Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Ailie Busby

Based on the classic story Hansel and Gretel, this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Find out what happens when the brother and sister get lost in the woods! Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - it contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with children aged 2-4 year olds.

Hansel and Gretel: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

Princess Holly's twin sisters Daisy and Poppy are celebrating their birthdays with a very special party. 
When the Wise Old Elf arrives he soon declares that there should be absolutely no magic. But with fairies around there's bound to be mischief and magical mayhem. This Ben and Holly storybook is perfect for reading and sharing.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Birthday Magic

Peppa Pig

This colourful storybook is based on the number one and award-winning preschool children's TV show on Channel 5 and Nickelodeon - Peppa Pig. Read this story and join Peppa and George as they go to playgroup. 
It is George's first day and Peppa doesn't really want him there. But when all of her friends want a little brother too, will Peppa change her mind? 
Find out in this lovely little piggy tale. Read the story to help your little ones find out what it's like to have their first day at preschool, nursery, playgroup or school, with the reassurance that Peppa Pig and George did it too!

Peppa Pig: George's First Day at Playgroup

Rhiannon Fielding

Chris Chatterton

An adorable new story in the no.1 bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series, written specifically to help little ones settle down for bedtime and a perfect book for children with new siblings. 
 
All Twinkle wants is to be a big sister. When her wish comes true and there's a surprise at the end of the rainbow, Twinkle must get her new baby brother Fizz back home before bedtime. 
 
But with the forest filled with so much magic and adventure, will Twinkle and Fizz manage to get to sleep in time? 
 
Weaving a journey from lively beginning to gentle end, this heartwarming bedtime tale is perfect for children with new siblings and will calm sleepy unicorns everywhere! 
 
This bestselling bedtime series has sold 3 million copies worldwide! 
 
Do you have all the books in the Ten Minutes to Bed series? 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Mermaid 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Monster 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dinosaur 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Christmas 
Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Unicorn's Birthday

Ten Minutes to Bed: Baby Unicorn

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The Ladybird Tales series is based on the original Ladybird re-tellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best &shy;- full of richness and detail. 
 
The story of Peter and the Wolf was written as a musical composition for children by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. Since it was first performed in 1936, Peter and the Wolf has been used to teach millions of children about the way music can be used to tell a story.

Ladybird Tales: Peter and the Wolf

Ladybird

Lear Disappear is Book 25 of 28 in Actiphons Level 2, and is designed for an adult and child to read together. This story is also available as part of Actiphons Level 2 Box 3. 
 
Lear Disappear is playing a game of hide and seek with her friends. Who will find the best place to hide? 
 
Actiphons is an energetic phonics series for children who are learning to read. These lively stories practise 70 letter sounds, each with its own fun character and action, to help children become confident, fluent readers. 
 
Every book contains simple activities and tips, as well as a unique code which unlocks a collection of free online resources, including a song, audiobook and animation for each story. 
 
Visit the Ladybird Education website and use the Get Set! reading check to find the perfect Actiphons book for every child.

Actiphons Level 2 Book 25 Lear Disappear

Learn phonics and get active with Actiphons!

Lorna Read

Jan Lewis

Based on the classic story The Elves and the Shoemaker, this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Meet the poor and hungry shoemaker who wakes up one morning to find that his shoes have been magically made for him! Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this hardback book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

The Elves and the Shoemaker: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Based on the number one pre-school and BAFTA winning TV animation, Peppa Pig, this wonderful story picture book is perfect for reading at bedtime, playtime and over and over again! 
 
Once upon a time, there was a loveable, slightly bossy little piggy, named Peppa. She loved jumping up and down in muddy puddles. Peppa Pig and her little brother George don't mind rain, because rain means muddy puddles to jump in! But what happens when the rain is so heavy, torrential and even biblical? The result is a flood, and Granny and Grandpa Pig come to the rescue with their boat. And when the water disappears, it creates Peppa's dream come true - the world's biggest, muddiest puddle ever! 
 
This beautiful picture book is full of Peppa Pig humour and charm and will no doubt become a classic.

Peppa Pig: The BIGGEST Muddy Puddle in the World Picture Book

Vera Southgate

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The Ladybird Tales series is based on the original Ladybird re-tellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best &shy;- full of richness and detail. 
 
This beautiful hardback edition of The Princess and the Pea is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. The tale is sensitively retold, beginning with a prince's search for a proper princess, the arrival of a young girl at the castle one stormy night and an unusual test to see if she is a real princess.

Ladybird Tales: The Princess and the Pea

Pablo

Pablo and his friends are going to the supermarket, or as they like to call it, the super place! 
 
Tang loves the super place, but Mouse finds it too bright and too noisy. 
 
Pablo and friends find different ways to have a lovely time among all the sights and sounds of the Super Place

Pablo: Pablo Goes Shopping

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. Beauty and the Beast is the story of a kind-hearted girl called Beauty who is forced to live with an ugly beast, until one day some magic happens... This Ladybird Tale ebook is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.

Ladybird Tales: Beauty and the Beast

Iona Treahy

Based on the traditional fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Jack's mother is very angry when he swaps their only cow for some magic beans. But before Jack knows it, he is off on a big adventure! Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this hardback book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

Jack and the Beanstalk: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. The Ladybird Tales series is based on the original Ladybird re-tellings, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. 
 
The story of Snow White and Rose Red is one of the lesser-known fairy tales, collected by the Brothers Grimm in Germany in the 19th century. 
 
This retelling of the story, originally published by Ladybird in 1969, is one of the best-known versions of Snow White and Rose Red in modern times.

Ladybird Tales: Snow White and Rose Red

Holly &amp; Ben think Gaston the Ladybird is sad so they try and cheer  him up by tidying his cave! Read this magical little adventure to find  out what happens.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Gaston's Messy Cave Storybook

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This ebook version story of Puss and Boots is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. 
 
Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.

Ladybird Tales: Puss in Boots

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This ebook edition of the story of The Elves and the Shoemaker is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best ­- full of richness and detail. Children have always loved and will always remember these classic stories and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.

Ladybird Tales: The Elves and the Shoemaker

Toot toot! All aboard the Dinosaur Train! In this storybook, Buddy loses his first tooth. But his whole family is confused because Pteranodons don't lose teeth. So Buddy heads to Rexville station to find out why T. rexes lose their teeth. ROAR! 
 
Dinosaur Train is a brand new animated series for children aged 3-6, airing on Nick Jr. The television show follows Buddy, a curious T. rex, and his adopted family, the Pterandons, as they meet new dinosaurs and explore the world around them. The dinosaur train travels through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous worlds, and each episode is packed with amazing prehistoric creatures! Look out for other titles in the Ladybird storybook series: The Spooky Scavenger Hunt, A Surprise for Mum and I Am a T. rex!

Dinosaur Train: Buddy Loses a Tooth

Mandy Cross

Based on the traditional fairy tale 'The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen', this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Find out what happens when a naughty fox tries to capture a clever little hen! Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Toot toot! All aboard the Dinosaur Train! In this storybook, Buddy decides to find out what sort of dinosaur he is. He knows he's not a Pterandodon like Tiny, Shiny and Don, but what is he? One day, the family take the dinosaur train to a new place and Buddy finds out that he is a T. rex. ROAR! 
 
 Dinosaur Train is a brand new animated series for children aged 3-6, airing on Nick Jr. The television show follows Buddy, a curious T. rex, and his adopted family, the Pterandons, as they meet new dinosaurs and explore the world around them. The dinosaur train travels through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous worlds, and each episode is packed with amazing prehistoric creatures! Look out for other titles in the Ladybird storybook series: Buddy Finds A Tooth, A Surprise for Mum and The Spooky Scavenger Hunt.

Dinosaur Train: I am a T. Rex

This lovely little board book box-set is the perfect introduction to the magical land of the Little Kingdom, where flowers and grasses rise above the tallest towers. Meet Ben Elf, Princess Holly and all their enchanting friends and family.

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Little Library

Written specifically with the aim of calming little ones before bedtime, this stunning adventure story sees two little playful dragons - Flicker and Flash - doing all they can to avoid bed!

Ten Minutes to Bed: Little Dragon

Fairy Princess Holly, Ben Elf and their friends have found an old broken robot in the Little Forest. Holly wants to mend it with her magic wand, but Ben and Barnaby want to fix it with their elf skills. Holly decides to make a magical key to wind up the robot, but it has some very strange results. . . Read this wonderful little story to find out what happens!

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: The Toy Robot Storybook

Cricket Craig is Book 11 of 23 in Actiphons Level 1, and is designed for an adult and child to read together. This story is also available as part of Actiphons Level 1 Box 1. 
 
Cricket Craig is playing cricket with his friends. Will anything cheer Craig up when he sits on his special cricket cap? 
 
Actiphons is an energetic phonics series for children who are learning to read. These lively stories practise 70 letter sounds, each with its own fun character and action, to help children become confident, fluent readers. 
 
Every book contains simple activities and tips, as well as a unique code which unlocks a collection of free online resources, including a song, audiobook and animation for each story. 
 
Visit the Ladybird Education website and use the Get Set! reading check to find the perfect Actiphons book for every child.

Actiphons Level 1 Book 11 Cricket Craig

King Thistle needs a new jar of honey for his sandwiches, so Ben and Holly visit a buzzing bee hive to get one for him. But they soon discover that Wise Old Elf's method of collecting honey is a bit unusual... 
 
Read this sweet story from the Little Kingdom, and find out how Wise Old Elf gets himself out of a rather sticky situation!

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom: Honey Bees

Nicola Baxter

Based on the traditional fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Follow the naughty Goldilocks into the house of the three bears, and see what happens when they come home and find her! Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this hardback book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Richard Dungworth

Genie Street is a magical place where anything can happen. Join Daisy and Tom for an exciting adventure.The Ladybird First Fiction range is an ideal first chapter book series for children who are gaining in reading confidence and want to read a proper book. Each book is split into two stories, with large type and plenty of pictures, so that children can read it for themselves, with a sense of achievement. Ideal for Key Stage 1 children. 
 
Mr Slater is a business man who goes to work every day in a smart suit and carries a very important briefcase. So when he stops catching his early morning train Tom and Daisy begin to wonder what has happened to him. They soon find him in a spot of bother in Lampland! 
 
Madame Zarr is the best circus star in all of Lampland. But when the king decides to watch her perform, Madame Zarr has a small case of stage fright. Can Tom and Daisy help her lose her nerves and save the day?

Mr Slater, Gladiator: Genie Street: Ladybird Read it yourself

Kite Mike is Book 17 of 19 in Actiphons Level 3, and is designed for children to read independently. This story is also available as part of Actiphons Level 3 Box 2. 
 
Kite Mike can't wait to play with his new kite. Will he be able to find the perfect place to fly it? 
 
Actiphons is an energetic phonics series for children who are learning to read. These lively stories practise 70 letter sounds, each with its own fun character and action, to help children become confident, fluent readers. 
 
Every book contains simple activities and tips, as well as a unique code which unlocks a collection of free online resources, including a song, audiobook and animation for each story. 
 
Visit the Ladybird Education website and use the Get Set! reading check to find the perfect Actiphons book for every child.

Actiphons Level 3 Book 17 Kite Mike

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. 
 
This classic version of Hansel and Gretel is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with beautiful new illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail. 
 
An essential part of any child's bookshelf, Ladybird Tales are perfect for sharing together and creating memories to treasure forever.

Ladybird Tales: Hansel and Gretel

A perfect first introduction to the classic American story of Dorothy and her journey along the Yellow Brick Road. Simply told with gentle, amusing rhyming text. 
 
Part of the Ladybird First Favourite Tales series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - it contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with children aged 2-4 year olds.

The Wizard of Oz: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Toot toot! All aboard the Dinosaur Train! In this storybook, it's Mrs Pteranodon's birthday and Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don want to do something special. At the Big Pond, they find the perfect surprise gifts for their Mum. 
 
Dinosaur Train is a brand new animated series for children aged 3-7, airing on Nick Jr. The television show follows Buddy, a curious T. rex, and his adopted family, the Pterandons, as they meet new dinosaurs and explore the world around them. The dinosaur train travels through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous worlds, and each episode is packed with amazing prehistoric creatures! Look out for other titles in the Ladybird storybook series: Buddy Finds A Tooth, The Spooky Scavenger Hunt and I Am a T. rex!

Dinosaur Train: A Surprise for Mum

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