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The Nanny Goat's Kid
The tiger cub is different to the other Kids and the sisters criticise the way Nanny Goat is bringing him up.
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The Grump
Early one morning a little boy is woken up by a scary monster – the Grump.
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If I Were You
The illustrations are lively, humorous and detailed in this rhyming bedtime story, perfect to share in particular for dads and daughters
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Little Bear and the Wish Fish
A new humorous take on ancient stories, which provides a salutary message for small people (and big) who are always saying ‘I wish…’ without thinking of the consequences!
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The Really Rude Rhino
It's an open-and-shut case of Ruditis Rhinoceritis: and there's no cure! From the day he was born, Really Rude Rhino was rude and he's never stopped.
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Lunchtime
It's lunchtime for one little girl, but she's just not hungry. Then crocodile, wolf and bear appear - and they are starving!
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Mine!
One day Fifi and Frankie go to visit Grandma Flo and they both want to hold Funny Bunny. After some arguing they pull him in different directions and off come his ears.
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Zagazoo
One day a strange parcel arrives at Bella and George's door containing a lovely human baby named Zagazoo. But Zagazoo doesn’t remain a lovely human baby for long…
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes...
This is a happy book for babies and toddlers, one that no-one will be able to listen to and remain sitting still!
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It's Not Fairy!
Children beware: if you say 'it's not fair' one too many times, the It's Not Fairy might just come and gobble you up.
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Bear and Me
The little girl and her bear dip their toes in the sea, but they don't go in; they look up at the sky but don't get on the plane; and they sit on the stair but they don't climb up.
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On The Road
The narrative in On the Road is all in the pictures, which are rich and interesting collages of the family's Mini, as it wends its way through a variety of environments.
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My sister is an Alien
Alfie's new baby sister, Ruby, looks, sounds and smells like an alien. Alfie is convinced she often cries for home. He decides to take Ruby back to the moon where she belongs.
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I Want to be a Cowgirl
The determined heroine of this magical picture book knows exactly what she wants, and even the big city is too small for her dreams.
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Happy Birthday Chimp and Zee
Chimp and Zee's birthday is a special day - once they have opened their cards and presents they can hardly wait for the big, stripy surprise they have been promised.
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Off to Market
Everyone wants to catch the bus to the market, but eventually it’s so full that it can’t make it up the hill. Who will give up their place to ensure the others can get there?
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Here Comes the Train
As Chloe and William stand on the bridge with their dad waiting for the trains to go rushing underneath them, they eagerly anticipate the moment they can cry, 'Here comes the train!'.
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The Great Big Book of Families
Hoffman and Asquith celebrate the diversity of family life.
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Here's a Little Poem
Young children just love to read about themselves and this diverse anthology of over 60 poems, by authors ranging from A A Milne to John Agard, will give the youngest of readers plenty of food for thought. Polly Dunbar's colourful illustrations perfectly complement each poem and help to make this a book you'll want to return to again and again.
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Rocket to the Moon
Little Nye is wondering how to get to the moon as no matter how high he jumps, he always comes back down again.
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Knuffle Bunny Too
Trixie is excitedly taking her unqiue Knuffle Bunny to show her classmates - only to discover Sonja has a Knuffle Bunny too.
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The Emperor of Absurdia
The Emperor of Absurdia awakes one morning and can't find his snuggly scarf, so after checking with The Wardrobe Monster, begins to search for it.
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More Pants
When a book begins: 'Red pants, green pants, Yellow Submarine pants, Dancing with the Queen pants, la la la!' you know you're in safe hands!
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We Are Wearing Out The Naughty Step
Poor Mum! Somebody's let the school hamster out of its cage and it's disappeared. Somebody fed forbidden food to the zoo elephants. And somebody won't eat their carrots.
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Edwardo, The Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World
Edwardo is an ordinary boy – but the adults around him are constantly critical, calling him the nastiest boy in the whole world. Edwardo soon takes on the role he has been given.
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Billy's Beetle
Billy has lost his beetle. He can't find it anywhere. However, the reader can gleefully watch the beetle climb down Billy's shorts and up the trouser leg of the man with the sniffy dog.
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There’s a Goat in my Coat
Children wriggle, hop, dance, shake and play in this book of original rhymes for the very young
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I Am Invited to a Party
In this story Piggie is invited to her first party, and Gerald continually worries that she won’t have exactly the right costume.
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Brrrr: A Book of Winter
When snow falls on the ground, and all the trees are bare, everything changes ... including the white rabbit!
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There's Going to be a Baby
A mother tells her little boy that ‘there’s going to be a baby’, but the little boy doesn’t like the sound of this – he doesn’t think they really need the new baby…
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Mannie and the Long Brave Day
Mannie takes her doll and her toy elephant Lilliput on an adventure along the road. But she feels frightened by the sun going behind the clouds and the thunder rumbling...
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Going Shopping
This is all about a busy, muddy, funny and very realistic family day!
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In a Minute
Jo and Sita's visit to the park with Jo's parents is threatened by so many delays they fear they'll never get there.
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No Bed without Ted
Simple rhyming text and bright, colourful, endearing images of a little girl with her pets and toys make this familiar domestic tale of a missing ted into an appealing bedtime tale.
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Hugo and the Bully Frogs
Hugo is a little frog with a tiny croak, whose life is made miserable by some big, bad bullyfrogs.
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Dirty Great Dinosaur
Hal and his dog, Billy, are playing in the garden when a dirty great dinosaur barges in! He is hungry and threatens to eat Hal, then his mum, his dad and his dog.
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Share!
Georgie Birkett beautifully captures the expressions of both big sister and baby brother in this funny and endearing picture book about learning to share.
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Smile!
When Sunny gets told she must not eat chocolate biscuits before teatime, she is very annoyed, and loses her smile.
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Bottoms Up!
A celebration of bottoms! Knickers are always hilarious to the young (and, secretly, their elders), but in her latest offering Willis questions the need for them.
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Seaside Poems
This is a delightful collection of seaside poems, beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator, Nick Sharratt.
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Alfie Wins a Prize
Alfie's painting at the Big School's Harvest Fair is judged worthy of one of the main prizes. But Alfie is more taken with the consolation prize...
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Olly and Me 123
Complete with a wall-frieze, Olly and Me combines a story with a counting book, each spread illustrating familiar scenes from a child's experience.
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Once Upon a Bathtime
A little girl takes a bath with a fairytale twist as she is joined by a number of fairytale characters as well as her favourite toys.
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Dinosaurs in the Supermarket
The dinosaurs are having a high old time in the supermarket , sneaking about the aisles and having a massive food fight!
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Emily Brown and the Thing
Lying in bed, Emily can hear lots of household noises which she discovers are made by a Thing who is afraid of things.
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Imagine
An enticingly open window on the title page invites you on a dream-like journey as you drift into sleep.
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Dear Father Christmas
Instead of teddies and toys, Mary yearns for a spray to banish night-time monsters and a ladder to reach the sweetie jar, an everlasting hamster, self-tying laces and a baby brother.
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The Snuggle Sandwich
Toddler Annie starts her day with a snuggle in bed with her parents and Edward, her teddy bear, before the rush of a family having breakfast and variously setting off for school and work.
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Dear Tooth Fairy
When Holly's tooth falls out she decides to keep it and leave the tooth fairy a set of vampire teeth instead.
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Kipper and Roly
Kipper buys his friend Pig a hamster, names him Roly and enjoys playing with him so much he becomes very fond of him.






