Thames & Hudson Autumn 2024 Children's Catalogue

Children’s catalogue

July–December 2024

This season we’re celebrating art’s ability to inspire, nurture and entertain.

Award-winning performance poet Joseph Coelho brings his genius to a special collection of bedtime poems that are each inspired by a famous work of art. Including works by Vincent van Gogh, Faith Ringgold and David Hockney among others, Goodnight Starry Night is the perfect way to find calm after a busy day. Vincent and his brother Theo also star in Michael Bird and Ella Beech’s charming picture book Dear Vincent, which takes as its cue the collection of letters exchanged between the van Gogh brothers. It is a heart-warming snapshot of a happy and creative period in van Gogh’s life.

We have practical inspiration for aspiring young manga artists and mini architects alike among our offering of activity books, and a gripping read in the hotly anticipated sequel to Miss Cat – everyone’s new favourite graphic novel heroine.

T&H Gift Lab have partnered with the inimitable Yuval Zommer to create two family games that make learning addictively fun. Bugtastic Bingo and The Big Belly of the Whale jigsaw puzzle are perfect for family game nights and rainy autumn days.

Anna Ridley Commissioning and Managing Editor Children’s Publishing

Marc Valli Associate Publishing Director

Picture Books

Goodnight, Starry Night

Bedtime poems

inspired by works of art

Joseph Coelho

Illustrated by Allison Colpoys

Contributions by Mary Rose Brady

For ages 3+

Snuggle up and ease your child off to sleep reading Joseph Coelho’s lullabylike poems. Lyrical, calming and beautifully illustrated, these peaceful poems are a magical way to end the day

Joseph Coelho is an awardwinning children’s author, performance poet and playwright based in London. He is the Waterstones Children’s Laureate for 2022–24.

Consultant Art Psychotherapist

Mary Rose Brady has over thirty years’ experience treating children and young people’s mental health. Her expertise informed Goodnight, Starry Night, which includes her advice for parents on how to facilitate a good night’s sleep. Allison Colpoys is an award-winning illustrator based in Melbourne.

27.5 x 21.4cm

40pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653333

September

£14.99

Written by award-winning performance poet Joseph Coelho, Goodnight, Starry Night is a collection of fourteen poems that takes readers on a gentle journey into dreamland. Each poem is inspired by a calming work of art, reproduced in the book alongside the heart-warming illustrations of Allison Colpoys.

The book takes its title from Van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night, which inspired Coelho’s evocative poem River Sky:

I gaze upon the starry night It twists into a river-sky my every breath, a swirling light I gaze upon the starry night.

It features poems inspired by David Hockney’s Sleeping Dogs, Vivian Maier’s Woman with Baby and Faith Ringgold’s quilted artwork of Cassie Lightfoot flying against a night sky.

Joseph Coelho’s lyrical poems calm the mind, relax the body and are soothing to the soul, and are guaranteed to inspire the sweetest of dreams.

Picture Books

Michael Bird is the author of the bestselling children’s history of art Vincent’s Starry Night and Other Stories. His books for adults include This is Tomorrow: Twentieth Century Britain and its Artists, Artists’ Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney and 100 Ideas that Changed Art. Ella Beech has a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She was runner up in the Picture Hooks Competition 2021 and a finalist in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Illustrator’s Exhibition.

Dear Vincent

Michael Bird

Illustrated by Ella Beech

Published in association with the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

For ages 5+

An exploration of the art and life of Vincent Van Gogh through the touching letters he exchanged with his brother Theo

28.5 x 27.5cm

40pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653388

August

£14.99

Vincent is fed up with life in the grey city, but things are about to change! With the support of his loving brother Theo, Vincent sets off on a journey to the ‘Sunny South’. There he will discover new and inspiring places and make new friends. But will he be able to paint the picture of his dreams?

A heart-warming snapshot of a happy and creative period in Van Gogh’s life, this story focuses on the bond between two brothers, and how Theo’s support and encouragement helped Vincent to reach his full artistic potential.

Written by Michael Bird and illustrated by painter Ella Beech, this book will immerse young readers in Vincent’s world and reveal his unique perspective as an artist.

Miss Cat: The Gnome’s Nightmare

Jean-Luc Fromenthal

Illustrated by Joëlle Jolivet

For ages 6+

The second book in the splendidly silly series featuring a private eye with ears on her hat and a nose for mystery!

Jean-Luc Fromental and Joëlle Jolivet are the creators of numerous internationally acclaimed children’s books, including Oops!, Bonesville and 365 Penguins, which was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book. Jolivet is also the author of Inside the Body, which was published by Thames & Hudson in 2022.

23.0 x 15.0cm

64pp

ISBN 978 0 500 660331

August

£9.99

When an unusual visitor asks Miss Cat to stop a terrible dream from coming true, she has a whale of a mystery on her hands. Soon she’s on the trail of a secretive author, meeting a mysterious mayor and chasing a pack of peculiar pirates. But with a little help from her friends, no case is too tough for Miss Cat to crack!

‘Thames & Hudson’s new star signing is a detective in skinny jeans and a hoodie with cat ears who features in a stylish graphic novel series aimed at six- to 10-year-olds ... young readers ought to lap up Miss Cat’s tightly plotted tale and fun, memorable characters’ Observer

‘Blends an old-fashioned crime caper with a wonderfully eccentric mood ... This reader was entranced’

Daily Telegraph

Picture Books

The Girl and the Robot Heart

Neal Hoskins

Illustrated by Monika Vaicenavičienė

Gracefully told by Neal Hoskins, and featuring exquisite artwork by award-winning illustrator

Monika Vaicenaviciene, The Girl and the Robot Heart is a beautiful exploration of what makes us human

Glorious artwork combines with lyrical poetry in this Christmas-themed celebration of storytelling. Set in a sleepy town on Christmas Eve, the story begins with a conversation between a girl and her toy robot, who wants to know what’s inside a human heart. Describing it as a series of rooms filled with storybooks, the girl sets about building the robot a heart of its own by telling stories about the quiet little town she calls home.

Beautifully designed and adorned with decorative blocking and gold foil on the cover, this tender story has a powerful message that will warm the hearts of readers all year round.

Neal Hoskins has an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University and his fictions have appeared in The Stinging Fly, Ambit and 14 Magazine. This is his first picture book. Monika Vaicenavičienė is an awardwinning illustrator and picture book creator from Lithuania. Her book What is a River? was the winner of the 2018 World Illustration Awards, among others, and is published in fifteen languages. She has an MFA in Visual Communication from Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm.

27.0 x 20.5cm 48pp

ISBN 978 0 500 652893

October

£14.99

Picture Books

Wolfgang and the Magic of Music

Didier Lévy

Illustrated by Lorenzo Sangió

For ages 3+

A beautifully illustrated ode to the power of music from the authors of Morris and the Magic of Stories

Didier Lévy has written over forty books for children, including How to Light Your Dragon and Life with My Dragon, both published by Thames & Hudson. Lorenzo Sangió is a graduate of the Brescia Academy of Fine Arts. He has illustrated numerous books, and has won several prizes for his work, including ‘Illustrator of the Year’, an award promoted by Città del Sole. Together Lévy and Sangió wrote Morris and the Magic of Stories, also published by Thames & Hudson.

29.0 x 23.0cm

40pp ISBN 978 0 500 653838

September

£12.99

Wolfgang the Wolf dreams of starting a band. Without a second thought he places an advert, and to his great surprise Rex the Rabbit appears, a rocker with a fabulous voice. The Big Bads group was born. They are an immediate hit, and their fans come to listen from all over the forest. But Wolfgang’s wolfish taste for rabbits is never far away…

Wolfgang and the Magic of Music is a sweet tale of an unlikely friendship, and the power of singing to bring everyone together.

Pepper & Me

Beatrice Alemagna

For ages 3+

In this utterly enchanting and unexpected tale from international picture book star Beatrice Alemagna, a childhood mishap is the occasion for growth and self-reflection

Beatrice Alemagna is an author and illustrator of children’s books. She is the winner of numerous awards, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book Award.

28.0 x 20.3cm

48pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653821

July

£12.99

When a little girl falls on the street, scraping her knee, her father tells her not to worry, that ‘a beautiful scab will form’. But she does worry! The scab is not beautiful and it’s keeping her from bending her knee! When will it ever go away? By the time the scab – who she has named Pepper – falls off, something astonishing has happened: the girl has come to feel affection for the scab and has a hard time letting go.

With an unerring understanding of a child’s emotional life and a dash of absurdist wit, this picture book will stand with classics from creators like Tomi Ungerer and William Steig, who explore the weird, funny essence of childhood.

‘ Pepper & Me is a simple story, but is also a secret door to what days and weeks feel like when you are small. Beatrice Alemagna has the key, and we’re so lucky that she does’ Jon Klassen

‘If I had to choose my favorite illustrator it would be Beatrice Alemagna. Her images have a dreamlike atmosphere that are unlike anything else’ Chris Haughton

‘A beautiful and subtle celebration of the everydayness of our magical bodies’ Julie Morsta

Picture Books

Picture Books

If I Had a Dragon

Gabby Dawnay

Illustrated by Alex Barrow

For ages 3+

The fiery new title in the best-selling If I had a... series imagines life with a dragon as a pet

Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children’s television. Alex Barrow, a London-based illustrator, is the art director for and a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine. Alex and Gabby are the duo behind children’s picture books

If I had a... series, A House for Mouse and A Song for Bear

26.0 x 23.8cm

32pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653630

October

£11.99

Imagine what it would be like to have a dragon as a pet. Join our funny female protagonist on her latest flight of fancy, but watch out for that burning bad breath!

Dragons are mighty mythical beasts... and perfect pets. Getting to school is a breeze when you can fly, and you would never have to worry about lighting the barbecue. But what exactly do dragons eat? Perhaps a trip to the museum will help – just beware of knights in shining armour!

Gabby and Alex’s If I had a... series goes from strength to strength. The latest in the wonderfully witty series is full of fantasy fun, wrapping up an exciting day of dragon adventures with a warm and cosy night-time scene, the perfect book for bedtime.

Now available as a board book

If I had a Polar Bear

Gabby Dawnay

Illustrated by Alex Barrow

For ages 3+

Polar bears are cuddly but they’re also very strong. As marine mammals, they can swim for days at a time – that’s serious perseverance! So if Santa ever needed help delivering his presents, guess who he would call? Join our funny female protagonist as she wonders ‘what would life be like... if I had a polar bear?’

26.0 x 23.8cm

32pp paperback

ISBN 978 0 500 660300

October

£7.99

If I had a Vampire Bat

For ages 3+

What would it be like to live a nocturnal lifestyle? What funny scenarios might one encounter trick-or-treating or at the funfair with a vampire bat as your pal? Facts about vampire bats combine with seasonal spookiness and positive messages about dental hygiene in this brilliant book for bedtime.

18.5 x 17.1cm

32pp board

ISBN 978 0 500 653586

October

£7.99

Gabby Dawnay

Illustrated by Alex Barrow

Picture Books

Black Artists Shaping the World

14 Stories of Creativity

Sharna Jackson

Illustrated by Marilyn Esther Chi Consultant: Dr Zoé Whiteley

For ages 5+

Through fourteen stories, this picture book edition of the multi-award-winning Black Artists Shaping the World makes the work and lives of Black artists accessible to a younger generation

Sharna Jackson is an awardwinning children’s author and curator. In 2020 she won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for High-Rise Mystery

Marilyn Esther Chi is an illustrator based in the UK. She works in a variety of media, both digital and traditional, and takes her inspiration from anything and everything. Dr Zoé Whitley is the Director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery.

27.5 x 21.5cm

48pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653401

October

£12.99

Featuring full colour reproductions of fourteen artworks and illustrations of the artists at work, this picture book is an ideal introduction to contemporary art for young children, and a fantastic tool for teachers wishing to de-colonize and diversify their classroom.

Sharna Jackson’s experience as a children’s author who has worked for over a decade in the cultural sector, both at Tate in London and at Site Gallery in Sheffield, is combined here with the curatorial expertise of Dr Zoé Whitley, Director of London’s Chisenhale Gallery and cocurator of the landmark Tate exhibition ‘Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power’. Their book features artists working in a variety of media from painting and sculpture to ceramics and installation.

The result is a refreshingly contemporary celebration of Black artists at work today that will serve as inspiration to a new generation of aspiring young artists.

Praise for the original edition of Black Artists Shaping the World

Winner of three SLA Information Book Awards

‘Captivating’ Tate

How to be a Manga Artist

Balthazar Pagani and Asuka Ozumi

Illustrated by Silvia Vanni and Fumio Obata

For ages 13+

The ultimate guide for aspiring artists with a love of manga

Balthazar Pagani is the founder of BesideBooks, based in Milan. He produced the Graphic Lives series of graphic novels and is the author of How to Draw a Graphic Novel Asuka Ozumi is a Japanese translator, editorial consultant and an expert on manga, based in Italy. She is a lecturer at the University of Turin. Silvia Vanni is a comic artist and illustrator based in Italy. She is one of few European illustrators commissioned to draw manga for Japanese publishers. Fumio Obata is a Japanese graphic novelist and illustrator based in London. He is the author of Just So Happens.

30.0 x 23.0cm 96pp paperback

ISBN 978 0 500 660294 October £16.99

Following How to Draw a Graphic Novel, Balthazar Pagani returns, joined by manga expert Asuka Ozumi, to demystify the process of creating manga, from the creative spark that inspires a story, to what it’s like to work in a professional manga studio.

Featuring the work of Italian manga illustrator Silvia Vanni, and told from the point of view of two young manga fans, How to be a Manga Artist delivers a blend of professional advice and practical tips to guide aspiring creators, including how to construct a compelling narrative, develop characters your readers will fall in love with, and the basics of printing, digital file set-up and self-promotion.

How to be a Manga Artist also includes a specially commissioned chapter by renowned Japanese illustrator Fumio Obata – who encourages readers to look beyond the aesthetics of manga and to put themselves into the story to develop a style that is entirely original and true to them – as well as biographies of famous manga artists, definitions of key Japanese terms and a list of must-read cult classics.

Activity Books

Mini Architects

20 projects inspired by the great architects

Joséphine Seblon

Illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng

For ages 3+

Featuring twenty easyto-achieve art projects inspired by famous buildings and architectural wonders, this book is designed for everyone to enjoy being creative with kids

Joséphine Seblon studied art history at the École du Louvre and now works in publishing in London. She co-curated VIEW, a festival of art history at the Institut Français in London. Through her Instagram @weareminiartists, she shares the creative fun she has with her two young children, learning about and making art. Robert Sae-Heng is an artist with a BA in Illustration from the University for the Creative Arts, London. He is the illustrator of Linda Sue Park’s The One Thing You’d Save.

28.0 x 21.5cm

96pp paperback ISBN 978 0 500 660249

September

£12.99

Taking inspiration from some of the most famous architectural wonders of the past and present, including the ancient Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge and Le Corbusier’s Cité Radieuse, Mini Architects harnesses the enduring fascination young children have with building through twenty creative art projects.

Mini architects can choose from a variety of easyto-make projects using simple materials and featuring a range of interesting techniques, ideal for teaching new motor skills. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions are easy to follow for both children and adults, and each project requires minimal set up and clean up, to ensure the maximum amount of time is spent creating together.

‘Well-suited to young children … The selected artworks are nicely varied… [Gives] little ones plenty of encouraging guidance, while charming spot illustrations emphasize the general sense of playfulness’ Booklist

‘Ingenious’ Art Quarterly

Praise for Mini Artists

A Field Guide to Autumn Play and

Learn in Nature

Gabby Dawnay

Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers

For ages 4+

The newest addition to this charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, aimed at teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season

Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is the author of over twenty books for children including the bestselling If I had a... series (see pp14–15). She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children’s television. Dorien Brouwers is an illustrator and author from the Netherlands. Based in the UK, she won the Cross Category Award in the 2022 AOI World Illustration Awards, a Gold in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 55th Illustrator’s Exhibition. Louise Black is a Deputy Headteacher who holds her Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification. She is passionate about the outdoors and runs regular Forest School sessions and supports providing outdoor learning for all children.

21.7 x 15.2cm

64pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653524

September

£10.99

Inspired by the Forest School movement, the ‘Field Guide to’ series encourages children to learn in, with and about nature, and to discover the beauty and wonder of each season.

This new instalment is a pocket-sized introduction to autumn. The book features lyrical poems, hands-on crafts and activities, scientific facts and identifier pages to help children spot different spiders, leaves and fungi. Go berry picking, make art out of fallen leaves, identify mushrooms, and build a woodland den. Discover why the weather changes in autumn and how animals prepare for winter.

Whether a child’s access to nature is in the form of an urban park, a private garden, a field, or a forest, there is so much to discover and experience.

Praise for A Field Guide to Spring

‘An ode to spring that will have readers getting out in nature’ Kirkus Reviews

Non-Fiction

Huw Lewis Jones is a polarexploring author and naturalist who is lucky to have met many wolves in the wild. He is Associate Professor at Falmouth University, teaching natural history, and has written many books, including Do Bears Poop in the Woods? and the Bad Apple series of picture books. Sam Caldwell is an illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art and is the illustrator of several books for children, including Do Bears Poop in the Woods?

30.0 x 23.0cm

48pp

ISBN 978 0 500 653227

July

£12.99

Are Wolves Afraid of the Dark?

Huw Lewis Jones

Illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Intrepid readers are invited on a field trip into the wild to discover whether wolves are as big and as bad as we think they are

For many people, wolves are the stuff of nightmares and horror films, but the reality is that they’re among some of the most vulnerable wild animals on our planet.

By following field guide Huw Lewis Jones and nature illustrator Sam Caldwell into the wild, readers will meet subspecies of grey wolf living in forests throughout Europe, North America and China, as well as red wolves in North Carolina and other members of the canid family, including coyotes. Along the way, aspiring naturalists will discover the difference between a ‘timber’ and a ‘tundra’ wolf, what traits wild wolves share with domestic dogs and why wolf poo is so important to scientists!

Through entertaining and informative text and expressive illustrations, Are Wolves Afraid of the Dark? challenges the stereotype of the ‘big, bad wolf’, passed down to us through fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, and shows that wolves are intelligent, sensitive creatures with far more to fear from us than we have from them.

Winner of the SLA Children’s Choice Award for age 0-7 years

‘Great … full of fascinating bear facts … wonderfully illustrated’

Nick Sharratt

Jenny Jacoby writes and edits books and magazines for children. From writing science activity books to inspiring profiles, puzzles and quizzes, she is passionate about making information fun. Daniel Frost is an award-winning graduate of the Royal College of Art. His work blends modern images with traditional mediums.

Bigger Than This

The Ultimate Science Showdown

Jenny Jacoby Illustrated by Daniel Frost

For ages 5+

Grab your gloves and your lab coat and prepare to explore chemistry, zoology, botany and astronomy in this ultimate science showdown

Box with drawer

14.4 × 10.8 × 5.0cm, 60 cards

10.6 × 7.0cm, instruction and educational booklet

ISBN 978 0 500 421109 September

£16.99

Did you know that planet Earth is bigger than Mars?

Or that you brushed your teeth with a chemical element this morning? Can you name a plant that eats insects?

How about an animal that is louder than a jet engine?

Bigger Than This is a STEM-based strategic card game where players will learn the relative size of fifty-two items within four different fields of science, with the four suits being replaced by chemistry, zoology, botany and astronomy. Collect cards by asking your opponents for cards that are either bigger than or smaller than one of the science elements in your hand. If your opponent can’t satisfy your request, you’ll win the round. Keep an eye out for the eight wildcards that will cause a malfunction in the lab – they really throw a spanner in the works!

Award-winning artist Daniel Frost brings the illustrations to life. A 64-page booklet by expert children’s science writer Jenny Jacoby bursts with interesting, wacky and surprising facts about all the items in the game.

Keratin

Keratin is a protein – a large molecule that comes in different versions and is produced by many animals. There are two main types of keratin: alpha and beta. Alpha-keratin is made by vertebrates. It forms in strands and is the type of keratin that makes up hair, fur, wool, nails, feathers, hooves and horns. Betakeratin forms in sheets and is only made by reptiles and birds. It makes up tortoiseshells and bird beaks. As you know from washing your hair or going swimming, keratin doesn’t dissolve in water.

Goddesses and Heroines

Women of myth and legend

Xanthe Gresham-Knight and Alice Pattullo

New in paperback

For ages 9+

Re-imagines the tales of thirteen inspirational female characters from ancient myths and legends

Xanthe Gresham-Knight Xanthe Gresham-Knight is a British author and storyteller creating bespoke performances for venues such as the British Museum and the Smithsonian. Xanthe was Storyteller in Residence for Harvard University and The Chelsea Physic Garden, and a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London for 17 years.

Alice Pattullo is an illustrator, originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne, now living and working in East London.

24.0 x 17.2cm

128pp paperback

ISBN 978 0 500 660355

September

£9.99

Performance storyteller Xanthe Gresham-Knight and illustrator Alice Pattullo have drawn from original sources to re-imagine tales from a variety of cultures for contemporary readers, with palpable energy.

Meet the youthful Aphrodite; Hekate, the maths whizz; the heroic Mulan; Osun, the Nigerian goddess; and the not-so-fair-y godmother Baba Yaga, whose bone-crunching approach to life will be an inspiration to any power-hungry young thing. A section on the symbols commonly associated with each goddess provides context for each story and familiarises readers with the symbols to spot her by.

Goddesses and Heroines will captivate, inspire and empower any young reader who wants to know more about great women of myth and legend.

BRONZE winner in the books for children 9-12 years old category, Made for Mums Awards 2021

Eatopedia

Aina Bestard

For ages 8+

How do animals digest the food they eat? What is their favourite food? Discover how the different digestive systems of 70 different animals work… including humans!

Aina Bestard is a designer and illustrator. She is the author of several other children’s books, including How Life on Earth Began and How the Solar System Began, both published by Thames & Hudson.

27.0 x 21.0cm 180pp

ISBN wNovember £19.99

Did you know that lobsters have teeth in their stomach? Or that honey bees defecate while flying and hold on over the winter when they are confined the hive? And we all know that starfish can re-grow their legs – but did anyone bother to tell you that instead of food passing from mouth to stomach, they push their stomach out of their mouths and engulf their prey?

Aina Bestard’s beautifully detailed illustrations present the digestive workings of a dizzying range of vertebrate and invertebrate animals, including starfish, honey bees, cats, ducks, giraffes and spiders. Each animal illustration is printed on a semi-transparent page, which can then be turned over onto a detailed diagram to show how each digestive system works.

Full of amazing facts and disgusting descriptions, this is a book for both kids and adults alike.

Gift Lab

Yuval Zommer is an author, illustrator and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. His award-winning Big Book series has now been published in twenty-eight languages and has over 2 million copies in print.

Box with drawer

28.8 × 21.6 × 5.0 cm , Gameboard

38.0 × 41.0 cm, folded to 19.0 × 20.5 cm

8 double-sided player cards, 150 counters, 48 tokens, envelope, instruction booklet ISBN 978 0 500 421123 September

£20.00

Bugtastic Bingo A Game for All Ages

Yuval Zommer

For ages 3+

Bugtastic Bingo brings to life forty-eight bugs that will make you squirm, squeal and scream in this family game by

Yuval

Zommer

Butterfly, ladybug, spider – what’s your favourite bug to spot in the garden? A classic family game is brought to life through the art of Yuval Zommer as children, families and even adults immerse themselves in the bizarre world of insects and bugs, eagerly waiting to yell out BINGO!

Open the box to discover a game board, eight double-sided player cards, 150 counters, forty-eight bug tokens and a bag to keep all your pieces protected between and during gameplay. The game also comes with a booklet bursting with bugtastic facts.

Big Belly of the Whale

A Shaped Jigsaw Puzzle by

Yuval Zommer

Yuval Zommer

For ages 3+

Piece together this 70-piece, whale-shaped puzzle to discover all your favourite ocean creatures beautifully illustrated by Yuval Zommer

Have you ever wondered what might be inside a whale’s belly? Piece together this whale-shaped puzzle before peeking into its belly to spot plankton, fish, squid, octopus, and whatever else this whale had for lunch!

This jumbo-sized puzzle is not just fun for all the family, but it is also an opportunity for children to explore the ocean and one of its most magical inhabitants. It also provides a gentle entry into sustainability for children by highlighting the dangers of plastic and to the threats to our ocean.

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