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My Grandma's kitchen is the best place to be. We're ever so busy, Grandma and me. We have all sorts of gadgets that go whizz and whir. And there's always a bowl Grandma needs me to stir.
Join Lulu and Grandma in the kitchen, where Lulu helps make all kinds of delicious things, like crepes with lemon and sugar, macaroni cheese (her favourite!) and apricot slice. She learns how to whisk and chop and measure - even beat egg whites for pavlova! Lulu and Grandma also pick vegies from the garden, set up a cafe and host a din... read more

Hans Christian Andersen’s moving tale of a poor little girl at Christmas time has touched generations of readers. Now internationally renowned illustrator Květa Pacovská brings a fresh, modern approach to this story, one unlike any version yet published. This is the tale of a little girl who wanders the streets, freezing and homeless. As she huddles in a corner between two buildings, all she has to keep herself warm are some matches. Amazingly, each match sparks brilliant visions of a better life — warm food, gl... read more

A reassuring story about floods, machines and adventure from the author of Roadworks. Farmer John's rusty old tractor lies locked in the shed. Rusty yet trusty and orangey-red. When the rain comes and the river rises, will Farmer John's tractor be able to save the day?

Always be kind to others; you never know when it will pay off! A group of four animal friends go to the playground to have fun on the swing, the slide, the roundabout and the seesaw. Upon arriving at the swing, they notice an ant sitting on it. Shoo, ant! they say, but Po (the hippo) says no, he was there first and gives him a push. Then all the friends have a turn; but when Po gets on, the swing refuses to budge. Then he gets stuck on the slide, and stops the roundabout. And as for the seesaw!!! The other three friends head ... read more

Anton has a magic hat. A real one. Anton wants to do some magic. He wants to make something disappear. First Anton tries to make a tree vanish, but it's too big. He manages to make a bird disappear, and even his friend Lukas. But where did Lukas go? A charming picture book about the magic of possibility, with simple, humorous text and illustrations. The Swedish-born author/illustrator now works in Germany. Translated into English by Catherine Chidgey.

This entertaining collection of rhymes explores counting backwards, counting in twos, and counting numbers beyond 10. From 'Five Little Monkeys' and 'Ten in a Bed' to 'One, two, buckle my shoe' and 'One hundred bees round a hive', these rhymes provide a rich range of enjoyable opportunities to familiarise children with ways of manipulating numbers. An introduction, 'Cracking the Code', discusses ways of learning to count and use numbers beyond 10 - tens and teens - thus providing a useful help for adults. Collected by a highly repu... read more

Sunday Jones is a boy with a loving mother who protected him from a miserable and cruel father. Then his mother dies, leaving Sunday's father to make his life a misery. For the end of year concert, Sunday decides he will be a magician, The Great Orlando. On the night he impresses the audience (except his father) with his card tricks. For his final act, he disappears in a cloud of smoke, only his hat remains on the stage.

When Louis gets eaten up by a Gulper, his big sister Sarah knows she has to act fast, and sets off in hot pursuit. But rescuing a boy from a Gulper's tummy isn't so simple - especially when other strange and scary creatures are looking for their dinner too...

Aunt Concertina & Her Niece Evalina is a wondrous book - a feast of words by well-known poet Paula Green accompanied by a visual feast of stunning paintings. Aunt Concertina is an avid junk shop shopper who takes her unwilling niece along with her and, to Evalina's great delight, they find a magic kite which takes them on adventures throughout the world. They go to Mt Everest, the Nile, a volcano, Greenland, the Sahara, Venezeula, Tokyo, the Amazon and finally back home. It's a whirlwind of exploration. On every page there is ... read more

A hands-on game of mix and match with more than 50 different pictures. Part of a bright and lively series of board books that work like a game. A vibrant riot of colours and shapes from best-selling illustrator, Herve Tullet. Perfect to occupy busy minds and little fingers.

Part of a bright and lively series of board books that work like a game, "The Game of Patterns" is a bright, interactive game of spot the difference. Full color.

Heka and Reka (both weka) catch a double-decker to Tuapeka! The two weka friends catch Possum Pete’s double-decker bus on the road to Tuapeka … and along the way they pick up Hedgy Hog, Dodgy Dog and Whistling Frog. But when a strange little man in a caravan invites them to share his barbecue – they soon realise they are to BE the barbecue, and skedaddle … all the way to Tuapeka.

The little rabbit is loved by his family, even though whenever they ask him a question, he answers very rudely. Every morning when his mother said, "Time to get up, my little rabbit," he would reply, "Poo bum!" At lunchtime when his father said, "Eat your spinach, my little rabbit," he would reply, "Poo bum!" One day, he meets a hungry wolf. Will the little rabbit learn his lesson once and for all?About the author:Stephanie Blake was born in 1968 in Minnesota, USA, and lives in Paris, France. She has written and illustrated dozens ... read more

Winter is coming and everybee is busy gathering pollen. But poor Glib gets left behind with nobee to follow. When he finally catches up, everybee laughs at him. So Glib flies off on his own ...and finds a secret flower supply. Will he be able to save the hive?

A delightful celebration of those nudie moments between bath and bedtime from award-winning author and illustrator Emma Quay.

Lucy and Elephant White loved playing their own special games. They loved ringing bluebells, they loved catching splashes ...And they really loved playing 'Hide and Hide' (so nobody ever found them). 'Oh Elephant White!' cried Lucy, 'You are my best friend in the whole wide world!' and she gave him her very cosiest cuddle. Then the doorbell rang ...

Melu decides to follow his dream, instead of the herd ...The mules had been clip-clopping around the sun-baked hills for generations. They always clip-clopped in the same direction: west towards the setting sun. And they never ventured down to the glittering green sea. But Melu was different. He was always out of step. When the herd clipped, Melu clopped. When the others clopped, Melu clipped. And one day, he decided he wanted to go down to the glittering green sea ...

Take your seat in the front row and watch in wonder as three cheeky little circus pigs make a wild wolf jump through hoops (literally), endure feats of astounding derring-do, and even withstand perilous games of dress-up. Safe in the thought that "Wolf Won't Bite!" they even put their heads between his jaws, but can you push a wolf too far? Sure to strike a chord with anyone who has both a pet and a young child, this is a very funny and playful story with a snappy ending!

Lola is really, really excited about looking after the school guinea pig, Bert. Lola loves playing with Bert, and she and Charlie even build him his very own guinea-pig run! But when Bert goes missing, Lola soon discovers that she knows something about Bert that no one else has even thought of...

It had been raining for days in Moominvalley, but now the clouds had cleared and it was a fine day for an adventure. Moomintroll was excited - he and Snorkmaiden and Little My, Moominpappa and Moominmamma, were all going to sail to Lonely Island to look for treasure! Would they ever be able to find any treasure just by the light of the moon?