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At Tales you find a wide variety of children’s books, because we all know that our children deserve the best. In our selection you will find all the classics with the most beloved children’s books characters, but you can also let your child take on an adventure with some new heroes. Either way the world of books is an enchanting place for a child experiencing the magic of a good children’s story for the first time, and what makes the world of children’s books even more magical is the many beautiful and thrilling childrens’ books illustrations. They make the characters come alive. So if you want to introduce your child to the magical world of books let the magic begin here.
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    by Megan Hess
    £10.99

  • by Julia Donaldson
    £6.99

    A fun craft book, based on the bestselling Monkey Puzzle, packed full of make and do activities and over 200 stickers.

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    by Tim Flach
    £10.99

    Gorgeous nature photography introduces readers to endangered species in this picture book from Tim FlachWho is that peeking through the page? Is it a giant panda munching on bamboo? Or perhaps a yellow-eyed tree frog hiding in a tropical forest? Who Am I? uses clever riddles and stunning images by esteemed photographer Tim Flach (taken from his Abrams adult book Endangered) to introduce ten vital species-at-risk to readers. With its engaging and timely message, this beautifully crafted picture book is perfect for the youngest animal enthusiasts.

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    by Sabrina Hahn
    £11.99

    Learn numbers through fine art!

  • by Morag Hood
    £7.99 - 9.99

    An hilarious picture book following a duck in search of spaghetti.

  • by Beatrix Potter
    £6.99

    Peter Rabbit is such a good Easter bunny that he is giving all his friends Easter eggs. Hop along with Peter and meet all his friends in this adorable Easter book with touch and feel elements on every page! Perfect for little bunnies everywhere!

  • by Roald Dahl
    £5.99

    Plan brilliant beginnings, magnificent middles and excellent endings with the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Perfect for home learning, think up terrific stories with Fantastic Mr Fox and learn how to structure the perfect plot.These super fun activities will help you to:· Improve language and vocabulary skills· Develop the tools you need to write your own stories· Learn how to use action scenes, perspective and tense to write an exciting story.Roald Dahl's Creative Writing will spark your creativity, build your confidence and inspire you through the wonderful worlds of Roald Dahl's best loved stories! Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

  • by Roald Dahl
    £5.99

    Discover limericks, narrative poems, acrostics and haiku with the World's NUMBER ONE Storyteller! Perfect for home learning, float off with James and his insect friends and learn how to use poetic language in stories and poems.These super fun activities will help you to:· Improve language and vocabulary skills· Develop the tools you need to write your own stories· Learn how to write with rhythm and rhyme, and practise performing your very own poems.Roald Dahl's Creative Writing will spark your creativity, build your confidence and inspire you through the wonderful worlds of Roald Dahl's best loved stories! Filled with top tips and ideas boxes, each book introduces techniques and methods to help you plan and write a phizz-whizzing story of your own!

  • by Kes Gray
    £6.99

    Board book edition of the brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book. Jam-packed with animals and silliness! From the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog. *Over 1 million copies sold*

  • by Richard Scarry
    £5.49

    A classic Little Golden Book about a sweet and unusual creature, written and illustrated by Richard Scarry in 1953, is back in print!When Rabbit finds an egg, he assumes it belongs to Hen, until it hatches. Out of the egg comes an adorable roly-poly animal with webbed feet and a beak like Duck, a tail and fur coat like Beaver, and a shy dispostion like Squirrel. This funny story about a platypus who becomes friends with everyone was written and illustrated by Richard Scarry in 1953. It is now back in print in the Little Golden Book line. Perfect for Easter baskets, baby showers, and year-round fun, this book is sure to become a family storytime favorite!

  • by Jen Campbell
    £7.99

    Luna and her best friend, Franklin the dragon, love stories and want to visit all the places they've read about in books. But for all their reading they still don't know where dragons come from. And Franklin is now so old - 605 to be exact - he can't remember himself! They search high and low, but to no avail. Until one evening, Luna's tortoise, Neil Armstrong, notices something far away in the sky... The three friends set out on their biggest adventure yet - all the way to the moon - in the hope of reuniting Franklin with his long lost family.

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    by Kia Marie Hunt
    £8.99

    My Awesome Year being 10, Author: Kia Marie Hunt, Publication Year: 2020-04-02, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Language: eng

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    Allison Black (Illustrator) New York-born illustrator Allison Black started her own stationery company, Hip Hip!, in 2015 and is experienced in creating artwork for fashion, homeware, stationery and books.

  • by Agnese Baruzzi
    £5.99

    In this new collection, the Black White Red Baby Montessori board books, the scientific studies on the visual development and the Montessori theory on the visual skills of new-borns are combined to stimulate the attitude of babies in recognizing shapes and figures with net borders.

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    This classic poem by Clement C. Moore is read on Christmas Eve by families the world over. Re-discover Roger Duvoisin's eye-catching interpretation from 1954, with a tall, narrow format just right for tucking into a Christmas stocking.

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    Little World: At the Airport is a delightful children's book published by Penguin Random House Children's UK in 2020. This engaging read takes young readers on an exciting journey through the bustling world of an airport. The book does not list a specific author, but the talent behind the story is evident in every page. The genre of the book is children's literature, which is perfect for sparking the imagination of young minds and introducing them to the wonders of travel. The vibrant illustrations and engaging text make it a must-have for every child's bookshelf. Published by the renowned Penguin Random House Children's UK, this book promises quality and a story that will be enjoyed time and time again.

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    The 400+ reusable stickers in this over sized, 32-page collection guide children on a fact-packed journey around the world, teaching them about each region's people, plants, animals and landmarks. This engaging companion to the celebrated Barefoot Books World Atlas includes a labeled, pull-out world map poster by award-winning artist David Dean.

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    by Anouck Boisrobert
    £13.99

  • by Sam Smith
    £6.49

    This fun-filled book has lots of stickers of noses, mouths, ears and eyes to complete the funny faces pictures. You decide what everyone looks like! There are over 200 reusable stickers and a fold-out back cover to store stickers when not in use.

  • by Hannah (EDITOR) Watson
    £6.49

    Little First Stickers Tractors and Trucks, eng, Hannah (EDITOR) Watson, 2019-10-31, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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    by A C Pinnington
    £11.99

    A book with playing sounds installed, giving young petrolheads a sense of how the great supercars of the past and present sounded.

  • - Chew Proof * Rip Proof * Nontoxic * 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew)
    by Amy Pixton
    £5.99

    Baby's favourite book series (rip-proof, drool-proof, and nontoxic - designed for the way babies 'read' with their mouths) now features concept books! Baby, See the Colors! introduces the youngest readers to the colours of the rainbow.

  • by Sue Hendra
    £7.99

    Supertato: Bubbly Troubly is a delightful and entertaining book written by the accomplished author, Sue Hendra. Published in 2021 by Simon & Schuster Ltd, this book promises to take its readers on an exciting and whimsical journey. As part of the genre that blends humor and adventure, it showcases Sue Hendra's unique storytelling style that has captivated countless readers worldwide. Supertato: Bubbly Troubly is a testament to her creative genius. Published by the renowned Simon & Schuster Ltd, this book guarantees quality content that is both engaging and enriching. Don't miss out on this fantastic read!

  • by Craig Smith
    £7.99

    The Wonky Donkey (BB) is a delightful and humorous book written by the talented Craig Smith. Published in 2019 by Scholastic, this book has quickly become a favorite among readers. The genre of the book is comedy, aimed at children and adults alike. The story revolves around a three-legged – or 'wonky' – donkey, adding a unique twist to the classic animal character. Smith's vivid and engaging writing style brings the wonky donkey to life, making readers laugh and learn at the same time. The Wonky Donkey (BB) is not just a book; it's an unforgettable experience that leaves you wanting more. So, if you're looking for a book that combines humor, creativity, and a touch of wonkiness, this is the perfect pick for you. Published by Scholastic, a renowned publisher known for its high-quality books, you can be assured of the book's exceptional content and production value.

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    - A Paper Scene Book
    by Insight Editions
    £18.99

    The magical places of the Harry Potter world are brought to life in these paper-cut 3D scenes.

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    by Jody Revenson
    £18.99

    The iconic locations of Hogwarts are represented to large scale in this interactive book with lifting flaps.

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    by Rona Skene
    £12.99

    Learn about amazing vehicles with fantastic LEGO builds. Plus bricks to build four exclusive LEGO mini models! Discover the world's most incredible things that go with specially commissioned LEGO models.Buckle up and explore the most incredible moving machines on the planet. Get inspired by more than 100 LEGO model ideas, from diggers to cars to aeroplanes to trains. Follow simple building tips to create your own LEGO vehicles. From trains and tractors to aircraft, spacecraft, and automobiles, this ebook showcases every kind of machine that moves-from past to present, and far into the future. Children will learn as they build and play.Best of all, it comes with 61 bricks to build four exclusive LEGO mini-vehicles! 2019 The LEGO Group.

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    - Fun-filled Backpack Bursting with Games and Activities
    by DK
    £10.99

    An activity book, more than fifty stickers, a travel snap game and an inflatable globe, providing a handy means for entertaining kids on the go.

What defines a children’s book you may ask? The first and the most obvious characteristic of a children’s book is the fact that it is written it to children. Secondly is the importance of how the story is told. In children’s books the story is often told from a children's perspective, or the story has a child or an adult addressing a child as the storyteller. Thereby the child reading or hearing the story can identify with the main character or characters in the children’s story making the child more engaged in the plot. 
Another significant characteristic of children’s books is the use of pictures or illustrations. A children’s story is often told through a combination of written words and children’s books illustrations. It can also be in the form of a picture book, where the child creates the story from the pictures he or she sees. In the newest books we also see a frequent use of sound as an extra level of engagement. You can both find sound books and picture books in our selection of children’s books. 

Genres
Children’s books can cover a wide range of genres, but there are two main categories. Either we have the lyric kind that covers both children’s songs, rhymes or nonsense poetry, which often have a fun or silly theme that makes the children laugh while singing or rhyming along. The other kind of children’s books is the narrative story. This is the category of the fairytales, the children’s novels and the classical novels told for children. Here we see a frequent use of figurative language, which speaks to the children’s imagination. The plot in these narrative stories can both be set in a fictional or realistic world. 


The Classics 
The world of children’s books contain a lot of beloved classics by all the great children’s authors. Classics that never lose their magic. Classics that make you reflect. Classics that move you, because of all the lovely memories you have with the stories and all the wonderful children’s books characters. You probably remember yourself when your mom or dad read them to you before bedtime and you couldn’t sleep because of the fascination of all the amazing places, characters and action in the books. Then when you fell asleep you would dream the most wonderful dreams where your imagination would build on to the story and you could be the hero of your favorite fairy tale. You could give that same wonderful experience to your children when you read the timeless classics to them and in doing so sharing the magical world with them and thereby creating a unique bond between you and your children.
You can for example choose to travel back to Neverland with your children following the second star to the right with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, or you could take a trip through the mysterious rabbit hole and experience the curious world of Wonderland with Alice and the Mad Hatter.  

Colouring and learning books
If your child is in a creative mood, we also have a selection of children’s colouring books for both toddlers and tweens. Your child can colour everything from famous artworks by Frida Kahlo to all their favorite children’s books characters and magical creatures like unicorns. The colouring books are beautifully illustrated and just waits to be introduced to the world of colour making them even more beautiful. By letting your children colour figures in a children’s colouring book of their own choice you stimulate their creative side and fine motor skills. Colouring also works relaxing on your children given them a break from the busy everyday. 
You can also stimulate your child with the use of learning books. You will find a wide range of children’s learning books in our store. Your child can both learn about animals of all kinds including dinosaurs, but they can also learn how the body works, or get an introduction to the universe. No matter the topic the books are specially developed for children’s minds and are told in a language they can understand. 

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