Item category 1: Picture Books

When Gumdrop is accidentally turned into a time machine, Mr Oldcastle, Dan and Horace the dog are whisked back into a prehistoric landscape. The dinosaurs that live there come in all shapes and sizes, but they're not all friendly.

When Gumdrop's tank is filled with magic petrol a country drive becomes a magic adventure in Storyland. Mr Oldcastle's grandson, Dan, is delighted when they join the Mad Hatter for his tea party and meet other familiar characters such as Pinocchio.

Toddlers will recognise and enjoy exploring the familiar elements of their own environment. Very basic vocabulary and warm illustrations mirror the theme of bathtime.

Toddlers will recognise and enjoy exploring the familiar elements of their own environment. Very basic vocabulary and warm illustrations mirror the theme of clothes.

Joe and his family go shopping and Mum warns the children not to get lost. After only a few minutes, Gran goes missing! The hunt for Gran keeps tensions high in this hilarious story - with a twist at the end.

Young children will love to giggle at the antics of this wonderful character and delight in imitating the shapes of the different animals' mouths as they pop up at them with the turn of each page.

Baby Goz takes a walk around the farm and meets the tadpole who will become a frog and the larva that will turn into a ladybird. He learns lots of amazing things that happen to plants and animals as they grow.

A group of four babies of assorted ethnic origins play together, with such enthusiasm that they often fall off the pages. These bright picture books are newly-designed reissues of Helen Oxenbury's large-format multicultural board books.

Mr Oldcastle and Gumdrop are off for a quiet day in the country investigating some rather mysterious crop cicles. Their quiet days turn to absolute mayhem with the arrival of some fellow vintage car enthusiasts from the planet Mars!

When Mr Oldcastle and Gumdrop go on holiday to Scotland they can't resist a visit to Loch Ness. Everyone at the loch is delighted when a monster surfaces, but Gumdrop helps to reveal that Nessy is not exactly what she seems.