The second book in the best-selling, award-winning ‘Bear and the Piano’ trilogy.
The first book in the trilogy - The Bear and the Piano - has sold over 120,000 copies in the UK and won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016
Hector and his dog Hugo have made music together through good times, bad times and even some crazy times. But when Hugo learns to play the fiddle, and gets the chance to play with Bear’s Big Band, Hector’s jealousy gets the better of him. Can Hector swallow his pride and learn to be happy for his friend? Set in New Orleans with a new cast of animal musicians, this big-hearted sequel to the best-selling The Bear and the Piano teaches that friendship, like good music, lasts forever.
BBC Music Magazine - 'Litchfield's warm, richly coloured images are filled with gentle humour, while he packs plenty of emotion and nuance into his succinct text- and music as a starring role.'
The Daily Mail - ‘Litchfield’s stunning illustrations conjure up the twinkling lights and sombre shadows of New Orleans, beautifully reflecting the joy and melancholy that offset each other in this touching story. Another guaranteed bestseller from this remarkable artist.’
The Daily Mail, 'Best Christmas Books' - 'Loyalty and friendship underpin this touching story from the wonderful David Litchfield...Litchfield’s captivating rendition of New Orleans’ lights and sombre shadows reflects joy and melancholy to stunning effect.’
The Bookseller, 'Editor's Choice' - 'A big-hearted sequel starring a new cast of animals musicians...this captures all the warmth and charm of the original, with show stopping cityscapes and heartfelt emotion.’
The Bookseller, 'Season's Highlights' - ‘Completely charming tale of friendship and music.’
**Don't miss David Litchfield's other books:
The Bear and the Piano [1]
The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle [2]
The Bear, the Piano and Little Bear’s Concert [3]
Grandad's Secret Giant
Lights on Cotton Rock
All Sir Lancelittle really wants is to defeat his Number One enemy, the dragon Huffalot. But something always seems to get in the way - whether it's his pesky cousin Princess Plum or the Terribly Ugly Troll!
Featuring a delightful cast of fairy-tale characters, these hilarious stories from a much-loved author will charm children and parents alike. Illustrated in full colour throughout and designed with beginner readers in mind.
Read the rest of the Sir Lancelittle books:
Sir Lancelittle and the Big Bad Wolf
Sir Lancelittle and the Three Angry Bears
Sir Lancelittle and the Most Annoying Fairy
Sir Lancelittle and the Terribly Ugly Troll
Sir Lancelittle and the Very Wicked Witch
Take a look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects
- who just couldn't help losing their heads. Discover who invited
Queen Lizzie to visit his brand new toilet and what you get when
you sew the front of a chicken to the back of a pig.
History with the nasty bits left in!
2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.
ARRRRR you ready for an unmissable girl power adventure? Perfect for
rebel girls with big dreams!
Peg dreams of adventure and has big ambitions, but when she asks to join the pirates crew they won’t let her join because she’s too small and she doesn’t even have a beard! But can Peg prove, against all odds, that she’s the greatest pirate there ever was?
Join Captain Sparklebeard as she sets sail against the seas and dares to be different!
Peg’s determination, ambition and courage to be herself will inspire a whole new generation of rebel girls.
Perfect for fans of the chart-topping Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World and tapping into the huge demand for stories featuring strong female characters, this is a pirate story like no other. Smashing gender stereotypes and with an inclusive cast of characters, this is the must-have book to empower young children to have the courage to be themselves.
Tim Knapman writes plays, musicals, songs and children’s books and has been published by Simon & Schuster, Puffin, Macmillan, Scholastic, Hachette, Egmont UK and many more. His previous books include the bestselling Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Dinosaurs Don’t Have Bedtimes and Superhero Dad. His books have been translated into 20 languages and several have been read on CBeebies bedtime stories. Tim has done more than 100 events and readings in schools, colleges, bookshops, fairs, libraries and festivals. He lives in Sussex and his hobbies include swashbuckling.
Sam Lloyd is the illustrator behind the bestselling Mr Pusskins series which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Booktrust Pre-School Award and was shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Award. Her novelty books include the Richard and Judy prize-winning Calm Down, Boris and Hello Dudley. Sam’s books have been translated into over 15 languages. Sam lives in Brighton with her son Ozzy and their ginormous ginger cat.
Little Princess visits a friend who has a rabbit, and comes home obsessed with getting one herself. She’s given a stick-insect, a goldfish and a few other low-maintenance pets, but she still wants a bunny. Sometimes getting exactly what you want is a lesson in itself…
The Little Princess series: 'Hilarious and a godsend to parents' GUARDIAN
A brilliantly funny story all about celebrating difference, from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts – perfect for young dinosaur fans everywhere!
Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big and scary, so when a placid duckbill dinosaur's egg ends up in the wrong nest, confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out, he's so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed . . .
Tyrannosaurus Drip is a fantastic rhyming adventure story from Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, with wonderfully funny illustrations from award-winning illustrator David Roberts. This roar-tastic book all about celebrating difference is sure to become a firm favourite with young dinosaur fans.
Enjoy the other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: The Troll, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, The Flying Bath and The Cook and the King.
A playful, warm and funny story following a boy with a wild imagination and his lively family, from brand new creative duo: Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola.
Shhh. Beware. My dad is a grizzly bear.
In this family, it's just possible that Dad is a grizzly bear . . . He has fuzzy fur, enormous paws and loves the outdoors. He sleeps a lot even in the cinema and when he's awake, he's always hungry, usually eating up all the honey. What else could Dad be? But sometimes, when it's scary at night, a lovely big bear hug is just what is needed.
A hilarious debut picture book written by Swapna Haddow author of the Dave Pigeon series and illustrated by the brilliantly talented Dapo Adeola author of Look Up!
Upper Dab is under attack from a mysterious invasion of toads in this hilarious adventure from award-wining author Patrice Lawrence.
After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly quirky comedy caper with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 8.
Matt Lucas’s chart-storming charity song, ‘Thank You, Baked Potato’, is now a laugh-out-loud picture book – perfect for self-isolation storytime!
“Wash your hands! Stay indoors! Only visit grocery stores!…
Stay safe, protect others AND help the NHS during lockdown & with help from one very wise Baked Potato!
Created by award-winning comedian Matt Lucas to raise money for FeedNHS, Thank You, Baked Potato is now a laugh-out-loud picture book, offering important guidance for all the family & plus plenty of self-isolation fun!
T
hank you, Baked Potato
is the UK's official number 1 bestselling picture book!
All author and publisher profits from the sale of Thank You, Baked Potato go to FeedNHS, providing meals for thousands of critical care workers in NHS hospitals across the UK.
Perfect for every child who has ever dreamed of travelling to space...
Making new friends is never easy, but seems impossible when Tony moves to a new town and school mid-term. But when he finds a round red button hidden in a cupboard, all his worries are forgotten. The button transforms his dull kitchen into a spaceship, called The Invincible. There's nothing more exciting than cruising the universe for adventure, but what about school and his mum?
Tony Spears' epic-galactic-space-adventures and his earthly life begin to converge. The universe is in danger, 'Sports Morning' is looming at school and Tony's mum won't have a messy kitchen!
Will Tony find a way to save the universe, and also deal with the difficulties in his 'real' life?
Inspired by Tim Peake and Major Tom ...
