Written by Sean Taylor and illustrated by Jean Jullien (Walker Books) One of our favourite picture books to swoop onto the scene is Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise. Hoot Owl is a comically melodramatic hero on the hunt for food - disguising himself alternately as a...
When Pete the Badger gets a neat freak attack he starts cleaning up the forest – and the animals – with disastrous results.
Charlie is the kind and clever big brother, Lola his inquisitive busy-body little sister. In this latest book, Lola is confused by numbers – if mum says they can choose one thing from the shop each, is that two things?
A super happy, catchy book version of singer Pharrell Williams’s chart topping single. Page through the bright gorgeous photos and you’ll be humming along too!
Sunny is a little girl with a big smile. Most days. But today her mom says she can’t have any more cookies. Now Sunny feels a little down. What can she do?
Go, Go Gorilla! is a lovely lyrical tale about a new friend who arrives to stay with a little boy and his family. The new friend is a large hairy gorilla. Cue parents nervous expressions.
With her love of dancing, being creative, accessorizing her school uniform and exercising her wild imagination Olivia will charm young readers aged 3-6.
The story opens on the back street of a big city – it’s early evening and a dog barks and a cat with no name scrambles up a fence. Shane, a young boy, spies the cat and coaxes the “Spitfire, Kitten Number One’ to climb into his jacket, promising he will take it home to ‘his place.’
Simon the Squirrel sets off with a shopping list from his mum – with strict instructions not to forget the cheese. Here follows a madcap adventure through the planets with the help of Old Uncle Somerset’s special balloon.
‘I think I can, I think I can, I know I can!’ Were more encouraging words ever spoken to a child? This childhood classic is still just as powerful, 70 years on after children first read about the little steam engine that got stuck and couldn’t get over the mountain.
Moving house can be overwhelming for little ones and this is a very practical book about all that needs to be done to get the big move underway.
Mattie is a little girl living on a farm in Africa. Life is boring and lonely without siblings until she discovers that the animals can visit her at night and they go on wonderful adventures in her dreams.
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