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This special edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway features an exclusive cover image from the full-colour, 3D animated movie streaming on Disney+ this holiday season. Adapted from the twelfth installment of Jeff Kinney's worldwide bestselling book series, Greg Heffley returns for his next family misadventure in the new animated feature Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway....

It's Peanut's first Christmas and he's very excited to open the gifts under the tree. Crackers explains that he must wait until Christmas and the dogs go off for their daily walk. But while Peanut and Crackers are having lots of fun with their friends at the dog park, someone sneaks into their house. Meanwhile, happy to be left alone...

The puzzles and solutions in this wonderful collection are presented in large-print type, making them easy on the eye and extremely enjoyable to solve. Easy-to-read puzzles and solutions: Large-print type with plenty of space around the puzzles means that you won't strain your eyes as you solve them. Expand your vocabulary: Each puzzle in Large Print Wordsearch is on a...

Do you love crosswords and word games like Wordle? Do you want to test your skills with a unique word game? If you do, then you will love this collection of anagram puzzles, ideal for you to do anytime, anywhere. Use the central shaded letter and the ring of letters to complete the target 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-letter word...

The most highly-illustrated joke book available, this bumper treat is packed with over 500 side-splitting jokes for kids.Why did the music teacher carry a ladder around with him?To reach the high notes. Why did the cookie cry?Because his father was a wafer so long.I’m giving away a parachute…… No strings attached.My dad got me a dictionary for my birthday…… I...

Do you love sudoku? Do you want to test your skills with a unique maths and logic game? If you do, then you will love this collection of puzzles ideal for you to do anytime, anywhere. Unique, fun, and interactive, this collection of brain-teasing puzzles can be played offline and will keep you entertained for hours and hours. Whether you...

Roughly 1 in 5 millennials say they are playing the online word puzzle game, according to a new survey. Richard Osman and Jimmy Fallon are already Wordle addicts, and the Chase star Paul Sinha also regularly posts his results on Twitter. Brands are tweeting about the trendy game, too. Lego created its own green and yellow grid out of bricks,...

The Quintessential Quintuplets 13 presents a pivotal moment as the school festival comes to a close. Futaro faces a decision that will change everything. The quintuplets have each expressed their feelings for Futaro and anxiously wait for him to make a choice. Although he always knows the correct answers on exams, the real test is if he can find the...

Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world and the mega-selling Dork Diaries series – now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an AWESOME summer on tour as the opening act for the world-famous Bad Boyz! The only problem? Nikki's frenemy, MacKenzie, has weaselled her way onto the tour too. And, worse,...

Witness the never-ending quest for balance as Aang and Team Avatar work to rebuild the Four Nations in stunning stories that enrich the world explored in the new Paramount movie—ideal for longtime fans of the Avatar Legends universe and newcomers alike. The first volume of Avatar Legends: Masters of the Elements collects short stories from beyond the confines of a...

Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in InvestiGators: Heist and Seek for the sixth adventure in the laugh-out-loud full colour series by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called to the scene... the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash have to go undercover as famous...

Our favourite sewer-loving secret agents are between a rock and a hard place in InvestiGators: Braver and Boulder, the next chapter in the hilarious full-colour New York Times-bestselling graphic novel adventure series from John Patrick Green. The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How...

Crosswords fans will love the highly entertaining puzzles in this collection, all designed to provide a stimulating challenge for the word and general knowledge enthusiast. Featuring a beautiful botanical cover design, this collection will make the perfect gift for yourself or any puzzle lover in your life. TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND WORD SKILLS: Have fun putting them to the...

Previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from The Times, which help develop your skills to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles will stretch even the most advanced Su Doku enthusiast. You will need to use all of your best solving techniques to get to the end of this testing challenge. The...

Test your powers of logic with these challenging Su Doku puzzles. These are previously unpublished quality Su Doku grids from the puzzle providers to The Times, and help to develop you to take on Extreme Su Doku. The 200 puzzles in this collection of treacherously difficult puzzles will stretch even the most advanced Su Doku enthusiast. You will need to...

Challenge your brain power with these fun crossword puzzles. The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 3 offers 100 quick cryptic puzzles from The Times, adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps...

A silly collection of knock-knock jokes so funny, they will knock your socks off! The goofiest, silliest, funniest knock-knock joke book for kids (and that's no joke)! Get ready for a knock-knock knockout with this hilarious book of fun! Filled with hundreds of the funniest, family-friendly, rib-tickling jokes and cool doodle illustrations, My First Knock-Knock Jokes is the first BIG...

Sewer-loving secret agents Mango and Brash are plunged into a hilarious new mystery and a BIG MESS in John Patrick Green's full-colour, laugh-out-loud graphic novel Investigators: Take the Plunge, perfect for emerging readers and fans of Dav Pilkey. Mango and Brash are the InvestiGators: sewer-loving agents of S.U.I.T. and scourge of supervillains everywhere! In their next big adventure, S.U.I.T. headquarters...

A groundbreaking new series from two bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through football. Football School Season 1: Where Football Explains the World is packed with awesome true stories, real science, and fascinating facts that will make you laugh loads. When do footballers poo? Can you play football on Mars? What is a magic sponge? You will find...

Dive into a side-splitting InvestiGators adventure in Agents of S.U.I.T.: Wild Ghost Chase! This laugh-out-loud graphic novel is perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey! ‘Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!’ - Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey, on InvestiGators. InvestiGators fans, rejoice! Get ready to dive into the third volume of Agents of...

Over 150 dad jokes that are perfect for any crowd! Here are over 150 more hilariously hokey knee-slappers and puns in this third volume of The World’s Greatest Dad Jokes. Tired of the same humdrum ill-fitting pants quips, or jabs about turkeys being flightless birds? This perfect Father’s Day gift will keep the dads in your life on the pulse...

Discover all the foul facts about the history of the highlands with history's most horrible headlines: Scottish edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to Scotland. From the truth about William Wallace and the disgusting details of sick Scottish torture techniques to how to terrify a tourist with gory Scottish ghost stories, it's all in...

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back with a brand new joke book. Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey. Join your favourite comic characters, Mango & Brash, for the funniest joke book ever published. Bursting with rib-tickling puns and hilarious black-and-white illustrations, to make you laugh out loud. Collect all the books...

Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity is packed with sizzling, zap-filled facts to electrify every reader. Children can find out about the scientist who gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, discover that lightning can strike you with heat five times hotter than the sun, and much more besides!

In USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret’s latest steamy romance, a determined debutante discovers that making a deal with a notorious rake might just give her more than she ever bargained for... Ruined debutante Prudence Thorogood lost everything when she was ousted from polite society, including her inheritance. Now she’ll do anything to take back what’s hers... even if she...

There’s a prank war in this season, dude! Things get messy pretty fast when a new kid at Wood Intermediate School launches a string of hilarious pranks against Davy. The pranks get bigger and badder as each day passes, leading to an epic showdown that could finally make Davy the famous YouTuber he’s always dreamed of becoming. Also—Fergus is put...

Alan Shuker's QuizWord, Collection 5 has been enjoyed in the New Zealand Listener magazine for decades. Alan Shuker's QuizWord puzzles combine the timeless fun of a quiz with the challenge of a crossword. With more than 1,400 questions, this collection is designed to surprise, vex and entertain—whether you tackle the puzzles as a solo challenge or share the fun with...

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? Super strength? Invisibility? The ability to fly? Super speed? So many superpowers to choose from. Unfortunately, for Licky Ricky, he didn’t get to choose. He just woke up one day with the most useless, least impressive, socially unacceptable, slightly embarrassing, frankly gross, superpower of all time! Grab your barf bags,...

The Roman Riddle by Russell Punter is an engaging interactive adventure that transports readers to Ancient Rome alongside Jade and Jack. When Jade and Jack travel back in time to Ancient Rome, they become entangled in a plot to overthrow the Emperor. They will need your help to foil the conspirators. Join them as you read the story and solve...

Andy and Terry live in the world's craziest treehouse. They like making books and telling jokes. And now they've made the world's funniest joke book! From bears to birds, penguins to pirates and skeletons to space, there are gags galore. Perfect for fans of the Treehouse series! Q: What's grey and powdery? A: Instant elephant mix.

From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of Queen Boudica's Secret Diary. Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most powerful warriors, bringing you Boudica's thoughts on: the Romans! uprisings! marriage! Gaul! Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters...

The #1 bestselling Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids series returns with a timeless collection of jokes for every occasion and every member of the family! A great activity book for kids 5 to 10, including anyone looking for a boredom buster when home from school. Get ready for a barrel of laughs in a pint-sized package: the jokes, riddles, knock-knocks, and...

Has the mummy of an angry Pharaoh come to life? Help time travellers Jade and Jack to investigate the mystery by solving lots of brain-teasing puzzles. Jade and Jack are ready for another trip back in time. An Ancient Egyptian scarab beetle transports them to 1250 B.C. where they investigate plots, pyramids, and a mummy that seems to have come...

Pocket Puzzles Wordsearch offers the beloved word-finding challenges that are both entertaining and satisfying to solve, providing an excellent workout for your brain. This collection of themed puzzles is presented in a pocket-sized format, ideal for slipping into a bag and puzzling on the go. Exercise Your Brain: Keep your mind alert by searching for the cunningly hidden words. Reduce...

Billy and the Mini Monsters Monsters at the Seaside by Susanna Davidson features Billy and his family heading to the seaside, accompanied by the mini monsters who are equally excited for the adventure. Soon enough, they find themselves building sandcastles and enjoying their picnic. Everything is going splendidly until Trumpet is stolen by a seagull! How will Billy ever get...

Should Liv take herself out of the friend zone, or are they better off there? Liv Granger has been flailing through life since her teens. When her brother, Joe, announces his engagement to his long-term boyfriend, Liv realises that she has never been able to commit to anything—a career, a fixed address, or a relationship—and she may, in fact, be...

Fifty new books at £1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry. The Three Electroknights poses the question, "What use to a being that lives beneath a sun are jewels of gas and silver stars of ice?" From a giant of twentieth-century science fiction, these four miniature space...

Gilmore Girls: The Official Stars Hollow Book Nook (With Lights!) brings the cosy town of Stars Hollow to your bookshelf. This first officially licensed DIY building kit captures a scene from the Stars Hollow town square, including the iconic gazebo and fan-favourite storefronts, all beautifully illuminated by LED lights. Small town charm made small: This book nook shelf insert is...

Three unlucky New Yorkers. Three shots at love and sanity. Not very smooth—and you wouldn’t want it any other way. In the title story, Murray Resnick loses his job, his wife, and very nearly his mind in the same unlucky year, and after some desperate attempts and fantasies, is given to seek succour with his brother in Palm Beach where...

New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin's nightmarishly hilarious John Dies at the End series is back to entertain all who dare enter. A massive, sticky pile of severed human limbs suddenly appears in the parking lot of a vacant department store in a desolate small town. A set of footprints is found trailing away in the snow, as if...

Who will rise to the top of The X in the ultimate Beyblade showdown?! Bladers are ready to battle it out! They’ve set their sights on the top of The X tower and prepare to fight their way to victory. With new technology and powerful opponents entering the arena, Beyblades are pushed to their extremes as they race through a...

Where Do They Poo? explores the intriguing question: when nature calls, where does everyone else do their poos? Did you know that monkeys like pooping out of trees? Or that rhinos enjoy making giant piles in the open? And dogs are perfectly happy pooing in parks. When it’s time for your little visit to the bathroom, you might think about...

Charlotte and Lottie have absolutely nothing in common - except they're the same person. Thirty-something Charlotte has a high-flying PR agency, a serious boyfriend and all the trappings of success - she's living the dream, so why is it so stressful? Twenty-one-year-old Lottie has just moved to London with dreams of becoming a writer. Carefree and single, she's having fun...

In January 2022, Bruce Eric Kaplan found himself confused and upset by the state of the world and the state of his life as a television writer in Los Angeles. He started a journal to keep from going mad, which eventually became They Went Another Way. The book's through line traces his attempt to get a television project set up...

The newest title in the Rocket Fox Sidesplitters series, The Bumper Book of Very Silly Jokes is full of hundreds of silly jokes on every topic you can think of! What's the difference between an elephant and a biscuit? You can't dunk an elephant in your tea. Why did the monster get good marks in his exam? Because two heads...

Being a nineties kid Let's be honest, being a nineties kid was the best. Growing up when the internet was dial-up, and you had to decide whether you wanted to have a phone or the internet because you couldn't have both. Blue Peter had to explain what an email address was for what felt like an entire decade. Physical media...

Being an eighties kid. Let's be honest, being an eighties kid was the best. Playing out because paedophiles hadn't been formally invented yet. Computers couldn't talk to each other. They had to live, silent but next to each other, in places called arcades. Findus crispy pancakes, Vianetta, or perhaps signore would prefer some Gino Ginelli's Toffee Fooodge? Playing games on...

Being a seventies kid Let's be honest, being a seventies kid was the best. Riding around all day on your bike, eating and drinking tens of thousands of calories before anyone knew what a calorie was. Health and safety just a glint in a really boring person's eye. Crashpads?! Helmets?! Seatbelts?! Rub some dirt on it. Prawn cocktail, Angel Delight,...

The newest title in the Rocket Fox Sidesplitters series, Spooky Jokes is filled with over 200 hilarious and wacky spooky jokes to get you ready for Halloween! What do mummies like listening to on Halloween? Wrap music. Which plant likes Halloween the most? Bam-BOO. What kind of pets do ghosts have? Scaredy-cats! The ultimate collection of spooky jokes, accompanied by...

Here be a colouring book of majestic kingdoms, the esoteric dangers that lie beyond, and the amphibious adventurer who finds joy and friendship exploring it all. Join Frog on their epic quest through a world of original illustrations hand-drawn by artist Paige Tompkins. From snail jousts and tavern feasts to dragon lairs and fairy forests, each stage of our hero's...

Kaijunior wants to be the Kaiju King and fight all the bad giant monsters! Unfortunately, he's only six, and he doesn't realise that along with mastering awesome fighting moves, he might also have to conquer a few personality problems. All great giant monsters have a special power! Some have fire breath, others have laser beam eyes, and a few even...

Cluedoku offers puzzlers of all ages a thrilling new blend of logic, mystery, and fun. Which of the party guests was last seen in the billiard room at Edgemore Mansion before the body was found? Read each suspect's accounts, use sudoku rules to fill in the grid, and flex your powers of deduction to solve the case! Each puzzle page...

There are only a few rules I live by: enjoy life, smile as often as possible, and don't ever let a woman come between friends. Oh and hockey is life. For the past forty years I've done an excellent job at every single one of them. Until Millie Hall. To be fair, I had no idea who she was that...

The Repair Shop Puzzle Book is the first puzzle book based on the BAFTA-award-winning television show The Repair Shop, featuring a foreword from clocks expert Steve Fletcher. Think you know about the Repair Shop, its crafts, craftspeople, and stories? Are you looking for fun brainteasers, word games, and quizzes to train your brain and hone your problem-solving skills? It's time...

Alan Turing is often called the father of modern computing. During the Second World War, he worked at Bletchley Park, where top secret work was carried out to decipher the military codes used by Germany and her allies. Turing played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages, enabling the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements, and...

Sh*t Rough Drafts collects imagined misguided early drafts of classic books, screenplays, and contemporary literature, creating visions of alternate works that would exist had the authors not come to their senses. What if F. Scott Fitzgerald had gone with the title The Coolest Gatsby? How would The Hunger Games change if Peeta were armed only with blueberry muffins? If the...

Like My Father Always Said... by Erin McHugh is a delightful follow-up to her last book, Like My Mother Always Said, which collected a rainbow of helpful, humorous, and questionable wisdom from our mums and has been a solid success. It's not fair that mothers should get all the attention, so the next branch on the family tree to explore...

Face it: you were awesome when you were a kid. You feared nothing. You spoke your mind. You took risks. You had imagination. You coloured outside the lines. Now you play by the rules, dress appropriately, and choose politeness over self-expression. Well, life's too short for that and this book proves it. Filled with vintage photos of real kids doing...

There is no city quite like New York City, for better or worse. I Love(ish) New York is a hilarious, relatable collection of essays, illustrations, and cartoons about the always interesting, sometimes frustrating, and endlessly entertaining quirks of living in the Big Apple. Despite the notorious six-floor walk-ups and unrequited love found in all the wrong dive bars, the city’s...

Spark that 'hygge' feeling with this wonderful collection of over 150 wordsearch puzzles, especially selected to evoke that blissful sense of cosy contentment. Hygge, the Danish art of living well, has taken hold in our consciousness, as we seek an antidote to stressful lives. It's is about taking pleasure in simple, everyday moments and making them special, from sharing food...

Relax with these entertaining word puzzles. Challenge yourself with this exciting collection of 300 word search puzzles! Packed with a variety of themes, Collins Bumper Book of Wordsearch book 2 offers a perfect blend of fun and mental stimulation. Whether you’re looking to unwind or give your brain a workout, these puzzles provide the ideal balance of relaxation and challenge....

A hippo worrying that her degree is totally useless. A cardinal with roommate problems. A hummingbird eager to join a social network. A possum who’s on the edge (You wanna throw down!?)... Here for the first time are the real innermost thoughts of our furry and feathered friends, who—it is finally revealed—hilariously share the same anxieties, frustrations, and preoccupations as...

Test your detective skills once more with the propulsive follow-up to the hugely addictive murder mystery puzzle sensation, The Killer Isn't Alice. COMING IN MARCH 2027 The follow-up to Iris Starling's internationally bestselling, first-of-its-kind logic puzzle. The Killer Isn't Beth delivers a BRAND NEW case file filled with a series of interconnected, increasingly tricksy murder mysteries. Perfect for the seasoned...

No matter where we are in the world, when nature calls, there’s only one place to go... What started as a curious hobby for author Kris Mikkelson became something of a preoccupation as his collection of lavatory signpost photography grew. From the wildly artistic to the extremely clever, cheeky and downright rude, this ultimate collection of weird and wonderful toilet...

Don't worry if your hair starts to fall out or if your bones are starting to creak. After all, it's only the very beginning of middle age! So, the answer's either to laugh or cry with these clever, witty and just crazy jokes... Over 50's Jokes is the perfect gift for a relative or friend! With everything from age-related wear...

Jewels Silly Jokes

What better way to put a smile on your trusted postie's face than by requiring them to poke your mail into a pig's snout? Why not give passing tourists a chuckle with a converted microwave by your front gate? When it comes to showing off our DIY ingenuity, Kiwis from across the country have risen to the challenge of reimagining...

Golf Jokes

A refreshed look at an iconic figure from British history, this book is a reimagined celebration of one of our most important political figures. Churchill in Quotes: Wit and Wisdom from the Great Statesman is a celebration of an outstanding figure in British history, presented in almost 200 photographs hand-picked from the vast archives of the Press Association, many of...

‘A must read for anyone who has loved hard, lost big and needs to be reminded that it’s all okay’ LENA DUNHAM ‘A wonderful novel, I loved it’ CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE From the bestselling author of Really Good, Actually, a wickedly funny, wise and tender novel about modern love, artistic ambition and what happens when our plans for greatness fall through....

'Razor-sharp and deliciously wry' COCO MELLORS 'Funny, tender, thrillingly dark' HEATHER DARWENT 'Exhilarating, beguiling, beautiful' OLIVIA PETTER An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will do anything to infiltrate the rarefied world of New York's fashion elite. New York City, 2001. Editorial Assistant Clodagh “Clo”...

Challenge yourself with number puzzles from The Times For anyone who loves the challenge of Su Doku but manages to solve them within minutes, you can now enjoy the extended mental workout and ultimate endurance test of a five grid interlinked system.

Challenge your brain power with these fun crossword puzzles. This supremely challenging cryptic collection contains 50 jumbo-sized, large grid puzzles, conceived to really test your word skills. Selected by The Times' Crossword Editor, this original collection will challenge even the most experienced crossword buff. The Times Jumbo Cryptic Crossword Book 25 is the ultimate and only jumbo cryptic crosswords available....

Challenge your brain with these enjoyable crosswords. The Times Bumper Book of Quick Cryptic Crosswords Book 2 contains 300 puzzles from The Times, adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, as well as those who would like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who...

The ideal gift for keen Su Doku enthusiasts. Posing a greater challenge than standard Su Doku puzzles, this bumper collection of 360 puzzles is for dedicated Su Doku solvers. Selected from the pages of The Times, these puzzles will keep even the most eager enthusiasts entertained for hours.

The Sunday Times Jumbo General Knowledge Crossword Book 8 is the ultimate challenge for your general knowledge with its fiendish crosswords. It offers a jumbo crossword puzzle and general knowledge workout that tests and stimulates the brain cells with 50 large grid puzzles from The Sunday Times. These puzzles use a 21 x 21 jumbo-size grid and appeared in the...

Roger Ackroyd, Betty Barnard, Amyas Crale, Linnet Doyle… Agatha Christie's most famous victims are celebrated in this illustrated alphabet, parodying some of her most fiendish murders in this perfect gift book for Christie fans. ‘In the midst of tragedy we start the comedy.’ AGATHA CHRISTIE, THE ABC MURDERS Agatha Christie was crowned ‘Queen of Crime’ by book reviewers when her...

New Yorker Best Book of 2025 Paris Review Favourite Book of 2025 "A glamorous, intriguing novel" (New York Times) about a jaded movie star and the two differently conflicted women in his orbit. Some people you meet them and you imagine this movie together. The two of you make a kind of movie and then it’s over. Other people, what...

Charlie Brown is determined to win a kite-flying competition. But when his best kite is gobbled up by a Kite-Eating Tree, Charlie Brown's hopes of winning are lost! Can Snoopy find a way to help his best friend? Or will the day end in disaster… Join Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang in their latest comical adventure!

Are you a secret genius? Test and reveal your IQ with this 28-day brain training programme. Most people think IQ is fixed. This book shows that your score might not change overnight, but your performance can improve in as little as 15 minutes a day. Bestselling puzzle author Dr Gareth Moore will guide you through a four-week challenge, designed to...