CHILDRENS BOOKS

and tries to manage their emotions? Here are some tips to help them calm down: 1. Encourage them to take deep breaths and count to 10 before reacting impulsively. 2. Teach them to express their feelings through words instead of actions.3. Encourage them to take a break and do something they enjoy to distract themselves. 4. Help them identify the source of their anger and find constructive ways to address it. 5. Validate their feelings and let them know that it's okay to feel angry, but it's important to handle it in a healthy way. By teaching your child how to manage their anger, you're helping them develop important coping skills that will serve them well in the future.

My First Sliding Puzzles: Farm AnimalsSlide and turn the tabs page after page to discover adorable animals. This learning technique stimulates the fine motor skills and cognitive abilities of toddlers in a fun and dynamic way. Charming rhymes encourage young children to solve the puzzles and they are rewarded with a picture. An all-time favourite book in the making!

My First Sliding Puzzles: Baby AnimalsSlide and turn the tabs page after pageto discover adorable animals.This learning technique stimulates the fine motor skillsand cognitive abilities of toddlersin a fun and dynamic way.Charming rhymes encourage young childrento solve the puzzlesand they are rewarded with a picture.An all-time favourite book in the making!

Warriors A Starless Clan #4 - ThunderErin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more epic adventure in this fourth book in the Starless Clan arc.Frostpaw was told to trust no cat, but a brutal attack has left her gravely injured, and she’ll need to depend on someone. When help arrives in the form of a young warrior, she convinces him to protect her as she follows StarClan’s cryptic directions toward the roots of RiverClan, where Riverstar has promised she’ll find the answers she’s been so desperately seeking.Back at the lake, the tension between ShadowClan and its neighbors might be easing, but the peace is fragile. Until StarClan’s chosen leader is found, the slightest push could lead the Clans back into outright war.Packed with action and intrigue, this seventh Warriors series is a perfect introduction for new readers, while long-time fans will be thrilled to discover what unfolds after the events of The Broken Code.

Beetle & The Hollowbones A Stonewall Honor BookAn enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall—perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time.In the eerie town of ‘Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while other people have their spirits trapped in the mall for all ghastly eternity.Then there’s twelve-year-old goblin-witch Beetle, who’s caught in between. She’d rather skip being homeschooled completely and spend time with her best friend, Blob Glost. But the mall is getting boring, and B.G. is cursed to haunt it, tethered there by some unseen force. And now Beetle’s old best friend, Kat, is back in town for a sorcery apprenticeship with her Aunt Hollowbone. Kat is everything Beetle wants to be: beautiful, cool, great at magic, and kind of famous online. Beetle’s quickly being left in the dust.But Kat’s mentor has set her own vile scheme in motion. If Blob Ghost doesn’t escape the mall soon, their afterlife might be coming to a very sticky end. Now, Beetle has less than a week to rescue her best ghost, encourage Kat to stand up for herself, and confront the magic she’s been avoiding for far too long. And hopefully ride a broom without crashing.

Hedgehog Or Echidna? A fun rhyming picture book with bright and engaging illustrations that teaches children about animals who look similar, but have unique differences, from acclaimed author Ashleigh Barton and illustrator Amandine ThomasWhen a hedgehog and an echidna meet and realise they have many similarities, they take a look at other animal pairs around the world who look the same but aren't: crocodiles and alligators, llamas and alpacas, rabbits and hares, and more. Join Echidna and Hedgehog as they meet animals who look similar to one another - and learn to tell the difference between them! Written by popular children's author Ashleigh Barton, with vibrant and expressive watercolour illustrations by Amandine Thomas.

Find Me On The Coast'Let's walk down a winding path to where the sand meets the sea' Embark on a journey around our world's coastlines and meet the fascinating plants and animals who call them home. From towering kelp forests and coral reefs to rocky shores and muddy mangroves, discover how life thrives and survives on the coast in the most remarkable ways. This beautifully illustrated book for young nature lovers is the first in the Find Me Series by award-winning author/illustrator Jess McGeachin.

Drift Pip Harry is an Australian author, copywriter, and journalist. Her young adult novels include I'll Tell You Mine, Head of the River, and Because of You. Her middle grade novel The Little Wave won the 2020 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers.Pip's second middle grade novel, Are You There, Buddha?, was a 2022 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book and was shortlisted for the 2022 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature. Pip's next middle grade novel, August & Jones, was published by Hachette in 2022 and was shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 2023 and the 2024 YABBA Awards, and won the CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year for Younger Readers.Pip is also the author of two picture books: Over or Under? and The Inside Dog. See also: www.pipharry.com.

PrettiesThe second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s international bestselling Uglies series – the global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend.In Tally’s world, looks are all that matters. And now that she’s finally undertaken the surgery to become a ‘Pretty’, everything seems perfect: her looks are flawless, her clothes are cool, her boyfriend is totally gorgeous, and she's completely popular.But beneath the fun of non-stop parties, high-tech luxury and apparent total freedom, Tally can’t stop a nagging sense that something is wrong. Something important. Then a message from her ‘Ugly’ past arrives, forcing Tally to remember the truth she learned before her transformation, and the fun stops cold. Because the true price of this perfect world is more than Tally is willing to pay…Praise for Uglies‘Fast paced, exciting and thought-provoking.’ The Bookseller's Choice‘Superb sci-fi.’ Amanda Craig, The Times Supplement‘Westerfeld introduces thought-provoking issues’ Publishers Weekly ‘The longing for fairy-tale beauty has never looked so sinister’ Amanda Craig, The Times‘With a beginning and ending that pack hefty punches, this introduction to a dystopic future promises an exciting series.’ Kirkus *starred review*‘This exciting story makes you realise how important it is not to judge people by appearances.’ Newcastle Upon Tyne Journal‘This book is a real thrill-ride and the world utterly convincing.’ Trashionista.com'Fun, and the many by-the-skin-of-your-teeth escapes and hoverboard chases, plus the non-stop action plotting were enough to catch my attention and have me eagerly wanting more.’ The Book SmugglersAlso by Scott Westerfeld:UgliesSpecialsExtras

From the author of the CBCA award-winning book Where the Lyrebird Lives comes this delightful family adventure celebrating the magic, surprise and precious moments of a walk along the river.

Fee-fi-fo-fum! Catchy, catchy, here I come!The big, scary giant has come down from his beanstalk, and he wants to play! But Jack, Cinderella, the Gingerbread Man and their friends are not so sure! Can they stop Giant from destroying their fairytale town - and teach him how to play nicely?From the pairing behind the brilliantly funny and internationally bestselling There Is No Dragon in This Story comes another hilarious story featuring your favourite fairytale characters - as you ve never seen them before!

Perfect for fans of Saltburn, For the Wolf, and Wuthering Heights, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody, monstrously Gothic romantasy in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous underworld god to save her family's legacy - and herself - from ruin.Expelled from her prestigious boarding school, eighteen-year-old Lark returns home in disgrace to discover her family on the brink of financial ruin. Desperate to save them, she accepts a marriage of convenience ... to Therion, an underworld god worshipped by Lark's isolated coastal hometown.Her only hope is to seek help from Alastair Felimath, the brilliant, arrogant boy who was her first heartbreak, and his alluring older sister, Camille.As the trio delves into the folklore of the gods, Lark falls under the spell of the Felimath siblings. Ensnared by a fervent romance, they perform a hedonistic ritual to repair the connection between Lark and her bridegroom. Instead, they draw the ire of something much darker, which seeks to destroy Therion - and Lark as well.Praise for Tenderly, I am Devoured'Equal parts romantic and horrifying, Tenderly, I Am Devoured shimmers with aching loveliness and the deepest yearnings.' - Erin A Craig, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin'A folktale you'd find in the library of a gloomy seaside manor - haunting, ethereal, and lace-delicate.' - Hannah Whitten, New York Times-bestselling author of For the Wolf and The Hemlock Queen'A shimmering fever dream of a story, replete with lyrical prose and all the haunting, passionate trappings of the feminine Gothic novel ... Decadent and transfixing.' - Claire Legrand, New York Times-bestselling author of Furyborn'A dark delight.' - Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching'Softly haunting and darkly romantic ... Addictive and gorgeously written, an ethereal tale of love, betrayal, and twisted devotion that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.' - Meg Smitherman, bestselling author of Thrum'A romance that blossoms off the page, thorns and all.' - I.V. Ophelia, bestselling author of The Poisoner'Using lyrical prose that hums with tension and chemistry, Clipstone (Unholy Terrors) crafts an immersive and captivating queer gothic romance.' - Publishers Weekly Starred Review