Meik Wiking founded the world's first Happiness Research Institute in 2013, in Copenhagen, Denmark and is a New York Times and Sunday Times Bestselling author. Meik has been called The Indiana Jones of Smiles and probably the World's Happiest Man by The Times. He is the author of four globally bestselling books which have sold over 2 million copies worldwide: The Little Book of Hygge, The Little Book of Lykke, The Art of Making Memories and My Hygge Home.

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Sue Meikle has always been obsessed with picture books, and after working as an Early Years Specialist for over 25 years, she has read stories to children from Stockport to South Africa. In schools, in early years centres, while on forest school adventures... Sue has even read stories on a travelling play bus! So, perhaps it was always in the stars for Sue to not just read books, but write them, too! When she's not reading or writing stories, Sue can be found walking her dog or chauffeuring her teenagers around the Greater Manchester area (because that’s where they live… in a home that they made from a derelict barn!)

Sue Meikle

David Meikle is a TV scriptwriter and Sunday Times bestselling author. He has written and co-written seven books, including the autobiographies of Charlie Richardson and Bobby Cummines.

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Nadia Shireen

Norman is a bear. A bear who LOVES honey. 
 
According to Norman, there can never be enough honey; he needs to get his paws on more, more, more! 
 
And who has the most honey? The bees, of course! 
 
So, dressed up in his very best bee onesie, he thinks he looks quite convincing as he infiltrates Bee School with his eye on their huge honey supply. 
 
But how long will his disguise last? And when the hive is endangered, can he finally discover his true destiny and become. . . The Bumblebear?

The Bumblebear

Yeti lives alone in a wintery landscape. Well, maybe not quite alone, but no one is brave enough to go near big, scary Yeti. No one apart from Bird, who gets lost on her way south, makes a special friend, and opens up a whole new world for our Yeti… 
 
A funny, brilliantly original book from Nadia Shireen - winner of the UKLA Book Award, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and mentioned in the Opera Prima category of the international Bologna Ragazzi Prize.

Yeti and the Bird

Rebecca Patterson

WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012 
 
"Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM! and that was the start of MY BIG SHOUTING DAY..." 
 
Bella is having one of those days - her biscuit is broken, she has a hurting foot and ballet is TOOOO itchy for words. All she can do is shout! But by the end of the day, when she's all tired out from being shouty, Bella knows there's one magic word and one magic mummy to make things better again...

My Big Shouting Day

Louise Yates

Toad lives in a tree in Kitty’s garden – a very special tree with limitless rooms and countless adventures to be had. 
 
Prepare to enter a zany world full of new experiences, witty characters, and hilarious exploits…

Toad and I

"Shireen's latest gem ought to come on prescription" The Observer's Best Children's Books of 2021. 
 
Barbara is having one of those days. She has a sock problem and there's a strange pea. Then, all of a sudden, Barbara's Wobbler is out of control! 
 
But what happens when a bad mood like this comes along? Barbara has a lot to learn about the ways of wobblers in this laugh-out-loud story from Nadia Shireen. 
 
A brilliantly funny and sensitive way to understand and deal with tantrums. 
 
"These are the most brilliant, beautiful and silly picture-books out there at the moment. Little doorways of joy." Caitlin Moran

Barbara Throws a Wobbler

Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf - a good little wolf who liked baking cakes and was always kind to his friends. But real wolves aren't supposed to be good - they're supposed to be BIG and BAD. 
 
Can a good little wolf still be a real wolf? 
 
And will Rolf discover there's something big and bad lurking inside him after all? 
 
Discover more titles from the award-winning author: 
 
Barbara Throws a Wobbler 
The Cow Who Fell to Earth 
Yeti and the Bird

Good Little Wolf

Katie Cleminson

Otto is a Book Bear and nothing makes him happier than when people read his book. But he also has a very special secret - when no one is looking he can come to life and explore the house. But one day something terrible happens: Otto's book is left behind when the family moves away, and now there is no one to read Otto! Otto must set off on his biggest adventure yet - to find a new home. But where is the best place for a Book Bear to live?

Otto the Book Bear

One night a star CRASH-LANDS right on top of a flock of bumbling sheep. 
 
But the star is not a star... It's a little lost cow. 
 
And all she can say is 'WOOOOOO'. How will she find her way home when nobody can understand a word she's saying? 
 
Packed with bold illustrations and hilarious text, this heartwarming story is the perfect bedtime read. 
 
"I haven't met a child who didn't LOVE these books. Sweet, funny, odd in a life-affirming way." - Caitlin Moran 
 
Discover more titles from the award-winning author: 
 
Barbara Throws a Wobbler 
Good Little Wolf 
Geoffrey Gets the Jitters

The Cow Who Fell to Earth

While out on a lovely walk in the woods, Billy and her trusty sidekick Fatcat hear a terrible rumble... a terrible rumble coming from a Terrible Beast! 
 
He's making a Terrible Soup out of all of Billy and Fatcat's friends! 
 
Luckily, our brave heroine Billy has a trick or two up her sleeve (or in her hair)... Join quick-thinking Billy on her mission to defeat the Terrible Beast (and save those adorable little bunny rabbits too). 
 
Young readers will adore this hilarious story, packed with playful, energetic and simple to read text. 
 
'It's a great story for everyone, especially those not used to seeing themselves centre-stage'- The Guardian 
 
Explore the other titles from Billy and Fatcat: 
 
Billy and the Dragon 
Billy and the Pirates

Billy and the Beast

Linda Newbery

He's older than anyone can tell. Older than the trees. Older than anybody. 
 
For as long as she can remember, Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will's garden: Lob. 
 
You have to be very special to see him; that's what Grandpa says. Lucy's parents think Lob's just imaginary, but Lucy knows he exists. And she can't believe it when she finally spots Lob in the gooseberry bushes. 
 
But Lucy's world is about to be shattered by a terrible event. What will happen to Lob now - and will she ever see him again? 
 
Linda Newbery, with the vivid embroidery of Pam Smy's illustrations, has conjured a real green man right out of the woods and stories of legend.

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