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Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Moomins with this gorgeous pop-up book based on Tove Jansson''s first ever Moomin story, The Moomins and the Great Flood and bring the adventure to life in a way never seen before.It began to rain. The waters rose higher and higher until they became a great flood! Moomintroll and Moominmamma are searching for a home to curl up in for the winter. Along the way they are looking for Moominpappa, who has gone missing . . .Join the Moomins on their adventure as you turn the pages and reveal five stunning pop-up scenes. Explore a deep dark forest, play in an enchanted garden and sail on storm-tossed seas. When a great flood devastates the land, hop onto the back of a friendly marabou stork and soar across the skies. Will the Moomin family find Moominpappa and settle into a new home before winter comes?The Moomins Find a Home is the perfect gift for Moomin fans old and new and it is sure to be treasured for years to come.

From the author of the Legends of Thezmarr series, Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer is an epic romantasy filled with a sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance, dark magic and a world of assassins and warriors. Perfect for fans of The Witcher and The Bridge Kingdom. Alchemist. Poisoner. Storm wielder. Wren Embervale, alchemist-turned-assassin, finds solace in only one thing: seeking vengeance for the death of her friends from wars past. But when an unknown form of alchemy is used to attack a king of the war-torn midrealms, Wren is charged with finding a cure for the strange new poison. Offered a place at the ancient alchemy academy of Drevenor, she must claim her spot by conquering the Gauntlet - a gruelling series of deadly trials that could cost her sanity, or her life. Yet the biggest threat of all might come from the man assigned to protect her - Torj Elderbrock, the silver-haired war hero who has hated her since she assassinated his last charge. Their shared history ignites a simmering tension that threatens to consume them both. With peace between the kingdoms as fragile as ever, and enemies lurking around every corner, Wren will discover whether love can truly heal all wounds - or if it is in fact the most lethal poison of all . . . Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer is the breathtaking first instalment in The Ashes of Thezmarr series. Continue Wren and Torj's story in Thorns & Fire.

‘The sci-fi romance adventure you never knew you needed’Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of Fall of Ruin and Wrath **ALL first edition hardback copies feature beautiful sprayed edges – available while stock lasts**A thrilling and heart-healing supernatural road trip featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors. The Bones Beneath My Skin is a gripping tale that explores what it means to be human – by bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune.In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright is at a loose end: his parents are dead, his older brother has disowned him, and he’s been fired from his job. Looking for a sense of direction, he returns to his family’s summer cabin in Oregon.The cabin should be empty – but it’s not. Inside is a man named Alex, and an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. There’s far more to Art than meets the eye. But as Alex and Nate bond over just how special she truly is, they discover that powerful forces are closing in – forces that want nothing more than to control her . . .There’s nothing more human than a broken heart.* * *Readers fell in love with The Bones Beneath My Skin:‘I sobbed even harder than the first time . . .’ – 5* NetGalley Review‘Made me cry so hard that I can no longer read the words on the page . . . beautiful, emotive storytelling’ – 5* NetGalley Review‘A web of car chases, government conspiracies and alien encounters, all wrapped around a heartwarming story of love and found family’ – The New York TimesThe Bones Beneath My Skin was a Sunday Times HB Bestseller w/c 17/02/2025

Discover your next enemies-to-lovers romantasy obsession with The Beasts We Bury by D. L. Taylor, in a stunning silver-foiled hardback edition. In a world where dark magic hovers on the horizon, two teens must decide how far they will go to break the system that has them trapped. "The Beasts We Bury captured me with its world of unique and terrible magic . . . Enchanting" - Erin BeatyMancella, heir to the throne, emerged from the mysterious Broken Citadel with a strange and violent magic: she can summon an army of animals, but only by killing them first. Silver is a charming thief who plans to manipulate Mancella in order to pull off a once-in-a-lifetime heist. When her father decides that Mance should kill a human in order to create an unbeatable spirit army, Mance realizes how much of a pawn she is in his world. As the deception and bloodshed continue to mount, Mance and Silver find themselves forced to make choices that will change the realm forever.

Push, pull and slide the scenes to get to work in Busy Diggers! Scoop up the dirt, clear the rubble and control mighty metal machines in this fun book about diggers and everything they do at the building site.Perfect for toddlers who like to play as they read, this bright and colourful board book will delight little ones with gentle rhyming text, easy-to-handle mechanisms and wonderful illustrations by Edita Hajdu, which is part of the popular Busy Book series.Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.Discover more vehicle stories with Busy Trucks, Busy Garage, and Busy Fire Station.

When I was twelve years old God spoke to my father for the first time. God didn’t say much. He told my father to be a painter and left it at that . . .’ So begins Niall Williams’ magical tale about love and destiny. Strangers Nicholas and Isabel are destined for each other – they just don’t know it yet. As they each struggle to recover from the bruises of their childhood, a chance encounter on a remote island in the west of Ireland hurls them together. Tender, romantic and profound, the international bestseller Four Letters of Love established Niall Williams as one of Ireland’s most treasured writers, and has become a classic love story that testifies the forces of fate and faith. Now part of the Picador Collection.

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book! Meet all your favourite jungle animals from the bestselling picture book Monkey Puzzle – and bring the story to life!Little Monkey has lost his mum! Will Butterfly help him find her? Push, pull and slide the tabs to find out!With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, Monkey Puzzle: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and a great gift for fans of the bestselling picture book.

A Discovery of Witches meets The Atlas Six in Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian, a dark contemporary fantasy from a brilliant new talent. Modern Divination is the first book in the Spells for Life and Death duology.The color of magic was gold . . .Twenty-three-year-old witch Aurelia Schwartz has always had to carefully balance her human life with her secret magical one. With a place at an elite Cambridge university college, she almost has everything she could possibly want within her grasp. Just so long as she follows the rules: Make no promises. Tell no one what you are. And never stay the night.Except Aurelia?s gift of green magic has begun to fade. Worse still, someone is hunting witches ? and stealing their powers. Reluctantly, Aurelia needs the help of fellow witch ? and dreadfully arrogant classmate ? Theodore Ingram. Together, they seek refuge among his family in the remote corners of an already-desolate town. But as she grows closer to Theodore, the power-hungry witch-killer, too, draws nearer. And they threaten to destroy everything Aurelia holds dear . . .Modern Divination by Isabel Agajanian is a magical cozy fantasy with witches, featuring an academic rivals-to-lovers romance, found family and yearning.Praise for Modern Divination?Lush and atmospheric, full of magic and yearning? ? Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six?The cosy contemporary fantasy of my dreams? ? Ava Reid, New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning?A gem of a book? ? Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back in Class Action – the eighth full colour comic book adventure by John Patrick Green. Perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey.''Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny'' – Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey.The InvestiGators are back . . . to school? Mango and Brash have always been a class act, now it''s time to find out whether these alligator detectives can go undercover as school kids!When chaos breaks out in the classroom, Mango and Brash scramble to figure out who is after Bucky, the mascot at Mango''s old school. Can the InvestiGators crack the case before Bucky is whisked away? And most importantly, is Friday still pizza day?The InvestiGators series is a hit with readers of all ages and covers positive themes like:Fun teamworkNever giving upPesky problem–solvingCollect all the books in the hilarious series of graphic novels for kids: InvestiGators, Take the Plunge, Off the Hook and tons more. Don''t miss Agents of S.U.I.T., the spin off series featuring Mango and Brash''s colourful coworkers.

'I was consumed by this book, it's her best ever, a work of genius' – Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True‘Her best book yet’ – Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me OnceThe million-copy bestselling author of His and Hers, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage . . . and revenge. * * *Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife. Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do. * * *Readers are gripped by Beautiful Ugly:'Alice Feeney's best book to date''What a page turner!''A deliciously dark tale of love, marriage and revenge' 'Tension that kept me reading-on until late in the night''A beautifully written tale of an ugly situation' * * *More love for Beautiful Ugly . . . 'Characters that jump off the page and twists to give you whiplash. I loved every word' – Claire Douglas, author of The Wrong Sister‘Magnetic and jaw-dropping’ – Mary Kubica, bestselling author of Local Woman Missing‘Unforgettable’ – Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End'A masterpiece, a riveting read, immaculately written' – Janice Hallett, author of The Twyford CodeBeautiful Ugly was a Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 27/01/2025

The Great Unicorn Rescue is an enchanting, unicorn-filled tale about friendship and fighting your fears, from the award-winning, bestselling Diane Ewen. Louella lives on the edge of a forest. But this isn't just any forest – this forest has unicorns in it! Louella's unicorn is called Norrie, and they love collecting shells together from the stream and spending all day together. Norrie’s special power is being able to cast a bright beam of light – so although Louella’s biggest fear is the dark, she never has to worry with Norrie around!Until, one day, when Louella’s school has a class trip into the forest and Norrie doesn’t appear. Where could Norrie have got to? Can Louella overcome her biggest fear to help her friend ou? n enchanting story about friendship and how facing your fear with friends might just make that fear disappear altogether!The authorial debut from Diane Ewen, illustrator of Coming to England and winner of the Jericho Prize and the Queen’s Knickers award.

‘Warm, gorgeous, tender and hopeful . . . Simply brilliant’ – Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable‘Funny, practical and moving’ – Daily Mail* * * *A beautiful, razor-sharp novel by Sarah Handyside, Instructions for Heartbreak is a life-affirming story about female friendship, self-love and how to survive a broken heart. What if heartbreak came with a manua? t starts with a late-night knock on the door. Dee, Liv and Rosa share a flat in south London, while Katie lives close by with her boyfriend. But, when Katie’s nine-year relationship ends – suddenly and brutally – she turns up on their doorstep with no idea what to do next, or how to do anything after spending so long with her life entwined with someone else’s. Out comes the martini shaker (an old, well-washed gherkin jar) and, with an unused sketchbook, an idea. They’ll make Katie the handbook that she needs to process her heartbreak and start rebuilding her life. There are notes on tears, hangovers and roast chicken, scribblings about music, new bedding and pure, white-hot rage. But Katie is not the only one nursing a broken heart. Rosa is a hopeless romantic, despite still reeling from her ex’s infidelity. Scarred by her ex’s parting words, Dee is committed to being commitment-free. And while Liv knows that breaking up with her girlfriend was what she wanted, she can’t help but wonder if she did the right thing. Tested by big life changes, even the closest friendships can fray – could the heartbreak handbook they intended for Katie contain the words they all need to hear?* * * *‘An essential modern heartbreak handbook’ – Lucy Jane Wood, author of Rewitched‘A stunning, emotionally resonant novel’ – Cosmopolitan‘A heartfelt love letter to friendship that I couldn't put down’ – Josie Lloyd, author of Lifesaving for Beginners* * * *Readers are loving Instructions for Heartbreak:‘I love a novel filled with amazing female friendships. I flew through this book . . . a MUST read’‘A wonderfully nuanced, emotionally intelligent and insightful story of female friendships, relationships, growing up and finding your family’‘There is nothing better than the power of female friendships and women coming together to help one another. This book delivers that message and more! I loved every minute’

The action adventure of Gladiator meets the time travel of Doctor Who!Join the journey to Ancient Egypt in Hunt for the Golden Scarab, the first action-packed mystery in the Time Keys series, by bestselling award-winner M. G. Leonard. Perfect for children of 8 to 12 and fans of Adventures on Trains, Beetle Boy and Twitch. Filled with fascinating facts and supports the key stage 2 curriculum. Illustrated in black and white throughout by Manuel Šumberac. 'History, time travel and mystery combine in this epic new adventure' - A. F. Steadman, bestselling author of Skandar Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time. Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of Keys and be the first to find Nefertiti’s lost tomb and a powerful door to Ancient Egypt. They must piece together long-hidden clues if they are to solve the mystery of her golden heart scarab. Can they find it before the Council finds the? oin Sim, Jeopardy and Nelson on their next exciting adventures through time in The Legend of Viking Thunder and The Impossible Gladiator. 'Classic and fresh - a breathtaking adventure.' – Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of Artemis Fowl'Absolutely brilliant page-turner. Atmospheric, entertaining and packed to the brim with fascinating facts' – Lauren St John, author of Kat Wolfe Investigates

Can you find the King in London? Lift the felt flaps to help look for him and meet some other well-known London characters along the way! With soft felt flaps on every spread that are easy for babies to lift, this adorable book, with colourful illustrations from Marion Billet, is the perfect gift for little tourists.Featuring an array of London icons, including Buckingham Palace, the Pearly King and Queen, and a big red postbox!Look out for more London Books from Marion Billet: Poppy the Pigeon''s London Home, Busy London, My First London Bus and many more!

This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated prescriptions in verse compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. Life is lived with feeling - and these poems will bring you comfort.For Days When the World is Too Much With Us; Solace for times of Ill-health, loss, grief; & to Promote Recovery; for Times of Great Need; to Counteract Sorrow; For Fortitude and Steadfastness; for the Weathering of StormsIncludes poems by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edward Thomas, W. B. Yeats, William Shakespeare and many more.? No bitter pills? No adverse reactionsThe Poetry Prescription series compiled by Deborah Alma is the perfect antidote for life?s ailments. Inspired by the achingly cool Poetry Pharmacy shops in London and Shropshire - social media favourites with a clear focus on promoting wellbeing through the written and spoken word. Each of the 8 themed titles offers an array of poems to inspire, heal and comfort. Whether readers are looking to find solace for times of ill-health, loss and grief, cope with matters of the heart, need poetic inspiration for courage and confidence, or want to find peace and tranquillity in wild spaces, there is a collection for everyone. Perfect for reading aloud or for quiet contemplation, these books are a much needed balm for our busy lives.Find more titles in the series: Words for Love, Wild Remedy, First Aid, Becoming, Joy, Inspiration and Calm.

''Truthful – and often very funny – this is as true a book about a dog as you will find'' – TelegraphIn this poignant, funny and disarmingly honest memoir, one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, bestselling author of The Book Thief, tells of his family’s adoption of three troublesome rescue dogs – a charming and courageous love story about making even the most incorrigible of animals family.What happens when the Zusaks open their family home to three big, wild, pound-hardened dogs – Reuben, a wolf at your door with a hacksaw; Archer, blond, beautiful, deadly; and the rancorously smiling Frosty, who walks like a rolling thunderstorm?The answer can only be chaos: there are street fights, public shamings, property trashing, bodily injuries, stomach pumping, purest comedy, and carnage that needs to be seen to be believed . . . not to mention the odd police visit at some ungodly hour.There is a reckoning of shortcomings and failure, a strengthening of will, but most important of all, an explosion of love – and the joy and recognition of family. Three Wild Dogs (and the truth) is a love letter to the animals who bring hilarity and beauty straight to our doors and into our lives, and change us forever.''Funny and charming . . . A stirring tale of the bond that can form between human and hound'' – The Times