Don’t poke your finger in the jelly, Nelly – you might upset a jellyphant! Don’t poke your finger in the jelly, Nelly – SNAP! Look out for the hungry alligrater! With real die-cut holes for curious fingers to explore, no child will be able to hold back a squeal of excitement as they discover exactly what their fingers have dipped into! ...

A must if you can’t resist poking your fingers in things. Find a fresh surprise in every peephole. The book title might tell you not to put your finger in the jelly. But pssst! – that’s just what you have to do if you want a wild surprise! Look out: you might upset a jellyphant. Or: SNAP! You might disturb a hungry alligrator. Find out what’s hiding by poking your fingers into these tasty treats. All drawn in Nick Sharratt’s super-bright style. Zany fun: expect loud squeals of delight. ...

Letters & Sounds (2021): Phase 5 Scholastic Set 10 Focus: /oa/ o (go); /igh/ i (tiger); /ai/ a (paper); /ee/ e (he); /ai/ a-e (snake); /igh/ i-e (time); /oa/ o-e (home); /oo/ /yoo/ u-e (rude, cute); /ee/ e-e (these); /oo/ /yoo/ ew (chew, new); /ee/ ie (shield); /or/ aw (claw) Book Band: Green This title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled stories are engaging, & are exactly matched to Little Wandle Letters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK. The series

Includes:: a wide selection of diverse & inclusive stories, accompanied by bright, contemporary & humorous illustrations that will engage & inspire young readers with a ‘find the character’ feature on each spread. The artwork is detailed so as not to provide picture cues & prompting. Each book also contains parent’s notes & a ‘retell the story’ task to support children’s oracy, vocabulary & comprehension skills. Thirteen sets of books covering groups of sounds to allow for progression. The stories in this set focus on the sounds found in Scholastic Set 10 & revise the sounds found in previous sets. There are thirteen sets in total, covering: Phase 2 Set 1: s a t p i n m d Phase 2 Set 2: g oC k ck e u r h b f l Phase 2 Set 3: ff ll ss j v w x y z zz Phase 2 Set 4: qu ch sh th ng nk Phase 3 Set 5: ai ee igh oa oo Phase 3 Set 6: ar or ur ow oi ear air er Phase 4 Set 7: Adjacent consonants with short vowels Phase 4 Set 8: Adjacent consonants with Phase 3 long vowels Phase 5 Set 9: ay (play), ou (cloud), oy (boy), ea (each), ir (bird), ie (pie), ue (blue), u (unicorn) Phase 5 Set 10: o (go), i (tiger), a (paper), e (he), a-e (snake), i-e (time), o-e (home), u-e (cute), e-e (these), ew (new), ie (shield), aw (claw) Phase 5 Set 11: y (funny), ea (head), wh (wheel), oe (toe), ou (shoulder), y (fly), ow (snow), g (giant), ph (phone), le (apple), al (metal), c (ice), ve (give), o-e (some), o (mother), ou (young), se (cheese), se (mouse), ce (fence), ey (donkey), ui (fruit), ou (soup) Phase 5 Set 12: or (word), u (full), oul (could), are (share), ear (bear), ere (there), au (author), aur (dinosaur), oor (floor), al (walk), tch (match), ture (adventure), al (half), a (father), a (water), a (want), ear (learn), wr (wrist), st (whistle), sc (science), ch (school), ch (chef), ze (freeze), schwa at the end of words (actor) Phase 5 Set 13: eigh (eight), aigh (straight), ey (grey), ea (break), gn (gnaw), kn (knee), mb (thumb), ere (here), eer (deer), su (treasure), si (vision), dge (bridge), ge (large), y (crystal), ti (potion), ssi (mission), si (mansion), ci (delicious), augh (daughter), our (pour), oar (oar), ore (more) Have you got them all?

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Living for today. It’s a nice idea. But right now, today is a write-off. Stevie & her disabled mum can barely even afford to switch on the lights. They’re stuck on the breadline in Lewes, with a huge record collection to cheer them up – & Mum’s depression to drag them back down. But Stevie won’t be beaten that easily. Today might be a bit of a stinker, but there’s always tomorrow. She’s still got her dreams of making music, & her dad’s vinyl records to keep her inspired. Then Stevie meets Hafiz – a talented footballer who has fled the war in Syria. He’s lost a lot, but he’s still looking forward. Together, can they take on the world? An uplifting & topical story of friendship, unity & hope Highlights the problems faced by young carers & refugees Siobhan Curham’s many books include The Moonlight Dreamers She won the Young Minds Award for her YA novel Dear Dylan ...

Percy’s mum has invented a machine that changes DNA to bring extinct species back to life. & when the scientist next door suddenly turns into a talking rat, Percy is roped into a hilarious adventure in which everyone seems to want to get their hands on the species machine – & Percy comes to appreciate what his activist parents are fighting for. ...

If you find a yeti under your bed, there’s no need to fret! Yetis are friendly, cuddly creatures & with this hilarious step-to-step guide your yeti will soon feel at home. A hilarious rhyming picture book by Claire Freedman, author of ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS, & Claudia Ranucci, illustrator of IS THAT AN ELEPHANT IN MY FRIDGE? ...

From the creator of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan & Goodnight Everyone, comes a book about taking the time you need to overcome your fears. In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab & Little Crab. Today, they’re going for a dip in the sea. “ This is going to be so great!” says Little Crab. But then Little Crab catches a first glimpse of the water… Oh. The waves! They’re ENORMOUS. “ Oh…” Will Little Crab be brave enough to go in? From the multi award-winning picture book maker of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George! & Shh! We Have a Plan comes a bold, beautiful picture book about working through anxiety &, with the support of a loved one, building up the courage to try something new. ...

There are hours of fun to be had in Doodle Jump: The Doodle Book, a drawing & colouring book based on the bestselling app by independent games developer Lima Sky. Readers will have the chance to unleash their imaginations & make awesome new worlds for the Doodler to explore. Colour & create new landscapes & scenes, design cool & quirky creatures & much more. Created using artwork found in the game, this is the perfect gift for fans of Doodle Jump everywhere. ...

The 1 New York Times bestseller Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing ‘ At once vivid & simple, lyrical & surgical, expressive & exacting’ Lupita Nyong’o Dreams are today’s answers for tomorrow’s questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises & secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father’s father, a girl named Ama, &, of course, swimming. But when the unthinkable – a sudden death – occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land & sea, & away from everything he loves. Yet Kofi’s dreams may be the key to his freedom… ...

Meet the female Wimpy Kid! Nikki Maxwell is not popular. In fact, Nikki is the opposite of popular. She’s a total dork! But she hopes that by moving to a new school she might just stand a chance of making some friends & leaving her old lame ways in the past. Follow Nikki’s life through doodles & diary entries as she starts at her new school & makes an instant enemy: horrible queen bee Mac Kenzie. (Oops.) Will Nikki ever become the cool kid she dreams of being? Well – life isn’t quite so simple! ...