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TUMMY TIME BOOKS
Good for baby’s body and brain
A fold-out book with mirror
ISBN 978-1-8381381-9-6
Our bestselling board book series that is good for babies’ bodies as well as their brains.
Tummy time is encouraged by healthcare professionals to help babies develop strong neck and shoulder muscles, and promote motor skills.
Tummy Time! is a concertina book designed to keep babies’ brains busy while their muscles are hard at work. It’s a double-sided panorama of images: high-contrast on one side for newborns’ developing vision, and photos of babies on the other to enjoy as they grow. There’s a mirror, too, so babies can look at themselves.
Gifted to every
“My baby loves it. We had bought some expensive cards similar to this online. There was no need, he prefers this book. ”
BOOKTRUST REVIEWER
TUMMY TIME SERIES
Self-closing concertina board books 210 x 140mm (closed), 210 x 840mm (open), 6 leaves, with mirror/holes 0 to 12 months
UK Price £6.99
newborn in the UK in 2022 by BookTrust and in 2023 by Scottish BookTrust.
A fold-out book with mirror
ISBN 978-1-7397748-6-8
A fold-out book with finger-wiggle holes
ISBN 978-1-7397748-9-9
“An innovative way to introduce the youngest of readers to books and to make tummy time more engaging and enjoyable. ”
CHILDREN’S
BOOKS IRELAND
Reading Time is a book that encourages parents to lie down with their babies during tummy time and read to them from birth. The fold-out panorama features high-contrast images and first words accompanied by an adaptation of a traditional nursery rhyme that babies will love. There’s a mirror, too, to say goodnight (or hello!) to one another.
Playtime! is a book that turns tummy time into playtime. At birth, a baby’s world is a blur of light and dark and moving forms. They are attracted to high-contrast images, faces and movement, so this fingerwiggle book is a perfect first book. Make rabbit’s ear prick up, puppy’s tail wag, or turn your finger into a wiggly worm. Where will it pop out next?
“Encourages head turning and upper body strength, gross motor skills that will help with rolling and sitting in the future.”
BOOKTRUST
BABY SENSORY SERIES
Bold, bright and built for babies
A sensory playbook
ISBN 978-1-8381381-0-3
A lift-the-flap book with page tabs
ISBN 978-1-9167800-4-0
A touch-and-say book
ISBN 978-1-8381381-2-7
A touch-and-feel book
ISBN 978-1-9167801-1-8
A multi-sensory series for little ones who like books that DO things. They are books to grow up with through each developmental phase from 8 months to 3 years old.
Colourful images grab babies’ attention and the exciting things inside are designed to keep it. The turn of each page has a new surprise – something to touch, feel, slide, or a mirror to look into. Early Years learning is a multi-sensory experience – hearing, seeing, feeling and exploring all help develop language, fine motor skills and an understanding of the world.
NEW! 7 Aug 2025
BABY SENSORY SERIES
Thick board books 210 x 210mm, 10pp, touch-and-feel, flaps, tabs, mirror, embossing and more 1 to 3 years
UK price £8.99
Scratchy velcro
BABY LOOK!
With cover wheel, holes, die-cuts, sliders, touch-and-feel textures, mirror
A sensory playbook for active and interested toddlers. The book covers key concepts, such as counting and colours, and there is lots of vocabulary to learn.
BABY SAYS
With page tabs, flaps and embossed finger trails
A finger trail and flap book with tabs for easy page-turning. The book introduces core vocabulary to learn and say, and the bumpy finger trails are great for fine motor skills.
BABY’S FIRST 100 WORDS
With page tabs and flaps
Introducing over 100 first words in a child’s vocabulary in an interactive way, with flaps to lift and fun reveals on every spread. Includes adjectives and verbs, too, plus page tabs to help little ones turn the pages.
FIRST 100 ANIMALS
With felt flaps, textures and holofoil
Introducing over 100 animals for a young child to recognise and name, developing their speech and vocabulary. There are felt flaps to lift, textures to explore and a dazzling, shiny ocean finale.
Furry tummy
Baby look! Bubbles. Touch the bubbles. 1, 2, 3 .
Slide the buttons blue red yellow
Sliders & holes
Bumpyfingertrails
Flaps with fun reveals
Felt flaps
Textures toexplore
I SHINE LIKE THE SUN
Daily affirmations to build self-esteem
NEW! 13 Mar 2025
ISBN 978-1-9167800-6-4
“I shine like the Sun. I am precious like the Earth.”
I Shine Like the Sun is a transformative book of daily affirmations designed to nurture self-esteem and confidence in a new generation.
Created by the talented British artist and teacher Alice Alderman, this debut work offers a collection of powerful affirmations that every young child deserves to hear.
The affirmations can help children develop a sense of self-worth and a connection to the world around them. They are more than just words – they are the seeds that grow into the beliefs to shape a lifetime. As part of a daily routine, they will build a foundation of confidence and resilience, giving them the tools to thrive as they grow.
The highlight of the book is its built-in mirror, reflecting the most uplifting affirmation of all: “I love myself. I love my world. I am happy to be me!”
Alice Alderman
The two overriding themes of Alice’s life have been illustration and working creatively with children. Becoming a mother inspired her to create this debut book to bring joy and a positive influence to young children. She lives in London.
Includes an affirmation mirror!
I SHINE LIKE THE SUN
Cased board book with matt cover 205 x 205mm, 18pp, mirror 1 to 5 years UK price £8.99
DINOSAUR GUIDES
With surprise pop-ups and flaps
NEW! 3 Sept 2025
About healthy eating and trying new foods
ISBN 978-1-9167801-2-5
NEW! 3 Sept 2025
About new babies and being a big sibling
ISBN 978-1-9167801-3-2
Coming 2026
The Dinosaur Guides are light-hearted, character-led books that support parents with some of the challenges and power battles they have with their toddlers. The engaging storytelling has rhyme, repetition and lots of dialogue between curious Rex and his older friends. They share their experiences and, in doing so, help Rex find answers to his questions and solutions to his problems. There’s also grandpa, Big T, who is Rex’s hero and champion, and Rocky, his faithful pet rock. Flaps and pop-ups keep toddlers entertained and wanting to read the books again.
Paula Bowles
Paula is an award-winning British illustrator with a growing reputation as a picture-book and fiction illustrator. Her books include Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab and the ‘Marv’ series (Oxford University Press). She lives near Bristol.
DINOSAUR GUIDES
Cased board books with matt covers, spot UV and embossing
200 x 180mm, 14pp, flap and pop-ups 2 to 4 years
UK price £7.99
THE FUNNY FARM
Lift-the-flaps, pop-ups, sliders
There is always something happening down at The Funny Farm! This series of unique novelty flap books has a wonderful cast of farmyard characters. The warm-hearted rhyming stories are underpinned by an early-learning concept and they are gloriously illustrated by British artist Rachael Saunders.
An opposites book with flaps and sliders
ISBN 978-1-8381381-7-2
It’s harvest-time on Funny Farm and Red, a shiny new tractor, has arrived to help Blue, the farm’s old-faithful. Find out what happens by opening flaps and make things happen by sliding the sliders.
AGE 18m+
NOMINEE BookTrust
Storytime
Prize 2023
A counting book with flaps and pop-ups
ISBN 978-1-8381381-6-5
Did you know that farmers sometimes put duckling eggs under broody hens to hatch them? Cluck Cluck Duck shows that it’s love at first sight in this funny counting book about family love, acceptance and loyalty. “Lots of fun to read aloud with plenty of interactive opportunities. Great to share in an early years setting.”
THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
FUNNY FARM SERIES
Cased board books
170 x 180mm, 10pp, integrated flaps, pop-up flaps and sliders
18 months to 3 years
UK price £6.99
Sliders & Flaps
CHOOSE YOUR MOOD BOARD BOOKS
With five double-sided puzzle pieces to choose your mood and express your feelings
I SHINE LIKE THE SUN
This innovative board book series is a fun and interactive way for young children to recognise their emotions and develop their emotional vocabulary using animal associations and mood-lifting suggestions.
Daily affirmations to build self-esteem Includes an affirmation
A book about emotions
ISBN 978-1-9167800-0-2
“I shine like the Sun. I am precious like the Earth.”
A book about feelings
ISBN 978-1-9167800-1-9
Teresa Bellón’s characters cleverly visualise moods and feelings so children can identify their own. Under each double-sided ‘You Choose’ puzzle piece is a cue to encourage them to imitate the animals – thereby using humour, exercise, mindfulness, reassurance and breathing techniques to turn negative feelings into a more positive or calm mindset.
A transformative book to nurture selfesteem and confidence in a new generation. Created by British artist and teacher Alice Alderman, this debut work offers a collection of powerful affirmations that every young mind needs to hear and repeat. They are more than just words – they are seeds that grow into the beliefs to shape a lifetime.
“Playful board books that encourage healthy conversations around emotions and communication.”
INCLUSIVE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
The highlight of the book is its built-in mirror, the most uplifting affirmation of all: “I love myself. I love my world. I am happy to be me!”
START SMALL, THINK BIG
Information picture books with fold-out maps
Start Small, Think Big is a series of books that sets young readers on a journey of discovery! The easyto-read stories have a life cyle as their central theme, set in different habitats and places. They cover other fascinating science topics, too, ideal for young children. There is a big fold-out map and I-Spy game at the end, giving the books the WOW factor.
ISBN 978-1-7397748-7-5
ISBN
Be transported around the world from the cloud forests of southeast Asia to the grasslands of Africa and the Great Barrier Reef to learn about amazing animals and unique habitats.
Enjoy the big fold-out map, illustrated life cycle, and I-Spy game. The animal I-Spy takes readers back into the book to name and find a myriad of interesting animal species. The ‘Think Big’ facts and statistics are great for fact-hungry, curious children.
“This series introduces science and nature themes in an engaging and fact-filled way.”
ABSOLUTELY EDUCATION
The stories are two-tiered and carefully written in the first person for instant engagement. The main text is short and easy to read for emerging readers.
The additional caption text is packed with detailed information and fascinating facts for more confident readers.
START SMALL, THINK BIG SERIES
Hardback with textured, die-cut cover plus fold-out map
230 x 230mm, 28pp inc. a 6pp gatefold
4 to 8 years
UK price £10.99
Accelerated Reader:
Resources
Supporting activities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website
THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL OF ALL A Books for Topics Best Book of the Year 2021
WINNER
Best Books of the Year 2021
KS1 Curriculum Support
ISBN 978-1-8381381-4-1
Supportingactivities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website Resources
The Earthwatch Institute declared the bee as the most important species, but what other keystone species are important to their ecosystems and the planet?
In this beautiful book, seven children champion an animal for the top spot. but who will win their classmates’ votes – beavers, elephants, bees, bats, tigers, sharks or krill? Each animal offers a different ecological insight, but they all show us that everything is connected.
“ Delicious illustrations... Informative
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inwithoutsayingthenameorshowingthepicture.Keytermshavebeenprovided wordsthehelpfulhintsboxtopromotetheuseofscientificvocabulary.Theforbidden increasethechallenge.
addinginhelpfulhintsand forbiddenwords.Enjoyplayingwithawholenew collection ofanimals. EnglishNationalCurriculumlinks: identifyidentifyandnameavarietyofcommonanimalsincludingfish,amphibians,reptiles,birdsandmammals andnameavarietyofcommonanimalsthatarecarnivores,herbivoresandomnivores useidentifyandnameavarietyofplantsandanimalsintheirhabitats,includingmicrohabitats giverelevantstrategiestobuildtheirvocabulary maintainwell-structureddescriptionsattentionandparticipateactivelyincollaborativeconversations,stayingontopicandinitiatinguseandrespondingtocomments exploringspokenlanguagetodevelopunderstandingthroughspeculating,hypothesising,imaginingand
and inspiring.
” THE SUNDAY TIMES
For each animal, the layout moves from illustration to the accuracy of real-life photos. At the back there is more information about keystone species, a glossary and an index. Online there are free classroom activities.
Hannah Bailey
Hannah is an award-winning British illustrator known for her beautiful information books. She is inspired by the natural world, growing things and history. She lives in Somerset.
A LITTLE BLUE DOT
Over 15,000 copies sold in Germany
Meet the planets and discover why Earth is so special in this heart-warming story about our solar system.
NEW PBK 5 June 2025
ISBN 978-1-9167800-5-7 hbk
ISBN 978-1-9167800-9-5 pbk
NEW 2025
AGE
Somewhere in our vast universe floats a little blue dot. This dot is Earth and she is surrounded by lots of impressive planets – Saturn with his ice-crystal rings and 146 moons, fiery Mars with his huge storms and volcanoes, bright and beautiful Venus... Earth feels small and insignificant, until the other planets tell her why she is the envy of them all. And then another little voice has an important message about how Earth is the perfect place to live for people, plants and animals.
“I really like A Little Blue Dot because it... gives you lots of facts and...(has) a really important message.”
HARRY, AGE 10 School Reading Champion
This is a wonderful, accessible approach to our solar system for young children and a perfect book for reading information books for pleasure. It has sold over 15,000 copies in Germany, receiving wide acclaim.
Maren Hasenjäger
Maren is a German illustrator and graphic designer. A Little Blue Dot was her first children’s book for German publisher Magellan. Maren lives in Münster with her husband and two cats.
Supporting activities and resources tied to the KS1 curriculum on our website Resources
“A wonderful way for children to learn more about space in a charming and reassuring way.”
BOOKS FOR KEEPS
A LITTLE BLUE DOT
Picture book
Hardback and paperback
270 x 245mm, 32pp, full colour
5 to 9 years
UK Price £12.99 hbk / £7.99 pbk
THAT’S MATHEMATICS
Maths is useful, fun and everywhere!
50 BEST BOOKS for YEAR 1 Books for Topics RECOMMENDED READS
ISBN 978-1-7397748-4-4 hbk
ISBN 978-1-7397748-5-1 pbk
“In the footsteps of Tom Lehrer, Chris Smith shows that you are never too young to have fun with maths.”
JOHNNY
BALL
Elīna Brasliņa
AGE 5+
That’s Mathematics is a maths book like no other. It’s a vibrant, colourful book for young children proving that maths is useful, interesting, fun and EVERYWHERE! Based on lyrics by American satirist, mathematician and musician Tom Lehrer, young children will enjoy his fun rhyming lyrics and Elīna Brasliņa’s joyful illustrations, picking up a basic understanding of everyday maths. Older children are challenged by active learning ideas that will amuse and entertain.
Elīna is a Latvian artist, illustrator and designer for animated films. She has illustrated 25 children’s and YA books. Her board books by Lawrence Schimel have been translated into 21 languages.
Parents’ notes inside and supporting activity sheets on our website Resources
Chris Smith
Former Scottish Teacher of the Year, Chris teaches, tweets, dreams and sings about maths. In 2020, he performed Lehrer’s song with a stellar cast of mathematicians –the inspiration for this book.
THAT’S MATHEMATICS
Picture book
Hardback and paperback
260 x 220mm, 32pp, full colour
5 to 9 years
UK Price £12.99 hbk / £7.99 pbk
Accelerated Reader LY4.3
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