Picture Books

What do you want to be today? Brave? Caring? Quiet? Creative? Adventurous? Let your dreams run free and embark on an adventure with one very special boy. Follow him as...

Wise old flamingo Bibi has been with her flock for as long as anyone can remember. Follow her journey in this beautifully illustrated celebration of old age and community from...

'The sleepiest dinosaur anyone knew was the lazy Iguanodon , Dinosaur Chew!' Meet Dinosaur Chew, the Iguanodon , in this brilliant rhyming story, part of The World of Dinosaur Roar!...

A thoughtful and beautifully illustrated story about o pening our homes and our hearts to those in need of a warm welcome. Little Bear lives happily in his cosy cave...

When a little boy finds a lonely stone on a quiet beach, he decides to find him the perfect home among other stones just like him. But nowhere feels quite...

Every family has their stories ... An heirloom in the making. Remember the time when Mum ... How about when Dad found the ... This is just like when Grandma...

We all know Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, but did you know he got up again? Read along with your little one to everyone's favourite story of Humpty Dumpty,...

From award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fourth book in the Luna Loves... series celebrates separated families at Christmas, and the power of giving to bring people together. Luna loves...

Even though you might be small, if you just believe, you could be anything at all! What do you want to be when you grow up? A pirate or a...

By award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, a poetic picture book about family separation and mental health. Once a month, Dad takes his son to the barbers, come rain or...

CHUGGA ... CHUGGA ... CHOO! CHOO! THUGGA ... THUGGA ... All aboard the zoo train. Better keep your eyes open - this is a crazy zoo! A boy and his...

Bear loves noodles. Fat noodles, thin noodles, flat noodles, crispy noodles - he'll eat them all! But will getting all the noodles he could ever dream of make him happy?...

A warm and reassuring story of friendship, confidence and finding your voice. In the heart of the forest, everyone is getting ready for the Big Show. Bob is desperate to...

A magnificent look at the science of plants from the internationally bestselling and multi award-winning team behind Tiny , Lots and Grow . This tree doesn't look like it's doing...

A charming new story from the author of Guess How Much I Love You , with an original take on the subject of childhood anxiety. Once there was a girl...

From field to stable, from rest to riding, poet Michael J. Rosen captures the nature of horses with spare and graceful haiku. Filled with Stan Fellowss evocative artwork, this collection...

This off-beat Easter story about a chick discovering when Easter will be is bound to bring a smile. Hilda the Hens beautiful egg doesnt hatch. Instead the talking egg asks:...

Teachers are all around us -- it's time to give them a gold star! The new bestseller from the creators of IF I WAS PRIME MINISTER. School teachers teach us...

The largest and the smallest creatures of the animal kingdom meet in two books so closely linked as to become a single volume! In fact, the mini book of the...

The first picture book by the author of SmallWonders, Tatsuya Tanaka. REASSEMBLE takes readers on a journey through the reimagination of everyday objects. Miniature workers are busy at work, disassembling...

Britta Teckentrup's latest book for children of every age is a poetic masterpiece about the passage of time. A swing on a hill overlooking the water is at the centre...

One of the masters of children's picture books returns with a simple and lovely story about taking one's time. Teckentrup's spacious, textured collages, brushed with soft colour and populated by...

Filled with charmingly rustic illustrations of people, plants and animals, this story about community and biodiversity introduces children to the variety of ways things can grow and flourish in nature....

In this love letter to New York City, Mona Lisa is a tourist who experiences the city for the first time, and finds art, love and inspiration in unexpected places....

In this love letter to New York City, Mona Lisa is a tourist who experiences the city for the first time, and finds art, love and inspiration in unexpected places....

This stunningly illustrated look-and-find book, with a glow-in-the-dark cover, sends young readers on a fantastical hunt with a loveable bat named Bernard. Bernard loves the dark. Why not? He's a...

This amazing book transports the reader into the fascinating world of animals. Spectacular pop-up scenarios come alive and reconstruct incredible natural environments. Imagine being in the African savannah and finding...

Henry's balloon slips from his hand and drifts into the sky...it drifts up and up to the balloon cloud, a special cloud in the sky where all the lost balloons...

Age range 5 to 9 When a Bedouin boy, Omar, is separated from his family in Libya during WW2, he makes his way to the coast to look for them....

A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids. "Plan the road. Plan the road. Mark it on the map." Roadworks takes the reader through all the stages...

Can it Text? Blog? Scroll? Wi-Fi? Tweet? No ... it's a book. No matter how many electronic devices are available these days, you can't deny the simple appeal of a...

A "true" story by Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Frane Lessac. There is not a stir or a whisper when Louis de Rougemont steps onto the stage to recount his astonishing...

"We want to live in a world we can all be proud of!" What kind of world do children want to live in? Can we all come together to make...

Babies love babies, and here is a visual feast of them doing everything that babies do Babies, Babies Everywhere! Sleeping, crying, laughing, looking, gurgling, eating, crawling...and at last toddling! Follow...

One little girl's bond with the Baobab trees in her local forest shows how even young children can help to look after trees. Can you love and care for your...

Inspiring and empowering - four brave children face the challenges and opportunities of today's world. "Somewhere, out there, In the wide, wide world, a child like you is Watching..." Four...

Take a trip to the origins of the Universe. Visit the Sun and the Moon. Fly across galaxies and see stars born and die. Visit Black Holes and find out...

Singer-songwriter Nick Cope's work takes on a new form in this series of illustrated books. Why is the sky blue? is an entertaining and endearing take on the inquisitiveness of...

Where, oh where, can Matilda Mouse be? Edwin Elephant can't find her-until he, and young readers, get a big surprise! Meet Edwin Elephant-he's sitting and waiting for his best friend,...

My First Book of Sounds takes a nostalgic path through different sounds. With gorgeous pictures and bold text, this book will answer all of your child's questions about ordinary sounds.

Alain Gree's beautiful illustrations from the 1960s and 70s are known throughout the world. With their naivety of form and bold use of colour, their charm is undeniable. Part of...

AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR A magical fairytale from an exciting new storyteller: seven-year-old Australian author, Chelsea Hardi. Three beautiful princesses set out to explore the kingdom, looking for adventure. When they become...

This is the true story of the remarkable team effort to save a kiwi that lost its leg. The fictional narrator of the story is a schoolboy who is doing...

Discover that books can take you places you'd never believe... from Waterstones Prize-shortlisted Robert Starling. Astrid's family has just moved in to the mouse hole in the bookshop on Maple...

When Mr Benn visits the little fancy dress shop, he enters a fantastical world of adventure as if by magic... Today, Mr Benn swaps his trademark black bowler hat and...

Cinderella with a strong feminist twist, based on the life and work of pioneer German animator and film director Lotte Reiniger. Lotte doesn't believe in happy endings. She lives with...