The captivating Irish stories collected in this new edition include both comic tales such as Paddy O'Kelly and the Weasel, and tales of heroes from ancient literature such as How Cormac Mac Art Went to Faery. By turns funny, fantastical and mysterious, the stories are matched in liveliness by the original illustrations of John D. Batten. It would be hard to find a better introduction for children to the special magic of Celtic storytelling. The stories in this book are taken from Joseph Jacob's classic two-volume collection Celtic Fairy Tales (1891-2) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894). 232pp. Paperback.

The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of their folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as 'Rapunzel', 'The Goose Girl', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Snow White'. With Walter Crane's charming line drawings. 288pp. Paperback.

The diary is that of a man who acknowledges that he is not a "Somebody" - Charles Pooter of 'The Laurels', Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, a clerk in the city of London - and it chronicles in hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle class during the Great Victorian age. 175pp. Paperback.

Just while we are all defending ourselves from the Virus, here comes a really scary 3" heavyweight Zombie Gnome figurine who has caught the virus spread it to your garden! See his jammy, lifelike blood dripping from his face, torn and bloody clothes, blue tunic, bright red pointed hat, white beard and hair, buckle and boots and green-rimmed zombie-like eyes! A little backdrop sets the scene and a 32 page mini book gives self defence tips. Boxed family fun.

When Princess Irene and her nursemaid stay out too late one night and are chased home by goblins, a young miner boy called Curdie comes to their rescue. So begins a fantastic adventure in which Irene and Curdie must try to stop a goblin invasion, helped by Irene's mysterious great-great-grandmother. This much-loved tale was a personal favourite of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. This edition includes the sequel, The Princess and Curdie. B/w illus. Wordsworth paperback, 331pp.

This endearing edition proudly includes the original telling of the beloved tale, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. Together, we travel alongside the Velveteen Rabbit on his magical journey towards becoming real and discover how he and other toys are brought to life once they are truly loved by their little owners. Also in this edition are modern, infant-friendly retellings of: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs, The Frog Prince and The Tale of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse. All stories are beautifully illustrated with exclusive line drawings which truly bring these charming tales to life... just like your favourite toys. Paperback, large print with line illus.112pp.

With their perfect soft skin, huge shiny eyes often staring directly at the camera, sweet smiles, chubby cheeks and limbs, here are babies in all manner of poses like lying across a teddy, licking a spoon, in soapy suds in a bath, a little girl in a purple ballerina outfit sticking her finger up her nose, others swaddled in blankets, posed on beautiful bedding or couches or pillows, holding a flower or surrounded by petals. There are sweet quotes from authors like Deepak Chopra: 'It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.' There is a rockabye baby lullaby, bath time swimming lessons, toy time and splish splash, interesting facts about twins, a list of famous fairy tales, a short poem from William Blake, and even specific instruction for how to swaddle a baby correctly and put on a real towelling nappy. Several of these exquisitely cute photographs are in gatefold pages, and all the other approximate 100 examples are full page, close up and colour. The babies range in age from Belle of two weeks to Finn who is 364 days old. A little in the style of Anne Geddes but less kitsch and more natural, there are a few brown babies included and of course all have cute tootsies and squidgy fingers and you just want to pick them up and hug them. An affectionate miscellany by acclaimed photographer Rachael Hale, it is the ultimate gift for new parents, grandparents and those who adore babies. 160pp, 23 x 26.8cm.
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6.5 x 9cm nostalgic mini pack of playing cards based on the Ladybird books popular series. The colour image is of four soldiers in brown uniform relaxing playing cards on a bedspread in their dormitory in a 50s style design. The jokey modern text on the box says "Three of these husbands are playing poker on one of them is reading a book about ghosts. They are not talking." Pack of 52 colour playing cards, first time discounted.

With instruction booklet, here is the classic nostalgic family game where players have to act out a title without speaking for their teammates to guess. With explanations of how to indicate categories like Book Title - unfold your hands as if they were a book, Movie Title - pretend to crank an old fashioned movie camera, Play Title - pretend to pull the rope that opens a theatre curtain, Song Title - pretend to sing holding a microphone, TV Show - draw a rectangle to outline a TV screen, Video Games - pretend you are playing with a controller or a joystick, Website - pretend to write on a keyboard, Landmarks - make a circle with one hand, then point to it, as if pointing to a dot on a map. Indicate other things like the number of words in the title by holding up the number of fingers and which word you are working on by holding up the number of fingers again, number of syllables in the word by laying the number of fingers on your arm, the entire concept by sweeping your arms through the air and on the nose when someone is correct. There are a few more hints which you will see. The pack contains 100 suggestion cards such as Hell's Kitchen and Call of Duty. A nostalgic box set inspired by the Ladybird books of yesteryear but with a modern twist. For two players or more, aged eight to adult. 100 cards, instructions.

Nursery rhymes, stories and songs, the 20 tracks include The Animals Went in Two by Two, Pussy Cat, Georgie Porgie, Lavender Blue, Pease Pudding Hot, Little Boy Blue, Hush-A-Bye Baby, Little Red Riding Hood (Story), a,b,c,d,e,f,g, Ring A Ring A Roses, Wee Willie Winkie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Story), Rapunzel (Story) and more.