Item category 2: Picture books for older readers

'The Aquanaut' follows a group of determined characters on their entangled journey to save their family. First there's a band of sea creatures struggling to find their way to a fabled paradise and safe haven for marine life. Then there's a girl who lost her father at sea and is at risk of losing ...

Following in the footsteps of Goscinny and Uderzo, the thirty-sixth Asterix album by Ferri and Conrad and centres around a mysterious missing scroll.

At the far reaches of Earth, high upon a mountaintop, a bustling city is under attack by a - cute little furball? Wait, what?! That's not right. The author wrote this book about a 'ferocious beast', not a cuddly creature. Turns out, the book's illustrator has other plans. Page by page, these clas...

A gift book of classic fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by bestselling and award-winning illustrator, Axel Scheffler.

Captain Cod is finding that his crew aren't being very polite to him. When he orders Peter to hoise the main sail, he just gets grunted at. When he helps Sam bake biscuits, Sam doesn't even say thank you. And when Davy Jones walks into the captain's cabin without knocking, it's the final straw. A...

Babar's children have all grown up. He and Celeste take them to the Celesteville Games. All the best animal athletes will be there to compete. Babar's daughter Flora falls in love with a young athlete, Corriander, from the country of Mirza. They decide to marry and all of Celesteville is invited.

Babushka is busy tidying her house when three unexpected guests arrive telling her that they are looking for a baby, a new born king. When they leave Babushka stays behind cleaning and tidying, and preparing a gift for the baby. Next morning when she starts to follow the men she finds that the sn...

Traditional rhymes to listen to, action rhymes to clap and dance to, and lullabies complete with music. Here is a book brimming with opportunities for children and their parents to have fun together.

They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys - and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that - whether you want them to or not! For the Bad Guys' first good mission, the gang are going to break 200 dogs out of th...

Lemony Snicket's simply told story offers a refreshing, thoughtful and hilarious look at the ways in which a bad mood wreaks havoc as it moves from person to person, leaving an unexpected trail of surprise in its wake: opportunities for laughter, forgiveness and even love. Meet the most endearing...