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The audacious and captivating Hattie and her best friend Linda navigate the social politics of their first school years in this funny illustrated chapter book.Read the first chapterEbook available wherever you buy your ebooksWritten by Frida Nilsson, illustrated by Stina Wirsén and translated by Julia Marshall.

A visual introduction to our planet and society told through the history of our greatest inventions and the technology that has changed the world. In his signature playful style, Peter Goes illustrate

The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the

Dulcinea has been forbidden since she was small to enter the dangerous magic forest where the witch has her castle. But her father hasn't come home from collecting blueberries for her birthday pancakes. Did the witch cast a spell on him? Dulcinea must brave the dark forest and sneak into the witch's castle to steal the spell book and free him. Her father would hardly have named her after the brave Dulcinea if she couldn't break a witch's spell to celebrate her birthday with him This is a funny, modern fairy tale for children starting independent reading with warm and characterful illustrations and a witty story.

一位嬌小的女子想為自己做一件外套，森林裡的朋友們紛紛伸出援手：樹給她葉子、動物給她羽毛與毛髮，她便「剪剪剪」、「縫縫縫」，做出屬於自己的溫暖大衣。這本《The Tiny Woman’s Coat》充滿童趣與節奏感，圖文搭配自然俏皮，讓幼兒在故事中體會合作與感恩。翻閱時如同窩進一件軟軟的毯子，是陪伴孩子入眠的理想選擇A small and cosy book leaving preschoolers snug as a bug, from award-winning author, Joy Cowley.The Times Children’s Book of the Week.The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of her animal friends. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm.Friendship and sharing are at the heart of this warm and simple rhythmic poem by one of the world’s best children’s writers. A perfectly cosy hardback storybook to read-aloud and share with babies, toddlers and preschoolers who will delight in everything tiny and small, including the fresh and funny illustrations by award-winning illustrator Giselle Clarkson.“Now I have a new favourite cosy read to add to my collection.” — The Times.Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s b

A mother is a nest, a mirror, a moon. The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child grows. The mother who was a refuge becomes a road, a story, and a show. On

Walk in the footsteps of the first fossil researchers to discover the earliest animal life on Earth. Explore the story of a spiny sea worm without tail or head, a walking fish, a peaceful sea dragon, and many other incredible creatures.Told through comics, illustrations, and data, Fossils from Lost Worlds is also a fascinating insight into paleontology itself. It shows how science is a process of thinking and rethinking, questioning and learning. Through a timeline of animal reconstructions and major discoveries, we can track beliefs and theories that have brought our knowledge to where i is today.

A cheeky elephant tells all about his mother in this lovingly drawn story. Parents and children will delight in and recognize this gorgeous mother– child relationship—if not for the same reasons.”

Why doesn’t Berra have a grandfather? And how can he get one? There are plenty of old men at the retirement home, Ulf suggests. They go there together to find one—ideally one who eats pig’s trotters,

Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years, to visit his friends. Otto wants to do a

It is spring and Dani is going to Rome for her father’s wedding. But Ella is not invited; Dad said no. What will Ella think when she learns she hasn’t been invited to her best friend’s dad’s wedding?

"Haven't you always thought there's something WEIRD about this town, Miro?"Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of an ancient castle. Miro lives in his books; Zia is never

Bibbit is a little frog who sometimes forgets how to swim—but he’s a jumping expert. He can jump very high, very far and in many different ways. But sometimes he feels nervous about what the day

One day Lisette finds a pretty green sock. She's delighted, until some bullies begin to tease her: socks should come in pairs; what use is one sock?Lisette searches and searches, but she cannot find t

When her father leaves to save people from a giant who turns them to stone with his gaze, a child in a red dress is left alone. Many days and many nights go by. Every evening the girl says good night

Hattie is a street-smart country girl in her first year of school. She lives just outside of nowhere, right next to no one at all. Luckily she’s starting school and that brings new adventures. Hattie

Leilong's friends are taking him to story time at the library. But it's difficult for a large brontosaurus without a library card to follow all the rules. Especially when Leilong gets caught up in the story and joins in. Is Leilong too big for the library, or is the library too small?This library-loving picture book reminds us how it feels to be transported by story.