A new book from award-winning illustrator Mariajo Ilustrajo, Lost is the story of a polar bear who finds himself lost, in a big concrete city. He politely asks the city folk for help but everyone is much too busy and impatient to help the newcomer. He finds himself travelling on the subway only to be noticed, finally by a little girl. The girl takes the homesick bear by the paw and under her innocent wing. Under the nose of her seemingly unaware mum, she feeds him dinner, gives him a bath and they read stories together. When the polar bear wistfully looks at a poster of the North Pole on her bedroom wall, the little girl realises that her friend needs help to get home. This is a story about the power friendship has to help you feel found, and even to transport you home.

Grootmense praat darem vreeslik snaaks! Eers is dit oor blompotte langs jou kop en geld wat nie op rûe groei nie, dan weer oor honde en katte wat uit die lug uit reën en kraaie wat tonge steel… verbeel jou!

Maar wat nog snaakser is, is dat prinses Vlooi al hierdie dinge kan sien wanneer sy haar groot pienk bril opsit.

Wanneer haar bril haar bruin oë soos twee heerlike sjokoladekoekies laat lyk, weet Vlooi sommer dadelik: nou gaan die poppe dans. Regtig!

'n Huis vir Tippie is 'n pragtige, atmosferiese verhaal oor die vriendskap tussen 'n seuntjie en 'n straatkat. Die seuntjie bring elke dag 'n nuwe bakkie melk en wen so die kat Tippie se vertroue. Maar op 'n dag is daar nie 'n bakkie nie. Geen bakkie nie, en ook geen seuntjie nie. Tippie verdwaal en verkeer in gevaar. Sal die twee vriende mekaar ooit weer sien?

Arme bleek Bennie Botha het 'n probleem: 'n hoesprobleem om presies te wees. Elke aand hoes hy dat die mure bewe en sy bed kraak. Bleek Bennie is sowaar moeg vir die hoes wat hom so wakker hou elke aand. Sal hy 'n plan kan maak om daarvan ontslae te raak? Sy ma se stink salf en die dokters se stoommasjientjie help net mooi niks nie. Boonop kla Piet (dis nou Bennie se spinnekopvriend wat ook in Bennie se kamer bly) dat Bennie se gehoes hom uit die slaap hou!

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

Daar’s ’n kermis in die stad! Sam en Julia gaan kyk hoe die vermaaklikhede gebou word. Daar kom ’n agtbaan wat so hoog is dat dit tot by die derde verdieping van die Muishuis reik. Hulle kan nie wag om op daardie rit te klim nie! Maar daar is een probleem: Alle plesierritte kos geld en hulle het nie geld nie. Hulle bedink saam met die rommelboer ’n plan om ekstra sakgeld te verdien. En dan kom die groot dag. Die dag waarop Sam en Julia kermis toe mag gaan! En dit is ’n geweldige kermis, want alles waarvan ’n muisekind maar kan droom, is daar. ’n Balgooikraampie, stampkarretjies, ’n spookhuis en die einste agtbaan …

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

Vanaf die oomblik toe sy babasussie daar aankom, is dit vir Baas Baba duidelik SY is nou die baas. Die personeel is in vervoering oor haar en sien hom skaars raak – maak nie saak wat hy doen, waar hy dit doen of hoe verregaande dit is nie. Toe gooi Baas Baba handdoek in. Maar gelukkig weet die nuwe baas net wat om te doen om die organisasie van ondergang te red … Baas Baba se baas volg op Baas Baba. Dis ‘n tong-in-die-kies-storie waaroor kinders EN ouers mal sal wees! Moet nie die film Boss Baby misloop nie!

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!

Set back in the days WHEN DINOSAURS WALKED THE EARTH, this is a hilarious picture-book about Smallasaurus, who enjoys a plant-based diet, and Badasaurus who likes to eat small dinosaurs who enjoy a plant-based diet. It all begins when Smallasaurus has to think. And thinking can be a problem when you only have a brain the size of a walnut. Luckily, Badasaurus only has a brain the size of a peanut . . . and so begins a hilarious game of 'cat and mouse'. It's not long before their chasing here, there and everywhere attracts the attention of an absolutely enormous and rather hungry meat-eating dinosaur called Worseasaurus. A choice of two dinosaurs is just what Worseasaurus loves for breakfast. Will she eat the small dinosaur, with a plant-based diet?Or will she eat the great big dinosaur, with a small-dinosaur-based diet? It doesn't take long for her to choose. And it doesn't take long for Badasaurus to find out. And that's how it sometimes was back in the days . . . WHEN DINOSAURS WALKED THE EARTH.

The Thing at 52 is a touching and beautifully illustrated story about a young girl who befriends a lonely monster who lives on her street. There's a Thing on my street. He lives at number 52. I see him sitting in his garden when I walk to school. On her way to school one day, she saw him. He was big and lumbering and a wore a tiny little top hat perched on top of his rather large head. It wasn't long before their friendship bloomed... the Thing gentle and kind and the adventures they went on were the best she could ever imagine. But one day the Thing has to go and their adventures come to an end. All Things have to go sometime... Written by one of the UK's best-loved children's authors, Ross Montgomery, and illustrated by the incredible Richard Johnson, this is a poignant story about loneliness, friendship, community and change.

Sammy is raiding his mother' cupboard to make himself the biggest sandwich in the world. But will the sandwich with the chocolate spread, mustard, chocolate vermicelli, raisins, jam, peanut butter, a spoon of sweet honey and almost everything in the fridge be enough to appease his hunger?

Winnie-the-Pooh can travel with you wherever you go with this mini pocket library containing six sweet books! The Winnie-the-Pooh Little Learners Pocket Library is the perfect way to introduce toddlers to early learning concepts. Young Pooh fans will love learning with Winnie-the-Pooh. This little slipcase contains six sturdy board books each based on a different early learning theme: Colours Words Numbers Emotions Shapes Opposites The Little Learners Pocket Library has bright appealing images of Pooh and friends with simple text. Young children will enjoy holding the books, turning the pages and pointing to the images. The small size of the slipcase and board books means it's perfect for carrying in a bag or buggy, so it can be enjoyed by children wherever they go. This Pocket Library is eco-friendly as it doesn't have plastic shrinkwrap on it. Instead, the cardboard slipcase has a flap that goes around the book spines and is held closed by a small sticker. The Little Learners Pocket Library helps the youngest Pooh fans learn about early concepts. Also collect the Winnie-the-Pooh Pocket Library that features books about Pooh and his friends, the perfect companion title for toddlers. A.A.Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin 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. Whether you're 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

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!

Andries Anders vertel die verhaal van 'n droomverlore skaap wat graag reis. Hy het in die noorde aan die kus langs 'n gestreepte rooi vuurtoring sy plek tussen 'n trop skape gevind. Wanneer die wind egter stories oor die see aanwaai en van verre plekke vertel, ontwaak sy avontuurlus. En dan onderneem Andries en sy maat, die meeu, 'n wonderbaarlike reis na die fassinerendste plekke op aarde. Hulle troue begeleier is die wind, saam met wie hulle ten einde weer daar land waar dit tog die mooiste is: tuis! 'n Poetiese boek met subtiele illustrasies, vir almal wat hulle tuistes liefhet, maar ook van ver plekke hou. Hierdie is die tweede boek van die skaap Andries Anders wat Protea Boekhuis vertaal en publiseer.

A celebration of friendship from 11-year-old Pride of Britain winners, Hughie and Freddie. Hughie Higginson and Freddie Xavi tell us why friends are so special, and show us what we can all do to be a brilliant friend! The perfect picture book celebrating the importance of friendship and togetherness. Hughie and Freddie raised more than GBP250,000 after Hughie was diagnosed with leukaemia and Freddie vowed to help him thank his doctors and nurses. They won the Pride of Britain Young Fundraiser Award 2021. 25p per copy sold goes to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Charity A fun-filled, vibrant picture book This book celebrates friendship, highlighting how important togetherness is in our world

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!

When The Storks Came Home is a charming, fictionalised retelling of the successful reintroduction of the white stork at the Knepp Estate, a UK native bird which has been brought back from extinction. In this second picture book from bestselling author and globally significant conservationist Isabella Tree, we meet eight-year-old Beanie, who loves birds. When she discovers that huge white storks used to live in her own village but were hunted to extinction in the UK 600 years ago, she is determined to find a way to bring them back. But reintroducing a vanished species is not so simple! Storks can fly hundreds of miles, so releasing storks into the local countryside won't be enough to make them return and stay for good. With the help of other villagers, Beanie hatches a plan... Beautiful illustrations help bring this powerful and important story to life, teaching children about conservation and their environment in an accessible way. Ivy Kids brings you beautiful, sustainably printed books to rewild your child, nurture creativity, and foster a deep connection with the living world. Winner of the Sustainability Award at the Independent Publishers Awards 2022, Ivy Kids books are planet-friendly, printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper, locally to where they will be sold. Praise for Isabella Tree's first picture book When We Went Wild: 'A charming inoculation of pure wild life - just what Dr. Earth ordered.' CHRIS PACKHAM 'This book would sit brilliantly on any nature-loving child's bookshelf' BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE 'Charms young readers with the power of rewilding' NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER 'I love this book. It actually made me cry' PAM AYRES, Sunday Times best-selling author & presenter. 'A gorgeous and true fable that will delight and inspire the next generation of young rewilders.' PATRICK BARKHAM, Author & Guardian journalist.

JJ is ready for bed in this sing-along board book! With cute pics of JJ and his mum plus all the lyrics and actions from Yes Yes Bedtime Song, this is the perfect partner to CoComelon's popular video! Learn all about a first bedtime routine with this catchy song! JJ is getting ready for bed by having a bath, brushing his teeth, putting on his pyjamas and listening to a bedtime story. CoComelon creates toe-tapping songs and videos about the everyday experiences of young children. This cute board book is a fun, interactive accompaniment to Yes Yes Bedtime Song and your child's personal experiences with bedtime!

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.

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.

Hennie Aucamp bewys met hierdie bundel dat hy 'n ewe vernuftige skrywer van kinderverse as van kabarettekste en gedigte is. Baie van die versies verwys na eietydse dinge soos sms'e, pizzas en Croc-skoene wat vir vandag se kinders aantreklik sal wees. Die meeste van die versies handel egter oor die gewone dinge van die kinderwereld: oumas en oupas, mammas en pappas, troeteldiere, speelgoed, badtyd, voeltjies, goggas en paddas. Aucamp skram egter nie daarvan weg om effens meer gesofistikeerde verwysings byna ongesiens in die verse in te glip nie, soos in die onsinversie oor oom Nathan die Ou Wyse en die verhaal van "Oorlede Dina Sourus", wat die verse ook vir die voorlesers genotvol sal maak. Slim woordspel, vindingryke ryme en Aucamp se trefsekere gevoel vir ritme maak dat hierdie versies gou onder die klassieke kinderverse in Afrikaans gaan tel.