Interest age: from c 4 years

Follow a child who is so shy she doesn't speak. With the encouragement on an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is...

From the award winning poet Joseph Coelho comes a moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poetry.

He may not be a superhero, or an astronaut, or a secret agent. But my dad is still the best dad in the world! From baking cookies and gardening to playing make-believe and watching the sunset, a child reveals all the simple yet wonderful things he loves to do with his dad. With lyrical rhyming te...

Ned the hamster has been in training for the Great Garden Hamster Race but when race day arrives, the route is cluttered with critters in need of help. Will he realise that a few small acts of kindness are more important than winning at any cost?

This picture book shows how one little girl's careful tending of a pecan tree creates the living center of a loving, intergenerational Black family.

Elisa hates being a princess, and would much rather live in the woods with Hans, a prince from a rival kingdom. But when her father, the king, discovers her love for Hans, he locks Elisa in a gloomy tower. Elisa is too brave and too clever to stay blocked up. She escapes, dodges capture and final...

Holly wants a little sister, so when her mum has a baby boy, Holly is disappointed. In this sweet tale of worry, assumptions and big changes, Holly learns that little brothers can be great fun too!

Learn to live in the moment with Oliver and his little brother Louis! Oliver gets the most amazing lollipop on his birthday trip to the zoo, and it's all he can think about. There are lions, pandas and toucans, and Oliver sees none of them. But when he loses his lollipop, it's down to his little ...

When Paloma goes to visit her family in Trinidad, she doesn't feel that she fits in. But Tante Janet has a story to tell her: An ancient story of warrior queens and talking drums, of treasures and tales that span thousands of years - a story that Paloma shares in, because her story starts in Afri...

This is a story that celebrates essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Something strange happened in 2020, just before the seasons changed. Everyone who was outside, went inside. Outside, it was quieter and different. Inside, we...