Synopsis: An extraordinary work by two celebrated creators of children's books, this is an imaginative and hilarious new perspective on the letters of our alphabet that will appeal to young readers and their carers.

Review: When you were me/ and here was there/ you came and went/ from when to where/ you found a place/ where I wasn't me/ you shut your eyes/ and ...

Synopsis: A is for Artist is a contemporary take on the traditional ABC and provides an exciting visual journey through the alphabet. A combination of photographs and graphics feature beautiful and inspirational images of a wide range of activities, animals and objects. It was designed for Tate by the photographer and designer Ella Doran, in collaboration with graphic design du ...

Synopsis: A rich and wonderful introduction to the world of the alphabet. This bright and clever lift-the-flap book is perfect for all inquisitive children just learning the alphabet. As each letter is explored a further object is added to the art. From A to Z the pictures are transformed as apples are added to bowls and a cat is added, then a dog, until the final action-packed scene. < ...

Synopsis: Twoo Twit is a very spherical owl who makes plenty of foolish mistakes. None of the other animal children can understand why he is so ignorant – but it’s because he skips school every night to play on his own. He is finally persuaded to turn up in the classroom after a nasty experience leaves him shaken – literally!

Review: Although a cautionary ...

Synopsis: The story of a king in a hurry who blew his son a bedtime kiss...but it missed! The kiss flies out of the window, the prince is distraught and the hapless knight is sent into the deep dark forest to fetch the kiss back. What will he encounter there?

Review: Executed well, humour sells. It also captivates. And what better way than to capture the attention of the r ...

Synopsis: Someone is stealing teddies. But who could it be? Who is the Teddy Robber? When Tom's own teddy is snatched in the dead of night, he is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery...

Review: When Tom is awake, reading his book, in the middle of the night a giant hand takes his teddy.Tom holds on tight determined that he would not be parted from his teddy. T ...

Synopsis: 'Ibble obble, blue bottle, ibble obble out! Turn your silk pyjamas inside out!' Ten O'Leary children are tucked snug in bed--but not for long! One by one they bounce out of the bed ...and the fun continues, even as Dad gets ready to go to his nighttime job while trying to settle his little ones down once more. Malachy Doyle draws upon the traditional Irish ...

Synopsis: Yickity yak, yickity yak, the yak has a scriffily, scraffily back! This collection is packed with noises and rhymes for young children to listen to and repeat. Illustrated in colour throughout by Nick Sharratt, this first poetry book, includes poems by Spike Milligan, Jack Prelutsky, Eve Merriam, and Eleanor Farjeon.

Review: Noisy poems – first pub ...

Synopsis; How much fruit do you think one small girl can manage to eat in one day? In the case of the narrator of this counting poem, the answer is "a lot"! Count from one to ten and learn the names of some Caribbean fruits, and find out what happens after eating a cocktail of mangoes, bananas and more.

Review: An award-winning old favourite. Bloom and Axtell&rsqu ...

Synopsis: An orphan boy wakes on his bed of straw in a cattle-shed and spends his day looking after market animals, hoping no one will find his hideaway. But that night, he sees a man and a woman with a tiny baby, surrounded by the cattle. Holding the baby's hand, he learns for the first time how it feels to belong.

Review: Sally Grindley tells the familiar Nativity st ...