Item category 2: Picture books

In large, expressive paintings and simple rhapsodic words, this big-book version of a popular picture book introduces a young girl's favourite animals, all of whom live on her farm and all of whom she loves.

My mum loves spots, spotty clothes, spotty wallpaper, spotty games like dominoes. My dad loves stripes, stripy suits and stripy ties, stripy humbug sweets. But they think I'm the funny one.

This is a classic counting rhyme which has been wonderfully illustrated to help young children improve their counting skills.

Why are we always in a hurry? Rush.Rush.Rush. We scurry from here and there. We play computer games and then - Quick! Click! - we watch TV. We eat fast food. Everyone tells us to make it snappy! Hurry up! Time is flying! Step on it!There's so little time just to be with friends, to watch a sunset...

Since his first appearance ten years ago, Lars the little polar bear has come to be known and loved by children all over the world. This is the first of Lars' adventures, now published in very large format.

Peepo! has become a classic story for babies and toddlers. The book follows a day in the life of a baby, with a series of peep holes leading readers on to the next stage in the day.

There's a House Inside My Mummy is a story about a little boy's wait for his new baby. The author gives us a child's-eye view of this important period in a family's life, which will touch parent and child alike. A funny and tender picture book about a little boy waiting for his new brother or sis...

Mr Archimedes' bath always overflows and he always has to clear up the mess, until the day he decides to find out where the water comes from and if Wombat, Goat or Kangaroo are responsible.