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Giles Andreae

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. His knees buckle whenever he tries to twirl. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha-cha, and the lions tango. "Giraffes can't dance," they all jeer when it's Gerald's turn to prance. But there is one little creature who believes in Gerald. "Everything makes music," the cricket explains, "if you really want it to." So Gerald starts swaying to his own sweet tune.

With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.

Janet and Allan Ahlberg

This is how the story begins.
On a dark dark hill
there was a dark dark town.
In the dark dark town
there was a dark dark street . . .

My brother is really COOL. He's a SUPER skateboarder and he's got MASSIVE muscles. He can run so FAST that . . . he can FLY! Yes, my brother is really COOL.
A humorous, affectionate tribute to brothers, perfect for adults and children everywhere. A brilliant follow-up to the best-selling My Dad and My Mum!

My dad can wrestle with giants,
eat like a horse,
swim like a fish . . . Can yours?
A brilliant, humorous look at fatherhood from a child's point of view, from this multi-award-winning author/illustrator.

She's nice, my mum . . .
My mum's a fantastic cook, and a brilliant juggler.
She's a great painter, and the strongest woman in the world!
She's really nice, my mum.
A warm, funny tribute to Mum (and to mums everywhere) by the brilliant author/illustrator Anthony Browne.

Once upon a time there lived a brother and sister who were complete opposites and constantly fought and argued. One day they discovered the tunnel. The boy goes through it at once, dismissing his sister's fears. When he doesn't return his sister has to pluck up the courage to go through the tunnel too. She finds her brother in a mysterious forest where he has been turned to stone...

Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author's key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre amid the mundane.

Willy the chimp is lonely, but then he bumps into the gorilla Hugh Jape, and though the two of them are different, a touching friendship grows between them. Hugh protects little Willy from the attentions of Buster Nose, and Willy can read to Hugh and save the day when a hairy spider comes along!

Join Willy as he takes on the big bad bully! Willy is different. He likes to read books and listen to music; he's no good at sports, although he tries; and wherever he goes he gets laughed at. But when he's threatened by the horrible Buster Nose he really comes into his own.

A stunning Willy book with spectacular, surreal paintings - by one of the most acclaimed of all picture book artists. Willy loves to dream. He dreams that he's a film star, a sumo wrestler, a ballet dancer, a painter, an explorer, a famous writer, a scuba diver... Sometimes he dreams that he can't run but he can fly. He dreams he's a giant or he's tiny, a beggar or a king, in a strange landscape or all at sea... The pictures pay homage to famous paintings by the likes of Dali, Magritte and Henri Rousseau, as well as film and book characters and much more.

Celebrate the 30th birthday of this classic story about a gentle chimp fed up of being bullied. Willy wouldn't hurt a fly - he even apologizes when someone hits him. The suburban gorillas call him Willy the Wimp. Then, one day, Willy answers a body-building advert ... with hilarious results!

Find out how to grow radishes and carrots in your own garden.

In this variation on the familiar story, retold with understated humor by the creator of The Snowman, Jim helps a depressed but friendly giant improve his quality of life. “A gigantic delight.”-New York Times.

A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. Then the little boy invites him into his home and, in return, is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

Cockadooldle-doo!

At daybreak the farme comes to life. Can you hear a chugging noise? Turn the page and see the tractor. There are lots more noises to identify as we follow Sam, the dog, around the farm.

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From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes!
Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can you! Throughout this interactive book, the animals of From Head to Toe invite young readers to copy their antics as they play

A hungry caterpillar eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

This colorful, oversized interpretation of a favorite cumulative song invites preschoolers to recognize and remember animals, favorite foods, and the days of the week all at once. Each large spread features a different animal enjoying a tasty meal: a porcupine with Monday's string beans; a snake with Tuesday's spaghetti; an elephant with Wednesday's "ZOOOOP"...right up to a monkey with Sunday's ice-cream treat. In an apt finale, a diverse group of kids gathers around a big table to feast on all the foods mentioned — the perfect response to the lyric "all you hungry children...come and eat it up!"

Babette Cole's riotously funny picture book, Princess Smartypants.Princess Smartypants does not want to get married. She enjoys being a Ms. But being a rich and pretty princess means that all the princes want her to be their Mrs. Find out how Princess Smartypants fights to preserve her independence in this hilarious fairy-tale-with-a-difference.'Babette Cole is ... funny, unrestricted and totally unforgettable' Independent on Sunday...

Join in with the famous nursery rhyme in this 25th anniversary edition of a bestselling bedtime favourite. A beautiful 25th anniversary edition of a bedtime favourite, this is Penny Dale's warm, funny and much-loved take on the bouncy bedtime rhyme of 'Ten in the Bed'. With ten in the bed, it's a bit of a squeeze! Roll over, roll over! But the little one gets cold all alone, and soon all ten are snuggled up and fast asleep. Children will love reading this famous rhyme and shouting out the crash, thud and bump noises - bedtime has never been such fun!

After going for a jog one morning, Stick Man encounters a bounding dog, who just wants to play fetch. This sparks a series of unfortunate adventures, which lead him far from home. As the seasons pass Stick Man meets a surprising friend who might just be able to help him get home. Will he get back to the family tree in time for Christmas?

A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl, and then a snake. The mouse is good enough to eat but smart enough to know this, so he invents . . . the gruffalo! As Mouse explains, the gruffalo is a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in its terrible jaws, and knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of its nose. But Mouse has no worry to show. After all, there’s no such thing as a gruffalo. . . .

I do not like
green eggs and ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.

With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. Kids will love the terrific tongue-twisters as the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham gets longer and longer...and they might even  learn a thing or two about trying new things!

Learning to count has never been more fun than in this crazy tale of a dog, a lion and a tiger all showing off how many apples they can balance on their heads as they skip, walk the tightrope and roller skate their way through the book.

When Sally and her brother are left alone, they think they're in for a dull day – until the Cat in the Hat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem and madness!

Ed Emberley has created an ingenious way for children to overcome bedtime frights. As kids turn the die-cut pages of this vibrantly illustrated book, they'll watch the Big Green Monster grow before their very eyes. Then, when they're ready to show him who's in charge, they'll turn the remaining pages and watch him disappear!

Mr Wolf fancies some tasty pancakes, but he doesn't know how to make them. He tries to ask his neighbours, but they are a mean and horrible lot who refuse to help. So he has to do everything by himself - but what will happen when those nasty neighbours want to eat his delicious pancakes?

Little Lion and Large Lion love to lick, leap, laugh - and lie down for a loving cuddle and lullaby! These cuddly animals make a comic duo.

The friends are out for a walk. Suddenly, they spot it - a beautiful bird perched high in a tree! They simply must have it and - ssh! - they have a plan. So they tip-toe very slowly, nets poised - "Ready one ... ready two ... ready three ... GO!" But, at the turn of the page, we find a ridiculous bunch of very tangled characters and a blissfully oblivious bird, flying away. One hilarious foiled plan after another and it's clear that this goofy gang cannot catch that elusive birdie! But the littlest of this group, a quiet spectator up until now, knows that a bit of kindness can go a long way... Will his friends follow his gentle lead or will they get themselves into even more trouble?

Harris is off to do some shopping. "Will you be good, George?" he asks his dog. George hopes he can. He really wants to ... but chocolate cake is just so very delicious and he does love to chase cat... What will George do now?

Max the dog becomes angry when his animal friends refuse to share their candy and toys with him until he says the magic word.

Based on the popular playground game, this book for young readers learning to tell the time features a comical wolf who goes about his domestic chores but then almost leaps from the page at meal times.

Learn the days of the week with Mr Wolf, as he dresses up for the weather and sets off each day for another hilarious adventure. This is the follow-up to "What's the Time, Mr Wolf?".

Join the hunt to find lovable puppy, Spot, in Eric Hill's first ever lift-the-flap tale!
Lift each flap to find all sorts of funny animal surprises, before discovering where cheeky Spot has been hiding. This is the perfect first book for little ones - the playful text is a wonderful spur to read and respond together, and the hide-and-seek flaps encourage curiosity and interactivity.

Enjoy Christmas with Spot, the mischievous puppy, and his friends as they come together to help Father Christmas. A wonderful winter spending time with family and loved ones.

In this classic Spot book, flaps on every page reveal an increasing number of surprises as every toddler's favourite puppy, Spot, counts from one to ten, meeting farm animals along the way. One small mouse under some sacks is followed by two squirrels in a tree - all the way to ten cows in a barn. This book is lots of fun and full of surprises - and the perfect early learning tool for children learning to count.

Join Spot at his birthday party as he finds his friends one-by-one in this exciting game of hide-and-seek. Happy birthday, Spot!
With fun flaps to develop fine motor skills and an adventurous story to encourage curiosity and exploration, this book is perfect for early learning and play.

Mum and Dad are taking Spot on holiday, where he gets to play in the sand, swim in the ocean and even makes a new friend!
Toddlers will love joining Spot at the beach in this classic picture book. With fun flaps to train fine motor skills and an adventure to encourage curiosity and exploration, this is great for early learning and play.

'Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears and don't forget the bacon.'A young boy sets out to do the shopping, determined to remember his simple list but as the sights and sounds of town distract him he finds himself in a terrible muddle.

What a surprise for Bump when some flowers say "Hello!"

One day, Colour Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through colour. A gentle exploration of feelings for young and old alike.

A very full day, from morning till late at night...

In this lively alphabet rhyme, the letters of the alphabet race up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck-- all parade across the pages of this delightful classic children's book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

It's Halloween, and ten timid ghosts in a haunted house have a problem: A mean witch is preparing to move in and scare them away, one by one! Young trick-or-treaters learn to count from ten to one as each ghost flies away from the witch's spooky tricks. Will the ghosts figure out how to frighten the witch away in time for Halloween night?

From the jungles of Sri Lanka to the apple orchards of Vermont, the energetic little baker searches far and wide to find the finest ingredients for her apple pie. Marjorie Priceman's deliciously silly adventure comes complete with a real recipe for apple pie !

Imagine the fun of going on a bear hunt-through tall, wavy grass (SWISHY SWISHY!); swampy mud (SQUELCH SQUELCH!); and a swirling whirling snowstorm (HOOOO WOOOO!) - only to find a "real" bear waiting at the end of the trail!

It’s almost Easter, and Splat knows exactly what he wants from the Easter Bunny—a really big Easter egg. But where is the Easter Bunny? Lift the flaps and help Splat search for him at the park, in the den, and all around town!

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper.
That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are.
Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins!

A great reissuing of a perennially popular split-page book inviting children to howl with laughter at the fantastic and fantastical food concoctions they create. Do you like ketchup on your cornflakes?

A little boy loves to make things, but they never turn out right. So he decides to buy an aeroplane kit: with instructions and everything, what could possibly go wrong? But instead of an aeroplane he ends up with a very big, very hairy, real-life mammoth that can FLY! So begins an amazing, breath-taking adventure to the Arctic and back . . . and this little boy finally begins to appreciate his talent for making the wrong thing!

It's a beautiful day, and the Royal Family are sunning themselves in the Palace Gardens. The royal babies' grandad is even having a bit of a snooze - what bliss! When all of a sudden --
BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP!
It's the Big Red Bus, and it's come to take the Royal Family on a tour of London! With so much to see, the city is their oyster, with the Royal Family hopping off at the Natural History Museum, London Zoo, the London Eye and Tower Bridge. They even ride a water taxi to Greenwich, before it's finally time for - you've guessed it - a spot of shopping!

Winnie the Witch: Storybook with Activity Booklet Useful for young children, this edition retells the story of Winnie the Witch and her cat, Wilbur. The vocabulary, topics, and structures are suitable for the first level of primary English courses. A 12-page Activity Book contains activities, songs, and chants, based on the story.

The story of Winnie and Wilbur told in simple language; a write-in Activity Book with simple activities that can be used by children working on their own at home, as well as in the classroom; and a picture dictionary with key vocabulary from the story.

Winnie and Wilbur love their vegetables. They are regulars at the weekly farmers' market to stock up on their greens, but bringing them back home on a broomstick proves to be rather hazardous. So Winnie decides to grow her own and digs a vegetable patch in her garden. Not having the patience of a true gardener, she uses a little magic to speed up the growing process . . . only to end up with a garden overrun by enormous vegetables. She uses her giant pumpkin to make pumpkin pies, pumpkin scones, creamy pumpkin soup for Wilbur, and dish after dish of roast pumpkin. She invites all her neighbours to help themselves to pumpkin, too. Eventually the yummy orange flesh is all gone but the shell remains. What can Winnie do with it? She waves her wand, shouts 'Abracadabra!', and something amazing happens .

Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is! On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asian shopkeeper -- and look through die-cut windows to the images and memories they have carried from old country to new, we can see that Madlenka's block is as richly varied as its inhabitants. And why is Madlenka going around the block, jumping for joy? Her tooth is loose, and she wants everyone to know!

Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes

One day, an elephant offers a Bad baby a ride through the town, and so begins a delicious adventure and a "rumpeting" chase.

Agnes has blue eyes. Kit’s eyes are brown. But . . .
they both close their eyes when they go to sleep.
The close-up and lively illustrations of kids and all their cute bits—eyes, hair, skin, noses, legs—will invite readers to tell what’s unique about themselves. And at the same time, children will see that there’s so much they have in common, too.

A delightful story about a grandpa who loves his old tattered slippers, and all the places grandma tries to hide them...

In this playful picture book, young readers follow a curious kitten into a barnyard, where they are introduced to a host of baby animals and their mothers. As they move from cows to pigs to dogs to geese, children learn about colors and numbers.