Item category 1: Picture book

Gerda and Orlo are best bear friends. When Gerda was there, Orlo always had time for a game or a story, a joke or a rhyme. He was never too busy to listen, to talk, to help, to share, or to go for a walk. But slowly, something starts to change. Orlo reveals he is ill, and as he softly explains to...

Ruth Mary is used to collecting teeth from under the pillows of sleeping children, not animals. But when the Fairy Queen sends her off to the jungle, Ruth Mary doesn't mind. And all is going well. That is, until she collects the tooth of a crocodile, who wakes up and decides Ruth Mary looks like ...

Grandads - all different and all a little bit the same. We love our grandads and they love us!

When Chang meets an elderly elephant named H'non, she makes a promise to rescue her from a lifetime of captivity. Together, they embark on a quest to find a new home where H'non can live as nature intended - wild and free.

Little Sunny Snail loves celebrating her friends' talents at the Bug of the Month Award. She dreams of winning herself one day, but worries she isn't the best at anything! She can't flutter beautifully like Daisy Dragonfly, and she's certainly not super speedy like Waverly Water Boatman. Can Sunn...

Parp! Toot! Booooooom! Bush Baby is on the hunt to find out who's behind some extraordinary bottom blasts! Who could the mega-tooter be?

Here is a laugh-out-loud, witty picture book with a villainous anti-hero at its heart. Watch out, Snarky Sharky's about. No fish can hide from his wicked wit. No clam is safe from his biting jokes. Can you handle him?

Sunny has a rocky start to her first day at Weather School. She's desperate to impress her classmates but - from melting Frosty's frozen yoghurt to ruining Mizzle and Drizzle's games by drying up the puddles in the playground - everything keeps going wrong. Will she get her chance to shine?

Miffy the rabbit needs no introduction - she's one of the best-loved bunnies in the world. Created by Dutch graphic designer Dick Bruna in 1955, Miffy will mark her seventieth birthday in 2025. To celebrate, Thames & Hudson publishes 'Miffy and the Artists' - a delightful portrayal of the art tha...

Is strong brave and fearless? Does it always win a fight? Does strong have a shouty voice? Is it always right? These are the questions posed by the inquisitive Bean at the opening of this lyrical story that explores our understanding of what it means to be strong.