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      Don't tickle the T. rex!
      
      Touchy-feely sound books
      
      Age: 6+ months
      
      RRP £12.99
      
      This irresistible novelty book combines touchy-feely patches with embedded sounds to create a hilarious treat for babies and toddlers. When you tickle...
      
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      First Sticker Book Planet Earth
      
      First Sticker Books series
      
      Age: 3+
      
      RRP £5.99
      
      Discover the many wonders Planet Earth has to offer in this inviting sticker book. Travel to dusty deserts, the icy Arctic and lush tropical rainforests...
      
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      Big Activity Pad
      
      Pads
      
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      RRP £6.99
      
      Each page in this exciting book has a different theme, from pirates and robots to forests and fish, and is overflowing with things to spot, puzzles to...
      
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      Magicborn
      
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      The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow. The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England...
      
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      Social Media Survival Guide
      
      Usborne Life Skills
      
      Age: 10+
      
      RRP £6.99
      
      Empower your kids to stay safe online with this fun, comprehensive guide for kids aged 10+. Packed with entertaining illustrations alongside...
      
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      Ace of Spades (special edition)
      
      Age: 14+
      
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      A SUMMER SPECIAL EDITION OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, WITH EXCLUSIVE COVER AND EXTRA CONTENTWINNER OF THE 2021...
      
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      Sticker Dolly Dressing Dolls
      
      Sticker Dolly Dressing
      
      Age: 5+
      
      RRP £7.99
      
      Dress the dolls and choose accessories for a variety of occasions. Join the dolls at their pony club, have a summer picnic, spend a day on the beach and...
      
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      That's not my Christmas Fairy...
      
      THAT'S NOT MY®
      
      Age: 3+ months
      
      RRP £6.99
      
      Enjoy Christmas with five colourful fairies in this delightful title in the well-loved That's not my... series. Babies and toddlers will love exploring...
      
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      Early Years Wipe-Clean Ready for Writing
      
      Usborne Early Years Wipe-clean
      
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      Perfect preparation for starting school, this fun book helps children develop pen control and practise essential pre-writing and writing skills taught...
      
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      The Elves and the Shoemaker
      
      English Readers Level 1
      
      Age: 5+
      
      RRP £6.99
      
      "I know this is magic," says the shoemaker.Someone is making beautiful shoes every night, when the shoemaker and his wife are asleep. Who can it...
      
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      Write Your Own Story Book
      
      Write Your Own
      
      Age: 7+
      
      RRP £8.99
      
      A fantastic write-in book that helps children learn to write their own stories. Includes lots of different writing activities including a fictional...
      
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      The Unexpected Tale of Bastien Bonlivre
      
      The Bastien Bonlivre Adventures
      
      Age: 9+
      
      RRP £7.99
      
      The open door felt like an invitation, or a trap. Bastien wasn't sure which, but with no other choice, he stepped inside...and hoped he'd make it...
      
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      Spanish for Beginners Flashcards
      
      Language for Beginners Book
      
      Age: 4+
      
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      A set of 100 sturdy flashcards with over 200 essential Spanish words to learn. On the front and back of each card, there is a Spanish word illustrated...
      
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      Lift-the-Flap Looking After Our Planet
      
      Lift-the-flap
      
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      RRP £9.99
      
      A bright, impactful book, explaining simply and effectively what's going wrong with our planet and what we can all do to help - from reducing greenhouse...
      
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      Unhurry Book
      
      Age: 8+
      
      RRP £8.99
      
      Now breathe…and relax. This write-in activity book is all about taking a little time to breathe, focus and be calm, with the help of some friendly sloths....
      
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      24 Hours In the Stone Age
      
      24 Hours In...
      
      Age: 7+
      
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      Join a young cave-dweller for a day, as she goes hunting, makes her own stone tools and creates amazing cave art. Learn all about the dangers of life in...
      
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      First Illustrated Dictionary and Thesaurus
      
      Illustrated Dictionaries and Thesauruses
      
      Age: 5+
      
      RRP £14.99
      
      This brilliant dictionary and thesaurus will help young children learn new vocabulary, check their spellings and find inspiration for exciting words to...
      
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      100 Paper Dragons to fold and fly
      
      Fold and Fly
      
      Age: 6+
      
      RRP £8.99
      
      100 decorated tear-out sheets to fold into dragon-themed paper gliders, including fearsome fire-breathers, many-headed monsters, scaly sea serpents, a...
      
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      Peep Inside a Fairy Tale The Snow Queen
      
      Peep Inside a Fairy Tale
      
      Age: 3+
      
      RRP £9.99
      
      Peep through the pages of this classic story to follow Gerda on her magical journey to rescue her friend Kay from the evil Snow Queen. With delicate cutaway...
      
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      Maths Scribble Book
      
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      Age: 7+
      
      RRP £9.99
      
      Think like a mathematician by scribbling your way through this jam-packed activity book, full of maths puzzles to solve, codes to crack and patterns to...
      
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      Santa Sound Book
      
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      RRP £12.99
      
      Step inside the magical world of Santa's workshop as you press the buttons in this enchantingly illustrated book to hear elves making toys, reindeer bells...
      
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      'Twas the Night before Christmas
      
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      ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…' The traditional and much-loved Christmas...
      
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      Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Sleeping Prince
      
      Young Reading Series 1
      
      Age: 5+
      
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      A brave princess goes on an epic quest. Surviving the terrible dangers of a forest that no man is brave enough to enter she reaches an enchanted castle...
      
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      First Questions and Answers: What is a Virus?
      
      First Questions and Answers
      
      Age: 4+
      
      RRP £9.99
      
      Our lives have been taken over by a tiny virus we can't even see. But what IS a virus? How do viruses spread? Why should everyone keep washing their hands?...
      
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