Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark moving under the water. Is it a creature or only his imagination? Diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to discover
"We've got ears, and so do you. We can pull them. Can you?" We've got hands for clapping, like monkeys, feet for kicking, like zebras, and lots more too.
Eddy doesn’t want to go to the woods for a picnic with Mum. He’s scared that the huge hungry bear who lives there will make a picnic out of him!For readers aged: 3+
One winter morning, while the moon is still up, Mrs Bear and Sam bake cakes for all their friends on Plum Street. And who do you think takes the cakes up to each doorstep ... all by himself? Parents a
Mrs Bear is putting Sam to bed. But every time she prepares to settle him down, he isn’t ready. And he’s not even ready after a glass of warm milk! What can Sam be waiting for? His kiss good night, of
All dogs walk and jump and run, but dogs don't fly - it can't be done...can it? Jez Alborough's uplifting tale will fly off the page and straight into the hearts of anyone who has ever, just for a sec
Every Sunday, Jay Jay and his family, uncles and aunties, cousins and friends all come for Sunday dinner at Grannie’s. And what a feast they have! There’s plenty, plenty for everybody, and plenty of l
One day Pirate Pete was sailing the ocean, looking for adventure. Who do you think he met? And what do you think he found? As the tale unfolds, you can choose from over 30 cut-outs to decide what happ
How wonderful it would be to have a blue whale for a friend. You could go swimming together every night and watch him make the biggest splashes. You could find out all about him - how, although he's t
First published in 1985, these baby board books make a welcome return in one bumper volume to delight a new generation of very young children. This large format bind-up contains "I Can", "I Hear", "I
Hannah loves gorillas but has never seen one. Her father's too busy to take her to the zoo - or for anything else come to that. For her birthday, Hannah asks her father for a gorilla - but is disappoi
A picture book for children of three years and up. The Pattersons' house is so jam-packed with things that there's hardly room for the Pattersons themselves. But building an extension is no easy matte
There were ten in the bed and the little one said, "Roll over, roll over!" But who were the ten? And what happened to them all after they rolled out of bed? All is revealed in this classic bedtime tal
Handa puts seven delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend, Akeyo. But as she walks, carrying the basket on her head, various creatures steal her fruits. But Handa has a surprise in store...F
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wond
Shortlisted for the Children's Book Award, this picture book is about lonely Little Beaver who finds out that other people are lonely too. Amy MacDonald has also written "Rachel Fister's Blister", and
"The Mousehole Cat" was the winner of the British Book Award for the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year and the British Design Production Award (Children's Books). It was also shortlisted for the
A lively and engaging Starters title for beginner readers illustrated by acclaimed picture book artist Polly Dunbar, with a friendly text and stylish two-colour illustrations.
From a Red House Award-winning author comes a slapstick comedy caper for children of 8+ starring movie aficionado Sam Swann and his faithful hound, Watson.
A lively and engaging Starters title for beginner readers from author-illustrator Colin West, with a friendly text and stylish two-colour illustrations.
The seventh title in this brilliant series about Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her large extended family, by a renowned Nigerian storyteller.
After winning the Great Annual Carpet Race, the indomitable Zal Thesa and Zara Aura are back to race again. But as they prepare for the ultimate flying race, they discover a plot to sabotage the compe
It is a fine day for dwarf watching - at least that is what Gracie Gillypott and Prince Marcus think when they set out, quite unaware that Princess Marigold of Dreghorn has set her sights on Marcus, a
Wild Boy has been covered in hair since birth; he's the missing link, a monster, a sideshow spectacle. Condemned to life in a travelling freakshow, excluded from society and abused by his master, he t
The wife of anchorman Dermot O'Flannery dies during a burglary and the killer is never caught. Six months later Poppy and Graham are faced with a long, hot summer dog-walking for Poppy's next-door nei
Eleven-year-old Kieran wants to be part of the in-crowd at school. He wants to be on the football team. He wants to fit in. But his cousin Bon is different. So when Bon joins Kieran's school, Kieran i
It's 1908, and David O'Connor, newly orphaned and alone in the world, has had to leave his home in Ireland to go and live with his uncle and aunt in America. His journey to New York and his new life t
Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan, in a society that denies women any independence. At 12 years old, she is already betrothed, while her sister, a year older, is about to be married. Then trag
High school is pretty predictable - there are the geeks, the princesses, and the jocks. But when Cody Lightfoot - smart, handsome, cool and with a passion for the environment - joins the school, every
