From the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar comes a stylish first animal board book — perfect for babies and their picture book-loving parents! Who would have thought Lucy Cousins's favourite animal is a leopard, NOT a mouse! And Eric Carle? He loves CATS! Bringing together some of the finest modern children's book illustrators of our time — Jon Klassen, Eric Carle, Lucy Cousins, Nick Bruel, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Tom Litchtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sis, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells, Mo Willems — Eric Carle asks, What's your favourite animal? and the result is an astonishingly colourful parade of animals, from giraffes with their heads in the clouds to fuzzy dogs and squishy snails.

Mary Murphy's raucous split page board book is perfect for helping little ones to mix and match. What do you call a cross between a tiger and a zebra? How on earth do you make an animal called a likey? Children will love to mix up the heads and tails of different animals to invent hilarious new ones, whilst developing their matching skills as they work out how the animals should look. Mary Murphy's adorable creatures and colourful art style are sure to delight readers and help develop a lifelong love of books.

Join Maisy and all of her friends for a sunny day by the sea, using your stickers to fill in the fun on every page! Build sandcastles on the beach, have a picnic, fly a kite and ride on the rollercoaster!

From two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life — or perhaps afterlife — of a teen trapped in a crumbling, abandoned world. A boy called Seth drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying, his bones breaking, his skull dashed upon the rocks. So how is he is here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighbourhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust and completely abandoned. What's going on? And why is it that whenever he closes his eyes, he falls prey to vivid, agonizing memories that seem more real than the world around him? Seth begins a search for answers, hoping that he might not be alone, that this might not be the hell he fears it to be, that there might be more than just this...

In this clever picture book, a debut author-illustrator introduces a plucky rabbit and the new companion (friend or foe?) that he just can't shake. Rabbit has a problem. There's a big, scary Black Rabbit chasing him. No matter where he runs — behind a tree, over the river — the shadowy Black Rabbit follows. Finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis — only to encounter another foe! Kids who like to be in on the secret will revel in this humorous look at fears, first impressions and friendship, all brought to light by a talented animator. Kids will love being in on the secret that the Black Rabbit is Rabbit's shadow. This is a debut picture book from a talented artist. It includes charming endpapers that allow readers to trace Rabbit's path as he attempts to evade the Black Rabbit.

A celebrated picture book is brought to life as a Mini Pop-Up Classic. Eddy's lost his teddy, Freddy. So off the goes to the wood to find him. But the wood is dark and horrible and little Eddy is in for a gigantic surprise! This timeless and well-loved story is brought to life in a special Mini Pop-Up Classic edition, making it the perfect gift and a book to treasure time and time again. In this book, classic illustrations are brought to life as three-dimensional pop-ups. It is part of a new series of Mini Pop-Up Classics, all featuring distinctive foil spines making it the perfect gift edition. Where's My Teddy and its sequels It's the Bear and My Friend Bear have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

Maisy is flying high in this delightful plane-shaped book of fun and learning! Get set to go flying in Maisy's plane. It's Eddie's birthday and our little mouse has an extra special surprise. Go up, up and away as she passes Tallulah in her hot air balloon, and loops the loop in the skies, before delivering a happy birthday message — all in time for Eddie's party! You can visit Maisy's amazing website for activities, newsletters, games and more. It is a super-sturdy, wipe-clean board book that will make the ideal birthday gift.

Maisy's busy on her farm in this delightful tractor-shaped book of fun and learning! Chug, chug! Jump on board Maisy's tractor as she ploughs the field, feeds and milks the cows, and brings the lambs back to the barn. But, wait one moment... one of the lambs has gone missing! Will Maisy be able to find her woolly friend? Find out in this baa-rilliant chunky board book! You can visit Maisy's amazing website for activities, newsletters, games and more. It features a super-sturdy, wipe-clean board book complete with sound words to encourage interactive play!

Bring Great Britain to life with this beautiful three-dimensional pocket guide, featuring its most famous sites. Remember Great Britain for ever with this exquisite three-dimensional expanding pocket guide. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres and features 13 of Great Britain's most famous sites, including Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Tate Modern, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, Oxford, Canterbury Cathedral, Shakespeare's Birthplace, Bath, Caernarvon Castle, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and the Giant's Causeway. This is the perfect souvenir for anyone wishing to remember a visit to this fascinating place, steeped in thousands of years of culture and heritage. It is part of a selection of guides to various aspects of Great Britain, which include London, The Tower of London, Royal Palaces of London and The Lake District and Cumbria. It is a brilliant souvenir and great impulse purchase. It is the perfect alternative to a postcard. It can be sold in art, novelty, travel and gift sections.

The clueless, comically self-confident kid detective returns in a sequel to the New York Times bestselling Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made. When you lose hope, find it. Timmy Failure. He doesn't like to pull rank. To reveal that he's this guy: Timmy Failure, founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps the world. But he is. And he's about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe. And win the $500 prize, which will set him up for life. But someone is clearly trying to cheat. Bamboozle. Hoodwink. Con. Defraud. So it's up to Timmy Failure, with the dubious help of Total, his lazy polar bear partner, and his unlikely new ally, eccentric Great Aunt Colander, to find a way to avenge these shenanigans. Defeat this injustice. And obliterate Timmy's arch-nemesis, the WEDGIE, aka the Worldwide Enemy of Da Goodness In Everything. If he can only get his entry form in on time. This is a hilarious follow-up to the global phenomenon Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (9781406339819). It features an engaging and hilarious character to rival Wimpy Kid and Big Nate. It comes from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Pearls Before Swine.

This is the highly anticipated prequel to the bestselling Alex Rider series, charting the journey of a young assassin. An international contract killer has been given his orders. His next target is a fourteen-year-old spy... Alex Rider. The man's name is Yassen Gregorovich. He knows Alex well. The two of them share a secret from the past. As he considers his next mission, Yassen remembers the forces that turned him from an ordinary schoolboy into a hired assassin. What is it that makes someone choose to do evil? What would it take to make them kill? This thrilling adventure will be the deadliest yet... Addictive, pacey novels. (Financial Times). The series that has re-invented the spy genre. (Independent). This is a fast-paced, deadly adventure set in Russia, Italy, America, Paris and London.

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what's inside. With everything any young doctor or nurse might need to fix bumps and bruises this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the very youngest of children.

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what's inside. With everything any young mechanic, carpenter or builder might need this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the youngest of children.

From the creator of the bestselling and award-winning I Want My Hat Back comes a second wry tale. When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened, will he. Visual humour swims to the fore as the bestselling Jon Klassen follows his break-out debut with another deadpan-funny tale. This is a second thought-provoking musing on the nature of crime and punishment. It was longlisted for the 2014 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

Surely an alley cat can never be a ballet cat...or can he? The Crazy Cat Crew love to dance — they groove and they bop, they move and they hop, all night long. Then, one night, Arthur slinks off and discovers something really special: a pair of ballet shoes. He immediately puts them on and goes back to show the gang his new style of dancing. But the other cats don't like ballet and they laugh Arthur out of town...only to realize that all dancing is really cool after all and that they miss their friend. This is a twirl of a book from a fantastic new author/illustrator which celebrates friendship and individuality. It is the perfect book for all little boys and girls who love to dance!

Fairy tale meets concept book — and a tiny, lonely king welcomes big changes — in this inspired picture book, beautifully illustrated with bold, geometric art. Once upon a time there was a tiny king who lived in a big castle guarded by lots of big soldiers. Every day the Tiny King eats an enormous feast at his big dining table (he can never finish it all), he rides on his big horse (he is so tiny that he's thrown off every time), bathes in his big bath (not much fun), and sleeps, not very well, in his big bed all alone. Everything is just too big, and the Tiny King is sad and lonely. Until one day he meets a big princess and asks her to be his queen. Not long after, they are blessed with children — lots of children! Now everything is just the right size. The enormous meals are always gobbled up, his horse is just the right size for family outings, bath time is a real riot, and the Tiny King sleeps soundly at last. With bright, bold cut-outs and a whimsical use of collage, Japanese artist Taro Miura creates a witty, heart-warming story with huge appeal for readers big and small. This is a refreshingly modern fairy tale with broad appeal for both children and adults. The brightly coloured geometric shapes and the creative use of collage in the artwork will appeal to young children and design-loving adults alike.

From the creators of Guess How Much I Love You, this enchanting story tells of the unconditional love between a family of bears. From the inimitable team that brought you Guess How Much I Love You comes a gorgeous, reassuring story about three little bear siblings, who one day begin to wonder how they can ALL be the most wonderful bears in the whole wide world to their parents? Mummy Bear and Daddy Bear must set about reassuring their three little bears — who are all different — that each one of them is equally special and equally loved. It was shortlisted for the 2004-2005 Bisto Book of the Year Awards. It is one of the world's bestselling picture books, which has sold over 28 million copies.

Marcia Williams retells fourteen of Shakespeare's best-loved plays in her trademark witty, accessible style. Take your seats in the Globe Theatre as Marcia Williams presents fourteen of Shakespeare's most famous plays. From the heartbreaking tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to Puck's hilarious escapades in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Marcia brings Shakespeare's stories vividly to life. It is a brilliantly accessible introduction to Shakespeare's most famous plays. It is published to coincide with the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Featuring full-colour illustrations throughout, it is a jacketed hardback gift book to treasure.

Who will rock the talent show, chickens or sheep? Characters from Shaun the Sheep step from screen to page in the first of an original illustrated fiction series, Tales from Mossy Bottom Farm. It's talent-show time on the farm, and all the roosters and chickens are flocking together in hopes of beating their rivals, the sheep. Meanwhile, Shirley, a sheep whose flair for singing is as large as her frame, has a big problem — a massive case of stage fright. Can Shaun the sheep convince his jittery friend to wow the vole judges and take home the prize? Shaun the Sheep fans both old and new will flock to this funny, original story inspired by the internationally popular animated TV show from Aardman. This is the first title in a new fiction series based on the TV series Shaun the Sheep from Aardman studio, creators of Wallace and Gromit. It is inspired by The X Factor and other got talent shows. Shaun the Sheep movie coming spring 2015. Outrageous plot and hilarious illustrations are sure to introduce Shaun and his cohorts to a whole new generation. Shaun the Sheep is a family favourite, enjoyed across multiple forms of media and recognized the world over for its slapstick humour, distinctive look and strong, quirky characters. It has 133 licensees and the show is broadcast in 170 territories. The humorous and quirky brand has more than two million fans on Facebook, more than two million views per month on its dedicated website, and more than 310 million plays on its online game.

In Peter H. Reynolds' whimsical holiday story, young Roland learns that more isn't always better — and rediscovers the magic of home. Roland can't wait for Christmas Day, and when the big morning arrives he races downstairs to see what is waiting for him. What he sees stops him in his tracks. Could that tiny present really be what he has waited all year for? It must be the smallest gift he has ever seen! So Roland wishes for something bigger... and bigger... and bigger. But he's still convinced there must be a bigger gift somewhere in the universe. Will he know it when he sees it? Peter H. Reynolds' spare, free-spirited illustrations and heartwarming text make this be-careful-what-you-wish-for story the perfect holiday gift. This is a Christmas classic for the 21st century. Peter Reynold's brings his trademark style to this magical, heartfelt, festive-season story. It is truly the perfect present (sometimes the smallest gifts are biggest ones, after all...).