Item category 2: Picture books

It was Christmas Eve and the dino-tots were tucked up in bed dreaming of Christmas magic. But where were the jolly jingle bells? The hearty 'ho, ho, ho'? And who was this green scaly creature stomping through the snow? Yikes, it's Santa-Claws and he's causing chaos. Can anyone stop him and save t...

Everyone knows that little sisters can be a handful. But this little sister is more - she's a zoo-ful! She's a monkey, a bear, a camel, a penguin, a crocodile. If only she'd be a little girl now and again. After all, you can't cuddle a crocodile.

You can't let an elephant pull Santa's sleigh, if you want your presents on Christmas Day. He'll do his best to tug it up to the sky but the sad fact is - elephants can't fly! Raccoons decorating your Christmas tree? Pulling crackers with alpacas? Kissing a buffalo under the mistletoe? Oh no - th...

You can't take an elephant on the bus - it would simply cause a terrible fuss! Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don't even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike. This riotous picture book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the...

Which Christmas jumper would you like to wear? Which job would you choose to do in Santa's workshop? Where would you like to sleep on Christmas Eve? The possibilities are infinite in this magical storytelling toolkit which will inspire children age 3 and upwards to make their own stories again an...

Mother Duck is shocked to discover that one of her ducklings looks a little different to the rest. He's large and grey, with a funny quack and an even funnier hair do! It's not just Mother Duck who has noticed - poor Ugly Duckling is bullied by the other farm animals and his siblings too! Ugly Du...

At the start of winter, two bear cubs are born, deep in their den in the frozen north. 'Mama, what lies beyond here?' they ask. 'Above us is a land of ice and snow.' 'What lies beyond the ice and snow?' they ask. 'The ocean, full of ice from long ago.' And as they learn the secrets of the earth a...

One-legged Joe is 'amazing'. He knows this because wherever he goes people always tell him he's amazing. Amazing for sliding down the slide, for kicking a ball - even walking to get an ice cream, or even just eating an ice cream. Of course, being Amazing Joe is better than being Poor Joe.

Little Wombat loves his mum because she encourages him to bravely explore the world around him, and she is always there to comfort him when he's sad or pick him up when he falls. 'You're The Best, Mum!' is a celebration of the special bond between mother and child from a beloved picture book crea...

Zahra hugs her cherished teddy bear and prays that Ramadan will bring her a longed-for sister. When her bear goes missing, Zahra finds herself grappling with feelings of loss. As she volunteers with her mother at a shelter for asylum seekers, Zahra befriends a displaced child, resulting in a sens...