A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for cosy nights! SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS 2021 CHOSEN AS ONE OF COUNTRYFILE'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2021 'Timely and magical, it will open the young reader's eyes to the wonders of the natural world.' NATASHA FARRANT 'Each page brims with the wonder of our natural world, so much to learn but all a sheer delight.' PIERS TORDAY Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world ... The breathtaking children's debut from acclaimed nature writer and literary fiction novelist, Melissa Harrison: shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and longlisted for the Baileys Prize Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men by BB, with shades of The Borrowers A tale of disappearing wilderness that couldn't be more relevant in today's environmental crisis, brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings Continue the adventure in book 2, By Rowan and Yew!

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag Readers Award, the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. When Peggy saves a stray dog from near-death, a beautiful friendship begins. Peggy and Beau are inseparable: the only thing that can ever come between them is war. Peggy is evacuated to the safety of the coast, but Beau is left behind in the city, where he becomes the most extraordinary and unlikely of war heroes. Night after night, as bombs rain down and communities are destroyed, Beau searches the streets, saving countless families. But then disaster strikes, changing Peggy’s life forever. With her parents killed, both she and Beau are left alone, hundreds of miles apart. But Beau has a plan to reunite them at long last . . .

It's all paws on deck for the PAW Patrol. Join the PAWsome Pups for a fun-filled Halloween rescue aboard Cap'n Turbot's boat in this 32 page picture book The PAW Patrol pups are dressed up in their spooky costumes ready for a Halloween party. When Cap'n Turbot calls for help the PAW Patrol are ready for action! Can they solve the mystery of the haunted pirate ship in time for the party?

The hilarious third instalment from the bestselling creative team behind viral sensation The Wonky Donkey is now available in a super cute board book edition! Meet Grinny Granny - the latest addition to the phenomenal Donkey family. And just like Wonky Donkey and Dinky Donkey, she is silly and funny all at once. With a wonderful rhyming text and illustrations full of humour, The Grinny Granny Donkey will make you hee haw with laughter! A brilliantly funny story by Craig Smith and beautiful illustration by Katz Cowley will guarantee that The Grinny Granny Donkey will become your new favourite picture book Chunky board book edition of the bestselling picture book The award-winning Donkey books bring families together with love, laughter and fun THE WONKY DONKEY FAMILY - COLLECT THEM ALL The Wonky Donkey Picture book paperback Picture book and CD Board book Mini book and cuddly toy set Sound book eBook The Dinky Donkey Picture book paperback Board book Mini book and cuddly toy set eBook The Grinny Granny Donkey Picture book paperback Board book Mini book and cuddly toy set eBook COMING SOON: Wonky Donkey's Big Surprise Picture book paperback eBook

Packed full of everyone's favourite zoo animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who's at the Zoo? is perfect for fans of the What the Ladybird Heard series. The elephant is fast asleep and the tiger is playing with her cubs, but where are those cunning thieves, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len? Based on Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday, preschool children will love lifting the large card flaps to find all their favourite characters. With bright and colourful illustrations and a flap to lift on every page, this interactive board book is packed full of favourite zoo animals and is perfect for little fingers! Collect more What the Ladybird Heard lift-the-flap books: Who's on the Farm?

Push, pull and slide the scenes to discover all the different animals in Busy Safari! Help the elephants cool down, make a cheetah run really fast and find out who is hiding in the mud in this fun book about amazing African animals.

Children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book! Featuring gentle rhyming text and wonderful illustrations by Yi-Hsuan Wu, Busy Safari is part of Campbell Books bestselling Busy Books series.

Discover more amazing animal adventures with Busy Farm, Busy Zoo, Busy Pets, Busy Vet and Busy Jungle.

From the author of October, October, winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and heart-warming story about sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and unknown places. Fen and Rey were found curled up small and tight in the fiery fur of the foxes at the very edge of the wildlands. Fen is loud and fierce and free. She feels a connection to foxes and a calling from the wild that she's desperate to return to. Rey is quiet and shy and an expert on nature. She reads about the birds, feeds the lands and nurtures the world around her. They are twin sisters. Different and the same. Separate and connected. They will always have each other, even if they don't have a mother and don't know their beginning. But they do want answers. Answers to who their mother is and where she might be. What their story is and how it began. So when a fox appears late one night at the house, Fen and Rey see it as a sign - it's here to lead them to their truth, find their real family and fill the missing piece they have felt since they were born. But the wildlands are exactly that: wild. They are wicked and cruel and brutal and this journey will be harder and more life changing than either Fen or Rey ever imagined ...

Howl with laughter with the FIRST book in the hilarious full-colour illustrated series, Dog Man, from the creator of Captain Underpants! George and Harold (the co-stars of the enormously popular Captain Underpants series) are in big trouble again! George and Harold have created a new breed of justice -- one that is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty? Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of being true to one's self. Full colour pages throughout.

When your best friend is a unicorn, magical adventures are guaranteed! Imagine a school where you meet your own unicorn and have amazing adventures together! That's what happens for the girls at Unicorn Academy on beautiful Unicorn Island. When Lyra discovers a piece of an ancient map hidden in Unicorn Academy, she's certain it will lead to treasure. She's ready for a big adventure with her beautiful unicorn, Misty! There's a tricky riddle to solve and a dark cave to explore. But Lyra and Misty are in luck. Their friends are ready to help them, whatever dangers lie ahead... With a glittery cover and beautifully illustrated throughout by Lucy Truman, Unicorn Academy is the perfect series for 7+ readers who love magic and adventure. Check out the other titles in this series: Phoebe and Shimmer, Zara and Moonbeam, Aisha and Silver and many more!

Prince Miles likes things to go exactly as planned. He enjoys order and rules and he hates change.

So when his beautiful, elegant new Kitticorn turns out to be curious and daring, Miles's daily routine is about to be shaken up . . .

Leading Miles on all kinds of adventures, will Kitticorn convince him that there's fun to be had when you dare to try new things?

A magical picture book about being open to new experiences, filled with friendship and fun! From the creators of Pugicorn and Pandarina.

From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade. The third thrilling adventure set in a fictional Sri Lanka is jam-packed with peril, poachers and an endangered leopard! Selvi is a wild child who loves climbing in the beautiful mountains behind her home. She is often joined by Lokka, a leopard with a beautiful coat and huge golden eyes. When hunters come for Lokka, Selvi is determined to fight. But what can she do against such powerful enemies? Turn to her friends, of course! Now they just need the perfect plan... Cover and inside illustrations by David Dean.

  A fun-filled adventure from the author-illustrator behind I Would Rather Hug A Tiger! Squirrel found berries. 'Ooh!' said Squirrel. Then Bear found berries. 'Oooooh!' said Bear. 'Save some for me please' begged Squirrel. 'Sharing is caring, you know!' But... BEARS DON'T SHARE! Bear and Squirrel are on the hunt for some food before Winter comes, but there's just one small problem... Bears don't share! Will Bear learn that you can't always have your cake and eat it too? Join Bear and Squirrel on their adventure in the forest to find out! A laugh-out-loud picture book about friendship and what it means to share With gorgeous illustrations filled with heart and humour by Lorna Scobie Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen Check out Lorna Scobie's other hilarious books: Collecting Cats, Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit!, Duck, Duck, Dad? and I Would Rather Hug a Tiger   PRAISE FOR LORNA'S PREVIOUS BOOKS: I WOULD RATHER HUG A TIGER "a colourful, fun story" - JUST IMAGINE   DUCK, DUCK, DAD "Gorgeously written and illustrated with heart and humour" - TOPPSTA   COLLECTING CATS "A simple story with silliness and humour aplenty... A lovely book to enjoy with children and animal lovers of all ages." - FATHER READING EVERY DAY "This is a purrfect story for cat lovers everywhere ... Incredibly detailed and intricate illustrations mixed with an hilarious story make this book a joy to behold." - BOOKLOVERJO   RABBIT, RABBIT, RABBIT "The colorful, delicately winsome illustrations add touches of comic flair... Young bunnies will happily hop along to this one." - KIRKUS  

A New York Times bestseller! Experience the beautiful story that captivated the country about a little owl found in the world's most famous Christmas tree. When Little Owl's home is cut down by people saying it will make a beautiful Christmas tree, she's not sure she wants anything to do with Christmas, whatever that means. But then she is saved by a woman named Ellen, whose house is merrily decorated for the holiday, and filled with birds who need someone to care for them. Surrounded by kindness and helpful new friends, Little Owl begins to wonder if Christmas might not be such a bad thing after all.... Co-written by Ellen Kalish, caretaker of the real owl found inside the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, The Christmas Owl is a charming story of friendship, compassion, and the true meaning of this special time of year.

_______________ WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2022 WINNER OF THE YOTO CARNEGIE SHADOWERS' CHOICE AWARD 2022 _______________ 'A very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status' - The Times Children's Book of the Week 'A modern classic ... relevant, comforting and life-affirming' - Scotsman 'The perfect Autumn read' - Primary Teacher Bookshelf _______________ A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is. Until the year October turns eleven. That's the year October rescues a baby owl. It's the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the woman who calls herself October's mother comes back. The year everything changes. Written in Katya Balen's heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses. And, as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of the world beyond the woods, it is also a feast for the soul.

A hilarious story of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington – now a major movie star!

When Paddington and Mr Gruber visit Hampton Court they are joined by a group of tourists who all expect to come back home with them for tea! Luckily, Paddington finds an a-mazing way out of the situation.

Stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world for more than sixty years.

With a cast of wonderful sea creatures, including a magical mermaid, and plenty of seaside fun, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside is a brilliant rhyming adventure from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. The clever little ladybird is off on a trip to the seaside, but those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to their wicked ways again. This time they're planning to steal the mermaid's hair and sell it to a famous star. Luckily, the crime-busting ladybird has a clever plan to stop the thieves ... The fourth title in the Number One bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series from the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. Enjoy other stories from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks: The Singing Mermaid, Sugarlump and the Unicorn and The Rhyming Rabbit

Packed full of everyone's favourite seaside animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who's at the Seaside? is perfect for fans of the What the Ladybird Heard series. The crab is snapping his claws and the shark is gnashing his teeth . . . but who's making a mighty splash? It's the whale! Based on Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks' bestselling picture book, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside, preschool children will love lifting the large card flaps to find all their favourite characters. With bright and colourful illustrations and a flap to lift on every page, this interactive board book introduces lots of favourite seaside animals and is perfect for little fingers! Collect more What the Ladybird Heard lift-the-flap books: Who's on the Farm? and Who's at the Zoo?

John Stanford’s life as a farmer in wild places has given him a fine sense of how animals and humans get along together (or don’t).

These seven tales, expressively illustrated by Meg Jordi, will appeal to adults and children and animals alike.

Die Mak Maniere van Wilde Diere is ’n boek om kinders deur die avonture van Suid-Afrika se wild te inspireer.

Met stories van olifante wat trou of slange wat in knope vasgebind word, ontlok hierdie plaaslike kindertitel 'n gevoel van verwondering. Hierdie vier kortverhale, wat gemik is op ouderdomme 5-10 jaar, vorm 'n prettige wêreld van dieremanewales.

Met pragtige illustrasies van Annerina de Beer; die verhale is geskryf deur 'n ma van twee met die doel om 'n liefde vir stories by Suid-Afrika se jong generasie te kweek.

A feel-good, rhyming picture book, with a positive message about being the hero of your own story! Wolf loves reading. There's just one problem. The more he reads, the more he starts to realize something. . . Every book has a hero; the heroes are handsome, tough and strong; and most importantly, the heroes are never, ever wolves. But when a giant comes stomping into the library one day, can Wolf find the courage to speak up? Because maybe heroes don't have to be handsome, tough and strong. Maybe true heroes are kind and brave – just like Wolf! A Hero Called Wolf is an uplifting story set in a magical fairytale world. From Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle, the creators of Little Red Reading Hood, and The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book.