Buster Books Children's Catalogue 2016

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Buster Books celebrates turning 15 this year. We’re proud of our diverse and creative list of best-selling books, and can’t wait to share these new titles. Delve into the world of mythical beasts, with a captivating colouring book featuring breath-taking illustrations and engaging information. Curious children will love a twist on search books with an epic creaturecounting challenge, and we continue to develop our innovative range of large-format activity books with mazes and sophisticated colour by numbers. LOM Art continues to blossom and now includes a carefully curated list of artist-led titles for children. We’ve collaborated with talented illustrators from around the globe to create exquisite colouring projects, creative drawing books and so much more.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUSTER!


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ISBN: 9781780554297 Pub: September 2016

Featuring a glistening foiled cover and filled with the most ferocious and fierce mythical monsters from around the world, The Book of Beasts will take readers on an epic colouring quest through ancient lands and lore. Children can colour the beasts and read all about the legendary creatures, finding out where the tall tales began.

£12.99 • Hardback • 290×290mm • 64pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780554303 Pub: September 2016

Children can help two zoologists tally up the most exciting species in their monumental expedition, spanning 18 exciting locations and habitats around the world. From the steep slopes of the Himalayas to the dark depths of the Indian jungle, keen-eyed kids must find and count certain creatures, then add up their tallies to match the total number given on each spread. There’s hours of fun to be had in this incredible search challenge. £9.99 • Paperback • 370×265mm • 48pp • Full colour


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EXCITING NEW TITLES SOUTH AMERICA

Q u e e n c o n ch

The three-toed sloth is the world's slowes t mammal

zo n ia n ro ya l Ama f l yca tcher

Orinoco crocodile, Columbia and Venezuela

C A R ACAS

Boa cons trictors can grow up to 13 feet (4 metres) long

VENE ZUEL A B ro m e l i a d

Scarlet macaw

G E O R G E TO W N

COLOMBIA

GUYANA

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PAR AMAR IBO

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Pink river dolphins

Hawaksbill sea turtle

The Amazon is the larges t tropical rainfores t in the world

BR A Z IL

Jagua r

The Brazillian three-banded armadillo can roll itself into a ball Rubber t ree

B l u e m orp ho bu t ter f l y

South American tapir with baby

Pi ra n h a B R AS I L I A

Ha r p y e a g l e

Blue-bellied parrot

A giant anteater eats around 3 5,000 ants a day

He l ic o n ia plant

Toco toucan Scarlet ibis Acai berries

Ye l l o w-b a n d e d p o is o n d a r t f ro g G o l d e n l i o n t a m a ri n

Co m m o n va m p i re b a t Cacoa seeds are used to make chocolate

Hum p b ack wh a l e

S o u t h A m e r i c a n se a l i o n

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ISBN: 9781780553931 Pub: September 2016

Children can colour their way around the world with this big and bold poster-sized book. Each striking map is packed with flora and fauna to colour and accompanied by fascinating facts. Completed maps can be pulled out and displayed proudly. A great way for kids to learn about the world of wildlife.

Cocoa tree

Also available: ISBN: 9781780553610

£12.99 • Paperback • 400×285mm • 48pp perforated • Full colour

Spotted eagle ray


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ISBN: 9781780553979 Pub: April 2016

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ISBN: 9781780553993 Pub: April 2016

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ISBN: 9781780553986 Pub: April 2016

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ISBN: 9781780554006 Pub: April 2016

Illustrated with striking black-and-white artwork and splashes of bright colour, this beautiful new series of board books is a wonderful way to stimulate babies and teach toddlers their first words. £4.99 • Board books • 150×150mm • 14pp • Full colour


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EXCITING NEW TITLES ISBN: 9781782435846 Pub: April 2016

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ISBN: 9781782435853 Pub: April 2016

This innovative new colouring series allows colouring enthusiasts to display their masterpieces in all their glory. Each book features over 30 intricate black and white illustrations and comes with a high-quality, reusable black frame. The single-sided pages can be easily removed from the book, and the frame slides open so artwork can be continually updated.

£9.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 296×239mm • 64pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780554495 Pub: August 2016

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Step into a world of spectacular colour with this innovative colour-by-numbers book. Simply following the number code on each page will reveal a dramatic, beautiful image. There are stunning animals, magnificent monuments and much more to choose from.

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£9.99 • Paperback • 290×290mm • 64pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781782435990 Pub: May 2016

This striking large-format book is an exciting and challenging take on colour by numbers. Readers can shade in colour-coded grids and shapes to reveal stunning images. From pixellated animal heads to isometric patterns, the geometric designs in this book will keep puzzle-enthusiasts of any age occupied for hours on end.

£9.99 • Paperback • 370×265mm • 64pp • Black and white


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NEW ISBN: 9781782433866 Pub: March 2016

Readers must connect the dots to reveal the striking pictures in this amazing large-format book. With more than 30,000 dots spread across 30 pictures, this is the ultimate dot-to-dot challenge. £9.99 • Paperback • 370×265mm • 64pp • Full colour

NEW ISBN: 9781782436218 Pub: September 2016

Featuring 30 extreme mazes, including multi-layered puzzles, this book will keep maze masters challenged for hours on end. Created by best-selling brain-training and puzzle-book author, Dr. Gareth Moore. £9.99 • Paperback • 370×265mm • 80pp • Black and white


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EXCITING NEW TITLES RINGS WINGS F O R

Launch your glider with the small hoop at the front. Push it gently into the air and let go!

Hoop gliders have circular wings – not flat ones – but they still glide beautifully!

Back

Adjust the sizes of the hoops front and back until it glide as far as possible!

Start here.

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Roll this piece around a pencil to form the body (fuselage) of the glider. Glue to close, and remove the pencil.

HOW FAR CAN YOU MAKE IT FLY?

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Fix wings to fuselage.

Fold the tabs back over the wing loops and glue in place. F o l d Glue to opposite tab

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What’s the science?

Your hoop glider is a mini-aircraft! Just like on a fighter jet, 4 forces act on it while in the air …

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Fold over and glue the end flaps to make a flat loop. Tuck the wing through to make a hoop.

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LIFT DRAG

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Caused by air resistance. Slows it down.

Generated by the hooped wings. Raises it up.

THRUST

Glue to opposite tab

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Produced by you. Propels the glider forward.

Makes it fall.

ISBN: 9781780554433 Pub: March 2017

This is the ultimate activity-based book, perfect for curious children inspired by cool science. With colouring and doodling activities to complete, and 12 press-out projects to create, there are hours of fun to be had cutting, tearing and pulling apart the pages (all in the name of science, of course). Best of all, no expensive craft supplies are required. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 56pp • Black and white

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ISBN: 9781780554044 Pub: October 2016

Full of beautiful and sophisticated illustrations to colour, this book is perfect for those who love fashion. Blending contemporary styles with timeless classics, Fashion Colouring will inspire individuality and creativity. £9.99 • Paperback • 276×216mm • 96pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780554389 Pub: September 2016

Fans can immerse themselves in all things Zoella in this beautiful notebook. It’s packed with top tips from the queen of vlogging, inspirational quotes and colouring pages. With plenty of blank and lined pages, readers can indulge their own blogger dreams and allow creativity to run free.

£9.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 246×189mm • 128pp • Full colour

An amazing collection of quizzes, puzzles and games perfect for all Taylor Swift fans. Includes eight pages of gorgeous glossy photos.

ISBN: 9781780553832

ISBN: 9781780553825

ISBN: 9781780554457 Pub: October 2016

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These are must-have titles for followers of online sensations Alfie Deyes and Zoe Sugg. Fans can enjoy completing puzzles, quizzes and lots more.

£4.99 • Paperback • 198×129mm • 96pp + 8pp colour plates


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beautiful collection of animal portraits is one of the “This most intricate colouring books on the market. ” – Isabelle Broom, Heat magazine

BESTSELLER

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100,000 COPIES SOLD ISBN: 9781910552155

A beautiful colouring book, perfect for any animal lover. From a magestic stag to an inquisitive rabbit, there are so many stunning portraits to choose from and bring to life with colour. £9.99 • Paperback • 290×290mm • 64pp • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781910552346 Pub: June 2016

This postcard book is filled with 20 favourite images from the well-loved The Menagerie colouring book. Each postcard is embellished with luxurious bronze foil.

£9.99 inc. VAT • Postcards • 170×120mm • 20 cards • Bronze foil


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ISBN: 9781910552216 Pub: June 2016

Fly away with The Aviary, a stunning collection of bird portraits to colour. From a mighty eagle and a regal swan, to a fabulous flamingo and a superb bird of paradise, these beautiful creations will keep colouring enthusiasts absorbed for hours on end.

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ISBN: 9781910552322 Pub: September 2016

Filled with majestic marine creatures, colouring enthusiasts and animal lovers can complete each magnificent artwork in this intricate aquatic collection. The two-foiled cover adds a touch of elegance to this stunning title. £9.99 • Paperback • 290×290mm • 64pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781910552148 Pub: May 2016

Enter the weird and wonderful world of illustrator Kerby Rosanes, where animals and objects morph and explode into astounding detail. Featuring intricate black-and-white illustrations, each creation is sure to satisfy the most curious of colourers. With hidden objects to find throughout, this is the ultimate colour-and-search challenge. £9.99 • Paperback • 250×250mm • 96pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781910552261 Pub: May 2017

Stunning mythical beasts have invaded the pages of the latest super-detailed colouring book by Kerby Rosanes. Along with shape-shifting aliens transforming each creature into something from your wildest dreams, there are also objects to search for and find in this new extravaganza of a colouring book.

BESTSELLER

Hyper-detailed doodling with “manga influences ... a young adult colouring-in experience ” The Guardian (Animorphia) 150,000 COPIES SOLD

ISBN: 9781910552070 £9.99 • Paperback • 250×250mm • 96pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781910552247 Pub: March 2016

A stunning set of illustrated postcards from the best-selling Animorphia, ready to be removed, coloured and posted. Features a neon and silver-foiled cover. £7.99 inc. VAT • Postcards • 170×120mm • 20 cards • Black and white

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ISBN: 9781910552230 Pub: March 2016

Let imagination run wild with this creative notebook from illustrator Kerby Rosanes. Pages are brought to life with splashes of neon ink throughout. £9.99 inc. VAT • Flexiback with elastic closure • 195×137mm • 128pp • Black and white with neon ink


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ISBN: 9781910552315 Pub: June 2016

From talented new artist Zeena Shah, a London-based textile and print designer, this beautiful colouring book explores the wilds of a Scandinavian wonderland. With folk-inspired patterns and illustrations, Zeena brings traditional motifs of nature and wildlife into being with modern, stylish elegance. This exquisite book features a gorgeous laser-cut cover, which will make it a very special addition to any colouring book collection. £12.99 • Paperback • 250×250mm • 96pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781910552117

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ISBN: 9781910552124

A pair of uniquely creative drawing and colouring books to inspire cat and dog lovers of all ages. From bulldogs to Basset hounds, and Abyssinians to Siberians, Hannah Rollings’ quirky illustrations provide the perfect springboard to experiment with different media and techniques.

£7.99 • Paperback • 280×230mm • 64pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781910552162

Drawing creatively, without the fear of doing it wrong, is a wonderful, freeing experience, and this book will help readers do exactly that. With inspirational prompts, questions and suggestions, each page is embellished with gorgeous artwork to inspire new ways of thinking and creative expression.

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ISBN: 9781910552476 Pub: February 2017

For those who enjoy making art in a free and creative way, colour is the ultimate expression of emotion and mood. With interpretive suggestions and quirky prompts, this book allows budding artists to explore the use of colour in many different forms. The pages are filled with sophisticated artwork to give inspiration and help readers along the way. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 96pp • Full colour


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Beautiful Blends

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Stunning Stripes Create eye-catching colour blends by choosing three or four shades that are next to each other on the colour wheel and gradually alternate them in stripes. Why not add doodle details, such as zigzags or loops, to add more interest?

Dazzling Dots You can use dots to create blends, too. The less white space between your dots, the more striking your blends will be.

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ISBN: 9781782435532 Pub: June 2016

The perfect companion for all colouring fans, this inspirational book will show budding artists how to colour creatively, using simple materials, with plenty of examples, hints and tips. Each section begins with the introduction of a new technique and is followed by an array of gorgeous pictures to colour in, practise on and perfect new-found colouring skills.

£9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781780554150 Pub: June 2016

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Readers can decorate cards, gifts, letters, diaries, notebooks and much more with this book of beautifully illustrated stickers. With more than 1,350 stickers to choose from and themes covering almost every holiday and special occasion, I Heart Stickers is the perfect gift for children and adults alike.

£9.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 150×150mm • 96pp • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780554143 Pub: September 2016

Using simple step-by-step illustrations, each spread in this stylish new book will show budding artists how to draw and decorate beautiful animals and objects. The small, pocket-sized format makes it perfect for creativity on the move.

£5.99 • Paperback • 150×150mm • 128pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780554426 Pub: July 2016

This luxurious new book takes colouring to the next level, with beautiful illustrations featuring splashes of gorgeous gold ink. £5.99 • Paperback • 150×150mm • 128pp • Black and white with gold ink

NEW ISBN: 9781780554327 Pub: September 2016

ISBN: 9781780554488 Pub: August 2016

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£5.99 • Paperback • 150×150mm • 128pp • Black and white

ISBN: 9781780554518 Pub: September 2016 £7.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 150×150mm • 240pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780554501 Pub: May 2016

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£6.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 150×150mm • 128pp • Black and white


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250,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE SERIES

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ISBN: 9781780553177

ISBN: 9781780553887

ISBN: 9781780554013

The best-selling I Heart Colouring series is the perfect pocket-sized companion for colouring enthusiasts. Each title has an eye-catching foiled cover and is full of beautiful, intricate pictures and scenes to bring to life.

ISBN: 9781780554051

ISBN: 9781780554068

ISBN: 9781780554075

£5.99 • Paperback • 150×150mm • 128pp • Black and white


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COLOURING BOOKS

ISBN: 9781780553788

Focusing the mind on creating beautiful pictures, filled with detail and colour, is a calming activity. Kids can avoid concentrating on anxieties by colouring in snoozing foxes, peaceful mountains and graceful birds, or letting their imaginations wander with swirling patterns and doodles. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780553092

Children can worry about all sorts of things, and this fun, friendly colouring and drawing book introduces them to ways of managing and living with those worries. Produced in conjunction with a child therapist and a teacher. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 112pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781780552866

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25,000 COPIES SOLD

Colouring is great fun, and it’s even better when two can do it together. With complementary facing pictures to choose from, kids can grab a friend and share the colouring fun.

opportunity for parent and “Thechildperfect to share the fun of colouring. Primary Times (Colour” with Mum)

ISBN: 9781780552873

There’s room for two to colour in this beautiful book, providing the opportunity for parents and children to share the fun of colouring. The side-by-side pictures are perfectly styled for both mum and child to enjoy together. £9.99 • Spiral bound • 300×240mm • 96pp • Black and white


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COLOURING BOOKS

ISBN: 9781780553498

A stunning large format, featuring delightfully detailed designs in decorative frames. Each illustration is printed on perforated pages, making them easy to remove and display. £12.99 • Paperback • 420×300mm • 48pp perforated • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780553214

This innovative colouring book combines two activities that creative kids love – colouring and tracing. There are 20 perforated tracing paper sheets to be pulled out and laid over readers’ favourite pages of the book to trace patterns and pictures. Some tracing paper pages are printed with delightful designs to colour and stick on a window to create a stunning stained-glass effect. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 104pp • Full colour


COLOURING BOOKS

OVER 65,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE SERIES

ISBN: 9781780553337

ISBN: 9781780553344

Gorgeously patterned postcards to pull out, colour in and send to someone special.

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Copyright © 2015 Buster Books, from Pretty Bird Postcards

ISBN: 9781780554020

ISBN: 9781780554037

£6.99 inc. VAT • Paperback • 170×120mm • 25 cards • Black and white

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ISBN: 9781782435693

Lulu Mayo’s quirky, decorative artwork brings to life a comical cat world where tubby tabbies strut in silk kimonos and cute kittens snooze in the boughs of a cherry blossom tree. This beautiful book offers stunning opportunities to colour Japanese patterns and fabulous felines.

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ISBN: 9781782435877 Pub: April 2016

Whether it is Dachshunds curled in a flutter of leaves or a perky Pekingese frolicking by a pagoda, Lulu Mayo’s comical doggy dramas play out in this delightful book. Japanese patterns and stunning details make the pictures perfect to colour. £6.99 • Paperback • 230×180mm • 64pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780554099 Pub: April 2016

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ISBN: 9781780554082 Pub: April 2016

ISBN: 9781780552569

Each image in these fantastic colouring books appears as a completely coloured-in design, before being repeated in black line for kids to fill in. £5.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 48pp • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780553955 Pub: March 2016

Through enchanting illustrations, classic stories and characters are brought to life on the pages of these beautiful colouring books.

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ISBN: 9781780554358 Pub: October 2016

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ISBN: 9781780554365 Pub: April 2017

£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour


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lovely colouring book will transport “This children (and adults) to Wonderland. ” Primary Times (Alice in Wonderland)

ISBN: 9781780552521

ISBN: 9781780551593

£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour

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to keep “anyGuaranteed animal-mad child busy for hours. – Retirement” Today

(The Puppy Colouring Book)

£12.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 256pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780553399

ISBN: 9781780552965

£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour

£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 48pp • Black and white


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£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780550442

100,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE SERIES

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ISBN: 9781780553054 ISBN: 9781780553511

ISBN: 9781780553061 ISBN: 9781780550213 One colour (blue)

ISBN: 9781780552507

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ISBN: 9781780553429 ISBN: 9781780553436 ISBN: 9781780552859 £5.00 • Paperback • 246×189mm • 64pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780553412 ISBN: 9781780553405

ISBN: 9781780553504 ISBN: 9781907151569 ISBN: 9781780551081

ISBN: 9781780552477 ISBN: 9781780552699 ISBN: 9781780551364 £5.00 • Paperback • 246×189mm • 64pp • Black and white

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ISBN: 9781780551661

ISBN: 9781780554396 Pub: September 2016

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20,000 COPIES SOLD

These quirky books are full of hilarious and extraordinary illustrations, from crazy monsters to animal mashups, that will banish boredom and transform everyday life into chaos and fantasy. £5.00 • Paperback • 246×189mm • 64pp • Black and white

ISBN: 9781780552750 £7.99 • Paperback • 250×216mm • 80pp • Full colour • WEL


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ISBN: 9781780554372 Pub: March 2017

Ideal for children fanatical about colouring, The Brilliant Creative Colouring Book is packed with complex and imaginative geometric patterns that will keep boys and girls occupied for hours on end.

ISBN: 9781780551685

ISBN: 9781780553153

40,000 COPIES SOLD

£5.00 • Paperback • 246×189mm • 64pp • Black and white


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COLOURING ACTIVITY BOOKS

ISBN: 9781780553559

A perfectly portable perforated pad full of crazy colouring to complete with highlighter pens or extra-bright felt tips. The pictures include eye-catching neon ink details for added ZING. £5.99 • Paperback • 260×189mm • 120pp perforated • Neon ink

ISBN: 9781780553542

Blast away boredom with this seriously silly book. It’s packed with puzzles, doodles, colouring and lots more, and includes brilliantly-bright neon ink throughout. £9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Neon inks


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ISBN: 9781780554105 Pub: August 2016

Designed for use with paints or ink pads, children can decorate tropical birds, add suckers to an octopus and give sheep woolly coats.

ISBN: 9781780553047

This fabulously creative book is packed with bright, stylish artwork. Children can use their fingerprints to give a cheetah spots, make it pour with rain or create a dazzling firework display. £5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781780553658

all-important first days “a lovely lasting record of thoseParents in Touch (I’m Going” To School) Starting school is a big adventure, and these delightful books take children through a typical day at school, with scenes to colour and activities to complete. They offer a perfect way to get adults and children talking about an exciting new experience.

ISBN: 9781780552804 £5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour


COLOURING ACTIVITY BOOKS

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ISBN: 9781780554273 Pub: July 2016

£9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 96pp • Full colour

OVER 50,000 COPIES SOLD

ISBN: 9781780551579

The best-selling title where colouring has never been so clever. Kids will love spotting things to colour, solving mazes with colourful clues or completing colour-by-numbers activities and colour-code puzzles. £5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780553191

This book is perfect for puzzlers. Kids can take their pick from spot the differences, mystifying mazes, dot-to-dots and much more.

ISBN: 9781780553207

DOODLE, DRAW AND COLOUR

This brilliant book is jam-packed with fun and engaging travel-themed colouring challenges for bright young sparks.

ISBN: 9781780553184

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This genius edition is packed with cool challenges to complete.

£5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 32pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781780553726

Learn how to draw gorgeous pictures, with stylish step-by-step instructions and guides to techniques, in this beautiful and creative book. This series has striking foiled covers.

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ISBN: 9781780553733 Pub: April 2016

Crammed with stunning pictures to complete, this book teaches kids new colouring techniques to take their art to the next level. £12.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour


£9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780551326 ISBN: 9781907151675

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DOODLE, DRAW AND COLOUR

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ISBN: 9781782434979

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ISBN: 9781782434986

With 20 inspirational and therapeutic pictures to colour in or send as they are, these pull-out cards have space on the back for a message and address. Features beautiful foiled covers. £7.99 inc. VAT • Postcards • 170×120mm • 20 cards • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781782435297

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ISBN: 9781782435303

Each beautifully-bound hard case set includes envelopes and 20 notecards that can be coloured in and personalised or simply sent as they are. £9.99 inc. VAT • Hard case • 168×129mm • 20 cards and 20 envelopes • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781782435471 Pub: June 2016

These beautiful notebooks are the perfect gift for art lovers who like to draw, colour and de-stress. There’s a lovely mix of images to complete, blank spaces to jot down thoughts, and inspiring quotes.

ISBN: 9781782434375

£9.99 inc. VAT • Flexiback with elastic closure • 195×137mm • 128pp • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781782434993 Pub: April 2016

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Focusing on detailed tasks, such as colouring in, is widely acknowledged to be calming and beneficial to a busy mind. Each title in the best-selling Art Therapy series is filled with gorgeous pictures to colour, complete and doodle, allowing you to unwind and relax.

£12.99 • Hardback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour

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… pass the crayons. “An instant pick-me-up ” Vantage Magazine (Colour Therapy)

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With contributions from artists, A unique sketch pad and inspiration book for photographers and musicians, art lovers, with over 50 thought-provoking including Keith Haring and quotes to inspire. Shepard Fairey. £12.99 • Paperback • 276×216mm • 256pp • Black and white • UK and Aus only

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This brilliant concept combines the creativity of colouring by numbers with the fun of stickers. Kids simply match the numbers to create stunning pictures. It’s amazing what can be made with just a few simple shapes.

£6.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 24pp + 10pp stickers • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780553597 Pub: September 2017

£9.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 96pp + 10pp stickers • Full colour

ISBN: 9781780552798

With hundreds of stickers and lots of pages to colour and complete, animal fans will go wild for this activity book. Children can stick stripes on a prowling tiger, embellish an owl with ornate shapes, decorate a turtle’s shell with dashing designs, doodle feather patterns on a pair of swans, colour in some crawling chameleons and much more.

ISBN: 9781780553276

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ISBN: 9781780553580

Budding young architects can build their very own soaring structures within these bright, colourful pages. This innovative new concept allows children to get creative with sticker blocks that fit together in endless combinations. There are towering skyscrapers, Asian palaces, quirky tree houses and much more to create. With over 350 stickers, the sky’s the limit with what can be built in this brilliant book.

£6.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 24pp + 10pp stickers • Full colour


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ISBN: 9781780553573 Pub: April 2016

Jigsaw Sticker Book takes the traditional and gives it a modern twist. Young puzzle enthusiasts will have plenty of fun identifying the correct jigsaw pieces to stick on each page. There are all sorts of fun shapes for readers to get to grips with and lots of exciting scenes to complete and reveal.

£6.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 24pp + 10pp stickers • Full colour


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Bad Blood Things are getting explosive on the set of Taylor’s video for her smash-hit single. With a star-studded cast, this production pulls out all the stops.

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ISBN: 9781780553870

A must-have title for any Taylor Swift fan, choose from over 350 stylish stickers to dress up Taylor and complete the scenes.

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Don’t Stop

The boys are filming the video to the second single from their debut album, and they’re proving they really know how to rock with lashings of smoke effects, a flashing stage and mean-and-moody lighting.

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ISBN: 9781780553672

Dress 5 Seconds of Summer in super-stylish sticker outfits for every occasion, from action-packed video shoots to the red carpet and beyond.

£6.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 24pp + 10pp stickers • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780552378

The romantic video for 1D’s second smash-hit single is being filmed at Lake Placid in upstate New York, and poor Liam is scared there’ll be crocodiles lurking in the lake. Nights by the lakeside can get pretty chilly, even with a roaring campfire, so the lads need to wrap up warm and look stylish.

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Full colour • English language rights available for UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ & South Africa

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ISBN: 9781780553382

In the pages of this inventive activity book, children will discover what they can make using a toilet roll and a few simple materials. Every activity has illustrated step-by-step instructions and includes beautiful photographs of each finished project. £7.99 • Paperback • 246×189mm • 96pp • Full colour

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ISBN: 9781780554471 Pub: September 2016

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ISBN: 9781780554464 Pub: September 2016

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A must for any LEGO® fan, these brand new titles contain 40 simple and unique models for children to build using classic bricks. From exotic birds and cute critters, to monster trucks and much more. £9.99 • Flexibound • 246×190mm • 96pp • Full colour • UK only


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Kids can test their puzzle power in each of these brilliant little books.

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“awesome ... chock full of things to do”

Lovereading (The Big Book of Amazing Activities)

ISBN: 9781780552934 £12.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 256pp • Black and white

ISBN: 9781780551609

A must-have gift for budding young artists and animal lovers alike. How To Draw Your Pet contains simple step-by-step instructions on how to draw a wide selection of pets – from household favourites to the slightly more exotic. £5.00 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 48pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780551159 ISBN: 9781780552019 ISBN: 9781780551166 ISBN: 9781780552026

ISBN: 9781780551654 Black and neon orange

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During Tudor times, some courtiers used a special toilet known as the ‘common jakes' that could fit 28 people at a time! The toilet drained into the River Thames. As most other Londoners also emptied their waste into the river, the Thames was essentially one giant sewer. The smell was revolting!

Fill in these fantastic fruity and fishy market stalls.

Doodle stinky things to make the river really pong. 21

ISBN: 9781780550954

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every detail about the band “ ” Star Magazine (She Looks So Perfect)

ISBN: 9781782430131 £7.99 • 256pp + 8pp colour plates

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ISBN: 9781780552583

This beautiful anthology, with a striking foiled cover, brings together a collection of must-read poems for children to treasure.

to delight and inspire children, “An anthology fostering a lifelong love of poetry. ” Shop The Great British Book

(The Owl and the Pussycat)

£9.99 • Hardback • 198×129mm • 192pp • Black and white ISBN: 9781780553160

The ideal gift for any child who wants to know how to talk pirate, how to get rid of a flesh-eating killer bug, where outer space begins or learn a song that gets on everyone’s nerves. An essential collection of the smart, the silly and the strange.

£12.99 • Hardback • 234×153mm • 256pp • Black and white


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ISBN: 9781780551050

This colourful, quirky book contains thousands of number-led facts guaranteed to fascinate readers of all ages.

£12.99 • Paperback • 297×210mm • 128pp • Full colour

ISBN: 9781906082185

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ISBN: 9781780552682

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FICTION

ISBN: 9781780550275

Travel back in time with these hilarious diaries of a young Roman boy, Dorkius Maximus. He’s an ancient geek who one day will be a great Roman hero … maybe.

very entertaining

Families Magazine (Cosmic Colin)

Join Colin as he travels through time and space on a series of exciting cosmic adventures.

£4.99 • Paperback • 198×129mm • 128pp • Black and white

ISBN: 9781780552422

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ISBN: 9781780551708

in a great “a great character series ”Boom’s Diary) Carousel (Eliza

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ISBN: 9781780552415

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Eliza Boom is having a blast. With her best friend (well, dog) Einstein, she’s on a mission to catch a spy, and banish the class bully while she’s at it. All in a day’s work for Eliza Boom, assistant inventor … and would-be junior spy.

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Fans of Horrid Henry will love “these frighteningly good titles ” Star Girl (Monstrous Maud)

ISBN: 9781780551722

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