Books published by Usborne Publishing Ltd

Children will be amazed when they brush the beautiful black and white Christmas illustrations with water and a rainbow of colours magically appear! There are 16 festive scenes to paint, including a gingerbread cottage, a beautiful Christmas tree and Father Christmas and his reindeer. With a laminated flap which stops the colour seeping through.

Little children need lots of practice with pen control, This book provides plenty of opportunities for that, as they can complete the dot-to-dot puzzles as many times as they like using the special wipe-clean pen provided. Each puzzle contains ten dots, so children will also be learning and the numbers 1-10 as they watch the animals emerge.

I have lived the life of a princess since the day I was born. But it did not bring me what I wanted. I am still trapped. My beloved Ned speaks of love, freedom, a future. To walk with him in the forest, our raven soaring above us, is my only joy. But my father plans that I shall be betrothed to the King and I am afraid. Queens of England have a habit of dying. I have no desire to take the throne, no wish to find myself in the Tower of London. Wife, Queen - I fear it will bring me to my knees. "e;Not many of us will have given Lady Jane Grey much more than a passing thought, and not many history textbooks give her much more than a passing line. This nine-day queen, the 16-year-old victim of plotting and intrigue during a particularly bloody and turbulent period of Tudor history, is easily overlooked, sandwiched between the brief and sorry kingship of Edward VI, and the heady, bloody reign of Mary I. Like any good storyteller, Pauline Francis asks the simple questions: what could her life have possibly been like? How did she thing and feel, love and hate? She answers them in full with a visceral, mesmerising debut novel that brings this little-regarded historical character to life. The story of Jane's brief and tragic life is told in her own voice and that of her admirer, Ned. The fate of these star-crossed lovers - he a Catholic from a disgraced Catholic family and she an extreme Protestant with Royal blood - is relayed through a series of thrilling, climactic tableaux in haunting, lyrical style."e; - Elaine Williams, TES Magazine Winner Highland Children's Book Award 2008. Shortlisted Leeds Book Awards 2008. Shortlisted Leicester Book of the Year Award 2008

Max is used to being called Stupid. And he is used to everyone being scared of him. On account of his size and looking like his dad.Kevin is used to being called Dwarf. On account of his size and being some cripple kid.But greatness comes in all sizes, and together Max and Kevin become Freak The Mighty and walk high above the world.An inspiring, heartbreaking, multi-award winning international bestseller.

Princess Ellie is pony-mad! She loves helping out at the stables and riding her ponies. It's so long since she learned to ride on Shadow, her Shetland pony, that now her feet touch the ground when she's riding him. The King thinks she looks silly and decides to sell Shadow. But Ellie can't bear to lose him. Can she invent a plan to save Shadow?

All Princess Ellie ever thinks about is riding and helping out at the royal stables. When Sundance, one of her beloved ponies, goes missing, Ellie is sure that the mysterious girl in the woods must have something to do with it. She must solve the mystery and rescue Sundance before it's too late.

A pad filled with fortunes tellers, a form of origami used in children's games. With fortune tellers to tear out on a wide range of topics, from animals to robots. There are also lots of patterned sheets for you to write your own messages on. Simple step-by-step instructions show children how to create the fortune tellers and play games.

The 50th title in the internationally bestselling That's not my... series. This sparkly, touchy-feely book features a magical unicorn to talk about, and a little white mouse to spot on every page. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the textured patches as they try to find their unicorn.

Tanglewood's Savannah Safari is complete, and Zoe can't wait to meet its newest inhabitants - six African elephants. But when the head of the herd stops eating, Zoe and the keepers face an elephant emergency!

When Zoe visits Unicorn Island she mistakenly opens the Box of Winds, unleashing a terrible storm over the island. Can Zoe and her best friend Astra, the fairy unicorn, stop the winds before it's too late? An exciting story from the Usborne Young Reading series, ideal for newly fluent readers who are ready for longer stories.

Is London the rainiest city in Europe? Where are the Crown Jewels kept? And where is TV soap opera EastEnders set? From royal homes to Sherlock Holmes, this book is packed with over 250 quick-fire questions for the whole family to enjoy. Includes multiple choice, true or false and odd-one-out questions, and all the answers at the back of the book.

Kay and Gerda are childhood friends, but one day Kay is carried off by the Snow Queen. Gerda goes in search of him, helped by a friendly crow, a princess, a robber girl and a reindeer, until finally she must cross the ice alone to rescue her friend. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English.

One summer night, four lovestruck young people follow each other into the forest. Meanwhile the fairy king and queen quarrel and sulk, amateur actors rehearse a play and mischievous fairy Puck stirs up trouble. How can all the confusion be resolved? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English.

"Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters won't let her go to the ball. Her fairy godmother appears and transforms her rags into a magnificent balldress. The Prince falls in love with the stranger, but she disappears at midnight, leaving a glass slipper behind. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English."

Follow the adventures of Mowgli, a boy adopted by a family of wolves, and meet Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, who teach him how to survive in the jungle, in Rudyard Kipling's classic adventure. Complete and unabridged, this padded hardback gift edition features the beautiful illustrations of Rafael Mayani throughout.

Beauty goes to the Beast's castle in order to save her father's life and help her family. The Beast is kind to her, but when he asks her to marry him, she can't bring herself to say yes. Then Beauty returns home and dreams that the Beast is dying. Can she save him? With fun activities and online audio in British and American English.

"Oliver Twist barely survives childhood in the workhouse. When he runs away to London, he is taken in by a gang of thieves. Wealthy Mr. Brownlow rescues him, but the thieves snatch Oliver back, and it seems that he has no hope of escaping a life of crime. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English."

A beautiful gift edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of piracy and adventure - complete and unabridged. When Jim Hawkins sets sail searching for buried treasure and adventure, he finds himself caught up in a deadly mutiny where he must outwit the cunning pirate Long John Silver in order to stay alive.

"As a boy, Arthur knows nothing about his real family. One day his foster father and brother attend a tournament, and his brother sends Arthur to fetch his sword. Arthur sees a sword in a stone. He doesn't know that only the true King of Britain can release it. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in British and American English."

Pinocchio the puppet wants to be a real boy, but he is constantly in trouble - running away, falling into bad company and telling lies that make his nose grow and grow. Will he ever find his missing father Geppetto, and learn in the end to be good? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" The Queen wants to be the most beautiful, but one day the mirror says, "Snow White!"Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).500 headwords, 1,199 words

A lonely young prince wants to get married, but how can he find a real princess? This stunningly illustrated version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale is specially written for children who are just beginning to read, and features simple text and beautiful illustrations by Lorena Alvarez on every page.