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The festive fourth instalment in the bestselling Poo in the Zoo series by dream team Steve Smallman and Ada Grey!
It’s Christmas Eve and zookeeper Bob McGrew is rushed off his feet. There’s so much to do, and to make matters worse all the poop has turned to ice in the freezing weather! But when Santa makes a surprise appearance at the zoo with a poorly reindeer in tow, it seems that Christmas really is in peril . . . Can plucky Rhino save the day? And will Hector Gloop ever catch a flying festive poo?
This hilarious rhyming text combines Christmas, Santa and POO in a story that will have children – and adults – laughing out loud. Packed with humour and poop-filled gags, this is the perfect Christmas gift for fans of The Dinosaur That Pooped Christmas by Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Garry Parsons, Rudey’s Windy Christmas by Helen Baugh and Ben Mantle, and Jingle Smells by Mark Sperring and Sophie Corrigan.
Also available: Poo in the Zoo, Poo in the Zoo: The Great Poo Mystery, Poo in the Zoo: The Island of Dinosaur Poo.
Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure!
Katie can’t decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery will be an inspiration, as the characters in five famous paintings come to life! Will she be an explorer, a train driver, a horse rider or an artist…?
This art adventure features five famous British paintings:The Cornfield by Constable, Rain, Steam and Speed and The Fighting Temeraire by Turner, Whistlejacket by Stubbs, and The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly by Gainsborough.
Join Katie as she steps into some of the most famous paintings in the world for an exciting art adventure!
Katie can’t decide what she wants to be when she grows up. Perhaps a trip to the gallery will be an inspiration, as the characters in five famous paintings come to life! Will she be an explorer, a train driver, a horse rider or an artist . . . ?
‘A wonderful way to engage children with art. A brilliant combination of education and storytelling’ – Parents in Touch (Katie’s Picture Show)
This art adventure features five famous British paintings:The Cornfield by Constable, Rain, Steam and Speed and The Fighting Temeraire by Turner, Whistlejacket by Stubbs, and The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly by Gainsborough.
A riotously funny picture book about kindness and community.
The animals of Park View Rise all love their high-rise home. It’s peaceful, calm and quiet – no one here would cause a riot… But when Honky Tonk sings much too loudly, Smart Alec’s DIY goes all wrong and Sugar Plum’s freshly baked treats are ruined, well, all hell breaks loose! Luckily, Kitsy Bitsy arrives just in time to teach her neighbours about the importance of kindness… and an enormous cake brings everyone together for a party!
Roll-off-the-tongue rhyming text by Polly Faber and bright, lively artwork by Melissa Crowton combine in this comic, timely tale.
Readers can make their own Good Neighbour Cake using the recipe at the end of the book!
Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording – just scan the QR code and listen along!
Meet kids just like you whose acts of social enterprise are raising awareness around our responsibility to people and the planet. Learn about the work they do and discover how the future of our world starts here… with you.
This non-fiction picture book includes a how-to-help section, with simple steps to inspire young readers to take action at home and at school. With a foreword from crochet prodigy Jonah Larson.
Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can’t quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because, of course, such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch, it’s Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen!
This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic, and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.
A colorful journey of self-discovery and identity, this sweet, vibrant picture book follows young Leila as she visits her grandmother’s house for their weekly family dinner, and finds parts of herself and her heritage in the family, friends, and art around her.
Sometimes I’m not sure if I like being me.
When Leila looks in the mirror, she doesn’t know if she likes what she sees. But when her grandmother tells her the saffron beads on her scarf suit her, she feels a tiny bit better. So, Leila spends the rest of their family dinner night on the lookout for other parts of her she does like.
Follow Leila’s journey as she uses her senses of sight, smell, taste, touch to seek out the characteristics that make up her unique identity, and finds reasons to feel proud of herself, just as she is.
A beautifully illustrated picture book introducing young children to the concepts of light and dark.
This beautiful picture book is the perfect introduction to light and dark. Fox is hungry. She waits until it’s dark and then she hunts for food, using the moon and the streetlights to find her way. The first book in the new Science Storybook series from Walker Books, illustrated by up-and-coming talent Richard Smythe and written by Martin Jenkins, the award-winning author of Can We Save the Tiger? and Ape.
A universal and empowering story about conquering your fears, from Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen.
Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark lives in the same house as Laszlo but mostly it spends its time in the basement. It doesn’t visit Laszlo in his room. Until one night it does . . . Join Lazlo on his journey to meet the dark, and find out why it will never bother him again.
With emotional insight and poetic economy, two world-renowned talents of children’s literature bring to light a powerful story about overcoming fears.
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