Collection: Junior Fiction Hardback

Four insect friends are looking for a place to live - one that has flowers for Bee, leaves for Ladybird, a pond for Dragonfly and dead wood for Beetle. But - oh no! - with dangers all around, a good place is not so easy to find. This picture book from Lucy Cousins sees new depth and contrast to h...

It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy - and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him. Follow Bear on his journey from rel...

It's time for a dance in Acorn Wood! But Hare needs a new dress first. Lift the flaps to join in the excitement as Hare tries on lots of different outfits, then heads to Acorn Hall for a party with her friends.

Is strong brave and fearless? Does it always win a fight? Does strong have a shouty voice? Is it always right? These are the questions posed by the inquisitive Bean at the opening of this lyrical story that explores our understanding of what it means to be strong.

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh! But what will she do if there's just nowhere to go?

A walk in the park with Nana and Gramps is always a lot of fun, but they're terribly slow and their grandchild isn't allowed to race ahead. Walking dutifully behind them, the child is soon joined by a long line of fantastical characters: a bear, a monster from the sewers, a pirate and his crew. T...

Follow a little boy's friendship and journey with one tree, in this powerful and beautiful love letter to nature. From master wordsmith, Benjamin Zephaniah, comes a breathtaking new poem and story showing how trees offer us the perspective and connection to nature we crave in our daily lives. The...

Liliana wears her super power lightly, using it to help others in a crisis. A resilient child, she thinks nothing of singlehandedly rescuing a highland cow stuck in the mud, or of stopping an out-of-control steamroller in its tracks, or of throwing a beached whale back out to sea.

Here is an accessible, early introduction to bias. Bias is a learned behaviour. The good thing is we can learn to be unbiased too! This book teaches little ones to be aware of how they think about themselves and those around them!

Set in a family home in West Africa, 'M is for Mango' is a playful, adventurous and big-hearted picture book that introduces M words to the youngest of children, with a dash of mischief, mayhem and mess along the way.