This work contains favourite songs and rhymes to join in and have fun with! It is a fantastic selection of songs, nursery rhymes, stories, puzzles and tongue-twisters performed by Sophie Aldred and Richard Mitchley. Join in with actions, words and games! The songs and rhymes include: "The Animal Fair"; "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"; "Who Cares If The Bear?"; "The Animal Song"; "How Doth the Little Crocodile"; "The Pelican's Beak"; "The Day the Animals Lost Their Voices"; "5 Little Monkeys"; "The Animals Went in Two By Two"; "Odd One Out"; "Froggy Went A'Courting"; "An elephant Goes Like This and That"; "Incy Wincy Spider"; "What's The Time, Mr Wolf?"; "1-2-3-4-5"; "Once I Caught A Fish Alive"; "B-I-N-G-O"; "Baa Baa Black Sheep"; "Animal Alphabet"; "The Penguin Who Thought Was A Fish"; and "Shine Little Glowworm". There's a whole hour of listening for everyone to enjoy - ideal for playtime, bedtime or in the car!
The classic story of a much-loved bear ? Paddington! Join Paddington and the Browns as they start their adventures at Paddington Station and relive their treasured story in this stylish picture book. Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station ? Paddington station, in fact. He had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru with only a jar of marmalade, a suitcase and a label reading ?Please look after this bear?. Without further ado, Mr and Mrs Brown promptly welcomed the adventurous bear into their family, and in honour of their meeting place they named him Paddington. The Browns soon discover that Paddington is a most unusual bear. Ordinary things ? like having a bath ? become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. Now this treasured story is available as a charming picture book that even the youngest children will enjoy.
Details: These wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Sleeping Beauty. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
The woodcarver Geppetto longs for a son but the puppet he carves is miscievous and bold. Despite desperately wanting to be a real boy, Pinnocchio can't seem to behave. Will the naughty puppet ever realise that to be a real boy and find happuiness, he must change his troublesome ways?
Cinderella is heartbroken when her cruel stepsisters attend the Royal Ball without her. Can Cinderella's fairy godmother help her? Familiar stories help to build confidence whilst the large clear type, carefully chosen vocabulary and easy to read speech bubbles make these books ideal for beginner readers.
Fall in love with the next four editions in QED's beautiful Classic Collection set! Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favourite classic stories will capture the heart and imagination of young readers.
Treasure Island, written by legendary author Robert Louis Stevenson is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time.This great classic will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, Treasure Island is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Robert Louis Stevenson is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books International and beautifully produced, Treasure Island would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyones personal library.
Sarah Gibb's elegant artwork brings Grimms' classic tale alive in this exquisite picture book re-telling that no child's library should be without. "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden hair!" Beautiful Rapunzel is locked away in a tall, tall tower, visited only by the little creatures of the forest and the witch who has imprisoned her. Until one day a handsome prince passing by on his horse is transfixed by the magical sound of Rapunzel singing to her animal friends, and knows he must reach her...Can true love transform Rapunzel's life for ever?
When spoiled rich girl Mary Lennox is orphaned, she is shipped from India to live in her Uncle's enormous manor in faraway England, where all is not quite as it seems. Before long, the lonely Mary finds a key to a secret garden that has been left untouched for years, and a whole new world of enchantment opens up to her. For the first time she learns to make friends- with the talented animal charmer Dickon, and her sickly cousin Colin. Between them the three children truly flourish as the garden reveals its haunting secrets.
Sally and Nick are playing in the rain-and getting really muddy! So when the Cat in the Hat offers to show them how animals get clean, the kids are keen to find out. But can Sally and Nick really get rid of the mud by taking dust baths, like a sparrow? Or by licking themselves, like a lion? And where are they going to find an oxpecker to pick it off them, like a hippo has? (Besides, oxpeckers tickle!) Maybe there's a better way for kids to get clean? The Cat in the Hat knows all about that!
Details: Join the Disney Princesses in their sparkling world and search for special surprises. Each puzzle is different and every hidden treasure is magical, look out for the extra things to spot with your favourite characters on every page. Ideal for: A perfect for activity book sure to keep young ones entertained. This paperback book has 32 pages and measures: 27 x 21.5 x 0.3cm.
Tumble down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, a place of tea parties and croquet matches with playing cards. There's a vanishing cat, a curious blue caterpillar and a Queen of Hearts who wants to chop off Alice's head! Will Alice ever find her way home?
Details:A warm and funny little pocketbook featuring Winnie-the-Pooh and all his friends. Everyone in the Hundred Acre Wood is invited to a party that Christopher Robin is throwing for Pooh. Therell be sweets and games and presents, and Piglet and Tigger and Eeyore. And most importantly, there will be Pooh. A.A. Milnes classic childrens characters continue to charm readers across the world down the generations with the help of E.H. Shepards original illustrations. Ideal for:A true classic for Winnie the Pooh fans. A simple and easy to understand book for children of all ages. This board book has 10 pages and measures 20.4cm x 20.4cm x 0.8cm.
Details: These wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Winnie The Pooh. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
Details: These wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Beauty And The Beast. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
A stunning vintage edition of Enid Blyton's best-selling classic The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair now republished as a perfect gift book. When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures - to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant and rescue Chinky the pixie, to the Land of Dreams, and to a disappearing island! You can be whisked away by Enid Blyton's magical Wishing-Chair stories. Enid Blyton's funny, magical adventure stories have become true classics, loved by millions and still selling thousands of copies every year.
By popular demand, these vintage editions of Enid Blyton's most treasured stories are finally back in print. These are the editions that many will remember from their childhoods. Parents and grandparents will swoon with nostalgia and children will love poring over the illustrations and be entranced by the magical stories.
Hop in the Thinga-ma-jigger and explore the world of mammals, birds, sea creatures, and much more in this deluxe colouring book! With 96 pages of pictures to colour and a fun rhyming text this will keep any fans of The Cat in the Hat occupied for hours! The Cat in the Hat knows all about that!
Follow the White Rabbit down into Wonderland - have tea with the Mad Hatter, paint the roses red and then come face to face with the Queen of Hearts! Combining Richard Johnson's magical illustrations with stunning pop-ups and atmospheric sounds, this extraordinary retelling of Carroll's classic tale brings Wonderland to life in your hands.
Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales, read by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. Pinocchio: When Geppetto makes a wooden puppet of a little boy, he is astonished when the puppet comes to life! But Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy...The Princess and the Pea: The King and Queen have made all the plans for their son's Royal Wedding, but the Prince still hasn't chosen a bride. Will he ever find a wife who is a princess through and through? Tom Thumb: A woodcutter and his wife are desperate for a child - even one as small as his father's thumb. So Merlin and the Fairy Queen grant their wish, and Tom Thumb is born!
Details: This wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Peter Pan, return to Never Land. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
This work is a fun collection of all-time favourite pre-school playgroup songs for everyone to enjoy...and join in with! The songs are: "The Wheels On The Bus" - "Down at the Station, Early in the Morning" - "Row Row Row your Boat" - "The Big Ship Sails on the Alley Alley Oh" - "London Bridge is Falling Down" - "Jack and Jill" - "Hickory Dickory Dock" - "I'm a Little Teapot" - "Polly Put the Kettle On" - "Miss Polly had a Dolly" - "Pop Goes the Weasel" - "Five Currant Buns" - "Ten Fat Sausages" - "Peter Hammers with One Hammer" - "The Grand Old Duke of York" - "Girls and Boys Come out to Play" - "I Jump Out of Bed" - "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" - "Ring A Ring Of Roses" - "I Hear Thunder, I Hear Thunder" - "Incy Wincy Spider" - "Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes" - "If You're Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands" - "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" - "Wee Willie Winkie" - "Ten In A Bed."
The three Billy Goats Gruff want to eat the green grass on the other side of the river. But will they dare to cross the bridge that the big, bad troll lives under? Familiar stories help to build confidence, whilst the large, clear type, carefully chosen vocabulary and easy to read speech bubbles make these books ideal for beginner readers.
Fall in love with these four classic stories! Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with beautiful illustrations, these well-loved tales will capture your heart and imagination. These four examples of literary excellence are adapted into easily accessible texts for younger readers. Each page of writing is accompanied by a charming illustration on the facing page. Beautifully presented with attractive covers, these children's classics can be enjoyed by even the most reluctant of readers.
A fun collection of 30 favourite pre-school playgroup songs for everyone of all ages to enjoy and join in with. The songs are: The Wheels on the Bus; Jack and Jill; Old MacDonald; London Bridge is Falling Down; Pop Goes the Weasel; I Hear Thunder; A Sailor Went to Sea; Humpty Dumpty; Hey Diddle Diddle; Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat; Froggy went a'Courting; Pat-a-Cake; She'll be Coming Round the Mountain; Polly Put the Kettle On; The Animal Fair; Rub a Dub Dub; Cockles and Mussels; Rain, Rain, Go Away; Ride a Cock Horse; The Big Ship Sails; Old King Cole; Miss Polly had a Dolly; Little Jack Horner; Michael Finnegan; Girls and Boys; This Old Man; Little Miss Muffet; Eeenie Meenie; Bobby Shafto; and Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.
No child ever forgets the story of the witch, the breadcrumb trail and the gingerbread house in the forest. Former Childrens Laureate Michael Morpurgo takes the Brothers Grimm classic to a new level, weaving from these themes a rich fairytale tapestry of hunger and hope, cruelty and courage. With breath-taking illustrations by the celebrated Emma Chichester Clark, this edition of Hansel and Gretel will grip the imagination of a whole new generation of children.
Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood went walking through the wood to visit her grandma. She imagined she was safe, but hidden behind the tall trees was someone who liked the thought of a grandma for lunch, with perhaps a little girl for pudding...
Fables is the hugely imaginative story of a group of fairy tale characters exiled from their mythical homelands and forced into a secret existence in modern-day America. Long ago, in the deepest dark of the Black Forest, two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother, Max - encounter ominous forces that change them both irreparably! Thus begins an epic tale of sibling rivalry, magic and venegance spanning from medieval times to modern-day Fabletown, and casting new light on many familiar "Fables"! Written by Bill Willingham, author of the bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning series, this unique novel also features illustrations by regular "Fables" artist Steve Leialoha, as well as an exclusive eight-page comic! Warning: Adults Only!
Details: Introduce preschool children to the classic Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale with Ladybird Noisy Fairy Tales! This sturdy sound book retells the well-loved story of Jack and the Beanstalk in gentle, simple language that is suitable for sharing with the youngest children. As well as featuring all the key elements of Jack and the Beanstalk including the magic beans, the enormous beanstalk and the angry giant, it also has five exciting sound buttons to press as you read the fairy tale - plus there's even a ladybird to spot on every page! Ideal for: It's perfect noisy fun for all young children. This sound book has 10 pages and measures: 21.5 x 28 x 1.5cm.
Details: These wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Aladdin. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
These four charming storybooks tell the story of Rupert's adventures in Nutwood, as he plays with his friends in the forest, meets a mermaid and even goes for a ride on a magic scooter! Every other page has a still from the enchanting model action TV series, Rupert Bear: Follow the Magic, that launched on Five's Milkshake in July 2007, to huge fanfare.
Details: The Art of Puss in Boots tells the story of DreamWorks Animation's newest feature. A prequel to the Shrek stories, Puss in Boots tells the hilarious tale of Pusss early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. Full of incredible concept art and a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the story. Ideal for: Art fans and fans of Puss in Boots! This hardback has 156 pages and measures 26cm x 29cm x 2cm
Three best-loved contemporary classics for girls: 'Mary Poppins', 'White Boots' and 'Ballet Shoes for Anna' in a gorgeous slipcased gift set. Ballet Shoes For Anna: Three children, having lost their parents in an earthquake come to England to live with a prim uncle and a feeble aunt. Anna lives only to dance - but her uncle forbids her to have anything to do with ballet. How will she survive? White Boots: Harriet is told that she must take up ice-skating in order to improve her health. She isn't much good at it, until she meets Lalla Moore, a young skating star. Now Harriet is getting better and better on the ice, and Lalla doesn't like it. Does Harriet want to save their friendship more than she wants to skate? Mary Poppins: When Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane on a gust of the East Wind and slides up the bannister, Jane and Michael's lives are transformed beyond belief. Mary takes them on the most exciting and magical journeys they've ever had. But she has only promised to stay until the wind changes...
Hop on board the Thinga-ma-jigger in this riotous rhyming adventure with The Cat in the Hat! "Flick the jiggermawhizzer and we will start zinging and binging and banging and ring-a-ding-dinging!" Packed with wonderfully zany rhyming words and bright and exuberant illustrations, this book (part of a brand new series featuring classic children's character The Cat in the Hat) will have children enthralled for hours. The Cat in the Hat knows all about that!
Join Aladdin on his adventure, as a sorcerer and a magic lamp change his life forever. This exhilarating retelling takes readers deep into the cave of treasures, whisks them away on a magic carpet and plunges them into battle with the sorcerer - all accompanied by dramatic sounds and Paul Hess's unforgettable illustrations.
Details: These wonderful classic story is beautifully illustrated on every page, bringing the magical world of Disney to life. With an appealing die-cut character cover, your children will love reading along with the story of Finding Nemo. This storybook is sure to be treasured and passed down as a collectible for years to come. Ideal for: Anyone who liked the movie, a great book for children. Ideal bed time story. This hardback book has 23 pages and measures: 20.7 x 20.7 x 0.7cm
Magical retellings of four classic fairy tales. The Little Mermaid read by Tamsin Greig: The youngest child of the Mer King lives in a beautiful underwater city. But on her first trip to the world above the ocean, she meets a handsome human Prince, and falls in love...Rumpelstiltskin read by Stephen Mangan: A beautiful miller's daughter is locked away by the King and told she will never see her family again unless she spins straw into gold. Then an ancient dwarf promises to help - but there is a price to pay...The Snow Queen read by Stephen Mangan: Sebastian and Anna are best friends who do everything together. So when Sebastian falls into the hands of the evil Snow Queen, Anna is determined to rescue him. The Little Match Girl read by Tamsin Greig: It is bitterly cold, and the Little Match Girl is walking the icy streets in bare feet, trying to sell just one box of matches so she can go home and get warm. But no-one wants to buy...
Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales, read by Tamsin Greig and Stephen Mangan. Cinderella: Poor orphan girl Cinderella longs to go to the grand royal ball, but her cruel stepmother and stepsisters won't allow it. Can her fairy godmother help her dreams come true? The Brave Tin Soldier: When a one-legged tin soldier falls in love with a beautiful ballet dancer with golden wings, it is just the start of his adventures. The Ugly Duckling: Mother Duck's brood of little ducklings are all adorable - except for one. The ugly duckling is large, grey and awkward: but he has a surprise in store...
Edward Lear's nonsense rhymes are famed for their linguistic genius and refreshingly peculiar brand of humour. This collection of readings, by one of our best-loved storytellers, is certain to bring great pleasure to listeners young and old, time and time again.
This is a collection of more than a dozen tales of magical fun from all over the globe. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure and beautifully imagined far away places.