Countdown to Christmas
This magical advent calendar contains a festively illustrated Magic Painting book behind each window - plus, behind the first window you’ll also find a high-quality, wood-handled brush. Each little book contains four beautifully detailed magic painting images, plus an insert card to stop water from seeping through to the pages below. Simply use the brush to sweep water over the black-and-white designs in the books and vibrant hues magically appear!
Countdown to Christmas
This luxury advent calendar contains a beautifully illustrated storybook behind each window. Count down the days to Christmas with magical tales of princes and princesses, dragons and dinosaurs. As the big day approaches, there are festive treats, including Jingle Bells, with a QR code so you can sing along.
Countdown to Christmas
New for 2024
Brighten the festive season with a magic painting scene for every day of advent, from snowflakes and baubles, to ice-skating animals and gingerbread houses. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the pictures and reveal rich, glowing colours. A mess-free way to countdown to Christmas.
Gift Highlights
A major new magical middle-grade series from the acclaimed author of Starfell, perfect for fans of Greenwild, Harry Potter and The Hatmakers. A lavish
with a
wintry story inspired by The Snow Maiden - for fans of Narnia, Frozen and
and the Blue Fox.
Leila
The multi-award winning series of touchy-feely books for little ones.
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Games and Jigsaws
Farm Wild Animals Trucks Diggers and Cranes Trains
YOU get to make the magic happen in these unique sound books. Each time you touch the wand to one of the special dots on the pages, you’ll hear the characters come to life.
Usborne Adventures Young Fiction
Usborne Puzzle Adventures
Classic Usborne Puzzle Adventures, refreshed for a new generation.
Agent Arthur is back! Arthur’s latest mission for the Action Agency takes him into blood-freezing danger. He’ll need your assistance if he’s to outwit the chilling plans of the sinister Spider Organization. Help him solve another collection of brain-bending puzzles to save the day.
Usborne Adventure Gamebooks
This magically illustrated gamebook plunges you into a story with a difference - one where the hero is YOU. Not that you have any interest in being a hero. You’re a bounty hunter, and in your line of work heroes don’t last long. But now you’ve been given a mission you can’t refuse.
Izzy the Inventor
by Zanna Davidson
Meet Izzy the Inventor in a laugh-out-loud chapter book series that brings together science, magic and a very lovable unicorn.
Young Fiction
Middle Grade Fiction Middle Grade
Witchspark
by Dominique Valente
A major new magical middle-grade series from the bestselling author of Starfell.
Two aspiring witches, one unusual teacher and a talking dragon take flight in this spellbinding new series…
Eglantine Bury can't find her Witchspark. But if her magic doesn't appear, her family and their magical house will fall into the terrifying clutches of the evil Whistlewitch.
Across the land, Princess Victoria faces her own danger, as her secret magical powers start to spiral out of control and cause chaos in the Royal Palace.
Eglantine and Victoria both turn to the disgraced witch Miss Hegotty for help. Her witch lessons are difficult and powerful, but can this secret magic match up to the dangers these two hopeful witches face?
The Secret of the Blood-Red Key by David Farr
The dazzling follow-up to the phenomenal The Book of Stolen Dreams from master storyteller David Farr, perfect for fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman.
Step inside the pages of an immortal adventure…
Rachel and Robert have defeated the tyrant Malstain and become the heroes of Krasnia, but all is not how it should be. From nowhere, a boy appears knowing the secrets of the hidden blood-red key and soon Rachel must battle to save her home as she knows it.
Praise for The Book of Stolen Dreams:
“A new and important voice for young people.” Michael Morpurgo
“Dazzling! An instant classic.” Ben Miller
“A wonderful story. Gripping and magical.” Anthony Horowitz
The Beanstalk Murder by P.G. Bell
Brand new cosy crime for kids from the bestselling author of The Train to Impossible Places series.
Trainee witch Anwen is having a bad day - which gets much worse when a dead giant falls from the sky and destroys her village. But when she examines the body she discovers that the giant was murdered, and she must track down his killer using her perfect spy-size and witchy skills.
“A unique whodunnit… I LOVED it.” Sibéal Pounder, author of Wonka
Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Adventures on Trains and featuring a crime scene map, chapterhead decor and fun spot illustrations!
The Snow Girl
by Sophie Anderson
From award-winning and critically acclaimed author Sophie Anderson comes a fairy-tale story of friendship, belonging and bravery.
When Tasha builds a snow girl with her grandpa, all she wants is for her to be real. If only wishes on snow could come true… Then Tasha meets Alyana, a friend made of wishes, starlight, snowfall and magic. But when your best friend is made of winter, what do you do when spring comes?
“Frozen meets Narnia in an enchanting children’s novel.” The Telegraph
“A truly special book of snow and winter magic.” Sibéal Pounder
“Destined to be a seasonal classic.” M.G. Leonard
Operation Nativity
by Jenny
Pearson
When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they’re not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents’ back garden. And they’re certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to save Christmas. But if they don’t track down a missing shepherd, wise man, donkey and the actual Mary and Joseph, who’ve all crash-landed in Chipping Bottom, not only will Christmas cease to exist, but they will too. Operation Nativity is on.
“All I want for Christmas is for everyone to read this book.” A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief
“The perfect gift for Christmas.” Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear
Featuring fun festive activities to try with your family
YA Fiction Discover and Learn
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS’ AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION
NOMINATED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022
ACE OF SPADES is Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a shocking twist. Buried secrets come to light when two students are targeted by an anonymous bully with an explosive agenda.
“A heart-racing and twisty thriller.”
Alice Oseman, author of Heartstopper
A haunting and compulsive new Dark Academia mystery of secrets, lies and revenge. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Maureen Johnson.
“Dark academia fans, this novel is for you.” Cosmopolitan
“Slow-burn mystery.”
The Observer
“Àbíké-Íyímídé is an incisive force - and a total vibe.”
Olivie Blake, NYT bestselling author of The Atlas Six
Namina Forna
A brand-new enemies-to-lovers romcom from two award-winning stars of YA - sparks fly when sworn enemies Said and Tiwa have to face each other again.
"Bursting with joy, humour and so much love."
Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
Discover the epic fantasy series in which a young heroine fights against a world that would dare tame her.
“Catch up now before it’s a major movie franchise.” E! News
“For fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther.” Buzzfeed
“Stormingly good.” The Observer
“A fierce female protagonist you’ll root for and a captivating world that feels so real you can step inside it.”
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