Books

Under glittering waves of a vast ocean blue, a beautiful world is hidden from view. And there, in the cool and the quiet of the deep, a great, gentle giant was stirring from sleep . . .

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

Millions of highly effective people have become more successful by understanding the simple fact that 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts. All you have to do is identify the 20 percent that leads to 80 percent. The 80/20 Principle shows you how.

Is Cristiano Ronaldo your ultimate football hero?

A new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.

Whether you’re greeting friends, family, teachers or neighbours, there are so many ways to say hello! This adorable board book shows us all the lovely ways we can greet people, while reinforcing the importance of listening to our boundaries. Feeling a bit shy? You can say hello from somewhere you feel safe! Meeting a stranger? Maybe try a wave or a smile!

A charming new addition to the best-selling 'That's Not My'… series. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches on some adorable deer. With simple, repetitive text, tactile patches and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. A little, white mouse also appears on every page, for children to spot.

Lucy Courtenay has officially been writing children’s fiction since 1999, and unofficially for a lot longer than that. Her desk drawers are full of half-finished stories waiting for the right moment to emerge and dance around her study in a shower of exuberant paperclips. She’s written for series such as THE SLEEPOVER CLUB, ANIMAL ARK, DOLPHIN DIARIES and BEAST QUEST. Her new series MERMAID SCHOOL is out now.

Four decades later, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides. Wang's investigation will lead him to a mysterious online game and immerse him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns.