Oooh, what a lovely gift set this would make. A 65 book Thomas the Tank Engine collection for only £30. Really, a fantastic price for a set that has (apparently) got an RRP of £195. And you can take off a little bit extra from the £45 price tag using the code below.

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To take more money off the £45 listed on the site and to get the £30 price tag, enter the code RHTANKB at checkout. Now you get 65 books for only £30. Bargain.

The Thomas the Tank Engine stories included in this set are all mini paperback tales with stories such as The Fat Controller, Donald and Douglas and Bulgy to enjoy. The books are all stored in a handy storage box to keep them safe and free from breaking or bending.

Kids will love following along with Thomas and his friends as they get up to all sorts of adventures and it makes the perfect bedtime reading set.

Thanks to winstonmanc at HUKD!

Red House describes itself as the home of children's books. It certainly has a wide selection, and excellent prices. Every so often a really good bargain is thrown up and this is one of them. A beautiful edition, The Tale Of Ginger And Pickles Centenary Edition by Beatrix Potter is just £1. The RRP is £6.99.

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Beatric Potter's tales are simply timeless, and utterly delightful. This miniature hardback has been specially produced to celebrate the centenary of these classics. It has been printed with a special gold-foil jacket, making this book an absolute delight. It will make a special gift for a newborn baby, a preschooler's birthday or anyone who can't resist their charm.

The book was first published in 1909, so I'm guessing this edition was first published in 2009. If it is the same as the book, which is also sold on Waterstone's and Amazon's websites, then it has a gold foil cover. It certainly looks identical.

The Red House website actually has a typo on it. The title of the book is 'Ginger And Pickles' but Red House has listed it as The Tale of Ginger Pickles. According to Wikipedia "the  book tells of two shopkeepers who extend unlimited credit to their customers and, as a result, are forced to go out of business."

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

Just in time for Halloweeny goodness, here is a cute and spooky deal from Red House. You can nab this ace Usborne Activities Spooky Sticker book for only £2.49 and get it delivered for free using the code outlined below.

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From haunted houses to ghostly pirate ships, eerie vampire bats to dancing skeletons, this brilliantly creative book is pure wicked fun. The book comes with 450 ghoulish stickers to add to the spinetingling scenes and will give kids lots of fun in the lead up to Halloween.

This book is ace for kids over the age of five, is paperback and has around 24 pages. I enjoy the Usborne books actually and have nabbed this for my child as I reckon we can both have fun playing with it together. If nothing else it is a great way to encourage reading.

If you’d like to get this delivered for free either spend over £15 or use the code FREE116.

Thanks to mkb_1980 at HUKD!

This is an utterly awesome collection of books for kids at a totally brilliant price. Only £12 for ten of the coolest picture books around is really quite something and, using the code below, you can get these delivered for free.

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If you have ever read Aliens Love Underpants then you’ll know how hilariously addictive and funny this book is. Ours was sadly lost in the vomit incident of 2008 but it has been sorely missed. Now I plan to nab it by getting this awesome deal that includes this book plus nine other classics.

Bear Snores On, I Love You, Little Monkey, The Biggest Kiss, How To Grow A Dinosaur, Supermarket Zoo, Barry The Fish With Fingers, Gilbert the Hero, When The Dragons Came and Dogs Don’t do Ballet are the books included in the collection.

These titles are funny and even thought provoking and at least you’ll have loads to choose from in the “just one more story” stakes every night. And for free delivery slap in the code 115FREE or FREE115.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

Use this Red House books coupon code to get free delivery. Fabulous news for me, it means I can order say, just a single book for a couple of quid, and that’s all I have to pay. Great time saver too, as it means I don’t have to trawl through the pages looking for books for the birthday drawer to make it worthwhile.

Click here to use your free delivery Red House books coupon code

• Discount: free delivery
• Promotional code: FREE115
• Expires: 28th October 2011

To use this code, go to the Your Basket page. Enter it in the Promotional Code box. Before you’ll see it applied, you may need to either login or register. Once you’ve given your details, and selected a delivery address, you’ll get to the Delivery Options page.

Here, make sure the Standard Delivery option is selected. This should be set to £0.00. Standard delivery in the UK is normally £3.95.

For inspiration there’s the Red House Children's Book Award winners. Plus you can browse through their Favourites, and Bestsellers. Narrow your search down using the filters on the left-hand side of the screen.

Thanks to AndyWedge at HUKD!

Use this Red House books promotional code to get free delivery. Fabulous news for me, as it means I can order say, just a single book for a couple of quid, and that’s all I have to pay. And great timing too as there's the Red House summer sale on at the moment, with books from £1.

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• Discount: free delivery
• Promotional code: 113FREE
• Expires: 30th August 2011

To use this code, go to the Mini Basket page. Enter it in the Promotional Code box. Before you’ll see it applied, you will need to either login or register. Once you’ve given your details, and selected a delivery address, you’ll get to the Delivery Options page.

Here, make sure the Standard Delivery option is selected. This should be set to £0.00.

There are sections for bestsellers, and for the Red House Children's Book Award, if you're stuck for ideas on what to buy.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

I'm thrilled to see this pop up again. I had wanted to buy this before Christmas. Having heard nothing but great things about the set, I'm now putting it aside for my son's birthday. The Encyclopedia Prehistorica: The Complete Collection has an RRP of £50, but is on sale at Red House for £12.99. The cheapest I've seen it is at £11 on Amazon and that was just for a single book.

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You can get free standard delivery too if you enter the code FREEFEB on the Basket page. Now, don't copy and paste the code. I did that and it didn't work. The site told me the code was invalid. Then I typed it in manually, and it worked just fine.

You won't see the code applied though until you get to the delivery page.

The age range for the books is 7 plus. These are well constructed and detailed pop-up books. According to the website "not only will you find stunning paper models of a range of prehistoric beasts, sea monsters and dinosaurs, but you'll also learn a wealth of fascinating facts about these extraordinary creatures. From the T.rex and the sabre-toothed tiger to enormous sharks, these are not animals you'd want to run into, but you'll love reading about them!"

However what really sold me on these books are the descriptions in the customer reviews. One person writes "These books are so intricately put together, they are works of art." And then there's this from another review "The books themselves are larger than I expected and come in a lovely miniature bookcase with a small drawer for pop-up animals."

Thanks to minmin at HUKD!

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

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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!

This Winne the Pooh Book Collection would make a stunning Christmas gift for any Winnie the Pooh fan, young or old alike.

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I adored Winnie the Pooh as a child and I had books very similar to these.

I have no idea where they are now and have since replaced them with this Winnie the Pooh Book Collection; I read them occasionally too and it's lovely to be able to 'step back in time' and, for a few minutes, feel that life is simple again and not have to worry about the grown-up stuff that is now the norm'.

Thirty books make up this Winnie the Pooh Book Collection and they are absolutely stunning.

I like Disney's version of Pooh Bear, but you can't beat the original water colour illustrations and with everything wrapped up in a sturdy presentation case, this really does make for a special present.

The rrp for the Winnie the Pooh Book Collection is £140 but those lovely folks at Red House have reduced it to £30, and delivery is free as you've spent over £15.

These Encyclopedia Prehistorica: The Complete Collection books aren't just any old books about dinosaurs and other monsters; they're POP-UP BOOKS about dinosaurs and other monsters!

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These Encylopedia Prehistorica: The Complete Collection books aren't just any old pop-up books; they're AMAZING POP-UP BOOKS!

They, whoever 'they' are, say a picture paints a thousand words - well I don't have a thousand words to play with (about 200 actually) so I have a little video link for you instead.

It shows you one of the books, being turned page by page and in it you'll see just how AWESOME these books really are.

I could describe them to you all I like, but that still wouldn't do justice to this stunning Encylopedia Prehistorica: The Complete Collection.

Click this video link and you'll see exactly what I mean, then come back and I'll tell you the rest...

So? What did you think? FABULOUS hey!

There are three books in the collection:

• Dinosaurs
• Sharks and other sea monster
• Mega Beasts

You've seen the dinosaur one and I think it's pretty safe to assume the others are just as great.

Fabulous to look at; fabulous to learn from, these Encylopedia Prehistorica: The Complete Collection books should be £50 but are being sold by Red House for just £12.99.

I've ordered from Red House before and their service is exemplary; the comments I've read about these books are even more so.

I'm taking advantage of this deal now - my youngest loves monsters and dinosaurs - before it becomes extinct!

Thanks to gooner045 over at HUKD

I love things like this Make and Colour book collection of eight books which are on offer over at Red House.

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I'm a HUGE Christmas fan - forget Halloween, that's nothing more than commercial begging as far as I'm concerned, it's Christmas all the way for me from here until the big day!

I love decorating the tree and hanging long home-made nut garlands around the the fireplace (drilling holes in over 300 nuts was a labour of love let me tell you!) and I still have some paper decorations that the teenagers made when they were little.

This Make and Colour book collection has eight books that are full of things for your kids to...erm, make and colour!

The titles included are:

• Make and Colour: Christmas Cards
• Make and Colour: Christmas Decorations
• Make and Colour: Greetings Cards
• Make and Colour: Farm Animals
• Make and Colour: Paper Dolls
• Make and Colour: Paper Planes
• Make and Colour: Party Things
• Make and Colour: Thank You Cards

...which are perfect for the run-up to, and during Christmas.

I've always found that cards and presents for the grandparents, made by the kids, have been more valued than something bought.

Not only that, when the Christmas holidays start to drag, there are lots of activities in these books to keep young minds occupied.

These should retail for £30.45 but are currently up for grabs with Red House for £7.99; use this code too and you'll get free delivery thrown in - FREE5037.

Happy making and colouring!

I've just ordered this 2011 The Gruffalo Family Planner from Red House and I'm rather excited!

• Click HERE to grab your Gruffalo planner

I'm excited for three reasons:

1) it's a GRUFFALO Family Planner

2) it only cost me £3.99 instead of £9.99 (it costs that in Amazon right now)

2) it's not part way through 2011

You see that's usually when I end up getting calendars and wall planners, but I decided THIS year would be different!  THIS year I'd be organised and I'd get something cool, rather than whatever was left in the shops.

You think I'm kidding, earlier this year my only choices were Baywatch Babes or Hollyoaks Hunks - you try having a Hollyoaks Hunks calendar on your wall when you're old enough to be the mother of some of them, it's just not right!

SO that's why I'm excited, in three to five days a 2011 Gruffalo Family Planner is going to drop through my letter box.

There are five colums for each month so you can use a different column for different family members or different things, such as birthdays.

It comes with 150 stickers too, so you can add stickers to various events - I rather wish it was here already, I love adding birthdays and things for the coming year to calendars.

It makes you wonder why I've not always bought calendars and planners in advance...guess I need a planner to be THAT organised!

I used this code for free delivery when I placed my order and it worked perfectly: FREE5037

Happy Gruffalo planning!

Thanks to karen2boysxxx over at HUKD

Oh ok, so Father Christmas Needs A Wee is a book from Red House that comes with a CD of the story read by Bernard Cribbins (I LOVE Bernard Cribbins!) - the big beardy guy doesn't actually need a wee at Red House...although you never know!

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Anything to do with underpants, wee or Father Christmas is going to be a big hit with little kids.

You really can't go wring with toilet humour or the big guy in the red suit who comes armed with presents once a year.

It's gotta be tough being Father Christmas you know - one night to do all your deliveries, making sure everything is left at the right address (you can tell he never worked for Royal Mail hey!), eating all those mince pies and drinking all that sherry!

Before long Father Christmas needs a wee!

Your child is going to find this story hilarious as Father Christmas becomes increasingly desperate and tries to not to wet his pants!

He rushes through his last deliveries and DASHES home only to discover he's lost his house keys!!!!  WHAT is he going to do!?

Father Christmas Needs A Wee is a fabulous, and funny, counting book that usually retails for £6.99, but is up for grabs from Red House for £3.50.

Delivery is £3.95 if you spend under £15; FREE if you spend over £15 and if you spend over £20 then you'll get a free wrap set too.

Red House have some great little Halloween book deals on at the moment, so if your little witch or wizard is into spooky stories then pop along and see if there's anything that might take their fancy.

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Whenever I think of witchy Halloween type books, I instantly go back to my infant school days and think of Meg and Mog and watching them on the TV programme 'Words  and Pictures'...do you remember 'Words and Pictures'?

Then I fast forward a few years to junior school days and Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch series; I loved those and adored Mildred and Maud.

Little kids will love Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson (the lady who penned the awesomely successful Gruffalo) and there are Doodle On! Scary doodles books, sticker and activity books on offer too.

If you need to cater for older kids who haven't, and I know this is a long shot, read the Twilight series then these are on 'spesh' offer too.

Prices range from £3.50 upwards and discounts are at least £2.50 or more.

Standard delivery charges with Red House are £3.95 to the UK mainland, the same for NI, the Highlands and Islands - it just takes twice as long - but if you spend over £15 then delivery is freeeeee.

Happy Halloween book hunting!

They’re back at school! They’re still at home! No matter what your age group, reading is one of the most wonderful things you can do with your children. I was such a bookworm as a child and I am really hoping to instil the same joy in my children. This deal is absolutely brilliant for young readaholics – 16 books for £9.99 at Red House.

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This brilliant offer features 16 hilarious books written by Allan Ahlberg and Colin McNaught, and they are guaranteed to make your children laugh. And if they are laughing then they will be back to read some more. Result!

These books are ideal for children aged six and seven and are part of the Red Nose Readers collection. Designed to bring children into the reading fold by making them laugh and have fun, these books are an ideal place to start out those reluctant readers.

The titles in the set include: Help!, Me and My Friend, So Can I, Blow Me Down, Jumping, Shirley’s Shops, Make a Face, Look out for the Seals, and Big Bad Pig (and more).

Thanks to lucerysmum at HUKD

Zog is the new book by Julia Donaldson and is on offer at Red House for £5.99 instead of £10.99

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Could this be the new Gruffalo? I have a sneaky feeling that Zog is going to be just as popular!

Zog is a dragon and he's very enthusastic at school.  But there's a problem - he's incredibly accident prone! He's always having accidents, flying into trees and setting his wings on fire - poor Zog, I love him already.

Zog has to capture a princess (I thought this was very amusing) and it really does seem that there's little hope of this happening until a little girl arrives and helps to patch up Zog's bumps and brusies.

Maybe she'll be able to help him catch a princess!

The reading age guide is three years and upwards, but I'm sure this is a book that will be loved from a much earlier age than that if it's a book at bedtime.

This is the hardback version and there are 32 pages of literary and illustration delight for you, and your child, to savour.

Nothing gives me as big a frisson of delight as a well-priced book and this one is really well priced. Brilliant for educational fun and back to school brilliance, as well as for going, “oooooh”, the book of Fabulous and Monstrous beasts is a bargain for £2.50 at Red House.

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Did you actually roar when you clicked the link? Yeah, me too. Anyway. This book contains fantastic illustrations, photographs, hard facts and more about amazing monster myths and stories. It investigates creatures from classical mythology, legend and folklore as well as monster sightings from modern times.

Am I really the only adult sitting here and going, “I want that”?

It’s a saving of £10.49 for the book and I can’t see if postage and packaging are included in the price or not. When I was a kid I loved reading up on classical mythology – the minotaur was one of my favourites – and I hope that I can inspire the same fascination in my daughter too.

Thanks to andywedge at HUKD!

I'm VERY excited about this Doctor Who Tardis model making kit!

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I love Doctor Who, but I know a little girl who loves him even more than me so I've just ordered this for her - that's one Christmas pressie sorted and ticked off MY list!

How awesome is this book?! Well it is if you're a Doc Who fan anyway, perhaps not so much if you're not!

It doesn't matter whether your favourite Doctor Who was Patrick Troughton or Peter Davidson - actually, I thought he was a bit wimpy for the Doctor, by far the best of my childhood days was Tom Baker and his super long scarf! 

And of the modern day Docs, it has to be David Tennant for me - we talk about a lot of things at PlayPennies HQ but the issue of who is the best Doctor Who is the one most frequently debated, and this Tardis model making kit book just happens to feature the lovely David; result!

Annnnyway, back to the deal!  With this book you can build and create some stunning 3D Tardis models just from the pages it contains, and without the need for glue and scissors.

This HAS to be a bonus - glue, kids, scissors...not always my idea of fun! But making Tardis models without the need for all that faff - brilliant!

The usual price for this book is £9.99, but you can have it from Red House, delivered to your door, for just £2.50.

Thanks to andywedge over at HUKD!

More than a good deal, I love a good book deal and this Best Ever Fabulous & Monstrous Beasts book deal from Red House is just that!

• Click HERE for this monstrously good deal over at Red House

Stories of beasts and monsters have been captivating kids for a very long time, possibly since the first stories were told!

This Best Ever Fabulous and Monstrous Beasts book is an absolute gem - not only is it entertaining and exciting with it's tales of monsters, but it's informative and educational at the same time with a lot of historical references contained within the stories.

I do like it when books manage to combine entertainment with learning, but keeping the learning subtle so your child doesn't feel like they're being taught.

The book, which is hardback, has 64 pages of monsters that inhabit the land, sea and air and it doesn't just tell of monsters from days gone by either, there are photographs and stories of modern monster sightings too.

The normal price for this book is £12.99 but Red House have reduced it down to £2.50, which includes delivery too. Lovely!

Thanks to andywedge over at HUKD.

Thanks to all these amazing book deals I’m discovering my home is starting to compete with the local library. I have so many books! This particular sale is fantastic as you can get five sale items for £12 or buy ten for only £20 and delivery is included. 

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The sale pages are pretty much packed with fabulous titles that include sing-along titles, activity books, story books and more. The site is broken down into the relevant age categories to make life a little easier while you shop. 

There is so much variety on offer here that you are going to really struggle to keep yourself down to only ten titles! I’ve already got a basket full and I’ve only pootled through the first few pages. You’re in for some fun here. 

There is nothing as wonderful as spending time reading with your children. It encourages their abilities to recognise words and follow stories, their concentration and their imagination plus it’s superb quality time with their parents. All in all, books are a winner and long may they exist. 

Thanks to Rhys135 at HUKD!