(Hardback)

A lively retelling of a classic tale about a naughty crab. Based on the famous "Just So" story by Rudyard Kipling.

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

(Hardback)

The Rhino has lovely skin that fits just right. But what happens when he spies the cake that Man has just made A special cake with currants and plums in it...

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

(Board book)

Discover what really happens inside you, from breathing and eating to thinking and growing. Packed with fascinating facts, this is a perfect introduction to the amazing machine that is the human body.

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

(Board book)

An interactive introduction to information and communication technology, which explains what goes on inside computers and what makes them do what they do. With lots of flaps to lift and look beneath, fact-hungry children will devour the fascinating data contained in this bright and engaging non-fiction book.

(Board book)

An exciting guide to fractions, decimals and percentages with over 125 flaps to lift to discover what they are and how to use them. Topics include simplifying fractions, improper fractions, and converting to decimals and percentages. Children can also build a fraction wall, meet the fraction families and test their skills with a fraction challenge.

(Board book)

Learning times tables is essential and needs endless practice. With flaps to lift to find out the answers to a range of multiplication questions, this title features an innovative approach to what can be a dry and tricky subject. It is suitable for parents and children to share on the road to learn times tables.

(Hardback)

William Shakespeare's tragic play about The Moor of Venice, fully illustrated and retold for younger readers. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, this book is written for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books.

(Board book)

(Hardback)

Based on a traditional Indian tale, the story follows Manu, who one day rescues a tiny talking fish from a stream and gets far more than he bargained for.

(Hardback)

Suitable for children who are beginning to read, this title features a poor fisherman who goes fishing, but catches an old bottle instead of a fish. It tells how when he opens the bottle, he accidentally releases a big, bad genie.

(Hardback)

A charming retelling of a classic French fairytale

Princess Anna doesn't want to marry the cold-hearted King. So she runs away and becomes a goose girl, hiding her beauty beneath a donkey-skin cloak... until she falls in love. Will she live happily ever after

(Hardback)

Princess Eliza and her brothers are perfectly happy - until their father marries a woman who is secretly a witch. Determined to get rid of the children, the witch turns the brothers into swans. But Eliza is harder to deal with. Follow her as she sets out to undo the spell. Ages 5+.

(Hardback)

Shakespeare's classic comedy retold.

When Viola is left shipwrecked on the coat of Illyria she must disguise herself as a boy for protection. But when she becomes a page for Duke Orsino things start to get a little complicated.

Ages 6+

(Hardback)

William dreams of acting and writing plays. This ambition takes him from the quiet country town of Stratford to the great playhouses of London, where his talent takes the city by storm... The life of Britain's most famous playwright told for children ready to tackle longer and more complex books.

(Hardback)

The classic horror story by Mary Shelley retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Victor Frankenstein dreams of creating life. As lightning flashes across the sky, his creature stirs. Will it be the perfect being he imagines, or a monster Part of the Usborne Reading Programme.

(Hardback)

Three original pony tales for children who are just beginning to learn how to read. Meet a pony who is scared of loud noises, a pony who is always making mischief and a small Shetland who is about to make a big delivery... Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.

(Hardback)

The story of one of the major art movements of the 19th Century told for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Today, Impressionist paintings draw huge crowds and sell for millions. But when they were first painted they caused public outrage. This is the fascinating story of those called The Impressionists.

(Hardback)

The story of the Roman Empire, from the myth of Romulus and Remus to the foundations of the vast Empire and the Emperors who ruled it and its eventual collapse, retold as a story for children growing in reading confidence. Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.

(Hardback)

Prospero and his daughter Miranda are stranded on a lonely desert island. Then a magical storm washes a royal ship ashore - and Prospero finally has the chance to right old wrongs. Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy retold for children growing in reading confidence and ability as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme.

(Board book)

the classic story of the Wizard of Oz retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read.

(Paperback)

The nightingale is a little brown bird with a beautiful song. The Emperor of China loves listening to her - until he is sent a clockwork bird, glittering with gold and jewels. Dazzled, the Emperor forgets all about the little brown bird... what will become of her

Illustrations: Full colour throughout

(Hardback)

Molly and her sisters meet a wicked giant who wants to eat them. Molly's quick thinking saves them... but to defeat the giant forever, Molly will have to return and steal three magical treasures. Based on an old Scottish tale, sometimes known as Molly Whuppie.

Illustrations: Full colour throughout.

(Paperback)

The enchanting tale of a magical pot and what happens when it is stolen.

18 months +

Based on the classic story by the Brothers Grimm. A charming picture book specially retold for younger children, with gently humorous illustrations by Mike and Carl Gordon.