and counting fun, with five trains to find on each page and an exciting fold-out race at the end, this rhyming preschool picture book from Donna David and Nina Pirhonen has been specially developed to encourage pre-reading skills and expand language and vocabulary.

With a super-shiny foil cover and fun read-aloud text, Trains Trains Trains! is just the ticket for any transport-obsessed toddler!

This Little Dinosaur : A Roarsome Twist On The Classic Nursery Rhyme!

Follow ten little dinosaurs as they dress up, explore and more in this fun preschool counting book based on the classic nursery rhyme This Little Piggy.

This little dinosaur stamps and stomps

It's dress-up time! In their colourful costumes ten excited children become noisy, roaring dinosaurs and an ordinary preschool classroom becomes a fantastical prehistorical world where anything is possible! Go along with the little dinosaurs as they stomp, swoop and roar before running all the way home!

With ten children to find and count as you turn the pages, loads to spot along the way, and a special surprise fold-out ending, this picture book is specially developed for imaginative little preschool dinosaurs everywhere. There is a bonus section at the end with reading tips for parents and carers, giving ideas for discussion and extra things for children to spot.

This Little Dinosaur is a riotous read-aloud preschool adventure - come and join in the fun!

My Mum Is A Lioness

A hilarious tale about a a boy with a wild imagination and his loving family, from award-winning author, Swapna Haddow and bestselling artist, Dapo Adeola.

Run! Hide! My mum's a lioness and she's on the prowl.

Is Mum a lioness? She loves her 'cubs', she can run faster than anything , and she can catch you in a single pounce for cuddles and kisses. She always makes sure you can hear her incredibly loud, proud roar. What else could Mum be but a lioness?

But sometimes, especially when her young ones are upset or scared, a lovely, warm, protective lioness embrace is just what is needed.

My Mum is a Lioness is the brilliantly funny follow-up to My Dad is a Grizzly Bear. Created by Swapna Haddow, author of the Dave Pigeon series, and Dapo Adeola, illustrator of Look Up!

Hope The Whale

Follow Hope the blue whale on her epic journey across the oceans, in this uplifting tale, inspired by the story of the real Hope the whale – one of the Natural History Museum's most loved exhibits.

Told through the eyes of one little boy, this enchanting story reimagines Hope's life. As every year he looks out for Hope on her annual migration from the icy seas of the arctic, to the warm tropics.

Beautifully illustrated by Laura Chamberlain, this is a stunning picture book about one of our planet's most magnificent creatures.

Hope the Whale includes a fold-out, non-fiction spread at the back, with information about the real Hope the whale, as well as further facts on blue whales. Created in consultation with the Natural History Museum.

The Singing Mermaid 10th Anniversary Edition

Celebrate ten years of the Singing Mermaid with this special anniversary edition of The Singing Mermaid from the fantastic partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks - the bestselling team behind the What the Ladybird Heard adventures.

Hoping for fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins Sam Sly's circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner and she soon longs to return to the freedom of her ocean home.

The Singing Mermaid is a delightful tale from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. With brilliant rhyming verse, bright and distinctive illustrations, this story is loved by children and parents alike.

Enjoy all the stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: Sharing a Shell, The Princess and the Wizard, The Rhyming Rabbit, The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn, Princess Mirror-Belle and the Dragon Pox, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday.

I Love Me! : A First Book To Build Confidence And Self-esteem

A first book of positive affirmations - perfect for building confidence and self-esteem in very young children.

Every morning, we look into the mirror with Daddy. Together, we say words to help us feel proud and brave, powerful and strong...

Brimming with positivity, I Love Me! is a fun and empowering book of affirmations to help little ones stand tall. Written by Marvyn Harrison (founder of Dope Black Dads) and with art by Diane Ewen (the award-winning illustrator of Floella Benjamin's Coming to England), this upbeat book is perfect for sharing, easy to put into practice, and celebrates the very best in all of us!

With joyful, uplifting statements for each day of the week, it provides an enjoyable routine to help prepare young children for the wider world of nursery and school. The book also includes a bright, fold-out ending and tips for parents and carers.

Just One Of Those Days

From Jill Murphy, creator of the classic Peace at Last, comes the long-awaited third story about the lovable Bear family.

It had been a long night . . . so Mr and Mrs Bear woke up late.

When Mr and Mrs Bear wake up late, it's raining outside – and Baby Bear is late for nursery. Then Mrs Bear sits on her glasses at work and Mr Bear spills his coffee! Oh dear – it seems this is just going to be one of those days! But the lovable Bear family muddle through cheerfully, and there's even a surprise for Baby Bear when Mr Bear gets home from work.

With all the hallmarks of an instant classic, Just One of Those Days is a gentle story about a family day, which parents and children everywhere will relate to – full of satisfying read-aloud repetition and rhythm – and with Jill Murphy's instantly recognizable, cosily-lit illustrations.

Burn Our Bodies Down

'Twisty and unnerving' Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Wilder Girls comes a twisty thriller about a girl whose past has always been a mystery – until she decides to return to her mother's hometown, where history has a tendency to repeat itself . . .

Ever since Margot was born, it's been just her and her mother. No answers to Margot's questions. No history to hold on to. Just the two of them, stuck in their run-down apartment, struggling to get along.

But that's not enough for Margot. She wants family. She wants a past. And when she finds a photograph pointing her to a town called Phalene, she leaves. But when Margot gets there, it's not what she bargained for.

Margot's mother left for a reason. But was it to hide her past? Or was it to protect Margot from what's still there?

Burn Our Bodies Down is a blistering horror-thriller from Rory Power that will grip you from its very first page, and won't let you go until long after you've put it down . . .

Just Annoying

Is this the right book for you? Take the ANNOYING TEST and find out!

1) Do you ask 'Are we there yet?' over and over on long car trips?

SCORE: One point for each yes answer.

3-5 You are a practical joking genius. You will love this book.

1-2 You are a good practical joker. You will love this book.

0 You are not a practical joker. You will love this book.

Just Annoying is the second book in this hilarious series of stories about the world's most annoying practical joker – from the creators of the bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.

Attack Of The Heebie Jeebies (Dream Team)

From Tom Percival, the creator of Ruby's Worry and the Big Bright Feelings series, comes a fun and engaging colour illustrated series exploring anxiety in children through action and adventure!

Meet the Dream Team! Turning nightmares into incredible adventures!

Erika's had a bad day. But going to sleep upset means bad dreams. She finds herself stranded in the Dreamscape along with a mob of hungry Heebie Jeebies – and to make matters worse, she's being hunted by a terrifying Angermare!Enter the Dream Team! Can they help Erika overcome her worries and get home, or will she be trapped forever?

Dive into the Dreamscape with Attack of the Heebie Jeebies and follow up with A Case of the Jitters!

A Case Of The Jitters (Dream Team)

From Tom Percival, the creator of Ruby's Worry and the Big Bright Feelings series, comes a fun and engaging colour illustrated series exploring anxiety in children through action and adventure!

Meet the Dream Team! Turning nightmares into incredible adventures!

Erika's friend Kris is HILARIOUS. She thinks he should perform in their school's talent show, but he's far too nervous.

And when Erika gets a call from the Dream Team to help on a mission, she meets another girl who is struggling with confidence. Chanda's dream is being attacked by the jitters and nothing seems to be going right. Try as they might, the team can't get control of her dream – until Erika realizes that there is a connection between Chanda and Kris. Can she help Chanda to find some confidence before the jitters take over completely?

Dive into the Dreamscape with A Case of the Jitters and discover another amazing adventure in Attack of the Heebie Jeebies.

Poo! Is That You?

Lenny the Lemur is on holiday in the Amazon rainforest. He's just settling down for a nice snooze, when a very yucky smell wafts past . . .Poo-ie! What or who could it be?

Lenny sets off to track down the source of the nasty niff . . . Along the way, he meets lots of stinky creatures, finding out about the different smells they make and why.

Learn about sloths, skunks, stinkbugs and more in the whiff-tastic Poo! Is That You? written by Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne. Cleverly interweaving facts throughout, it also contains an information page at the back of the book, with a photo of each animal.

Zippo The Super Hippo

Zippo is fed up with being an ordinary hippo. He wants to have a super power – something exciting, something amazing, something BIG! But being good at swimming and splashing in mud aren't considered superpowers. Perhaps he can learn to fly like his best friend Roxi the oxpecker. But who's ever heard of a flying hippopotamus? Especially one with such a big bottom . . .

From the bestselling author/illustrator pairing of You're Called What?!, Kes Gray and Nikki Dyson, Zippo the Super Hippo is fantastically funny, and this big-bottomed superhero will be flying into children's imaginations everywhere!

Rules For Being A Girl

From Katie Cotugno and author of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell comes this fierce and feisty exploration of feminism: standing up, speaking out and rewriting the rules.

Don’t be easy. Don’t give it up. Don’t be a prude. Don’t be cold. Don’t put him in the friendzone. Don’t act desperate. Don’t let things go too far. Don’t give him the wrong idea. Don’t blame him for trying. Don’t walk alone at night. But calm down! Don’t worry so much. Smile!

Marin is a smart, driven, popular girl – she's headed for Brown when she graduates and has a brilliant career as a journalist ahead of her. Especially in the eyes of English teacher Mr Beckett. He spends a lot of time around Marin, and she thinks it's harmless . . . until he kisses her.

No one believes Marin when she tells them what happened, so she does the only thing she can: she writes an article called 'Rules for Being a Girl' for the school paper to point out the misogyny and sexism that girls face every day. As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure out how to take back the power and rewrite her own rules.

Be Kind

Each act, big or small, can make a difference – or at least help a friend.

What does it mean to be kind? When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind.

With award-winning author Pat Zietlow Miller's gentle text and Jen Hill's irresistible art, Be Kind is an unforgettable story about how simple acts can change the world.

The Twelve Days Of Christmas: Grandma Is Overly Generous

A gorgeously illustrated Christmas classic re-written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith, The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Grandma is Overly Generous, is the creator of the Claude series and How Winston Delivered Christmas.

On the first day of Christmas my Grandma sent to me . . .

Grandma's presents may start off sensible – a partridge is easy enough to take care of – but her generosity soon gets wildly out of hand . . .

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Or Grandma is Overly Generous is a witty new take on the festive classic The Twelve Days of Christmas, accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the perfect Christmas present for any child.

Lists For Curious Kids: 263 Fun, Fascinating And Fact-Filled Lists (Curious Lists)

Do you want to know about eight of the world’s deadliest snakes, forty-nine countries without a coastline and five fearless female warriors?

Then look no further because Lists for Curious Kid by Tracey Turner is absolutely bursting with eye-popping and informative lists from around the world, guaranteed to keep you entertained and increase your general knowledge at the same time! Discover Ancient Greek monsters, presidential pets, dizzying mountain peaks, super-fast animals … and what not to mention at a donkey’s house.

With quirky, colourful illustrations by Caroline Selmes, this is a great gift purchase but also a book to buy for yourself!

Egg

A hilarious picture book about a non-conforming Egg from the bestselling Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.

Important note: This book is not like other books. This is a book that even the smallest children can read. This is a book which will stretch your imagination, celebrate difference and fire up your storytelling brain. This is a book with just one word... Egg.

When an odd egg turns up with a big head and a pointy bottom, the other eggs don't know what to make of it. Can they make the odd egg conform to Normal Egg Standards? The other eggs try turning it upside down, and even make it wear a hat on its bottom to show which side is 'up', but it takes the clever upside-down egg to show them that eggs can be any way up and still be eggs.

Perfect for Easter, or any time of the year, children will love telling the story themselves, looking at the pictures and using different voices for the various 'egg's. Plus the egg-shaped format adds to the eggy fun!