Reading for pleasure in early years

Join Ray and his friends through a night-time walk.

Spike tries to avoid bedtime to stay up partying. When granny turns into Grannysaurus, she and her other dinosaur friends finally get him to bed.

Follow eight unhappy bunnies on an adventure to find the culprit behind their birthday cake heist.

A charming and playful picture book told with humour and heart from the brilliant team behind Ten Delicious Teachers.

A little boy brings a stranded baby whale home and looks after him in the bath until his dad finds out and helps him return it to the sea.

A joyful, humorous rhyming tale about how friends lift each other up.

The toys in a toyshop put on a show to cheer up a sad looking bear.

An illustrative look at a child that asks his father to tell him a story.

A young boy is upset at the loss of his favourite toy.

A boy starts sneezing uncontrollably with unexpected and exciting consequences

Elmer is different. Elmer is patchwork.

When rabbit loses her recipe book on the day of her pancake picnic, it seems the day is ruined - until her friends come to the rescue.

A penguin family go on a day trip, taking all sorts of transport until they reach an enormous slide.

Follows a young boy getting to grips with looking after his pet elephant.

Evil Pea goes back in time to try to defeat his nemesis, Supertato.

Everyone in the family has his or her own way of showing the baby how much they love him.

Fergal smashes the bakery window with his football and tells a lie that gets his friend into big trouble.

A little girl has to think fast to save her animal friends when a monster in the woods tries to make them into soup.

A boy with one leg struggles with strangers being overly encouraging when he does everyday things

The dad of a bear family struggles to sleep because of various noises in the house

Hector sets out with all his exploring equipment to prove that the mysterious Thunk isn't really extinct.

The lighthouse keeper's wife has to come up with an ingenious solution to prevent gulls stealing her husband's lunch

A girl opens up a book looking for the story that's perfect for her and tumbles inside.

A tale of friendship between five bears.

Rocket organises a peaceful protest to save her local library.

A counting book in which a dragon goes on a hunt for his lunch and eats everything in his way.

Harry loves stories but the words jumble and tumble when he tries to read out loud. One day, Harry meets Cal, a rescue dog, and with a little support and understanding things begin to change...

A rabbit feels unhappy because he isn't the same as all his friends, until he decides to embrace his individuality and takes up disco dancing.

Grape and Mushroom go on an adventure to find the wise old Cheese to end the fight between the Fruits and the Vegetables.

A humorous story in rhyme which lists a variety of unsuitable tasks for animals.

Follows a band of extinct animals that are in disguise.

A bear gives his rabbit friend the confidence to try activities he thinks he can't do by giving him a 'magic' hat to help him.

A retell of the well-loved classic The Three Billy Goats Gruff with a hilarious twist

This is the first Funnybones in the series and introduces the skeletons - a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton.

Elliot tries to fit in with his fellow monsters by causing monstrous mayhem, but when he feels remorse for his actions he learns to embrace his soft side.

Friendship blossoms between two children from social classes of life when they meet in the park.

Ben loves grizzly bears so much that he wants a real one for his birthday.

A illustrated look at child autonomy and how to navigate strong emotions

Albert receives from his dad a potato as a pet.

A funny fairy tale twist, about discovering that you're never too bad to be good.

Sunny and his family move to a new country and try adjust to the new place.

A sensible and observant little girl journeys through the Wild Wood on her way to a party, meeting various fairytale characters on her way.

A troll searches for a bridge with goats whilst a group of pirates look for treasure and a good cookbook

Billy and Fatcat go on a sea adventure and get captured by Captain Howl.

A set of animals with silly names queue up to try to get their names changed

Rocket organises a peaceful protest to save her local library.

A girl discovers that a rock out at sea is actually a living creature and home to many animals, and must save it from being destroyed by the fishing community who think that it is dangerous.

Grape and Mushroom go on an adventure to find the wise old Cheese to end the fight between the Fruits and the Vegetables.

A child visits his sick grandmother and on the way goes through an imaginary and nightmarish fairy tale setting.

A celebration of being your self and living life joyfully.

A fictional humorous look at the Earth from an alien's point of view

Isabelle gets tired of her family's thieving ways after their biggest heist yet, so she resolves to return all their stolen goods - but gets caught in the act.

Two girls find a strange creature in a pond and take it home with them but have to let it go back to the wild

Ida learns to be patient and kind, and Hedge Lion learns to be brave and confident.

Follows the adventures of a young boy's action figure as he plays with him

Oscar, a burrowing owl who can't fly, and Reggie, a snowy owl who can't run, become friends.

A retelling of a traditional West African story about greed, in which the trickster spider Anansi shows a boy a magical pot which can fill up with anything.

Rainbow fish and his friends come up with an idea to include Humbert to the group.

Inspired by Celtic folklore, tells the story of how to rival giants build the world-famous giant's Causeway.

Follow the adventures of Harriet's ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu.

Learn how to squeak, roar and hoot like 12 different animals, aiming to engage younger readers in exploring sound.

A look at different kinds of families - human and animal - and celebrating those differences.

A little girl helps Granny Pip as she plants fruit bushes, feeds them with fertiliser, prunes and then harvests.

Explores different kinds of technology used in space such as telescopes, probes and satellites

Discover all kinds of amazing animals and learn where you might see them in real life.

William Bee takes a basic look at a wide range of transport, from racing cars to rockets.

Learn how a tadpole becomes a frog with The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

An illustrated book about colours featuring Percy the park keeper and his animal friends.

An introduction to all kinds of animals, from minibeasts to pets to wild animals and their habitats, and how to take care of or help them.

Explores the ways in which baby animals are similar to human babies.

Today you're the tractor driver! Your job is to climb aboard the tractor to help out on the farm. Let's go!

An interactive board book in which a little boy pretends that he is a school teacher.

An introduction to counting simple numbers.

A look at the growth of five different farm animals from birth to incipient adulthood.

Explore the world of machines from machines found around the house to ones blasted into space.

Lift the flaps to follow the little dinosaur around the forest and meet lots of other dinosaurs.

Lift flaps and peep into holes to find ants and bunnies, pipes and trains, fossils and lava!

Discover what makes each bird unique, where to spot them, and how to make a birdhouse.

A simple introduction to diggers.

Look through the peep-holes to find out what people and animals are active at night.

Discover how favourite foods are grown and made with accompanying recipes

A story about looking after a pet goldfish, with lots of facts about how to keep pet fish happy and healthy.

Introduces young readers to germs, bacteria and viruses.

A look at children of different abilities and lifestyles from countries and cultures all over the world.

An introduction to the nature and habits of dogs.

An introduction to various dinosaurs with lots of facts and pop-ups on every spread.

An introduction to various aspects of space and space exploration, with lots of facts and pop-ups on every spread.

Explores the flora and fauna of rainforest habitats.

A fun and magical tour of the world of working with animals, with Billie and their very silly pet cat, Mia!

Today you're the bus driver! Your job is to get the children to school. Let's go!

A celebration about the variety and importance of human connections.

Come and hitch a ride in vehicles of every shape and size - from family cars to double-decker buses, chugging tractors to speedy supercars, and gigantic monster-trucks to noisy fire engines. With bounce-along rhythms and fascinating facts from author Moira Butterfield, and bright, lively pictures by rising star Bryony Clarkson.

An introduction to the various types of homes made by animals from all over the world.

Looks at the role of trees within various ecosystems and how you can help to protect them.

A collection of 20 step-by-step activities designed to help younger children develop and interest in ecology and conservation.

Looks at the imagined lives and habitats of dinosaurs

A guide to exactly how an old building can become a brand-new home.

Discover how facts about football, tournaments, and players from around the world.

Uses a conversation in the dark depths of the ocean between the narrator and an unseen sea creature to introduce some of the strangest creatures under the sea.

An introduction for young readers to key facts about our solar system and the universe in a question and answer format.

A complete and comprehensive children's book about sport that combines facts and figures with the inspiring stories of sporting legends and icons.

An illustrated introduction to the story of dinosaurs and prehistoric life and a look at the major examples of different dinosaur types.

Follow the clues to identify more than 50 different animals from all over the world.

Fifteen simple step-by-step edible gardening projects for young children.

Find the hidden surprises in this natural-world search book.

A first introduction to the geography of our planet.

Explore the world in this flap book, discovering all sorts of endangered animals and the ways they are being threatened by people.

A big, bright book full of spooky craft ideas, Halloween puzzles and activities, perfect for pre-schoolers.

A simple search-and-find puzzle book featuring scenes of bugs and minibeasts.

An information book about cats and kittens

A look at a range of possible occupations, grouped in areas of interest e.g. working with machines, helping people, working outside.

Discover fun facts about poo.

Looks at some of the fastest modes of transport around the world.

Discover space exploration in the past, present and future.

A look at different courtship behaviours by animals from all over the world.

A basic introduction to the concept of atoms and how they make up everything.

A collection of superhero maze puzzles

Learn all about the world through a series of fascinating facts across a range of topical subjects, including the history of life on Earth, the electrifying power of lightning, and the troubling problem of pollution in the seas

Explores the wide variety of species in the insect world.

Looks at how the features of animals measure up to our own when shown in their real size.

The bunnies commandeer a speedboat and embark on a chaotic, watery adventure.

A peephole book in which each page shows what the baby can see on the next page

When Layla and her robot friends make a third robot, everything starts to go wrong

Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.

Chaos ensues as an angry Stoat tries to chase Goat out of his boat.

Introduces the numbers 1 to 10 with a story about a group of pirates getting into various scrapes on the high seas

Sir Wayne's Dragon encounters a bit of a problem on a day when everything starts happening in reverse

A collection of illustrated poems on the seasons and weather

A unicorn who loathes everything pink and sparkly worries that his birthday party will be everything he hates, but his friends know him better than he thinks.

An illustrated rhyming story about the power of words to make a difference, with an important message about saving the bees.

Sarah and Mr Pottifer run a magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees, and chaos ensues when dragon plants run wild

One little boy is very excited when he receives an invitation to go and play at his friend Dan's house but is uncertain which is his house on a very unusual street.

A young detective sets out to find out exactly who the Blue Bagoo is, a mysterious creature the people of the town are terrified of.

Follows the world of hamsters, as they battle their greatest enemies, the guinea-pigs.

A giant accidentally drags his pants through the local village, he captures various local inhabitants and items inside them

An illustrated anthology of forty-four short poems by award-winning Joseph Coelho.

A joyful, humorous rhyming tale about how friends lift each other up.

Children from all around the world take time to be in the moment in this picture book of a poem.

Stompysaurus wakes up one morning feeling great, but as soon as things start to go wrong, his anger and frustration start rising.

Mavis finds her inner spark of braveness to save her friend.

A hippo seeks advice about a spot from her animal friends, who offer up various wacky cures

A sister sets out to show her brother that dinosaur toys are meant to be played with by girls as much as boys.

Famous rhino actor Spiko-O says on TV that "Rhino's don't cry!" and poor Milo believes it and tries hard not to, until his beloved cat Pickles goes missing.

A jumping contest between a flea, a grasshopper and a frog causes chaos in the royal dining hall.

Tyrone learns about determination and perseverance from his Grandad and uses his imagination to take him on a series of adventures.

Wolf is sad that he looks nothing like the heroes in the books he loves to read, but when he comes fact to face with a giant he learns that real life heroes can look just like him.

Hector sets out with all his exploring equipment to prove that the mysterious Thunk isn't really extinct.

Ten monsters who eat nine of the ten teachers walking through the forest find the last one more than a match and end up in her class.

A girl opens up a book looking for the story that's perfect for her and tumbles inside.

A tyrannical pair of eyebrows cause havoc when they make all the creatures they land on do evil things.

A little girl tries to help her dinosaur friend find his place in the world but it's only by accident that she discovers his fabulous gift.

A gecko goes in search of stardom but realises fame may not be what makes him truly happy

A boy lists all the reasons why you should never ask a host of animals into your house.

A feisty princess refuses to bow to the stereotypical image of what a princess should look like and do.

An illustrated poem about a family visiting the city of London

A boy tries to convince his teachers that it is dinosaurs causing all the mess and noise in his lessons.

A collection of lyrical poems about a menagerie of creatures great and small.

Arthur McBain's irresistible rhyme and Tom Knight's cheerful illustrations are sure to entertain both children and adults. With thrilling suspense, a healthy dash of humour and a memorable surprise ending, In the Dead of the Night is destined to become a modern classic.

A collection of poems for young children, designed to be shared and read out loud.

Sunny and his family move to a new country and try adjust to the new place.

A sensible and observant little girl journeys through the Wild Wood on her way to a party, meeting various fairytale characters on her way.

A troll searches for a bridge with goats whilst a group of pirates look for treasure and a good cookbook

Billy and Fatcat go on a sea adventure and get captured by Captain Howl.

A set of animals with silly names queue up to try to get their names changed

Rocket organises a peaceful protest to save her local library.

A girl discovers that a rock out at sea is actually a living creature and home to many animals, and must save it from being destroyed by the fishing community who think that it is dangerous.

Grape and Mushroom go on an adventure to find the wise old Cheese to end the fight between the Fruits and the Vegetables.

A child visits his sick grandmother and on the way goes through an imaginary and nightmarish fairy tale setting.

A celebration of being your self and living life joyfully.

A fictional humorous look at the Earth from an alien's point of view

Isabelle gets tired of her family's thieving ways after their biggest heist yet, so she resolves to return all their stolen goods - but gets caught in the act.

Two girls find a strange creature in a pond and take it home with them but have to let it go back to the wild

Ida learns to be patient and kind, and Hedge Lion learns to be brave and confident.

Follows the adventures of a young boy's action figure as he plays with him

Oscar, a burrowing owl who can't fly, and Reggie, a snowy owl who can't run, become friends.

A retelling of a traditional West African story about greed, in which the trickster spider Anansi shows a boy a magical pot which can fill up with anything.

Rainbow fish and his friends come up with an idea to include Humbert to the group.

Inspired by Celtic folklore, tells the story of how to rival giants build the world-famous giant's Causeway.

Follow the adventures of Harriet's ravenous compost worms as they munch their way through their wide and wonderful weekly menu.

A girl considers her future and choices while she people-watches at her local outdoor pool.

A celebration of individuality, encouraging the reader to think about themselves, their families, and friends, and the parts each play in making up who they are.

A little girl is reassured by her relatives about the importance of family when she is constantly queried by strangers because she is a different skin colour to her parents and siblings.

A little girl worries that her younger brother will spoil this year's Diwali but realises that life's much better with him there, whatever its ups and downs.

Two sisters play their favourite unicorn game but their fun is ruined by their bossy neighbour who wants to join in

A little girl dreams of following in her mother's footsteps and becoming an astronaut.

Tyrone learns about determination and perseverance from his Grandad and uses his imagination to take him on a series of adventures.

A one-legged little boy tired of being asked the same question repeatedly and his angry outburst makes his new friends realise that he's so much more than the number of limbs he has.

Tante Janet shares with her niece, Paloma, the story of how her family came to the Caribbean.

A little boy with autism loses his favourite teddy bear.

Martha zooms in, page by page, to our planet, her community, her home, and beyond to her dreams of a future where anything is possible.

Dad helps Femi discover her superpowers.

Explores what makes every family unique and special

Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome

Granny shares her story with Ava of how she first came to England on the Empire Windrush.

A group of children go through their karate disciplines at their Saturday class.

A young girl learns how to be a ballerina.

A young girl describes her natural hair in a variety of imaginative ways.

A little boy confronts his fears about making friends when he meets the night spirits who live in the woods by his village.

When Faizah's teacher asks her class to imagine what kind of world they want to live in Faizah imagines a world where everyone is kind to one another, and tries to create that world in the school playground.

Erin's daddy always sees the colour in everything, but when he dies she and her family must learn how to bring the colour back into their lives.

A young wheelchair user tells all the fun things that he and his pet dragon get up to and like to do together.

Julian is at a wedding with his cousin Marisol and comes up with a good idea when Marisol's dress gets dirty.

A young boy doesn't like having a new baby brother until he gets older and they can have fun together.

A young princess feels she's let her family down because she can't sing but discovers she has a huge talent for rapping.

A lyrical book about the difficult emotions a child can feel when their parents break up, with an optimistic message of hope and resilience.

A boy on the autism spectrum searches for a classmate that he can be friends with.

A boy invites his grandfathers to play their very different music styles at his school summer fair

A young frog is fed up of being told they should be a prince, so they set off on a journey of self-discovery and find out who they really want to be.

A little girl finds hope in a butterfly she finds as she and her little brother try to start a new life in a new land after being the only survivors of a boat of refugees.

Uses animals to illustrate the emotions of a child who doesn't react to normal social cues in the way that other children might.

A little girl overcomes her fear of water and, with determined training, goes on to win medals in swimming races. Based on the author's own childhood experiences.

When Janie's neighbour Mrs Tolen goes into hospital with a broken hip, it looks as though she will have to move out of her old caravan and into a house.

A young boy can't wait for the family Sunday lunch to start.

Celebrates the strength of remixed families and the beauty of chosen families.

A young girl tries to ask all the women in her family about why they cover their hair

Billy and Fatcat go on a sea adventure and get captured by Captain Howl.

A young girl is allowed to choose a pet for her family but each choice brings problems that means she has to choose another.

Discover the joy of dancing and the importance of family, whatever your culture, ability or style with Luna!

A girl opens up a book looking for the story that's perfect for her and tumbles inside.

A young boy who struggles with reading learns that he can tell a story through his passion for art.

Follows three children living in a tower block, as they embark on a fantastical adventure which helps them see their home in a new light.

More short stories featuring the exploits of Maxine and her younger twin brothers.

Four new adventures of the sparky young South African heroine who lives with her Mama and Granny Gogo.

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.

Meet Harper the Confidence Fairy, the first fairy with Down's syndrome, who helps people to find and grow their inner confidence.

A young girl named Shara gets plagued by her various worries that take physical form when her mum is about to go on holiday.

Anna and her family take a trip to the village where her grandparents were born

Yasmin and her friend Emma are heading to the ice rink.

Seven sisters learn the value of tolerance and family when their tree house homes are destroyed in a storm.

Dylan feels excluded when his hearing deteriorates but slowly learns to cope with his disability, and becomes a hero after a near tragedy at the fair

Relayed through a child's eyes, a story illustrates how a mother struggles to manage to buy day-to-day necessities, and has to rely on a foodbank to feed them both.

A picture book version of Coming to England, the biography of Baroness Floella Benjamin, focussing on her journey to England from Trinidad as a young girl.

A young girl gets into trouble when she tries to use a genie's wishes to find the perfect present for her mother

Lockdown is over and Too Small Tola has returned to the flat in Lagos that she shares with her sister, Moji, who is very clever, her brother, Dapo, who is very fast, and Grandmummy, who is very bossy. Even though she is back home and safe, there are still plenty of problems for Tola to solve. Like the one facing Mrs Shaky-Shaky who is having trouble getting up and down the stairs to her flat, or what Tola and Grandmummy should do for a day's holiday.

Rocket organises a peaceful protest to save her local library.

When Joe leaves his window open the Wild invites him outside to explore the night-time city.

A picture book which explores the complexities that children grapple with when faced with illness in the family.

A young girl looking for a present for her mother discovers the vibrant colours of an Indian street market.

Namaste is a greeting. A smile. A friendship. A celebration. Namaste is "I bow to you."