Dad takes Dave to the museum to look at dinosaurs. Dad is convinced that he knows all there is to know about these mighty beasts. & if nothing else he knows that they are most definitely dead. But Dave isn`t quite so sure... This is a highly original must-read story that rivals Not Now, Bernard in the way it teaches parents that key lesson: listen to your kids! ...

Hilarious true tales from life on the road, in the air & down the back of the bus compiled by travel writer & travel professional Mark Sheehan. A hilarious romp around the world of travel, with true tales from both the back seat of the bus & the tour guides microphone. Travel guru Mark Sheehan brings together stories from all around the world of tour organisers & travellers, from the prestige to the backpacker. Guaranteed to extract a laugh out loud from even the most cynical armchair traveller. Many of the kerbside observations Ive jotted down in this book have made my eyes water with tears of laughter. Some have made me cringe & rub my forehead, my buttocks & other body parts out of empathy for the whack & crash-landings taken by the other guy. Mark Sheehan. ...

Are We Human? rethinks the philosophy of design in a multi-dimensional exploration from the very first tools & ornaments to the constant buzz of social media. The average day involves the experience of thousands of layers of design that reach to outside space but also reach deep into our bodies & brains. Even the planet itself has been completely encrusted by design as a geological layer. There is no longer an outside to the world of design. Design has become the world. Design is what makes the human. It is the very basis of social life. But design also engineers inequalities & new forms of neglect, such as lawlessness, poverty, & the climate at the same time as the human genome & the weather are being actively redesigned. We can no longer reassure ourselves with the idea of ”good design.” Design itself needs to be redesigned. ...

The number one non-fiction read that made John Cleese & Danny Wallace laugh & Terry Wogan & Richard Briers cry. If you think writing a guidebook is easy, think again...A family`s 8, 000 miles round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra they were bored, broke, burned out & turning 40, so when Ben & Dinah saw the advert looking for a husband & wife team with young kids to write a guidebook about family travel around Britain, they jumped at the chance. With naive visions of staring moodily across Coniston Water & savouring Cornish pasties, they embark on a mad-cap five-month trip with daughter Phoebe, four, & son Charlie, two, embracing the freedom of the open road with a spirit of discovery & an industrial supply of baby wipes. ...

The perfect travel companion for any child, this is a book to get kids excited about their journey & will make sure their holiday memories never fade. It is packed with cool puzzles & games to play on the way, &

Includes:: themed spreads to help them remember & cherish every part of their time. There is space to stick in memorabilia & photos, boxes to tick & fill in, & loads of fun things to colour
- this doodle scrapbook will make any journey fly by!


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The car trip to Grandma`s house is taking forever. Are We There Yet? explores the amazing possibilities of imagination on a long, boring car journey, as time slows down so much that it starts going backwards. Featuring dinosaurs, Ancient Egyptians, knights & pirates, this is one amazing journey through the imagination. With st&-out illustrations that span millennia by the Caldecott-winning author of The Adventures of Beekle. ...

* Over 100 brilliant car games to keep the kids amused & Mum & Dad sane! * Contains classic car games, family favourites & many, many more * Entertaining, fun & brilliantly distracting, it`s the perfect gift for all the family Car journeys can be a right pain in the bum. Not just because it means hours & hours of sitting down but also because trying to keep the kids happy, content & amused for all that time can be difficult, stressful & can lead to unhappy campers. With Are We There Yet? those days are over. This hilarious, fun & entertaining book has more than 100 classic car games to keep the kids amused, so they won`t need to distract mums & dads. Parents will no longer be pulling their hair out with frustration & instead the whole family will arrive at their destination in one, sane piece!

Includes:: the much-loved games Pub Cricket, Red Car!, Aggressive Carrot!, I Spy!. Bing Who?, Hide & Seek, Rock, Waving Chicken plus many, many more! Entertaining & fun, Are We There Yet? is the perfect gift for all the family!

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Rodrigue`s iconic creation, ” Blue Dog”, makes new friends in his second picture book. A companion book to the popular ” What Makes Blue Dog Blue?”, this latest picture book from celebrated Louisiana artist George Rodrigue celebrates friendship in all its shapes & sizes. Through a series of call-&-response questions, readers are introduced to the funny, strange, loyal & unique qualities that make friendships come alive. Beautifully designed & featuring a mirrored page at the end that brings young readers into the story, this is a one-of-a-kind glimpse at the world of ” Blue Dog” & the appealing imagination of George Rodrigue. ...

After a heavy night of tequila, flatmates Dave & Danny set off on what turns out to be a 24, 000-mile journey to meet all the other Dave Gormans in the world. They visit Scotl&, Israel, America, France & Irel&. They even hold a party in London where 50 Dave Gormans attend, including two women who have kindly changed their name via deed-poll. Silly, but engrossing, fascinating & addictive
- & a touching, funny story of two friends who grow to share a mutual obsession. `A warm, funny, life-enhancing book` The Guardian.
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This is a devastatingly funny satire on the whole idea of student travel, & particularly the India back-pack trail. Dave travels to India with Liz because he thinks he might be able to get her into bed. Liz travels to India with Dave because she wants a companion for her voyage of spiritual discovery. She loves it. He dreams of frosty mornings, pints of lager & restaurants where vegetable curry is only a side-dish. ...