Bea is REALLY looking forward to her birthday . until things begin to go wrong. A book about managing disappointment, from the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings series. Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people. Bea CAN'T WAIT for her birthday. There are only three days to go, and everything is going to be PERFECT! Then snow begins to block the roads . and everything begins to go wrong. With no party, no cards, and maybe even no cake, can Bea find a way to be OK - even in the middle of a really BAD day? This reassuring and funny book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about setting expectations and finding balance amidst disappointment. Tom Percival's Big Bright Feelings series is the ideal starting point for discussions about mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence and managing feelings. Every child's bookshelf should contain his books.

A delightfully funny story about friendship and seasonal change from the multi-award-winning Julia Donaldson. Chack the blackbird and Apollo the swallow are friends. But when Apollo tells Chack that he will soon be flying to Africa – Chack doesn't believe him. And when Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will one day turn into orange berries – Apollo doesn't believe him either! But as the seasons change, Chack and Apollo are both in for a big surprise … Join Chack and Apollo on a round-the-world adventure in this delightfully funny story about friendship and change. From the author of the multi-million-selling The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, Follow the Swallow is the perfect book for EVERY season!

A FABULOUS, all singing, all dancing book of JOY!

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Meet the Mubbles is the first in a hilarious brand-new, full colour graphic novel series perfect for young readers from Liz Pichon, creator of the global phenomenon Tom Gates series. Filled with colourful characters, boundless fun and lots of adventures this series is a guaranteed hit for kids!

Welcome to the Isle of Smile where everyone, including the Wibbles of Wobble Mountain, the singing Earworms and the one-eyed Drib Drabs, lives in perfect harmony – most of the time! But when the Clouds of Joy BUMP together to make a wonky rainbow it means one thing: someone or something is coming to VISIT. Who could it be?

Time spent with The Mubbles on the Isle of Smile makes everything better – you’ll see.

The kids in Miss Hippo's classroom are terribly busy this morning! They play and have fun; they draw pictures and sing songs. But Hyena just can't stop giggling and guffawing. What on earth could be so funny? Find out for yourself in this very, very funny book and have double the fun when you read the jokes in a jokebook that is hidden in the middle section of the book!

Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Open this pop-up book and watch the classic poem magically burst into life, with scenes including a beautiful Christmas tree and Santa and his reindeer flying across the starlit sky. A beautiful gift to share with little ones this Christmas.

Tjoppie is ’n nuuskierige klein hondjie. Vandag ontmoet hy twee maatjies wat presies dieselfde lyk. Maar hoe kan dit wees? Chewy en Lobo is 'n tweeling en hulle gaan Tjoppie leer hoe om mededeelsaam te wees. Tjoppie se prettige, kleurvolle avonture is perfek vir storietyd saam met peuters en kleuters. 

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. Deep underground beneath Perfect Pets, where children can buy genetically engineered "perfect" creatures, there is a secret lab. Barnabus and his friends live in this lab, but none of them are perfect. They are all Failed Projects. Barnabus has never been outside his tiny bell jar, yet he dreams of one day seeing the world above ground that his pal Pip the cockroach has told him about: a world with green hills and trees, and buildings that reach all the way to the sky, lit with their own stars. But Barnabus may have to reach the outside world sooner than he thought, because the Green Rubber Suits are about to recycle all Failed Projects . . . and Barnabus doesn't want to be made into a fluffier pet with bigger eyes. He just wants to be himself. So he decides it's time for he and the others to escape. With his little trunk and a lot of cooperation and courage, Barnabus sets out to find freedom - and a place where he and his friends can finally be accepted for who they are. This suspenseful, poignant and magical story about following your dreams and finding where you truly belong will draw readers into a surreal, lushly detailed world in which perfection really means being true to yourself and your friends. 'A stately, cathartic morality tale about freeing oneself from the tyranny of wanting to be perfect.' -The Financial Times 'ingeniously imaginative' - School Library Journal 'A heartfelt, timely allegory celebrating diversity, bravery, and solidarity.'- Kirkus

Join ten magical fairies for plenty of flying fun in this charming rhyming counting adventure!

The Fairy Queen has lost her precious magic wand! Can ten little fairies search the land and find it for her?

Follow the fairies as they swoop and soar their way through a magical world, packed with favourite fairytale creatures and nursery rhyme characters.

Read the bouncy rhyming story and count from ten to one and back again, as the little fairies disappear then reappear. Spot and count the details on each pages, and join in with the magical read-aloud sounds.

Part traditional counting rhyme, part fun-filled story, Ten Little Fairies is perfect for sharing.

Once upon a time there was a girl who loved asking questions. Why? Where? When? How? What? Who? When everyone grew sick and tired of all her questions, the girl decided to search for the answers to all her questions elsewhere – in books! And before long she started telling her own stories …

An empowering story about the power of books and stories.

Also available in Setswana and Afrikaans.

A big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton live in the dark cellar of a dark house on a dark hill. The skeletons venture out one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals in the zoo.

Alina and her granny live in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny's magical stories.

But Alina is worried. Granny's memories and stories are starting to fade away, and she doesn't know how to bring them back. Then one day, she meets a mermaid on the rocks near the lighthouse - and she's swept into a magical deep-sea adventure that will change everything.

A modern classic from the bestselling creators of The Girl and the Dinosaur.

For a true Poopicorn has a magical rear, And whatever she thinks, that think will appear . . . When a magical flower gives Peanut the Pony the power to poop ANYTHING she thinks from her bum, she's never had SO much fun. She makes diggers and bulldozers, bulldogs and cranes, then hotdogs and hotrods and pigs flying planes. But with great power comes great responsibility, and soon Peanut's bottom is spinning out of control in a poo-brained disaster! Will Peanut find a way to right all the rumpus? The hilarious new story about having TOO much, problem-solving and truly magical bottoms from the bestselling creator of The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom, perfect for fans of The Dinosaur Who Pooped series.

From the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks comes The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile, a fun-filled adventure starring the bravest and most loveable tooth fairy around!

Ruth Mary the tooth fairy is used to collecting teeth from under the pillows of sleeping children, not animals. But when the Fairy Queen sends her off to the jungle, Ruth Mary doesn't mind. Everything goes well until she collects the tooth of a crocodile, who wakes up and decides that Ruth Mary looks like a tasty snack . . . and with her wings not working, how will the tooth fairy escape?

A brilliantly illustrated story from the creators of the What the Ladybird Heard series, which have sold over four million copies worldwide – perfect for any child with a wobbly tooth!

Enjoy two fantastic tales with Woody and friends.

Discover The Polar Express, a true Christmas classic, with this gifty, miniature hardback edition. "Magical" Guardian "Evocative and atmospheric" Sunday Times "A thrilling tale" Independent All aboard the Polar Express to the North Pole! Follow one boy's journey to recieve a very special gift from Santa himself: a bell that only true believers in Father Christmas can hear ring. Discover the beloved Christmas classic that inspired the blockbuster family favourite movie starring Tom Hanks.

Join Fitchy on a safari with a difference with his best friend Bobo, Philemon the frog, Helen the hedgehog, Mr Mustard the bear, Miss Kitty and Buddy the cow-giraffe. But can they get past The Buster?

Mr Fitchelstein’s friends are sad because they see people going on safari, going out in trucks and seeing all sorts of new and exciting things. They want to go on safari too. The problem is Mr Fitchelstein, Fitchy, is a baby and his friends are his toys. Bobo, the doll, and Fitchy’s best friend, and Mr Fitchelstein decide that they must do something because they don’t like seeing their friends sad.

They decide that they will use Fitchy’s playpen on wheels as a safari truck and Fitchy and Bobo will be the safari guides. Instead of going out into the bush to see the Big 5, this safari will be around the house where they experience exciting things like seeing the funny Gammy and the colourful flowers in the garden, have a scary but exciting encounter with the fierce Buster, and listen to Mommy play her guitar and sing them a song that puts everyone to sleep.

This delightful book, illustrated with the soft gentleness of Elizabeth Pulles’ paintings, turns the idea of a safari on its head while showing that beautiful and exciting things can be found in your own home if only you take a moment to pay attention.

As jy iemand baie, baie liefhet, wil jy graag sê presies hoe jy voel. Maar soos Klein Neutbruin Hasie en Groot Neutbruin Haas ook moes leer, laat liefde hom nie maklik meet nie! Die allerheerlikste boek om met kinders en ander geliefdes van alle ouderdomme te deel. Die Britse uitgawe was uit die staanspoor ’n internasionale sukses en sedert die hardebanduitgawe in 1994 verskyn het, is dit in 57 tale vertaal en byna 43 miljoen boeke is verkoop.

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh! But what will she do if there's just nowhere to go?

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of David Attenborough, the inspiring broadcaster and conservationist. Little David grew up in Leicester on the campus of a university, where his father was a professor. As a child, he spent hours in the science library, collating his own specimens and creating a mini animal museum. When he was old enough to go to university, he studied science and zoology - but what he wanted most of all was to be close to the animals he was studying. So, he started working in television, visiting animals in their natural habitats and telling the world the untold stories of these animals. Little David went on to become one of the most celebrated environmentalists on the planet, teaching generation after generation about the importance of the natural 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 broadcaster'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!

An amazing new Richard Scarry collection filled with hilarious stories about jet planes, rockets, spacecraft and other things that fly! It's the perfect partner to Cars and Trucks and Things that Go and set to be a new Scarry favourite. In this collection Huck takes flying lessons, we learn how planes and birds fly, the cat family goes to the air show, and Wolfgang Wolf, Benny Baboon and Harry Hyena take a trip to the moon in their own rocket! Packed with amazing Scarry detail and with stories that can be read again and again, this book will give hours of fun to fans of planes, rockets and flying!

An atmospheric picture book in which a rainy day indoors turns into a fantastical journey to dragonland

What's more perfect than a day on the sofa while the rain patters on the windows?
I'm just settling down with books, cocoa, and my long-haired dachshund, when the doorbell rings. It's Fred the dragon, hoping to use the bathroom. There's nowhere suitable for a fastidious dragon. After rejecting all the usual places, Fred sweeps us off through the storm to a magical world of floating pagoda bathrooms.

Every beguiling detail in these illustrations evokes the snuggle of a cosy, rainy day in a funny story that addresses the very necessary question of where dragons go when they need to go.

High on a misty mountainside, red panda cubs Popo and Ketu live happily with their mama. As the sisters grow, they promise Mama that they will always stay close to home. But while cautious Popo is content to spend her days in the family's cosy treetop nest, bold Ketu dreams of excitement and exploration.

So when Ketu creeps off down the mountain in search of adventure, Popo must make a choice: will she keep her promise to Mama, or look after her sister?

An action-packed, heart-warming tale of being true to your word and true to yourself, from the creators of the international bestseller The Lion Inside.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stephen Hawking, the genius physicist and author. When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities in England: Oxford and Cambridge. It also led him to make one of the biggest scientific discoveries of the 20th century: Hawking radiation. 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 brilliant physicist'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!