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Dorothy Edwards' classic story about one naughty but very entertaining little sister. My naughty little sister is stubborn and greedy and full of mischief. She tries to cut off the cat's tail and eats all the trifle at Harry's party! How much bother can one little sister be? My Naughty Little Sister has charmed generations of adults and children alike thanks to Dorothy Edwards' playful stories and Shirley Hughes' beautiful illustrations. These best-selling books are perfect for little girls with siblings of their own. Praise for My Naughty Little Sister: 'Edwards was one of the best children's writers of the 20th century and her collaboration with illustrator Shirley Hughes was pure magic: the stories are cheeky, touching and funny' - the Sunday Express. 'Naughtiness is naughtiness, whatever the generation, and these stories are a delight' - The Scotsman

My small world is waiting, so come take my hand . . . I'll show you who lives in my undersea lands! Come on an incredible adventure under the sea! Meet the cleverly camouflaged octopus with lots of legs, swim with fierce but friendly sharks and explore pirate ships filled with sparkling treasure. You'll also learn how to build your very own Small World, with instructions and a handy How-To guide. A creative and exciting new picture book series from bestselling and award-winning author Caryl Hart and Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner, Harry Woodgate.

"The words one first meets in nursery rhymes will always have a special magic," writes Iona Opie in her foreword to this book. "Hey Diddle, Diddle", "Humpty Dumpty", "Jumping Joan", "Wee Willie Winkie", passed on from generation to generation, these rhymes learnt in infancy remain with us forever. Divided into four enticing sections, My Very First Mother Goose contains more than sixty of the most colourful and best-loved nursery rhymes. But what makes it so special are the wonderful watercolour pictures by Rosemary Wells, who has created an engaging and exuberant world filled with distinctive characters - rabbits and cats and mice - guaranteed to delight the youngest child. This is indeed a very first book, a book to be encountered at the earliest possible moment and savoured for an entire lifetime.

Life isn't easy for a future hero. And Hercules should know. He's got a to-do list of 12 labors, and he can't seem to pull off a single one. Perhaps his friends can help him clean the Augean stables or defeat the Nemean Lion - if only they weren't busy dealing with Jason and his Argonauts, who are on a quest to find the Golden Fleece. Being a mythological hero really is a work-in-progress!

Dive into the legendary world of Ancient Greece, filled with superheroes and super not-so-heroes, and meet mythology's biggest movers and shakers when they were just little squirts learning the ropes!

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away with Jack and Annie! This time, meet famous explorer Leif Erikson and help save a narwhal!<\/b><\/b> When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie off to Greenland, they\x27re not sure what time they\x27ve landed in, but they immediately know what their mission is: save a narwhal! Then they meet a young hunter named Leif Erikson and they ask for his help. But Leif has other ideas... Track the facts with Jack and Annie in the nonfiction companion to this book: Narwhals and Other Whales<\/i>. If you\x27re looking for Merlin Mission #33: Carnival at Candlelight<\/i>, it was renumbered as part of the rebrand in 2017 as Merlin Mission #5.

A beautiful sticker storybook to keep children busy in the run-up to summer and during the holidays!It's summer in this gorgeous sticker book full of beautiful scenes. Use stickers to fill the woods with bees and butterflies, complete the strawberry-picking scene, add shells to the sand castle and sea creatures to the rock pool, decorate the campfire scene and much, much more.The perfect summer activity book for even the youngest nature lovers, featuring:-Over 120 stickers- 11 scenes-Gentle rhyming story-Spotter's checklist at the end for finding extra details in each scenePublished in collaboration with the National Trust. Other titles in the series include: Getting Ready for Christmas, Getting Ready for Spring and Getting Ready for Autumn.

International bestselling new series. Enter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - the most fantastical children's series of the year."Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical ... quite simply one of the best children's books I've read in years" - Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike"An extraordinary story full of magics great and small" - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars"Endlessly inventive, with a fresh delight on every page.

Nevermoor rewrites the genre of the Chosen Child novel. This is a special book" - David Solomons, author of My Brother is a Superhero"A full-speed joy of a book; funny, quick-footed, and wildly, magically inventive" - Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers"A wonderful, warm-hearted magical adventure" - Sunday Express"Funny and delightful" - The Sunday TimesMorrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor.There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society.

Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have...Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive.

They don't sleep at night at the Museum. Instead, they run, play and talk about the old days. Carrie is all that's missing... Like columns, the Caryatids held up the roof of the Erechtheion and the six of them outlined a porch on the side of the tmple that looked upon the Parthenon. Their beautiful thick braids were designed to help their necks -the weakest part of the statues- support the weight of the balcony.

An adapted and illustrated edition of Jane Austen's romantic classic - at an easy-to-read level for all ages!All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the books she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to the spooky Northanger Abbey.

There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble. About Jane Austen Children's Stories:From the gardens of Pemberley to the spooky halls of Northanger Abbey, join some of literature's most iconic heroines on their path to self-discovery and true love. An adaptation of Jane Austen's famous stories, illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to the classics.