Amanda Li

Join Moomintroll, his family and their friends in beautiful Moominvalley, where everyone is welcome. Surprising things happen every day in Moominvalley - luckily the Moomin family and their friends embrace the unexpected with their characteristic humour, kindness and charm. This beautiful book contains nine exciting adventure stories - all closely based on the warm and whimsical Moomin world and characters created by the celebrated writer, artist and illustrator Tove Jansson. Presented in chronological order, each story in Adventures in Moominvalley is taken from an episode of the 3D animation series and set in the idyllic and peaceful valley where the round blue Moominhouse stands. The stories describe the adventures of Moomintroll, his parents, Moominmamma and Moominpappa and their eclectic and happy band of friends – Little My, Snufkin, Snorkmaiden, the hattifatteners and other famous characters from the classic stories. The stories in this collection will delight Moomin fans of all ages. In one story Moomintroll sails to the mysterious Hattifattener island and in another, he finds a tiny dragon. The Moomins temporarily move house, Snufkin composes a new spring tune and Moomintroll encounters the mysterious Groke.

Adventures in Moominvalley

From surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change, you won't believe the incredible stories of the challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome! Rise Up: Ordinary Kids in Extraordinary Stories features 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. The stories range from triumphing over illness and injury to overcoming bullying. Entries include Sweden's Greta Thunberg, whose youth climate activism sparked a global movement, and Pakistan's Ayesha Farooq, who became Pakistan's first female fighter pilot at age 25. Each incredible story is narrated in an exciting and engaging style, and is combined with visually stunning illustrations by Amy Blackwell. Children can lose themselves in the remarkable true-life tales of ingenuity, courage, and commitment. Practical tips and skills accompany each story, from how to tie useful knots to send coded messages, and how to be more environmentally green to how to survive a shark attack. This useful information provides a springboard for children to apply this knowledge in their own lives. These empowering stories show that no matter who you are, how old you are, and what you do, you can rise to the challenge.

Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories

Rise Up

Join Odo and his friends at Forest Camp in this exciting adventure, part of the preschool picture book series about the little owl with big ideas.

Odo: The Egg

Tove Jansson

Beautifully designed, lavishly produced and richly illustrated with captivating artwork and lively, witty writing, Adventures in Moominvalley is the first of three storybook companions to the highly anticipated animated TV series, Moominvalley.The show is voiced by a stellar cast including Kate Winslet, Rosamund Pike, Jennifer Saunders, Richard Ayoade, and Matt Berry and tells the adventures of nine-year-old Moomintroll, his parents, Moominmamma and Moominpappa and their eclectic and happy band of friends - Little My, Snufkin, Snork Maiden, the Hattifatteners and other famous characters from the classic stories.Set in the picturesque Moominvalley and centred around the tall, round blue Moomin house where the Moomins live, the adventures in this collection are based on the TV episodes, which derive closely from the warm and whimsical Moomin world created by the celebrated writer and artist Tove Jansson.

Charlotte's Web: The Essential Guideis a comprehensive guide to the new Nickleodeon live-action film. It is jam-packed with insightful information about Wilbur, Charlotte, Fern and all the other characters from the film. Each main character has its own double-page profile including fabulous CG images. This beautiful Essential Guide explores all the themes that are integral to the Charlotte's Webstory, including friendship, loyalty, prejudice and the cycle of life. As well as fictional information from the story, the essential guide also contains fun real facts, such as a great spread about real spiders - how they spin their webs and use their spinnerets.

Charlotte's Web

Ladybird Books Staff

Ladybird I'm Ready for School is a big, colourful book from Ladybird with a squishy padded cover and engaging pictures. Everything your little one needs to know before they start school. From simple early learning concepts to the seasons, parts of the body and the jobs people do. This book is full of reassuring information and simple learning concepts - perfect for parents helping little ones prepare for the big day.Have fun counting from 1 to 20, naming the days of the week and talking about what to expect on the first day of school and more.

I'm Ready-- for School!

This interactive sound book from Ladybird is a gentle introduction to key manners and learning about being polite for young preschool children. Pirate Pete and Princess Polly try to use the right words to be polite at nursery and when they are having fun at home. Toddlers will love the engaging text and colourful illustrations, while the cheer sound button on each double page will also help to motivate them to learn and practise their manners to be just like their favourite pirate and princess!

Please and Thank You

Pirate Pete and Princess Polly

Come on an adventure with the Moomins, in this beautiful gift edition of eight exciting stories based on the award-winning animation series Moominvalley.

Return to Moominvalley

Set in beautiful Moominvalley, this is a colourful collection of nine amazing adventure stories about Moomintroll and his family based on the award-winning animation episodes - in which the charming Moomins and their friends encounter the hattifatteners, capture a dragon, unexpectedly move house and meet the mysterious Groke.

"You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is." The Moomins have been off on an adventure, and now they're back home in wonderful Moominvalley! Join in as they meet new friends Snork and Stinky, get invaded by electric Hattifatteners, throw a surprise party, and pull off a daring heist. Illustrated throughout with gorgeous full-colour art from the acclaimed animation, Wonderful Moominvalley is the fourth storybook in the Adventures in Moominvalley series, based on episodes from Moominvalley series 3. Bursting with adventure and full of the Moomins’ trademark humour, kindness and tolerance, this beautiful collection of stories captures all the wit and whimsy of Tove Jansson’s original Moomin stories and is sure to be treasured by Moomin fans old and new.

Adventures in Moominvalley Book 4

Wonderful Moominvalley

Princess Polly: I'm Starting Nursery is a new interactive story starring the famous Princess Polly, part of Ladybird's best-selling Pirate Pete and Princess Polly series. Starting nursery is an exciting and anxious time for children and parents alike and this reassuring sound book is a fun way to prepare little ones for their own first day at nursery school. The simple text and colourful illustrations help little girls to understand what happens at nursery and reassure and motivate them about staying at nursery themselves. It covers visiting the nursery to look around, all the different activities to do there, going to the loo, having lunch and making new friends. Pressing the cheer button on every page is also a fun way to involve your child in the story!

I'm Starting Nursury

Princess Polly I'm a New Big Sister is a bright and engaging ebook describing the excitement and fun of having a new sibling and becoming a sister. The simple text and colourful illustrations will help little girls understand what happens when a new baby joins the family and how lovely it is to be a big sister. Have fun sharing the story with your child, whether reading it yourself or following along with the friendly voiceover. Part of Ladybird's successful Pirate Pete and Princess Polly range, it is the perfect companion to Princess Polly's Potty book.

I’m a New Big Sister: A Princess Polly book

What's grey and wobbly? A jellyphant. What do you get if you cross a sheep with a kangaroo? A woolly jumper. Children love telling jokes to their friends and family, and this work includes jokes that are easy to read. It is ideal for beginner readers who enjoy fun wordplay.

My First Joke Book

Jellyphants and Woolly Jumpers

Picture book. BOARD BOOK. "Noisy Book". Describes the excitement of moving from a cot to a big bed and all the stages along the way, such as choosing bedding, getting rid of the cot and finally Pirate Pete discovering what it's like to sleep all night in a big bed of his own. The simple text and colourful illustrations will help little boys understand more about sleeping in a big bed; even why it may at first seem a bit daunting, but how in the end moving to a big bed is an important stage of growing up. Pressing the cheer sound button on every page is also a fun way to motivate your child and involve him in the story!

My Big Boy Bed

What sort of jokes do werewolves like best? Howlers! What's worse than being surrounded by huge great scary monsters? Being surrounded by AWFUL JOKES ABOUT MONSTERS! Think you can stomach hundreds of and ghastly gags? These monster gags will have you screaming for more! From gnarly knock knocks to gruesome groaners, you'll find everything to tickle your monster fancy.

The Great Monster Joke Book

From surviving a plane crash in the jungle to striking against climate change, you won’t believe the incredible stories of the challenges these brave kids from around the world have overcome! Rise Up: Ordinary Kids in Extraordinary Stories features 29 tales of amazing young girls and boys who have achieved the unimaginable. The stories range from triumphing over illness and injury to overcoming bullying. Entries include Sweden's Greta Thunberg, whose youth climate activism sparked a global movement, and Pakistan's Ayesha Farooq, who became Pakistan's first female fighter pilot at age 25. Each incredible story is narrated in an exciting and engaging style, and is combined with visually stunning illustrations by Amy Blackwell. Children can lose themselves in the remarkable true-life tales of ingenuity, courage, and commitment. Practical tips and skills accompany each story, from how to tie useful knots to send coded messages, and how to be more environmentally green to how to survive a shark attack. This useful information provides a springboard for children to apply this knowledge in their own lives. These empowering stories show that no matter who you are, how old you are, and what you do, you can rise to the challenge.

Jeremy Strong

Is it time to pause for breath? No because there’s also Streaker the dog, indoor pirates, trolls and superheroes AND karate kicking and time-travelling AND mad grannies and so much more. Featuring a brand new short-story by Jeremy, the Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book is jam-packed with jokes, quizzes,puzzles and games, plus extracts from all your favourite stories. Warning! No Knock-knock’s were used in the making of this book.

Jeremy Strong's Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book

Das Mumintal wird von einer Sturmflut überschwemmt, aber die Bewohner des Tals retten sich in ein schwimmendes Theater. Als Mumin und das Snorkfräulein das neue Zuhause für kurze Zeit verlassen, wird es in eine ferne Bucht getrieben. Damit die beiden den Weg zurückfinden, planen die Muminfamilie und ihre Freunde eine große Theateraufführung, von der jeder sprechen wird. Und trotz einiger Pannen wird die Überschwemmung bald zu einem lustigen Ereignis.

Die Mumins (5). Sturm im Mumintal

Macmillan Children's Books

Have fun with the Moomins and their friends in this exciting interactive board book, with a moving mechanism in every scene.

The Moomins Have Fun! a Push, Pull and Slide Book

My Big Girl Bed is part of Ladybird's best-selling Pirate Pete and Princess Polly book series for toddlers and young children, starring the ever-popular Princess Polly! Princess Polly: My Big Girl Bed describes the excitement of moving from a cot to a big bed and all the stages along the way, such as choosing bedding, getting rid of the cot and finally Princess Polly discovering what it's like to sleep all night in a big bed of her own. Listen along with the audio narration as Princess Polly tries her big girl bed for the first time. The simple text and colourful illustrations will help little girls understand more about sleeping in a big bed; even why it may at first seem a bit daunting, but how in the end moving to a big bed is an important stage of growing up.

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