Most Popular Books by Anna MILBOURNE

A magical lift-the-flap book with holes all about what Santa does at Christmas The elves are busy in Santa''s workshop on Christmas Eve. Lift flaps and peep through holes to explore this magical winter wonderland. Meet all the reindeer and Mrs. Christmas working on the sleigh, see Santa flying through the sky, and fill the stockings full of presents. Then peep into Santa''s house on Christmas morning to see how he celebrates - with a snooze in his armchair and lots of elf games. This little interactive book is a perfect way to enjoy the excitement of Christmas with little children.

Have you ever wondered what''s under the ground? This exciting picture book takes you on an incredible journey though the Earth to find out.

This beautifully illustrated book contains all of Charles Dickens'' novels, and the novella A Christmas Carol, all skillfully retold for children. The retellings simplify the novels for a young modern reader, with quotations from the original text throughout. Wonderful illustrations by Maria Surducan show the characters and the smoggy London scenes. * The perfect book for children studying Charles Dickens, or those who simply enjoy reading wonderful stories. Each story has an introductory plate showing all the main characters and introducing the plot, as well as single and double plate illustrations depicting scenes from the story. Includes a section all about Charles Dickens, his times and other writings. An heirloom of the future, this beautiful book is richly produced to a standard this timeless classic deserves, with a padded Hardback cover, a ribbon marker and traditional binding.

Adorable under the sea flap book for babies. Who can you find under the sea? Follow a little turtle through a coral reef and lift seaweed, sea grass and anemones to meet colourful seahorses, a clownfish and her family, a big octopus and lots more. With sturdy flaps for little hands, delightful text and charming illustrations by Mariana Ruiz Johnson.

Young children can explore a bustling medieval castle in this charming, lift-the-flap non-fiction book. Flaps and peep-through holes in the pages reveal a knight putting on his armour, castle guards counting the king''s treasure and a grand feast with the royal family. A lovely introduction to a popular historical subject for little children.

This comprehensive volume of Greek Myths is perfect for a family bookshelf, containing all of the best known myths, told in a detailed and fresh way to alight the interest of any child or adult with an interest in the gods and heroes of Ancient Greece. Beautifully illustrated plates introduce all the characters, story by story, from the most famous to the more obscure. This book serves as a wonderful introduction or a further, detailed exploration of the classics for both young and old.

Follow a little monkey around the jungle, and lift leaves and branches to meet lots of other tropical creatures along the way. This charming book for little children has lots to discover and talk about on every page, from a sleepy spotty jaguar to a hungry toucan and a slow sloth.

Arrange a beautiful doll''s house with stickers of furniture, toys, ornaments and more. A gorgeous sticker book with beautifully decorated rooms just waiting to be filled with over 100 stickers of furniture and accessories. Children will have hours of fun arranging the house just as they want it, with objects ranging from chandeliers to china, as well as toys, ornaments and even food. Includes eleven rooms spread over three floors in the house, including a master bedroom, two children''s bedrooms, a baby''s nursery, a kitchen, living room, study, dining room and attic.

Lift the flaps to find the busy bee and lots of other animals in the garden. Where''s the busy bee gone now? This engaging lift-the-flap book will enchant babies and very little children as they find the cute, fuzzy bee among the flowers, and follow her around the garden to discover who else lives there. Meet a spider spinning a web, a butterfly hiding from the rain, some baby birds learning to fly and the busy bee''s family all buzzing in the hive.

Being kind is super important, but it isn''t always easy. Using a goodhearted, enthusiastic little boy''s perspective, a lot of sensitivity and a little gentle humour, this story explores the potential pitfalls of trying to be kind, and what being kind really means. To be truly kind, it turns out, you have to try to look at things from other people''s points of view. Gorgeous laser cut holes emphasis the meaning and feelings of the characters, accumulating as the pages are turned to show how kindness can spread from person to person until all the world is full of kindness!

Come on a bug hunt in this little flap book. Peep under leaves and into hives to see where all kinds of bugs live, and find out how some build their own homes. A new book in the delightful, popular series written by Anna Milbourne introducing young children to the natural world around them. The simple, clear information about bug homes has been engagingly written especially for young children. The sturdy flaps and holes to peep through encourage curiosity in the young children. Charming, bright illustrations by Simona Dimitri brings the bugs'' world to life in an approachable way.

This simple non-fiction book for very young children is filled with facts about space and the universe. Little children can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out lots about space: this interactive introduction to the subject is accurate, playful and approachable. Space is a "hot" topic at the moment and is a fascinating subject that can lead little minds to be more interested about science as a whole.

Have you ever watched the sea creep up the seashore? Here you can discover the wonderful things it leaves behind when it slips away again.

Peep under flaps and through holes to explore the snowiest places on Earth in this little wintry book. Peep under the snow to see polar bear cubs coming out of their den, seals and narwhals in the icy sea, peep behind penguins near the South Pole to meet their fluffy chicks, and peep behind the clouds to see the Northern Lights glowing in the sky. Another, very topical addition to add to the award-winning peep inside series. Sweet first discovery of Arctic/polar animals encourages young children to have a love of nature and snowy places - vital to the environmental concerns of today. Simple child-friendly text and irresistibly designed flaps encourage children to actively enagage with the subject, building their learning confidence.

This inspiring book is full of wonderful ideas for easy craft projects.

A picture book that provides hours of puzzle-solving fun, and also helps develop pre-reading and number skills.

Briefly explains not only where rain comes from, but where rainbows come from as well.

Lift the flaps to find Baby Bunny and meet all of her friends. Where''s baby bunny gone now? Find the sweet fluffy bunny as she hops around discovering new friends in the meadow. Babies and toddlers will love lifting the flaps to find the animals, and finding out what the bunny does all day. Meet a fluttery butterfly, a tiny mouse and a springy lamb with the bunny, before she jumps back into her burrow to snuggle with her family.

Are you feeling lost in Cyberspace? Do you know the difference between the Net and the Web? Don''t panic Internet for Beginners cuts through the technobabble surrounding the Internet and introduces it clearly and concisely. The book tells you exactly how to get connected to the Net, describes the hardware and software you will need, and helps you select a service provider. Once you are on-line, it shows you how to send e-mail, read the news, download files from around the world, and explore the World Wide Web.

A step-by-step guide to the techniques of animal drawing and painting. Includes Internet links.

Enter into a magical world of monkey gods, brave heroes, ten-headed monsters and clever animals. Their antics and adventures are brought to life in these engaging retellings of traditional Indian stores.

The classic fairy tale brought right up to date for a modern audience with beautiful illustrations and fine laser-cut holes and cutaways which add depth and drama. Young children will love looking at the details in this book - both in the illustrations and in the peep-throughs and flaps - and sharing and talking about it with a grown-up. Second in a new series which takes the format of the bestselling ''Peep Inside'' non-fiction series and applies it to much-loved fairy tales.

Follow a very sweet mouse as it scampers through a garden, and discover what else lives there - from bees, birds and snails to a frog in the pond, very young children will love lifting the sturdy gatefold flaps to discover the nature in a pretty garden. Gorgeously and brightly illustrated by Sarah Allen. Following on from successful ''peep inside series'' this new series for younger children and babies has sturdy, shaped gatefold flaps for younger readers. First look at nature at a very young level. Die-cut, shaped, robust gatefold flaps to encourage the child to engage with the book.

Includes Christmas stickers in the middle of the book.

Pipkin the penguin goes back in time to investigate how big the dinosaurs were, and meets dinosaurs of varying size.

A beautifully illustrated, non-fiction book to introduce children to dinosaurs for the very first time. Children can lift the flaps and peep through the holes to see a dinosaur egg hatching or trace the outlines of T. Rex''s teeth, and find out about spiky dinosaurs, the biggest dinosaurs and dinosaurs from the sea.

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.

Using simple text, describes what wind can do, including making leaves dance across the grass, pushing the sails on boats, and turning the blades of windmills.

How do tadpoles turn into frogs? What is the biggest frog in the world? How do frogs catch flies? In this book you''ll find the answers and lots more about the wonderful world of frogs.