Age 3 plus
Disney Princess Magical Worlds
Pop-Up Play Set
The Walt Disney Company
STEP into the magical worlds of Disney Princesses Cinderella,
Aurora and Jasmine with this dazzling interactive pop-up play set! Cinderella
is ready for the ball, Aurora is exploring the forest, Jasmine is flying above
the market of Agrabah on a magical carpet. Compact and sturdy, the play set
opens to reveal three beautifully illustrated scenes of Cinderella's Kingdom,
Aurora’s forest and Jasmine’s world from the Disney movies. There are twelve
character play pieces – including Prince Charming, Prince Phillip and Aladdin –
and readers can choose different paths for their characters each time they open
this book. Will Cinderella make it the ball and meet Prince Charming, will
Aurora dance with her forest friends or with Prince Phillip, and will Jasmine
visit the market or fly high above Agrabah? With original artwork and expertly
paper-engineered pop-ups, this exciting play set is guaranteed to be a
treasured gift for your young Disney fans!
(Studio Press, hardback, £20, published on December 10)
Where's Spidey? A Marvel Spider-Man Search & Find Book
NEW York City is under attack… where’s Spidey when you need
him? Dive into this limited edition Christmas-themed and action-packed
Spider-Man search-and-find book which is packed full of original illustrations.
Villains are causing mayhem across the city, and there’s only one person who
can stop them… Spider-Man! But where is he? Search for Spidey among the crowds
around NYC before the whole city falls to chaos. From Green Goblin attacking a
bridge to strange experiments in Doctor Octopus' lab, Spidey fans will love
hunting down the villains and spotting lots of hidden details along the way.
This fantastic new edition features three new Christmas-themed search-and-find
scenes. Turn your concentration powers to full throttle and see if you spot
Spidey and his friends amongst the Christmas festivities!
(Studio Press, paperback, £8.99)
Usborne Scratch Activities Christmas
Rosie Dickins and Samantha Meredith
START your Christmas season from scratch with this sparkling
activity book which is filled with magical Christmas scenes and inviting
patches to scratch. With special holographic foil to give added sparkle and an
attached wooden tool for scratch art, children can scratch off whole patches to
reveal hidden details, or make lines and patterns to create their own Christmas-themed
designs. And that’s not all inside this creative book… every scratch art page
has a facing page of festive Christmas colouring and puzzles to enjoy. Easy to
use and with satisfying results guaranteed, this is an ideal activity book for
simply relaxing and enjoying.
(Usborne Publishing, paperback, £7.99)
Winnie-the-Pooh: Advent Calendar Book Collection
By A.A. Milne
with decorations by E.H. Shepard
‘One fine winter’s day when Piglet was brushing away the snow in front of his house, he happened to look up, and there was Winnie-the-Pooh.’
ON the 100th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh’s creation, treat your
young Pooh fans to this official Christmas Advent gift calendar which features
a stunning festive collection of 24 attached envelopes to open every day… with
each one containing miniature books of stories and poetry from the originals by
A.A.Milne and E.H.Shepard. Youngsters will love counting down to Christmas with all their
favourite characters from the Hundred Acre Wood, including Piglet, Tigger,
Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself. Shepard’s original,
iconic artwork has been reproduced for this very special advent calendar
collection to ensure it pays homage to the vividness of the original artwork
which accompanied Milne’s classic stories starring the nation’s favourite teddy
bear. With Milne’s gently humorous stories teaching lessons about friendship
and kindness, and the excitement of opening an envelope every day, this beautiful
calendar will be a joy for all the family and the ideal way to put extra fun
and anticipation into the holiday season.
(Farshore, hardback, £21.99)
Age 5 plus
Disney Mickey and Friends Christmas Magic
The Walt Disney Company
(Studio Press, paperback, £7.99)
The Muppets: A Cute and Cosy Colouring Book
The Walt Disney Company
JOIN Disney’s Muppets and bring them to life in adorable
scenes in this fun-filled colouring book. There are over 40 detailed scenes to
colour, including Miss Piggy washing her hair, Kermit taking a nap and Fozzie
Bear treating himself to a snack. Each scene is paired with a cute quote to match
the illustration and with plenty of favourite Muppet characters to colour in on
each page, this is a hands-on winner for little artists.
(Studio Press, paperback, £7.99, published on November 19)
Winter Wonderland Story Jigsaw Book
Sam Taplin and Federica Iossa
IF your youngsters need some pre-Christmas boredom-busting
activities, keep them out of mischief with this inventive jigsaw book which
contains three nine-piece jigsaws inside the pages. It’s nearly Christmas and a
cast of adorable woodland animals are having lots of fun in the snow. Little
children will enjoy completing the magical scenes, before slotting them back
into the book for safe storage. Packed with delightful details to spot and talk
about, this is an ideal activity to keep your youngsters amused in the run-up
to Christmas.
(Usborne Publishing, board book, £8.99)
My First Sticker Book Merry Christmas
Jessica Greenwell, Lucy Barnard
and Kathrin Fehrl
LITTLE ones will love joining a merry host of animal
characters in the magical build-up to Christmas as they choose and decorate a
tree, visit a Christmas market and a light trail, go ice skating and build snow
people. Then, visit Santa and help him with his important jobs, from checking
his list to delivering all the presents on Christmas Eve. With beautiful
illustrations and a vast array of over 500 stickers to choose from, this colourful,
hands-on book is ideal for encouraging creativity and helping develop motor
skills and independent thinking. Guaranteed to keep your youngsters busy all
the way through the festive season!
(Usborne Publishing, paperback, £9.99)
Wipe-Clean Wintertime Activities
Kirsteen Robson and Manuela Berti
KEEP little hands and minds busy with this engaging activity
book packed full of winter-themed activities. Encourage young children to join
the dots, spot differences, solve the mazes and trace the dotted lines with the
special pen provided and then add on the fun of letting them wipe the page
clean and repeat. Young children need plenty of practice in pen control – an
essential skill they must learn before starting to form letters and numbers –
and these brilliant wipe-clean pages, which leave no inky mess, mean they can
play the games time and time again. A practical and educational activity book with
a special brand of child appeal.
(Usborne Publishing, paperback, £6.99)
Puzzle Parade: Jungle Train
Illustrated by Thierry Bedouet
MEET four jungle animals on the move in this chunky jigsaw
book which features a reversible jigsaw puzzle and playmat in one. Line up the
jungle steam train then flip the pieces to make your own drive-around track! Puzzle
Parade: Jungle Train is a pint-size puzzle book containing four chunky jigsaw
pieces, held snuggly within the page. Enjoy Tiger driving the train, Monkey
playing about, Elephant buying her ticket and Crocodile taking some holiday
snaps. All four pieces slot together to make a horizontal vehicle parade or
little ones can turn them over and piece them into a square playmat format,
creating an adorable mini-track to drive their own toys across. A rhyming text makes
the pages perfect to read aloud, calming children and encouraging their
language development. Reading and playing in one clever package!
(Templar Books, board book, £7.99, published on November 21)
Santa goes Ho Ho Ho!
Becky Davies and Mitch Miller
‘Santa goes through the naughty list. Santa goes down the chimney. Santa goes Ho Ho Ho!’
FIVE favourite Christmas characters are waiting
to make little ones giggle in this cheeky, chunky and colourful sound book from
author Becky Davies and illustrator Mitch Miller. Meet Santa, Reindeer, Elf,
Polar Bear and Snowman, discover each character doing funny things, and then
press the page to listen to the silly sound they make. Santa goes Ho Ho Ho! is
the second title in a humorous new sound book series for toddlers, with modern
art, a lively text and a refrain that children will love to join in with!
(Little Tiger Press, board book, £9.99)
Santa’s Wobbly Bottom
Kit Frost and Sam Rennocks
BOTTOMS up! Mischief-makers will love this ‘cheeky’ novelty
board book which comes with a wibbly-wobbly rhyming adventure and fun sliders
to push, pull and play. Who’s got a wobbly bottom? Santa has! Do YOU? If you’ve
got a wobbly bottom, there’s so much you can do!
Join Santa and his friends and
see if YOU can do the Wobbly Bottom dance! Perfect for playful pre-schoolers, Santa’s
Wobbly Bottom helps toddlers to develop fine-motor skills and makes reading SO
much fun!
(Farshore, board book, £6.99)
Lights and Sounds Winter Wonderland
Sam Taplin and Craig Shuttlewood
IT'S snowing! This beautiful lights and sounds book from
Usborne Publishing captures all the excitement and wonder of a winter’s day,
from ice-skating in the park to joining in with a festive choir and gazing up
at fireworks in the frosty air. Press the button on each page, and from fire
trucks to unicorns, little ones will hear the winter wonderland come to life
and see lanterns and fairy lights twinkling. The perfect way for the family’s
youngest members to relish all the excitement and magic of the Christmas season.
(Usborne Publishing, board book, £12.99)
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