A fantastically funny festive story about the Bear and Mouse who ALWAYS disagree from the award-winning Ross Collins, creator of the bestselling There's a Bear on My Chair. Bear and Mouse have finally overcome their differences and are living together in perfect harmony . . . until it's time to decorate the Christmas tree! Bear wants dazzling lights, while Mouse prefers gigantic baubles . . . and, wait a minute, did Mouse just put a MANATEE on the top?! A topsy-turvy tree is definitely THE LAST STRAW and it looks as if Christmas is RUINED. But maybe, just maybe, Bear and Mouse can reach a compromise in time . . . ?

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.

Little Bear can't wait to try out some new experiences and he certainly can't wait to listen to Mummy Bear's advice. When he realises he's taken on more than he can handle, Mummy Bear is ready to come to the rescue. Join them in I Love You, Mummy, a beautiful tale of encouragement and parental love by Jillian Harker with sweet illustrations by Kristina Stephenson. I Love You, Mummy celebrates the special bond between children and their mother with this wonderful story and beautifully illustrated bookHardcover picture book perfect for special reading time together. This charming story is perfect for storytime!Vibrant, colourful illustrations and easy-to-read text makes this a perfect story for young readers to practice reading aloud as they get olderGreat gift for births, Mother's Day, birthdays or any special day to celebrate mums all year long!The "I Love You" series from Parragon is a wonderful collection of books and make perfect presents for children, toddlers, parents and grandparents. Why not seek out the other titles in the series including Mummy, Daddy, Grandma and Grandad

Three fabulously funny picture books in one box set! Cuddle up for giggles before bedtime with these three favourite picture books from NUMBER ONE bestselling author David Walliams, illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross. With fun and laughter on every page, this is the perfect to gift to share with young children. Includes: The Slightly Annoying Elephant The First Hippo on the Moon The Bear Who Went Boo!

Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man, now in an early reader format to support children who are gaining confidence in reading. The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love, their families strongly disapprove. But peace is restored and love conquers all in this happiest of love stories. There's even a gorgeous purple baby to celebrate! This Early Reader edition contains the complete classic story and pictures, in a pocket-book format, and with an extra-clear font and layout, to support children who are gaining confidence in reading. Winner at the British Book Awards 2020 - Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year With fabulous rhymes and breathtaking illustrations, this book is literally out of this world! From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man and ZOG, which have all been made into animated films shown on BBC1 Zog and the Flying Doctors animation will be shown on BBC1 December 2020. Praise for The Smeds and the Smoos: 'A book for our time.' BBC Radio 4 'Blast off with the most exciting book yet from the creator of The Gruffalo. Get ready for a wild and wonderful journey through space in a book that is perfect for reading together.' The Sun 'The Gruffalo team's own Jabberwocky, with rhyme and nonsense words but a happy ending, inventively illustrated by Scheffler.' The Times 'A timely tale of tolerance that's fun to read aloud.' Daily Express

The crayons are back in this funny, festive book from the creators of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home! In this Christmas story starring the crayons from The Day The Crayons Quit, Green Crayon is certain that he is the only Christmas colour in the box. Of course, Red, White, Silver and even Brown have something to say about that... When Green Crayon claims that green is the only colour for Christmas, other crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver and no cookies or reindeer without Brown! The crayons agree that they all need to come together to make Christmas special! This humorous Christmas story is the perfect stocking filler for fans of The Day The Crayons Quit.

GOLLY GUMDROPS . . . A LITTLE ELF HAS FOUND THEIR WAY INTO YOUR BOOK!

What does Elf want?

Oh! Just to see if you've been naughty or nice this year!

Elf will ask you a few simple questions to find out. And surely there won't be any tricks to try and get you to be naughty . . . will there?

Hmmm, this could be quite a tricksy little elf. You'd better keep your wits about you if you want to make it on to Santa's Nice List!

A fantastically fun and uniquely interactive treat from the creators of There's a Monster in Your Book. Discover a wonderful new Christmas tradition in a book to read again and again.

Sam en Julia woon in die Muishuis. Sam is BAIE skaam en BAIE soet, en Julia is BAIE nuuskierig en BAIE eiewys. Maar al verskil hulle so van mekaar, is hulle beste maatjies. Toe hulle op ’n dag met albasters speel, tel hulle ’n besonderse klip op – ’n gelukbringerklip. Hulle bere dit natuurlik in hul skatkissie in hul geheime hut onder die trap. Min wetend dat die klip later handig te pas sal kom … Soos in die topverkoper Die Muishuis, Sam & Julia, sien die leser gaandeweg hoe die vriendskap tussen Sam en Julia ontwikkel. Ons ontmoet ook nuwe karakters soos wat die twee muise nuwe kamers en ruimtes in die Muishuisverken. In 2012 is die oorspronklike uitgawe as Best Verzorgde Boek in Nederland aangewys.

A fun box set of four board book adventures starring Red, Blue, Green, and Purple Crayons, perfect for the youngest readers! This collection of four fun board books about Red, Blue, Green and Purple Crayons introduces very young readers to the crayon characters from the internationally bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit, showing how much fun it is to colour and to use your imagination!

Karnallies is baie stout. En vreeslik ongeskik. Maar as dit saakmaak, help hulle mekaar! Is daar nie 'n karnallie in elke kind nie? Antje Damm is in 1965 in Wiesbaden, Duitsland, gebore en het in Darmstadt argitektuur gestudeer. Sy woon met haar man en vier dogters naby Giessen. In al haar boeke merk 'n mens haar besondere begrip van kinders op. Die storie is perfek vir selflees en voorlees.

Santie is nog te jonk om geskeer te word. Sy gaan verken die wereld en ontmoet verskillende diere wat almal haar pragtige wol bewonder. Almal wil graag 'n bietjie daarvan he... maar soos haar wol groei, groei ook haar opinie van haarself. Haar pragtige wol met ander deel? Nooit! Haar wol groei langer en langer en langer... uiteindelik ontdek sy dat die ware skoonheid van haar wol eers verskyn toe sy leer hoe om dit met ander te deel.

The perfect rhyming children’s book for little unicorn lovers! We’re off to find a unicorn, They’re really hard to spot. Some people say they’re make-believe, But WE believe they’re not! Join two little unicorn lovers on a magical adventure to find their favourite mythical creature! There are so many places to explore – the wishing well must be a likely place . . . or surely the enchanted forest, if not? Is that a pair of fluffy UNICORN ears behind that rock? Ah – it’s grandad’s socks. On closer inspection, there don’t seem to be ANY unicorns around! But if you keep looking and don’t give up, you never know what you might find – there might just be some unicorns just around the corner after all! Binoculars at the ready for a fun-filled rhyming romp . . . full of magic and unicorn rainbow sparkle! We’re Going on a Bear Hunt meets Ten Little Unicorns with the ‘not-all-it-seems’ silliness of Shark in the Park!

'n Plesierige en spannende ontdekkingsreis op soek na 'n geheimsinnige klein gaatjie, wat uiteindelik nie so ver weg is nie …

Everyone's favourite reading role model is back! Book-loving Lulu is excited to start pre-school. It will be like storytime at the library, but she will stay by herself. Everyone gets up super early to make sure they are ready. There's so much to do at pre-school: Lulu makes a new friend, reads, plays dresses up and builds and sings. In no time at all, Mummy is back to collect her. Lulu's First Day is the perfect picture book to prepare the little ones for the pre-school experience.

A moving, powerful story that shines a light on those that feel invisible in our world - and shows us that we ALL belong - from the author of Ruby's Worry. The Invisible is the story of a young girl called Isabel and her family. They don't have much, but they have what they need to get by. Until one day, there isn't enough money to pay their rent and bills and they have to leave their home full of happy memories and move to the other side of the city. It is the story of a girl who goes on to make one of the hardest things anyone can ever make...a difference. And it is the story of those who are overlooked in our society - who are made to feel invisible - and why everyone has a place here. We all belong.

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.

Haas Das, die geliefde nuusleser van Diereland, en sy assistent, Piet Muis, is terug met Diereland se manewales in hierdie veelkleurige leesboeke. In hierdie uitsending word Haas Das deur Snawel Knawel ontvoer! Diereland is baie bekommerd oor die vermiste nuusleser. Die gewilde Haas Das- stories word opnuut uitgebeeld deur Vian Oelofsen se pragtige illustrasies.

A magical picture book for Christmas, written in perfect, heartfelt rhyme by Julia Donaldson, bestselling creator of Zog and Superworm. "Magical . . . as well as paying tribute to tradition, the gentle rhythmic verse and stunning pictures illuminate the two other things close to Julia's heart: the power of children and song" Good Housekeeping Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! This is the perfect picture book to snuggle up with and share at Christmas. Gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations whisk you from frozen forests to the sparkling city square in a beautiful, moving story of festivity and hope. Julia Donaldson's perfect rhyme is a joy to read aloud. This is a classic to treasure for generations Victoria Sandoy's exquisite, atmospheric illustrations are full of gorgeous details to point out and share A paragraph on the final page of the book explains the true story behind the tree The Christmas Pine is based on a true story. It celebrates a special tradition that stretches back over seventy years. Every year, the Mayor of Oslo in Norway presents the British people with a spectacular Christmas tree. The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's support during World War II. Each year, the UK Poetry Society asks a poet to write a poem to welcome the tree. Julia Donaldson originally wrote The Christmas Pine to celebrate the 2020 Christmas tree. The poem was performed by London schoolchildren, and displayed in Trafalgar Square. Julia Donaldson is the author of many of the best-loved children's books ever written. She has been awarded a CBE for services to literature, and is the most celebrated children's writer in Britain today. Many of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made into award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on the BBC at Christmas. Superworm animation will premiere on BBC Christmas 2021

With a whole host of noisy zoo-animal characters to meet and even a cameo from the Queen, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday is a fantastic rhyming adventure from stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.

Those two bad men, Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh, are back! They may be in the city instead of the farm, but they haven't changed their thieving ways. In fact, they're even more ambitious. They're planning to steal a monkey from the zoo and use him to pinch the Queen's crown. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that a certain crime-busting ladybird is holidaying in the very same city . . . and she's got a good idea that will ensure the dastardly pair won't get away with it!

Enjoy more adventures with the clever little ladybird in What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside.

'A wonderful, tender evocation of friendship and how its power can help you overcome your worst fears. A pure splash of joy.' The Daily Mail Shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize 2022 Duck is not like other ducks. Duck doesn't like water and is perfectly fine alone, thank you very much. But then, one dark and stormy night, an outgoing, water-loving, and very lost Frog turns up at Duck's door. Can this odd couple find Frog's home? And will they find friendship along the way? This endearing, gorgeously illustrated tale marks the author-illustrator debut for Steve Small, illustrator of the highly acclaimed, I'm Sticking with You by Smriti Halls (shortlisted for Oscar's Book Prize 2021 and for Children's Illustrated Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2021). 'A beautiful book, with a zen-like balance, and full of light and drama, too.' Benji Davies, creator of The Storm Whale

Whoosh! Squirrel takes off at full speed through the autumn leaves. But slam on the brakes, because this year The Golden Nut Hunt race it is a team event. Squirrel reluctantly enlists her friends and is not impressed. Will Squirrel's competitive spirit take over or will she learn how to be a team player? Best-selling author Katy Hudson (Too Many Carrots and A Loud Winter's Nap) proves that winning isn't everything in this energetic picture book about friendship, teamwork and forgiveness -- and those are things to go nuts about!

When Nefertiti plays the drums, the band plays as one. "I am Nefertiti" she says, and she feels ten feet tall. But when the new music teacher shortens her name to 'Nef', bit by bit, she starts to shrink. Without Nefertiti to keep the beat, the band is in disarray . . . "I am Nefertiti!" she whispers to herself. Drawing on her inner strength and with the support of the other children, they help Miss Potts recognise the importance of honouring Nefertiti's name. Now, when Nefertiti keeps the beat, the music sounds so sweet! A heartwarming, joyous, empowering story of identity and belonging.