Picture Books

Have you ever wondered why the Mean Old Witch is mean? Or why the Big Bad Wolf is bad? They weren't always that way. The Big Bad Wolf used to be small and sweet. But when a witch was mean to him, everything changed. The Mean Old Witch used to be young and kind, singing to the birds and picking up...

From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious baby diplodocus. A new series of children's books focused on the way baby dinosaurs would spend a day. Since she was born, a baby diplodocus has spent her time hiding from hungry carnovores in the safety...

When ted falls out of bed, three tearaway mice whisk him off on a breath-taking journey. They zoom around in fast cars, go on a balloon ride and climb a building-block mountain. It's all very exciting, but will it get ted back to bed?

Frank and Bert are off for a picnic in the countryside. And Bert has brought a delicious surprise! But when he falls asleep, Frank can't resist taking a peek - WOW! Bert has made Frank's FAVOURITE biscuits! Surely, he won't mind if Frank eats one, or two, or three.

After Otto invites one of his friends to share his comfy basket, word quickly spreads around the neighbourhood. Soon he's sharing his cosy bed with all the dogs in the area, even taking in the local strays! Before he knows it, everyone is having the best sleep in his beloved basket: everyone, but...

Smriti was inspired to write 'Our Gorgeous Baby' after reading Shakespeare's Sonnet 130. With lyrical humour the story reflects the routine chaos a new baby brings upon a family and - in so doing - shows that even the slurpiest, burpiest, noisiest, smelliest and messiest of babies (multiple night...

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...

In this latest adventure of Percy and his friends, the park keeper finds a little bird and teaches him to fly. Squirrel's idea almost turns into a disaster but in the end the bird is happily on his way.

Paddington has packed his marmalade, a rubber duck, a frying pan and four toothbrushes and is ready for his first holiday by the sea. Read about his amazing adventures camping, snorkelling, fossil hunting, playing pirates, building sandcastles, and rescuing dolphins in this board book with sturdy...

Paddington Bear is getting ready for a Halloween party, strictly for family only. He can't wait for the party to start - as soon as he gets home from trick or treating! But nothing goes quite to plan after Paddington's mean neighbour, Mr Curry, invites himself to the party and spoils all the fun....