Willow Valley is a very special place. Nestled in a hidden valley, trees of all shapes and sizes grew on the rolling green hills and pretty flowers dance in the meadows. Only the animals who live there know their way in and out, but they hardly ever want to leave because they're having too much fun!
Like so many children, Lucy wants a dog. But, unlike other children, Lucy interviews animals to fill the pet vacancy. And she gets a little more than she expected. Endearing and heart-warming, this story shows (with a humour that never overshadows the message) that being different is good. Another classic from this husband-and-wife team, told with simplicity and portrayed through appealing characters, illustrated with style and confidence.
Dozy and Snoozy are both tree sloths. One day by chance, Dozy and Snoozy met and Dozy challenges Snoozy to a race - and a great sloth race ensues. The toucan acts as judge and for hours the two sloths ""race"", but it is so slow that the spectators leave and only the toucan judge remains.
Eight-year-old Laura is very kind and thoughtful to all animals. Her mum and dad decide that she is definitely responsible enough to have her very own puppy - so take her to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, where she meets Bertie the West Highland terrier. Laura wants to take Bertie home, look after him and make him bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
Make a splash with Spot as he visits the pool!
It's Spot's first time ever swimming in a pool. Though he feels nervous at first, some support from Mom and friends means Spot is soon having fun in the sun--while staying cool in the pool!
""We've got to stop the first train!""
Boris is a ""tube"" mouse, living in the London Underground. His best friend is Heavy Duty, the station cleaner.
One morning Boris discovers that Heavy Duty has had an accident. Bories has to think fast. He has seen trains come and go all his life but never before has he had to STOP one!
Colour First Readers are perfect for new readers and include notes be reading specialist Prue Goodwin, honorary fellow of the University of Reading.
The astrosaurs are on a mission on planet Aggadon. But the dinosaurs there were being terrorised by strange creatures and weird itching diseases. Teggs and his crew investigate and discover a gang of monsters which aren't quite what they seem.
A special spring story. Perfect for Eastertime. Riley the mouse, Starla the badger and Horatio the hedgehog are getting all ready for a visit from the Hoppity Bunny. Every year they wake up to find painted eggs all over the valley and there's a treasure hunt to find them. It's going to be such fun!
Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur. On the incredible spaceship DSS Sauropod, along with his faithful crew, Gipsy, Arx and Iggy, Teggs rights wrongs, fights evil and eats a lot of grass.
An Animal Ark bestseller, now reissued with an eye-catching and appealing look for today's animal fiction fans. Mandy and James are suspicious of a breeder of Old English Sheepdog pups.
