Christmas Books

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

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

A fee-fi-fo-festive treat for Supertato fans this Christmas - an unmissable adventure in this super bestselling series! As seen on TV! It's showtime in the supermarket as Supertato and the veggies put on their very own production of Jack and the Beanstalk, starring The Evil Pea as Jack and Supertato as Jack's mum. There are thrills, spills and the return of a familiar-looking melon-bot as this hilarious, panto-tastic show unfolds. Will Jack's beans bring him riches beyond his wildest dreams? Will Jack and Supermum be able to escape the fearsome giant? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398511644 • Author: Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Pages: 32 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 27 x 14 x 0.4cm

The Disney Princess Annual 2025 is packed full of exciting content that all princess fans will enjoy. Including ten of your favourite Disney Princesses: Ariel, Raya, Moana, Cinderella, Tiana, Rapunzel, Belle, Mulan, Aurora and Jasmine, it features three inspiring stories: A Magic Trick The Night Flower The Sweetest Day Plus beautiful colouring pictures, fact-filled princess profiles, magical mazes, gorgeous princess posters and entertaining activities like dot to dots, a board game, a quiz, odd ones out, spot the differences, mazes, drawing, follow the line games, copy colouring and more. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008616885 • Author: Disney & Farshore • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 72 • Dimensions: 29.11 x 22.23 x 0.38cm

Have a merry LEGO® Christmas with 50 festive build ideas! Use your LEGO collection to create Christmas tree decorations, santa hats, snowflakes and more. Plus challenge your friends and family to fun LEGO games. You won't run out of ideas over the holiday season with this perfect stocking stuffer. Let the holiday fun begin!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241381717 • Author: Elizabeth Dowsett  • Publisher: DK • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  80 • Dimensions:  15.5 x 2 x 21.5 cm

Welcome to the Official Sonic Annual!  Packed with puzzles, quizzes, character stats, gaming timeline, classic comic story and updates in the world of Sonic - including brand new game Sonic X Shadow Generations!  Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog will also enjoy learning about the past year's exciting updates in the world of Sonic, as well as discovering fun facts about their favourite characters. Oh, and Dr. Eggman will be there too. Be ready to help Sonic thwart his evil plans... Get ready for the third movie and brand new video game with the official Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2025! The perfect entertainment for fans of everyone's favourite speedy blue hedgehog.  Let’s Roll! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008664275 • Author: Sonic • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 72 • Dimensions: 29.1 x 22.2 x 1.2cm  

With a different festive-themed activity for children to complete each day and over 100 stickers, this advent calendar is sure to keep little ones entertained as they count down to Christmas!  • 24 pages of festive activities • Over 100 Christmas stickers • Full of fun seasonal pictures that children will love Product Information: • ISBN: 9781803370545 • Author: Make Believe Ideas • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24

Go on a magical Christmas sticker journey with this Dolly Dressing book! Children can dress the dolls for a glamorous masked ball, an ice skating adventure, a trip to the ballet, a magical carriage ride and lots more in this Christmassy sticker book.  With over 600 reusable stickers of beautiful dresses, cosy coats, beautifully-wrapped gifts, ice skates and tutus to get the dolls ready for the festive season. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781804836569 • Author: Leonie Pratt, Clarke, Stella Baggott, Vici Lehane • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 34 • Dimensions: ‎30.5 x 23.8 x 0.5 cm

The Guard’s Parcel is a steaming 226-page hardback compilation of the most fragrant cartoons, articles, letters and Top Tips from a whole year of Viz. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916421950 • Author: Viz Magazine • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK Account • Format: Hardback • Pages: 226 • Dimensions: 30 x 23cm

YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE As an exciting new Anfield era dawns, The Official Liverpool FC Annual 2025 tales you right to the heart of life at the club and is essential reading for Reds fans of all ages. Get the inside scoop on new head coach Arne Slot and the stats and facts of the players that make up his team. Learn more about the ongoing rise of LFC Women and relive the Reds’ most recent trophy triumph. Go behind the scenes with our new signings for the 2024/25 season, brush up on your knowledge of all things Liverpool and put it to the ultimate test with our big quiz and puzzles. For any true Liverpudlian, it’s a must-read! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915879882 • Author: Grange • Publisher: Grange Communications Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 28.5 x 19 x 0.6cm

We're going on a sleigh ride, HO! HO! HO! Can you find the hidden gifts? Whoosh! Off we go! Ho! Ho! Ho! Climb aboard Santa's sleigh and join the fun as four bunnies set off on a thrilling festive adventure. With ten presents to find hidden under the flaps, it's an action-packed treasure hunt! You'll need to watch out for the obstacles along the way – snowy clouds, church spires, flocks of flying geese – and help the sleigh back to the North Pole in time for Christmas! The perfect Christmas gift, full of festive fun and winter magic, from the bestselling author of We're Going on an Elf Chase. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526632210 • Author: Martha Mumford • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 25.5 x 25.5 x 0.13cm

A brand-new first sticker book for toddlers and preschoolers! This festive sticker book has over 40 BIG stickers and features charming artwork from Benji Davies, the illustrator of The Storm Whale. Join Bizzy Bear as he has lots of adventures this Christmas, playing in the snow, visiting Santa and delivery presents to children all around the world. Every page includes a panel with objects to spot in the picture and stickers to complete the Christmas scene. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839948084 • Author: Benji Davies • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 30 x 22cm

The perfect gift for all Manchester United fans! Inside the Manchester United Annual 2025... • Relive the men's and women's historic FA Cup triumphs of 2024! • Find out which squad members are also childhood united fans • Check out the most spectacular premier league goals we've ever scored! • Read up on our incredible record of youth system products • Star defender Maya Le Tissier goes in-depth in our exclusive interview! • Rapper Headie One sheds light on his lifelong love of the Reds • Challenge yourself with a range of tricky United-based quizzes • Enter an exclusive competition to win a Reds shirt signed by first-team players! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915879905 • Author: Grange • Publisher: Grange Communications Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 28.5 x 19 x 0.6cm

A brilliantly festive sticker activity book in the Pip and Posy series! Based on the animation by the award-winning production company Magic Light Pictures, this book is packed with puzzles, festive colouring, and stickers galore that will entice all children to join in the Christmas celebrations along with Pip and Posy. Four pages of stickers and bright artwork from the TV episodes bring Pip and Posy’s wonderful world of play to life. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839946653 • Author: Pip and Posy • Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 30 x 22cm

Join Fearne Cotton as she details her struggle and journey towards finding inner happiness... Determined to break loose from the taboo of mental health, Fearne opens up about her own fight with depression, how she managed to keep it at bay and how she continues to improve herself. With expert advice from the Mind, along with ideas and exercises, delve into the journey of happiness as Fearne invites you to try it out for yourself! If you desire to begin 'Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect', then this book is the ideal companion for you. The Sunday Times Bestseller! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781409175070• Author: Fearne Cotton• Publisher: Orion Spring• Format: Paperback• Pages: 272• Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2cm

Keep the kids busy with hours of colouring fun this Christmas! With over 60 pages of festive designs to colour, this book is the perfect way to get creative and celebrate the joy of Christmas. Product Information: • ISBN: 5033601025795 • Author: Eurowrap Limited • Publisher: Eurowrap Limited • Format: Paperback

There's whiskers in the whiskey! Cats love a drink! When you're not looking, your kitty is busy getting liquored up. This book gathers the best photos of cats getting buzzed off booze and looking pawfully pitiful the morning after. And to aid your appreciation, these snaps of sordid and sozzled pussycats have been paired with hilarious captions telling us what their meowing actually means. Bottoms up! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800070202 • Author:  Charlie Ellis • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions:  14.73 x 1.65 x 14.61 cm

Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, but he's lost his list of jobs to do! This large format board book tells a fun rhyming tale of Santa who is getting ready to deliver presents around the world. Toddlers will love the large touch and feels, especially his curly beard and velvet hat. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915356024 • Author: Kath Jewitt • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Board Book • Pages: 12 • Dimensions: 22 x 22 x 1.6cm

This book will score a major-league success with sport obsessives and casual fans alike... Any true fan knows that the porcelain umpire’s chair is an ideal place to put your sporting knowledge to the test. This compendium of fun activities and quiz questions will have you spotting the difference at Wembley, finding a lost helmet at Lord’s, and going for gold in Olympic omniscience. From bestselling author and professional brain-teaser Hugh Jassburn, this illustrated puzzle book includes a range of challenges relating to football, rugby, tennis, cricket, athletics, golf, boxing, basketball, rowing, snooker and more. Pit your wits against such quiz questions as these: What is the lowest darts score you can’t achieve with a single dart? In 1981 Muhammad Ali retired from boxing – what was his career record? What is Tiger Woods’ real first name? Who was the first cricket player to score a century and take ten wickets in a test match? What sport has four letters, is played all around the world, and begins with a “t”? Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781786852687 • Author: Hugh Jassburn • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  112 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 1.7 x 14.6 cm

Dogs love a drink! When you're not looking, your four-legged friend is busy knocking them back. This book gathers the best photos of dogs getting buzzed off booze and looking pawfully pitiful the morning after. And to add to your amusement, these snaps of hedonistic and hazy hounds have been paired with hilarious captions telling us what their barking is all about. Raise a glass to these howl-raisers! Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781800070219 • Author:  Charlie Ellis • Publisher:  Summersdale • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  96 • Dimensions:  14.73 x 1.65 x 14.61 cm