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The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr
This classic story of Sophie and her extraordinary tea-time guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published over 30 years ago. The doorbell...
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Mog the Forgetful Cat

Judith Kerr
'Bother that cat!' Mog always seems to be in trouble. She forgets that she has a cat flap and she forgets that she has already eaten her supper....
Mog the Forgetful Cat

One Night in the Zoo

Judith Kerr
A wonderful counting book from Judith Kerr, the best-selling author of the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea . 'One moonlit, magical night in the...
One Night in the Zoo

My Henry

Judith Kerr
Through charming verse and glowing illustrations, Judith Kerr takes us on a magical and moving journey that proves love really does conquer everything. A truly special picture book...
My Henry

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, captures a child's eye view of a magical Christmas Day in a small Welsh town, with uncles...
A Child's Christmas in Wales

Cloud Busting

Malorie Blackman
Narrated in verse, Cloud Busting, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (age 6-8 category), is an exploration of an unlikely friendship between two very...
Cloud Busting

Penguin

Polly Dunbar
Ben is given a penguin as a present. However, try as he might he cannot get a reaction from his inscrutable companion. He pokes him, sings for him...
Penguin

Harris Finds His Feet

Catherine Rayner
Harris is a small hare, who asks his Grandfather one day why he has such big feet. His Grandfather teaches him how to use them to hop, spring...
Harris Finds His Feet

Dogger

Shirley Hughes
The idea may be familiar - the loss of a favourite toy - but the story and its pictures make this book an original gem. A heart-warming story,...
Dogger

Giraffes can't dance

Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
Gerald the giraffe is tall and clumsy, so when he attends the jungle dance, he is no match for the waltzing warthogs. A friendly cricket encourages him to...
Giraffes can't dance

Manfred the Baddie

John Fardell
Manfred is the baddest baddie of all, robbing people, kidnapping inventors and planning evil ways to rule the world. Then something rather unexpected gives him a change of...
Manfred the Baddie

The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cat

TS Eliot illustrated by Axel Scheffler
This new, illustrated, edition of T.S Eliot’s classic collection of cat poems is sure to delight a new generation of children. Many children will have read Macavity the...
The Old Possum's Book of Practical Cat

My Secret War Diary

Marcia Williams
Following Archie's War, which recorded in diary form the First World War home-front experience of a ten year old, Williams now turns to Archie's daughter, Flossie Albright. She...
My Secret War Diary

The London Eye Mystery

Siobhan Dowd
Ted likes the weather, he also likes statistics and routine but his life is thrown into disarray when his Aunt Gloria and cousin Salim arrive, like a hurricane,...
The London Eye Mystery

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne
Bruno has a happy life in Berlin, so is shocked when he learns his family are moving to 'Out-With'. One day Bruno is out exploring the bleak surroundings...
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

What I Saw and How I Lied

Judy Blundell
Fifteen- year-old Evie has always felt over shadowed by her mother’s movie-star looks but as American society begins to shake off the austerity of World War II, Evie...
What I Saw and How I Lied

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mark Haddon
Seen through the eyes of Christopher, a mathematical genius and Sherlock Holmes fan, who also has Asperger's Syndrome (a form of Autism), the novel opens with his discovery...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

The Big Night-Night Book

Georgie Birkett
Baby says 'night-night' to everything before he goes to bed. He undresses, brushes his teeth, and has a story and his cup of milk before he is tucked...
The Big Night-Night Book

Chick

Ed Vere
Hatching from an egg and being transformed into a fully functioning chick is a lively, and noisy, business as youngsters can discover with this beautifully engineered pop-up book....
Chick

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
Babies may be born in different countries, look a little different and have different needs, but one thing that most have in common are ten fingers and ten...
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Dear Zoo

Rod Campbell
This is an appealing story in lift-the-flap, board-book format. As you lift the flaps in search of the ideal pet, a host of zoo animals are revealed before...
Dear Zoo

We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Already a classic, this picture book is bound to capture the imagination of almost any child. A father and his young children go out in search of a...
We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Each Peach Pear Plum

Janet and Allan Ahlberg
This is a delicious little picture book that children will demand to hear again and again. The excellent, rhyming text and warm, sunny illustrations work together perfectly. Children...
Each Peach Pear Plum

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we're going on a bear hunt yop class for my grandson tock them to see the stage show

roy burgess
3 April 2010

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