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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES! OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD, NOW IN GORGEOUS HARDBACK WITH REVERSE JACKET!Praise for Powerless:‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls'A thrilling fantasy with the most...

Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale. Once there was a girl whose life was filled with wonder at the world around her...Then one day something happened that...

Enter the crazy world of rap poet Benjamin Zephaniah!A reissue of the wonderfully irreverent collection of poetry for young people, touching on anything from vegetables to the Queen and from sewage to the sun. There's plenty of humour as well as poems on...

Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world abd the mega-selling Dork Diaries series - now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! When Nikki discovers that her arch-nemesis, MacKenzie, has started writing a gossip column for the school newspaper,...

Marcus and the Breakfast Club Investigators are back in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School! From #1 bestselling author Marcus Rashford comes another exciting adventure full of fantastic friendships, high-stakes mysteries and strange...

Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at...

The new picture book from the bestselling duo behind the phenomenal I Need A New Bum! My bum is a rascal... so hard to restrain! It likes to jump puddles and play in the rain... The...

A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he's gone, written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. This beautifully illustrated, powerful and ultimately...

Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Go on an Aeroplane share Topsy and Tim's aeroplane adventure as they meet the stewardess, the...

Join in and help the busy builder in this playful, interactive flap book!It's a busy day on the building site! Join in and use the flaps to help the builder climb the ladder, saw the wood, hammer the nail and much, much more. With interactive...

Try, by fundraising heroes, rugby legends and best friends Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield, is a big-hearted picture book about a friendship between two young boys. Written with Emma Adams and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse.What makes someone a hero?That's...

From standout author, Alex Latimer, and bestselling illustrator, David Litchfield, comes a beautiful picture book about finding - and holding on to - friendship. One bright afternoon, Pip met Egg. Pip is a...

From the bestselling authors of Can You See Me? comes the fourth exceptional Tally book! Year 9 can be tough for everyone, but for Tally it feels even tougher. Everything seems to be changing as she and her friends get ...

Examination: English Language & Literature Specification: GCSE 9-1 Set Text covered: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Type: Set Text: Annotation Edition "This version of the text [Annotation Edition Texts: A ...

Gecko is Frustrated offers a gentle introduction to the concept of frustration for young children, helping them find ways to recognise and deal with their frustrated feelings.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to...

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER. 'A wonderful story' Kiran Millwood Hargrave There are stories about people who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780734415868Author Shaun TanFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Lothian Children's BooksPublisher Hachette AustraliaWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 230mm...

What you feel is who you are... Explore a world of emotions with this stunning peep-through picture book. Richard Jones' enchanting illustrations and the lyrical text make each and every feeling come to life to help children understand the emotions...

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 is the first book in Sue Townsend's brilliantly funny Adrian Mole series. Friday January 2ndI felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the...

Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork. The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be just the same as them... Full of colour, wisdom and pathos, this classic tale has been abridged for the very...

A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories:The Case of the Second Scream:...

Children find grief difficult, and understanding where a loved one has gone can be a tricky topic to explain...Billy misses his mummy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days the sun is shining and Mummy's clouds are nowhere to be seen. Those are...

Young children will have lots of fun with the Little Miss Pocket Library, a great collection of first stories about six hilarious Little Miss characters! The slipcase, which is packaged in shrink-wrap, includes six durable board book stories...

The fourth and final book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons! 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and I think you're all going to love them too.'...

The much-acclaimed toddler book series by Camilla Reid and The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler.Simple, engaging and funny stories which reflect the ups - and downs - of toddler life.Major new animation series launching on Milkshake and Sky in...

Book Band: Dark Red (ideal for ages 10+) _______________ A standout new collection of contemporary poems from prize-winning poet Matt Goodfellow, author of Bright Bursts of Colour. Ideal for children aged 10+ Perfectly reflecting the...

One day Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in his boat but the children, the rabbit, the cat, the pig and lots more friends decide to join him. Everyone's having a lovely time until the animals start kicking, bleating, hopping and flapping...

_______________ The first book in a laugh-out-loud funny adventure series for readers aged 8+, from radio stars Greg James and Chris Smith _______________ 'So funny, it's almost criminal' - Independent 'Outrageous capers' - Guardian ...

Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize 2020 and the V&A Book Cover Award 2020! When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it's welcome. This beautiful debut by...

An elegant gift edition of the cherished classic, perfect for commemorating special moments with loved ones.When you love someone right up to the moon and back, what better way to tell them so than with a tender universal story that has touched hearts...

Laugh-out-loud hilarity with two-colour illustrations from the incomparable Pamela Butchart - three stories of mayhem and chaos where pupils' imaginations run riot...Year 2 at Wigglesbottom Primary is never boring. They don't expect to run a race against...

It's a dog's life in the big city... Come join one busy dog on her journey to find her place in the world, from Rob Biddulph - the genius behind the #DrawWithRob phenomenon and the bestselling and award-winning Blown Away! For busy dogsA busy...

OVER 175 MILLION ERIC CARLE BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEA much-loved classic from the creator of The Very Hungry CaterpillarThe bad-tempered ladybird picks a fight with every animal it meets but after a whole day of being bad-tempered, the ladybird realises that...

Ella is the new girl at school. She doesn't know anyone and she doesn't have any friends.And she has a terrible secret.Ella can't believe her luck when Lydia, the most popular girl in school, decides to be her new best friend - but what does Lydia really...

How do you fit in and stand out when you feel different to everyone around you? "I loved Frankie's story and could really identify with her character. This is such an amazing graphic novel that represents ...

ONE OF THE THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023The first book in the 'criminally good' Crookhaven series, the secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to rights."So this is really a school for...

Based on the Oscar winning short film! It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this story of self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters. Zuri knows her hair is beautiful, but it has a mind of its own! It...

"I hope you enjoy filling this book up with colours, and may all of your stories be stories about love." - Dav Pilkey Hooray, Dog Man fans! Now you can create art alongside Dav Pilkey in the first ever official Dog Man colouring book. Hang out with Dog...

The irresistible story of one slug's search for love from picture book bestsellers Rachel Bright and Nadia Shireen. Pure, riotous, nonsensical joy' - The Guardian Doug the slug needs a hug. But who wants to hug a slug called Doug? Snuggle up with...

The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike...