Books published by publisher Carlton

This bumper book of cracking contraptions will provide hours of creative fun for young Wallace and Gromit fans. It's packed with pullouts, puzzles, games, pictures to color, and more! Kids can learn how to draw Gromit, create a blueprint for their own inventions, or play a “Foil the Feathers” board game. Stills and character art from the Wallace and Gromit films illustrate every activity, and cool extras include two sheets of stickers; a gatefold with two sticker scenes; a stencil for drawing; and colorful, removable craft paper.

Are you a super spotter? Let’s see! Each of these puzzles features two stunning rainforest images to compare. They may look the same—but they’re not! You can find up to 20 differences in the colorful pictures, and the difficulty level increases from easy to medium to hard as you go along. Plus, every colorful puzzle includes an intruder that doesn’t quite fit the environment, adding an educational element to the fun.

With more than 100 drawings to complete, this creative activity book invites kids to get out their pencils . . . and doodle away! Do you doodle? Then this book will bring out your hidden talents! Just follow the fun prompts and create your own comic-strip story, find buried treasure, help cavemen feel at home with prehistoric art, design some cool robots, and brave a haunted house. With ideas that encourage budding artists to think outside of the box, Dare You to Doodle! sparks kids’ imaginations and makes them laugh, too!

Whether they set out to build an empire or simply to pillage, the world’s great conquerors blazed trails of bloody havoc across the pages of world history—and also across the pages of this action-packed interactive volume! Filled with illustrations, photographs, and artistic reconstructions, Conquerors sheds light on the exploits of thirteen powerful invaders from before the 18th century—all of whom created and controlled kingdoms. Every larger-than-life figure is detailed in turn, so budding historians will understand the scope of their conquests, the result of their actions, the underlying motivation for their behavior, and the military technology that enabled their successes. And kids will really enjoy the special interactive items that highlight the most exciting, gruesome, and amazing aspects of this history!

Fairies are everywhere—if you know how to find them! Enter the magical world of fairyland and uncover its mysteries. Learn where fairies make their home, peek inside the fairy queen’s castle, and encounter captivating sparkle and spells everywhere. Plus, see how well you can spot the hidden fairies throughout the book. The lavish jacket and beautiful illustrations make this a gift to treasure.

Get the lowdown on the hottest stars in the National Basketball Association! It’s nothing but hoop! Basketball season is even better with this guide to the greatest players in the sport, complete with stats. Get the buzz on 15 of the brightest stars old and new, including Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, and of course, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. Put your NBA knowledge to the test with the “How Well Do You Know the NBA?” quiz.

Bursting with World Cup-themed activities—and more than 150 stickers, too—this official book means hours of fun for young soccer fans! Excitement is building for the greatest soccer competition on earth, and this winning mix of World Cup-related puzzles, games, doodles, and stickers is guaranteed to appeal to kids. Zabivaka, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ mascot, appears throughout the book, and all the activities focus on the teams and top players who will light up the 2018 games. It’s a great gift for any young sports fan.

Travel deep into space through the magic of augmented reality! Get ready to blast off! Just place your tablet or smartphone near the visual triggers in this incredible book and hold up the pages to see nine incredible AR sequences in action. Follow the lifecycle of a star, and enjoy a close-up view of amazing constellations, faraway galaxies, spectacular supernovae, and the cosmic light show put on by bright, glowing nebulae. Each spread is jam-packed with fascinating facts about the universe far beyond Earth.

Broaden your child’s horizons without leaving the room. This is the maze books to top all maze books! The Maze Hop series features a fantastic new concept: split pages, with mazes on one half and fun facts, figures, and pictures on the other. Embark on a journey around the world with a book so interactive it’s almost a real-life sightseeing trip! Not only do you have to navigate your way through the individual half-page mazes, but you also must find out where the route goes next by working out which page your maze connects to. You’ll visit 48 countries and their cities, landmarks, and habitats, all by linking different types of transport. As you go along, you’ll get fascinating facts and stats about each country. And, there are also four things to spot in each maze for added fun! Just don’t forget your passport!

More demanding, more engaging, and more visually impressive than anything you’ve seen before—Extreme Spot the Difference is the ultimate photo challenge. Think “spot the difference” puzzles are easy? Think again. With 38 glorious images to compare, Extreme Spot the Difference is one of the toughest and most enjoyable puzzle books ever published. Each carefully chosen, high-resolution photographic vista has been cunningly modified with no fewer than 50 subtle and ingenious changes. The images feature a variety of subjects and scenes, from cityscapes and amusement parks to starry skies and fleets of sailboats in the blue sea. Try it and you’ll never look at this type of puzzle the same way again.The book includes a unique transparent plastic Spotter’s Grid to help you identify the changes and track your solutions.

Get ready for fun with this easy-to-build marble run that’s over two feet tall! Let the races begin, with this amazing marble run roller coaster! It’s so simple to build: just press out the model pieces, assemble the marble run using glue or adhesive tape, and you’re ready to go. The track has a switcher and two funnels—plus a gravity-defying loop-the-loop, fun steps, and amazing slopes—so the winning marble will always be a surprise. The base of the book becomes a secure stand for your model, and you get easy-to-understand explanations of the physics and engineering involved.

Young soccer fans can get ready for World Cup Russia with this official, in-depth guide made just for them! ENDORSED BY FIFA! Nothing beats the sporting spectacle of the World Cup, and this official fact file for kids contains everything they need to become experts for the big event in 2018. Illustrated with more than 120 amazing images, it presents all 32 teams, plus profiles of 36 star players who will light up the tournament, including Thomas Müller, Antoine Griezmann, Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo. Along with special features, like quick-fire Super Stats with unusual or record-breaking facts, there’s a match-by-match results chart for fans to complete as the drama unfolds.