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Maurice Sendak

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Sendak Collection by Maurice Sendak, read by Tom Hollander. 
 
 Come on an adventure with three classic tales from Maurice Sendak. 
 
 Sail off with Max to Where the Wild Things Are. 
 Fall with Mickey into the light of the Night Kitchen. 
 Climb backwards with Ida into Outside Over There. 
 
 Beautifully accompanied by the music of Mozart.

A Sendak Collection

Tim Hopgood

A refreshingly simple book that celebrates growing up Up UP! 
 
Tim Hopgood's stylish illustrations bring this endearing little boy to life as he contrasts himself with an ant, a bear and an elephant... The boy grows throughout the story, and by the end he's bigger than his best friend. 
 
This book confronts a preoccupation of every child, and every child will recognise and empathise with this little boy's wish to be BIG! 
 
Owing to the page turn spread, this ebook is best viewed with screen orientation locked.

Big!

Janey Louise Jones

Children can now enjoy their favourite Poppy story, time and time again with this brilliant picture book and CD set, read by Tamzin Outhwaite. 
 
It's Poppy's birthday and she's really excited. She simply can't wait to be a birthday princess! But everyone seems so busy - it's as if no one cares about her enough to remember her special day. 
 
They can't all have forgotten . . . can they?

Princess Poppy: The Birthday

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

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

One fine day Little Croc finds a lonely lost purse . . . and it's FULL of money! 
Does he keep it and use the money for himself? Will he succumb to the temptation of some new shoes, a cool lemonade or the teasing of his friends? NO! Honourable Little Croc is off to find the owner. And when the owner of the purse lets him keep it and the money inside, he soon realises that being honest is its own best reward! 
 
A brand new heart-warming tale from Dandylion creator, Lizzie Finlay!

Little Croc's Purse

Alex Latimer

Lion is a bully. All the other animals are terrified of him. So they advertise for help. Soon Rabbit comes to the rescue. Although he's small and Lion is big, Rabbit has something that Lion doesn't have... 
 
An extremely funny story with a wonderful little twist, and the key message that you can always get the better of a bully. 
 
Winner of the Hampshire Picture Book Award 2014

Lion vs Rabbit

Anca Sandu

Meet Cat, Fox and Bear: detectives extraordinaire! 
 
The Prince’s bedtime stories have been STOLEN! And so has every last book in the kingdom. 
Could the Big Bad Wolf be the thief? Or is the Wicked Witch the culprit? 
 
Join three lovably silly heroes as they face fairytale fiends, uncover astonishing evidence, and solve the ultimate nursery crime. . .

The Astonishing Case of the Stolen Stories

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

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

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 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

Christopher Wormell

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!

Helen Baugh

Deborah Allwright

Follow one little witch as she tries to cast spells on some innocent woodland creatures. Each time she tries a bad spell, the witch gets an itch that sends her spells off in all sorts of unexpected directions... 
 
Discover the solution to the mystery of Little Witch's itch in this wickedly witty rhyming read, brought to life by the bestselling illustrator of The Night Pirates

The Witch with an Itch

Nick Sharratt

Pippa Goodhart

Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on . . . you choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations, Pippa Goodhart looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun! 
This classic picture book is now available in an exclusive interactive edition - simply tap any object on the page to hear what it's called! There are hundreds of words to explore and discover.

You Choose

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

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

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

A brand-new story in the best-selling Princess Poppy series, with a right royal theme perfect for the Jubilee! 
 
Princess Poppy is so excited! It's the annual dress-up parade and this year the theme is royalty. She can't wait to get her glad rags on. But there's a lot to do before the fun can begin and everyone must muck in - including Poppy. The trouble is she keeps getting distracted . . . 
 
Find out whether everything will be ready in time for the parade to go ahead. 
 
With royal fancy dress, the Honeypot Hill Olympics and a super street party, this Poppy book is absolutely bursting with perfect princess fun.

Princess Poppy: The Royal Parade

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

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

Jez Alborough

Busy Hen has five little chicks to look after while making sure number six - still an egg - stays warm. The last thing she needs is hairy, scary Fox sniffing about. She is frantic when the other birds warn her that her chicks are in danger, but her five little chicks are a lot braver than she realises! 
 
From the author of HUG and DUCK IN THE TRUCK, this rollicking, rhythmic Easter text is rammed with catchy refrains that beg to be shouted out. Children will love the repeated action words and thinking of new ways to act them out.

Six Little Chicks

Children can enjoy their favourite story time and time again with this audio download. 
 
Far, far away in the high, high mountains in a deep, deep valley in a dark, dark cave - there lived a mighty dragon. 
 
He was an awesome and frightening creature, terrorising whole armies, destroying castles, demolishing forests and kidnapping princesses. But this mighty dragon had a deep, dark secret . . .

George And The Dragon

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

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

Rebecca Patterson

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize comes a warm and witty look at the life of one special teddy bear. Travel with him as he comes from his factory to his first home, from the charity shop to a new home. But what can he do best when there are other bears who make themselves very useful indeed?

Nightbear

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

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

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!

Bertie is the most vain, rude and outspoken pig you’ll ever meet. He can’t help offending his friends and pretty soon he doesn’t have any left. But a beautiful bunny and a disastrous party all lead Bertie to a startling realization, and a change of heart…

You're A Rude Pig, Bertie!

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