Item category 1: Picture Books

It's Thomas' birthday but all the other engines seem to have forgotten. Thomas gets on with his jobs for the day, but he's not very happy. Meanwhile, his friends are busy working on a secret plan. Is Thomas in for a big surprise?

Red crayon loves his mum because she works extra hard, especially during the holidays. Yellow and Orange crayons love their grandma, who has a been like a mum to them. And White crayon loves his mum very much, even if he can't always see her. In this inclusive celebration of all kinds of families...

A little boy has a big hole in his life after his brother's death. It's in the bottom bunk where Matty used to sleep, and on Matty's chair at dinner. It follows him everywhere - and he hates it. But with the help of a friend, he manages to climb into the hole and confront his grief - the sadness,...

Have you ever had a day when you just hate everything? You have? Well, what if you had a friend who helped you to work out that rather than hating everything, you loved everything instead? Sounds good, right? Well, this book is that friend so you might want to read on!

Have you ever had a day when you just hate everything? You have? Well, what if you had a friend who helped you to work out that rather than hating everything, you loved everything instead? Sounds good, right? Well, this book is that friend so you might want to read on!

This brightly illustrated adventure story is perfect for kids who claim to hate reading, as the enchanting narrative opens their eyes to a fantasy world created by words on a page. In this spellbinding story, we meet a little girl excited for the end of term. No more school! However, she's given ...

I love to see the sun come up, and melt the winter snow. I love to see your wonder as the spring shoots start to grow. As the hope of spring turns into the warm days of midsummer, this heartwarming story follows Big Bear and Little Bear as they share their love and gratitude for one another acros...

One morning, deep in the forest, Grey Wolf spots a delicious-looking rabbit and thinks to himself: Time for breakfast! But Little Rabbit isn't scared. In fact, she has plans of her own - plans to find and eat a monster. Which is ridiculous, of course, because monsters aren't real. Or are they? Pe...

A whole family set off to sell their luscious lemons at the market in Lagos. They leave before dawn with lamps in hand and loads on heads. They have quite an adventure ahead of them - over logs, on a leaky lorry, through lightning, past lions and leopards until eventually reaching Lagos. The city...

It's a dark and stormy night, and Sophie knows that there's a monster hiding under her bed. So, like any sensible child, she decides to send him a letter. Dear Monster, I know you are hiding under my bed. I hear you breathing. This is your last warning. Leave now or I will call the Monster Police...