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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they’re asked to bake for a seriously swanky party, Shifty and Sam find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Can Shifty and Sam get to the bottom of the mystery and catch the culprit?
Every day, Tiddler is late for school, and every day he has another tall tale for his teacher. But did he really ride a seahorse? Did he really meet a mermaid? And who will believe him when he really does get captured in a net? “Picture-book perfection … It’s got laughs, drama and great rhymes.” INDEPENDENT
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 myth, or in the artist’s own studio. This loving look at the places where people live brims with intriguing characters and is a visual treat that demands many a return visit.
In this wordless, beautifully illustrated picture book, a little girl collects wild flowers while her distracted father pays her – and their surroundings – little attention. Each flower the little girl gathers becomes a gift for a person or animal, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.
In ‘The Further Tales of Peter Rabbit’, Peter ventures beyond Mr McGregor’s garden all the way to Scotland where he meets his distant cousin Finlay McBurney and takes part in some Highland rabbit Games involving a very, very large radish. In ‘The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit’, Peter and his cousin Benjamin Bunny must step in to save their friend William – a turkey – from ending his Christmas on Mr McGregor’s table! Finally, when a carnival comes to town in ‘The Spectacular Tale of Peter Rabbit’, Peter gets swept up in all the fun of the fair and finds that little girls can really be quite dangerous.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture book, Superworm (9781407132358, is now available as a chunky board-book. Superworm’s here! He can fish Spider out of a well, and rescue Toad from a busy road. But who will come to Superworm’s rescue, when he’s captured by Wizard Lizard? Luckily, Superworm’s insect friends have a cunning plan…
Everyone’s favourite little dancer, Ella Bella Ballerina, steps out of fairytales and into the world of Shakespeare as she goes on a magical adventure in Fairyland, with Puck, King Oberon and Queen Titania. Who will the queen fall in love with when under the king’s spell? And what will become of the hapless actor Bottom, transformed into a donkey?
What do you do when your house is a squash and a squeeze? Make it feel even smaller!
The slapstick sequel to the bestselling Supertato, by picture book geniuses Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet – guaranteed to have children rolling around with laughter!
Poor little monkey! He’s lost his mum. Luckily butterfly is nearby to help him find her . . .
Join the Gruffalo’s Child in her search for the mysterious Big Bad Mouse in this bestselling sequel to the smash-hit picture book, The Gruffalo.
Eleven brilliant books in one! A glorious, playful celebration of the joy of books and reading.
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