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Celebrate World Book Day 2020 with a brilliant new picture book story about Bing!

LET’S CELEBRATE WORLD BOOK DAY 2020 with BING’S SPLASHY STORY, READ BY ANNE-MARIE DUFF, especially for World Book Day 2020.

It’s Bing’s bath time and he wants Flop to read him his favourite story. But books don’t like splashy baths, as Bing soon learns. Find out what happens when Bing’s bedtime book gets all drippy-wet and Bing and Flop are forced to use their imagination to finish the story.

A charming new picture book about telling stories, overcoming adversity and the power of imagination. This World Book Day Bing picture book is sure to delight all toddlers!

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A massive war in Minecraft's past will determine the fate of the present!

One hundred years in Minecraft’s past, foiled by a time-traveling Gameknight999, the evil virus Herobrine has gone mad with rage. Now determined to wipe every NPC alive off the server as punishment for meddling with his plans, he crafts a

new monster king to lead a devastating aerial assault.

Gameknight, his true identity still a secret, is stunned when a vicious ghast army, commanded by a terrifying monster that the User-that-is-not-a-user remembers all too well, arrives at the village he’s protecting and unleashes wave after wave of unthinkable terror.

With his army overpowered and outnumbered, Gameknight realizes they have no chance of defeating Herobrine and this new army out in the open Overworld. If he’s to save Minecraft from complete annihilation (which would destroy everyone

in the present day as well) he’ll need to turn the tables on his greatest nemesis. As the forces of darkness slowly close in around them, one question remains: Will he defeat this enemy before the future of Minecraft is changed forever?

Help your child learn how to count backwards as you hop your way from six to one in ‘Hop, Hop’, an English language-learning book in the ‘Hello English’ collection.

With colourful illustrations, a useful English keyword list and a simple yet fun story about a game of hopscotch, ‘Hop, Hop’ will help your child learn the words for movement including hop, skip, leap - and more!

‘Hello English’ is a collection of children’s learning books that help your little one become bilingual. Learn English in a fun and easy way with these English books that explore the basics from shapes and colours to counting and emotions.

When rabbits strike back against wicked wolves, the fur is about to flyZombie Steve has found himself in another adventure, this time after being kidnapped by a group of very nervous rabbits. The troop informs him that they are being harassed by a pack of arrogant, vain wolves who are demanding goods that the rabbits need, and worst of all, their fur.Steve tries to teach the rabbits how to be intimidating, only to discover that the wolves aren’t the least bit afraid of them or him. After discovering some of the wolf pack’s back story, Steve begins to hatch another plan but it will need to be perfectly executed.

Will Steve be successful in his endeavors? What is it the rabbits see in him that makes them believe he can solve their problems?

Only time will tell when you read “Wicked Wolves”Wicked Wolves is a delightful account of problem solving peacefully that is fun for the whole family to read, a perfect pick for any young fan of Minecraft.

The Greedy Dog is written especially for children who are learning to read, and developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer in Education and reading specialist at the University of Roehampton. Delightfully illustrated, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader. Dog is hungry – he wants a juicy bone to eat. But will one bone be enough? This charming retelling of a classic Aesop fable has easy-to-read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

Tina Stones, one of the seven escapees from Halebury Prison, successfully infiltrates Minerland’s defenses disguised as Detective Peter. She has fooled Calvin and his friends that she’s Peter.

How she manages to do that baffles everyone. If she’s pretending to be Peter, where’s the real Peter? What does she intend to do to Minerland with the security breach she has created? Is she acting alone, or are other criminals helping her out?

As Calvin, Johansson, and Beatriz get closer to completing their list of wanted criminals, things only get harder for them. Without any other lead available, it was time for Calvin to put his detective experience to good use and capture all fugitives once and for all.

Author’s Note

Hello friends, this thrilling Minecraft adventure was first published in Amazon’s serialized reading app, Kindle Vella as episodes. This audiobook is the second arc of the story which features episodes 59 to 71

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In the fifth installment of the action-packed Guardians of Horsa graphic novel series, the world of Horsa is turned upside down to reveal a dangerous new secret.

The Guardians never dreamed that there was more to Horsa than their four realms. But when a hidden world reveals itself on the back of the map, they are thrown into a strange land filled with Ice Horses, Gem Horses, and mountains that move. Can the Guardians face the whole new world that has been hiding right under their hooves?

She's back! Nikki Maxwell returns for her 16th Dork Diaries adventure and has to deal with . . . a bratty younger sister. Join the jokes, the drama and the aDORKable BFFs in this mega-selling series with over 50 million copies in print worldwide!

Julius is an ordinary eight year old. All children in the 7-10 age groups can identify with him. What separates Julius from most other kids in his age is that deep down he is an incurable romantic.

Julius has realized he is in love with Linn. She is in his class, first grade at a school in Stockholm, Sweden, and he decides to ask her for a date. But it turns out to be much harder than he expected, partly because he doesn’t know how to say it, and partly because his best friend Isak constantly does things to stop him. But when Linn invites Julius to her birthday party the last weekend of summer break, and the rumour has it it will be dancing and then maybe some hugging, Julius decides to give it a try.

Julius is a special boy, and at the same time very ordinary. He lives by trial and error, and usually does his own thing. And everything he does, he does with charm and cleverness. His family consists of his mother Melek, who works at a nursing home and who exercises regularly to stay in shape, his father Bjorn, who is an author but spends most of his time thinking about the big philosophical questions in life, and his little sister Lydia, a wild two-year old with a passion for toothpaste.

This is Julius is the first book in this new success series, and it is set during the very last days of first grade before summer break.

In the tenth installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel chapter book series, Ruskin and his friends go to war to protect their home.

War is close, and the entire realm must choose a side. The Legion of Lava has stirred worry and fear among the regions of Wrenly—some even believe the Legion was created by the Dragons of Crestwood! Such are the evil ways of Valos, the villain who has wickedly turned neighbor against neighbor. Now Ruskin and his dragon friends must wage a war on two fronts: one on the battlefield and one for the very soul of Wrenly.

The first in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia.

Written after The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but designed by C.S.Lewis to be read first, this enchanting prequel – with its story of time travel, sorcery and magic rings – is essential reading for anyone who wants to learn the backstory to the biggest movie release of the year. Hurled back in time to the birth of a new world, two young friends get caught in the epic struggle between Aslan and his nemesis the White Witch.

A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love.

It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.

Brett Wells has it all. As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom.

When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship and she can keep up the ruse that she’s got a boyfriend.

Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy, though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined.

When the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur, they're forced to answer the question: Is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?

How the zebra got his stripes is written especially for children who are learning to read, and developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer in Education and reading specialist at the University of Roehampton. Delightfully illustrated, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader. Once upon a time, zebras didn’t have stripes. Then along came a greedy baboon... (Why don’t you read the story and find out what happens next?) This fun tale from Africa also has puzzles at the end.

Something is driving the entire piglin race into extinction…

It all started when a mysterious portal spawned in the middle of the Crimson Forest. None of us knew who built it, where it came from, or how it ended up there. It was unlike anything we’ve seen in the Nether before. Little did we know, it would be the beginning of the end – The Armageddon.

You see, this portal opened our world to something evil, dark, and monstrous. Something that wants us all dead. Piglins are being brutally killed in silence, burned at the stake, and thrown at the sea of lava. Desperate for protection, the piglins have crowned someone from another world as the savior and ruler of all – someone we call Golden Steve. However, instead of offering security, his reign made things even more complicated and dangerous.

Now, I am left with no other choice: I need to get to the bottom of all these mysteries for the sake of our survival. The future of all piglins rest on my shoulders. Can I put a stop to all these chaos before it is too late? Will I be able to rise above the odds and defeat evil? Is life in the Nether World ever going to be the same again?

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

Two girls, one list and twelve chances to fall in love this summer . . .

Emily’s always been lucky.

Well, technically her mum was the lucky one, and since she died, Emily’s started to feel like her luck’s run out. So when Emily finds her mum’s senior-year bucket list, she finds twelve ways to feel close to her again. But if she wants to check everything off, she’ll need help – help in the form of Blake.

As Blake and Emily work through the list, the girls’ bond deepens. Emily is starting to feel lucky again, but she’s faced with the question: can she accept this new part of herself, the part her mum never even knew existed?

A captivating, heartfelt love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you’ve always shared yourself with is gone.

The third book in this funny madcap must-read series for 7+ boys and girls. If you liked The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, you'll love this!

‘My mum’s embarrassing enough just being my mum, but now she’s won The Voice of Feeko’s competition it’s even worse.’

Barry’s mum has become a bit of celebrity, and now he can’t go anywhere without seeing a poster of her eating a chocolate digestive or wiggling her bum in a pair of jeans. It’s so annoy-embarrassing, and everyone at school is making fun of him.

But you can’t keep Barry down for long … With the help of his napkin collection, new girl Nancy Verkenwerken and a snail called Snailypoos, Barry is determined to prove once and for all that he is not a loser.

Have you collected all the funny books by Jim Smith? I am not a Loser, I am still not a Loser, I am so over being a Loser, I am sort of a Loser, Barry Loser and the holiday of doom, Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton, Barry Loser hates half term, Barry Loser's ultimate book of keelness, My mum is a loser, My dad is a loser, Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies and Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms.

Does Christmas always have to come to an end?

Alfie and Daddy don’t want things to go back to normal.

But Grandma does!

The garden is full of chirping and singing.

There are lots of birds to look at.

The smallest ones weigh less than a pencil.

The biggest ones eat other birds.

Midi English is a series of easy-to-read books for younger children. The themes appeal to young readers and the titles are well suited for pupils beginning to read non-fiction. Glossary is included in the book.

A wonderful audiobook of the fresh retelling of the classic Disney film, 'Beauty and the Beast'. An audiobook enriched with sound effects and music. A new way to enjoy a Disney classic!

Books four, five and six in the OFFICIAL Minecraft fiction series for readers age 7+

Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po and Jodi return for three more adventures in the world of Minecraft.

Ghast in the Machine

Portals opening… Worlds colliding! It sounds impossible, but the Evoker King has found a way from Minecraft into the real world! As Jodi races to piece together the clues to his identity, she doesn't like where they point. Could one of her friends be the sinister mob?!

Dungeon Crawl

When Morgan and his friends receive an unwelcome visit from the elusive Evoker King, they find themselves on a quest to find a secret item hidden in the depths of an unknown dungeon. But not is all as it seems, and they must gear up for an epic journey rife with danger, dragons and mysterious foes. Will Morgan and the gang finally uncover the identiy of the Evoker King?

Last Block Standing

Morgan, Ash, Harper, Po and Jodi return for their final adventure in the world of Minecraft. But something isn't right, and the gang are in greater danger than ever before. They will have to put their wits together if they are to survive and piece together the clues to the Evoker King's identity. Do the gang have what it takes to solve the mystery? And will they be able to stop the King before it's too late?