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this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud adventure is packed with messy mayhem, page-turning tension and just the right amount of gross-out fun

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Follow four adorable insect friends on a delightful adventure that invites young readers to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures. Now available as a board book! Four insect friends are looking for a place to live – one that has flowers for Bee, leaves for Ladybird, a pond for Dragonfly and dead wood for Beetle. But – oh no! – with dangers all around, a good place is not so easy to find. This picture book from internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Lucy Cousins sees new depth and contrast to her familiar vivid colour palette. The story has a gentle, environmentally conscious message that brings the natural world to joyful and vibrant life for young readers, inviting them to consider what they can do to help make our planet a good place for all living creatures.

An adorable sticker book for little children with a different fairy to dress on every page, from Willow the woodland fairy to Marina the sea sprite and the beautiful Fairy Queen. With over 350 reusable stickers of enchanting fairy dresses, fluttering wings and colourful flowers, plus a fold-out back cover to 'park' spare stickers while not in use.

A delightful addition to the Little Dolly Dressing series, featuring a range of fun-filled carnival scenes. Use the stickers to dress the dolls and decorate the pages.

This magical little sticker book is full of woodland fairy dolls to dress. There are lots of enchanting scenes to decorate, from a fairy garden and dawn chorus to gathering acorns and picking berries. With over 200 reusable stickers of outfits, woodland creatures and flowers, plus a fold-out back cover to 'park' stickers whilst they're not in use.

Pony-mad children will love this magical activity book, filled with dolls to dress and horses to decorate. Each page features a different scene, including a fairytale ball, a rodeo, a flower meadow and more. With over 300 reusable stickers of clothes, flowers and accessories, and a fold-out back cover for parking spare stickers when not in use.

Thirteen-year-old Ava lives in Darwin with her family and their homing pigeons, of which Essie is Ava’s favourite. A Japanese family live next door and their son, Kazuo, is Ava’s best and only real friend. Her father is serving overseas. While Essie is taking her first flight, Ava overhears an argument between her mother, and her brother Fred, who has lied about his age to join the militia. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he trains in Darwin and later helps set up a pigeon service in Townsville. When most civilians are sent to safety down south, Ava remains in Darwin because her mother (who works in the post office) is essential to the war effort. Later that day, military police take Kazuo and his family away in a truck to a holding camp—much to Ava’s distress—along with many other Japanese people who call Australia home. On February 19, 1942, Darwin is bombed, and Ava and her mother are evacuated in a cattle train with the remaining women and children. After a very difficult journey, they arrive, exhausted, at her grandparent’s home in Lake Boga, where they discover the extent of the damage to Darwin is being concealed from the population. Even those who were actually there know only part of the truth. Desperate to do something to contribute to the war effort, Ava’s mother joins the WAAAF and begins work at the secret Catalina Flying Boat Base. In the meantime, the authorities decide to transfer Kazuo to the men’s camp, separating him from his parents and siblings. Living by rules and rituals has always been how Ava has felt safe, but when Kazuo escapes, she is faced with the hardest decision of all—whether to report a ‘potentially dangerous’ escapee to the authorities, or to protect a beloved friend …

Brock the Croc loves BUSTING MOVES on the D-FLOOR, adores CARVING IT UP on his MOTORBIKE and lives to SHRED his GUITAR till his claws bleed! On top of all that, these days he’s trying to be a good leader too, but life in Saltbush Swamp isn’t always ONE BIG PARTY. It’s hard to keep everybody happy.When small helpful robots turn up during a swamp disco, all of Brock’s friends are THRILLED, but Brock wonders why these metallic creatures have REALLY arrived... Brock discovers the robots have been sent by the evil Mayor Grunter when they all combine to create a giant furious metallic beast called GRUNTZILLA! If Brock can’t figure out a way to lead his friends to overcome GRUNTZILLA, their home will be stomped flat by the huge angry robot! Brock needs a solution and he’d better MAKE IT SNAPPY!

The irresistible new picture book from Sophy Henn that's guaranteed to turn that frown upside down! Have you ever had a day when you just hate EVERYTHING? You have? Well, what if you had a friend who helped you to work out that rather than hating everything, you LOVED everything instead? Sounds good, right? Well, THIS book is THAT friend so you might want to read on! Other picture books by Sophy Henn from Simon & Schuster: The Best Worst Day Ever The Music in Me

The new edition of the wildly popular fantasy adventure series for beginner readers is here! Fast-paced and loaded with high energy. Kai Masters is a Border Guard. He must battle beasts to keep Earth safe. Things have changed in Beastium. There are new beasts. Combo beasts. Will Kai and his Sludge-Bot be able to stop them?