Kate Saunders

Brian Sibley

Alan Alexander Milne

Paul Bright

Jeanne Willis

"A collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard"--Cover.

The Best Bear in All the World

When a caterpillar meets her perfect love, a tadpole, she begs him never to change, but their relationship is doomed.

Tadpole's Promise

Eleven-year-old Tom has never spoken, so people think he's stupid and treat him different from "normal" children. At the zoo, Tom can speak to Zanzi, one of the gorillas, through sign language. Nobody believes him, though. They think he's making it up. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Dumb Creatures

When two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby. Small and blue with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to make him their secret. I won't tell if you won't. But the bog baby is a wild thing, and when he becomes poorly, the girls decide they must tell their mum. And she tells them the greatest lesson, if you really love something, you have to let it go.

The Bog Baby

Jenni Desmond

First Slodge

The most beautiful girl in the whole of the school is Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool - but Lucinda Belinda felt it was her duty to guide all her friends in the subject of beauty. Lucinda becomes the scourge of family and friends, criticising big bottoms and moustaches (especially her grandma's) until everyone avoids her. So when Lucinda meets a monster in the forest, she makes it her mission to make-over this scary creature. Unfortunately changing its outside does not change what's inside - as Lucinda Belinda discovers!

Lucinda Belinda Melinda Mccool

The perfect story for anyone who’s ever felt overshadowed. One little girl dreams of being a star. But whether it's finding Mom's lost wedding ring or winning the costume prize, her big sister always shines brighter. In her grandfather’s eyes, though, she is a star. As he dries her tears and they both gaze up at the night sky, he tells a story about how everything and everyone is made of stardust and we all shine in different ways. With illustrations from new talent Briony May Smith, this is a touching story about being true to yourself from award-winning author Jeanne Willis.

Stardust

Adrian Reynolds

Who's in the Loo?

Mayfly Day

Supercat vs The Party Pooper

Everybody's favourite all-action cat is back in the third instalment of the hilarious cat superhero series, from bestselling author and queen of comedy, Jeanne Willis! When all the grown-ups disappear from the family funfair Supercat and his sidekick James suspect the evil Count Backwards is behind it. The crime-fighting duo track the count to his underwater lair - but can they sneak on board a submarine and save the day or will they end up as fish food? Get ready for a wild ride.

Supercat vs the pesky pirate

Little Chick asks if his mommy loves him, no matter what he looks like, or how he behaves.

Mommy, Do You Love Me?

It was Boa's birthday. It was going to be the best one ever. Or so he hoped. He invited his friends round. They would all bring him wonderful presents. Or would they? 'A dream team of writer and illustrator!' The Times

Boa's Bad Birthday

Tony Ross

Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers

Isabelle Follath

What Are Little Girls Made Of?

Gwen Millward

An enchanting tale of bugs, grubs moonlight and magic - and the perfect book for bedtime to chase away all fears of the dark!

The King of Tiny Things

A heart-warming tale about a little girl longing for her chance to shine by award-winning author Jeanne Willis.

Leonie Lord

When little Lottie Potter goes to Trotter's Otter shop to buy a new pet, she certainly doesn't expect to find quite so many kinds. There are spotty otters, potty otters, snotty otters and tangled-in-a-knotty otters - to name but a few! But what will she do when the otter she chooses turns out to be a rotter?

What a Lot of Otters!

We all know that nursery rhymes are dangerous things - you could get trampled by all the king's horses, have your nose pecked off by blackbirds, or even fall off a bough as you sleep! Luckily, the Storyland Ambulance Crew are on hand to patch everyone up. Jeanne Willis's whimsical text works perfectly with Joel Stewart's hilarious illustrations in this rollicking twist on classic nursery rhymes.

And Other Nursery Rhyme Emergencies

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon

Having moved into an apartment with friends in order to get away from his nagging mother and her evil-spirited boyfriend, Will gets a new outlook on life and finds true love with Zara, a homeless gypsy girl, until his mother resurfaces and threatens to reveal Will's childhood secrets in order to break them apart.

Jeanne Willis

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