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When mother dinosaur’s last egg finally cracks open, out comes a minute dinosaur. He doesn’t grow any bigger – and when he’s playing football he is in danger of being trodden on.

Jo has saved up her pocket money and is tempted to spend it all at the local shops, but instead, decides to wait and see.

Ordinary family life is transformed into a series of small adventures in this wonderful picture book.

Oliver is happy living in his own world, where his imagination takes him on great adventures, but sometimes he gets lonely.

When a new family move into the neighbourhood, Vitello is excited - but he is disappointed to discover they don't have a cool boy for him to play with, only a yucky girl.

Molly is very upset when she loses her beloved toy, Tatty Ratty. Her parents console her by helping her imagine all the wonderful adventures Tatty Ratty is having while he is away.

It’s a little-known fact that when Odysseus’ ship grounded on the shore in the land of the Cyclops, ‘several warriors fell off their benches’!

It is nearly time for the annual visit of Papa Red and the older elephants ask Elmer to amuse the youngsters while they prepare the presents.

A perfect book for sharing and for newly confident readers to attempt alone.

Sartorial action hero, Traction Man, returns! He and Scrubbing Brush dauntlessly scale the compost heap, cross the swampy pond then return, exhausted.

Churchill the pig is very proud of his curly tail, and is devastated when it goes missing. Can friends Billy and Gruff help him get his tail back?

Stephen really, truly loves cereal – morning, noon and night. Luckily, his mum works for Sunfield cereals, but disaster strikes when the factory closes.

It's a battle of the bands! These bands are unusual as they come from Witch Way Wood and include gnomes, trolls, skeletons and vampires.

Snow White and Rose Red live in an isolated cottage in the middle of the forest with their widowed mother. One wintry night there is a knock at the door...

Sam's balloon is on an adventure. Over the mountains and over the sea, through the desert and along a river, this little red balloon has many sights to see.

One Saturday morning, Dad is sent shopping with his excitable daughter. Enthusiastically, she starts crossing things off the list before they have even started. Things can only get worse...

Manky Monkey is sad because he doesn’t feel comfortable doing what the other monkeys do but he’s not sure why.

A small, scruffy dog visits the park every day and looks longingly at the other dogs who all have people to take for walks.

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.

Tom Bailey is always up to mischief and his mother, Lady Eleanor, has had enough. Tom is to go off to Squire School to turn him into a good boy.

Giant Baby Bear finds a tiny creature who is lost and cries for his mum. The kind bear shares his family and belongings with the ‘Very Small’ until he is reunited with his own family.

Daisy is wide awake when the beasties come to stay. They spin stories of their adventures to help her sleep. But soon a night arrives where Daisy has to share a story of her own.

Long ago, when the world was new, Lindiwe gazed down from the heavens, proud of the earth and the creatures she'd created.

In this entertaining sequel to I Want My Potty, the princess is intent on growing up, but can't decide to do it.

Miss Ponsonby is reclusive and eccentric. She is certain that she has living with her, in feline form, not only her dead parents and friends, but Queen Victoria.

There is a poem to appeal to everyone in this thoughtful and fun collection

Charlie and Bobby are off to summer camp along with a boy called Paul, who takes permanent refuge inside his furry parka coat and refuses to speak to anyone.

When Holly's tooth falls out she decides to keep it and leave the tooth fairy a set of vampire teeth instead.

Beans plays with Molly so much that she gets very grubby, so Zoe has to put her doll in the washing machine along with an entire box of Big 'n' Bubbly!

Mildred Hubble is actually looking forward to the new term at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches. Her holiday proect can’t fail to impress Miss Hardbroom, her form teacher...

Jamie, Lucy and their toys set off to find somewhere without thunder. But nowhere seems quiet and safe – until Lucy remembers Fairy castle.

Pablo the elephant is looking for inspiration. His friends suggest he paints a landscape so off he goes to the country where he dreams up a wonderful painting full of colour and life.

Smog is a hungry stray dog who snatches a shopping bag full of food and runs off to find a place to eat the contents.

Emma doesn't understand why Old Bob gets a teddy for his birthday, why would a grandpa want a bear?

The Howlett owl family love living in the Honeybell family's garden. Yet to the Honeybell family the Howletts are simply a nuisance and they call in the Owl Catcher.

Bored of life in her pretty pink palace, Primrose just can't seem to behave like a prim and proper princess should.

Nick Sharratt's silhouettes perfectly reflect the mood of Jacqueline Wilson's first historical fiction, set in London's Foundling Hospital in the 1870s.

This book features children and animals of all types and ages improvising and enjoying activities regardless of whatever disaster may seem to threaten their enjoyment.

Night Monkey and Day Monkey both live in the same jungle but their lives are worlds apart until one day Night Monkey wakes up in the day and Day Monkey wakes in the night.

This book by the award-winning Gruffalo partnership is about a tiny snail who longs to see the world, and the enormous grey-blue humpback whale who gives him a lift on his tail.

An unidentifiable creature learns the true meaning of friendship in this quirky, touching book, originally written in French.

Ten of Aesop's fables are here retold within the framework of a storyteller who tells and sells his stories for a living.

Tinysaurus is a young dinosaur. He wants to be big like his dad or even his big sister. One day a nasty dinosaur eyes up the eggs for his supper - can Tinysaurus save the day?

Words and pictures combine beautifully to tell a moving story about fathers and sons

Mother Mouse and Little Mouse encounter a series of different mothers, all of whom do special things for their children.

Ever wondered what might rise out of the toilet when you lift the lid? In Billy Barnes' case it's the Blobheads, three incompetent aliens...

Orla doesn't answer when his parents call his name, and seems to be shut away in his own world. When he meets the mysterious moonbird he learns how to speak with his hands and listen with his eyes, but now his parents must learn how to understand him.

Madlyn and Rollo are despatched to live for the summer with their reclusive elderly relatives in decrepit Clawstone Castle.

The hilarious situations Winnie gets herself into are brought to life by illustrations packed with humour and energy.

Baby Bear's insistence on playing games again and again means Grandbear is soon exhausted!