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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Guinness World Records 2023

Guinness World Records

£22.00 £11.00

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Queen Elizabeth: Volume 87

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

£9.99

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The Baddies

Julia Donaldson

£12.99 £9.99

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The Accidental Stowaway

Judith Eagle

£7.99 £6.49

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Spaceboy

David Walliams

£14.99 £7.49

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Nothing More to Tell

Karen M. McManus

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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories

Jeff Kinney

£6.99 £5.99

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There's a Bear in Your Book

Tom Fletcher

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One Of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus

£8.99 £6.99

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Solitaire

Alice Oseman

£9.99

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The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

£8.99

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Heartstopper Volume 1

Alice Oseman

£10.99

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The Breakfast Club Adventures

Marcus Rashford

£6.99 £5.99

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You Can Do It

Marcus Rashford

£9.99

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Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief

David Owen

£7.99 £6.99

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The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns

Cassandra Clare

£16.99

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Sixteen Souls

Rosie Talbot

£8.99 £7.49

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Grannysaurus

David Walliams

£12.99 £6.49

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The Heartstopper Yearbook

Alice Oseman

£14.99 £12.99

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode

Jeff Kinney

£12.99 £6.49

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The First to Die at the End

Adam Silvera

£12.99

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Scattered Showers

Rainbow Rowell

£16.99

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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Robin Stevens

£12.99

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The Box of Delights

John Masefield

£12.99

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Isadora Moon Under the Sea

Harriet Muncaster

£9.99

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Bunny vs Monkey: Machine Mayhem

Jamie Smart

£12.99

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling

£40.00 £34.99

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The Book That No One Wanted to Read

Richard Ayoade

£10.99

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Every Word Tells a Story

Tom Read Wilson

£12.99

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Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders

Ransom Riggs

£14.99

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Tyger

SF Said

£12.99

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Nala's World

Dean Nicholson

£12.99

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Adventures with a Yorkshire Vet: Lambing Time and Other Animal Tales

Julian Norton

£10.00

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Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King: Volume 7

Jessica Courtney-Tickle

£16.99

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Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss

Joseph Coelho

£12.99

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The Tale of Truthwater Lake

Emma Carroll

£12.99

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Our Best Halloween Books

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The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!

Tom Fletcher

£7.99 £6.99

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Funnybones

Allan Ahlberg

£6.99

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Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories

Jeff Kinney

£6.99 £5.99

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Peppa Pig: Peppa's Magical Halloween

Peppa Pig

£6.99 £5.99

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Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson

£6.99

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The Midnight Club

Christopher Pike

£7.99 £6.99

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Peekaboo Pumpkin

Camilla Reid

£7.99 £6.99

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Peter Rabbit Tales: Trick or Treat

Beatrix Potter

£5.99

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No Such Thing

Ella Bailey

£7.99 £6.99

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Little Monsters

David Walliams

£8.99 £7.49

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Meg and Mog

Helen Nicoll

£6.99

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Coraline

Neil Gaiman

£7.99

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First Magic Painting Halloween

Emily Ritson

£6.99 £5.99

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The Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket

£7.99

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Sparkly Halloween Sticker Book

Kristie Pickersgill

£6.99 £5.99

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Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy

£6.99

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Mirabelle and the Naughty Bat Kittens

Harriet Muncaster

£5.99

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The Witches

Roald Dahl

£6.99

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Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao

£7.99 £6.99

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Which Way to Anywhere

Cressida Cowell

£12.99 £10.99

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode

Jeff Kinney

£12.99

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The Lost Girl King

Catherine Doyle

£7.99 £6.99

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The First to Die at the End

Adam Silvera

£12.99

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A Flying Visit

Nick Butterworth

£12.99 £10.99

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Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief

David Owen

£7.99 £6.99

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Scattered Showers

Rainbow Rowell

£16.99

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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

Robin Stevens

£12.99

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The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

Emma Carroll

£12.99

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Leila and the Blue Fox

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

£12.99

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Bunny vs Monkey and the Rise of the Maniacal Badger

Jamie Smart

£8.99 £7.49

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Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Taking the Blame

Louie Stowell

£7.99 £6.99

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Amari and the Great Game

BB Alston

£12.99

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Pages & Co.: The Treehouse Library

Anna James

£12.99 £10.99

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The Zebra's Great Escape

Katherine Rundell

£14.99

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And Everything Will Be Glad to See You

Ella Risbridger

£20.00 £17.99

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Sixteen Souls

Rosie Talbot

£8.99 £7.49

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The Imagination Chamber

Philip Pullman

£12.99

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Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth: Volume 2

Claire Cock-Starkey

£14.99

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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

£9.99

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Everything Under the Sun

Molly Oldfield

£25.00

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Julia and the Shark

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

£7.99

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Tales from Shakespeare

Charles Lamb

£12.99

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A World Full of Nature Stories

Angela McAllister

£14.99

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Platinum Jubilee Edition

Lewis Carroll

£9.99

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling

£40.00 £34.99

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Fantastic Beasts - The Secrets of Dumbledore: Movie Magic

Jody Revenson

£20.00

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Nature: A Magical Journey Through the Year

Sara Conway

£12.99

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K. Rowling

£250.00

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The Chronicles of Narnia box set

C.S. Lewis

£90.00

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A Children's Literary Treasury

Anna James

£20.00

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Butterflies, Buds and Bees

Lucy Rose

£14.99

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Around the World in 80 Festivals

Nancy Dickmann

£15.99

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 3-Book Gift Set

Elena Favilli

£60.00

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A Dinosaur A Day

Miranda Smith

£20.00

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Illumibugs

Carnovsky

£20.00

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The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe

Tim Peake

£12.99

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A Dinosaur A Day

Miranda Smith

£20.00

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Frozen Planet II

Leisa Stewart-Sharpe

£14.99

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An Anthology of Aquatic Life

Sam Hume

£20.00

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A Wild Child's Book of Birds

Dara McAnulty

£14.99

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Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth: Volume 2

Claire Cock-Starkey

£14.99

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Medicine

Nick Taylor

£16.99

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Marvel: Avengers Campus: The Official Cookbook

Marc Sumerak

£24.99

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The World's Wildest Places

Lily Dyu

£16.99

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Amazing Animal Treasury

Chris Packham

£14.99

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Lands of Belonging: A History of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Britain

Donna Amey Bhatt

£14.99

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What Do You See When You Look At a Tree?

Emma Carlisle

£12.99

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365 Cool Ways to Remember Stuff

Lauren Holowaty

£6.99

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Romans Magnified

David Long

£16.99

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Spies

David Long

£18.99

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The Bedtime Book of Animals

DK

£12.99

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Special Delivery

Polly Faber

£12.99

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Favourite Characters for Baby & Toddlers

Favourites Characters for 5-8 Year Olds

Favourites Characters for 9-12 Year Olds

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Bluey: Let's Stick!

Bluey

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Big Dinosaur Sticker book

Fiona Watt

£6.99

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Sticker Dolly Dressing Mermaid Kingdom

Fiona Watt

£7.99

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Bluey: Fun and Games Colouring Book

Bluey

£5.99

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Step-by-step Drawing Book

Fiona Watt

£7.99

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Where's Wally?

Martin Handford

£7.99 £5.99

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Wild Animals Magic Painting Book

Sam Baer

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Build Your Own T. Rex and Other Dinosaurs

Sam Smith

£6.99 £5.99

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Build Your Own Sea Creatures

Simon Tudhope

£6.99 £5.99

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Peppa Goes To Scotland Sticker Activity Book

Peppa Pig

£5.99

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Birds Magic Painting Book

Marcella Grassi

£6.99

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First Sticker Book Planet Earth

Kristie Pickersgill

£5.99

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Draw With Rob: Amazing Animals

Rob Biddulph

£7.99 £6.49

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London The Queen's Jubilee Sticker Activity Book

Marion Billet

£6.99

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Sticker Kings & Queens

Dr Anne Millard

£6.99 £4.99

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You Can Draw Tom Gates with Liz Pichon

Liz Pichon

£6.99 £5.99

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Spy Mazes

Sam Smith

£7.99 £6.49

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Wordle Challenge for Kids

Roland Hall

£4.99 £3.99

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Poetry for Neanderthals Card Game

£19.99

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Dobble

£12.99

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Cards Against Humanity Family Edition

£27.99

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5 Second Rule Mini Game

£10.99

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Dobble Harry Potter

£14.99

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Make Your Own Unicorn

£6.99

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Who Did This Poo?

Aidan Onn

£12.99

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My Discovery Telescope

£18.99

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Kids Against Maturity

£19.99

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Bluey 4 In A Box Puzzle

£6.99

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Mould & Paint Dinosaurs

£12.99

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Pooper Heroes

Zsolt Batki

£12.99

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Connect 4 New

£12.99

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Pass The Pigs

£9.99

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Mandala Unicorn Foal

£6.49

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Magic Made Easy 1

£9.99

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The Addams Family Board Game

£24.99

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Sound Camera

£14.99

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Stickman 13" Plush

£12.99

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Otto Sausage Dog

£23.99

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Living Nature Hedgehog Medium

£11.99

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Harry Panda Cub Tiny

£12.99

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Moomin 8" Plush

£14.99

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Gruffalo 7" Plush

£12.99

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Winnie The Pooh Small Plush

£12.99

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Elmer

£12.99

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Bashful Silver Bunny Small

£14.99

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Zog Plush

£24.99

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Fossilies Trex

£31.99

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Bashful Lion Medium

£21.99

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Bashful Bee Small

£15.99

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Soft Cuddly Friends Thommy Teddy bear

£27.99

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Labradoodle

£24.99

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Soft Cuddly Friends Gola horse

£27.99

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Superworm

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Soft Cuddly Friends Spott Stegosaurus

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From the Waterstones Blog

Judith Eagle's Favourite Boat Journeys in Children's Fiction

Judith Eagle, author of The Accidental Stowaway, our Children's Book of the Month for September, picks her top boat-based adventures in children's fiction.