The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus. It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer, music and magic. It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible . . .
""Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon
and McCartney of children's publishing"" Sunday Times
This fabulous picture book from superstar author and
illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot of slapstick
fun and silliness.
The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and
troll in the land.
They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst.
When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can’t
wait to scare her out of her wits.
But the little girl quickly shows them that you don’t have
to be big to be brave, and baddies don’t always win.
This hardback edition with a protective dust-jacket is a gift
for a lifetime
Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every
page with lots of details to spot
Julia and Axel are the team that have created picture book favourites
such as The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog
and Highway Rat - all of which have been made into
animated films premiering on BBC1 Christmas Day.
The Smeds and the Smoos animation debuted on BBC1 Christmas
2022 with voice artists including Bill Bailey (comedian
and Strictly winner), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), Sally Hawkins (Paddington
movies) and Rob Brydon (Gavin and Stacey).
More praise for The Baddies:
'[The Baddies] is every bit as charming and wonderful and
funny as you'd imagine' Nihal Arthanyake, BBC Radio
5 Live
'A mean ghost, witch and troll try, yet hilariously fail,
to frighten a girl in this brilliant new tale from the superstar
picture book duo' The Bookseller
'Keeps little ones grinning and guffawing from the first colour-soaked
page to the last hilarious line of this fresh, funny
and exuberant rhyming story ... With Donaldson's heartwarming, inspirational
messages about being brave and standing up to bullies,
a wise and enchanting story in a rhyme perfectly created for reading
aloud, and Scheffler's stunning and richly detailed illustrations
providing lots to spot on every page, this is a creative
partnership made in children's reading heaven!' Lancashire
Evening Post
Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild woods. The way is long and dark, but Green is a smart girl. Smart enough to turn down apples offered by kindly old ladies, smart enough to turn down travel advice from helpful wolves, and above all, smart enough to solve a wealth of classic fairy tale problems – not least mend a lovelorn beast's broken heart.
Once Upon a Wild Wood is a richly imagined story packed full of familiar fairy tale characters as you've never seen them before. Including Red Riding Hood, Thumbelina, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, the three bears, the seven dwarfs and many more!
A visual feast on every page, illustrated with warmth and humour and full of witty details to discover – this is Chris Riddell at his picture book best!
The Burpee Bears are back in this glorious new picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks!
For this bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery, and true to Joe’s ethos, each book will feature a fun and positive story with added exercises and recipes – perfect for families to share and enjoy together!
The Burpee Bears is the first book in the series and is infused with Joe’s signature sense of fun. Join the bears as they explore the everyday ups and downs of family life. Children will fall in love with the Burpee Bear characters; they bring a little bit of Wicks magic and a whole lot of Joe energy to each and every page. The Burpee Bears will delight and engage children as they read, laugh and leap into action!
Created by Joe, with the story co-written with acclaimed author Vivian French, and gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard.
Now Dad has got a mohawk -
It must be two feet tall!
It's scraping on the ceiling!
Oh, I don't like this at all.
Dad usually looks fairly sensible, so it's a bit surprising when he starts appearing with outlandish new hairstyles! Then things get weirder when he turns up in odd and eccentric clothes! Why can this be? Has he gone mad? No, it's a fancy dress party!
Charlie's racehorse has certainly earned the name Noble Warrior: he won the Derby against all odds and bested a bunch of nasty kidnappers. But now Noddy is facing his greatest challenge yet . . .
Charlie's best friend Polly is still recovering from an accident that left her almost paralysed. But Polly has a real talent with horses - and she and Charlie are determined not to let it go to waste. Can the two best friends find a way to make Polly's equestrian dreams come true, and forge a new path for the racehorse who wouldn't gallop?
A fantastic picture book based on the CG-animated TV series – The Adventures of Paddington.
Paddington is a polite little bear from Darkest Peru who lives with a family called the Browns at 32 Windsor Gardens. He is kind, curious and rather accident-prone.
When Paddington learns all the Browns have a list of jobs to do around the house, he can’t wait to have his own. But chaos follows when he takes the wrong list!
Taking a lead from Michael Bond’s original books, and the spirit of the hugely successful Paddington movies, each new Paddington story is packed with vibrancy, humour and charm.
The best gift for cat-lovers who have everything!
Today, I'm going to collect cats.
At the moment, I have no cats.
But I do have plan...
This hilarious picture book is purrrfect for
cat lovers everywhere!
Honestly: can anyone ever have too many cats?
The answer might be yes, if the catsare
rather large, with big teeth!
But mostly, the answer is NEVER!
An explosive and hilarious look at facts, farts, and fun!
Dogs fart. Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders? Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs?
In this gaseous guide to kids' favourite animals (and some they've probably never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals parp, but also which have the stinkiest farts, which fart the most, and where all this smelly stuff comes from. They'll even learn which species has its own secret fart code! Perfect for reluctant readers, and with full-colour illustrations throughout, Does It Fart? is the funniest book you never knew you needed.
Based on the New York Times bestseller Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.
When Dilly is born, her parents think she is perfect – from the top of her head to the bottom of her foot. The other babies notice that Dilly is different but soon accept her and love her different ways of doing things. The adults aren't sure though - they love how all the penguins are the same. Can the younger generation convince their parents that there's space for Dilly? And maybe that positive change can be a good thing?
A charming and touching story – Dilly is a delightful character with a strong voice and a great tale of acceptance and change.
