Item category 1: Picture Books

Mucky Pup is getting under his family's feet. It's Christmas Day tomorrow. But Mucky Pup doesn't know what Christmas is. So he goes to find his friend Pig. Perhaps he will know about this Christmas thing. But Pig doesn't and so what anyway?

Oliver has returned from his happy, healthy holiday at his grandparents' houses, and suddenly nothing at home seems good enough. How can Oliver's long-suffering mum make Oliver happy?

When a baby is given a bag of bread to throw to the ducks and geese he holds on to the bread. The birds make such a noise until the baby's brother arrives and gives him an ice-cream. The baby gives them the bread and they all say, "Yum! Yum!".

Rainbow Fish & his friends feed & play in their shoal, but when a big blue whale comes to live close by, they begin to worry. Will this huge creature be a friend or a foe? Will he gobble up all the available food with that enormous mouth of his?

Ruby the donkey is growing old, her coat won't keep her warm in winter and she can't keep herself warm. The other animals in the field join together to make her a coat and she becomes the star at the local school's Nativity play.

John Ryan presents a lively retelling of some of the more well-known events in the life of Daniel. The Very Hungry Lions is created in a style similar to Ryan's other Bible stories, including Mabel and the Tower of Babel and Giant-Killer.

'The Black Pig' is sailing to the coast of America, guided by an ancient treasure map, to discover the lost gold of the Stinkas. But when they reach their destination Cut-throat Jake is waiting for them to steal the treasure for himself.

A shining star leads shepherds, kings and all the animals of the forest to Bethlehem. The illustrations in this book are embellished with holographic foils which hold the attention of children listening to the story.

Originally published in 1937, Little Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep is the tale of a little girl who is so good at skipping that she can even outskip fairies. Her reward is a gift of great power that she uses against a very unpleasant landowner.

Aimed at children aged 1-3, this board book contains 10 details from a Fine Art Painting, accompanied by a one word caption. A Gallery at the back of the book shows the full painting from which the detail is taken.