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Children’s books recommended by the Obamas

It’s well known that the Obamas are big readers. So, we’ve rounded up a selection of stories that have received a big thumbs up from the family.

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Games & activities

Make an Enormous Crocodile word game

Make learning words fun for your little one with this preschool craft based on Roald Dahl's Words.
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Games & activities

Download a spring activity pack!

Kids can complete challenging word searches, make a dancing puffin, and start planning their own story (with the help of Rowley Jefferson) in our new printable activity pack!
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Games & activities

Make a Willy Wonka shape sorter

Learning shapes can be made extra fun for your youngster with this preschool game inspired by Roald Dahl's Shapes.

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Must-read classics

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Extracts

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney

Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1 international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
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Extracts

The Ocean of Story by Nazneen Ahmed

Celebrate Puffin's 80th birthday with this extract from The Puffin Book of Big Dreams, a new short story by Nazneen Ahmed.
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Extracts

Death Sets Sail by Robin Stevens

Read an extract from the final Murder Most Unladylike mystery by bestselling author Robin Stevens. In Death Sets Sail, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, taking a cruise along the Nile. But then one of the passengers is found murdered in h

Fun activity books

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Fantasy and fairy tales

Recommended reading

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From classic reads to the most spectacular of space adventures, these books will beat boredom and inspire young readers. And with so many to choose from, the fun need never stop…
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Books for little readers

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