Item category 1: Picture book

Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child - in an African version of the familiar carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'.

It's Christmas! And Archie is SO EXCITED! He's full of ideas to make this the most Christmassy Christmas EVER. Uh-oh - look out!

In the house there lives a family: a mum, a dad, a girl and a boy. But they are not alone; a secret mouse family is living there too, who only come out when everyone else is asleep. One day they are spotted and the mouse catcher is called. Will they escape in time? A story of home and hope from J...

Meet the flying doctors: Princess Pearl, Gadabout the Great and, of course, their trusty 'air ambulance', Zog the dragon, as they fly around the country, tending to a sunburnt mermaid, a distressed unicorn, and even a sneezy lion.

Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find - nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all.

Winnie and Wilbur. In a medieval castle. In disguise. What could possibly go wrong? Winnie and Wilbur go back in time to enjoy all the thrills and spectacle of castle life and they'd like you to join them!

Bartholomew leads a quiet life. But he is a kindly sort of bear, so when his new friend, the Bug, is in a tremendous hurry to find the bright lights, he decides to help him on his way. Bear soon finds himself in the big city, which is like nothing he's ever known before. But why is Bug in such a ...

When Mr Mellop's golf ball falls into a crevice, the Mellops decide to go on a spelunking expedition to explore the cave. Deep underground the courageous pigs find an astoundingly beautiful cavern of glittering rock formations.

Strong and proud, the tiger is lord of the jungle, but all his strength and boldness cannot keep him safe from the human hunters. In captivity, the tiger realises that what really matters is not strength or power, but freedom. Moving, thought-provoking, and illustrated by an award-winning picture...

When Rita's mum refuses to get her a pet, Rita goes to the zoo and soon returns with a rhinoceros in tow. But keeping a pet rhino a secret in a small flat and taking care of him, prove to be much trickier than she ever imagined!