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Aladdin by Susanna Davidson; Lorena Alvarez (Illustrator)
Category: Classics | Series: Picture Books Ser.
When Aladdin meets his long-lost Uncle Abanazar, he's taken on a journey involving secret treasure troves, magic lamps and powerful genies who promise to obey his every command. But is everything quite what it seems? A lively retelling of the classic tale of magic and adventure from 'The Book Of A Thous ...Show more
Alfie Gets in First by Shirley Hughes
Category: Children's | Series: Red Fox picture books
Join Alfie, his baby sister Annie Rose, and all their family, friends and neighbours in these classic ALFIE STORIES by children's favourite, Shirley Hughes. Alfie and his mum and baby sister, Annie Rose, arrive home after shopping. While his mum struggles with the pushchair outside, Alfie rushes inside ...Show more
An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns by Betsy R Rosenthal
Category: Picture Books | Series: Millbrook Picture Books
Have you ever heard of a prickle of porcupines? Or a tower of giraffes? What about a parcel of penguins? This fun-filled romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay. Clever rhymes and humorous illustrations bring these collective nouns to life in funny ways, ...Show more
Billy Goats Gruff (A Noisy Picture Book & CD) by Kaye Umansky
Category: Picture Books | Series: Noisy Picture Books
Take a great story and lots of silly sounds, mix with a happy helping of children, and you have a recipe for a Kaye Umansky Noisy Picture Book. Riotously funny retellings of favourite tales as you have never heard them before. The Billy Goats Gruff find their trip-trapping path to the whispering grass a ...Show more
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Category: Picture Books | Series: Viking Kestrel picture books
"Caldecott Honor Book" What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born! "Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk!" Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparin ...Show more
COMMAS SAY TAKE A BREAK by DAHL MICHAEL
Category: Education | Series: Nonfiction Picture Books: Word Adventures: Punctuation
Commas love taking breaks. In fact, they want everyone to take breaks Follow along and learn all about commas.
Captain Pugwash in the Battle of Bunkum Bay by John Ryan
Category: Fiction | Series: Picture Puffin Story Books
A treasure ship loaded with silver coins has been wrecked in Bunkam Bay. Both the British and French fleets prepare to battle with each other and seize the bullion. Captain Pugwash has a cunning plan to outwit them both and grab the loot for himself, but his rival Cut-Throat Jake means to stop him.
Captain Pugwash in the Secret of the San Fiasco by John Ryan
Category: Fiction | Series: Picture Puffin Story Books
Captain Pugwash and his crew go to Bogle Bay on the stormy coast of Scotland in search of the lost Spanish treasure ship, the San Fiasco. They discover the ship's log-book in the master's bagpipes and the secret of the Fan Fiasco is revealed to them - it is hidden in the dungeons of Bogle Castle.
Cat and Dog by Helen Oswald
Category: Picture Books | Series: Picture Story Books
'Cat slept in the day. Dog slept at night. But every evening they met for their daily scrap.' After their biggest fight ever, Cat and Dog decide to come out at different times. And guess what ... they miss each other! Young children will love discovering what happens next in this funny, original tale, a ...Show more
Cockatoos by Quentin Blake
Category: Picture Books | Series: Red Fox picture books
When eccentric Professor Dupont tries to track down his troupe of brightly-coloured cockatoos, they're always just one step ahead of him. This counting book won the 1992 Smarties Children's Choice Award.
Curse of the Blue Diamond by Sally Farrell Odgers
Category: Children's | Series: Skippy picture books
As the Park Ranger for Bushtown, Skippy is always looking for ways to make the place safe - particularly from the disreputable local mayor, Croco the Crocodile, and his "body guards", Bruiser, Sirloin and Damon. Skippy enlists the help of his friends, and together they face many adventures.
Doctor Foster Went to Gloucester (Usborne PB) by Russell Punter
Category: Children's | Series: Picture Books
This classic nursery rhyme is retold in a picture book version which sees Doctor Foster not only travelling to Gloucester, but also Oxford, Gosport, Stockton and Bognor, encountering not just rain but a range of other extreme weather conditions. Illustrated by David Semple, whose characterful artwork su ...Show more