New in Children's Books

There never was a rabbit as bad as Big Bad Bun. Or so you'd think if you read the letter which he left on his bed after school one day...but it turns out Big Bad Bun might not be as bad as he makes out. His school report aside, that is! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839135453 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

It was Boa’s birthday. It was going to be the best one ever. Or so he hoped. A hilarious tale to encourage young children to accept presents gracefully, from the award-winning team of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138362 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

Colin is small, even for a mouse. His mother refuses to let him play outside with his brothers and sisters unless he is wrapped in a big fluffy ball of cotton wool. But instead of keeping him safe, the cotton wool attracts the attention of every fierce creature imaginable - little boys, ducks, even foxes! After a day of being flung, pecked and chased, Colin returns home without his cotton wool, but feeling much BIGGER, and ready to tell his mother that he can look after himself. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138379 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

How do tadpoles turn into frogs? Which bug is as big as your hand? How do pigs keep cool? You can find the answers, and much more, in this collection of informative nature books, with stunning photographs, step-by-step illustrations, simple text and links to exciting websites. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836049869 • Author: Various • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Box Set • Pages: 32 pages x 8 books • Dimensions: 20.4 x 15 cm

There was once a cow who was always miserable, and a lamb who tried to cheer her up. But the cow was impossible to cheer up! Even Father Christmas was too jolly for her. The poor lamb burst into tears himself, and wallowed in misery. Finally the cow started to miss him, and gave him the best birthday present ever - a great big grin! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138331 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

Albert is so desperate to get a pet, he'll take anything - a cat, a dog, giraffe... he's not fussy, so he's super excited when Dad finally brings a pet home. There's just one problem: it's a potato. Potatoes can't do anything a proper pet does... can they?! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138409 • Author: Josh Lacey • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

A lazy horse will do nothing except stand still - except on Sundays, when she sits down. She won't 'giddy up' for the farmer, nor 'trot off' for his wife, nor play cowboys for their son, nor jump for their daughter. So she gets sold to a tinker, and then to the circus - and then to a butcher. And then the dozy dobbin demonstrates that, though lazy, she isn't stupid: she runs like the wind! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138348 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 22.1 x 13.8 cm

Soft and Sticky are best friends, but Soft’s fluff always gets up Sticky’s nose, and Sticky sticks like glue to Soft! After one last argument, they decide to end their friendship – life will be better apart, won’t it? But they soon find they miss each other much more than they imagined... ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138232 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 18.7 cm

Pignatius was passing the palace one day, when he saw ten fresh buns left to cool on a tray… Sneaking into the palace, looking for more treats, Pignatius tries on a wig and some clothes and the servants mistake him for the real prince! Of course the rein of this porky impostor can't last long, but when the actual prince returns, he saves Pignatius's bacon. It turns out that he's always wanted a double to deal with a particularly frightening dragon… his Aunt Alice! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138300 • Author: Peter Bently & David Roberts • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

As a little girl munches on an apple, she thinks she must have the mightiest bite. Suddenly, along comes a parade of animals to compete for the title, including a shark with its 300 teeth in rows, and a t-rex with 60 huge bone-crunchers! But while each animal is fighting over their claim to the title, there’s a clever mosquito at work... can the hungry mosquito outwit them all, even the little girl? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138270 • Author: Howard Calvert • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

Could you pass the test to join the Tickle Squad? One brave mouse is willing to give it a go. It's easy to tickle a giraffe and fun to tickle a bear. An octopus is trickier (underwater with all those arms) but tickling a crocodile is the hardest one – with those sharp teeth! This is a ticklish tale that children will love. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138324 • Author: Kathryn White • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 23 x 19.6 cm

Preston sets off to take a basket of food to his granny's, wearing a red coat and hood, and looking very much like Little Red Riding Hood. As ever, Mister Wolf is in hot pursuit, but he can't think which story Preston's red coat and hood reminds him of, and consequently can't remember what he is supposed to do... ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138256 • Author: Colin McNaughton • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23 x 19.6 cm

When Rita’s mum refuses to get her a pet, Rita goes to the zoo and soon returns with a rhinoceros in tow . . . But keeping a pet rhino a secret in a small flat and taking care of him, prove to be much trickier than she ever imagined! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138386 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 23.8 x 20.4 cm

"Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earth Hounds. Earth Hounds have fangs at the front and a waggler at the back. To find out which is which, hold a sausage at both ends." Dr Xargle is instructing his class of small fellow aliens on the nature and habits of the earth creatures known to us as dogs. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138393 • Author: Jeanne Willis • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 23.4 x 20.4 cm

A boy and his grandfather watch as a baby seal is born on the rocks near their home and from that day a special friendship is created between them. Despite his disability, the boy is a keen surfer, and he enjoys many afternoons surfing with the seals. One day, however, he gets into trouble in rough seas, and the young seal comes to his rescue. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138416 • Author: Michael Foreman • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 22.5 x 20.8 cm

Crimes are sweeping the neighbourhood: sofas torn to shreds, muddy pawprints on the beds, poo left on the kitchen floor . . . all the evidence points towards the culprits being DOGS, and Inspector Keyhole is quick to arrest every last one. But the great cat detective Purrlock Jones thinks she knows who the real villain is. It must be the feline mastermind and her arch enemy Moggiarty . . . ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138294 • Author: Peter Bently • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 28 • Dimensions: 22.1 x 21.3 cm

You see that duck over there? You could watch it all day and it wouldn’t blink. From award-winning author and illustrator Alex Latimer comes this sharply witty picture book that will have every child trying to outwit this devilish duck... if they can stop giggling, that is! ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781839138263 • Author: Alex Latimer • Publisher: Andersen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 22.1 x 21.3 cm

An engaging storybook and toy combined in one exciting activity kit!  Includes a storybook, 10 figurines, and a playmat. ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9782764372425 • Author: Phidal Publishing • Publisher: Phidal Publishing • Format: Hardback

Bluey is copying everything Dad does, but what happens when the game doesn’t go to plan? ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241692318 • Author: Bluey • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback

Over 100 puffy stickers with epic activities and press-outs ​​​​​​​Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836538004 • Author: Curious Universe Bookoli • Publisher: Curious Universe Bookoli • Format: Paperback