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Early Reading Books are essential for your child's development. They're the first introduction to reading that your little one will have. So it's essential to choose the right one and with our fantastic range that should be easy to do. Just use the filters below to choose your kids first reading book.

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Peter is excited to be going to forest school with Benjamin Bunny, they can't wait to learn all about the woodland they live in. But when he learns that his sisters won't be there, the little bunny gets nervous. Luckily Mrs. Rabbit is there to reassure him and hold his paw on the first day. With new, humorous illustrations of Beatrix Potter's well-loved characters, this reassuring tale mirrors young children's early experiences. This book is a perfect gift for children to prepare for their first days at school or nursery. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241552735 • Author: Beatrix Potter • Publisher: Warne • Format: Hardback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 20 x 16.7 x 1.5 cm

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It's Peter's birthday, but he feels sad because nobody in his family wants to play or even see him! It's turning out to be the worst birthday ever for Peter... until he gets a special surprise. The simple tales mirror important early experiences and emotions of young children through the eyes of Beatrix Potter's most well-loved characters, while Eleanor Taylor's illustrations are filled with charm, warmth and humour. Product Information:• ISBN: 9780241402436• Author: Beatrix Potter• Publisher: Penguin• Format: Hardback• Pages: 16• Dimensions: 16 x 19 x 1cm

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Peter can't sleep. He's too big for his bedroom with his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail. But is he big enough for his own room? The simple tales mirror important early experiences and emotions of young children through the eyes of Beatrix Potter's most well-loved characters, while Eleanor Taylor's illustrations are filled with charm, warmth and humour. Product Information:• ISBN: 9780241402443• Author: Beatrix Potter• Publisher: Penguin• Format: Hardback• Pages: 16• Dimensions: 16 x 19 x 1cm

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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. Snuggle up this Christmas with this fantastic picture book bundle! From the Rockin' Reindeer, Little, Lost Penguin to The Nativity, this collection of charming festive tales is the perfect companion for you and your little one this Christmas. This Bundle Includes: • The Night Before Christmas • The Nativity • Christmas Llama • Wish Upon a Star • Santa's Elf • Rockin' Reindeer • Christmas Magic • Little, Lost Penguin • Santa Cancels Christmas • Little Reindeer Saves Christmas 10 of our favourite kids picture books are reduced from £2 to only £1 each, as part of this fantastic bundle! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800229594 • Author: Various • Publisher: Various • Format: Paperback – Book Collection

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It’s Christmas Eve, and Santa’s putting on his snuggly red suit. But hang on... Where are Santa’s pants? He can’t deliver Christmas with a bare bottom! Search through mounds of mistletoe and piles of presents to find Santa’s underwear and save Christmas! A rhyming Christmas caper – guaranteed to get you giggling! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788817172 • Author: Becky Davies, Alex Willmore • Publisher: Little Tiger Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 27.9 x 24.5 x 3.4 cm

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For brave explorers and fearless bear-hunters, enjoy this chant-along children’s classic!We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest? Michael Rosen’s timeless classic, lovingly illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, is nearing its thirtieth anniversary. Having first appeared in print in 1989, it has since become an essential feature on any child’s first bookcase. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781406375947• Format: Paperback• Author: Michael Rosen• Pages: 36• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.1cm

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Join Clara on a magical Christmas adventure with this imaginative retelling of the classic tale. When her enchanted doll comes to life at midnight, Clara begins a fantastical journey to the Land of Sweets, where she meets an enchanting cast of characters, including the beautiful sugar plum fairy… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781802498844 • Author: Curious Universe • Publisher: Curious Universe • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 3cm

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What do you get if you cross a pig with a turkey? Why, that would be a purkey! And a sheep with a rabbit? That would be a shabbit, of course! With over 121 possible creations, silly names and strange noises to make you giggle, this Flip Flap book is perfect for preschoolers and ideal for animal fans. With a hilarious rhyming text and brilliant artwork from the illustrator of The Gruffalo and the Pip and Posy series, Axel Scheffler, simply flip the pages to create some seriously silly mixed-up farmyard animals! Product information: • ISBN: 9780857632456 • Author: Nosy Crow • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 25 x 1.7 x 19.2 cm

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Come join a magical hide-and-seek Christmas! Look amongst the snow and Christmas trees to see if you can find Penguin and his friends hiding under the flaps. Is that Mr Snowman outside in the snow? Just lift the flaps for a pop-up surprise! Read the lively rhymes and make story time fun! Enjoy hours of delightful pop-up surprises in this board book. Help Santa find his reindeer and teddy find the tree fairy. Peekaboo! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409334668 • Author: DK • Publisher: DK Children • Format: Hardback  • Pages: 12 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 21.1 x 2.5 cm

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Join an adorable ginger cat as she sets off to say goodnight to all her animal friends. From the barn owl swooping overhead to the rabbits safe in their hutch, there are all sorts of familiar pets and wild animals in this gorgeous book. A stunning picture book that will make the perfect bedtime story.Product Information:• ISBN: 9780230749900• Author: Ian Whybrow• Publisher: Macmillan• Format: Paperback• Pages: 20• Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.2cm

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This elegant boxset brings together all 26 books, in hardback, from the original Railway Series. A nostalgic offering to share between generations and a real collector's item that makes a delightful present for new babies who are sure to grow up to be firm Thomas fans. The perfect item for fans of the classic series, or first-time young readers looking to discover the world of Thomas The Tank. It all began with the author Reverand W. Awdry, writing a story to entertain his son when he had measles. Now millions of people across the world have grown up with the tales of Sodor Island, enchanted by the adventures of Thomas and his friends, Percy, Gordon, and Toby, and all the other engines that work on the Fat Controller’s railway. Have you met them all? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780008500160 • Author: Rev. W Awdry • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Dimensions: 16.1 x 26.2cm

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Little Gorilla thinks he has the best dad in the world! He might be embarrassing on the dance floor, but there is never a dull moment when he is around. It is impossible not to have fun! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781789056648• Author: Melanie Joyce, Steve Stone• Publisher: Igloo Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 32• Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.3cm

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A classic Kipper picture book, perfect for sharing together. Kipper and his friend Arthur are talking about baby animals. A baby owl must be an owlet, so a baby frog is a froglet and a baby hedgehog can only be a hoglet... But what is a baby dog called? Little ones will love joining in with this charming story about baby animals and growing up. Kipper has been a much-loved picture book character for over 25 years. Product Information: ISBN: 9781444936995 Author: Mick Inkpen Publisher: Hodder Format: Paperback Dimensions: 25.5 x 23cm

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Cuddle up with animals around the world as they snuggle up to keep warm, safe and happy. From kittens and puppies to pandas and bears ... and many more animals besides, this snuggly, cuddly picture storybook is perfect for sharing at bedtime, or anytime. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801053013 • Author: Jamie French • Publisher: Imagine That Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 25.4 x 25.4cm

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This is the story of Mrs Large the elephant – who just needs five minutes of peace and quiet away from her boisterous children! So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. But there’s never a dull moment with the Larges, and it soon becomes clear that mum's quiet time is to be very short-lived! Family life is beautifully observed in this warm and funny modern classic from Jill Murphy, one of Britain's most treasured author-illustrators.  Product Information: • ISBN: 9781844285396 • Author: Jill Murphy • Publisher: Walker Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 28.2 x 23.8 x 0.4 cm

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Unleash the world of Spidey and His Amazing Friends with this awesome collection of stories with an electronic reader. Read stories and learn concepts with Spidey, Ghost-Spider, Miles Morales, and more amazing heroes! Eight illustrated board books featuring Spidey and his friends come packaged with a Me Reader Jr module that reads each book aloud. Choose a book, press the matching book and page buttons on the module, and hear the whole story, along with fun and surprising sounds. Following along in the book while listening to the narration is an important first step toward independent reading! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781503764040 • Author: PI Kids • Publisher: PI Kids • Format: Board book • Pages: 80 • Dimensions: 27.9 x 6.9 x 20.4cm

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Help your child through the first stages of reading with this useful pack! Includes: • 8 levelled storybooks to share with your child to help them through the first stages of reading • Activity book with parents’ notes and stickers • Alphabet poster Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836041900 • Author: Usborne Publishing • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Box Set • Dimensions: 23 x 17.5 x 3.5cm

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Peter Rabbit and his sisters are excited for Christmas, but they've misplaced their presents! Can they gather new gifts and deliver them before the big day arrives? Beatrix Potter is one of the world's best-loved children's authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902) she went on to create a series of stories based around animal characters including Mrs Tiggy-winkle, Mr Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten. Her humorous, lively tales and beautiful illustrations have become a natural part of childhood. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241691984 • Author: Beatrix Potter • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 20.3 x 20.3cm

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Crazy creatures from prehistoric lands in this bonkers book of mixed-up dinosaurs, from bestselling, award-winning illustrator, Axel Scheffler! What do you get if you cross a mighty Tyrannosaurus rex with a fearsome Triceratops? It's a Tyrannotops, of course! And how about a giant Diplodocus with a soaring Pterodactyl? Why, that's a Diplodactyl! With over 121 possible prehistoric creations, silly names and strange noises to make you giggle, this new Flip Flap book is perfect for preschoolers and ideal for dinosaur fans. With a hilarious rhyming text and brilliant artwork from the illustrator of The Gruffalo and the Pip and Posy series, Axel Scheffler, simply flip the pages to create some seriously silly mixed-up dinosaurs! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788003315 • Author: Axel Scheffler • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Board Book • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 25.7 x 19.3 x 1.6cm

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You'd better not tickle the unicorn... because it just might neigh if you do! This delightful interactive book combines touchy-feely patches with sounds: as well as the unicorn, little children will enjoy tickling the dragon, phoenix and yeti to find out what noises they make. At the end of the book, all of the animals make their noises at the same time, along with a bouncy tune guaranteed to get everyone dancing. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474993876 • Author: Sam Taplin • Publisher: Usborne • Format: Board book • Pages: 10 • Dimensions: 20 x 2 x 19.9cm

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