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Ping!
Ping is a tiny, flying purple creature who lives in a hive with thousands just like him. One day he meets a little girl called Evie, who introduces him to all the wonderful things in her world.
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Oliver Who Was Small But Mighty
The reassuring text moves rhythmically and repetitively, engaging the youngest of readers who can quickly learn to join in with the rhymes.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
This award-winning board book has familiar rhymes to chant and textures to touch, and is an ideal book for introducing numbers to young children. Colourful, playful, sturdy and attention-grabbing. -
Is This My Nose?
This book is full of lots of faces and lots of fun!
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The Very Busy Spider
One morning in a farmyard a spider begins to spin a web. All the animals try to persuade her to stop but she doesn't answer any of them; she is too busy spinning her web.
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Going Swimming
A mother takes her children to the local swimming pool and the youngest child has his first experience of learning to swim.
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The Night Iceberg
Tofta has found that sharing is really hard to get used to. But she discovers it can sometimes be fun – especially if it involves games and stories with an army of penguins.
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Octopus Socktopus
Brightly coloured octopuses appear throughout the pages of this fun pop-up book from Nick Sharratt.
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Arthur's Dream Boat
One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a beautiful pink and green boat with a stripy mast...
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Number One, Tickle Your Tum
This touching board book for babies depicts a parent bear and a baby bear playing a counting game. Adults can join in the fun with their babies by imitating these two characters.
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Grumpy Cat
Cat eats, sleeps and spends his days alone. The other cats think he is grumpy, but really he is just lonely. But then Kitten turns up and everything changes.
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That's Not My Fairy...
Lots of different fairies are introduced throughout this book, but none of them are quite right. "That’s not my fairy. Her wings are too fluffy."
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Tell Me the Day Backwards
In this delightful bedtime story, a young bear tells his mother all about his exciting day - in reverse - inspiring young listeners/readers to do the same
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Open Very Carefully
A crocodile has invaded the pages of this picture book, and is causing chaos by gobbling up words!
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Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose
Join in the fun as all the animals come together for a chaotic dinner party! Tasty treats are on the menu - but unfortunately not all of the animals have very good table manners.
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Dear Zoo
As you lift the flaps in search of the ideal pet, a host of zoo animals are revealed before a more suitable candidate is found.
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Nat Fantastic
By day, Nat is an average little boy but in the evenings, when he is safely tucked up in bed, his nose often begins to tingle.
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Elephants Never Forget
A simple tale about an elephant who gets lost in a storm. He falls in with a herd of buffalo, who save him from a tiger attack and soon the elephant becomes one of them.
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My Big Shouting Day
Bella is having a Big Shouting Day: from morning until bedtime, she shouts and complains about everything from biscuits to baths.
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Big Scary Monster
A cautionary tale, humorously told and beautifully illustrated, with plenty of scope for noisy participation from young readers.
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I Want a Friend!
Meet one of the great characters of children's books as Little Princess starts school.
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Goodnight Digger
It’s time for bed. A little boy tidies away his toy vehicles and he says goodnight to each of them in turn - his train, plane, bus and of course his favourite - the big yellow digger.
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Making Friends!
This satisfying little board book is full of great animal pictures and lift-the-flap pages. It’s a friendly and colourful way to encourage children to enjoy sharing and have fun as they watch budgerigars chatter cheerfully and fish kiss carefully. Just like us! One child has a birthmark.
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Copy Cat
Whatever Dog does, Cat wants to do too - but soon Dog begins to feel annoyed...
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Where's Rusty?
Poppy and Sam can't find their dog Rusty anywhere. They try his kennel, the water tank, the shed, tent, tractor and trailer, but each time, close inspection reveals someone else...
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Whoosh Around the Mulberry Bush
Inspired by Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, this book takes readers on a rhyme-filled, action-packed journey across the planet.
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The Fairytale Hairdresser and Cinderella
Fabulous hairdresser to the fairy-tale stars Kittie helps Cinderella meet her Prince in this fun and light-hearted reworking of a favourite fairy story.
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Play With Me!
Ideal for under-threes expecting a sibling, Dottie looks on as pairs of other creatures have fun and share friendship.
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Nothing Like a Puffin
Bright blocks of colour are used to good effect in this lively picture book.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Full of bright and imaginative illustrations and ingenious cut-out details, the book charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week.
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Dogs Go Shopping
Max and Mummy are shopping for a birthday present for Daddy, and where do dogs go shopping? In the ‘Just for Dogs’ shopping centre of course!
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Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!
Set in a futuristic world of exotic settings, monorails and high-rise buildings, you're sure to love exploring these amazing pictures!
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Don't Wake the Bear, Hare!
It's the day of the spring party, but all the woodland animals are nervous when they see a big brown bear sleeping in the old hollow tree
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What's In Store?
It's Jo-Jo's birthday and preparations are underway for her party. All sorts of people are shopping at the store...
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Who Do you Love?
Chick loves her baby brother and sister, the bees love the queen bee, Mrs Rabbit loves all her babies and mole loves the girl next door!
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When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus
In a picture book which many parents will recognise as an accurate portait of the under 5s, a small child with a vivid imagination pretends he is a hippo who doesn't want to wake up.
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Hug
Bobo the chimp wanders sadly around the jungle looking for someone to hug, but all the animals are already cuddling someone else.
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You and Me, Little Bear
Big Bear is very busy carrying out daily chores around the cave. Little Bear, on the other hand, wants to play.
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Hello Tilly
Tilly has a yellow storybook, and the characters in it become a house full of friends.
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Matty Takes Off
Matty’s strong sibling relationship is a joy to read about, and there’s a great message in here about possessions not being everything.
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Going to Playschool
This book is engaging, colourful and very real: the story captures perfectly the mood of playschool.
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A Bit Lost
Little Owl falls asleep in his (rather precarious) nest, falls onto the ground with a 'bump' and becomes 'a bit lost'. But Squirrel comes to his rescue...
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Perky Little Penguins
The penguins are enjoying themselves in the snow, until they discover a seal pup who has lost his mum, so they comfort and entertain him until she returns for him.
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Lion vs Rabbit
Lion is a bully, and is mean to all the other animals - but then Rabbit comes up to the rescue. Although he is small and Lion is big, he still manages to teach him a lesson.
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Platypus
Platypus finds a beautiful curly shell to add to his collection. But when he wakes the next day he is baffled to discover that his shell has gone.
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Maisy's Treasure Hunt
Maisy and her friends jump all aboard in search of treasure. They’ve got a ship and a map. All they need to find are three keys hidden beneath the flaps…






