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The official annual, and the must-have gift for Doctor Who fans of all ages!
The ultimate guide to all things Doctor Who – from the Doctor herself whilst she’s locked up in space prison!
Jam packed with activities, puzzles, stories and all your favourite characters from series new and old, your journey through time and space starts right here.
The official Minecraft Annual 2022 is packed with activities, build ideas and survival challenges to try out in-game.
The official Minecraft Annual 2021 is packed with activities, build ideas and survival challenges to try out in-game.
Featuring all the latest news in the world of Minecraft, the official Minecraft Annual is a must have for all Minecraft fans. Discover the latest updates and the newest games, including features on the Cliffs and Caves update, Minecraft Dungeons and Minecraft Earth.
Minecraft is a sandbox game where anything is possible! With over 600 blocks to choose from, getting started can feel overwhelming. This Creative Handbook will give you all the tools you need to become an expert builder. Whether it’s choosing your blocks or decorating your build, this book is packed with expert advice, top tips and advanced tricks to take your construction skills to the next level.
Read how to plan builds, create colour palettes, use effective lighting and much more. This book also features advice from pro build teams and YouTubers, and includes step-by-step builds to complete in-game.
Perennial favourite factual annual.
This bulging compendium is loaded with all-new jaw-dropping, eye-popping, brain-bending facts and bright, bold photography! This year it’s even bigger with four brand new fact-packed chapters.
It pairs the planet’s weirdest facts with the coolest and strangest true storiesFrom strange rocks and baffling bridges to animal astronauts, ice marathons and awesome avocadosExplores animals, geography, science, the environment, human achievement and lots moreThe perfect book for fans of Guinness World Records!
Whether it’s weird words, foul food, yucky creatures, or the world’s longest mazes, this 2022 children’s annual is sure to entertain!
“A delightfully quirky philosophical novel.” Publishers Weekly
A brand-new book from the bestselling author of A Series of Unfortunate Events – a cautionary tale about his own demise. For curious children and adults alike.
For more than twenty years, Lemony Snicket has led millions of young readers through a mysterious world of bewildering questions and unfortunate events. With this latest book – a love letter to readers young and old about the vagaries of real life – long-time fans and new readers alike will experience Snicket’s distinctive voice in a new way.
This true story – as true as Lemony Snicket himself – begins with a puzzling note under his door: You had poison for breakfast. Following a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise, Snicket takes us on a thought-provoking tour of his predilections…
One of ACHUKA’s favourite illustrators and picture book creators tries her hand at chapter book fiction for 6+ with, as you might imagine, great success. This hardback makes a lovely gift. Not sure (at the time of listing) when the paperback is due.
Polly Pecorino rescues animals, and she can talk to them too. She spends all of her time caring for those at Happy Days Zoo, where the devious owners, Mr and Mrs Snell, will do anything to make money. One day they steal a bear cub, certain that he will do wonders for ticket sales, but the ferocious bears living in Wild Bear Woods want their cub back. Will Polly be brave enough to stand up to the Snells and take Booboo, the bear cub, back where he belongs?
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“The solid larger style hardback with its beautiful cover is both eye-catching and evocative of the story within. Clara Vulliamy’s delightful illustrations encourage the reader to linger and look more closely and convey both the joyful exuberance of the young cats and life in the streets and offices of wartime London. The limited palette of red, black and white works well and every page contains appealing vignettes, full page pictures or sometimes little paw prints wandering across the edges.” LibraryLady
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A really joyful book from a top author-illustrator team tracing the milestones of babies’ first twelve months – sleeping, crying, laughing, looking, gurgling, eating crawling… and at last toddling.
The book has delightful endpapers and is expertly designed throughout – a real treasure.
The creators note, underneath their dedications: “This book talks about the first year in babies’ lives, but not all babies do the same things at the same age. Mary (who never did master balancing) and Ros (who didn’t’t walk till she was eighteen months old).”
Follow five families and their babies from birth to around 12 months, with all the excitements, challenges and joys of that first year with a new baby in the world. With lots to look at and point to, this diverse and inclusive celebration of babies will be loved by babies, older siblings and grown-ups too!
“A dreamy dive into the natural world to thrill wildlife fans of six-plus.” Guardian
“A personal journey, introducing them to facts and phenomena that fascinate him and encouraging exploration. His love of lore and language as well as his respect for nature shine through in the poetic text which is carefully integrated with the illustrations.” BfK
Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty—winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist an ACHUKA Book of the Day in May last year—on a nature walk and experience the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey.
This beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, is divided into five sections: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank.
Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there – including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many more. Each section contains a discovery section where you will have a closer look at natural phenomenon such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds.
Dara ends the book with advice for young conservationists.
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Updated new edition of a title f.p. 1998.
Eric Carle’s life and work are explored in this comprehensive and updated portrait that includes:
A brand-new and refreshed cover
More than sixty full-colour illustrations from his books
Full-colour art pieces showcasing his art style beyond his book work
A moving autobiographical account of his life (updated for this edition)
An insightful speech by Eric Carle originally given at the Children’s Literature Center in the Library of Congress
A photographic essay on how he creates his collages
A full-colour illustrated bibliography of all of his books
Anecdotal reflections by Ann Beneduce, his longtime friend and editor of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Essays on the power of his art by his German publisher, Dr. Viktor Christen, and Takeshi Matsumoto, curator at the Chihiro Iwasaki Museum in Tokyo.
Also new for this edition: essays by Nicholas B. Clark, chief curator and founding director of The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, and Alexandra Kennedy, executive director of The Carle.