Share the magic of the ocean with friends and family through these photographic notecards. From serene seascapes and coastal vistas to aerial shots and cresting waves, each image inspires wonder and appreciation for the timeless beauty of the sea.

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The perfect way to end a meal: grab a digestif and gather around to play this After Dinner Quiz Compendium from Ridley's Games. Put your knowledge to the test with this series of Culture, Food & Drink, Travel and Who Am I quizzes. Simply take turns to roll the die and answer the corresponding quiz card to begin the fun. Includes 4 x 70 game cards, decision die and instructions. Packaged in a stylish geometric patterned 2 piece box.

After Dinner Quiz Compendium

Are you tough enough to withstand the Ring of Fire Card Game from Ridley's Games? Grab some friends and fill up their cups to play this drinking card game commonly known as 'Kings'. Place the deck facedown in a ring around the empty 'King's cup' and have players take turns picking up cards. Everyone follows the rule on the card, like an 'Ace' card where the player 'Sets the Pace' by starting to drink with everyone following suit and unable to stop until the starting player does. The perfect gift for a student or game-loving adult, the waterproof cards means they'll survive countless rounds and come in a bottle shaped tin. Legal drinking age 21+.

Ring Of Fire

Cider has become the new "it" drink, with a wide range of styles popping up on restaurant menus and at neighborhood bars everywhere. Sweet, tart, sparkling, stillâcider has many wonderful (and sometimes unexpected) qualities. But how to choose? For this gateway guide, author Jeff Alworth traveled to France, England, Spain, Canada, and the United States, asking questions and drinking every variety of cider he could find, resulting in a compact yet comprehensive overview. An ideal introduction to this complex and always refreshing beverage, Cider Made Simple will give imbibers the tools they need to choose the cider that's right for them.

Cider Made Simple Hc

New York Collapse is an in-world fictionalized companion to one of the biggest video game releases of 2016: Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft. Within this discarded survivalist field guide, written before the collapse, lies a mystery—a handwritten account of a woman struggling to discover why New York City fell. The keys to unlocking the survivor's full story are hidden within seven removable artifacts, ranging from a full-city map to a used transit card. Retrace her steps through a destroyed urban landscape and decipher her clues to reveal key secrets at the heart of this highly anticipated game.

Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse

An NPR gift guide pick for 2017!
It starts with a line. Whether made by the tip of a pencil or the blade of a skate, the magic starts there. And magic once again flows from the pencil and imagination of internationally acclaimed artist Suzy Lee. With the lightest of touches, this masterwork blurs the lines between real and imagined, reminding us why Lee's books have been lauded around the world, recognized on New York Times Best Illustrated Books lists and nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international honor given to children's book creators. This seemingly simple story about a young skater on a frozen pond will charm the youngest of readers while simultaneously astounding book enthusiasts of any age.

Lines

Baby & Kids

Kids say the cutest, funniest, and most insightful things. From the author of Firsts & Favorites, this adorable little journal invites parents to capture their kid's memorable words. Filled with entertaining questions sure to spark amusing conversations—such as "What makes a rainbow?" and "If your favorite toy could talk, what would you ask it?"—plus plenty of space to record unprompted gems, this illustrated journal serves as a fun family activity and makes a sweet keepsake for years to come.

Quotes & Questions

Whisky lovers raise a glass to this 500 piece Whisky Lovers Jigsaw Puzzle from Ridley's Games! Toast to the classic Scottish Gaelic 'water of life' tipple by completing this 500 piece puzzle. It's the perfect gift for any whisky lover, featuring a collection of whisky regions, tasting notes and cocktails. Packaged in whisky bottle style tube packaging and comes with a matching poster guide.

Whisky Lover's 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

From the New York Times bestselling author of Pete the Cat: I Love my White Shoes, this book is Everyone Poops and Once Upon a Potty with a sing-along twist. From bestselling author and musician Eric Litwin comes a satisfyingly silly song about a topic kids find hilarious and parents find necessary. "Everybody's pooping all day long. That's why we sing the pooping song!" Find out how cats, pelicans, space aliens, and even dinosaurs poop in this rollicking, rhyming verse that's sure to elicit giggles and sing-alongs. With plenty of hilarious pictures and a catchy, inspiring chorus that encourages young children to use the potty, this goofy, laugh-out-loud book is the go-to potty training title that every family needs. 
- REAL HELP FOR POTTY TRAINING: Potty training can seem endless and difficult, and this song finds a way to talk about it to kids with a playful, light touch. 
- FUNNY BUT NOT GROSS: The humor in this book is silly, not disgusting, while still maintaining the giggle factor that ultimately comes from a song about poop. 
- LEARNING THROUGH SONG: Research shows that teaching kids through song is an effective way to help them learn and retain important concepts. 
- EVERYONE LOVES MR. ERIC: The author of Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes and other best-loved songs and stories, Eric Litwin is an award-winning musician and writer whose books have sold over 13 million copies since 2010. He's a popular performer who visits hundreds of schools every year. 
- CREATED WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY IN MIND: A former elementary school teacher, Eric has a degree in early childhood literacy. All of his books interweave traditional reading methods such as sight-words and phonetics with interactive methods such as music, singing, movement, rhyme, rhythm, call-and-response, and repetition, to make reading a fun and successful experience. Perfect for: 
- Parents, caregivers, and grandparents 
- Early childhood educators 
- Fans of Everyone Poops, Once Upon a Potty, and other potty training books 
- Fans of Pete the Cat, Groovy Joe, and other books by Eric Litwin 
- Fans of silly picture books and stories with animals

The Poop Song

Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in this fun board book. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the surprise endings.

Peek-a Who?

In a little shop in a little town, lives a little mouse named Tabi. Each night Tabi tidies the shop, puts out new merchandise, and plays with his animal friends. But when, day after day, Tabi's best friend Max the Dog doesn't find a good home, Tabi realizes he has a bigger job to do. In this sweet, heartwarming picture book, celebrated artist Junzo Terada reminds us all that there's no place like home.

A Good Home For Max

This handy portfolio of sticky notepads lets busy home cooks keep track of recipes, write shopping lists, and flag cookbooks with notes and reminders.

Kitchen Sticky Notes

Send feisty greetings to friends with these hilarious notecards featuring Broad City 's dynamic duo, Abbi and Ilana. Containing catchphrases from the show that roughly translate to "Congratulations," "Happy Birthday," "Thinking of You," "Thank You," and "Cheers," this collection of clever well-wishes is sure to delight any Broad City fan. © 2017 Comedy Partners. All rights reserved. Broad City and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Comedy Partners.

Broad City Pop-up Notecards

An examination of a traditionally pessimistic concept of living that will redefine what we place importance on—and leave us happier because of it.
Disillusioned with the search for meaning? If career success, a beautiful life, and a beautiful Instagram account are meant to make us feel safe and happy, why does this generation remain defined by stress, burn out, and obsessive individuality? Award-winning writer Wendy Syfret examines how meaning pervades our modern experience of work, love, religion, and wider society, and asks whether a touch of upbeat nihilism could actually lighten our loads. The Sunny Nihilist dismantles our self-care and self-centered way of living and instead asks readers to consider the alternative. Freed from the burden of meaning, we can simply enjoy our lives and build more pleasant societies for each other.

The Sunny Nihilist

Glow inside and out with this new addition to the hit Spark series! This shimmering faux matchbox sparks energy and inspires self-care. Inside are 50 prompts for living your healthiest life in mind, body, and spirit. UNIQUE WAY TO CULTIVATE HEALTHY HABITS: Slide open this box to reveal 50 kraft sticks shaped like oversized matches, each printed with a distinct prompt. Pick a stick to revitalize the routine daily, weekly, or whenever inspiration strikes. THE GIFT OF WELLNESS: Full of ways to feel your best, this is a great way to refresh and treat yourself come the New Year, or a thoughtful gift for loved ones on any occasion. BEAUTIFUL BOX: With stunning foil-stamped accents, this box looks like a wrapped present and makes a perfect complement to candles, face masks, and all kinds of personal care items. SAMPLE PROMPTS: 
- Go for a walk with no destination—just wander. 
- Do something each day that is only for yourself. 
- Catch up on sleep: For one week, go to bed 30 minutes early each day. 
- Practice daily affirmations. Perfect for: 
- People seeking self-care or New-Year-New-You gifts 
- People seeking stocking stuffers

Spark Wellness

Grab friends, family, or dive in solo—LEGO® puzzles are a whole new way to play with LEGO bricks! Get ready LEGO® Space fans, your next jigsaw puzzle challenge is here! These 1,000 colorful pieces come together to reveal the ultimate interstellar exploration squad. Perfect for the whole family, but just as fun to take on solo, this puzzle features a team of iconic spacemen as well as vintage spaceship sets from the LEGO archives.

BROAD APPEAL: This jigsaw puzzle is perfect for all types of LEGO fans—from longtime LEGO builders to casual fans to parents sharing their love of the brand with their children.
CREATIVE AND CHALLENGING: This puzzle will test your skills as it showcases the creative spirit integral to the LEGO brand.
LEGO SPACE THEME: This puzzle image features a colorful array of classic LEGO spacemen—some of the most beloved minifigures in history.
AT-HOME ACTIVITY FOR GET-TOGETHERS: Family, friends, and LEGO fans 9 years and older will love putting this puzzle together during holidays and parties.

INCLUDES: 1000 puzzle pieces, 25 x 20 inch puzzle when built, 11 x 9 x 2 inch box, and full color printout of puzzle image. Perfect for:

For puzzlers ages 9+
For fans of the iconic LEGO® Space theme
The perfect gift for puzzlers

LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2021 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

Lego Space Stars 1000-piece Puzzle

Now available in board book, this dreamy little book is like a hug and a kiss goodnight. Reassuring and loving, it's sure to become a favorite part of every child's bedtime ritual.

I'll See You In The Morning

Embark on a Tiny Tour! These adorable shaped board books take young readers on a tour through a teeny world with every turn of the page. Die-cuts on each page lead to the next adventure, finally ending in the comforts of home. Toddlers will delight in guessing what comes next while learning essential prediction skills. Shaped like buildings and featuring neon accents throughout, these cute books have great value and will prove irresistible to children eager to create their own tiny world.

Tiny Farm

The exuberant Barkus and his lucky young owner jump, whirl, and twirl across the pages of this critically celebrated series from a Newbery Medal–winning author. The straight-forward text is accessible for even the newest independent reader, while the warm, humorous story and vibrant, energetic images make this an ideal choice for picture book readers and advanced readers as well.

Barkus

Lovable bestselling Tiny T. Rex is back from the critically acclaimed Tiny T. Rex and The Impossible Hug, this time in a Valentine's Day board book adventure! Valentine's Day is coming, which means showing the ones you love how much they mean to you, so Tiny has decided to make the perfect Valentine for his best friend Pointy. But as Tiny discovers, making a Valentine isn't easy. It might take a few tries—until Tiny realizes the best Valentine might have been there all along. 
- Teaches a valuable lesson in overcoming obstacles 
- Sure to delight young dinosaur fans who love adventure 
- Features adorable art of Tiny and his friend Pointy Tiny may be a small dino in a big world, but that won't stop him from making friends, conquering his fears, and stomping his way into your heart. Author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Jay Fleck team up to create an adorable and heartwarming story that shows young readers that love and kindness are the best gift of all. 
- A sweet Valentine's Day gift for the little dinosaur in your life 
- Go-to choice for parents looking for an adorable, funny story with a holiday twist 
- Perfect for dinosaur-loving babies and toddlers 
- Add it to the shelf with books like Llama Llama I Love You by Anna Dewdney, Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar (The World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle, and Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day Is Cool by Kimberly and James Dean

Tiny T. Rex And The Perfect Valentine

Gather your pirate crew and a flagon of rum to play this hilarious Drunken Pirates drinking card game from Ridley's Games! Players must race to collect the most doubloons while avoiding sharks, mutiny and much more. Don the included eyepatch and complete the piratey forfeits to see who will come out on top as the richest pirate! This pirate-themed card game comes packaged in a unique bottle-shaped tin and contains 54 cards, 1 eyepatch and instructions. Don't fall overboard, please drink responsibly! 2+ players. Ages 21+, 15 minutes average gameplay.

Drunken Pirates Drinking Game

With wonderful examples and easy-to-follow instructions, this beautifully illustrated how-to book makes it simple and fun to create one-of-a-kind hand-drawn maps. Helpful templates, grids, and guidelines complement a detailed breakdown of essential cartographic elements and profiles of talented international map artists. From city maps and family trees to treasure maps, palmistry charts, platformgame maps, and more, the wide range of projects collected here will satisfy first-time cartographers as well as veteran mapmakers inspired by the popular map art trend.

How To Make Hand-drawn Maps

This sweet mini puzzle features a box of chocolates. The box for the puzzle looks like a box of chocolates, and evokes that same joy when opening! A little something to brighten your day! Chocolate! This 150-Piece Mini Puzzle offers a sweet activity for puzzlers. The puzzle features a variety of delicious-looking chocolates and is tucked inside a box that looks like a real box of chocolates. Share a little joy with this petite puzzle—perfect for puzzle fans of all levels! 
- MINI 150-PIECE PUZZLE: This compact 5-inch x 3.5-inch box shows the completed image, carries a sweet message, and keeps the 150-piece puzzle safe from damage. The delightful finished mini puzzle measures 9.25 by 6.75 inches, so doesn’t require much space to work. 
- FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY: This 150-piece set is just challenging enough for all levels of puzzlers, novice and expert, young and old. 
- ANALOG ACTIVITY: For when you need a screen break, this puzzle offers an easy activity that is perfect for work breaks, after-dinner downtime, family fun, or any time you need a sweet distraction. 
- GREAT GIFT: A charming package makes this a perfect gift, no extra wrapping required. Colorful, sweet, and entertaining!

A Little Something Chocolate: 150-piece Mini Puzzle

Two New York Times Best Sellers finally available as board books! Even the roughest, toughest readers will want to turn off their engines and snuggle up with these sweet and soothing stories. Gentle rhyming text and vibrant art make these books surefire bedtime favorites for train- and construction-crazy kids everywhere.

Goodnight, Goodnight  Construction Site And Steam Train Dream Train Boxed Set

In Friends, Busy Baby can play, share, paint, and help clean up. Whatever Busy Baby does, the most important thing is to make some new friends along the way. Both books will keep the very youngest readers busy reading, playing, and learning.

Busy Baby: Friends

The New York Times bestselling team behind Steam Train, Dream Train returns with the sounds of a train headed off to dreamland! Lightly abridged and revised from the original text, this playful board book includes a sound bar with 5 sounds— whistle, chugga, hiss, giggle, yawn —that bring interactive fun to the setting of the hit picture book.

Steam Train  Dream Train Sound Book

With 50 hilarious and thought-provoking questions asking players to choose between two equally good, unpleasant, or absurd scenarios, this revealing party game leads to interesting conversations and good fun for all ages!

After Dinner Amusements: Which Would You Choose?

Rey and Pals Flexi Journal features artwork from the book Rey and Pals by bestselling author Jeffrey Brown.
This full-color flexi journal is filled with the galactic shenanigans of young Rey and friends.
The charming and humorous artwork follows along with the adventures of Rey and Kylo, Finn and Poe, Hux and Phasma, Rose and BB-8—all under the watch of Luke, General Leia, Han, and Chewie.

- Part of the New York Times bestselling Darth Vader and Son series 
- Filled with an exciting cast of characters (as well as some old friends) from the new Star Wars® film trilogy 
- Features some exclusive images that don’t appear in the book Jeffrey Brown's charmingly hilarious vision is sure to delight Star Wars® fans of all ages. Rey and Pals Flexi Journal joins the collection of perennial favorites like Goodnight Darth Vader, Darth Vader and Son, Vader’s Little Princess, and Darth Vader and Friends.

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Rey And Pals Flexi Journal

It's time to discover that the sex you have later in life can be far superior. Reassuring, honest, funny, and most of all empowering, Great Sex Starts at 50 is the must-have sex and relationships book for men and women hitting half a century with little sign of slowing down. There's no denying that something happens to us sexually at 50. From menopause to the mixed blessing of Viagra to other challenges that go beyond the physical: How do you ignite desire after decades with the same person? Thankfully, information and enthusiasm can help you reclaim a robust sex life—and greater health, as a result. In this easy-to-follow guide, Tracey Cox uses a blend of research, case studies, practical techniques, and personal anecdotes to show you how to arouse yourself and your partner, regain your passion, navigate relationship issues, and create the perfect conditions for sex. Tracey's authentic, trustworthy, and relatable approach will give you everything you need to do it! The perfect book for: 
- The growing demographic of Gen X and Boomers who want to live well and are leading a new dating and sexual revolution for the over-50s 
- Fans of Hot Sex: How to Do It 
- Milestone birthday gift seekers (40th, 50th) 
- Premenopausal, perimenopausal, and menopausal women looking for a sexual health resource 
- Medical professionals

Great Sex Starts At 50

What is Baby Llama's favorite food? Follow along with this cute baby animal as it experiences its world, from playtime to bedtime. The simple, comforting story in this go-to baby gift series have made it a multimillion seller. Featuring a permanently attached plush finger puppet, this volume offers parents and children a fun, interactive way to play and read as they build a lifelong love of books together.