In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of J. R. R. Tolkien, author and forefather of the fantasy genre. Little John experienced lots of change in his life from a young age. Moving from South Africa to a big city in England, he longed for the nature he grew up around. After the death of both of his parents, John found comfort in telling stories and building imaginary worlds with his friends. And he continued to tell stories for the rest of his life, creating epic tales of hobbits, dwarves, elves and wizards as J. R. R. Tolkien. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the writer's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Christopher Robin outside in the wood,

Sweetly the sun sets, just as it should.

Peep through, Winnie-the-Pooh! What do you see inside?

Winnie-the-Pooh is getting ready for bed, in this delightful rhyming story with peep-through holes to play peepo!

Join Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood in a cosy bedtime story. Young Winnie-the-Pooh fans will love this bright and colourful storybook with sturdy board pages that's ideal for reading and sharing together.

Milne’s classic children’s stories – featuring Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore and, of course, Pooh himself – are both heart-warming and funny, teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a child’s imagination like no other story before or since.

Pooh ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.

Woolly and her friends have escaped from their field and are blocking the train track. But Poppy, Sam and Rusty round them up onto the old steam train and deliver them safely back to the farm. Ages 5-7.

A "hole" lot of fun! Today my daddy said to me, "It's time you learnt to peck a tree." Little Woodpecker has just learnt how to peck and - ooh! yippee! - what fun it is! Off he goes, on his first big pecking adventure, and he peck, peck, pecks his little heart out. He pecks the hat and then the mat, the tennis racket AND the jacket... just LOOK at all the holes he has made! Comical, contemporary and original! A stunning new picture book title from Lucy Cousins, with colour so exuberant it leaps right off the page.

The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom... When it comes to books for toddlers, Julia Donaldson can't be beaten and you'll find all these and more in this brilliant 10-book collection.

Sure to quickly become bedtime favourites, this collection also includes Julia Donaldson stories that may not be as well known but are just as delightful. With flowing, rhyming copy and illustrations from the likes of Axel Scheffler, Rebecca Cobb and Emily Gravett, we just know your toddlers will love The Snail and the Whale, The Paper Dolls and Cave Baby.

Stories to be returned to time and time again and perfect for shared reading, you will not find these amazing picture books at a lower price. A must for any young reader!

Titles in this collection

• The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• The Gruffalo's Child - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• Cave Baby - Julia Donaldson & Emily Gravett
• The Smartest Giant in Town - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• Tyrannosaurus Drip - Julia Donaldson & David Roberts
• The Paper Dolls - Julia Donaldson & Rebecca Cobb
• A Squash and a Squeeze - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• Room on the Broom - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• Charlie Cook's Favourite Book - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
• The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

The love and play shared between a young boy and his blankie is brought to life in this charming board book. A blankie can be so much more than just a blankie - it can transform you into a pirate, a wolf; it can be an igloo or a tablecloth for a fancy party. A blankie is a super blankie

Part of the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Zaha Hadid tells the inspiring true story of the visionary Iraqi-British architect. Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq surrounded by music. She was a curious and confident child, who designed her own modernist bedroom at nine years old. As a young woman studying at University in Beirut, she was described as the most outstanding pupil the teacher had ever met. With her spectacular vision and belief in the power of architecture, she founded her own firm and designed some of the most outstanding buildings in the world - including the London 2012 Olympic Aquatic Centre. This inspiring book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the architect's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

'The Flying Penguin' finds Maxwell well-established in his new home and feeling full of positive Spring spirit! He decides that if the ducks and birds can fly, then so can he! And the more the ducks laugh at him, the more determined he is to succeed. Maxwell consults his friend Doris the Donkey and works out that all he needs are bigger wings! So he makes himself a splendid new pair and climbs up the window cleaner's ladder to the top of the Big House ready for take-off. But a huge gust of wind sweeps him off and gives the little penguin the flight of his life!

Introducing the feisty little penguin as he wastes no time in convincing the park owner's grandchildren, Beth and Jack, that he is no ordinary penguin. But when he wakes up from a nightmare about penguin pie and a suit of armour flatly refuses to help him, it's time to run! The book has a wintry setting with a warm-hearted story to put a smile on young faces. And slightly older ones.

With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page. As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures - squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls - who make it their home. A rhyming poem builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a fold-out page showing a mature tree shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore. Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth. It Starts with a Seed was the winner of the inaugural Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction.

Scotty is a little Scotty dog who was blown onto the Isle of Mull, deep in the heart of a storm. But when a fisherman gives him an old collar with ancient writing on it, Scotty is whirled off on a series of extraordinary journeys with his best friend Owl. Crotchety old Owl loves trees - his home being one - and the collar whisks them away to India to see the Banyan, to Brazil to see the last tree left standing, and to East Africa, where new seedlings are sprouting gently into fresh forests. Climate change can sometimes be a little frightening, and Scotty's story is a tale about the small changes we can all make to protect the planet. Will Scotty and Owl get home safely from their journeys around the world? Will Owl manage not to lose all his feathers flapping after the little Scotty, with his nose for adventure? Will they both learn something extraordinary about trees, home, and how to protect it by planting just one seed? Hold tight... Multi-million selling author Conn Iggulden teams up again with fantastic illustrator Lizzy Duncan on this environmental adventure. The story of Scotty was initially produced by the Scotia Group for distribution to all delegates in attendance at the UN's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Conn and Lizzy are thrilled to be working with Little Door Books to expand Scotty into a series that continues to tell the story about how nobody is too small to make a difference, and no difference is too small to make when it comes to saving our planet. Excellent for schools and families wanting to find out more about our world and how to help protect it. Publishing on World Earth Day 2023

Hip hip hooray! It's Miffy's birthday and her friends have all bought her lovely presents. Grandpa and Grandma Bunny give her a very special present. Award-winning UK poet, Tony Mitton, has worked closely with Dick Bruna's Dutch publisher to create new translations for the classic Miffy stories that are true to the books' original voice, and yet have a contemporary feel to the language that makes them appealing to the modern young audience. The translations beautifully convey the warmth and friendliness of the original Dutch whilst maintaining a style that is inimitably Miffy.

Miffy does something very naughty indeed in this adorable addition to the collectible, classic Miffy series. Miffy is entranced by some brightly coloured toffees and just can't help secretly taking some when she visits the shop. But Miffy knows that stealing is wrong and, with the help of Mother Bunny, soon makes amends. Sensitively translated by award-winning poet Tony Mitton, this charming Miffy story will delight children and adults alike. First published in 1955, Miffy was created by celebrated Dutch artist Dick Bruna. Bruna's distinctive, simple style has enchanted children for generations and over 85 million copies of the books have been sold in over 50 languages since first publication.

Lulu is excited about her first sleepover at cousin Hani's house. She chooses what to bring then off she goes. The day with Hani is packed! They play in the garden and make water pictures. After lunch, (when Lulu tries cucumbers for the first time!) they dress up and watch a movie. When it's time for bed, Auntie Almaz shares a special story about when she and Lulu's daddy were little. Sleepovers are an important rite of passage for young children who will be reassured by this gentle story and will love watching the little cousins play together.

NOMINATED FOR A CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION 2025.

AS SEEN ON MILKSHAKE'S STORY DEN IN MARCH 2025!

Everybody knew that a big fierce troll lived in the cave. Only one child cannot turn their back on the troll. One day, he draws a flower with every petal coloured in but one, and leaves the chalk outside the cave. The next day, the flower has been completed. Day-by-day, the boy and the troll finish each other's drawings, until they one shows a boy holding hands with a fierce, scary troll. "But you're not a troll," says the boy. "You're a boy - just like me." Patience, kindness and the power of art win out in the end: the two boys wordlessly draw together. Soon everyone joins in and forgets that there was ever a troll inside the cave.

This touching story delicately embodies the philosophy of art therapy, in the face of isolation and difficult emotions. From the creative duo behind A Shelter for Sadness, award-winning artist David Litchfield's illustrations are a joyful celebration of pavement art, which is sure to have little ones reaching for their own chalks.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Muhammad Ali, 'the greatest' boxer of all time. When he was little, Muhammad Ali had his bicycle stolen. He wanted to fight the thief, but a policeman told him him to learn how to box first. After training hard in the gym, Muhammad developed a strong jab and an even stronger work ethic. His smart thinking and talking earned him the greatest title in boxing: Heavyweight Champion of the World. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of 'The Greatest's' life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

Join all of your favourite characters from the deep dark wood and learn about colours, numbers, opposites and animals in these four fun board books based on the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Perfect for young gruffalo fans, The Gruffalo Little Library is part of an exciting range of books for toddlers, featuring Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's iconic creation, the Gruffalo. Specially designed to appeal to even the youngest child, simple patterns and bright colours combine with Axel Scheffler's instantly recognizable artwork to keep preschool children entertained for hours. Also available in the My First Gruffalo series: The Gruffalo Touch and Feel Book and The Gruffalo Puppet Book.

Bruno raak op 'n pragtige blom verlief. Hulle is dolgelukkig en bly 'n lang ruk saam. Uiteindelik gaan die lente verby, en die blom vra: "Vertrou jy my?". Bruno se vertroue word kwaai getoets. 'n Poetiese verhaal waar vertroue en liefde baie geleidelik maar diep ontwikkel.

Kuikentjie en Eendjie is beste maatjies. Op 'n dag wil hulle mammas hulle nie toelaat om saam te speel nie: Kuikentjie ruik na stowwerige strooi en Eendjie na klam hout. En dan kom die hael... 'n Pragstorie van aanvaarding van ander net soos hulle is. En waarom dan nie?