Item category 1: Picture Books

Once, many years ago, there was a baby, in his pram, with his sisters and their sandwiches and lemonade and toys. A lyrical and epic story about a baby and a trio of toys, and their adventure on the high seas. Beautifully told by master storyteller Allan Ahlberg and stunningly illustrated by Emma...

When the skeleton friends go sledging, they can't see their own bones in the white snow. But they can see a black cat - until, that is, she slips off into their dark cellar.

Another entertaining story of the big skeleton, the little skeleton and the dog skeleton. The three skeletons are down in their dark cellar and are dreaming of being chased by dinosaur skeletons. Dog skeleton, however, chases them off.

One night the three skeletons go for a ride on a ghost train with monster ticket collectors, and real ghosts driving the train. They stay out all night and get back home at four in the morning. As they wander home, they are scared by a screaming baby and race back to hide under the bed in their d...

Three cheers for bread, HIP-HIP-HOORAY! Early in the morning the baker bakes a lovely loaf of bread. So lovely, in fact, that by the time the sun goes down it's been gobbled up! Who eats it all? Well, the baker munches on its crunchy crust. The baker's wife has the second slice as toast and the b...

A wonderful rhyming story to read aloud. Every parent can immediately relate to the simple joy felt by a boy simply kicking a ball, and how there is nothing else quite like it.

The three skeletons go out in their car one night in search of a mystery. They discover that lots of things are mysterious in the dark, including a black cat on a roof and a ghost on a train in a dark dark tunnel.

A pencil draws a boy, a dog, a cat and a whole world for them to play in. Then the pencil draws a brush, and the brush adds colour to everything. Everyone is very happy, until the pencil draws a rubber - which begins rubbing everything out.

A pencil draws a boy, a dog, a cat and a whole world for them to play in. Then the pencil draws a brush, and the brush adds colour to everything. Everyone is very happy, until the pencil draws a rubber - which begins rubbing everything out.

The three skeletons enjoy a holiday on board their little boat. But one night the pirates come and put them out to sea on a tiny raft, launching them on an oceanful of new adventures.