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Meet Dorothy Constance Mae Louise, or Dot as she prefers to be called! Dot loves super-sour apple sherberts, running fast and puzzles - especially if they're fiendishly tricky. And with the help of trusty sidekick, Beans and TOP DOG, McClusky,...

The epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from a master storyteller 'One of those novels that you know from the start is going to break your heart' The Times After his father is...

A reassuring and sensitive book - the perfect springboard for talking to children about sharing their hidden worries. From the Big Bright Feelings series by Tom Percival Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people. 'If your...

'It's not fair. We can't help being girls, can we?'Rose Rivers lives in a beautiful house with her artist father, her difficult, fragile mother and her many siblings. She has everything money can buy - but she feels as though life isn't fair for girls...

A new edition of the classic board book beautifully reissued - celebrating the power of babies... and avocados!The Hargraves are a weak and puny family. When a new baby arrives, they're willing to try anything to make it grow big and strong. Even avocado...

"It's me and you, our team of two. Look what you and I can do!"Etta and Mummy are a terrific team of two - a small family, perfectly formed.But on one of their 'Magic Making Days', Etta meets a big pirate family and starts to wonder what life would be...

A quest for screen-free family time leads to camping chaos in this hilarious and heartwarming comedy from the author of Anisha, Accidental Detective. A quest for screen-free family time leads to camping chaos in this hilarious and heartwarming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984848819Author Emily Winfield MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 44Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

The second book in a magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey - she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn't quite...

Come summer, autumn or winter, a little boy is going to make the best of it.Nothing is better than summer, swimming every day and eating ice cream. But a little boy's big sister has BIG news. She tells him that summer is going to end soon ... and winter...

Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep. He announces he is here to stay to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken. In addition to figuring out middle school,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780241293331Author Beatrix PotterPage Count 16Imprint Warne Frederick & CompanyPublisher Warne Frederick & CompanyWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 168mm *...

All families are different - and yet in many ways the same! This book uses a gentle rhyming text to follow eight different families, celebrating their everyday differences as well as the similarities they share.About the AuthorPatricia Hegarty is...

From New York Times bestselling and multi award-winning author Renee Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring middle grade novel about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are. 'Some of the...

A spectacular new title from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, creator of the million-copy selling, global phenomenon Here We Are! What shall we build, you and I? ...

Reporter-in-training Kate is back for a new adventure! Be swept downriver on this exciting jungle cruise in search of the mysterious Silver Wibbler bird...When Kate and her mouse Rupert sail through the jungle home of the legendary Silver Wibbler, they...

Clarice Bean is back with all her trademark humour in this heartwarming story by former Children's Laureate Lauren Child At the moment I am daydreaming about inventing something exceptionordinarily good...

Number One for fiendish fun! Banish boredom with Horrid Henry in this bumper activity book. Packed full of gruesome games, cool code breakers, rude jokes, mischievous mazes and much much more, this activity book has something for everyone. Find out how...

A new edition of the classic illustrated storybook, ideal for children just beginning to read on their own. Two birds face many decisions and dangers before finding the Best Nest. Beginners Books are designed to encourage even...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899558357Author Anouck BoisrobertFormat HardbackPage Count 18Imprint Little GestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Erin's daddy sees the colour in everything. Even on the greyest days, they put on their wellies and go splashing in puddles because, Daddy says, 'We can't see rainbows without rain!' But what happens when the greyest day of all comes, and Daddy isn't...

From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal... Malcolm doesn't like animals. ...

Go on a movie-making journey of epic proportions in The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next ChapterMaking a movie is a lot like going on a road trip. There are twists and turns and lots of surprises along the way.Hit the road with author and illustrator Jeff...

My daddy looks quite normal, no different from the rest ... But my daddy is a HERO, the greatest dad, the best!A child plays dressing up with Dad, and together they go on some amazing adventures. As if by magic, Dad becomes a cowboy and a knight, fights...

_______________ 'This poignant, realistic tale is about learning to love and taking responsibility, and how poems can tell the truth' - Sunday Times Book of the Week 'A story of the redeeming power of love. It's beautifully written and it made me cry...

Madame Doubtfire by bestselling author Anne Fine is a wonderfully funny, punchy story about family life. Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children...

More classic fun and adventure with the Ruggles family from One End Street!Three of the Ruggles children have measles - but it turns out to be a blessing in disguise as they are sent to Dew Drop Inn, a wonderful house in the country, while they recover...

We're the Yoga Babies, look what we can do! The Yoga Babies love to have fun trying new poses. Sometimes life is busy and tricky, but not to worry! Yoga can help everyone chill out. Follow these babies big and small as they practise yoga at home, in the...

Shirley Hughes is one of the best known and most popular creators of children's books, and her keen observation of family life have earned her a special place in the hearts of children and adults. This unique collection brings together some of her very...

Madeline and her twin brother Roderick have the Usher name, the Usher house - and the Usher disease. Something is wrong with the family's blood - and it seems to have spread to the house itself. Sometimes Madeline even thinks that the house is alive.....

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years. To celebrate his enduring popularity, seven best-loved classic picture books are brought...

It's a sunny afternoon and the Rabbit family are having a picnic.The pond is sparkling in the sunshine and Peter wants to build a raft - all by himself. He soon finds it's quite tricky without some help. Luckily his sisters are there to lend him a hand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368036924Author Minh LeFormat HardbackPage Count 56Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 284mm *...

Matilda is a new girl at Pearl's school, but there's something really different and cool about her family she has TWO dads! Pearl is sure that Matilda's family must be very different to her own but, as they become friends, she starts to...

THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK 'This funny, award-winning novel by Dutch writer Woltz is original and touching - and has two wonderfully memorable characters...' Sally Morris, Daily Mail It's the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming...

Every girl at Bathory School has heard stories about The Beast. No one believed they were true. Until Now. 'Grisly, nail-biting fun!' - Lovereading4kids.co.uk At sixteen Nash thought that the fight to...

Number One for Fiendish Fun!This book contains HIDEOUS behaviour, terrible dancing, disgusting glop and a trip to France!Four utterly hilarious and totally brilliant Horrid Henry stories by Francesca Simon, with illustrations by Tony Ross. An...

Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, and is desperate to...

From the author of the picture book phenomenon The Invisible String, which has sold half a million copies to date, comes an endearing original board book that brings the same effective bonding technique to parents with newborns and toddlers.As new...

A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK "A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults." -Kirkus, starred review In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant,...