Waterstones Amazon Bookshop An exquisite edition of The History of the World in 100 Animals by author and journalist Simon Barnes, adapted and abridged for younger readers, with superb illustrations by award-winning artist, Frann Preston-Gannon, illustrator of I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree. This outstanding gift book proposes the 100 animals who have […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 3 Dec 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop This is a highly liftable large-format hardback with a stunning neon cover, featuring 25 beautifully illustrated city maps from all over the world, from ancient history to the present day. Produced in consultation with specialist curators at the British Museum, readers can visit cities […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 24 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “An excellent information book with a good balance of general information and detail using varied layouts to convey information and tell the story in an accessible and interesting way.” BfK 5-star review “The shelves of Titanic literature are full of mistakes made, drills missed, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 23 Nov 2021 Times Children’s Book of the Week 20 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Crossley-Holland writes like a dream and has the knack of making these stories, which could have felt stuffy in less elegant hands, feel fresh and relevant, while Riddell’s stunning, colourful illustrations — showing handsome warriors, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Learn how bristly mouths help huge whales capture tiny animals, how minute scales make butterflies shine in the sunlight, and how studying a leaf skeleton can tell us how it transports food. […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop It’s Up to Us is based on the Terra Carta, a roadmap to sustainability issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative. The story explains in lyrical text how Nature operates in a world without humans. It then shows the damaging impact People have had on […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Join the one and only Clarice Bean and ‘Think Like an Elf’ in this irresistible and spectacularly sparkling Christmas story from the inimitable Lauren Child. Clarice Bean usually looks forward to Christmas. Except this year it is going to be a quiet-ish Christmas in her house, which doesn’t feel right because Christmas is […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop This gift-book contains over a hundred poems, chosen by creator of the bestselling The Poetry Pharmacy, William Sieghart, and illustrated by Emily Sutton. Divided into four thoughtfully-curated sections, including Poems to Make You Smile, Poems to Move You, Poems to Give You Hope and Poems to Calm and Connect You, the poems […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Collaborating once more with iconic artist, Michael Foreman, Morpurgo’s poems are inspired by The Carnival of the Animals – a humorous musical by the French composer Camille Saint-Saens. Building on this classic framework, Michael has added many more animals – they speak in their own voices, full of humour and brio, to […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop The inspiring stories of 50 key figures in Great Britain’s history, who had an impact on the ways we live, think and feel today. Throughout the centuries, the history of this small island nation has been shaped by the people who were born in Britain or arrived on its shores. From early […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Why do elephants have trunks? Why are clouds different shapes? Why does popcorn pop? Why does my tummy rumble? Why do we flush the toilet? This magnificent book features chapters on Bugs, Pets, Wild Animals, the Body, Food, Machines and Space and also includes some of the mysteries which experts are still […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A wintery middle grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children’s books today! Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series, and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Full of gorgeous colour artwork and Christmassy activities for all the family to enjoy, this second Winston adventure is sure to become a Christmas classic to be enjoyed year after year. It is five days until Christmas and Winston has a Very Curious Mystery to solve. He has hazy rememberings of another […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Timothy Pope, Timothy Pope looks again through his telescope. As snowflakes fall without a sound, he looks left, he looks right, he looks all around. Wait, is that a SHARK? Turn the page to find out, if you dare . . . With its funny rhyming text, die-cut holes to peep through, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Follow Asterix and Obelix as they set out on their 39th adventure on a long journey in search of a strange and terrifying creature. Half-eagle, half-lion, and idolised and feared by ancient peoples, this creature is the griffin. How will Asterix, Obelix, Dogmatix, along with the Druid Getafix, get drawn into the […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A magical rhyming picture book for Christmas… Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it’s going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! Gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations whisk you from frozen forests to the sparkling city square in a beautiful, […]
Waterstones Amazon Bookshop In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestsetlling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don’t mix. After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he’s officially retired. But after his mom urges […]
Waterstones Amazon You know about the Naughty and Nice List, right? Santa’s top-secret tracker that he ALWAYS checks twice? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have found themselves on the Naughty List to help them put wrongs to rights, naughty to nice! This is a story about […]
Times Children’s Book of the Week 16 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop Jack loves his childhood toy, Dur Pig. DP has always been there for him, through good and bad. Until one Christmas Eve something terrible happens – DP is lost. But Christmas Eve is a night for miracles and lost causes, a night when […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 3 Nov 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “For those who love the poem’s old-fashioned feeling, these illustrations perfectly match the magical, nostalgic tone of the text.” KIRKUS The classic Christmas verse in a gorgeous gift book edition from one of ACHUKA’s favourite illustrators, P.J. Lynch. P.J. Lynch brings his rich and […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 29 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “Creepy and progressive.” KIRKUS “Gleefully retold…” Publishers Weekly “These are not saccharine, happy, good triumphs over evil, happily ever after, warm fuzzy bedtime stories. No, these fairy tales hark back to the original folklore tales that sought to teach children life lessons, sometimes harsh, […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 21 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A glorious flagship gift edition of a title first published in 2007, joining last year’s Pippi Longstocking Goes Aboard published to celebrate 75 years of Pippi. Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by […]
ACHUKA Children’s Book fo the Week 18 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop A full-colour beautiful gift edition of this magical story featuring Lyra and Pan, set in the world of Philip Pullman’s ground-breaking His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust. Illustrated for the first time by Chris Wormell. Two years after the events of […]
ACHUKA Book of the Day 15 Oct 2021 Waterstones Amazon Bookshop “A topnotch 1910 adventure featuring exotic, vividly evoked locales, a caricature-rich cast filled with likeable (as well as thoroughly despicable) characters, and enough plot to fill an entire trilogy.” KIRKUS Deluxe hardback 20th Anniversary gift edition of this marvellous children’s book, fully illustrated in colour […]