Item category 1: Picture Books

Eddie knows her mum would love a Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty for her birthday. The only problem is that she doesn't know what a Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty is, or where to find one! Join Eddie as she tours the whole town, trying to track down the perfect present.

Meet the ploofers. They're going to do something together, all the same, all at the same time - but wait! Who did that? Who was different? A simple and joyful story about accepting and celebrating our differences.

The Ploofers are back and they've been practising something very special again. But one little Ploofer is too scared to go on this adventure. Can he find a little bit of courage?

Benny & Fern are playing in the snow for the first time. Benny is fearless & runs off to explore. Fern is nervous & follows behind. But both of them are frightened when they find they're lost & far from home. Luckily, Fern spots a tiny clue in the snow, & leads her brother back to Mummy - & a big...

Millie loves her monkey. He is her very special toy. But when best friend Lily wants to play with Monkey too, Millie is not happy. She takes away all the toys and plays with them by herself in the playhouse. But soon she hears laughter coming from outside. Everyone is having fun without Millie, a...

It's Christmas Eve at the North Pole, but everything is far from ready. Suddenly a unicorn appears - will this mystery creature save the day?

A small girl listens to her sister complaining about her bottom, but she thinks it looks lovely. Noses, mouths, ears and eyes are all different sizes - and so are bottoms. Big bottoms are useful for crash landings and sitting on thrones all day, and small ones are good for detecting peas in beds.

Father Christmas is back, and this time he's had three helping of sprouts! As he tries to deliver the presents, his tummy rumbles, gurgles and groans, but Father Christmas knows he must keep it in - he doesn't want to wake anyone up! Will he come up trumps?

At each different house that he visits, Father Christmas drinks and eats all the goodies left out for him. Before long he really, really, really needs a wee. Find out what happens, and whether Father Christmas ever gets to relieve himself, in this funny counting book from Nicholas Allan.

The King cannot rule without his royal pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can't be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder a...