• Insect Detective

    By Steve Voake

    'There are more insects living in the world than all the other animals put together – that's about 200 million insects for every single person'

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  • Igor: The Bird Who Couldn't Sing

    By Satoshi Kitamura

    Spring has arrived and Igor can't wait to express his joy by singing. But when he joins in the Dawn…

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  • Lost on the Beach

    By Ian Beck

    Teddy is left alone on the beach while Lily and Mum go to buy an ice cream. An inquisitve puppy comes…

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  • The Monster Who Ate Darkness

    By Joyce Dunbar

    There is a primitive fear of the dark in all of us, for which we all need strategies to cope.

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  • Something Else

    By Kathryn Cave

    Something Else is a lonely creature, excluded from everything because he is different.

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  • Banana!

    By Ed Vere

    This picture book has only two different words. One of them is 'banana' and the other is 'please'. The…

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  • Little Rabbit Goes to School

    By Harry Horse

    Little Rabbit sets off for his first day at school with his favourite toy, Charlie Horse. But Charlie…

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  • Traction Man is Here

    By Mini Grey

    For Traction Man, feats of derring-do are all in a day’s work.

    Traction Man is Here review

  • The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems

    By June Crebbin

    This anthology is a perfect introduction to poetry for very young children.

    The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems review

  • The Snow Friends

    By Ian Whybrow

    Little Pig sits reading, content in his cosy bed, surrounded by the night sky, high in a tree.

    The Snow Friends review

  • Little Beauty

    By Anthony Browne

    When a very special gorilla learns to use sign language, he is able to ask his keepers for anything he needs but what he wants most of all is a friend.

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