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

Roy enjoyed telling his grandchildren these stories and decided to publish them for other children who enjoy a good tale, well told.

Push, pull and slide the tabs to meet the Busy Easter Chicks - cheep cheep! Join them on a very special Easter Egg Hunt at the farm - but who will find all the eggs first? A perfect Easter gift for young children with inquisitive fingers and minds, toddlers will love playing with this bright and colourful board book with a gentle rhyme and wonderful illustrations by Steph Hinton, part of the popular Busy Book series. Busy Easter Chicks has been endorsed and recommended by Dr Amanda Gummer's Good Toy Guide. Discover more seasonal Busy Book titles including Busy Easter, Busy Chinese New Year, Busy Halloween and Busy Christmas.

This funny, witty and whimsical title is the latest installment from the Blue Badger series, following the lovable badger and his sometimes awkward attempts to navigate life. Life is good for Badger, bumbling about and eating berries day and night. His friends accept him, Dog's favourite ball has been recovered, and he is finally master of his own destiny. Until another badger turns up and takes a liking to his berries... Can Badger learn to share? Is there more to life than berries? Every new friend is a new adventure... This fun, colourfully illustrated and witty picture book will delight children and adults alike with its charmingly-told story. This is the third book in the Blur Badger series, following on from Blue Badger and Blue Badger and the Big Breakfast.

Half a million Dog Man book sold in the UK! The eighth book in the Dog Man graphic novel series now available in paperback. Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them! 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.

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 . . .

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?

When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. Zoe's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret. A new baby koala has arrived at the zoo, and he's very clumsy. Zoe is a bit worried he's going to hurt himself. So she comes up with a very cuddly way to keep him safe - a koala sling!

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.

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this special anniversary edition of the bestselling preschool classic, Postman Bear by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.

Bear is writing letters to his friends. But what could his letters be about? Lift the flaps and join Frog, Squirrel and Mole for Bear's special surprise!

With sturdy flaps on every spread and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud, the Tales from Acorn Wood series has been delighting both parents and toddlers for over twenty years. Celebrate their unending appeal with Postman Bear: 20th Anniversary Edition.

Discover more stories in the Tales from Acorn Wood series: Fox's Socks, Rabbit's Nap and Hide-and-Seek Pig.

Ziggy's Frightening Flight sees Ziggy the honey bee buzzing happily from flower to flower, yet as time goes on she realises the flowers she loves are making her sick. Can the farmer and his children save the bees before it is too late? Ziggy's Frightening Flight is based on true events and it is this powerful message which invites children and adults alike to question the impact of habitat loss on our environment. With ideas and activities which reinforce the story this is a book which will inspire children to make changes to the world around them. There is a huge growing national and international consciousness about the need to protect our bees and it is important to teach children about this global issue without overwhelming them or shocking them. The Wild Tribe Heroes series of books guides young readers through the issues in a gentle and friendly way together with further information to inspire children to make changes to their own and their families lives.

Read along in this 8x8 book and join Bluey's latest adventure! When it's Bingo's turn to take Bob Bilby home, will they have fun times? This 8x8 storybook retells one of the best Bluey episodes: Bob Bilby! Once again, everyone's favorite Blue Heelers Bingo and Bluey use their limitless energy to explore their world in unpredictable and hilarious ways.

A fantasy tale in which the animals can speak and walk on two legs. They wear clothes, go to school and work. Sometimes the youngsters are a little naughty, just like human children! They come to live in Farmer Evans' wood and work for him. In time they work for other farmers too.

This is series 6 of Green Lane Estate stories. 1 - Bonfire Night 2 - The Storm 3 - Work Experience 4 - What Happened To Them All Suitable for age seven onwards