Item category 1: Picture book

It's time to go to bed, and whether you are a phantom, a vampire, a Dark Lord or a yeti, you still must brush your teeth, put on your pyjamas, and settle down with a cosy story.

Join the adorable Dotty Doughnut on a fun-filled adventure as she discovers that being true to yourself is the very best thing you can be! Dotty is a plain doughnut who longs to be as fabulous as the colourful doughnuts sitting centre stage in the bakery window. Tired of being left on the bottom ...

Topsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is assuring for young children having first experiences of their own. Follow Topsy and Tim as they learn where to hang their coats, find out all about the classroom and make new friends.

Chick LOVES peas and he's getting ready for a pea party. But perhaps not everyone likes pea pizza or peas on toast - and why stick with green when there's a whole rainbow of good food to enjoy? Roll on red, hello yellow and hooray for blue! Now come on in and wash your hands, it looks like this p...

Penny can't believe what she's seeing in a packed underground train - a tiger's tail, a tiger's paw, a real big stripy tiger! When the tiger makes a sudden, marvellous leap across the carriage, Penny joins in the action and an unexpected friendship forms.

To the end of the world, far, far away - it's where Louis and his mother go to express their love. When his mother gets cross, Louis decides to run away: 'I'm going to the end of the world far, far away.' Playfully, dramatically, his mother describes how sad she would be to see him go. And we rea...

Granny's beloved goats follow her wherever she goes - to the tailor, to the salon, and even on the bus. The children help her to keep count of them all. Oh wait! Oh no! Where did goat 100 go? Follow the trail of clues and chaos through the bright, bustling market to help find the missing goat!

Follow Emily the barn owl on an extraordinary journey through her life in the fields, unveiling the fascinating world of these secretive and enchanting creatures, written in rhyme by the much-loved poet, Pam Ayres.

Join Hattie the playful Brown Hare as she leaps from meadow to farm to heath, in this heartwarming tale written in rhyme by the much-loved poet Pam Ayres, author of 'The Last Hedgehog'. From grape green meadows to old-fashioned farms, hares travelled thousands of miles to find a home in the Briti...