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Books for
Christmas
Please note that not all of these books are still in stock,
please
contact me before ordering.
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Stories of Santa
Age 5+
Three brand
new stories about everyone’s favourite festive character, Father Christmas.
Includes magical stories of how Santa makes his toys, what he gets up to on his
days off and how to spot a real Santa from a fake one.
Usborne Young
Reading Series One has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton
University. Series One is aimed at children just beginning to read.
Sturdy
hardback and ribbon marker make this incredible value for money. |
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Jigsaw book
Age 18+ months
A simple
jigsaw book with delightful Christmassy scenes labelled with key vocabulary to
help young children learn and talk about Christmas.
Five simple
four-piece jigsaws show scenes including decorating the Christmas tree, building
a snowman and opening presents.
Key Christmas
vocabulary such as stockings, presents and decorations are labelled in clear
text.
Illustrated
with photographs of Jo Litchfield's charming handmade models.
Tabs along
the side of the book allow favourite scenes to be located easily. |
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£7.99 |
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Christmas Eve
Age 1+
Who decorates
Father Christmas's tree and wraps up his presents for him? This delightful
touchy-feely story shows the mice making Christmas super-special for Santa.
Full of
touchy-feely patches, sparkly foil and a wide variety of textures for babies and
toddlers to enjoy.
Delightfully
illustrated by Rachel Wells, illustrator of the best-selling “That’s not my…”
series. |
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£9.99 |
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The Very First Christmas
Age 18+ months
A beautiful
retelling of the Christmas Story.
Beautifully
illustrated by Elena Temporin.
A gorgeous
gift for young children.
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£6.99 |
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30 Things to Make and Cook for Christmas
A pack of 30
cards each showing a yummy recipe to make for the festive season.
Recipes
include cranberry crispies, marzipan cakes, coconut Christmas mice and cheesy
stars.
Includes
ideas for edible ornaments to decorate the Christmas tree and treats to give to
family and friends as gifts.
Each card
shows a photograph of the finished result, an ingredients list and clear
step-by-step instructions. |
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£5.99 |
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Farmyard Tales Christmas Sticker Storybook
Age 3+
A charming
tale from Apple Tree Farm, with colourful stickers for children to complete the
story.
The Boot
family prepare for Christmas as Poppy and Sam wonder whether Santa will bring
them what they have asked for.
Story
contains gaps for key words, which children can fill with one of the 60 sticker
pictures to help build their vocabulary and reading skills.
With a little
yellow duck or Ginger the kitten to find on each page. |
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£4.99 |
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Big book of Christmas things to make and do
KeyStage: KS1/2 E/A/DT
The
perfect companion in the run-up to the festive season, this book is packed with
imaginative, inspiring and practical Christmas ideas for children to enjoy.
Includes exciting ideas for creating stunning Christmas cards, sparkling
decorations and mouth-watering seasonal recipes. All activities are accompanied
by clear, beautifully illustrated step-by-step instructions.
Contains over 1,000 stickers for use with the projects included in the book or
for creating original Christmas ideas. |
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£9.99 |
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That's not my snowman....
A
delightfully festive touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text. Bright,
colourful illustrations with textures to touch and feel on every page.
Helps very
young children develop language and sensory skills.
Series
awarded "Best Buy" by readers of Prima magazine.
A perfect
gift for young children.
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£5.99 |
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Baby's Christmas
KeyStage: n/a
A charming Christmas addition to the new
Baby’s Day series of interactive books for very young children.
Beautifully illustrated by Rachel Wells, who also created the images for
Usborne’s best-selling Touchy-Feely series.
Small children will have heaps of fun
following Baby, Fido the dog and Bunny as they unwrap their Christmas
presents.
This cased board book features a baby-shaped cut
out, which slots into the cover and is attached to the book’s
spine with a sparkly ribbon.
Each double-page Christmas scene contains a
slot into which children can fit the sturdy baby shape. A simple twist
at the end of the story reveals Baby’s surprising gift. |
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£5.99 |
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Christmas Stencil Book
KeyStage: KS1
Another fantastic title in Usborne’s
hugely popular and successful Farmyard Tales series.
This delightful and creative title gives
young children the opportunity to join in the Christmas fun at Apple
Tree Farm, while developing their drawing skills.
Containing press-out stencils that allow
children to draw a wide variety of Christmassy things, including Santa
and his reindeer, snowmen, Christmas trees, shiny stars, snowflakes
and much much more.
Adventurous artists can use the templates
to create their own Christmas scenes and even their own Christmas
cards.
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£4.99 |
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Little Book of Christmas Carols
KeyStage: KS2
This beautifully illustrated book contains a joyful collection of children’s
favourite carols, including “Silent Night”, “While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks”, “Away in a Manger” and “We wish you a Merry Christmas”.
The
words to each carol are clearly displayed verse-by-verse, so that young carol
singers can easily follow the words and you can listen to all the tunes at the
Usborne Quicklinks Website.
Colourful Christmas images adorn each carol, created by one of Usborne’s most
popular illustrators; Stephen Cartwright.
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Art
Ideas
A
fantastically festive Art Ideas book, which will be an invaluable source
of inspiration to teachers and parents. Adults
and children will love decorating their homes with these beautiful and
sophisticated creations.
Projects include Sparkling Baubles, Mosaic Snowflakes, Mini Lantern
Decorations and Winter Watercolour Paintings.
KeyStage:
KS2/3 A |
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£9.99 |
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Lift-the-flap Nativity
This
unusual but child-friendly telling of the nativity story will evoke a
sense of wonder and mystery in the youngest children A perfect Christmas
gift for younger children
KeyStage:
KS1 E/RE |
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£8.99 |
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The Story of Baby Jesus
KeyStage: R/KS1 RE
A
wonderful stocking filler, this pretty board book, simply illustrated throughout
by Norman Young, retells the much-loved story of the birth of baby Jesus.
Sparkly foiling on every page will attract the attention of children as they
follow the characters and events of the very first Christmas.
Very young children can look at the pictures while the words are read to them,
but the clear, straightforward text means that more confident young readers will
be able to follow and understand this special story for themselves
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£5.99 |
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Nativity
KeyStage: n/a
A
gorgeous Christmas addition to the popular and creative Usborne Touchy-Feely
series.
Charming illustrations by Rachel Wells accompany a delightful, tactile retelling
of the Christmas story, complete with fluffy donkeys, woolly sheep, a glittering
angel and, of course, the baby Jesus, sleeping in his soft blanket.
This appealing large-format book makes the perfect present for young children
experiencing Christmas for the very first time. |
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£8.99 |
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How to Draw
Christmas
Age 6+
Jolly
Santas, busy elves and twinkly trees are some of the wonderful Christmassy
things you will find in this imaginative drawing book. Use the ideas to make
your own Christmas cards or follow the simple step-by-step instructions exactly
to create delightful pictures. This book also contains over 200 shiny gold
stickers to add extra sparkle to your drawings.
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Treasury - with Free CD
KeyStage: KS1 E
A
charming collection of beautifully illustrated Christmas stories, activities,
carols and songs. Includes the stories of Jesus and St. Nicholas.
Activities include making pop-up Christmas cards, starry wrapping paper and
peppermint creams and decorating biscuits.
Explains where many Christmas traditions came about and how Christmas is
celebrated in different countries.
Accompanying CD includes stories and songs, making this book an ideal Christmas
gift for young children |
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£8.99 |
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Christmas
Activities
Simple
step-by-step instructions can be followed by even very young children,
with amazing results
Festive projects include a pop-up polar bear, a hand-printed angel and
snowman paper chains. Includes over 50 stickers.
KeyStage: KS1 |
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Cooking
Easy,
step-by-step recipes for delicious Christmas biscuits, cakes and sweets.
Colourful illustrations and mouth-watering photographs throughout.
KeyStage:
KS1 |
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Decorations and Cards
Fun
ideas for Christmas cards and decorations including flying angels,
Christmas collages and dancing snowmen can all be made using
readily-available materials and then be decorated with the shiny
stickers included in the book
KeyStage:
n/a |
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£4.99 |
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Christmas Fairy things to make and do
Easy-to-follow instructions accompany the magical projects, which
include Sparkly Crowns and Wands, Glittery Star Chains, Christmas Tree
Fairies and a Fairy Castle Advent Calendar Includes 2 pages of shiny,
foiled stickers, to make creations even sparklier!
KeyStage: KS1/2 A/DT |
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£4.99 |
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Farmyard Tales
Christmas Activities
Fun
christmas activities, including recipes and ideas for christmas tree
decorations. Projects to inspire young children and keep them busy in
the run-up to Christmas.
Featuring children's favourite characters from Apple Tree Farm.
KeyStage:
KS1 |
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£4.99 |
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Nativity Press-out
Model
With
foiling throughout, this classic nativity scene creates a beautiful
christmas decoration.
Transforming the pre-cut pieces will provide challenging fun for all the
family.
A
lasting christmas decoration for all to enjoy.
KeyStage:
KS1/2 DT
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£4.99 |
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Things to Make and Do
for Christmas
Includes lots of ideas for drawing, painting and printing cards, making
wrapping paper, gift tags, advent calendar and tree decorations, all
made from readily-available materials
Contains over 50 stickers to use with the projects, or on any cards and
gift tags
KS1 |
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£4.99 |
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Advent Nativity Book
KS1 E
This vibrant Christmas title is an advent calendar with a difference, allowing
children to follow the Christmas story day-by-day in the form of an imaginative
jigsaw book.
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£8.99 |
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The Christmas Story
Simple
retelling of the story of the birth of Jesus for very young children.
Features charming illustrations which bring the story to life.
KS1 E |
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£3.99 |
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The First Christmas
This
simple re-telling of the Nativity story is brought to life by Elena
Temporin’s rich and textured watercolour illustrations.
Straightforward language makes this book perfect for parents and young
children to read together.
Great
gift idea for young children.
KeyStage:
KS1 |
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