Celebrating Christmas 2007
Illustrated with Jo Litchfield's appealing handmade models, each page features foil decoration and a robust illustrated tab that enables children to locate their favourite Christmas scenes instantly.
25 Christmas words and images are arranged thematically - scenes include tree decoration, a snowy day, hanging Christmas stockings and Santa in his sleigh.
Board book + padding
RRP: £6.99
ISBN: 0746069715
Key Stage: n/a
A charming Christmas addition to the new Baby’s Day series of interactive books for very young children. Beautifully illustrated by Rachel Wells, who also created the images for Usborne’s best-selling Touchy-Feely series.
Small children will have heaps of fun following Baby, Fido the dog and Bunny as they unwrap their Christmas presents.
This cased board book features a baby-shaped cutout, which slots into the cover and is attached to the book’s spine with a sparkly ribbon.
· Each double-page Christmas scene contains a slot into which children can fit the sturdy baby shape. A simple twist at the end of the story reveals Baby’s surprising gift.
Board book
RRP: £5.99
ISBN: 0746069723
A festive title in Usborne’s popular touchy-feely series for babies and toddlers.Young children will share the excitement as baby, clutching a touchy-feely blanket in every image, opens a present to reveal what’s inside.
Appealing pastel illustrations and simple text combine with the softest of touchy-feely textures to make this book a Christmas treat that’s sure to be enjoyed again and again.
ISBN: 0746069731
Advent Nativity Book
Key Stage: KS1 E
This vibrant Christmas title is an advent calendar with a difference, allowing children to follow the Christmas story day-by-day in the form of an imaginative jigsaw book.
RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 0746069510
Key Stage: KS1 E/RE
Contains four chunky jigsaws, housed in a resilient book that little hands will be able to use time and time again.
Provides an exciting interactive experience for very young children, who will enjoy the challenge of completing a colourful and simple jigsaw, and the magic of the Christmas story.
The traditional Christmas scenes are delightfully illustrated by Norman Young, with additional sparkling silver decorations.
ISBN: 0746069871
Key Stage: KS1
A new touchy-feely Christmas book for very young children.Pages are filled with bright, lively characters and images to look at and touch.Simple text helps younger readers enjoy this book too.With a foiled cover and pages and acetate windows to peep through, this book makes a perfect gift!
Hardback
ISBN: 0746062915
A gorgeous Christmas addition to the perennially popular and creative Usborne Touchy-Feely series.Charming illustrations by Rachel Wells accompany a delightful, tactile retelling of the Christmas story, complete with fluffy donkeys, woolly sheep, a glittering angel and, of course, the baby Jesus, sleeping in his soft blanket.
This appealing large-format book makes the perfect present for young children experiencing Christmas for the very first time.
Board BookRRP: £8.99
ISBN:0746069596
A delightful Christmas-themed touchy-feely jigsaw book designed especially for tiny handsA simple two-piece jigsaw on each double page, containing touchy-feely patches will be enjoyed by very young children whilst helping them understand the concept of matching
The winning combination of Rachel Wells’ illustrations and Fiona Watt’s simple text make these charming jigsaw books a fantastic gift
ISBN:0746062354
Ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers.Touchy-feely patches, flaps and other little surprises will keep little hands busy!Illustrated by Rachel Wells, this book is a perfect gift for any child's first Christmas.
Cloth
ISBN:0746056591
Key Stage: KS1E
A soft and squashy book made specially for bath time!Children will adore this simple story about Father Christmas.Pages feature bright and colourful images, with lots to look at.A durable and totally waterproof book, which will survive even the liveliest playtime!
Bath Book
RRP: £4.99
ISBN:0746062923
Key Stage: KS1/2 E/A/DTThe perfect companion in the run-up to the festive season, this book is packed with imaginative, inspiring and practical Christmas ideas for children to enjoy.Includes exciting ideas for creating stunning Christmas cards, sparkling decorations and mouth-watering seasonal recipes. All activities are accompanied by clear, beautifully illustrated step-by-step instructions.Contains over 1,000 stickers for use with the projects included in the book or for creating original Christmas ideas.
Paperback
RRP: £9.99
ISBN:0746069405
Christmas Fairy Cooking
Key Stage: KS1/2 E/A
A sparkling seasonal addition to the hugely successful Usborne Activities series, this fun-filled book is perfect for budding fairy cooks everywhere.Packed with 16 truly scrumptious recipes to make fairy mouths water, including snowflake biscuits, Christmas fairy kisses, jewelled fairy muffins, Christmas fairy crowns and a Christmas castle cake.All the ingredients used are easy to find, and every recipe is clearly laid out with step-by-step instructions, accompanied by beautiful artwork. The results will make perfect Christmas gifts for every fairy's family and friends.
ISBN:0746063490
Things to make and do for christmas
Key Stage: KS1/2 E/A/DT
A new edition of this wonderful Christmas activity book, which is packed full of outstanding ideas to keep children absorbed and occupied in the weeks running up to Christmas.Contains imaginative and creative ideas for a multitude of festive activities, including how to make an Advent calendar, Christmas cards, decorations and wrapping paper.
Includes a selection of colourful stickers, which can be used with the activities.
ISBN:0746069812
Christmas Puzzles Sticker Book
Help restless children pass the time during the Christmas holidays with this bright, humorously-illustrated puzzle book packed with things to find, mazes, mystery questions and hidden Santas50 colourful stickers make these activities rewarding and fun and foster recognition skillsClues are at the back of the book to help frustrated children or parents
RRP: £3.99
IBN:0746042264
Christmas Art Ideas
Key Stage: KS2/3 A
A fantastically festive addition to the outstanding Art Ideas series, this book will be an invaluable source of inspiration to teachers and parents.Adults and children alike will love decorating their homes with these beautiful and sophisticated creations.Christmassy projects include Sparkling Baubles, Mosaic Snowflakes, Mini Lantern Decorations and Winter Watercolour Paintings.
ISBN:0746062400
Christmas Fairy things to make and do
Key Stage: KS1/2 A/DT
Following the phenomenal success of Fairy things to make and do, here is a sparkling collection of new activities that will keep all fairy-loving girls entertained in the run-up to Christmas and beyondEasy-to-follow instructions accompany the magical projects, which include Sparkly Crowns and Wands, Glittery Star Chains, Christmas Tree Fairies and a Fairy Castle Advent CalendarIncludes 2 pages of shiny, foiled stickers, to make creations even sparklier!
Christmas Cooking
Easy, step-by-step recipes for delicious Christmas biscuits, cakes and sweets.Colourful illustrations and mouth-watering photographs throughout.Inventive ideas for riboons and wrapping!
ISBN:0746046545
Christmas decorations and cards pack
Key Stage: KS1/1 E/A/DT
Contains lots of fun ideas for making Christmas cards and decorations including flying angels, Christmas collages and dancing snowmen
With easy step-by-step instructions and a variety of Christmas-related materials including cards and envelopes, glitter glue, shiny paper, star-shaped foiled stickers, silver thread and sequins
A fabulous, practical addition to the Usborne Activities series, which now boasts over 1,000,000 books sold worldwide
Pack
ISBN:0746062648
Christmas Stencil Book
Another fantastic title in Usborne's hugely popular and successful Farmyard Tales series.This delightful and creative title gives young children the opportunity to join in the Christmas fun at Apple Tree Farm, while developing their drawing skills.
Containing press-out stencils that allow children to draw a wide variety of Christmassy things, including Santa and his reindeer, snowmen, Christmas trees, shiny stars, snowflakes and much much more.Adventurous artists can use the templates to create their own Christmas scenes and even their own Christmas cards.
Board Book
ISBN:07460679
Farmyard Tales Christmas Flap Book - with free story and song CD
Containing a fantastic FREE CD, this book is the perfect gift for young children.With over 30 flaps to peek behind, children will love discovering how the inhabitants of Apple Tree Farm celebrate Christmas.
Stephen Cartwright’s heart-warming illustrations, shining with silver foil decorations, will delight young children.
This title is part of the hugely successful Farmyard Tales series.
Hardback + Padding
ISBN:07460702
Snowy Christmas Jigsaw BookKey Stage: KS1 E
Ideal for very young children, the Snowy Christmas Jigsaw book features four fun jigsaws containing all the favourite Farmyard Tales characters
Each of the four beautifully foiled jigsaws contains a novelty piece at its centreIdeal for younger children who are just beginning to read the simple textThis story will be enjoyed by children every time they complete the jigsaws
ISBN:0746061897
Farmyard Tales Christmas Activities
Fun christmas activities, including recipes and ideas for christmas tree decorations.Featuring children's favourite characters from Apple Tree Farm.Projects to inspire young children and keep them busy in the run-up to Christmas.Beautifully illustrated by Stephen Cartwright.
ISBN:0746056656
Nativity Jigsaw Book
Key Stage: R/KS1 RE
This book has been created to incorporate six beautiful, twelve-piece, foiled jigsaw puzzles, each containing a novelty-shaped piece.The jigsaws add another dimension to the nativity story sustaining the interest of even the very youngest children.Jo Litchfield's handmade models incorporate humorous touches, such as
ISBN:0746069820
Lift-the-flap Nativity
A perfect Christmas gift for younger childrenThis unusual but child-friendly telling of the nativity story will evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the youngest childrenThe Jo Litchfield handmade models will sustain the interest of even the most fidgety readers
ISBN:0746047274
Nativity Press-out Model
Key Stage: KS1/2 DT
With foiling throughout, this classic nativity scene creates a beautiful christmas decoration.Transforming the pre-cut pieces will provide challenging fun for all the family.A lasting christmas decoration for all to enjoy.
Charmingly illustrated by Stephen Cartwright.
ISBN:0746042272
The First Christmas
This simple re-telling of the Nativity story is brought to life by Elena Temporin's rich and textured watercolour illustrations.Straightforward language makes this book perfect for parents and young children to read together.Great gift idea for young children.
RRP: £7.99
ISBN:074605873X
The Story of Baby Jesus
A wonderful stocking filler, this pretty board book, simply illustrated throughout by Norman Young, retells the much-loved story of the birth of baby Jesus.Sparkly foiling on every page will attract the attention of children as they follow the characters and events of the very first Christmas.Very young children can look at the pictures while the words are read to them, but the clear, straightforward text means that more confident young readers will be able to follow and understand this special story for themselves.
Hardback + padding
ISBN:0746069855
Little Book of Christmas Carols
Key Stage: KS2
This beautifully illustrated book contains a joyful collection of children's favourite carols, including
"Silent Night",
"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks",
"Away in a Manger"
and "We wish you a Merry Christmas".
The words to each carol are clearly displayed verse-by-verse, so that young carol singers can easily follow the words and you can listen to all the tunes at the Usborne Quicklinks Website.
Colourful Christmas images adorn each carol, created by one of Usborne's most popular illustrators; Stephen Cartwright.
ISBN:0746069774
Usborne Book of Christmas Carols
Key Stage: KS1/2 Mu
Includes all children's favourite Christmas carols; "Once in Royal David's City", "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "We wish you a Merry Christmas".
The Carols are accompanied by colourful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright, making this a great-value carol book.
RRP: £4.99 ISBN:0746069847
First Book of Christmas Carols
Key Stage: KS1 MU
A wonderful introduction to Christmas Carols for very young children.Beautifully illustrated with handmade models by Jo Litchfield.Includes favourites such as Silent Night and Away in a Manger.
ISBN:074605758X
Christmas around the world
A charming and informative festive title in Usborne's Young Reading series, which encourages and develops independent reading.
With a luxury foiled cover and ribbon markers, Christmas Around The World is a gift book that every young reader will treasure.
The story of Christmas and its associated traditions is explored chapter-by-chapter, covering subjects as diverse as how Christmas cards and trees came to be part of the season, and what's eaten around the world from England to Finland.
ISBN:0746067828
A Christmas Carol book and CD pack
Excellent value for money and a great way to entertain young children on long journeys.The CD features music and sound effects to accompany a reading of the book, as well as a straightforward reading of the book, with sounds to indicate a new chapter or when to turn a page.Designed specifically for children who have recently started to read independently.Developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, a specialist in early reading.
PackRRP: £5.99
ISBN:0746064713