Tatty Ratty

A wonderfully inventive and heart-warming story starring a brave and adventurous lost rabbit, from the award-winning Helen Cooper. 
 
Molly's toy rabbit, Tatty Ratty, is lost again. 
 
But don't worry, he's on his way back to her - and there are lots of adventures on the way, including flying on a dragon, and jumping aboard a pirate ship.... all before waiting for her to come and pick him back up in the toyshop. 
 
This imaginative and heart-warming adventure story is perfect for little ones - especially those missing a teddy. With glowing illustrations from Helen Cooper, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. 
 
Other stories available by Helen Cooper: 
The Bear Under the Stairs 
The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed 
Pumpkin Soup 
A Pipkin of Pepper 
Delicious!

A wonderfully inventive and heart-warming story starring a brave and adventurous lost rabbit, from the award-winning Helen Cooper. 
 
Molly's toy rabbit, Tatty Ratty, is lost again. 
 
But don't worry, he's on his way back to her - and there are lots of adventures on the way, including flying on a dragon, and jumping aboard a pirate ship.... all before waiting for her to come and pick him back up in the toyshop. 
 
This imaginative and heart-warming adventure story is perfect for little ones - especially those missing a teddy. With glowing illustrations from Helen Cooper, twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. 
 
Other stories available by Helen Cooper: 
The Bear Under the Stairs 
The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed 
Pumpkin Soup 
A Pipkin of Pepper 
Delicious!

A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation

Article 9 of the Tokyo Judgement at the end of WWII withdrew from the Japanese constitution the state's right of belligerency. Traumatised and guilt ridden for having killed enemy soldiers in war, Bernard has to attempt to coerce his children to continue his life's work, and makes their awaiting inheritance dependent on their abandoning their present careers and dedicating their lives to the promotion of A9. 1948: Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes. The right of belligerency of the State will not be recognised. Starring David Warner, Rebecca Saire, Oliver Cotton, Deborah Findlay, Jonathan Tafler, Ewart James Walters, and Malcolm Tierney. Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan.

The Bear Under The Stairs

A beautifully illustrated classic from the brilliant, award-winning author-illustrator, Helen Cooper

Cooper has a shadowy style which she uses to great effect, wafting us into the surreal imagination of a boy determined to stay up all night

Helen Cooper's beautifully illustrated, dreamy book dealing with the fears born of children's imaginings blurs the line between fact and fantasy in a way that provides lots of scope for classroom discussion

Beautifully and evocatively illustrated . . . A gem . . . A simple yet captivating picture book which youngsters will return to again and again

Successfully combines the slightly scary with homely reassurance; it is effectively and simply told, and is brought to life by plenty of imaginative, detailed, full-page illustrations

William is scared of the place under the stairs. He is absolutely sure there's a great big and probably hungry grizzly bear lurking there. He is utterly convinced that the bear will gobble him up if he doesn't feed it, so every day he carefully opens the door, throws in some food and slams it shut quickly - wham, bang, thump! 
 
Find out what happens when a nastly smell pervades the house and Mum and William decide to investigate . . .

Delicious!

A heart-warming tale about fussy eating, starring Cat, Squirrel and Duck from the much-loved Pumpkin Soup and A Pipkin of Pepper.

As always, Cooper presents a blend of glorious colour and an imaginative text with lots of long, interesting words and repetition . . . Highly recommended

Lose yourself in the illustration, laugh out loud at the antics of the friends, learn some important lessons and create a beautifully pink soup, but most of all enjoy this wonderful story book

Superbly detailed, richly coloured illustrations and a dash of humour - are as delicious as ever (there's even a recipe for the delicious beetroot soup Duck missed out on). It's well worth sampling the delights of this picture book and if you've not yet tasted the others - Pumpkin Soup and A Pipkin of Pepper - try them too

Exquisitely detailed and rich illustrations make this a joy to read

A heart-warming children's fable for fussy eaters and their exasperated parents . . . Delicious is an enchanting book full of detailed, colourful illustration and humour

Every day, Cat, Squirrel and Duck make pumpkin soup - the best you've ever tasted. But one day, disaster strikes - there's not a single ripe pumpkin to be found! So, they make fish soup, mushroom soup and beetroot soup, but will the new soups be as delicious as their favourite? Duck doesn't think so - in fact he won't even try them! 
 
Poor Duck gets hungrier and hungrier and grumpier and grumpier, until at last Cat comes up with a soup that might just be . . . delicious!

A Pipkin Of Pepper

A heart-warming tale about getting lost starring Cat, Squirrel and Duck from the much-loved Pumpkin Soup.

A spectacular sequel to Pumpkin Soup . . . Share Cooper's recipe for success, close the covers and then hear the cries for more

Fraught territory, beautifully controlled

As well as being beautifully illustrated and full of the same spiky humour as Cooper's best-selling Pumpkin Soup, it conveys how scary being lost can be - for children and parents

Well designed and beautifully produced, it positively glows with mellow autumn warmth and fruitfulness

The rich, glowing colours give a New York-like city an oriental, almost psychedelic look . . . The book has an adorable quality. One of my favourites

Something was bubbling in the old white cabin. What was in the cooking pot? Pumpkin Soup. Made by a Cat, a Squirrel and a Duck, waiting just for a pipkin of salt, to make it the best you ever tasted . . . But the salt jar smashes and there is none left for the Pumpkin Soup! Cat, Squirrel and Duck must go to the city to buy some more. Duck has the habit of wandering off but he promises not to get lost. But not everything goes to plan . . . 
 
Fans of Pumpkin Soup will be delighted by this sequel with its warm and vibrant illustrations.

The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed

A magical book whose dreamy artwork perfectly captures the twilight world of a small child, determined not to go to sleep.

The text reads aloud with effortless rhythms, occassinal rhymings, in a delicious dignity of tome. This is a perfect bedtime picture book and a memorable extended metaphor for loving and being loved

An imaginative, stylish and dream-like bedtime story

Text and pictures are inventively surreal, funny and loving, with a perfectly judged almost-scary climax and a snuggly conclusion that doesn't quite banish Baby's magical world. A meaty book, with touches of brilliance, that enters an infant mind without a hint of condescension

A read dream of a book . . . A beautiful storybook that every young sleepyhead is sure to love

Goes to the heart of true infant experience, with elements that all small children will recognise and enjoy

"Bedtime!" said the Mother. 
"NO!" said the Baby. 
 
The Baby wants to stay up all night, so he revs up his car and sets off on an adventure. Before long, he finds himself all alone in a sleepy land. But there is someone else who's not asleep... someone who loves the Baby very much. 
 
A magical book whose soft yet sparkling artwork perfectly captures the twilight world of a small child, determined not to go to sleep.

Helen Cooper

Celebrate 25 years of this timeless classic

Celebrate 25 years of Pumpkin Soup with Cat, Duck and Squirrel 
 "Deep in the woods, there's an old white cabin with pumpkins in the garden. 
There's a good smell of soup and at night, with luck, 
You might see a bagpiping Cat through the window and a Squirrel with a banjo, 
And a small singing Duck." 
 Cat, Duck and Squirrel spend their days making pumpkin soup. Cat slices, Squirrel stirs and Duck adds the salt. 
 But, when Duck decides that he wants to stir the soup, they start to squabble. 
 A beloved, rhythmic story about the importance of sharing, this 25th anniversary edition of Pumpkin Soup belongs in every child's bedroom. Illustrated in autumnal colours, this story is the perfect bedtime read. 
 "Thanks to Cooper's uncanny ability to capture the dynamics of friendship, children will be able to laugh at this trio and themselves" - Publishers Weekly 
 
"Wonderfully atmospheric" - Story Snug

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