A funny and big-hearted rhyming story about love and kindness from the Number One bestselling Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and Catherine Rayner, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration.
Bert the bowerbird has made the most perfect nest and is hoping it will help him meet the bird of his dreams. His efforts to fill it with trinkets just aren’t good enough for snooty Nanette – but maybe somewhere out there is a bird who understands that a kind heart is the best treasure of all . . .
A stunningly illustrated book with a wonderful rhyming story about learning that it’s what’s on the inside that counts, The Bowerbird is a funny and heart-warming favourite from the creators of The Go-Away Bird.
Ollie, Bea and Ula do everything together. They play in the waves, eat shellfish feasts and snuggle up together to sleep. But there comes a day in every otter's life when they must find a perfect rock. One shiny and strong enough to crack open shells for themselves. When they find the best rock of all, who will get to keep it?
This picture book about sibling struggles and family love makes a cosy bedtime read that can help with difficult conversations about sharing. Sarah Noble's gorgeous illustrations bring the world of sea otters to life.
Mucky Duck is a very special duck - he likes painting, cooking, playing football...and he also likes getting VERY MUCKY! And one way or another he always seems to get his friend Oliver very mucky too. Children will love the repetitive line 'O you Mucky Duck!' that appears frequently within the pages. And Neal Layton has used collage to great effect to create some really messy pages...our only advice is to dive right in. Perfect for reading aloud. Sally Grindley is the author of over 30 books for children and has had an astonishing four of her books short-listed for the Smarties prize. Her previous books for Bloomsbury include Who is It?, Where are my Chicks, A New Room for William and the newly-published The Sulky Vulture illustrated by Michael Terry. Sally lives in Gloucestershire. Neal Layton is an astounding talent in children's illustration. His first picture book was The Photo and his second for Bloomsbury, Rover, with Michael Rosen has been a huge success worldwide. He is currently illustrating the forthcoming Wicked Poems selected by Roger McGough, and is a talent to watch. Neal lives in Glasgow.
Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms in this brilliant board book to meet all your favourite characters from the bestselling picture book The Snail and the Whale – and bring the story to life!
What happens when a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of an enormous whale? Push and pull the tabs to see them head off on an amazing journey around the world, help the snail with her big plan to save the whale after disaster strikes and he is beached in a bay, and then slide out the big tab on the last page to watch them both travel safely away – hooray!
With a short, simple rhyming text based on the original story, The Snail and the Whale: A Push, Pull and Slide Book is the perfect introduction for preschoolers to The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, and a great gift for fans of the bestselling picture book.
Also available: Room on the Broom: A Push, Pull and Slide Book
This is the picture book for every little one's shelf,
about how sometimes the smallest people make the biggest difference.
A beautiful owl lives in the tree outside Ben’s house. Ben
calls him Mr Hoot. When grown-ups want to chop down Mr Hoot’s
tree, Ben has to act fast to save him. This warm, funny and
inspiring story shows how we can all protect the wildlife
that lives all around us.
With characteristic warmth and humour, Helen Stephens’ exquisite
new picture book celebrates the precious wildlife that lives
all around us, and shows how even the smallest of us can help
to protect it.
Hugely topical: a warmly funny environmental book with heart –
will inspire children to look out for, love and protect their
local wildlife
Striking cover design with gold foil – a perfect gift book
Helen Stephens is an Instagram star with nearly 20,000 followers.
She also launched her own online illustration course, The Good
Ship Illustration
A hugely endearing, very funny story about kindness, friendship and overcoming fears, from award-winning illustrator Maisie Paradise Shearring.
Anna and Otis the snake are great friends and they love having fun together. But Otis knows people are scared of snakes, so he usually just plays at home or in the garden. He is nervous when Anna suggests a new adventure.
At first people are afraid, and Otis feels he isn't welcome in the town. But Anna encourages Otis not to give up, and it soon turns out that maybe snakes aren't as scary as people thought! The hairdresser enjoys shampooing a reptile for a change, and at the skate shop Sally has a lot of fun fitting Otis with his own set of awesome wheels.
Anna and Otis is full of endless rich details to spot and Maisie's artwork is a treat to pore over.
Discover the children's adventure hit of the year! Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and Waterstones Book of the Month.
Adventure and magic collide in Land of the Last Wildcat, Lui Sit's debut children's novel about family, friendship and an adorable wildcat, beautifully illustrated throughout in black and white by David Dean.
'A heart-pounding adventure for young animal lovers . . . You will paws-itively adore this one!' - Carlie Sorosiak, author of I, Cosmo
Puffin Lau has two problems: her beloved scientist mum barely speaks to her . . . and a mythical wildcat called the kuri is depending on her for its survival.
Luckily, Puffin grew up on stories of the kuri and its magical powers, and she will stop at nothing to return it to its rightful home.
But standing in her way is the ominous Professor Smoult, a money-hungry scientist who wants to capture the kuri and steal its magic. Faced with a mammoth journey to the faraway Linger Island, Puffin and her best friend Lance must evade the professor and save the last wildcat before it's too late . . .
My Magical Unicorn takes toddlers into a truly magical world with a beautiful unicorn!
With a sparkly foil cover and push, pull and slide mechanisms, little ones will have lots of fun taking part in the unicorn's exciting adventure!
Yujin Shin's beautifully coloured illustrations are paired with gentle rhyming text and lots of things to spot in four bright and busy magical scenes.
Perfect for little fingers and inquisitive minds, enjoy more magical adventures with My Magical Dragon and My Magical Mermaid.
Part kitten, part mermaid and TOTALLY purrfect!
Meet the purrmaids, the CUTEST kitten-mermaids you've EVERseen!
Coral, Shelley and Angel are best friendsand
they love their home in Kittentail Cove.
On the first day of school, their teacher asks the class to bring
in something special for show-and-tell. Shelleyand
Angel can't wait to go treasure hunting in Tortoiseshell
Reef. But the reef is on the edge of the cove,
and Coral is scared to swim that far.
Can this scaredy cat find the strength to be brave?
The third and final 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
The Daily Mail - 'Litchfield’s use of light is unequalled and this is a triumphant last movement in a great symphony.’
You probably remember the story of the bear who found the piano in the woods and grew up to become a huge star. He played his music in front of millions of adoring fans and all of his wildest dreams came true. But now, the audiences are smaller, the pianos less grand, and the applause is dying away. So Bear decides to retire. Back in the woods, he is sad that his dream is over but he soon has something to distract him: Little Bear! When Little Bear stumbles upon his piano in the woods, she can’t believe it when her father says that no one wants to hear his music anymore. So she comes up with a plan to prove him wrong.
The final book in the award-winning, best-selling trilogy shows that while fame and fortune might be temporary, the best songs stay in your heart forever.
**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
