For young ones
TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER
by Ross Welford
HarperCollins, £ 6.99 On Al Chaudhury’s 12th birthday he receives a letter from his dead dad asking him to time travel to 1984 to prevent the accident that killed him.
With his pet hamster Alan Shearer in tow Al embarks upon an adventure with consequences that alter the space- time continuum. A touching tale of family, grief and love. FINGERPRINT ACTIVITIES ANIMALS
by Fiona Watt, illustrated by Erica Harrison
Usborne, £ 9.99 This wonderfully inventive book comes with an in- built pad of non- toxic inks in all the colours of the rainbow, ready for young fingers to complete the cleverly designed pages.
They can add hedgehogs to a forest, bees around a honeypot or shells on to colourful snails, then when the ink has dried use felt- tip pens to add on the details.
Parents and grandparents won’t be able to resist joining in.
TO THE MOON
Illustrated by Sarah Yoon
Laurence King, £ 9.95 “The tallest colouring book in the world” unfolds to an impressive 15ft allowing children to colour in everything from castles, fire- breathing dragons and acrobatic sheep, stretching all the way up to the moon.
The intricately detailed design offers hours of fun for several children ( or adults) at the same time. BING: LET’S PLAY! STICKER ACTIVITY BOOK
by Ted Dewan
HarperCollins Children’s Books, £ 4.99 CBeebies fans will love this interactive book that encourages young readers to join Bing and his friends on trips to a tea party, the park and the woods and to share in the fun by selecting from four pages of stickers.
A similar CBeebies sticker book It’s The Twirlywoos! ( HarperCollins Children’s Books, £ 4.99) is also available. UNBORED ADVENTURE: 70 Seriously Fun Activities For Kids & Their Families
by Joshua Glenn and Elizabeth Foy Larsen
Bloomsbury, £ 10.99 This Easter holiday essential encourages children off the sofa and out into the great outdoors to master fun survival skills.
Learn to read the clouds, bake bread on a stick and make a kite. An adventurous way to recreate an old- fashioned childhood. A LINE IS A DOT THAT WENT FOR A WALK: An Inspirational Drawing Book
Illustrated by Jo Fernihough
LOM Art, £ 9.99 This inventive book invites you to turn scribbles into a picture, add faces to an array of eyebrows or design a patchwork blanket among much, much more. To order any of the books featured, post free ( UK only), please phone The Express Bookshop on You may also send a cheque made payable to or postal order to:
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