Books with author Ben Mantle

An hilarious hand-puppet book! Giggle, giggle, what's so funny? Is it two barmy ballet dancers jumping and jiggling? An exercising octopus all puffed out? Or perhaps there is a totally tickle-tastic answer? Put your fingers into this glove puppet and wiggle them to animate the pictures, be it the legs on one page or a head of crazy hair on the next. Great fun for sharing and making little ones laugh, you can easily bring this madcap book alive!

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series. Part of the "Usborne Usborne Reading Programme", it is aimed at children who are beginning to read. You can join Old MacDonald on a day at the farm as he looks after his animals. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Principal Lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.

Dinosaurs aren't extinct. They're living in another galaxy . . .Meet the Dinostars.When planets start vanishing from the Dinostar galaxy, it doesn't take long for Captain T-Rex and his team to find out who's taking them - Space Pirates! If the Dinostars are going to get their planets back, they'll need a clever plan . . . and a very tasty doughnut.The first title in an exciting new series of dinosaur space adventure! With fun space facts plus a removable pop-up Dinostar and character cards in each book.

Dinosaurs aren't extinct. They're living in another galaxy . . . Meet the Dinostars. Join Captain T-Rex and his team in this exciting series of dinosaur space adventures! With fun space facts, a removable pop-up Dinostar and character cards in each book, and a fantastically funny story with bold bright artwork by the talented author-illustrator, Ben Mantle. The Dinostars discover a new planet where everything is mysteriously quiet. But why did everybody leave? When Captain T-Rex and his team come across a cute little cave creature they might be about to find out. . . Also available: Dinostars and the Planet Plundering Pirates.

Treasure Island from Top That Publishing is a storybook and press-out-and-build model in one! Follow Pirate Pete’s swashbuckling adventure to find an island filled with treasure. Then press out the pieces and build a fun pirate scene to bring the story to life!Written by Karen King and illustrated by the acclaimed Ben Mantle, Treasure Island is lots of fun for parents to share with little pirates age 3+.