Professor Astro Cat’s Frontiers of Space

A spectacularly made publication to teach kids about space in an exciting, funny and breathtakingly beautiful way. Illustrator Ben Newman has collaborated with his scientific friend Dr.Dominic Walliman to create this truly astounding publication to be enjoyed by adults and children alike.

See Inside Your Body

This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Bright, original colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by witty, clear and informative factual text. It contains over fifty flaps, which […]

Big Book of Rockets and Spacecraft

Open the giant fold-out pages of this book to discover the powerful rockets and spacecraft that explore outer space. From early rockets and Moon missions to space stations and probes, learn what it takes to blast off from Earth and even live in space. The oversized pages show magnificent spacecraft and rockets to scale, up-close […]

101 Great Science Experiments

Make science fun with 101 amazing step-by-step science experiments for kids that are safe and easy to do at home. Be the next Albert Einstein with these cool science experiments for kids and discover how to bend light, weigh air and even make a rainbow! 101 Great Science Experiments is bursting with fun experiments for […]

How Do Astronauts Wee in Space? (Dr. Dino’s Learnatorium)

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Humans have sent jellyfish into space, or that there is a planet made of ice that’s on fire? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW… Why space smells like raspberries? AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS… With planets made from diamonds, stars that could destroy our solar system and how long humans could survive in space! This […]

A Necklace of Raindrops

“…he pulled out a fine, fine silver chain. On the chain were three bright, shining drops.” Anyone who has come along to Bedtime Stories, or Storytime, or has basically ever met me, will recognise this book as my all-time favourite. A random childhood purchase from a second hand book stall at a church fair, it […]

Blueberry Girl

This book is one of those books that, upon reading, you desperately want to buy for everyone. You want them to read it, and get the same goose bumps. You want them to read it to their child, and you want that child to understand how wonderful and special they are. You want the adult […]

How To Train Your Dragon

One of the greatest things about opening a book shop is that I get to go to trade fairs and meet authors – and meeting Cressida Cowell recently was one of those wonderfully inspirational experiences that gave me a whole new insight into her books. ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ is a great book to […]