Dig Dig Digging
Margaret Mayo and Alex Ayliffe (illustrator) Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging,scooping up the earth and lifting and tipping. They make huge holes with their dig, dig, digging.They can work all day.” Trucks and tractors, fire engines and helicopters-they…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Can We Save The Tiger?
Martin Jenkins and Vicky White (illustrator) Tigers are big, beautiful and fierce. But, like many other animals, they are in danger of becoming extinct. With breathtaking illustrations this large-format picture book tells us about the threats to the many endangered…
King and King
Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland (illustrator) Once there lived a lovelorn prince whose mother decreed that he must marry by the end of the summer. So began the search to find the prince’s perfect match and lo and behold…his…
This Rabbit Belongs To Emily Brown
Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton (illustrator) Emily Brown’s rabbit, Stanley, is NOT FOR SALE. Not even to her Most Royal Highness Queen Gloriana the Third. Not even for all the toys Emily Brown could ever desire. So when naughty Queen…
Carnegie and Greenaway Award: Wolf Won't Bite
Emily Gravett 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…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Puffin Peter
Petr Horacek Peter and Paul are the best of friends, but when Peter gets lost in a terrible storm he can’t find Paul anywhere. With the help of a big blue whale Puffin Peter set off to find him. They…
The Blue Balloon
Mick Inkpen A boy and his dog, Kipper, find an ordinary-looking blue balloon with extraordinary powers. By folding out the pages, readers can make the balloon grow, change color, and carry the boy and Kipper high into the universe This…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: There Are No Cats in this Book
Viviane Schwarz Our furry friends from There Are Cats in This Book – Tiny, Moonpie and André – have returned, and this time they are filled with the spirit of adventure – they are off to see the world! They…
Mutt Dog
Stephen Michael King Mutt Dog is brave and fast and gentle and loyal and smart, but he’s also hungry, and he doesn’t have a home. Then one day his luck changes, and he at last finds a family-and a cozy,…
Lulu and the Best Cake Ever!
Emma Chichester Clark Come on down to Wagtail Town where every day is an adventure! A brilliant new series for young children from the highly-regarded, award-winning creator of Blue Kangaroo, Emma Chichester Clark. Lulu is a little dog with BIG…
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