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the woolly bear caterpillar

The Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Picturebook

From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Yuval Zommer, comes a charming minibeast Cinderella story.

Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become. Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never be as dramatic and beautiful as them! But could one little caterpillar be about to undergo a truly terrific transformation?

Brilliantly written and stunningly illustrated this engaging picture book comes complete with a non-fiction mini book about caterpillars and moths written by a nature specialist.

caterpillar butterfly

Caterpillar Butterfly

Non-fiction, Picturebook

Watch a caterpillar metamorphose into a butterfly in this fun, informative, award-winning picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series.

Watch a caterpillar metamorphose into a butterfly in this fun, informative, award-winning picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series. Curious young minds will love discovering each stage in the journey, from wriggly green caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly, in this picture book which combines story with information.

growing frogs

Growing Frogs

Picturebook

Learn about the transformation from frogspawn to frog with this fun, informative picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series.

What happens when you take an empty fish tank, add some pond water, scoop in some frogspawn … and wait? Curious young minds will love learning about how frogs grow in this picture book which combines story with information.

colours

Colours

Picturebook

Learn the colours of the rainbow with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night.

Learning the colours of the rainbow is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy’s Park!

Based on the bestselling picture books by Nick Butterworth, including After the Storm and One Snowy Night, this simple and fun first concept book is perfect for nature lovers and the very youngest of Percy’s fans!

Percy and his animal friends have delighted readers around the world for over thirty years!

tim hopgoods wonderful world of colours

Tim Hopgood’s Wonderful World of Colours

Picturebook

A beautifully illustrated board book that delights in everything that grows, from red strawberries to yellow bananas. With bright, joyful art, it is a beautiful introduction to colours, and shows the youngest children how colours can be mixed to create new ones. It ends with a stunning fold-out rainbow to make this a truly special book for the youngest children.

out of the blue a heartwarming picture book about celebrating difference

Out of the Blue: A heartwarming picture book about celebrating difference

Picturebook

ONLY BLUE ALLOWED, by Blue government demand. Anything that isn’t blue, by colour law, is banned.

In a very blue house on a very blue street, sits a little boy who feels as blue as the world around him. For this little boy has a BIG secret: he loves the colour yellow.

In a world where only one colour is allowed, will he be brave enough to tell his dad? And will they be able to defy the rules and create a world where EVERY colour is welcome? One boy and his dad are about to come OUT OF THE BLUE and into life in technicolour!

A stunning celebration of being yourself and living in ALL the colours of the rainbow, from debut author Robert Tregoning and rising star illustrator Stef Murphy. Championing difference, diversity and pride, this gloriously illustrated picture book is perfect for fans of Perfectly Norman, Grandad’s Camper and Julian Is a Mermaid.

busy day firefighter

Busy Day Firefighter

Non-fiction, Picturebook

Join in and help the busy firefighter in this playful, interactive flap book!

Nee-naw, nee-naw! Can you help the firefighter to save the day? Join in and use the flaps to slide down the pole, unroll the hose, put out the fire and much, much more. With interactive action-flaps, you can do it, too!

Each clever flap provides an action or scene-change to encourage children to actively engage and explore. The playful flaps are perfect for little hands to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Original concept and illustration by Dan Green.

when youre fast asleep who works at night time

When You’re Fast Asleep – Who Works at Night-Time?

Non-fiction, Picturebook

Discover the amazing people that work when you’re fast asleep in this large-format board book with easy-to-lift flaps on every page!

There are all kinds of people that work during the night-time, from bakers to doctors, train drivers to road workers, and out at sea or in an art gallery. Peek inside the oven at the bakery, find out if the fishing boats have caught any fish and open the doors into a busy hospital. Learn more about the world at night with this fun lift-the-flap book that’s packed with details to spot and perfect for sharing at bedtime.

With a rhyming, read-aloud text from Peter Arrhenius and bold, friendly artwork from Ingela P Arrhenius, the award-winning illustrator of the bestselling Felt Flaps and Peekaboo series.

mog and the vet

Mog and the V.E.T.

Picturebook

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat…

Mog is everyone’s favourite family cat! Join her in this warm-hearted and funny escapade about Mog’s sore paw, and her trip to the V. E. T….

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Mog the Forgetful Cat with special anniversary editions of her much-loved adventures.

From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a delightful family adventure about a really remarkable cat!

Mog is chasing a butterfly one day, when something happens to her paw… Ouch!
“She’ll have to go to the vee ee tee,” says Mrs Thomas. But before they can make her better, Mog causes a great ruckus at the vet’s surgery…

Mog the Forgetful Cat was first published fifty years ago, and Mog has been delighting children all over the world with her adventures ever since. These books are the perfect gifts for boys, girls and families everywhere!

the jolly postman or other peoples letters

The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters

Picturebook

Join the Jolly Postman as he delivers letters in fairy-tale land in this fun, interactive story book!

The Jolly Postman is off on another adventure as he delivers letters around fairy-tale land! Children will love opening the envelopes to read a letter from Goldilocks, a postcard addressed to a giant up a beanstalk… and even a note for the Big Bad Wolf!

Discover the magic of letters with this much-loved rhyming tale, which has delighted readers for generations.

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