Bernard’s got a problem: he’s found a monster in the back garden but his mum & dad are just too busy to notice. So Bernard tries to befriend the monster… & that doesn’t go quite to plan. Loved by children, monsters & adults for forty years, David Mc Kee’s iconic picture book is celebrated in this special anniversary paperback. ’...even more relevant in an era of parents glued to their mobile phones’ DAILY MAIL, Best Reads Ever ‘ Arguably the finest children’s book ever written, Mc Kee’s clever fable is both a warning to neglectful parents & a very funny story about being ignored.’ THE i NEWSPAPER ‘ My favourite books for very young children are Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak & Not Now Bernard by David Mc Kee.’ Michael Rosen ‘ Not Now Bernard is THE book of our times’ Frank Cottrell-Boyce ‘ It’s so good!’ Adam Buxton ‘ Funny to a four year old & meaningful to a 36 year old’ Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown ...

Bernard’s got a problem. Loved by children, monsters & adults alike for almost 40 years, David Mc Kee’s iconic picture book is available for the first time ever as board book. The sturdy & stylish cased board book, complete with QR code for audiobook download, makes this a must for every nursery bookshelf. ...

Whatever Bernard says to Mum & Dad, the answer’s always the same: “ Not now, Bernard!” So how can he tell them that there’s a hungry monster in the garden – & it wants to eat him? bookpacks-0816 reading-spine-year-2 reading 3for 2 pie 3for 2 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie piecorbettreadingspine pm 19-offer ...

Whatever Bernard says to Mum & Dad, the answer’s always the same: “ Not now, Bernard!” So how can he tell them that there’s a hungry monster in the garden – & it wants to eat him? bookpacks-0816 reading-spine-year-2 reading 3for 2 pie 3for 2 rbmember summer-18 sum-18 sum-18-ie piecorbettreadingspine pm 19-offer ...

Too handy! The clue is in the name. All the literary gems you least want to miss out on, rounded up ino one pack. Don’t let them slip by. However much you love reading, it’s easy to let a few great books sneak under your radar. Especially if they’re by the kind of modest authors who always serve up true quality without making a big noise about it. (Naming no names, Sonya Hartnett.) & what about authors who are new on the scene, or rising stars like Ruth Eastham? Then you might not even have heard of them yet. Luckily, we have. So we’ll help you put that right. A brilliant way to add new colour & vitality to your bookshelves. Broaden your reading horizons with talented voices you’ll love checking out. All the best books of the year that you might have missed True quality from well-known authors & rising stars Exciting range of topics & genres to tick all your boxes Fantastic way to discover the latest up-&-coming talent ...

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favourite teacher. The case was never solved, but she’s sure that the three kids who found Mr. Larkin’s body know more than they’re telling, especially her ex-best friend Tripp Talbot. He’s definitely hiding something. ...

Mummy & Lila are going to visit Grandpa, but Lila is busy in her own imaginative world. Whenever Mummy asks her what she is doing, she always says, “ Nothing!” Only the reader is allowed in to her colourful, crazy, creative world where she is wrestling an octopus, or racing along in a winged chariot, or flying with birds over a noisy jungle. But Grandpa has a plan to join Lila in her secret world. After all, playing is even more fun when you play together! Bursting with energy & colour, this is a joyous celebration of the imagination & creativity that will speak to child & adult alike. Yasmeen Ismail won the V&A Illustration Award 2014 & has been shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. I’m a Girl! has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award. ...

Now with Endgame! A knock-out series that’ll send your heart straight to A&E. Sephy’s racist society is black & white. But love is a deadly shade of grey… Sephy is black. Callum is white. They’ve been friends since they were tiny. But now that they’re growing up, hanging out is no longer smart. Callum is a Nought: lowest of the low in a society run by the black Crosses. Sephy is a privileged Cross: daughter of a powerful politician. They can’t love each other – but they do. That’s how the time-bomb starts to tick. & when it blows, it’ll shatter your heart… Malorie Blackman’s shocking saga of race & prejudice Winner of the Red House Award & Sheffield Book Award A brave, brilliant tale of violence & love against the odds Think Romeo & Juliet in a brutal world divided by race Now a BBC TV series with Masali Baduza & Jack Rowan“ Relentless in its pace… Devastatingly powerful.” Guardian This pack contains mature content more suitable for older readers. ...

A knock-out classic that’ll send your heart straight to A&E. Sephy’s racist society is black & white. But love is a deadly shade of grey… ...

‘ The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time & showed me just how amazing story-telling could be’ STORMZY ‘I grew up reading her. It was one of the few books about black people, so I felt seen.’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS ‘ The most original book I’ve ever read’ BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH “ Malorie Blackman is absolutely amazing … [ Noughts & Crosses] really spoke to me, especially as a woman of dual heritage.” ZAWE ASHTON No one could begin to guess at the depth of the hatred I held for Sephy Hadley. Everything began with her & my brother. & that’s how it would end. Where there has been love, now there is hate. Two families have been shattered by the divided & violent society they live in. Sephy Hadley – a Cross, supposedly powerful & privileged – has bound herself forever to her nought lover Callum Mc Gregor’s family. But Jude Mc Gregor blames Sephy for all the tragedies his family has suffered. & he is determined to force her to take sides, & destroy her life... just like she destroyed his... Voted as one of the UK’s best-loved books, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses series is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic. ...