The Book People have a lovely deal on this Guess How Much I Love You hardback book and writing set - it has an rrp of £9.99, they're letting it go for £2.99.

• Click HERE to fall in love with this deal

Guess how much I love this Guess How Much I Love You book and writing set?  LOTS, that's how much.

There are some books that are great. There are some that are funny and there are some that become firm favourites. Then there are some that you just fall head over heels in love with – Guess How Much I Love You is one of those fall-in-love-with books.

I know what it feels like to try and tell someone just HOW much you love them, there don't seem to be enough words or ways to quantify it, in Guess How Much I Love You, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover that love isn't something you can easily measure.

The writing set comes with 20 sheets of beautiful paper, 12 envelopes and 12 sheets of stickers so you can put pen to paper and tell someone just how much you love them.

I'd buy this just for the letter writing set alone, it's just stunning and if you apply either of these codes at the checkout - ZD533 or UAR040 - you'll get free delivery too.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD

The Book People have these six Nick Sharratt Activity Books on sale for £4 instead of the £23.94 list price.

• Click HERE to go over to The Book People

Kids Activity Books are great things to have on standby - rainy days, too-hot days (ohhh we can only dream hey) and the dreaded and coming-soon half-term days.

They also make perfect party bag gifts and things to stash in the emergency present drawer as long as they are reasonably priced, which these six Nick Sharratt Activity Books are.

The six titles are: The Royles' Day Out, Pirate Fun, Once Upon a Time, Farmyard Fun, The Magic Mummy and At Home with the Royles.

They contain puzzles, mazes, wordsearches, dot-to-dots, spot-the-differences, find the odd-one-out and all the other things that EVERYONE loves to do when they pick up books like these activity books.

If you find lots of other things that take your fancy whilst you're at The Book People and your order comes to £25 or more, then you won't pay anything for delivery; otherwise standard delivery is £3.95 (£1.95 if you order just one set).

Thanks to hhhh222hhhhwww at HUKD

Red House are selling this four book Chuggington Book Collection for £4.99 instead of the £15.96 list price.

• Click HERE to chug on over to Red House.

Books make great gifts; long after toys have been played with and got bored with, books are still being enjoyed at bedtime.

All of my family fell in love with Chuggington when it first hit the TV screens – my youngest gave everyone character names: he was Wilson, my eldest was Brewster and my daughter was KoKo, it really was far too cute actually.

If you’re not familiar with Chuggington, here’s a quick lesson in all things Chuggington.

Wilson, Brewster and KoKo are trainee locomotive engines (Chuggers) who live in the town of Chuggington and they get up to all sorts of mischief and adventures, whilst learning important life lessons along the way (of course!).

Wilson is the youngest and can be a bit over-enthusiastic sometimes, Brewster is the sensible one and KoKo is outgoing and daring.

I really love the idea of including books in party bags; at just over £1 a book a few sets of this Chuggington Book collection would make for inexpensive additions to the traditional piece of birthday cake and balloon.

They'd also be great for standbys in the emergency pressie drawer.

Delivery is free if you find a few more things you like and spend over £15, otherwise you'll pay a single item delivery free of £1.95.

Happy reading!

No, I am not kidding, that really is the title of the book that I grabbed for our month of self improvement and rejuvenation. It’s called Whack Around The Head and it is written by leadership coach and NLP trainer, Sharon Eden.

It is all about giving you, the reader, a proverbial kick up the bum and encouraging you to be more successful in your life and work. And by this I mean happiness and fulfilment as opposed to lots of cash, although that would be nice too.

Sharon talks about ways in which you can stop feeling dispirited about life and your career, and how to stop that “get up, work, survive, go to bed and repeat” feeling. A feeling that most of us have had at one time or another.

I tend to struggle with that sense of futility in the winter months when the cold reduces me to a soggy mess of pathetic human. So, this book was a great way to boot out the cobwebs and take a fresh look at things.

The book is very well laid out with lots of spaces and the writing broken up into bite-sized chunks. It doesn’t feel like an overwhelming opus but rather like a simple go-to guide that you can absorb in a few (and rare) spare moments.

I liked the quotes from famous names like Nelson Mandela, the occasional bursts of humour, the down-to-earth tone, and the very solid advice. However, this is not for the sceptical. People who dislike self-help genre books will be lost in the first few pages.

This book is for people who are interested in learning something new and nabbing some gems of advice to help them improve their lives. It’s worth a read, it really is and it’s on sale on Amazon for £9.24.

Its Your Story have given unto PlayPennies an awesome 15% off on their gorgeous Love Is… range of books. Ideal for Valentine’s Day presents with a twist, these books will make anyone smile in fond remembrance of the gorgeous Love Is… couple.

• Click here to start your love story with Its Your Story

The personalised Love Is… book is completely personalised to include details that are unique to you and your relationship. It makes an adorable keepsake with 24 cute illustrations of the Love Is… couple. Little statements include: Love Is…cuddling up on the sofa to watch [insert your favourite TV show/film] or Love is…sharing a kiss at [insert your favourite restaurant or location].

Your book will be completely unique and your details are kept private, so feel free to be as imaginative and fun as you like.

If you’re not that keen on the book, then how about a personalised Love Is… Calendar? The calendar will run from whichever month you like – so if you get it for Valentine’s Day you can start it from either February or March. Each month has a Love Is… illustration to match the seasons with a personalised caption. You can get these in three sizes too and at great prices.

The exclusive PlayPennies code is PLAYPS15 and it expires on 10 February 2011, however the last date for orders is 08 February if you want it delivered on time. The discount does not include postage and packaging, but does shave a tasty 15% off the cost of the item you choose. Happy Valentine’s Day!

The Little Red Tractor is a hero; The Book People are pretty heroic too, in my opinion, with their book deals - they're selling the eight books that make up this Little Red Tractor Book collection, complete with little rucksack to put them in, for £4.99 instead of the recommended price of £20.

• Click HERE to go to The Book People

I have such a love for books that I could happily write book deals for you a l l the time, they are just the most amazing things to give and to receive too.

Have you seen the Little Red Tractor programmes on TV?  If you haven't then you're missing out on a huge treat, my youngest has a bit of a thing for anything tractor, digger or JCB and he fel in love with the Little Red Tractor right from the very first episode.

Essentially, the Little Red Tractor is an old fashioned tractor who belongs to a nice farmer and his family. The rich Lord of the Manor has a posh, shiny, all-singing-all-dancing tractor that he likes to show off in.

The thing is something always goes wrong (which is quite funny) and the farmer with the Little Red Tractor have to come and save the day *girn*

I think it's pretty safe to assume that any child who becomes the proud owner of these eight Little Red Tractor books will enjoy listening to, and learning to read, them.

One more thing - if you enter code ZD533 into the promotions code box at the checkout, you'll get free delivery too.

Thanks to Rhys135 at HUKD

The Peter Rabbit Little Library is a book set containing stories about Peter Rabbit and five of his little friends. I don't think these are the originals - on the website it says that the stories are based on the original tales and use Beatrix Potter's original artwork. The price on the website is £3.65, but if you enter the online voucher discount code BOOK2 the price is reduced to £1.65. Delivery is free.

• Click here for Peter Rabbit and Friends at Asda

I'm not sure what I love the most about Beatrix Potter, the stories or the beautiful illustrations. I loved to death the Beatrix Potter set of books we had when I was a child, and I invested in a set for my son as well. We also had Beatrix Potter Audio LP (remember those!) with the stories read by Wendy Craig (of Butterflies fame).

The books I bought for my son are a little bit too posh I think. They were expensive, and are beautifully made, but I find myself rather reluctant to let him anywhere near them. As I write this I am realising that I did in fact buy those books for me! A set like this makes for a perfect introduction to Beatrix Potter for little ones, and I wouldn't be afraid to let him loose on the books on his own!

Thanks to holnwob at HUKD!

Use this Red House Books promotional code to get free delivery on your order. Handy if you want to pick up something in their sale, which has books starting at just £1.

Click here to use this free delivery Red House Books promotional code

• Discount: Free Delivery
• Promotional code: FREEFEB
• Expires: 28th February 2010

To use the code, you'll need to sign in to the site or register if you're a new user. Go through checkout and when you get to the Shipping page, select the option for £0.00.

According to the site it has 201 books in its January sale. Particular bargains on the site include the In The Night Garden 4 activity book set, for £3. It has an RRP of £15.96.

I think this looks quite good. It is the Crazy Magnetic Face book. Each brightly painted page has a funny face that children can make even funnier with the aid of over 20 magnets. From googly eyes and warty noses to robot features and toothy grins, there are endless combinations to choose from.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

The Flanimals are these awesome creatures that were invented by none other than The Office’s Ricky Gervais. With a writer like that you just know they are going to be hilarious and strange. The Book People have a collection of four books down to £5, which is far cheaper than anywhere else.

• Click here to flanimal on over to The Book People

In the extraordinary kingdom of the Flanimals you will find a bunch of flying and crawling invertebrates known as the Blugs. These creatures will provide you and your kids with hilarious bed time reading fun as you watch them cavort across the pages with mad glee.

The Complete Natural History of the Flanimals is the title for this collection of books and it includes the books Flanimals, More Flanimals, Flanimals of the Deep, and Flanimals – The Day of the Bletchling.

I am actually very keen to read these books, I’ve only ever leafed through them at the bookshop, as the creatures are just mad. I love mad things. You save £24.99 off the original RRP with this lovely £5 price and if you use the voucher code BRINC25 you can get 10% off any order over £25.

Thanks to jezcooke at HUKD!

Argos are selling off a bunch of 2011 Annuals from as little as £1.99 and there is an ace selection to choose from. Marked down from around £3.99 to an average of £1.99, these annuals will make ace presents and little rewards for your kids.

• Click here to get reading with Argos

The 2011 annuals included in the half price sale are Shout, Beano, Shoot, Dandy (I can’t believe that this is still around!), Barbie. Chuggington, WWW, Dr Who, Top Gear, Oor Wullie, Peppa Pig, Thomas and Friends, SpongeBob SquarePants, Star Wars, Disney Princess, Hannah Montana, Ben 10, Jacqueline Wilson, Toy Story 3, Star Wars Clone Wars…

…Pokemon, Family Guy, South Park and X-Factor. Although the latter three are all sitting at £3.24 per annual, down from the original retail price of £6.49. I am not entirely sure I get annuals, I never quite liked them as a kid either, but I know loads of people who collect, and love, them.

So, if this is you, then nab yourself an annual or two and enjoy!

Thanks to goonertillidie at HUKD!

The Book People really do offer some amazing discounts on books, especially cool collections like this one. The Mr Majeika collection is down from £69.86 to a lovely £12.99, an enormous saving of £56.87!

• Click here to read on over to the Book People

The Mr Majeika series of books are about a clumsy ex-wizard who’s now a school music teacher and his various exploits. The series is ideal for children who are starting to read alone and have been designed to help them improve and enjoy their reading experiences.

The collection on sale here features 14 books from the Mr Majeika series including the School Trip, the Lost Spell Book, the Ghost Train, the Dinner Lady, the School Caretaker, the Haunted Hotel and many more.

The books are filled with thrills and magical adventures and will enchant young readers from start to finish. They were written by the late broadcaster and writer, Humphrey Carpenter, and bring a fresh and fun emphasis to school themes that kids can relate to.

These books look fabulous for young readers and the price is just awesome for such a huge collection!

Thanks to jermaine111 at HUKD!

Use this Hawkin's Bazaar promotional voucher to get free delivery on your order. Which normally might be a very small saving really but with the New Year sales on comes in very handy indeed. I spent ages browsing through the under £5 sales section. If you find just one thing you want and it costs a pound, then that's all you'll have to pay - and it will be delivered to your door!

Click here to use this Hawkin's Bazaar promotional voucher for free delivery

• Discount: Free Delivery
• Catalogue code: FP9908
• Expires: 31st January 2011

To use this code, go to Checkout or click on the Shopping Bag link. Enter it in the Catalogue or Special Code box and click Apply. The Delivery box in your order will now say 'none'. Click on the down-pointing arrow to the right of this box to drop down the menu, and select Free Standard Delivery. The total will now reduce to the pre-delivery charge amount. Standard delivery is normally £3.99.

I spent most of my time in the Toys and Books sections of the site. There's a Ladybird Make and Do Book Boxset reduced to £3.50. And I was tempted by the child's tin bucket on sale for £1. I was thinking that for a small birthday party of say ten children, this would make a nice take home present instead of the usual gift bag. A tin bucket with some home-made sweets, a piece of cake and maybe some pencils or pens.

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD!

The Book People are selling this Charlie and Lola Magnet Book for £4.99 - £8 less than its rrp price of £12.99.

• Click HERE to go on over to The Book People

I love Charlie and Lola!

A few months ago I was in the park with my youngest, and we saw a boy who was the SPITTING image of Charlie – it was quite unnerving actually and I resisted the temptation to look around for Lola!

I don’t know anyone who isn’t totally smitten with Charlie and Lola, Charlie has…

“…a little sister Lola, she is small and very funny.”

Ahhhh it just reminds me of bed time with my youngest when he was a couple of years younger.

Charlie and Lola were on TV at just the right time for post warm bath, in pyjamas and hot milk viewing which was followed by bed and more Charlie and Lola with bed time stories.

This Charlie and Lola Magnet Book looks like lots of fun - it has nine magnets which will allow young Charlie and Lola fans to mix and match and mash up outfits for Charlie and Lola to wear to Marv's party.

They can go conservative with their choices or really let their imaginations run riot, and come up with some outfits that would make even the most kooky fashion designers proud.

My best mate swears by audio books for the kids in the car, especially on long car journeys. I haven't tried it myself yet but then I haven't really travelled anywhere for a long time by car with my son! Alex Rider books are really very popular, so this could be a fab buy for a parent of a fan (or fans).  The Book People are selling the Alex Rider The Six Missions Collection (6 Audiobooks on 37 CDs) for £10. The recommended retail price would put them at £109.94.

• Click here to get these Alex Rider audio books at The Book People

These 37 CDs that bring to life the first six adventures of the world's most famous teenage spy. From Stormbreaker to Ark Angel, this popular series from best-selling author Anthony Horowitz will (hopefully) have your youngster happily absorbed in the thrilling tales for hours. The CDs will last 42 and a half hours to be exact! All packed away in a handy carry tin, this superb set is ideal for taking with you wherever you go.

Thanks to Rhys 135 at HUKD!

I have just been told about these books by a friend and now I keep seeing deals for them all over the place! This book, Guess How Much I Love You, is apparently stunning and will make both you and your child’s heart melt. The Book People are selling these for £4 and there is a nice code to get you free delivery too.

• Click here to discover your love at The Book People

The Guess How Much I Love You gift set includes the best selling picture book, a boardgame and an animated DVD. This is a lot of stuff for only £4!!! The story is a delightful and entertaining journey that talks about how much parents love their children and I have been told that it is so good I have to buy it immediately.

If you would also like to shave off the delivery charges on this, then use the code 225A1B in the promotions tab. I would hurry though, the last few deals like this sold out fast.

Thanks to Rhys135 at HUKD!

The Book People have a rather lovely deal on this Trouble With Daisy book collection.

• Click HERE to go on over to The Book People

Six books make up this Trouble With Daisy book collection which makes them a fabulous bargain, in my opinion.

I love books and I love giving books - they are just brilliant for presents and you know they will be enjoyed again and again and again.

Daisy is cheeky and she gets herself tangled up in all sorts of trouble and adventures. 

Her stories are broken down into short chapters so young bookworms will feel confident at having a go at reading the Trouble With Daisy books on their own.

The titles included in the Trouble With Daisy Book Collection are:

• Daisy and the Trouble with Life
• Daisy and the Trouble with Maggots
• Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens
• Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos
• Daisy and the Trouble with Giants
• Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas

With book collections like this, and at this price, I'd be tempted to buy a couple and either keep them in the emergency pressie draw OR, you could split them up and put them in party bags if you have a kiddies party looming on the horizon.

Finally, if you like the sound of free delivery too then enter SNOWBALL to your basket before you checkout.

Thanks to kramvic at HUKD 

There’s no such thing as a Gruffalo…didn’t you know?! But there is such a thing a  The Gruffalo story book deal over at Play just now!

• Click HERE to grab a Gruffalo Story Book from Play.com

Just in case you’ve only recently arrived from Mars and have no idea what this ‘Gruffalo’ thing is I’m talking about, here’s a quick Gruffalo 101:

The Gruffalo is a monster; he has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws; he has knobbily knees and turned-out toes and a poisounous wart at the end of his nose.

Scary huh! Everyone in the deep dark wood seems to think so…apart from a clever little mouse.

The Gruffalo really has captured the imagination of the nation and there are few things that have yet to have the Gruffalo stamp put on them…like fresh air, although I’m sure it’s coming soon to a store near you!

Well, you can buy jars of fresh country air from the National Trust - I kid you not! - so why not some from the Deep Dark Wood?! (Gruffalo marketing people...that was my idea first, I claim the rights to it!)

If you don't already own a copy of The Gruffalo story book then you must rectify this insanity at ONCE! You can grab The Gruffalo from play.com for £2.39 instead of £5.99 - go on, do it now...it's the LAW!

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD

Click on the link below to print this WH Smith voucher for use instore. It will take £5 off your order when you spend £20 or more.

Click here to print this £5 WH Smith instore voucher

• Discount: £5
• Minimum spend: £20
• Promotional voucher: print the voucher from the link above
• Expires: 24th December 2010

To use this voucher, click on the link above and print it out. I am always amazed at how easy it can be to spend money in WH Smith. At this time of the year, especially if you're out and about and need to get some things on the fly, you can easily spend up to £20 or more. So to be PlayPennies canny, what you should do is print this voucher out and have it to hand just in case its needed during this last week of Christmas shopping!

There are some conditions on its use and exclusions. The voucher is valid only in WHSmith High Street stores. Excludes outlet stores, Books by WHSmith at Selfridges stores, online and travel stores including those at airports, railway stations, motorway service stations, hospitals and work places. Offer also excludes CDs, DVDs, Games and Consoles, stamps, tobacco, gift vouchers, phone cards, e-gift cards, book tokens, theatre tokens and National Lottery products.

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD!

Aliens Love Panta Claus is the third instalment of the Aliens series of books by Claire Freedman. My daughter utterly adored Aliens Love Underpants – in fact I can probably recite it in my sleep – and this loos to be as adorable as its predecessors.

• Click here to get alien with The Book Depository

To get the low price of £2.97 you will need to use the Book Depository 10% off code which is FCBZ10. This will shave off a nice number from the price you see on the page and they will deliver it for free.

In this  book the aliens are very excited. It is nearly Christmas Day and instead of stealing underpants they are now giving them away. To fit in with the festive spirit they are going to share out their beloved underpants with everyone else. But only for one day – after that your underpants are fair game once again.

These stories feature really catchy rhymes and are delightfully entertaining for adults and children alike. I also find the illustrations utterly hilarious. A fabulous Christmas gift this one.

Thanks to silkymolo at HUKD!

Books make the most excellent Christmas presents and Amazon have some fantastic books deals just waiting to be snapped up.

• Click HERE to go and bag some book bargains

If the Amazon book department was an actual book shop, can you imagine how BIG it would be?!

I adore books, I love to receive them, I love to write them and I love to give them. 

A book is the perfect solution for almost any present giving situation - there is, I'm utterly sure, a book for everyone.

If you know someone who's a budding chef, then Jamie Oliver's latest book 30 Minute Meals is definitely worth taking a look at in the Cookery Book section.

For kids, there are the old favourites of recent times, like The Gruffalo, or a book that took me right back to my early childhood when I saw it just now, The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

If you have young enquiring minds then there are plenty of factual books that are grossly entertaining, informative and interesting.

There's a Christmas present book for the tiniest babies right through to great-grandparents - all you have to do is grab a mug of coffee and a mincepie, muse around the book department and order before Saturday 18 December if you want to guarantee Christmas delivery for the cost of first-class postage.

After that you'll be paying for express delivery and the last order date is Monday 20 December.

Happy Book Hunting!