Item category 1: Picture book

An adorable love story between aardvarks. Aardvarks Aalfred and Aalbert both need a pal. But Aalfred sleeps in the day, and Aalbert sleeps at night. How will they ever get the chance to meet? Bird conjures up a series of sillier and sillier schemes to get the two aardvarks into the same place, bu...

Aardvarks Aalfred and Aalbert both need a pal. But Aalfred sleeps in the day, and Aalbert sleeps at night. How will they ever get the chance to meet? Bird conjures up a series of sillier and sillier schemes to get the two aardvarks into the same place, but their paths simply refuse to cross. Unti...

Dog's looking for animals to star in her new alphabet book. But she doesn't want 'ordinary animals'. No cats, dogs or lions. She's looking for animals who are different. Animals who are special. Animals who have - the ABC Factor - Stick Insect's sure he's got it - but will Dog and her fellow judg...

This maritime ABC breathes a real blast of fresh air into the genre. From A for anchor and B for buoy, from C for cruise ship to D for dolphins and Zzzz for bedtime, Virginie Morgand's gloriously illustrated book is a wonderful introduction to all things nautical for young children. Her drawings ...

This wonderfully imaginative story is about children whose world is limited to the house and who create adventures and excitements for themselves. They create a moon machine. The book beautifully describes a family who are temporarily separated.

Abigail loves to count. It is her very favourite thing. But when she tries counting Zebra's stripes and Cheetah's spots, they just won't sit still. It's hopeless! What will Abigail do?

Abigail loves to count. It is her very favourite thing. But when she tries counting Zebra's stripes and Cheetah's spots, they just won't sit still. It's hopeless! What will Abigail do?

With the help of his friend, Mr Gruber, and a new magic set, Paddington turns into Paddington the Magnificent! But can he remember how to do all the magic tricks in time for his big show?

Yawnalot is a sleepy old town until Abracazebra rides in on her bicycle. Suddenly, all the animals flock to see her incredible magic show - all except Goat, who is grumpy and jealous of her. But in the end, even Goat is won over and realises that everybody needs a little magic.

From the inimitable duo of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, the pair behind the hilarious tales of Captain Najork, comes a story about a little boy, a fire-breathing dragon, and their sky-high adventure!