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Night, Light, Sleep Tight New! Featured
Jack the duckling can’t sleep – he’s afraid of the dark. But when he meets a little owl called Olivia, he finds out that she is afraid of the daytime... Review: Jack the tufty little ducking is scared of the dark and Olivia the baby owl is frightened of the light! It is not until Jack shows Olivia the beautiful colours of the day and Olivia shows Jack the sparkling star ...
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One Night in the Zoo New! Featured
'One magical, moonlit night in the zoo an elephant jumped in the air and flew...' So begins a surreal story which takes the form of a counting rhyme, describing what the other animals do.An engaging and beautifully illustrated picturebook from the world class writer of other children's favourites such as 'The tiger who came to tea' and the Mog series. ...
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Arthur and the Meanies Featured
Arthur the elephant wants to play. The monkeys say he is too big to join them swinging through the trees. Tiger and Peacock just laugh when he asks to join their game of hopscotch. The meanies! Then it starts to rain, and suddenly everybody wants to be Arthur's friend - as long as he'll do as he's told and shelter them from the storm. From the opening cover with its embossed ...
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Our Animals Featured
Part of the 'Around the World' series, produced in association with Oxfam, Our Animals features photographs of people from diverse countries with the animals they keep as pets, for food, clothing or to carry loads. There is a charming photo of boys from the Munduruku Indian tribe in Brazil tickling the tummy of an ecstatic looking pet pig. Another page shows a girl from a village in Taj ...
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The Newt in the Suit Featured
There are cockatoos in high-heeled shoes, apes in brightly coloured capes, red setters in polka-dot sweaters and a newt in a suit! But why are all the animals dressed up in their very best clothes? Review: The Newt in the Suit is a colourful and lively animal counting book with some great rhymes. The mystery of exactly why the animals are all getting themselves so dressed up is sustained ...
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
'Panda Bear, Panda Bear, what do you see? I see a bald eagle soaring by me.' Sound familiar? First we had the hugely popular 'Brown bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?', next came the somewhat less successfu l'Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?' and now it's 'Panda Bear..' The same format, same rhythmical, rhyming text,illustrations in the same style by ...
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The Mixed-Up Chameleon
A chameleon’s antics with colour, shape and size show what makes each animal different and why it’s important to be yourself. Review: First published in 1975, this is a classic title by the much loved author and illustrator Eric Carle. Carle adopts the successful formula of the ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by writing in the same simple repetitive style. However i ...
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Norris The Bear Who Shared
Norris loves plorringes! When he spots one ripening in the afternoon sun, he sits back and patiently waits for the fruit to drop from the tree into his paws. But Norris isn't the only one who adores plorringes ...pesky Tulip and Violet love them too and they can't wait for the one in the tree to ripen, so they scamper up the branch to investigate. So who will get their paws on the delic ...
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Where on EARTH is the MOON?
Though reassured by the nightly presence of the moon, Luna, a young girl, is curious to find out what happens to the moon during the day. The quest opens her eyes, ears and imagination to the wonders of the world around her. Review: A beautifully-produced book with moon shapes and a painterly sense of light throughout. Not only is she named after the moon and has a large moon-like face, ...
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Alfie's Feet
Splish, splash, splosh! Alfie has new yellow boots that are perfect for walking through puddles and stamping in mud. There's something not quite right about them though - they're making Alfie's feet turn outwards..... Shirley Hughes always manages to turn a very simple idea into a warm and engaging story and this old favourite is no exception. The book begins with the 'Th ...
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