Item category 2: Picture books for older readers

Using the sort of crazy characters and nonsensical situations that are the hallmark of Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss's Book of Bedtime Stories brings together three popular rhyming tales.

Award-winning illustrator Mini Grey turns her inimitable hand to Hilaire Bellocs classic cautionary tale of 'Jim': who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion! First published in 1907, Belloc's wickedly funny poem describing the sad end of Jim is now illustrated by Mini Grey.

A family of meerkats are on a round-the-world trip. Spot all 10 of these cute critters wherever they pop up - whether they're jet-setting from Venice to Rio, or Paris to the pyramids.

Harry Potter lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt and Uncle's house. He is bullied by them and his spoilt cousin, and lives a very unremarkable life. But then Harry is transported to a world of magic and excitement.

A plucky little robin sets out on an epic journey. Through dark forests, driving rain, clapping thunder and flashing lightning. Across frozen wastes, huge mountains and stormy seas he flies. And all the while he's dreaming of home. Of her. But will he ever get there?

This is a follow up to 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', which won the 1998 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. Harry Potter is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and this year promises to be just as eventful as the last.

This is the story of a person with no job, no family, no home - a nobody who can't even remember his name. But his day changes when he is noticed by a child.

Dreams are not always pleasant, especially for a brother and sister who don't know how to get along with each other. The children enter the magical world of dreams, where they find it difficult to escape. They must experience many adventures, understand what dreams are made of, and make peace wit...

On the twin planets of Verta and Vouna, which have become overwhelmed with garbage, chaos reigns, and everyone has lost hope that their lives can be improved. Father and son descend to the bottom of the ocean and find something they have never seen before, which may be the hope for a brighter fut...