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With children around the UK enjoying the summer holidays, now is the perfect time to embark upon an exciting new literary adventure. From board books to Young Adult epics, and from classic picture books like The Tiger Who Came to Tea and The Gruffalo to beloved authors such as David Walliams, Jacqueline Wilson and Malorie Blackman, here is where you will find spectacular stories to enchant, entertain and educate.
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Our Best Children's Books

Guinness World Records 2023
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Guinness World Records 2023
Guinness World Records
£22.00   £11.00
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Spaceboy
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Spaceboy
David Walliams
£14.99   £7.49
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
Jeff Kinney
£12.99   £9.99
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The Christmasaurus
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The Christmasaurus
Tom Fletcher
£7.99   £5.99
Paperback
The Baddies
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The Baddies
Julia Donaldson
£12.99   £9.99
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Heartstopper Volume 1
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Heartstopper Volume 1
Alice Oseman
£10.99
Paperback
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
The Heartstopper Yearbook
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The Heartstopper Yearbook
Alice Oseman
£14.99   £12.99
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Nothing More to Tell
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Nothing More to Tell
Karen M. McManus
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Space Band
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Space Band
Tom Fletcher
£14.99   £11.99
Hardback
The Very Merry Murder Club
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The Very Merry Murder Club
Abiola Bello
£7.99   £6.99
Paperback
Bunny vs Monkey: Machine Mayhem
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Bunny vs Monkey: Machine Mayhem
Jamie Smart
£12.99   £10.99
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Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)
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Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)
Liz Pichon
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book
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TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book
Tom Simons
£14.99   £12.99
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The First to Die at the End
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The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera
£12.99
Hardback
Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest
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Fireborn: Twelve and the Frozen Forest
Aisling Fowler
£7.99   £6.99
Paperback
Never Forget You
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Never Forget You
Jamila Gavin
£8.99
Paperback
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New for 2022

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
Jeff Kinney
£12.99   £9.99
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Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations
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Cat Kid Comic Club Collaborations
Dav Pilkey
£10.99   £8.99
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Space Band
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Space Band
Tom Fletcher
£14.99   £11.99
Hardback
The Very Merry Murder Club
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The Very Merry Murder Club
Abiola Bello
£7.99   £6.99
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Jim's Spectacular Christmas
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Jim's Spectacular Christmas
Emma Thompson
£14.99   £12.99
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Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)
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Tom Gates 20: Happy to Help (eventually)
Liz Pichon
£12.99   £10.99
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The 156-Storey Treehouse
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The 156-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths
£12.99   £10.99
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The Smeds and the Smoos
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The Smeds and the Smoos
Julia Donaldson
£7.99   £6.49
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The School for Good and Evil
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The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani
£7.99   £6.99
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You Don't Know What War Is
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You Don't Know What War Is
Yeva Skalietska
£9.99   £8.99
Paperback
Virtually Christmas
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Virtually Christmas
David Baddiel
£12.99   £10.99
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Grannysaurus
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Grannysaurus
David Walliams
£12.99   £9.99
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair
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The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair
Natasha Hastings
£12.99   £10.99
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Greg the Sausage Roll: The Perfect Present
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Greg the Sausage Roll: The Perfect Present
Mark Hoyle
£11.99   £9.99
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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians
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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians
Chris Riddell
£12.99
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The River Cafe Look Book, Recipes for Kids of all Ages
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The River Cafe Look Book, Recipes for Kids of all Ages
Ruth Rogers
£24.95   £19.95
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Five Survive
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Five Survive
Holly Jackson
£14.99   £12.99
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The Girl of Ink & Stars
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The Girl of Ink & Stars
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
£25.00
Hardback
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Skandar and the Phantom Rider
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Skandar and the Phantom Rider
A.F. Steadman
£12.99
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The Stolen Heir
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The Stolen Heir
Holly Black
£16.99
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The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns
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The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns
Cassandra Clare
£16.99
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These Infinite Threads
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These Infinite Threads
Tahereh Mafi
£14.99
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Never Ever Getting Back Together
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Never Ever Getting Back Together
Sophie Gonzales
£7.99
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The Shadows Between Us
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The Shadows Between Us
Tricia Levenseller
£9.99
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Rockstar Detectives: Murder at the Movies
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Rockstar Detectives: Murder at the Movies
Adam Hills
£7.99
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Where's Mrs Panda?
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Where's Mrs Panda?
Ingela P Arrhenius
£6.99
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Influential
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Influential
Amara Sage
£8.99
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The Double Trouble Society 2
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The Double Trouble Society 2
Carrie Hope Fletcher
£14.99
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot (Book 16)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot (Book 16)
Jeff Kinney
£7.99
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Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools
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Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools
Myriam Dahman
£7.99
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The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die
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The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die
Peter Lantos
£7.99
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All Four Quarters of the Moon
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All Four Quarters of the Moon
Shirley Marr
£7.99
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Festive Reads

Our pick of the best Children's Christmas books

The Very Merry Murder Club
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The Very Merry Murder Club
Abiola Bello
£7.99   £6.99
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The Christmasaurus
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The Christmasaurus
Tom Fletcher
£7.99   £5.99
Paperback
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
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What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
Julia Donaldson
£12.99   £6.49
Hardback
Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah Santa
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Bluey: Christmas Eve with Verandah Santa
Bluey
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
The Jolly Christmas Postman
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The Jolly Christmas Postman
Allan Ahlberg
£12.99
Hardback
Peter Rabbit The Christmas Present Hunt
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Peter Rabbit The Christmas Present Hunt
Beatrix Potter
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas Elf
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Peppa Pig: Peppa and the Christmas Elf
Peppa Pig
£6.99   £5.99
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The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List
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The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List
Tom Fletcher
£7.99   £5.99
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Paddington's Christmas Post
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Paddington's Christmas Post
Michael Bond
£12.99   £10.99
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Sparkly Christmas Trees
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Sparkly Christmas Trees
Jessica Greenwell
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
An Odd Dog Christmas
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An Odd Dog Christmas
Rob Biddulph
£7.99   £6.49
Paperback
Peter Rabbit: Happy Christmas Peter
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Peter Rabbit: Happy Christmas Peter
Beatrix Potter
£7.99   £6.49
Board book
Jim's Spectacular Christmas
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Jim's Spectacular Christmas
Emma Thompson
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
Lights and Sounds Christmas
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Lights and Sounds Christmas
Sam Taplin
£12.99   £9.99
Board book
The Christmas Pine PB
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The Christmas Pine PB
Julia Donaldson
£7.99   £6.99
Paperback
Bluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity
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Bluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity
Bluey
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Supertato: Presents Jack and the Beanstalk
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Supertato: Presents Jack and the Beanstalk
Sue Hendra
£12.99   £9.99
Hardback
Secrets of a Christmas Elf
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Secrets of a Christmas Elf
Ben Miller
£9.99   £7.99
Hardback
The Snowman Shop Now The Snowman Shop Now
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Signed & Special Editions

Heartstopper Volume 1
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Heartstopper Volume 1
Alice Oseman
£10.99
Paperback
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
A.F. Steadman
£12.99
Hardback
Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief
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Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief
David Owen
£7.99   £6.99
Paperback
Six Crimson Cranes
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Six Crimson Cranes
Elizabeth Lim
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Tola Okogwu
£7.99   £6.99
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The First to Die at the End
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The First to Die at the End
Adam Silvera
£12.99
Hardback
Adam Wins The Internet
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Adam Wins The Internet
Adam B
£12.99
Hardback
Sixteen Souls
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Sixteen Souls
Rosie Talbot
£8.99   £7.49
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The Book of Legends
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The Book of Legends
Lenny Henry
£12.99   £10.99
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode
Jeff Kinney
£12.99
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Amari and the Great Game
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Amari and the Great Game
BB Alston
£12.99
Hardback
Magicborn
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Magicborn
Peter Bunzl
£7.99   £6.99
Paperback
The Zebra's Great Escape
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The Zebra's Great Escape
Katherine Rundell
£14.99
Hardback
The Double Trouble Society
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The Double Trouble Society
Carrie Hope Fletcher
£12.99
Hardback
When Our Worlds Collided
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When Our Worlds Collided
Danielle Jawando
£7.99   £6.99
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Our Crooked Hearts
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Our Crooked Hearts
Melissa Albert
£7.99   £6.99
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Black in Time
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Black in Time
Alison Hammond
£7.99
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
Robin Stevens
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
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Luxury Editions & Gift Books

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J. K. Rowling
£40.00   £34.99
Hardback
The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe
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The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe
Tim Peake
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
Kid Christmas
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Kid Christmas
David Litchfield
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel
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My Neighbor Totoro: The Novel
Tsugiko Kubo
£14.99
Hardback
Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen
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Lilibet: The Girl Who Would be Queen
A.N. Wilson
£12.99   £9.99
Hardback
A Dinosaur A Day
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A Dinosaur A Day
Miranda Smith
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Secret Garden
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
£12.99
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A World Full of Nature Stories
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A World Full of Nature Stories
Angela McAllister
£14.99
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Tales from Shakespeare
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Tales from Shakespeare
Charles Lamb
£12.99
Hardback
Grow
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Grow
Rizanino Reyes
£16.99
Hardback
Epic Adventures
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Epic Adventures
Sam Sedgman
£12.99
Hardback
Father Christmas
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Father Christmas
Raymond Briggs
£6.99
Hardback
A Children's Literary Treasury
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A Children's Literary Treasury
Anna James
£20.00
Hardback
A is for Bee
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A is for Bee
Ellen Heck
£12.99
Hardback
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Great Gifts for Enquiring Minds

Our Best Reference Books for Children

Unstoppable Us
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Unstoppable Us
Yuval Noah Harari
£20.00   £17.99
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Illumibugs
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Illumibugs
Carnovsky
£20.00
Hardback
Butterflies, Buds and Bees
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Butterflies, Buds and Bees
Lucy Rose
£14.99
Hardback
A Dinosaur A Day
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A Dinosaur A Day
Miranda Smith
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe
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The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe
Tim Peake
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
Frozen Planet II
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Frozen Planet II
Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
£14.99
Hardback
The Secret World of Plants
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The Secret World of Plants
Ben Hoare
£20.00
Hardback
Every Word Tells a Story
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Every Word Tells a Story
Tom Read Wilson
£12.99   £10.99
Hardback
An Anthology of Aquatic Life
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An Anthology of Aquatic Life
Sam Hume
£20.00
Hardback
Slow Down and Be Here Now
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Slow Down and Be Here Now
Laura Brand
£16.99
Hardback
Am I Made of Stardust?
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Am I Made of Stardust?
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
£12.99
Hardback
A Wild Child's Book of Birds
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A Wild Child's Book of Birds
Dara McAnulty
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
Minecraft The Ultimate Builder's Collection Gift Box
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Minecraft The Ultimate Builder's Collection Gift Box
Mojang AB
£14.99
Mixed media product
Medicine
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Medicine
Nick Taylor
£16.99
Hardback
The World's Wildest Places
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The World's Wildest Places
Lily Dyu
£16.99
Hardback

Favourite Characters for Baby & Toddlers

Paddington Bear
Bluey

Favourites Characters for 5-8 Year Olds

Favourites Characters for 9-12 Year Olds

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Our Best Colouring & Activity Books for Children

Sparkly Christmas Trees
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Sparkly Christmas Trees
Jessica Greenwell
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Step-by-step Drawing Book
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Step-by-step Drawing Book
Fiona Watt
£7.99
Paperback
Bluey: Let's Stick!
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Bluey: Let's Stick!
Bluey
£5.99   £4.99
Paperback
Bluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity
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Bluey: Hooray It's Christmas Sticker Activity
Bluey
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Where's Wally?
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Where's Wally?
Martin Handford
£7.99   £5.99
Paperback
Press Out and Decorate: Unicorns
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Press Out and Decorate: Unicorns
Kate McLelland
£9.99
Board book
The Gruffalo and Friends Festive Super Sticker Book
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The Gruffalo and Friends Festive Super Sticker Book
Julia Donaldson
£9.99   £7.99
Paperback
Sticker Dolly Dressing Ice Skaters
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Sticker Dolly Dressing Ice Skaters
Fiona Watt
£7.99
Paperback
Big Dinosaur Sticker book
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Big Dinosaur Sticker book
Fiona Watt
£6.99
Paperback
Bluey: Where's Bluey?
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Bluey: Where's Bluey?
Bluey
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Draw With Rob: Amazing Animals
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Draw With Rob: Amazing Animals
Rob Biddulph
£7.99   £6.49
Paperback
The Kind Activity Book
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The Kind Activity Book
Axel Scheffler
£6.99
Paperback
Wordle Challenge for Kids
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Wordle Challenge for Kids
Roland Hall
£4.99   £3.99
Paperback
You Can Draw Tom Gates with Liz Pichon
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You Can Draw Tom Gates with Liz Pichon
Liz Pichon
£6.99   £5.99
Paperback
Birds Magic Painting Book
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Birds Magic Painting Book
Marcella Grassi
£6.99
Paperback
First Sticker Book Planet Earth
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First Sticker Book Planet Earth
Kristie Pickersgill
£5.99
Paperback
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Our Best Children's Toys & Games

Dobble
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Dobble
£12.99
Toy
5 Second Rule Mini Game
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5 Second Rule Mini Game
£10.99
Game
Cards Against Humanity Family Edition
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Cards Against Humanity Family Edition
£27.99
Game
Poetry for Neanderthals Card Game
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Poetry for Neanderthals Card Game
£19.99
Game
Who Did This Poo?
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Who Did This Poo?
Aidan Onn
£12.99
Cards
Mould & Paint Dinosaurs
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Mould & Paint Dinosaurs
£12.99
Toy
Who Did This Poo?
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Who Did This Poo?
Aidan Onn
£14.99
Game
Pooper Heroes
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Pooper Heroes
Zsolt Batki
£12.99
Toy
My Discovery Telescope
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My Discovery Telescope
£18.99
Other merchandise
Connect 4 New
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Connect 4 New
£12.99
Game
Bluey Mini Memory Game
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Bluey Mini Memory Game
£5.99
Game
Make Your Own Unicorn
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Make Your Own Unicorn
£6.99
Kit
Myo Snowman
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Myo Snowman
£9.99
Toy
Usborne Dinosaur 4Pc Jigsaw
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Usborne Dinosaur 4Pc Jigsaw
Matthew Oldham
£7.99
Toy
Sound Camera
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Sound Camera
£14.99
Soft toy
Minecraft 300Pc Jigsaw Puzzle
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Minecraft 300Pc Jigsaw Puzzle
£10.99
Game
Christmas Eve Box
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Christmas Eve Box
£15.99
Game
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Our Best Soft Toys

Stickman 13" Plush
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Stickman 13" Plush
£12.99
Soft toy
Bluey Friends Small Plush
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Bluey Friends Small Plush
£8.99
Soft toy
Gruffalo 7" Plush
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Gruffalo 7" Plush
£12.99
Soft toy
Gingerbread Fred Small
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Gingerbread Fred Small
£15.99
Soft toy
Bingo Friends Small Plush
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Bingo Friends Small Plush
£8.99
Soft toy
Zog Plush
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Zog Plush
£24.99
Soft toy
Tiger Who Came To Tea 10" Plush
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Tiger Who Came To Tea 10" Plush
£16.99
Soft toy
Bashful Silver Bunny Small
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Bashful Silver Bunny Small
£14.99
Soft toy
Elmer
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Elmer
£12.99
Soft toy
Leffy Elf Medium
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Leffy Elf Medium
£23.99
Soft toy
Winnie The Pooh Small Plush
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Winnie The Pooh Small Plush
£12.99
Soft toy
Living Nature Hedgehog Medium
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Living Nature Hedgehog Medium
£11.99
Soft toy
Soft Cuddly Friends Thommy Teddy bear
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Soft Cuddly Friends Thommy Teddy bear
£27.99
Soft toy
Otto Sausage Dog
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Otto Sausage Dog
£23.99
Soft toy
The Bear Hunt Soft Toy
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The Bear Hunt Soft Toy
£20.99
Soft toy
Honey Teddy Bear, Grey
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Honey Teddy Bear, Grey
£27.99
Soft toy
The Snowdog
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The Snowdog
£12.99
Soft toy
LEGO (R) Harry Potter Plush
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LEGO ® Harry Potter Plush
£28.99
Soft toy

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