Wobble Bear loves yellow and he loves saying 'yellow' too! When he's getting ready for bed he sees a red towel., pink soap, blue toothpaste, and lots of colourful toys, but will Wobble Bear ever stop saying 'yellow'? Join him in this bouncy bedtime story to find out!
Little Frog lives with his mommy and daddy. It's just the three of them, and Little Frog likes it that way. But one day, his parents tell him he is going to be a big brother—to NINE tadpoles! Little Frog is not impressed with his baby siblings. They can't jump. They can't play drums. They can't do anything! All they do is keep Mommy and Daddy busy—too busy for Little Frog. But with a …
Designed for parents and carers of pre-school children who are looking for a simple way to help develop their children's key numeracy skills from which all later learning develops. This book also offers parent's notes with explanations and spin-off activities.
There are all sorts of strange things happening in Baby Bears dream. He runs away from a witch who lives in a gingerbread house, meets a young girl on her way to her grandmas and sees a huge beanstalk that touches the sky. This story is a fusion of favourite fairytales, full of twists and turns, where all is familiar yet nothing is quite what it seems.
It's the first day of school, and Chamelia's teacher introduces the class to a new student, Cooper. Chamelia can't help but envy the attention Cooper receives from their classmates and as he gets under her skin, she schemes to steal the spotlight back. But, in the end, Chamelia learns that it is her kindness that really makes her stand out. Plus, everyone can use a sidekick, right? Chamelia …
Keith is not your average cat. Keith is a cat with magical powers - or at least a magic hat. But when one day, Keith loses his magic hat he discovers that magic is still possible. A fabulous feel-good story with another endearingly crazy character from Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.
There's a quake and quiver and a rumbling around. It makes you shiver. It's a thundery sound. Shake, shake, shudder... near the sludgy old swamp. The dinosaurs are coming. Get ready to romp. A gift to you from Bookstart and Orchard Books!
Two fleas were leaving the movie theater and one said to the other: “Shall we walk or take a dog?’’ Warning: get ready for irrepressible, unrestrained giggles, because these super funny jokes will bring on super sized laughs! Whether the subject is a fly in the food, animal antics, wacky doctors, or classroom hijinks (Teacher: I wish you’d pay a little attention. Angie: I’m paying as …
Abracadabra! Kalamazoo! Rocky and Judy astound and amaze in the Greatest Backyard Magic Show on Earth! Rocky is perfecting the tricks for his magic show when Judy Moody offers to be his assistant. Rocky agrees, but it turns out that Judy -- or Stella the Spectacular as she calls herself -- is the most UN-spectacular assistant ever. When she gets ketchup all over the magic rabbit, the Amazing Mr…
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6) tells the story of the creation of Narnia, and paves the way to understand how the rest of the series plays out. We learn of the Sons of Adam and the Daughters of Eve, how the wardrobe came to be, and more. Digory and Polly are tricked into experimenting with magical rings by Digory's Uncle Andrew, and they are sent into the Wood between the…
The picture book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead, this is a gorgeous, imaginative celebration of the many possibilities of home. Home might be a house in the country, a flat in the city, or even a shoe. There are clean homes, messy homes, sea homes and bee homes. Home resides on the road or the sea, in the realm of my…
How to be a World Explorer will teach you all you need to know about venturing through all the landscapes on Earth. How do you cope with extreme cold? How do you find water in the wild? How do you escape from quicksand? How do you navigate by the stars? How do you build an igloo? How do you fight a bear? It's all here! Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet About Lonely Planet: …
Saffy, a baby giraffe, wants to do the things big giraffes do, but she is so short she can't even reach the lowest branches of the acacia tree, in a bold board book that helps little ones learn basic shapes.
When Paddington returns from his trip to Peru, he doesn’t waste any time getting back to business. The Stock Exchange, the ballet, the barber’s shop, Mr. Curry’s kitchen...nothing is safe when Paddington gets to work. First published in 1966, Paddington at Work is the seventh novel by Michael Bond, chronicling the adventures of this classic character. Paddington has warmed the hearts o…
This new book in the Simply Small series features adorable Emma, the baby hedgehog. Bold and bright, the Simply Small books are perfect for little ones with growing minds. Meet all these cute baby animals that find clever ways to solve their not-so-small problems.
Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over fifty years. To celebrate his enduring popularity, six best-loved classic picture books are brought together in one lavish volume, truly to be treasured. Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddingt…
Go on amazing adventure with these innovative books. Pull tabs on every page let kids take part in the action and help the whimsical characters out. Fun-to-read text encourages children to play along and even do a little reading on their very own!
Let's get busy! Children will love joining in with all the actions in this bright little book.
When the castle dragon gets the hiccups, the young wizard, Max, tries to find a potion to cure him.
SKYE and SUMMER TANBERRY are identical twins, and Skye loves her sister Summer more than anyone else in the world. They do everything together, but lately Skye's been feeling like second-best - it's the story of her life. And when her friend Alfie confesses he's fallen not for her, but for Summer, it hurts. Skye wants to be her own person, but with an effortlessly cool twin, how can she? Wil…