Item category 1: Picture Books

This is a bright and irresistible picture book about the effect a new baby has on family life. It reveals the impact the baby has on the family through the eyes of an older sibling.

The bad-tempered ladybird picks fights with every animal it meets, but soon learns the importance of friends. In this humorous story, Eric Carle explores the concepts of size and time through brighly coloured pictures.

Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn't stop until it is finished.

Exploring some of the sights, sounds and tastes of Jamaica - from the bustling capital of Kingston, to the peaceful and serene Blue Mountain - this work shows Jamaica in its colourful diversity, introducing children to this small and beautiful Caribbean island.

All Spider wants is to be a family pet. But the family whose house he lives in are terrified of him. Whenever he tries to show them what a great pet he would make, they simply cry, 'Aaaarrgghh, Spider!'. Themes of tolerance and misunderstanding make key discussion points for children in this book.

The story of the children of Lir is one of the oldest and best loved of all Celtic tales. It has been told around the fire for thousands of years. Find out the fate of the children of Lir, cursed by their jealous stepmother to live as swans for nine hundred years.

Little Red Riding Hood has ten samosas to deliver. She meets some familiar, and hungry, faces on the way. Does she deliver them, or will the wolf get their first? This is a funny story, tying in some simple maths.

Princess Milly and her friends are so excited about the upcoming ballerina ball! The dresses, the dancing, the decorations! But, will the princesses remember the steps to their dance? Or will Princess Milly's magic get them in a muddle again? Luckily for Princess Milly, friendship is a spell that...

What a job for Stanley - he's building a house for his friend, Myrtle. He will need his digger and his bulldozer and his cement mixer! He will also need his friend, Charlie, to help. But will they manage to build the whole house?