Item category 2: Picture books for older readers

Delightfully retold in humorous verse, with stunning illustrations throughout, this is a beautiful reworked edition of Rudyard Kipling's children's classic, 'Just So Stories'. A gorgeous gift for imaginative young readers. In this highly illustrated collection meet the cat who walked by himself, ...

Get ready to hold your nose. Here are eight stupendously whiffy, oozy and rip-roaring traditional tales, retold with extra stink and slime in this smelly yet surprisingly charming collection. Perfect for independent readers or for sharing a giggly moment at story time, these tales will spark a sm...

Seren wants to play with her friends. Before she goes, her mum says 'stay away from the swamp' but Seren wasn't listening. Throughout the story, different characters try to tell Seren and Steg to stay away but they don't listen and, before they know it, they're stuck in the swamp mud. Luckily the...

Peter Rabbit loves adventures, like camping by the lake, finding a lost toy ladybird or even a night raid of Mr McGregor's vegetable patch! And after all that excitement, there's nothing better than snuggling into a warm bed and drifting off to sleep.

Discover the animals who call the forest home in this beautiful collection of twenty original tales. A special gift to share with nature lovers of all ages! The forest is full of life. As the seasons change, climb trees with Bear Cub, explore the night skies with Firefly, stay cosy underground wi...

Discover what dragons believe to be important - courage, bravery, friendship, and kindness. They are not as scary as you imagine as they reveal their amazing world to you!

The first is a moral story about mutual help and friendship between a fairy and a shrew. The second story is about a fairy who learns not to be so vain. All the creatures she meets have their own opinion about beauty. The last story takes place around a pond where a water fairy lives; these creat...

"Three Stories about Plants" is a collection of stories for young children, like a wonderful adventure into the world of plants, trees, flowers, and seeds. These three stories, filled with colorful illustrations, are ideal for children aged 3 to 8. This collection is good either as a bedtime st...

While the kids get to work, their superhero alter-egos make a startling discovery: supervillains do not come up with their own evil plans! The shocking truth? Every supervillain scheme comes from the mind of a single, mysterious bad guy. Now, Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk's biggest sequel in histor...

Этот сборник рассказов идеально подходит для маленьких детей, либо в качестве сказки на ночь, либо для юных читателей, которые только начинают познавать радости литературы. Три истории: о маленькой девочке и ее друге-птице малиновке, маленьком роботе без имени и старом музыкальном магазине. Сер...