Kiona and Mummy are playing catch! She keeps trying to catch things but has no joy. Luckily, mummy knows there is a very special something Kiona can catch... she can catch a kiss! This joyful picturebook captures the very special moments between parent and child. A critically acclaimed and heart-warming story brought to life by Ken Wilson-Max’s bright and bold illustrations.

Drive the big red fire engine and help put out the fire. A great interactive finger tab book, with fun facts on every spread. Back by popular demand! Ken Wilson-Max's popular and innovative novelty transport books are packed full of tabs to pull, flaps to lift and pop-ups to pop. An utter delight for children (and parents!). The bell rings in the fire house, there is a fire somewhere! Someone needs help. Open the doors and drive the big red fire engine across town. Put up the big ladder and aim the water hose at the flames to put them out. Well done! You have saved the day. AGES: 0 to 5 AUTHOR: Ken Wilson-Max is the author of over 30 illustrated books for children including the interactive vehicle books and the Max series. He lives in north London with his wife, Manya Stoic author/illustrator of Rain and his daughter Luba. SELLING POINTS: . Masses of wonderfully fun interactive elements . Learn about all kinds of transport, which is always a popular topic for children . Bright, bold illustrations

Age range 2 to 6 Lenny and Daddy prepare and eat lunch while Mummy's away in this charming book that every child will remember and recognise. They play games and sing songs and work up an appetite while Daddy makes the food. What better way to make lunchtime more enjoyable for young ones and grown-ups?

Lenny and Wilbur the dog are the best of friends. They do everything together! Lenny makes sure that Wilbur has enough to eat and drink. He also brushes Wilbur's golden fur to keep it clean. Wilbur just makes Lenny giggle and laugh! They are the happiest of friends.

Home time is fun time for Lenny, Mum, Dad and Wilbur. Continuing the everyday adventures of this little boy, Lenny plays hide and seek with his dad... Is he in the cupboard? No. It's empty. Or in the sitting room? No, it's only Wilbur the dog. He's not in the kitchen either. But, what about on the stairs? Blobs of jam are a clue. At last Dad and Mum see a little giggly lump under the bedclothes in Lenny's bedroom. Here is Lenny, ready for a tickle and a hug! This book builds on the series and pick up on the importance of family play, laughter and good old-fashioned silliness for young children and their grown-ups.

Astrid has always loved the stars and space. "I want to be an astronaut!" she says. While Mama is away, Papa and Astrid have fun acting out the challenges an astronaut faces on a space mission - eating food from a tube, doing science experiments, living and sleeping in near-zero gravity. Astrid can do it all! Then it's time to meet Mama at the airbase. But where has Mama been?

"Can you love and care for your Baobab tree so it grows big and healthy like Dad's tree?" asks Grandma. And Eve says, "YES, I CAN!" Eve loves all the trees in the forest near her home. She feels their magic, but her favourite is the Baobab tree. If only she could talk to the trees! Then, on a birthday visit to Grandma, deep in the forest, Eve gets a magical surprise. What could it be? It's something that Eve must take care of, something that will connect her for ever with the forest she loves. Happy birthday, Eco Girl! An inspirational and heart-warming book for younger children that shows the importance of looking after the trees in our world.

Zenzele was nog altyd baie lieff vir al die bome in die woud. Sy voel hul toerkrag, maar haar gunsteling is die kremetartboom. As sy tog net met die bome kon praat!

Toe Zenzele se gesin vir haar verjaardag diep in die woud by Ouma gaan kuier, kry Zenzele 'n betowerende verrassing.

Wat kan dit wees? Dit is iets wat Zenzele moet versorg, iets wat haar vir altyd sal bind aan die woud waarvoor sy so lief is.

Gelukkige verjaardag, Eko-kind!

Lenny and Wilbur the dog are the best of friends. They do everything together! Lenny makes sure that Wilbur has enough to eat and drink. He also brushes Wilbur's golden fur to keep it clean. Wilbur just makes Lenny giggle and laugh! They are the happiest of friends.

In an exciting collaboration between Raymond Antrobus and Ken Wilson-Max, comes a truly authentic and stunningly evocative picture book on brother-sister dynamics and how creativity and storytelling can help resolve conflict and enable better understanding. My sister and me fight! Push Pull Hurt Hide. We would not use our words. This little boy does not get on with his sister. They misunderstand each other, struggle to communicate, and they fight. Afterwards, there’s a lot of hurt, heavy feelings and loneliness. In order to escape their constant rowing and clear his head, the boy often retreats to his bedroom when he writes his stories. He writes stories about terrible horses - trampling and galloping - and he, a lone pony, who cannot compete and cannot speak. But what happens when his sister finds his book? Could it be a way for them to finally understand each other? Filled with empathy and poignance, Terrible Horses is a beautiful and powerful story of managing anger, reflection and learning to see someone else's perspective.

Farai and Chenziri live deep in the African bush in Zimbabwe. One day their dad surprises them with a trip to the capital city, Harare. After a long train journey, they arrive in the buzz of the city. Find out what they see there in this enchanting rhyming story. Elephant Grass is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

I travelled once around the world On stars with flaming tails, And touched the colours of my dreams Along some silver trails. Look out for best friends, pancakes, and Grandad singing; discover a river dolphin, a poison dart frog and the most dangerous animal in the world; imagine a talking nose, meet the Zimbats of Zingley Dell and find the colour of your dreams.

This simple text tells the tale of the sun as it orbits the Earth with the other planets in the galaxy. It includes a pull-out mobile at the back of the book, illustrated with all the planets. Ken Wilson Max is the author of "Night Time & Day Out".

These heartwarming stories remind us how satisfying it is to grow up surrounded by love. "I Can Do It Too!" affirms a little girl's growing independence as she, too, can begin to do all the things she sees her parents, relatives and neighbors do: pouring juice at breakfast, strumming a guitar, and even riding a bike! In "You Can Do It Too!" she passes newly won skills and abilities to a younger brother, teaching him everything she thinks he needs to know. The simple cadence of text and direct-to-the-heart art result in two books as warm and generous as their message, providing reading pleasure for toddlers, older siblings, and the grown-ups who love them.

The illustrator of "Flush the Potty" and "Little Red Plane" brings his signature style to a charming story of a new baby in the family and an older sibling's important role Baby Ruby won't stop crying. Dad gives her a bath, Mom gives her a feed, Nanna takes her for a drive, and Grandad walks her around the garden, but Ruby won't stop crying. At last her brother Theo has a try and sings her a special song he makes up. Theo is so tired out by all of this that he falls asleep, and so does Ruby. A warm family story about a baby that won't stop crying and an older brother who saves the day.