Animals
These books are perfect for entertaining toddlers and younger children that love animals, with everything from hilariously silly stories to early learning tales.
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Elmer and Snake
Author: David McKee
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Elmer and Snake
Author: David McKee
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
A group of mischievous elephants decide to play a trick on Elmer, the famous multicolour patchwork elephant, so they ask Snake for…
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Doing the Animal Bop
Author: Jan Ormerod Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Doing the Animal Bop
Author: Jan Ormerod Illustrator: Lindsey Gardiner
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Children will enjoy matching the rhythmic text to the animals actions, and joining in with the dancing themselves.
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Seal Surfer
Author: Michael Foreman
Interest level: 5-8
Reading age: 6+
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Seal Surfer
Author: Michael Foreman
Interest level: 5-8
Reading age: 6+
A welcome re-publication of Foreman's timeless and evocative account of a boy's relationship with life and death.
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Meerkat Mail
Author: Emily Gravett
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 5+
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Meerkat Mail
Author: Emily Gravett
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 5+
Sunny lives on an arid plain with his extensive and loving meerkat family; they work together, play together and together do their…
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Banana!
Author: Ed Vere Illustrator: Ed Vere
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Follow the cartoon-style adventures of two monkeys. One of them has a banana and the other one wants it - but what is the magic wo…
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Harris Finds His Feet
Author: Catherine Rayner
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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Harris Finds His Feet
Author: Catherine Rayner
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Harris leaps joyfully across the pages, against vibrant washes of colour, as he learns to be independent for the first time.
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Mr Pusskins Colours
Author: Sam Lloyd
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 3+
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Mr Pusskins Colours
Author: Sam Lloyd
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 3+
A great introduction to colours, simple stories and relationships – all in twelve pages!
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WOW! Said the Owl
Author: Tim Hopgood
Interest level: 2-5
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WOW! Said the Owl
Author: Tim Hopgood
Interest level: 2-5
Reading age:
Everyone knows that owls are nocturnal but one curious little owl decides to take a long nap at night so she can stay awake during…
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One Smart Fish
Author: Chris Wormell
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
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One Smart Fish
Author: Chris Wormell
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
A small silver fish has done everything he can possibly do in the ocean - he sings, dances and even performs plays, but has never …
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That's Not My Tiger...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
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That's Not My Tiger...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
Small children will love touching the tiger’s fluffy ears, soft paws and bumpy teeth and will particularly like tracing his …
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Puffin Peter
Author: Petr Horacek
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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Puffin Peter
Author: Petr Horacek
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Peter and Paul are the best of friends, until one day while they are diving for fish, Peter is caught in a storm and swept out to …
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Chickens Can't See in the Dark
Author: Kristyna Litten
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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Chickens Can't See in the Dark
Author: Kristyna Litten
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
When Little Pippa Chicken is told by her teacher that chickens can't see in the dark, she sets out to prove him wrong, and soon be…
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I’m not cute!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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I’m not cute!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Baby Owl is fed up. In fact, he’s furious. He sets off for a walk in the woods but kangaroo, fox and squirrel won’t le…
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The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water
Author: Gemma Merino
Interest level: 3-6
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The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water
Author: Gemma Merino
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age:
Little crocodile doesn't like water. It's cold. It's wet. It's embarrassing.
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Peck Peck Peck
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
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Peck Peck Peck
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
The new picture book from Lucy Cousins introduces readers to an enthusiastic and eager woodpecker who is being taught to peck by i…
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The Storm Whale
Author: Benji Davies
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Storm Whale
Author: Benji Davies
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Noi finds a baby whale washed up on the beach after a storm and decides to take it home to care for it.
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Macavity
Author: T. S. Eliot Illustrator: Arthur Robins
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
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Macavity
Author: T. S. Eliot Illustrator: Arthur Robins
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Escaped from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Macavity is now the star of his own picture book. With new illustrations from Ar…
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Roar: A big-mouthed book of noises
Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: Fhiona Galloway
Interest level: 0-3
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Roar: A big-mouthed book of noises
Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: Fhiona Galloway
Interest level: 0-3
Reading age:
Something is giving animals a scare! Cat miaows, Frog croaks, Lion roars. A bright, engaging book and a great introduction to…
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Brambly Hedge - Summer Story
Author: Jill Barklem
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
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Brambly Hedge - Summer Story
Author: Jill Barklem
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
Part of the classic Brambly Hedge series, which also includes Spring, Autumn and Winter.
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One to Ten Animal Mayhem
Author: Thomas Flintham
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One to Ten Animal Mayhem
Author: Thomas Flintham
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A colourful counting book full of animals.
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Elmer's Day
Author: David McKee
Interest level: 6months+
Reading age: 3+
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Elmer's Day
Author: David McKee
Interest level: 6months+
Reading age: 3+
What does the world's favourite patchwork elephant do all day?
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Mouse is Small
Author: Mary Murphy
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Mouse is Small
Author: Mary Murphy
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A colourful picture book about animal sizes
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Digby Dog Delivers
Author: Tor Freeman
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
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Digby Dog Delivers
Author: Tor Freeman
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Digby needs your help! He's the best delivery dog in town and must get his parcels to the right place.
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Big and Small
Author: Britta Teckentrup
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 3+
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Big and Small
Author: Britta Teckentrup
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 3+
It is never too early to introduce some information about how an apple grows from a seed, or how a shark survives by eating fish, …
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Quick Duck!
Author: Mary Murphy
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 4+
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Quick Duck!
Author: Mary Murphy
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 4+
Trace the mucky duckling's footprints as he leaps, wiggles, runs, hops and SPLASHES into the river.
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Axel Scheffler Rhyming Stories Book 1: Pip the Dog and Fr...
Author: Axel Scheffler
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 4+
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Axel Scheffler Rhyming Stories Book 1: Pip the Dog and Fr...
Author: Axel Scheffler
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 4+
The first in a series of rhyming stories following unlikely friends who love to make noise and have fun.
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Peekabooks: In the Jungle
Author: Emily Bolam
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 3+
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Peekabooks: In the Jungle
Author: Emily Bolam
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 3+
Join these baby animals as they ask their parents questions about getting bigger.
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I’m not Reading!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
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I’m not Reading!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 4+
Baby Owl really wants to read out loud but a fluffy cloud of chicks put him on the spot, how can he read now?
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Peekaboo Park!
Author: Emily Bolam
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 3+
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Peekaboo Park!
Author: Emily Bolam
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 3+
A life-the-flaps adventure in the park!
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I Love You More And More
Author: Nicky Benson Illustrator: Jonny Lambert
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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I Love You More And More
Author: Nicky Benson Illustrator: Jonny Lambert
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Bear and Cub love roaming through their world. And as they roam, Bear explains how much she loves Cub. The deceptively simple rhym…
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