Meet a bug who is as snug as a bug can be. Oh, but not for long! Along comes a knock on the door and suddenly he's off on a wild and risky adventure... Bug is chased by creature after creature – he's clearly ever so tasty – through woodland, dark caves and a mighty waterfall! He barely escapes becoming someone's dinner and comes close to meeting all sorts of sticky ends, but he keeps insisting he is ‘snug as a bug'!Can he make it back home? As snug as a bug can be? Snug as a Bug is a hilarious picture book romp from Karl Newson, with energetic and characterful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Alex Willmore which help the story leap of the page!

We're on the way back from a big shopping trip But the bag's caught a nail and it's started to rip. Dropetty PLOP! Now what could that be? All on his own it's a left-behind pea. Disaster strikes when Pea falls out of the shopping bag . . . Is this the end? Is it ALL OVER FOR PEA?! Of course it's not! Follow Pea as he journeys across the city on a skateboard, and bus, and even on the wings of a passing-by bird - and has the adventure OF A LIFETIME! Sometimes it pays to be small . . . THE RUNAWAY PEA LEFT BEHIND is laugh-out-loud funny, bursting with imagination, and the most perfect third story in this much-loved series. The first book, THE RUNAWAY PEA, was chosen as BookTrust's Time to Read book of 2020, being given to 775,000 children in the UK. Keep your eyes PEAled for more brilliant Pea books - The Runaway Pea and The Runaway Pea: Washed Away!

A fully illustrated non-fiction picture book that lets readers discover how their favourite foods are grown and made - with exclusive recipes from Annabel Karmel for each one. Images from renowned children's artist Alex Willmore make each food cheekily spring to life on the page, telling the story of its creation to the reader. Find out how eggs, cheese, tomatoes, pasta, strawberries, honey and chocolate are grown and made, and enjoy the fun, step-by-step food activities in each section too. Best of all, Annabel includes two fantastic, child-friendly recipes for each food. They're perfect for getting kids to create and eat wonderful meals with their favourite food - and for getting fussy eaters to try new foods too.

It's time for tea, but one pesky pea has decided to ping himself off the plate in search of a party!

The rogue pea shoots, flings and bounces across the kitchen as he embarks on his perilous adventure - but will he find the fun he is looking for or is the kitchen a scarier place than he thought?

This quirky caper from debut duo Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore will show you just what can happen when you take your eye off your dinner for a second!

It's Christmas Eve, and Santa's putting on his snuggly red suit. But hang on... WHERE ARE SANTA'S PANTS? He can't deliver Christmas with a bare bottom! Search through mounds of mistletoe and piles of presents to find Santa's underwear and save Christmas! A rhyming Christmas caper - guaranteed to get you giggling!

Frog thinks he's pretty artistic and that the rest of the forest could do with a little bit of inventive improvement. From painting to sculpture, to performance art and origami, Frog gets to work on beautifying everything around him... but will his friends appreciate his creativity? And how will Frog show them he's sorry and that true creative inspiration lies in the friendship of others?

THE FUNNIEST PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR! Welcome to the Antarctic, where an intrepid bunch of explorers is making an in-depth study of penguins. Penguins. Penguins. Penguins. So many penguins . . . But one young explorer has discovered something different. Something totally wild, spectacularly cool and quite a lot . . . EXTINCT. Alex Willmore’s hilariously funny picture book brings the prehistoric woolly mammoth dancing, swimming and SKATEBOARDING back to life. But will anyone believe it? Would YOU?! Winner of the InspiREAD Award 2023. Praise for I Did See a Mammoth: ‘A wintery spin on ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ … Expressive illustrations, clever twist, and increasing frustration of the protagonist make this a laugh-out-loud read for young readers.’ - CLPE ‘A brilliant book to read aloud and one that adult readers can have lots of fun telling. Children will delight in being able to see something that many of the characters within the action cannot.’ – BookTrust ‘A book to share, to giggle at and to have some great adventures with!’ – Armadillo Magazine ‘[An] irresistible shoutalong picture book’ – Big Issue North

A prehistoric mammoth comes dancing, swimming and SKATEBOARDING back to life in this hilarious picture book! Welcome to the Antarctic, where an intrepid bunch of explorers is making an in-depth study of penguins. Penguins. Penguins. Penguins. So many penguins . . . But one young explorer has discovered something different. Something totally wild, spectacularly cool and quite a lot . . . EXTINCT. Alex Willmore's hilariously funny picture book brings the prehistoric woolly mammoth dancing, swimming and SKATEBOARDING back to life. But will anyone believe it? Would YOU?!

The runaway pea is back for another hilarious adventure! When one rogue pea finds himself s p i n n i n g down the plug hole, surely he's in for a terrible time in the murky glurky sewers? NOT THIS PEA! Everything is an adventure! Everyone is a friend! But is all as safe as Pea assumes, or might he yet end up as someone's dinner?! A fall-over-yourself funny sequel to the bestselling THE RUNAWAY PEA, which has a TCM of over 10,000 in just over seven months.

Meet the little dinosaur who is the GREATEST SECRET AGENT IN THE WORLD. Spyceratops has all the skills: sneaking, peeking, blending in, daredevil manoeuvres. She has all the kit: groovy gadgets, loyal sidekick, awesome spymobile. And luckily the perfect opportunity has arisen for Spyceratops to share her spy skills with YOU, the reader. GRANDAD is acting very suspiciously. Can he be trusted? BIG FAT NO. Spyceratops is on the case, determined to uncover Grandad’s secret plotting and show off her extraordinary spy skills . . . Spyceratops is Mission Impossible meets Scooby Doo in a Flintstones-esq dinosaur world – come on in and join the fun! I Did See a Mammoth! is the winner of the InspiREAD Award 2023.

Put on your aprons – it's time to get cooking with the UK's best-selling children's cookery author! Based on a lifetime's experience creating child-friendly recipes, Annabel Karmel has put together the most fun and accessible first cookbook ever – it's a great way to get young children involved in the kitchen. Recipes include Monster Pizzas, Sticky Chicken and Teddy Bear Pasta, plus lots of tempting, easy-to-make treats like banana and blueberry loaf cake and oreo brownies. On the way, children will learn essential hands-on kitchen skills, from simple sandwich making all the way to cake baking. Each recipe is easy to follow, beautifully photographed, and features hilarious illustrations from Kate Greenaway Award-nominated artist Alex Willmore.

Back in the forest, more crazy animals are having adventures, causing havoc and helping us to learn whilst having fun! A group of cheeky monkeys have moved into the forest and are disturbing the peace with their all-night partying. How will the other animals ever get a good night's sleep?! A lesson in acceptance, and learning to understand and celebrate our differences.

Dinosaurs rip, rage, and roar! Dinos don't rest, relax, or ever get sore. . . . Or do they? Meet Rex, the talon-tearing tough leader of a Cretaceous crew that loves to feed, feud, and fight! All is well in their rough-and-tumble world until they meet the new dino in town: Yogasaurus. Rex disapproves of his yoga pants, the "silly" chants, and frankly anyone who prefers tree pose to tussling. But how will Rex react when his surly, burly buddies want to try something new? And what is the real reason Rex rejects this new dinosaur? Kids will delight in this chomping, stomping showdown between macho and mellow, as Rex learns what true toughness looks like. With humour and heart, Yogasaurus & Rex reveals the strength of kindness and friendship over bullying and fear.

The Big Trip is a brilliantly funny tale about what can happen when you don't think of others and watch where you're going... Bear thinks that he is the coolest guy in the forest. He loves to strut his stuff, he loves to do whatever he wants and he never worries about a thing! One day, Bear is strutting his stuff as usual in the forest, not minding where he is going, when he runs into Moose. Moose tries to help him realise that he should take care and mind others and where he is going, but he doesn't care - he does whatever he wants! Will Bear listen or is he about to learn the hard way?

What happens when disaster strikes? Who you gonna call? Superhero Baby! She's the bravest of them all! GO GO BABY POWER! A rhyming, comic caper - guaranteed to get you giggling!

What could be merrier than Christmastime?

In The Christmas Truck, young readers follow the holiday adventures of a playful truck and his animal friends as they choose the perfect Christmas tree.

Babies and toddlers will love this glittered die-cut board book that celebrates favorite Christmas traditions. The Christmas Truck is a great stocking stuffer, advent gift, baby shower present, or thoughtful holiday "I love you" gift for their youngest readers just learning the joys of the holiday season. Children who can't get enough of cars, trains, and anything that goes vroom! will especially enjoy this fun way to anticipate Christmas morning. Beep! Beep! It's Christmas!

STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Here comes Bernardo ... and he's one HUNGRY dragon! This dragon is on the hunt for his lunch - is there anything that he won't try to gobble up? A hilarious counting tale featuring lots of favourite fairy tale characters, including magical mermaids, fairy godmothers, funny frogs . . . and one very big BURP! A laugh-out-loud romp written by Alastair Chisholm, winner of Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, The Queen's Knickers Award and Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Prize. Illustrated by Alex Willmore, winner of Oscar's Book Prize.