A book for babies with an online song to accompany it. Lift the flaps and find the babies pointing, waving, clapping and dancing. Sing the song and do the actions.
Axel Scheffler
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Picture Books
Fiction
Early Readers
Poetry
Educational
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There’s an Owl in my Towel
It's tricky to have breakfast when there's a mole in your bowl! A baby's every activity is thwarted by a variety of surprising animals. But who wouldn't be happy to find a ted in their bed? A lift-the-flap book for babies with an online song to accompany it.
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat
This is a sequel to Edward Lear's famous poem, set in a nonsensical land full of adventure. When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Pussy-cat must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade in search of the thief.
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou
A little ghost tries to give Lydia Lou a scare . . . but he can't even wake her up. So he fetches his noisy animal friends to help. A playful story full of fun sounds for younger children to join in with.
Cave Baby
But what will happen when a real woolly mammoth takes Cave Baby for a midnight ride?
Freddie and the Fairy
Freddie is desperate for a pet, so he knows just what to wish for. But he keeps getting the wrong things. If only he didn’t mumble and cover up his mouth!
The Flying Bath
When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any...
Jack and the Flumflum Tree
The only cure for Granny’s moozles is the fruit of the flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. So Jack and his crew set sail, with a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing-gum to tent pegs. But...
What The Jackdaw Saw
What is this sign that all the animals keep making? The jackdaw just can’t understand . . . but he’s flying into danger.
The Troll
All the Troll wants is to catch a goat – but when a string of other creatures trip-trap over his bridge instead, he’s stuck with boring old fish for supper. Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew are in search of treasure but they keep sailing to the wrong...