Modern and contemporary fiction Books

It's opening day at the Snazzy Hotel, but the clumsy unicorn staff are causing one disaster after another! Can anything persuade their VIP guest to stay? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and...

Axolotl longs for adventure. One day, she finds an old bottle with something amazing inside. What could it be? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents' notes on phonics at the back of the...

The second book in the heart-stopping The Extinction Trials trilogy, for fans of The Hunger Games and Jurassic Park. Terror. Wonder. Survival. Welcome to the continent of monsters.To ensure the survival of the human race, three killer species must be...

Meet five adorable zebras in this exciting addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop...

'ADVENTUROUS AND OUTLANDISH, WHIMSY AND WOE WILL HOOK KIDS IN FROM THE FIRST PAGE.' -- Books+Publishing, four stars After being abandoned by their thespian parents, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt are left in the care of their austere Aunt Apoline.Forced to...

Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature * 2018 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults * 2018 Rainbow Book List * A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017"Well-paced, brimming with drama, and utterly vital."—Kirkus (starred...

Introduce little ones to classic nursery rhymes including Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo-Peep and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in this delightful book. Babies will love listening and singing along to the tunes, looking at the pictures, lifting the flaps and...

Join a Night Night adventure through Sleepytown, where community helpers work hard so everyone can rest. Say thank you and good night to farmers, doctors, teachers, firefighters, and God, who takes care of us all. Your little ones will sleep soundly,...

Discover the wonders of our Solar System as you fold out this gorgeously illustrated book. Then turn it over to find lots of fascinating facts about the planets, their moons, and the spacecraft that have been sent to explore them. With links to websites...

A roaringly brilliant, colourful and funny large-format book all about dinosaurs from the talented wildlife illustrator and bestselling author, Matt Sewell Meet the huge Diplodocus, with a tail it could crack like a whip, the fearsome Utahraptor with...

Now I Am Bigger captures all the excitement and wonder of a small child's world, when every day brings something new - new teeth, new words, new shoes, new bed - and every little change is very, very BIG.

An honour book and shortlisted title in the CBC Early Childhood book of the Year Awards 2009. Tom Tom is an engaging contemporary story that traces a day in the life of a small boy living in a typical Aboriginal community in the Top End of the Northern...

Little elephant is hiding! Very young children will love peeping through the holes and touching the textured pages in this beautiful hide-and-seek board book, spotting a sloth, giraffe and other animals as they search for the elusive little elephant. A...

Why do spiders make webs? Where do clouds come from? And how many leaves does a tree have? Inquisitive young children can discover the answers to these questions and many more in this beautifully illustrated information book, containing over 60 flaps...

Everything in the Universe is made up of just 118 chemical elements, all of which are listed in the Periodic Table. Lift the flaps in this informative book and discover which elements are crucial to life, which are smelly, explosive or radioactive and...

Babies will love looking at the bright pictures, listening to the sounds, lifting the flaps and running their fingers over the touch-feely patches in this delightful book. They can match the sound buttons to the pictures to hear gentle music and ten...

Brush water over the stylish, black and white patterns and underwater scenes and watch the vibrant colours magically appear to reveal sharks, sea turtles, jellyfish, a school of tropical fish and lots more. There's a handy flap at the back of the book...

Experience the life of luxury behind the closed doors of a royal palace in this exquisite sticker book. Explore the lavish rooms, and fill them with beautiful furniture and artefacts. Choose from over 200 stickers of bespoke furniture, regal oil...

A fun card game which the whole family can enjoy. Contains 26 pairs of cards featuring vibrant illustrations of fabulous fairies. A great way for young children to develop word and picture matching skills.

Little children can listen to a baby bird tweeting, frogs croaking in the pond and owls hooting when they press the pages of this delightful book. Colourful pages show the garden and pond in the sun and rain and at night. With simple text, holes to...

Traceable letters within brightly illustrated scenes. A reusable book to practise pen control again and again. This fun book is a perfect way for children to learn the letters of the alphabet. Engaging scenes with dotted lines invite children to trace...

A very simple non-fiction, lift-the-flap book for small children, packed with holes to peep through, flaps to peep beneath and snippets of factual information about what happens when night falls. A charming, simple and beautifully illustrated...

You know the story of the Bible, but do you know what it means This kids’ edition of Believe teaches you the core beliefs, practices, and virtues of Jesus-followers so that you can understand how to live out God’s story in your own life today.As you...

An enchanting little sticker book full of mermaids for young children to dress. With over 200 stickers of sparkly mermaid tails, friendly sea creatures, shell jewellery and seaweed skirts to add as the mermaids swim in a coral reef, ride seahorses,...

Meet five friendly badgers in this charming addition to the much-loved That's not my… series. Babies love the best-selling That's not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop...

Young children can discover the magic of the orchestra with this sound book. Each page has an embedded button to press to hear instruments from brass to drums, as well as the whole orchestra playing together. There are snippets of information about...

The sticker dollies are on an exciting world tour: visiting the Egyptian pyramids, trekking through a tropical jungle and enjoying a colourful Venetian carnival. Children can use over 400 hundred stickers to dress the dolls in swimsuits, snowsuits and...

A colourful book with over 60 flaps to lift to teach little children about opposites in a fun way. Pages include colourful scenes at the park, in the ocean, in the jungle and more. Each flap has its opposite hiding behind it. Bright illustrations of...

A swashbuckling activity book full of games, puzzles and lots more things to do. Adventure Ahoy! Young shipmates can solve the captain's code, make up their own pirate name and colour in a treasure ship under attack. All answers and solutions are at the...

Creative children will relish the opportunity to create their dream home with this stylish interior design sticker book. With over 450 stickers of fabric patterns, swatches, decorations, ornaments and accessories (including 100 blank stickers to colour...

This fun book is a perfect way for young children to improve their basic number recognition and counting skills. There's a whole host of friendly monsters waiting to be helped with their counting in this fun first numbers book. Children can enjoy...

Bright illustrations with holes, diecuts and touchy feely patches for babies and toddlers. A bright and vibrant board book full of colourful pictures to explore, with flaps to lift and touchy-feely patches for little fingers to play with. A wonderful...

All children - but little boys in particular - will find this book irresistable. A high-octane sticker book with over 10 pages of stickers with which young car enthusiasts can customise a range of supercars. Complete each car by adding wheels,...

An inspiring step-by-step drawing book sure to give little children hours of fun. Children can discover how to draw dolphins diving in the sea, knights guarding a castle, monster faces, buzzing bees and lots, lots more. Perfect for dipping into during a...

Young girls everywhere will love dressing the characters in this collection of two popular titles from the STICKER DOLLY DRESSING series. Age: 5 + Dress and accessorise the beautiful brides, bridesmaids, and handsome grooms for their fairytale weddings...

Seven new titles in the successful Very First Reading series, designed for children who are learning to read.Age: 4+ Captain Mac needs a crew for his ship – quick! Part of the award-winning “Usborne Very First Reading” series specially developed in...

A fun festive card game for the whole family to enjoy. Age: 3+ A fun festive card game for the whole family to enjoy. Contains 26 pairs of cards featuring vibrant illustrations of festive objects such as snowmen, reindeer, and stockings to match and win...

Inspired by the hit Ubisoft franchise Watch DogsWhen the Tokyo Metropolitan Government applies a new, futuristic urban infrastructure management system called J-ctOS, it appears to be an instant success. Citizens' lives are quickly improved thanks to the...

For fans ofThe Invisible String, here is an uplifting and lyrical story about a young girl who learns to navigate her family's divorce.Leilah misses the time when her mom and dad were together. Ever since they divorced, her world and her heart feel split...

Everything seems to be working out for Gracie.She's made an amazing group of besties through the Passion For Fashion class at her mama's studio, Zoey's Closet, she's spending more time than ever with her crush Ali Mansourian, and her peers at school are...

 Lucy is a feisty, precocious tomboy who questions everything—including God. Understandably, especially after an accident killed her mother, blinded her father, and turned her life upside down. It will take a strong but gentle housekeeper—who...

 Lucy is a feisty, precocious tomboy who questions everything—including God. Understandably, especially after an accident killed her mother, blinded her father, and turned her life upside down. It will take a strong but gentle housekeeper—who...

The Ski Trip Is the Least of Their WorriesFollow Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily as they navigate grown up issues while trying to still have fun and friends just like any other kids.Raising Faith: Morgan trusts God to provide her with ski trip funds and...

Something smells very fishy in the city of Bumblyburg. It also smells like moldy gym shoes, rotten eggs, and spoiled milk. What’s to blame The Abominable Trashman, one of the weirdest, wildest creatures to ever leap out of a garbage can!The Abominable...

When LarryBoy and his superhero buddies are invited to Superhero Island, they are in for a surprise of volcanic proportions. Trouble erupts when LarryBoy discovers he’s a second-class citizen, because he doesn’t have “super” powers like his buddies...

"Ear wacks have attacked Bumblyburg! LarryBoy’s fiendish nemesis, Alvin the Onion, is behind it and has unleashed the awful ear wacks to interfere with being a good listener. When LarryBoy falls into Alvin’s awful trap and he can no longer listen, it’s...

"The city of Bumblyburg’s in danger and LarryBoy’s the only one who can save the day. Everyone is weak with jealousy after the diabolical Napoleon of Crime and Other Bad Stuff—a.k.a. the Emperor of Envy— tainted the Slushee supply with his envy formula...

When Horton the Elephant hears a tiny voice calling for help from a speck of dust, he is determined to save his new friend. ‘A person’s a person, no matter how small..’Horton the elephant sets out to save the inhabitants of a speck of dust, in this...