Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Shirley Hughes

Meet Alfie and Annie Rose, Mum and Dad, Chessie the cat, the MacNallys down the road, and many many more, in this wonderful collection of 10 best-loved Alfie stories by Shirley Hughes. Read by Roger Allam and Roy Mcmillan. 
Includes: Alfie Gets in First, Alfie’s Feet, An Evening at Alfie’s, Alfie Gives a Hand, Alfie and the Big Boys, Alfie Wins a Prize, All About Alfie, Alfie’s Christmas, Alfie Outdoors and Alfie and the Birthday Surprise.

Alfie Gets in First and Other Stories

Janey Louise Jones

Poppy and Honey can't wait for Saffron's wedding. They are going to be bridesmaids, and they both have the most beautiful dresses to wear! 
 
Everyone in Honeypot Hill is busy making sure that Saffron and David's wedding is the most perfect day ever. But just before the ceremony, disaster strikes - and it's all Poppy's fault . . . 
 
Will Poppy be brave enough to do the right thing so that Saffron's special day can be perfect after all? 
 
Feel more involved in the wedding than ever before with a brilliant CD read by the fabulous Tamzin Outwaite,

Princess Poppy: The Wedding

It's Fair Day in Honeypot Hill, and Poppy is almost bursting with excitement! There's a carousel, ice cream and the Fair Day Ball that night. And she finds the most perfect princess dress at cousin Saffron's stall . . . but will she have enough pennies to buy it? 
 
A classic Princess Poppy story - now available as an ebook with narration by Tamzin Outhwaite

Princess Poppy: The Fair Day Ball

Poppy is on holiday with her family, but the twins are driving her mad and she's missing Honey. 
When she makes a new friend, things start to look up ... but will their love of ice cream and shopping get them into trouble?

Princess Poppy: The Holiday

Miriam Latimer

When Florence moves house, she’s a little bit worried about starting a new school and making new friends. But luckily - through the power of letters - she makes one very special penpal friend, Panda, and he brings confidence and joy into her world…

Dear Panda

A brand-new story in the best-selling Princess Poppy series! 
 
Poppy is so excited that her mum is going to have twins and she can't wait for them to be born. But when the babies come at last, things don't turn out quite as Poppy expected and her life is turned upside own! 
 
Will Poppy learn to get used to life with the twins and realize that whatever happens she is still Mum's little princess?

Princess Poppy: The Baby Twins

Lizzie Finlay

When the 'delightfully different, bright yellow and rather scruffy' Dandylion joins Miss Gardener's neat and tidy class, chaos and fun follow. But after one messy incident too many he's told to go home - he just doesn't fit in. It doesn't take long, however, for everyone to realise that too much neatness and order isn't always a good thing and everyone's desperate for Dandylion to return! 
 
At last, Dandylion feels like a wildflower in the right place! 
 
An empowering story about friendship, diversity and finding your place.

Dandylion

Jo Elworthy

Ley Honor Roberts

Mum's broken her arm and George and Flora go and ask Grandpa to help with making jam tarts. While they are there, he asks them to drop some eggs off at his neighbours, and gradually they realize that no one in the street knows each other and want to help. So they organise an amazing street party with lots of delicious home-cooked meals to eat. 
 
Packed full of recipes and tips for organising your own street party, George and Flora's Big Party is all about cooking and community: sharing recipes, making friends, helping to build a community in your neighbourhood.

George and Flora's Big Party

Poppy and Honey play together every break time until the day when Poppy decides to join the Blossom Tree Club. She simply can't wait to be one of the gang but Honey is not so keen, she is perfectly happy playing fairy princesses with Poppy. 
 
Things soon go wrong when the club members start picking on Honey and when they not only break the blossom tree but smash the school green house during Poppy's induction into the club. 
 
Find out what happens to the bullies - and whether Poppy will be brave enough to stand up for her best friend - in this delightful story, with a story CD read by Tamsin Grieg.

Princess Poppy: Playground Princess

Alex Latimer

Once there was a boy named Tim whom no one believed, even when he was telling the truth. No one believed that it was a ninja who snaffled the last slice of cake; or that a giant squid ate his homework; or that it really was a time-travelling monkey who was throwing pencils at Grampa. How can Tim get his parents to believe him - when the truth is too incredible to be true?

The Boy Who Cried Ninja

When Poppy and her best friend Honey go to Riverside Stables, they fall in love with a gorgeous chesnut pony called Twinkletoes. But poor Twinkletoes is not well, and the girls must help to get him better before they can ride him. But it takes for ever. 
 
Will Poppy and Honey ever get to be proper pony princesses?

Princess Poppy: Twinkletoes

Benedict Blathwayt

Minnow the cave boy lives in the Stone Age and he longs to be big enough to go hunting. When he is swept away by the river, he loves learning to fend for himself. He even finds a friend far from home - a little bear. 
Together Minnow and the bear grow big and strong, but winter forces them to make the difficult journey home. Will their new experience be enough to keep them safe?

Minnow and the Bear

Poppy is putting on a play in her garden! But there's so much to do - she will need tickets and costumes and actors and a story. Her best friend Honey is taking part, and so are her cousins Daisy and Edward. Everyone in the village will be there for the performance, so Poppy wants to make sure everything is just perfect. But when Poppy starts ordering everyone around, the others name her Princess Bossy Boots, and won't help her any more. 
 
What should Poppy do to save the play?Join Poppy as she learns a valuable lesson, and listen along as well with a fab CD read by the perfectly princessy Tamzin Outwaite.

Princess Poppy: The Play

There's a new girl in Honeypot Hill and she and Poppy instantly become friends. They're getting on really well - Abigail's so talented, she plays the piano and the violin - until Poppy starts showing off . . . 
 
Will Poppy be brave enough to admit to Abigail that she got a bit carried away, and will she realize that everyone is good at different things and that there's no need to be jealous of your friends, so that she can be a true princess? 
 
A classic Princess Poppy story - now available as an ebook with narration by Tamsin Greig

Princess Poppy: Friends Together

Claudia Boldt

Helmut is an odd dog. He doesn't like bones, he likes apples. In fact, he LOVES apples, and he can't bear the thought that his next-door neighbour Igor might be stealing them from his tree. Helmut lies awake at night, thinking of how he can protect his favourite food, but he has a big lesson to learn about Igor, and about himself...

Odd Dog

Mandy Archer

Kirsteen Harris-Jones

Cookie loved baking with her best friend Cupcake so much that she organises a secret sleepover 
just for them. But what will she do when she’s invited over to Button’s house on the day of the 
sleepover? Will she tell them about her secret? 
 
A gorgeous new series about fairies, friendship and baking!

Fairies of Blossom Bakery: Cookie and the Secret Sleepover

Penguin would love to take part in the BIG ANNUAL TALENT SHOW. 
But he just can't seem to find his special talent. He tries magic tricks and juggling household appliances - even burping the alphabet... But nothing seems quite right. 
Can his friends help him discover what he's really good at? 
 
This is an even-funnier follow-up to the brilliant Boy Who Cried Ninja. Alex Latimer has created another beautiful, atmospheric world that you long to visit and return to.

Penguin's Hidden Talent

Plum and the fairies of Blossom Bakery are looking forward to Princess Crystal's Winter Ball but who will be crowned the Snow Belle? Plum has been working hard to get better at skating but on the day of the ball it's all going horribly wrong. Will her fairy friends be able to bring some festive cheer? 
 
 
A gorgeous new series about fairies, friendship and baking!

Fairies of Blossom Bakery: Plum and the Winter Ball

Christopher Wormell

One day a small scruffy bear meets six terrified white mice; they're scared of the dark forest and all the predatory creatures that live there, including an owl, a fox and a slithery snake. . . . But never fear, Scruffy Bear has all kinds of ingenious ideas about how to keep them safe!

Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice

Jason Page

Adrian Reynolds

Cynthia LOVES Christmas. So much so that her flockmates send her off to the North Pole to help Father Christmas. 
 
But it turns out that there isn’t much an enthusiastic sheep can do to help with Christmas – until one crucial moment…

The Sheep that Saved Christmas

A Eweltide Tale

Judi Abbot

Bear, Mouse and Rabbit are foraging for ingredients for Mole's harvest feast. But as darkness falls they realise they are being followed! Only the light of the harvest moon and their own cunning will get them home - but on this spooky autumn night is everything as it seems? 
 
A lovely reassuring autumnal tale about appearances, food and friendship.

Mole's Harvest Moon

Nadia Shireen

Presto is a very talented magician, so when he and his friend Monty join a funfair and start a magic show things look good for our duo. But fame goes to Monty's head, and soon Presto loses his friend and his show! Will true friendship prevail? And will there be a touch of magic in the air?

Hey, Presto!

When an important messenger arrives at the Blossom Bakery on opening day asking Cupcake and her fairy friends to make a cake for Princess Crystal, they can't wait to get started. But things start to go wrong and as the pressure mounts, the fairy friends realise they need to work together to make the magic happen. 
 
A gorgeous new series about fairies, friendship and baking!

Fairies of Blossom Bakery: Cupcake and the Princess Party

Jez Alborough

Nat the Cat jumps out of bed with a smile spread halfway round her head. 
She's packed a delicious picnic to share with her friends, Billy Goat and Hugo Hare. 
 
But Billy and Hugo are both feeling down. They are just not in a picnicky mood. 
Nat carries on alone, but she soon finds that her smile is gone. Luckily, she's passed on her smile to her friends and they soon come along to cheer her right back up again! 
 
Another gorgeous rhyming treat from the glorious Jez Alborough

Nat the Cat's Sunny Smile

When Pig hears a strange squeaking coming from his nose, he thinks something is very wrong. But eventually he realises that the noise is just a little bug. The two decide to be friends, but their difference in size soon becomes a BIG problem -- they can't seem to find anything that they can both enjoy. 
 
But when it comes to friendship, does size really matter?

Pig and Small

Rebecca Patterson

Bella is going to have a very busy day at nursery - but what about baby brother Bob? He gets to stay at home with Mummy, and Bella can't help but imagine all the wonderful things he'll get to do. But Bella discovers there's some good things about being bigger and going to nursery after all, and maybe she'll be surprised about what Bob and Mummy have been doing without her... 
 
An outstanding sequel to MY BIG SHOUTING DAY - WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012!

My Busy Being Bella Day

Margaret Roc

Laura Hughes

Jellybean is a little girl longing to learn about the world and make friends. But is she ready to leave Mum behind and start school? At first Jellybean is nervous, but her new teacher brings magic into the classroom. And Jellybean's imagination brings her new surroundings to life in many wild and wonderful ways. 
 
An inspiring must-read for all children about to start school or nursery.

Jellybean Goes to School

Penny Little

Sean Julian

Little Owl is teased by her brothers when her every attempt at flying ends in disaster. And all she wants is to make her Grandma's birthday perfect by showing her how brave she is. Her friends try to explain that lots of things can seem scary at first. But it takes some kind words from Grandpa to really help Little Owl face her fears. 
 
Eventually Little Owl manages to soar up into the sky under a gorgeous glittery moon, giving Grandma the best birthday present ever! 
 
Sean Julian's warm, detailed illustrations bring this sweet, atmospheric story to life with real feeling.

Brave Little Owl

Eric is a little boy who sometimes gets things wrong. But Eric learns that while you can't be good at everything, sometimes it takes a little time to find out what you are good at. And when a huge monster stomps down the mountain to Eric's village, Eric just might have his chance to shine...

Eric!

Butterfly wants everything to be perfect for her perfect birthday party. She's got her dress, her cake and the fairies are helping her with the invites and decoration. But when it rains and everybody has to go home the other fairies help to save the day! 
 
A gorgeous series about fairies, friendship and baking!

Fairies of Blossom Bakery: Butterfly and the Birthday Surprise

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