When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. Zoe's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret. A new baby koala has arrived at the zoo, and he's very clumsy. Zoe is a bit worried he's going to hurt himself. So she comes up with a very cuddly way to keep him safe - a koala sling!
The first book in the best-selling, award-winning ‘Bear and the Piano’ trilogy.
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Illustrated Book Category for 2016
Over 120,000 copies have been sold of The Bear and the Piano in the UK.
One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind. A moving tale of exploration and belonging from best-selling and critically acclaimed author David Litchfield.
The Sunday Times –‘The influence of the great illustrators Jon Klasen and Shaun Tan are detectable in David Litchfield’s opulent The Bear and the Piano.’
The Guardian –‘This book is full of breath-taking scenes, from the stunning forest to the rich New York skyline.'
Huffington Post —‘A heart-warming and beautifully illustrated tale of music, friendship and adventure.’
The Daily Mail —‘A sumptuous treat… [Litchfield] weaves magic with light and space...The ending will have your heart soaring like a soprano’s top C.’
The Bookseller —‘One of the most impressive debuts of the autumn, this is a really stunning picture book with both critical and commercial appeal […] Distinctive, atmospheric and uplifting, it's my picture book of the year.’
**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
Sing your heart out with a whole choir of characters, in the showstopping new picture book from number one bestselling author David Walliams, illustrated by the artistic genius, Tony Ross!
There’s more than one star of the show… In fact, there’s a whole choir of them!
Warble the walrus LOVES to sing.
Unfortunately, she is not very good at it! And when her atrocious warbling causes an avalanche, the other walruses leave her all alone.
But when you SING like no-one is listening, SOMETIMES, they start to hear you…
The perfect story for anyone who loves to laugh or sing, this brand-new story from David Walliams is a delightfully wonderful warble about doing what makes you HAPPY, and being LOUD about it!
Lucy can't help but feel lonely when she and her brother move in with their gran, leaving behind their old friends. Lucy wishes she could have a pet, but Gran isn't keen on animals. A stray kitten catches Lucy's attention, and she instantly falls in love with it. Where will the kitten go if she can't find anyone to take her in?
A heart-warming read from best-selling author Holly Webb, perfect for fans of Magic Animal Friends and Animal Ark.
Join Baby Bear as he makes friends with an owl and has a picnic on the moon – Whatever Next! A beautiful story of innocence and imagination, full of the characteristic warmth and humour of Jill Murphy, author of Peace at Last and The Worst Witch.
The moon and back before bath time? Whatever next!
Baby Bear wants to go on one more adventure before bed – a quick trip to the moon. Mrs Bear isn't pleased, and anyway, she says, Baby Bear doesn't have a rocket. Luckily, there's one under the stairs . . .
Enjoy more Bear Family stories with Peace at Last and Just One of Those Days.
A fantastic series for animal lovers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb!
Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals!
Zoe adores the zoo's gorgeous new baby pandas. They're twins! But how will she tell them apart? Because one of them is REALLY naughty, that's how!
With stories full of cute and cuddly animals and beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams, Zoe's Rescue Zoo is the ideal series for animal-mad readers aged 5+.
When Twilight Sparkle reads an old spell she accidently muddles up all her friends' cutie marks! Can Twilight help her friends remember what their special talents are and fix the mix-up? And will the spell make Twilight's princess dreams come true?
This colour Early Reader is perfect for young pony fans just starting their own reading adventure.
Welcome to a magical world where animals talk and play - just like you and me!
Lily and Jess can't wait to see the Fuzzybrush fox family wake the stars with their magical dance. But wicked witch Grizelda's black dragon is determined to make the forest dark - forever!
Can Ruby Fuzzybrush help the girls reverse the spell on her family and save the forest?
It's the unicorn book you never knew you needed ... until
now!
A story about friendship, acceptance and rainbow unicorn poop!
Meet Unicorn.
With a beautiful mane so silky smooth,
a glittering horn that sparkles in the sunlight
and perfectly pink hooves that shine as she gallops,
Unicorn is just like every other unicorn out there.
Except for her rainbow poop, of course.
Wait - haven't you heard about her rainbow poop?
This fully fabulous picture book by Emma Adams and Katy
Halford features:
unicorns, rainbows, dragons, princesses, fairies, silliness, mischief
and RAINBOW POOP!
Welcome to a magical world where animals talk and play - just like you and me!
Best friends Jess and Lily love all animals. But when they follow a mysterious golden cat into Friendship Forest - a place where animals live in tiny cottages and sip dandelion tea at the Toadstool Cafe - their summer holidays suddenly become much more magical!
It's Ellie Featherbill's birthday, and she's having a party at her houseboat home on Willowtree River. But Grizelda has a wicked plan to poison the river, and orders the Boggits to steal the Featherbills' barge - with Ellie still on board! Can Lily and Jess save the little duckling and stop the Boggits?
Eleven-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT.
A talent that can let her HEAR the thoughts of an elephant, and make friends with a dog and a sparrow.
The only problem is, this talent is dangerous. VERY dangerous. That's what her dad says.
So when she frees the school rabbit from its tiny hutch, she vows to keep her talent a secret. But after a face-to-face encounter with a lion, things start to go very wrong. Her dad - and every animal in town - is now in danger. Evie is determined to save them. And to find the truth of her own past. To do that she must battle a mysterious man with a talent more powerful than any other.
As time runs out, she must seek help from the animals, and finally DARE TO BE HERSELF . . .
