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Ripley's Believe It or Not! is guaranteed to amaze and entertain children and adults alike with its unique blend of weird but true stories and jaw-dropping facts gathered from all over the world. This year... Marvel at the ice caves of Alaska. Find out what very unusual food Icelanders eat at their traditional mid-winter feast. Discover why Lucas the penguin has to wear rubber boots. Hear about the woman who sailed down the Missouri River in a giant hollowed-out pumpkin. And take the 'Funny Bones' test to see whether you can match photographs of skeletons to their animal owners. No Christmas is complete without Ripley's! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529941203 • Author: Ripley • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.6 x 2.2cm

Lottie Brooks is BACK and she's as BRILLIANT as ever! At long last Lottie and Daniel are an official couple and everything seems to be going brilliantly (except for Amber being increasingly mean and jealous, but what's new there?). Meanwhile Toby's new year's resolution is to get a dog, and for once Lottie and him see eye to eye. Pot Noodle, the cockapoo, becomes the newest member of the Brooks family. He's VERY cute but also not toilet trained AT ALL. Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset. How is Lottie meant to keep everybody happy and stop Pot Noodle from pooing on the carpet?! Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780241647257 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Hardback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 16 x 4 x 22cm

Celebrate Elmer’s 30th Birthday with this much-loved picture book that shows children that it is OK to be different!  Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork. The grey elephants all love him, but he soon starts to wonder what it would be like to be just the same as them... Deservedly a modern classic, with over ten million copies of his books sold worldwide. Full of colour, wisdom and pathos, little readers will love this classic tale at bedtime.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781842707319 • Author:  David McKee • Publisher:  Andersen Press; 12th edition • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  23.98 x 0.36 x 27.58 cm

Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive? Or is going 'old school' just too hard for a kid like Greg? Product Information:• ISBN: 9780141377094• Age: 9 to 12 Years• Author: Jeff Kinney• Publisher: Penguin• Format: Paperback• Pages: 240• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm

Join us in celebrating the platinum anniversary of the world's biggest-selling annual book! To mark GWR's 70th birthday, we're throwing a party, starting off with a feast of retro features in the opening chapter that look back over our last seven decades. Of course, we're also highlighting the very best of record breaking from the past 12 months! This new edition - fully revised and updated with 1,000-plus images - continues the annual tradition of serving up thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family to enjoy. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781913484552 • Author: Guinness World Records • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Pages: 256 • Format: Hardback • Dimensions: 30.4 x 22.8 x 1.8cm

The first book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy.  Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407132082 • Author:  Suzanne Collins • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  435 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.9 x 3.4 cm

Join the Mr Men on an Impossible Easter Egg Hunt! Mr Impossible is organising an Easter egg hunt for all the Mr Men and Little Miss and he is hiding the eggs in the most impossible places & Some are so high that only Mr Tall can find them and some so low and cleverly hidden that Mr Small will need to be called.  But it is Mr Nobody who manages to find the most difficult egg of all – the invisible egg! Packed with Easter fun from beginning to end!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781405297400 • Author:  Adam Hargreaves • Publisher:  Farshore • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  25 x 0.3 x 23 cm

Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed. All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared. All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules! But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her. So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy, back-to-front and inside-out new world . . . The world underneath her bed. The world of . . . The Creakers! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780141388847 • Author: Tom Fletcher, Shane Devries • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3 cm

Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has always known she was destined for great things–that is, if she can survive the oppressive Southern Kingdom.  Her only escape is books, but since it's illegal for women to read in her country, she has to find creative ways of acquiring them. Titles in this Collection: • A Tale of Witchcraft • A Tale of Magic • A Tale of Sorcery  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781444973204 • Author:  Chris Colfer  • Publisher:  Little, Brown • Format:  Box Set

Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book. Full of heart, wit and a touch of Roald Dahl-style anarchy, it finds 12-year-old Dennis living unhappily after his mum leaves the family. A crack of light shines through as he strikes up a friendship with a girl based on their mutual love of Vogue magazine - and soon Dennis is trying out some of her dresses... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007279043 • Author: David Walliams • Publisher: Harper Collins • Format: Paperback • Pages: 232 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2cm

Never fear Superworm is here – and he’s wiggling to the rescue!  Super-long and super-strong, Superworm is always on hand to help animals and insects in need. But what will happen when Superworm is captured by the wicked Wizard Lizard and Crow? Luckily, Superworm’s friends have a cunning plan... This story about friendship, bravery and teamwork will leave a smile on your face!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170725 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler  • Publisher:  Alison Green Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32  • Dimensions:  22.4 x 25.3 x 0.5 cm

Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you! Charlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment! Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory. And Charlie has found one...But so have...  Augustus Gloop, a glutton for chocolate, Veruca Salt - a spoiled and selfish brat, Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive gum-chewer & Mike Teavee - a television fiend. With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241558324 • Author:   Roald Dahl • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  336 • Dimensions:  20.3 x 13.3 x 2.17 cm

The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702310676 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.8 x 1.5cm

Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. This incredible bundle includes the first two instalments of the worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games which changed the face of global YA. A major feature film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson & Liam Hemsworth.

Harry Potter is preparing to leave the Dursleys and Privet Drive for the last time. But the future that awaits him is full of danger, not only for him, but for anyone close to him - and Harry has already lost so much.  Only by destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes can Harry free himself and overcome the Dark Lord's forces of evil. In this dramatic conclusion to the Harry Potter series, Harry must leave his most loyal friends behind, and in a final perilous journey find the strength and the will to face his terrifying destiny: a deadly confrontation that is his alone to fight. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855713 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 640 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.9cm

Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinningout of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702313493 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.4 cm

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him.  There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855690 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 816 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 5.2cm

Tom's doing everything possible to stay out of trouble but somehow, he's got three sad faces on the school achievement chart! And getting another sad face means Mr Fullerman won't let him go on the school trip. Moany Marcus Meldrew is making things worse and now Tom's annoyed his grumpy sister Delia. Can his best friend Derek help? Will Rooster the dog stop eating his homework? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781407186733 • Author: Liz Pichon • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 16.5 x 2cm

Book Nineteen of the hilarious, bestselling Tom Gates series, written by the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon! Oh no! Tom's stuck at home with a fractured ankle and it's spoiling his fun. Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in. But only ONE thing will cheer Tom up: a caramel doughnut from the new bakery... trouble is, every other kid in town keeps getting there before him!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407191133 • Author:  Liz Pichon • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  15.4 x 1.8 x 19.2 cm

When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny. A new edition of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series. With huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to pass the magic on. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408855706 • Author: J.K. Rowling • Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 560 • Dimensions: 19.5 x 12.6 x 3.6 cm