Gift Guide for 0-4 Year Olds

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This Christmas, our Booksellers have been busy curating gifting guides to suit all. Whether you're buying for that cousin who lives to travel, a Cricket obsessed uncle; looking for the perfect gift for little ones, big ones or difficult ones, we've got you covered.

Presenting our Gift Guide for 0-4 Year Olds:

The Gnome Book

Loes Riphagen (author), Michele Hutchison (translator)

The modern gnome's life is a far cry from the stereotypes of toadstools and forest glades. In fact, these days most gnomes live in towns and cities - right alongside us! The Gnome Book is the essential guide for anyone curious about their way of life: what they eat, how they have fun, what they learn at school and even what pets they have - you'll learn about all this and more as a friendly gnome Kick shows you around his world. Each page of this richly illustrated picture book is crammed with fascinating gnome facts, jokes and advice for following the gnome lifestyle. Whether it's a step-by-step plan for making a pointy red gnome hat or a cross section of a gnome house, every spread is a feast for the eyes. After reading it, you'll be seeing signs of our gnome neighbours everywhere you look.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

The Brothers Grimm (author), Sandra Dieckmann (author), Sandra Dieckmann (illustrator)

Enchanted forests, wild animals, powerful princesses and brave heroes – an enthralling and divinely illustrated collection of Grimm's fairy tales from internationally acclaimed author-illustrator Sandra Dieckmann. With much-loved tales like Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty, and lesser-known gems from the author’s childhood in Germany, this a stunning gift book of twenty stories to inspire delight and wonder. Inclusive illustrations and a gentle feminist twist create a Grimm collection to be treasured by all.

Five Little Friends

Sean Taylor (author), Fiona Woodcock (illustrator)

This unique collection offers parents and caregivers simple and joyful ways to sing and play with their little ones as well as encouraging both children AND grown-ups to use their fingers, hands, arms, legs and even feet to become a stomping elephant, falling snow or bursting fireworks! Held in a big, handsomely sturdy picture book format - just right for sharing - and brought to life by Fiona Woodcock’s fresh and energetic illustrations, this book is sure to help entertain, and engage with, wriggling, rolling babies or busy toddlers. Even MORE than this – finger rhymes are a beautifully simple way to help children develop and work on their fine motor skills while supporting their social and emotional development.

Tales from Acorn Wood

Julia Donaldson (author), Axel Scheffler (illustrator)

Join Frog as he gets ready for a day out, help Cat find the right book to make a delicious meal, join Badger as he prepares to perform with his friends and help Dormouse feel better when she's ill. This collection of four fun and interactive lift-the-flap stories is perfect for little ones in a beautiful large gift edition. With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, Tales from Acorn Wood Story Collection is the perfect gift for toddlers everywhere, from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

The House with the Little Red Door

Grace Easton

Olivia lives in a house with a little red door. Mouse lives in an oak tree behind the house. When a storm blows the oak tree down, Olivia tries her best to find a new house for her neighbour, but are any of the houses the right home? When Mouse loses his old oak tree home in a snowstorm, his neighbour Olivia offers many different options for a new house, but none are quite right. It is only when she offers a place in her own house with the little red door that it becomes a home for both of them. Illustrator Grace Easton brings her expressive character illustration and beautiful hand-painted scenery to a story of two lonely neighbours finding friendship in the face of a disaster. 22 die-cut flaps reveal details around the cosy setting, bringing dimension to a story sure to bring warmth to a cold winter’s bedtime.

I'll Get to the Bottom Of This!

Daniel Kwan

Everything Everywhere All at Once director Daniel Kwan explores overcoming differences and the origin of cosmic energy in this fun and lively rhyming children’s story. With illustrations chock full of Easter eggs, kids and parents alike will love reading I’ll Get to the Bottom of This! aloud and exploring its immersive world.

The Magical Orchestra

Lauren Crisp (author), Ella Hobbis (illustrator)

Explore the magic of the classical orchestra with this beautiful picture book, complete with 20 marvellous musical sounds. A wise hare and a curious little rabbit are bounding through the forest when they happen upon an orchestra, its players an array of magnificent woodland creatures. The musicians are warming up for a very special performance. . . and it's going to be a night to remember. This interactive first introduction to the orchestra, beautifully illustrated by the talented Ella Hobbis, encourages both interactive learning and musical development. Perfect for little musicians and woodland animal lovers!

Oh Dear, Look What I Got!

Michael Rosen (author), Helen Oxenbury (illustrator)

A classic new picture book by the creators of the bestselling We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. 'I went to the shop to get me a carrot. Oh dear, they gave me… a parrot! Oh dear, look what I got! Do I want that? No I do NOT!' From beloved author and illustrator pairing Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury comes a brilliant new picture book that will delight a new generation of children. Each visit to the shop brings an animal surprise in this playful read-aloud, with a final twist and a joyful ending. Young readers will love joining in the rhyming text and guessing what comes next in this hilarious picture book, sure to become a timeless classic.

The Feelings Book

Happy Yak (author), Miguel Ordonez (illustrator)

Created in collaboration with the Play Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), this interactive board book encourages children to explore their feelings though touch-and-feel monster characters. Playful, friendly monsters prompt the reader to empathise with them as the child guesses the monsters’ feelings based on their facial expression or body language. Simple text encourages the reader to interact with the touch-and-feel patches, exploring how the tactile makes them feel.

The Search for Our Cosmic Neighbours

Chloe Savage

Commander Julia and her team had one mission: to go out into the vast unknown and answer the greatest question of our universe: “Are we alone?” But after visiting countless moons and planets of every size and colour, they have still found... absolutely nothing. Commander Julia makes the call: it is time to return home; they will try ONE last planet. It is here, on this seemingly desolated wasteland, just as their patience and hope has finally faded, that they will find the answer they've been looking for all this time. And new questions will arise about what to do next, and about who they are, and what it means it have a home... An ambitious, deep, original and stunningly illustrated picture book that takes readers up into the furthest reaches of space, filling them with wonder and awe every step of the way.