Picture books: character books

This beautifully illustrated board book counts from 1 to 10 with recognisable objects and characters. It's perfect to share with curious pre-schoolers and the youngest Winnie-the-Pooh fans.

Featuring images of Thomas and his engine friends from the 'All Engines Go' TV show, this large tabbed board book is a special Thomas-version of the 12 Days of Christmas song and young children will love counting up the various Christmas items as they sing along.

Learning to count is much easier when you do it with friends, and in this book children will find all their favourite characters from Percy's Park! From one to ten, the pages are packed full with beautiful illustrations, also introducing toddlers to the natural world as they go along.

Learn the letters of the alphabet with Percy the park keeper and his animal friends in this fun first concept book from highly regarded, award-winning author/illustrator Nick Butterworth.

Set in beautiful Moominvalley, this is a colourful collection of nine adventure stories about Moomintroll and his family - in which the Moomins and their friends encounter the hattifatteners, capture a dragon, unexpectedly move house, and meet the mysterious Groke.

Hello, Duggee! This cute Duggee-shaped board book is the perfect introduction to 'Hey Duggee'. Meet Duggee, the clubhouse cat, Enid and the Squirrels and find out all about the Squirrel Club!

This selection of poetry from Milne's 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six' features Christopher Robin and his dear friend, Pooh, with decorations from Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard, making it the perfect book for those who would like to be six for ever and ever.

Wally invites you to join him on an incredible journey of a lifetime! Every fabulous location he visits is a magnificent mind-boggling maze, with twists and turns in all directions. Trace your fingers along the paths from start to finish and complete the maze challenges and searches along the way...

Join the Avengers for two incredible tales in this exciting collection of stories filled with awesome artwork. Read along as Earth's Mightiest Heroes face fearsome foes and scary super villains, working together to save the day!

You'll have a fantastic time on the farm with YouTube sensation Blippi as he learns about 10 baby farm animals in this photographic book that includes sound buttons of him talking and the animals making their awesome noises!