Townhouse 2022 Catalogue by Bounce Sales and Marketing

BOARD BOOKS

Happy

Kind

Calm

Brave

A series of beautifully illustrated board books exploring big feelings. The simple narrative in each book carries an important message: it is important to listen to our feelings, acknowledge them, and feel safe enough to express and share them with others. At the end of each book there is a practical exercise to help little ones deal with the emotion and a fun wheel to express how they feel.

• Mindful message and practical activity in each book

• Wheel can be seen on cover

• Engaging illustrations by Ailie Busby

TPS: 194 x 194 mm Extent: 7 spreads + wheel Format: Cased board book

UK RRP: £7 .99 Age: 2+

Title: I can be . . . Happy ISBN: 978-1-915356-17-8

Pub date: 1 February 2023

Title: I can be . . . Calm ISBN: 978-1-915356-19-2

Pub date: 1 February 2023

Title: I can be . . . Kind ISBN: 978-1-915356-18-5 Pub date: 1 February 2023

Title: I can be . . . Brave ISBN: 978-1-915356-20-8

BOARD BOOKS

TURN THE WHEEL!

I CAN BE . . .

SQUISHY SOUNDS

Old MacDonald Had a Zoo

Old MacDonald had a zoo... and in that zoo he had a monkey! And that monkey wanted bananas - can you help Old MacDonald find the monkey? With four squishy-squashy silicone animal heads that make fun sounds, plus a single push button to play the tune, these fun twists on well-known nursery rhymes will delight children and adults alike.

• Hilarious twist on a well-known rhyme

• Fabulously fun illustrations by Sophia Touliatou

SOUNDS

& SILICONE BUTTONS! TPS: 210 x 210 mm Extent: 6 spreads+ silicone + sound Format: Cased board book UK RRP: £12.99 Age: 3+ Title: Old MacDonald Had a Zoo • 4 silicone heads with animal sounds • 1 nursery rhyme tune button

BOARD BOOKS

LITTLE SOFTIES

How do you Hug? . Time for Bed!

Adorable, high-contrast board books with pops of colour, designed to appeal to babies. Featuring gorgeous illustrations and die-cuts to soft felt on every page for an extra-sensory experience.

• Soft, bright felt spacers make the book lighter to hold

• Features Danielle Mudd's delightful high-contrast artwork

Title: How Do You Hug?

ISBN: 978-1-915356-13-0

Pub date: 1 March 2023

Title: Time for Bed!

ISBN: 978-1-915356-14-7

Pub date: 1 March 2023

TPS: 140 x 140 mm Extent: 7 spreads + felt spacers

Format: Cased board book UK RRP: £7.99 Age: 0+

SOFT SPACERS!FELT

BOARD BOOKS

LOTS TO SPOT

On the Farm . In the Jungle

Use the carry handle to take these books wherever you go. Bright colourful artwork teamed with fun rhyming text and things to spot on every page make these sturdy little books perfect for little ones on the move.

CARRY HANDLE!

Title: On the Farm ISBN: 978-1-915356-15-4

• Popular carry handle format

ISBN: 978-1-915356-16-1

Extent: 5 spreads

Format: Board book with handle

UK RRP: £6.99 Age: 1+

• Things to spot on every page

• Featuring Julie Clough's bright, graphic illustrations

BOARD BOOKS

POP-TASTIC!

Busy Machines . I Love Pets

A fabulously fun pop-up series, featuring colourful, extra-large pops, charming rhyming text and fun facts on every spread. These bright, cheery little books will delight, inform and entertain!

Title: I Love Pets

ISBN: 978-1-915356-31-4 Pub date: 1 June 2023

FUN POP-UPS!

Busy Machines

ISBN: 978-1-915356-30-7

Pub date: 1 June 2023

TPS: 220 x 250 mm L

Extent: 5 spreads with pop-ups Format: Cased pop-up book

UK RRP: £7.99 Age: 3+

• Large, robust pop-up on every spread

• Charming rhyming text, perfect for sharing

• Bright colourful illustrations by Louise Anglicas

6 6

MAKE A NOISE!

So Sleepy Sloth

Sloth is so, so sleepy, but the jungle is full of noisy sounds. Will she ever find a quiet spot for a snooze? Children will love to press the buttons on the sturdy carry handle to bring Sloth’s noisy jungle to life in this charming tale.

• 12 sound buttons to press

• Sturdy carry handle for fun on the go

• Fabulously fun illustrations by Galina Duk

Title: So Sleepy Sloth ISBN: 978-1-915356-81-9

Pub date: 1 June 2023

Extent: 6 spreads plus handle and 12 sound buttons

Format: Board book UK RRP: £12.99 Age: 1+

NEW SERIES!

BOARD BOOKS

AMAZING POP-UP FINALE! 8 NEW TITLE! PUPPY

AND GRANDMA FLO... Grow Tomatoes How can

grow ‘magic vegetables’ if

Title: Puppy

and

... Grow

ISBN:

• Fun flaps on every spread TPS: 220 x 200 mm P Extent: 7 spreads Format: Cased

book with flaps UK

Age: 3+ BOARD BOOKS

Puppy Jo

he doesn’t have a garden? Never fear - Grandma Flo has the answer! Join this adorable duo as they plant some seeds, watch them grow - and taste the end result. With lots of flaps to reveal hidden surprises, fun gardening tips and facts - plus a delicious pop-up finale!

Grandma Flo

Tomatoes

978-1-915356-82-6

board

RRP: £8.99

Bugs and bug-eaters

Up in the trees Climb to the top of the tallest trees and you will find a host of noisy creatures. Birds flap, insects buzz and families of monkeys shout from the branches. Can you hear a rumbling roar? A howler monkey is warning others to keep away. His calls can be heard for miles around. A yellow rumped cacique has built her nest near some wasps Their angry buzzing stops monkeys stealing her eggs! Canyouhear? quawking macaws Chattering toucans Noisy howler monkeys Buzzing wasps Tiny hummingbirds hover by flowers and sip nectar with their long beaks. Some jungle fungi glow in the dark! Macaws squawk and toucans chatter. Crack! They break open nuts with their brightly coloured beaks. Squirrel monkey this tiny monkey carries her baby on her back. Look

Blue morpho butterfly flutters through the trees to search for a mate. Chameleon - changes colour to match his surroundings or to send messages to other chameleons. Harpy eagle builds a nest high in the treetops for her chick. These birds are nearly as tall as you!

for...

Listen! The air hums with tiny wings beating, while on the ground and in the trees millions of little legs are creeping. Peep under leaves, inside flowers and under logs to find rainforest bugs. The pitcher plant tempts insects with its sweet smell. Plop! A mosquito drops into the deep cup and is turned into plant food. Fireflies light up the jungle with their glowing bottoms! Look, a leaf with eyes and a stick with legs! Disguises keep the stick insect and leaf mimic katydid safe from hungry creatures. They also help them to hide when hunting.

An anteater slurping Marching ants Mosquitos buzzing A splashing waterfall Giant centipede will eat any small creature he can catch! Look for... Praying mantis– has bent front legs, ready to grab a bite to eat! Mosquito - males drink nectar from flowers. The females bite animals and feed on their blood! Scorpion has a sharp stinger at the tip of her tail to inject venom into prey. Orchid beecollects nectar and pollen from orchid flowers. This giant anteater has sniffed out some leafcutter ants. She slurps them up with her long tongue. The rhinoceros beetle can grow bigger than your hand! It roams around looking for rotting fruit to eat. Step

the jungle Travel deep into the rainforest and look closely among the trees. You might spot creatures with colours, patterns and clever disguises that disappear amongst the leaves. Some are hiding from danger and others are creeping up on a meal. Tapirs sniff out fallen fruit. Baby’s stripes make him hard to see on the shadowy forest floor. The poison dart frog’s colourful skin warns other animals - am deadly to eat! Did you hear that growl? A jaguar’s spotty coat helps her slip secretly through the shadows. Canyouhear? Frogs croaking A jaguar growling The rain falling A sleepy sloth keeps very still. The algae growing on her fur matches the green jungle. anana spider her colours help her to hide. Emerald tree boa - lives up in the trees. Look for... The spots on this owl butterfly’s wings looks like owl eyes to scare enemies away Orchid - grows on logs and trees. Glow worm insect larvae that glows orange, yellow or green in the dark. Iguana - comes down from the treetops to lay her eggs. Tree frog - has sticky toes to cling to trees and leaves. 9 LISTEN, LIGHT UP AND LEARN Rainforest A magical non-fiction journey through the rainforest. Find out what makes this habitat and the creatures that live there so special. With gorgeous detailed illustrations and 20 sounds to find, plus LED lights on every spread, this book will delight and absorb any child or grown-up interested in nature. • 20 real wildlife recordings • 5 LED lights • Featuring Juliana Motzko's magical animal artwork Extent: 5 spreads Format: Cased board + sound + light UK RRP: £12.99 Age: 4+ Title: Rainforest ISBN: 978-1-915356-09-3 Pub date: 1 June 2023 BOARD BOOKS

Canyouhear?

into

Santa’s Christmas Countdown

Santa is getting ready for Christmas Eve, but he’s lost his list of jobs to do! Little ones will be delighted by this fun story with enchanting illustrations by renowned artist Sebastien Braun. Large ‘touch and feels’ complement the charming artwork in this seasonal title for the very young - and young at heart, too! •

Title: Santa’s Christmas Countdown ISBN: 978-1-915356-02-4 Pub date: 1 October 2022

Extent: 6 spreads + touch and feel Format: Cased board UK RRP: £10.99 Age: 1+

BOARD BOOKS 10

media

Acclaimed illustrator

Large touch and feels • Supported by social

campaign •

Sebastien Braun

TOUCH

& FEEL!

Townhouse Publishing Ltd Bailey House Dublin DV22 AOV2 Ireland. Imported into the UK Townhouse Publishing Ltd De La Bere House Bayshill Road Cheltenham Copyright © Townhouse Publishing Ltd 2022 Illustrations by Shannon Hays All rights reserved Colouring Christmas Join Santa and his elves for some festive colouring fun! Townhouse Publishing Ltd Bailey House Fonthill Industrial Estate Dublin DV22 AOV2 Ireland. Imported into the UK by Townhouse Publishing Ltd Bayshill Road Copyright Townhouse Publishing Ltd 2022 Illustrations by Shannon Hays All rights reserved NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE Doodles FEstive Join Santa and his elves for oodles of festive doodling fun! Townhouse Publishing Ltd Bailey House Imported into the UK by Townhouse Publishing Ltd De Bere House Bayshill Road Cheltenham GL50 3AW UK. Copyright Townhouse Publishing Ltd 2022 Illustrations Shannon Hays All rights reserved Activities Winter Join Santa and his elves for some festive puzzles, games and activities Townhouse Publishing Ltd Fonthill Industrial Estate Dublin DV22 AOV2 Ireland. Imported into the UK by Townhouse Publishing Ltd De Bere House Bayshill Road Copyright © Townhouse Publishing Ltd 2022 Illustrations Shannon Hays All rights reserved NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE Stickers SAnta’s Join Santa and his elves for lots of festive sticker activity fun! Page Page Page Page Page Page Pages 8-9 Page Page 13 Page 14 Page Page 12 Page Justforfun! COLOURING, STICKER AND ACTIVITY BOOKS My Cool Christmas Activity Case Fun-filled activity case containing two large colouring and doodling books, two smaller sticker and activity books, and two sticker sheets packed with over 75 stickers. A rope handle and a bonus sheet of holographic-foil bubble stickers inset into the case complete the look. Excellent value for money and will keep kids entertained for hours! Book 2: 240x195mm P Book 3: 213x175mm P Book 4: 13x175mm P BUBBLE ONSTICKERS CASE! • 4 books included • 10 holographic-foil bubble stickers • 2 sticker sheets with over 75 stickers • Illustrated by popular artist Shannon Hays 11 Title: My Cool Christmas Activity Case ISBN: 978-1-915356-03-1 Pub date: 1 October 2022 Sticker sheets x 2: 240x195mm Bubble stickers: 100x100mm (10 stickers) Case: 200x255x25mm with rope handle UK RRP: £9.99 Age: 5 to 7 years