An amusing and helpful story for any child starting at, or already attending, a playgroup or nursery.
Axel Scheffler
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Picture Books
Fiction
Early Readers
Poetry
Educational
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Toddle Waddle
A wobbly toddler takes a walk and is soon joined by a joyful troop of human and animal friends. They wander happily along with a clip clop, hurry scurry, flip flop, toddle waddle, but where will they go and who else will they meet along the way?
Tyrannosaurus Drip
Whoever heard of a vegetarian T Rex? When a baby Duckbill dinosaur ends up in the Tyrannosaurus nest, he feels very out of place, and his gruesome new family nickname him Drip. But this little dinosaur is not as weedy as he looks. In fact, he's a real hero!
One Mole Digging a Hole
A counting book with a gardening theme
Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose
Good manners aren’t on the menu at this meal. Duck won’t eat his carrots, Moth is eating the cloth, and Sheep would rather sleep than wash the dishes. A simple rhyming picture book with extra tough pages, suitable for toddlers.
Hippo Has a Hat
There’s chaos in the clothes shop when the animals go on a glorious shopping spree. A simple rhyming picture book with extra tough pages for toddlers.
Shuffle and Squelch
Rhymes about pizzas, rhymes about cats, rhymes about guinea pigs, buttons and hats . . .this is a companion book to Wriggle and Roar and contains illustrated versions of the younger poems from the poetry anthology Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum
The Book of Names
Illustrated by Nila Aye Julia Donaldson celebrates her readers in this delightful and imaginative picture book, inspired by the children she has met at hundreds of book signings over the years.
Wriggle and Roar
Seventeen brightly illustrated rhymes with which children can join in, either with noises or actions.
Rosie’s Hat
One little girl, one smart hat, a sudden gust of wind . . . and we're off on a whole hatful of adventures! A rhyming story with sound effects for children to join in with.