The Burpee Bears are back in this glorious new picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks!

 The Burpee Bears are always ready, steady for a fun family adventure - especially at Christmas time! While they count down the days until Granny Bear visits, the little bears enjoy building a snow bear, making snow angels and going ice skating together. But on Christmas Day, there is so much snow that Granny Bear can't get to their house. It won't be a proper Christmas without her - so, with the help of their sledge, the Burpee Bears are soon ready, steady with a plan to take Christmas to Granny's house!

 With fabulous exercises and festive recipes, this fun and feel-good book is bursting with Joe Wicks energy and is perfect for all the family to enjoy together!

 Created by Joe, with the story co-written with acclaimed author Vivian French, and gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard.

A Christmas Adventure

Official World Book Day £1 book

 Get ready for bed with the Burpee Bears in this fun-filled picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks!

 "ARE WE READY?ARE WE STEADY?ARE WE REALLY OFF TO BED?"

 The Burpee Bears love to have fun - and that includes bedtime! From trying to brush their teeth without squirting toothpaste everywhere, to putting on their pyjamas the right way round, there's certainly a lot keep everyone busy. But the best part of all is settling down together for quiet time before they finally close their eyes.

 Global fitness phenomenon Joe Wicks invites you to join this delightful bear family in a fun-filled story of the ups and downs of everyday life. Including fabulous exercises and recipes, perfect for sharing!

Bedtime for the Burpee Bears - World Book Day 2023

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark

A humorous short story from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written by an internationally bestselling author

 Abigail Crumb is forever making mistakes at the veterinary surgery where she works after school, and now she's on her final warning. So when she loses - and then finds again - one of the puppies in her care, she doesn't tell her boss; she's saving up for a houdah for her elephant, after all, and knows she has to hide the puppy if she wants to keep her job. But how will she keep her secret?

 After several chance encounters with Henry Brocket - a forlorn little boy who's always dressed as a pilot and is obsessed with Biggles - and discovering why he's so sad, Abigail suddenly realises what she must do.

The Brockets Get a Dog - Beyond the Stars

Meet the Burpee Bears in this glorious picture book created by "the Nation's Favourite PE Teacher", Joe Wicks!

 For this bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery. True to Joe's ethos, each book will feature a fun and positive story. With added exercises -including burpees - and recipes, this book is perfect for families to share and enjoy together!

 The Burpee Bears is the first book in the series and is infused with Joe's signature sense of fun. Join the bears as they explore the everyday ups and downs of family life. Children will fall in love with the Burpee Bear characters; they bring a little bit of Joe magic and a whole lot of Wicks energy to delight and engage children as they read, laugh and leap into action!

 Created by Joe, with the story co-written with acclaimed author Vivian French, and gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard.

The Burpee Bears

The second story about Widget and her little brother Tim who moved from the city to the idyllic countryside of Devon, based on Gene Kemp's own life.

 When Widget sees an ancient tower on the old map, she is determined to find it. Together with the dogs, Hanna and Frizzy, she tracks it down, through the brambles and woods. Once she finds the Wishing Tower, it becomes her secret place, a place where she knows that all wishes will be granted - trouble at school and at home can be resolved. But when Mum falls ill, Widget is afraid. She goes to the Tower to wish for Dad to return from sea, but there's someone else there.

 A heart-warming story from one of today's best-loved authors - Carnegie medalist Gene Kemp.

Goosey Farm - The Wishing Tower

Few people rode the popular wave of the sixties quite like Tara Browne. One of Swinging London's most popular faces, he lived fast, died young and was immortalized for ever in the opening lines of 'A Day in the Life', a song that many critics regard as The Beatles' finest. But who was John Lennon's lucky man who made the grade and then blew his mind out in a car?Author Paul Howard has pieced together the extraordinary story of a young Irishman who epitomized the spirit of the times: racing car driver, Vogue model, friend of The Rolling Stones, style icon, son of a peer, heir to a Guinness fortune and the man who turned Paul McCartney on to LSD. I Read the News Today, Oh Boy is the story of a child born into Ireland's dwindling aristocracy, who spent his early years in an ancient castle in County Mayo, and who arrived in London just as it was becoming the most exciting city on the planet. The Beatles and the Stones were about to conquer America, Carnaby Street was setting the style template for the world and rich and poor were rubbing shoulders in the West End in a new spirit of classlessness. Among young people, there was a growing sense that they could change the world. And no one embodied the ephemeral promise of London's sixties better than Tara Browne. Includes a sixteen-page plate section of stunning colour photographs.

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy - The short and gilded life of Tara Browne, the man who inspired The Beatles’ greatest song

The Burpee Bears are back in this glorious new picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks!

 (This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App. It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.)

 The Burpee Bears are always ready, steady for a fun family adventure - especially at Christmas time! While they count down the days until Granny Bear visits, the little bears enjoy building a snow bear, making snow angels and going ice skating together. But on Christmas Day, there is so much snow that Granny Bear can't get to their house. It won't be a proper Christmas without her - so, with the help of their sledge, the Burpee Bears are soon ready, steady with a plan to take Christmas to Granny's house!

 With fabulous exercises and festive recipes, this fun and feel-good book is bursting with Joe Wicks energy and is perfect for all the family to enjoy together!

 Created by Joe, with the story co-written with acclaimed author Vivian French, and gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard.

The classic story about a cat in danger of using up all of her nine lives from the author of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark.

 Suzy is a little striped cat, who lives in a French seaside village with a fisherman and his four sons. Like all cats, Suzy is very inquisitive, which causes problems when she climbs into the basket of a hot air balloon - and is carried off over the channel to England! How will she ever get back to France? It won't be easy, but Suzy refuses to be put off by a bit of water.

 Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson's animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. Perfect for kids aged 5+ who love Julia Donaldson, and Dick King Smith's The Sheep Pig. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard.

 Have you enjoyed all of Jill's animal stories?

 The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

 The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

 The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up

 The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up

 The Otter Who Wanted to Know

 The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out

 Jill Tomlinson never intended to be a writer. She trained as an opera singer, and then decided to have a family whilst her voice matured. But illness intervened, and she had to find another outlet for her energies. She started on a journalism course, and by the third lesson decided she wanted to write for children. So she did! Jill Tomlinson's animal stories are much-loved and have been best-selling children's books for nearly four decades.

The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

'I loved this book as a little girl and listening to my own children reading it has brought back so many wonderful memories. A comforting story to help children face their fears and grow in confidence with the help of others.' - HRH The Duchess of Cambridge

 Plop, the baby owl, is like every barn owl there ever was, except for one thing - he is afraid of the dark .

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