Synopsis: When Baby Owl decides to explore the woods, he is confident that nobody will bother him. Upon meeting Rabbit, Fox and Squirrel who all tell him how cute he is, the mutinous Baby Owl replies that he is “A huge and scary hunting machine”. However, finally when Baby Owl’s Mum agrees that he is ‘a huge, scary, sleek, sharp-eyes hunting machine’ and gi ...

Synopsis: The hilarious follow-up to the highly-successful Duck in the Truck and Fix-it Duck, things get even more out of hand when Duck takes the long-suffering Frog and Sheep on a trip out to sea in Goat's boat!

Review: 'Ahoy there, sailors!'comes a cry. 'Is this a boating trip I spy? If there are seas to be explored, make way...... CAPTAIN DUCK'S ...

Synopsis: Everyone is afraid of Big Bro – the mouse, frog, parrot, chimpanzee and the elephant. He’s rough, he’s tough and he’s big but just how big?

Review: A superbly crafted picture book is what we’ve come to expect from one of the country’s leading author/illustrators and in Watch Out! Big Bro’s Coming! Jez Alborough l ...

Synopsis: Duck and friends go out to play ball. When Duck hits the ball, it lands on a branch and the game has to stop. The friends have plenty of ideas to get the ball down, but nothing seems to go quite as planned.

Review: In Jez Alborough’s latest Duck instalment - Hit The Ball Duck - Duck, Frog, Goat and Sheep decide to go out for a game of Baseball. Fir ...

Synopsis: Using your imagination at bedtime can be the perfect way to drift off to sleep and with its vibrant pictures, simple text and lovely message Imagine provides a perfect bedtime story book for children big and small.

Review: Imagine is a gentle story and a beautiful picture book with very few words. The text is simple, clear and straightforward but ...

Synopsis: John the poor woodcutter rescues an elf in distress and is granted three wishes. He generously invites his wife to share in his fortune and while they sit wondering what to wish for three chance remarks lead to a hilarious turn of events proving that one should always be careful what ones wishes for!

Review: John is a poor woodcutter with a kind heart. When he res ...

Synopsis: In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, children can examine their place in the world through detailed and engaging maps. Twelve beautiful maps such as Map of My Day, Map of My Family and Map of My Tummy will fascinate children, encouraging interactivity and comment. There are spaces to fill in their own contributions and a fold-out jacket that becomes a colourf ...

Synopsis: A journey home from Granny’s house becomes a big adventure when Ebb and Flo think they have found a sea monster…

Review: Jane Simmons’ richly coloured, soft-focus illustrations fill every page to the edge in this fourth Ebb and Flo title that links in with the Channel Five animation series. In a tale full of action and tension, Ebb, Flo and Mum ...

Synopsis: Shark and Lobster have an irrational fear of tigers. This vividly illustrated Shark and Lobster share a fear of tigers and they enlist the help of other sea creatures to build a fortress to save themselves from this fearful beast ‘full of teeth and stripes’. But the sleeping monster that they use as part of their defence inevitably wakes up and causes them ...

Synopsis: Hair is one of a series of photographic texts about various everyday topics and their place in different cultures and countries. This one is illustrated with photographs from India, Vietnam and Ghan and covers the influence of fashion, climate, age, tribe and special occasions on hairstyles.

Review: On each double page opening of Hair, a carefully chosen, beautifu ...