Books published by Usborne Publishing Ltd

This inviting draw-in book is filled with drawing activities to help soothe busy minds and shrink down worries. The activities include mindful drawing to bring your focus to the here and now, soothing shading and other art techniques, and ways to use your imagination to make worries feel small. Unworry Drawing was written with the help of a child psychologist, who uses drawing every day to help children work through unwelcome thoughts and feelings.

Fun, educational and easy, this latest addition to the best-selling series features 16 fabulous paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and more. Just brush water over the black-and-white outlines to make each picture burst magically into colour. Published with London's world-famous National Gallery.

The puzzles and activities in this book will take you to the furthest corners of the Earth. You'll spot wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest and find a wonderful array of corals in the Great Barrier Reef to colour in. You'll discover the highest mountains on all the world's continents and identify volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean in the Ring of Fire. And when you come to reunite a herd of elephants on the African savanna, you'll learn why these amazing creatures are rather like gardeners.

Babies will love lifting the chunky, shaped flaps to find the spotty frog and follow her around the pond to meet all the other animals that live there.

The fear of being alone is common to many young children. Sweetly told from the little girl's perspective, this story explores that worry in a gentle, humorous way, coming to a comforting conclusion that might help allay any similar fears a reader may have. Beautiful laser-cut doorways and threads of connection as she calls to her father or he sings to her from different rooms illustrate her feelings throughout the book. The little girl and her family are brought warmly to life in the gorgeous, characterful artwork.

Satisfyling simple pictures to colour, which will help preschoolers develop confidence using pens and crayons. Practising pen control is essential for learning to write. Simple text on each page for parents to read encourages young children to be curious about the world. From roaring lions to sleepy sloths, this book is full of all kinds of zoo animals to colour.

This exciting activity book is packed with dinosaur-themed word, number and picture puzzles for young children.

Keep little superheroes entertained with this handy activity book, bursting with superhero-themed picture puzzles, dot-to-dots, spot-the-differences, simple wordsearches and more. Speed through a maze to the villain's lair, spot the difference between super-suits and vehicles, complete a superpowers wordsearch and more.

From bunnies and chicks to trees and flowers, little children will love the endearing illustrations in this first colouring book all about spring. Bold, simple outlines and large areas to colour in make this book ideal for developing pencil control skills.

The essential companion to every train journey. This write-in book is easy to dip in and out of on short trips, again and again, or distract and entertain you on long journeys for hours and hours. It's bursting with mind-bending puzzles, fun activities and exciting games you can play on your own or in a group.

This enchanting activity pad is bursting with unicorn-themed activities. Guide a little lost unicorn through a maze to the stables, join the dots to draw a magical palace, and spot differences between flying dragons. You'll find a unicorn picture to colour on the back of each puzzle sheet, too.

Take to the skies with pterosaurs, evade erupting volcanoes and vicious Velociraptors, and encounter the king of lizards, T-Rex, as you delve into the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs with this superb selection of mazes. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from savage sea monsters to Spinosaurus swamps, and all the answers are at the back of the book.

When Darren Devlin is arrested for destroying his school with his bare hands, it's not just the police who are after him. Enter Marek Masters, 14 years old, 19% alien, and the most intelligent, most wanted "e;almost human"e; alive. Marek is here to tell Darren the truth - he is 21% monster, and together they must take down the secret organisation that created them.

This fun-filled book celebrates the world's most popular sport played by women, men, boys and girls all over the world. Learn about the history of the game, how footballs are made, and how YOU can become a top professional player. Find out how your local club is run, visit a team's training ground, and pick up tips to sharpen your football skills.

Kind Katie shares her bread and cheese with an old woman on her way through the forest. The woman thanks her with the gift of a magic porridge pot - but it's important to give the pot the right instructions, or the porridge will get out of hand... With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.CEFR level: low A1. 300 headwords, 526 words.

Chameleon has big dreams of becoming a comedian, but her first gig doesn't go well. Perhaps she can use her natural talents to create a magical new act? Find out in this latest addition to the popular Phonics Readers series.

You'd better not tickle the crocodile - because it just might growl if you do! Babies and toddlers will love tickling the soft touchy-feely patches in this charming book to hear the surprising sounds the animals make. You can also meet (and tickle if you dare) a flamingo, a rhinoceros and a leopard, before all the animals get noisy at the same time in a musical finale guaranteed to get little ones dancing along.

Discover what clouds are made of, why storm clouds flash and boom, how tornadoes happen and what makes a rainbow. With lots of flaps to lift, this delightful book encourages children to explore clouds for themselves, spotting shapes in the sky, looking at the simple science behind them and learning a few cloud myths along the way.

Little dinosaur is hiding! Little children will love peeping through the holes in the pages of this beautifully illustrated book to try and find the elusive dinosaur. There are finger-trails to touch and lots of details to spot and talk about together.

Billy is feeling anxious. He's about to go on his first ever school trip to a museum. Luckily, Billy's Mini Monsters are on hand to help. They've come to the museum too, with a mission of their own - to find their mummies! A heart-warming story that covers the anxiety of starting a new school, going on a school trip and making friends.

It's Billy's school camping trip. His worst nightmare is having to go to the TOILET in the DARK. What if he gets lost in the SCARY WOODS? What if there are WEREWOLVES? Or BEARS? The Mini Monsters decide to brush up on their camping skills and come along too, in case Billy needs their help...

You'd better not tickle the pig... because it just might oink if you do! Little children won't be able to resist pressing the soft touchy-feely patches to hear the different farm animals in this delightful novelty book.

This beautifully illustrated little book is the perfect companion for a woodland wander. From trees and fungi to birds and bugs, it's packed with different plants and animals for children to spot. There's a spotting chart and stickers at the back so they can keep track of the ones they've seen.

A rollicking romp through the alphabet with the animals at the zoo, and a different letter and animal on each beautifully illustrated page. With animals from furious foxes to wild wombats to help children remember letter shapes and sounds. A luxurious cloth-bound hardback book presented in a beautifully decorated slipcase, this is a wonderful gift.