Item category 1: Picture book

With colour illustrations and engaging text Alexis Obi, author of Time For Bed, describes how a young boy with a wonderful imagination, her nephew, sees and dreams of his favourite animal dinosaurs, everywhere he goes.

Mr McNally, the neighbour of Alfie and Annie Rose, is very sad. His old cat has died. As it is nearly his birthday, his family decide to buy a special present to cheer him up, and it is left to Alfie to look after the present until the big day.

From the bestselling author of The Bear Under the Stairs and Little Monster Did It, this is a cosy, magical story with dreamy, enchanting illustrations. At first it's fun staying up, but soon Baby finds himself alone.

Badger was dependable, and always ready to lend a helping paw. He was very old and wise, and knew that he would die soon. Susan Varley wrote this book to help children overcome the death of loved ones, and it has since become a children's classic.

Charlie the chicken eats lots of corn, wheat and barley. That's why he has such a great big tummy and a great big beak and great big feet. But if you think Charlie is big, you should see his mum.

How much fruit can one small girl manage to eat in one day? In the case of the narrator of this Caribbean counting poem, the answer is 'a lot'! The poem also teaches children the names of some exotic Caribbean fruits.

The tale of Mufaro's 2 daughters tells how they react in different ways to the King's search for a wife. The King takes on disguises to learn the true nature of both girls, and of course chooses Nyasha to be his queen.