Baby Bear lives in a home with the Big Bears, and loves to chase butterflies and make mud pies - they make Baby Bear's tummy fill with sunshine. Then, one night, Baby Bear hears a big storm downstairs in the house and in the morning, Baby Bear's tummy starts to feel grey and rainy. How will such a small bear cope with these big new feelings?
This sensitive, charming storybook is written to help children who have lived with violence at home to begin to explore and name their feelings. Accompanied by notes for adults on how to use each page of the story to start conversations, it also features fun games and activities to help to understand and express difficult emotions. It will be a useful book for social workers, counsellors, domestic violence workers and all grown-ups working with children.
The first book in a heartwarming and timeless new series with a brave and spirited heroine, from the acclaimed duo behind THE BOOKSHOP GIRL.
Betsy Bow-Linnet is determined to become a world famous concert pianist like her parents. There's just one problem: no matter how hard she practises she doesn't share their musical talents. So when a mysterious letter arrives from a woman claiming to know of an unusual Method that will make Betsy's playing 'stupendous', Betsy jumps at the chance. There's just one condition: she must keep the Method a secret.
But it isn't just one secret - it's forty-four tiny secrets in the shape of a boxful of pygmy mice! Betsy is mystified - how are they going to help her play the piano and - more importantly - how on earth can she keep them all a secret?
Gorgeously illustrated in two-colour, this is a warm, funny and pitch-perfect story about the true nature of family love and finding your real talents in the most unexpected of places. Perfect for fans of ISADORA MOON, AMELIA FANG, OTTOLINE and HARPER.
Getting the kids to school on time can be filled with hurdles – Rebecca Cobb perfectly captures the epic adventure it can be in A Wild Walk to School, a witty story full of imagination!
From the Waterstones prize-winner and bestselling illustrator of The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson.
It's time to walk to school and mum wants the children to get there on time. But what Mum doesn't realise is that the hill is in fact the tummy of a sleeping giant and it's important to tread carefully when the floor turns to lava! It's just as well Mum has these two Brave Explorers with her . . .
A charming, relatable and beautifully illustrated story that's full of fun: recognisable to children and their grown-ups everywhere!
From hilarious MEGA bestselling author, Katie Kirby, comes a brand-new story from the phenomenal Lottie Brooks series!
Today we brainstormed strategies to #GETAMBERBACK. Our top ideas are:
Send her flowers
Hypnotise her
Kidnap her
Tell everyone she smells like lasagne
Emotionally blackmail her by making a BFF photo montage
Just when Lottie thought life might be going back to normal, everything goes wrong again! Amber’s hanging out with the Ultra Mean Girl Gang at school and is completely ignoring the Queens of Eight Green. Mum’s gone back to work and expects Lottie to ‘help around the house more’, Bella keeps biting everyone and Pot Noodle will not stop sniffing every dog’s bum. DISASTER!
Now Lottie has to come up with a foolproof plan to get Amber back before her friendship group is destroyed forever. What could go wrong???
Join Lottie as she battles the mean girls, takes on school injections (apparently they can go through your arm!) and even more extremely embarrassing moments.
Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks:
My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath.
My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional ""Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!"".
My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever'
Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion'
Have you read all of Lottie's embarrassing diaries?
Book 1: The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Book 2: The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks
Book 3: The Mega Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks
Book 4: The Totally Disastrous School Trip of Lottie Brooks
Book 5: The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks
Book 6: The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks
Book 8: Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls
Other books from the world of Lottie Brooks:
Book 7: Lottie Brooks's Totally Essential Guide to Life
I will love you till the cows come home from a trip to Mars through skies unknown, in a rocket ship made of glass and stone… I will love you till the cows come home.
Love knows no bounds in this tender tribute to the depths of family love. For fans of Guess How Much I Love You, in this great adventure bedtime story there are yaks in cadillacs, sheep setting sail, frogs on big-wheeled bikes and more...
I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home is filled with warm, funny art and rhythmic text, perfect for curling up with your little one at the end of the day... and a very special Valentine's day gift for the one you love.
'This heartwarming, witty and touching story is all about hope and belief . . . An absolute delight.' – Daily Mail
Discover the power of true magic in this funny, exciting, big-hearted story by Caryl Lewis, the award-winning author of Seed and The Magician's Daughter. Perfect for boys and girls of 8 to 12. Illustrated throughout by George Ermos.
After one hilarious, disastrous magic show too many, Abby’s dad decides it’s time to give up showbiz. Until the day Abby finds a mysterious, dusty old book of spells among her mum's things. Mum had always been the dazzling magician, after all. As Abby practises, each new spell brings wonder and joy, not only to Abby and her dad, but also to the whole community.
Nothing lasts forever, though, and after each public performance another spell vanishes from the book. So before the magic disappears forever, Abby and Dad plan one final, spectacular, impossible show . . .
Praise for Caryl Lewis's debut SEED:
'Some books are about magic. Some books ARE magic' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
'A near-perfect blend of witty humour, rollicking adventure [and] compelling characters.' – Daily Mail
Shortlisted for Breakthrough Children's Book of the Year, The Week Junior Book Awards
Shortlisted for the Brandford Boase Award 2023
An exciting luxury pop-up edition of Judith Kerr’s classic children’s book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. The perfect gift for children aged 3 and up.
First published in 1968 and never out of print, The Tiger Who Came to Tea has become a timeless classic enjoyed and beloved by generations of children.
Now in a spectacular celebratory pop-up edition with seven incredible spreads, it’s the perfect gift for fans of all ages.
The magic begins at teatime!
This little frog is up with a hop and ready to spend the day swimming, making cakes and playing hide-and-seek, and all of it just with Mum. With its gently rhyming text and beautifully bold illustrations, this is the perfect preschool book to share with any toddler and an ideal Mother's Day gift.
Based on the author's relationship with her young daughter, this bright, fresh board book is the perfect size for little hands, small enough to take with you on your own day out, or snuggle up with at the end of a busy day. A beautiful book about a special bond, and the joy of spending the day with someone you love.
Mummy and Me forms a perfect pair with Katherina Manolessou's first picture book, Zoom Zoom Zoom, also available as a board book.
In a kid-friendly, accessible way, this book explores the ways that people can choose to come together to make a family by showing one perspective on the adoption experience.
We Belong Together is about sharing your home and sharing your heart to make a family that belongs together. With an understanding of how personal and unique each adoption is, and that not everyone comes to it in the same way, Todd Parr's colorful art explores the meaning of family.
Meet Izzy the Inventor in a laugh-out-loud fiction series that brings together science, magic and a very lovable unicorn. Packed full of illustrations and easy-to-read text, this series is perfect for beginner readers and fans of Isadora Moon and the Kitty books.
Henry the unicorn is trapped in a tall tower in Fairytale Land and it's up to Izzy to save him. She's come with all her latest inventions - water balloons, catapults, musical instruments - but this time, her inventions alone can't save Henry. She's going to have to learn how to travel through time with the help of a bad-tempered gnome!
Every book contains ideas for science experiments and a QR code with links for more to try at home.
Collect all the books in the series!
Izzy the Inventor and the Curse of Doom
Izzy the Inventor and the Time Travelling Gnome
Izzy the Inventor and the Teeny-Tiny Ogres
