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Little Eddy loses his toy bear and has to go looking for him in the dark, horrible woods - where he's in for a gigantic surprise.

A masterful new translation and exquisite illustrations make this version of Hans Christian Andersen's timeless classic one to treasure. When a young soldier meets an old witch, he comes into possession of a magical tinderbox. It has the power to summon three fearsome dogs to do his bidding, and with their help the soldier escapes death, wins the hand of a beautiful princess and lives happily ever after...

ISBN: 9781406313642

At the far end of England is the fishing village of Mousehole, so named because of the smallness of its harbour and the narrowness of its harbour mouth. Once, a cat called Mowzer lived there with an old fisherman called Tom; and Mowzer's life was very pleasant because Tom loved her and she loved Tom. Every day they ate mouth-watering meals of fresh fish--morgy-broth, baked hake, kedgeree or star-gazy pie. But then, one terrible winter, the Great Storm-Cat came clawing and snarling and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat could go out to fish. And soon, with Christmas coming, there was no food left in Mousehole.It was then that Tom and Mowzer set out in their little boat to try and save their village. As they crossed the harbour towards the Mousehole gap, the voice of the Great Storm-Cat rose all around them like a giant caterwauling; and Mowzer knew that either she must soothe the Storm-Cat's anger, or she and Tom must surely die. Antonia Barber tells this dramatic and moving story so well that the sweet voice of Mowzer and the fury of the Great Storm-Cat seem to sing from the page; and the strength and beauty of Nicola Bayley's illustrations bring a vivid and shimmering sense of truth to this long-ago Cornish adventure.

ISBN: 9780744523539

Ian Beck's classic interpretation of a well-loved nursery song is reissued with a fresh new cover design.

ISBN: 9781846165795

Oh no! There's trouble amongst the rubble when, Patch, the foreman's dog goes missing! But luckily, Dougal is there to save the day ...Readers will love lifting the flaps to help find Patch but there's only one digger brave enough for the job, and that's Dougal! With bold and bright illustrations and a hidden bunny for little ones to spot on every page, this is guaranteed to be a much-loved story that will be read again and again.

Big sister elephant Bella teases little brother Billy because he can't squirt water through his trunk. But when Bella's mischief lands them both in trouble, Billy not only comes to her rescue, but gives Bella her comeuppance as well. Both siblings are surprised to discover that the most challenging achievements sometimes happen by accident.

Summer is over and Benito the bear cub needs a new cubbyhole. His old one is just too small and winter is coming fast. Benito searches high and low, far and wide for the perfect new home. Fox holes, rabbit burrows and ant holes will just not do. Then one day, Benito discovers his perfect cubbyhole by accident. It was right under his nose.

When Broken Bird is born, he doesn't know that he's different. Then, his brothers point and laugh at him because he only has one wing - how will he ever be able to fly? Undaunted, he sets out on a journey, determined to make the best of things. This story of love and friendship carries a message about being different.

Follow the adventures of Ning and Keppy! Ning is a boy and Keppy is his teddy and together their wild imaginations take them on wonderful adventures throughout the house. One day, as they are sitting together day dreaming, a post card with the words 'Follow that string' on it lands on the mat. Baffled but intrigued Ning and Keppy set off on the trail of the seemingly endless piece of string. Join them on their surreal journey and find out what happens at the end of that string - if indeed there is an end! A story about the power of the imagination and the wonder of books!

A retelling of a traditional Cornish folktale, illustrated in full colour by Michael Foreman.

ISBN: 9781841215914

In this latest naughty misadventure, Gully is highly excited that his very best favourite of all time TV SupaChef, Mr Crispen Crackling, is going to open a celebrity restaurant in his village and that at last he and his feathered friends are going to have some decent gourmet grub to pinch! The gulls decide to lend a hand with the opening celebrations...oh dear!

ISBN: 9780955316531

Gully and the princess have a happy event, and become the proud parents of a pair of beautiful eggs. And when they hatch up in the gullery, Clarence and Claude the flapper-footed fledglings squeak, squawk and squeal for food all day and all night long, until one day the nasty man from the council’s pest control department turns up…

ISBN: 9780955316524

Gully, the mischievous and greedy Cornish seagull, is outraged when the Trumper’s ghastly dog Sabre eats all the delicious cakes left out for him by his friend Mrs Baker. So when the Trumpers troop off to the take-away for their supper, Gully prepares to exact his terrible revenge with an aerial attack that any fighter pilot would be proud of!

ISBN: 9780955316500

In this latest naughty misadventure, the wicked gull goes green on the inside as well as on the outside.

ISBN: 9780955316555

Cornwall used to be full of tin miners and fishermen and farmers…now it’s full of artists, and not all of them are people! Gully, a little tired of life as a seagull, decides to try his hand at sculpture and graffiti art, and in the process invents gulpture and gulffiti. When Boris the modern artist spots a piece of his work, Gully thinks that he is about to be discovered…

ISBN: 9780955316517

Newly reissued to coincide with and support the Government's new focus on learning through synthetic phonics in primary schools, these delightful books will enthral, entertain and educate all young learners. They feature the ever-popular illustrations of Stephen Cartwright. They are developed in consultation with educational psychology expert, Dr. Marylynne Grant.

Huge, magnificent, alone, a white bear moves through the frozen Arctic. Powerful hunter, tender mother and gentle playmate - she shares this land of ice and snow with the Inuit people, who watch and learn from her. Come on an unforgettable journey into the world of the polar bear... Containing accurate information suitable for classroom projects and activities, this emotive, atmospheric picture book brings the icy grandeur of the Arctic to life.

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The little girl in this book has never seen a barn owl, but one day her grandpa puts a nest-box high in the old oak tree. They wait and they wait until one spring night, just as the sky goes pink, a pale face looks out of it, then takes off towards them... A non-fiction picture-book by one of today's most acclaimed authors. In the accompanying CD, actor Stephen Tompkinson explores the wonderful world of barn owls through information, music and story.

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Mr Wolf and the Three Bears - Mr Wolf's having a party! The Three Bears have come round for Baby Bear's birthday. Grandma Wolf has even come to help. And then the worst party guest EVER barges in. Who invited her? It's time for Grandma to come to Mr Wolf's rescue and save the day.

Mr Wolf's Pancakes - Mr Wolf fancies some tasty pancakes but he doesn't know how to make them. Asking his neighbours is no use - they're a mean and horrible lot who refuse to help. Poor Mr Wolf. He has to work it out, all by himself. So what happens when these nasty neighbours want to help Mr Wolf eat his delicious pancakes...?

Witty, original and contemporary take on the Frog Prince. Mr Wolf has found a great big enormous turnip. Just the thing to make his favourite supper - spicy turnip stew! But Mr Wolf needs some help. The turnip is stuck fast. Can the little frog with the sad tale help him? Mr Wolf's off on another rip-roaring adventure. Will he ever get his spicy turnip stew?

This tale of a very special friendship between a young boy and a seal is accompanied by Michael Foreman's atmospheric and evocative illustrations. The young boy is present when the young seal pup is born and as the seasons pass he watches it grow. When summer comes around and the boy goes surfing, he is delighted when his seal friend joins in. When the seal saves his life, their bond becomes unbreakable and as the two grow older, their friendship is maintained. This is a touching and timeless story in which the power of the sea and the power of friendship are portrayed strongly in both the text and the illustrations.

ISBN: 9781842705780

Honeybee is very busy gathering nectar from the flowers to make into honey. She buzzes past some ducks, a friendly frog, a squirrel and a rabbit who all invite her to take a rest, but she's far too busy to stop! Little ones will love following the winding word path and sliding Honeybee through the slot in each picture as she whizzes through the garden!

ISBN: 9780385612012

Pop Ladybird through the slot on each page and help her find a new home!
Ladybird lives on a large green leaf, but one day she hears a hungry snail munching its way towards her home! So she sets off to find a new place to live. She crawls under a stone, peeps inside a flower pot, slips into the garden shed and even takes a dip in a watering can! And at last she finds the perfect spot. Little ones will love following the winding word path and sliding Ladybird through the slot in each picture as she searches the garden for a new home.

ISBN: 9780385612005

A very hairy but not-too-scary monster story! One dark, stormy night, Owl, Mouse and Rabbit are afraid. Could it be The Monster Of The Woods knocking at the door? This warm, funny tale about friendship has a wonderfully unexpected twist!

Dinosaurs were all wiped out, A long way back in history, No one knows quite how or why, This book solves the mystery. You may wonder why dinosaurs became extinct, well here is the answer ...They were all wiped out in a mighty Pants War! Join T-Rex and the rest of the gang as they slog it out to gain prehistoric pants supremacy in this hilarious follow-up to the award-winning Aliens Love Underpants.

ISBN: 9781847382108

This is an evocative picture book based on the beloved classic tale and retold for younger children."The Wind in the Willows" is a re-telling of the beloved Kenneth Grahame story following the adventures of four riverside companions: Mole, Ratty, Badger and, of course, the eponymous Mr Toad. It is evocatively illustrated by Mauro Evangelista, who also illustrated the "Young Reading" titles "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Wizard of Oz".

It was dinner time again and Daisy just knew what her mum was going to say, before she even said it. 'Eat your peas,' said Mum. Daisy looked down at the little green balls that were ganging up on her plate. 'I don't like peas,' said Daisy. And so the battle of wills begins. Mum offers Daisy ten puddings, a chocolate factory and a space rocket with double retro laser blammers, but nothing can make her eat her peas. Just when it looks like they'll never get to pudding, Daisy turns the tables on Mum in true Daisy fashion! A double-sided, sturdy fold-out scene with 50 re-usable vinyl stickers will give kids the opportunity to play with Daisy! They can use their imaginations to guess what she and Mum would like to eat and make up their own rebus story.

This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land. Featuring a fresh new cover design - with artwork that highlights the dragon adventure within - and distinctive embossed gold Caldecott Award sticker, this is the perfect way to introduce the classic tale to a whole new generation of readers.

Suzy Goose is fed up with her noisy flock and heads off for a solitary walk in the woods. But Suzy is not alone. Tiptoe, tiptoe, creep, creep – Bear, Wolf and Fox follow her deeper into the woods. They all spy dinner! A narrow escape later, Suzy hurries back to her flock. It's nice to be safely back home.

ISBN: 9781406317640

Come with award-winning author Janni Howker on a spellbinding journey to the far, wild north, to the Yukon territory of north-western Canada, and meet one of the world's most magnificent, yet misunderstood, creatures: the wolf. Be part of the pack and walk, run, howl, hunt, eat, sleep and dream like a wolf. A non-fiction picture-book by one of today's most acclaimed authors. In the accompanying CD, actor Stephen Tompkinson explores the wonderful world of wolves through information, music and story.

ISBN: 9781406313093

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Kipper's basket is old and worn. His blanket is smelly and disgusting. But can Kipper find a better place to sleep? He tries a flowerpot like a bird, a nest like a squirrel and a lily-pad like a frog, but nothing seems quite as good as his old, worn basket and his lovely smelly blanket.

The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet! This is his story.

Jump and jive with this jolly band of insects to the creepy crawly calypso beat! From spiders to fireflies, butterflies to centipedes, Debbie Harter's humorous illustrations perfectly match the Caribbean spirit of this jaunty rhyming text, which introduces children to cardinal and ordinal numbers - and takes them straight into the marvellous world of mini-beasts!

ISBN: 9781841481388

Have you ever wondered what an eye would look like if you cut it in half? Why do some creatures have eyes on their side of their head? What do you do when your eyes don't work? Have you ever tried to do tricks with your eyes? This title answers these questions.

Have you ever wondered what exactly happens to your food after you've swallowed it? How will eating breakfast help your fingernails grow? Why does your stomach make such strange noises? And what does it look like in your stomach? This title answers these questions.

Young children will love meeting all the wild and wonderful animals in this fun-packed picture-book safari, with galloping zebras, prowling tigers, water-squirting elephants, jumping kangaroos and more!

Is there a difference between a bounce and a jump? Kangaroo thinks there is, and he is very concerned he is going to look silly in the upcoming jumping competition, until Elmer helps him discover that the one will do just as well as the other.

Kate DiCamillo's literary classic about Despereaux Tilling - a mouse in love with music, stories and a princess named Pea - has enchanted readers around the globe. It is published in twenty-three languages, with more than two million copies sold. Now a major motion picture, the animated feature film from Universal Pictures stars an outstanding cast of voices, including: Matthew Broderick (Despereaux); Robbie Coltrane (Gregory); Dustin Hoffman (Roscuro); Emma Watson (Princess Pea) and Sigourney Weaver (Narrator). The adventures of Despereaux and his beloved Princess Pea come into focus in this romantic story. Illustrated throughout with the beautifully whimsical stills from the film, it highlights Despereaux's relationship with Princess Pea and will appeal especially to girls.

ISBN: 9780763640774

Kate DiCamillo's literary classic about Despereaux Tilling - a mouse in love with music, stories and a princess named Pea - has enchanted readers around the globe. It is published in twenty-three languages, with more than two million copies sold. Now it is a major motion picture and the animated feature film from Universal Pictures stars an outstanding cast of voices, including: Matthew Broderick (Despereaux); Robbie Coltrane (Gregory); Dustin Hoffman (Roscuro); Emma Watson (Princess Pea) and Sigourney Weaver (Narrator). The adventures of Despereaux and his beloved Princess Pea come into focus in this heroic story. Illustrated with full-colour stills from the film, it highlights Despereaux's courage, bravery and knight-like actions, and will appeal especially to boys.

ISBN: 9780763640804

Delve into the depths of a deep, cool pond with this brand new title from the award-winning "Picture Books" series. Follow the adventures of a wriggly tadpole as it grows up and encounters enormous fish, fluffy ducklings and shimmering dragonflies before turning into a fully grown frog. Featuring luscious illustrations by Mat Russell, and a squashy padded cover, this book is a joy for parents and children to share.

ISBN: 9780746070734

The first Soggy the Bear story, how he was lost, then found and gained a new home and friends. Illustrated by award winning Michael Foreman.

ISBN: 9780953215621

The second Soggy the Bear title in which the intrepid but reluctant Bear goes in search of Patrick, his little lost friend, who has been abducted by a large bird! Brilliant continuity for the Soggy series which is rapidly establishing him as a picture book favourite. Outstanding illustrations by Michael Foreman. Simultaneous publication with 'Soggy and the Mermaid' in picture hardback.

ISBN: 9780953215652

Billy Bear has brushed his teeth, had a bath and put on his pyjamas. Tonight is Mum's pottery class, so her friend Lucy is looking after Billy. Lucy reads Billy a story and they sing songs together, but when it's time for bed Billy just can't sleep. What can be bothering him?

ISBN: 9780230014640

Meet Splat the Cat! An irresistible new character from Rob Scotton, bestselling creator of Russell the Sheep It's Splat the Cat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunch box. The teacher, Mrs Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour escapes and the cats do what cats do (they chase mice!), Splat's worried again. Maybe now he'll lose all his friends, old and new! Just in time, wise Mrs Wimpydimple takes charge and teaches everyone an important new lesson...Maybe Cat School is going to be ok after all!

Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing - he is afraid of the dark. "Dark is nasty" he says and so he won't go hunting with his parents. Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope and a black cat who takes him exploring. He realizes that through these encounters that dark is super after all.

One windy summer day, an artist makes a horse sculpture out of the sand at St Ives. It takes him the whole day, and all the beach people admire it. But when everyone goes in at the end of the day, the Sand Horse can hear the white horses in the surf calling to him and he longs to join them. COVER PRICE £5.99

ISBN: 9781842700990

There was once a wide, windswept place, near nowhere and close to forgotten that was filled with all the things that no one wanted...So begins Helen Ward's poetic story. "The Tin Forest". But, deep in the forest lives an old man who tidies this rubbish and dreams of a better place. With faith, ingenuity and hard work he transforms his environment. This is a wonderful modern fable told with spare poetic text in which the storyteller's voice rings clear and true.

This warm tale telling how Little hare takes his first hop will delight children. Ages 3-7.

ISBN: 9781921049682