Item category 2: Picture books

Bearspotting is a dangerous business - you ought to take it seriously, you know. So here's what you need to know for starters - black bears are dangerous and black, brown bears are dangerous and brown. Although sometimes black bears can be a little brown, and brown bears can be a little black. Ar...

The titles in this series tackle early life lessons in a funny and relatable manner. From learning to share to telling lies, life isn't easy. These picture books include many teachable moments, and caregivers will be able to engage young children with an entertaining story while introducing impor...

It's Christmas and Bear has forgotten to get his best friend Squirrel a present. Oh no! He'll have to make something instead. Except Bear isn't very good at making things. A badly knitted jumper, a terrible painting and a broken rocking chair. They're not exactly the best Christmas presents ever ...

In this second story, the Lucky Wish Mouse and her ten tiny charges are happy playing on a warm spring day - except one little mouse has no one to play with. The ever-resourceful Lucky Wish Mouse spies the problem and comes up with a joyful plan to make sure not one little mouse is left out.

Meet Betty, a baby gorilla. When it's time for Betty to go to bed she will do almost anything to stay up! Families everywhere will laugh out loud at Betty's brilliantly observed bedtime tantrums in this picture book.

Big Bob likes trucks and throwing balls and being loud. Little Bob likes dolls and jingling bracelets and being quiet. No matter what they do, they do not do it the same. But when they become new neighbours, they might just find a way to be friends.

This collection of counting and chanting rhymes have been chosen to support the literacy hour and numeracy hour. They are designed to help young children to learn to count, and to explore and develop an understanding of poetry.

Little Digger loves to work hard, digging holes all day long. 'Little digger, little digger, little digger,' he hums happily as he digs. But, one day, an especially BIG hole needs to be dug, and so in comes Big Digger. 'Big Digger like to dig down DEEP!' he roars, and he begins to dig the biggest...

Aardvark is only small and the Big Race is long and hard. But Aardvark is going to join in and give it everything she's got!