In gentle rhyme, It Starts with a Seed evocatively explores the growth of a tiny sycamore seed. Taking a journey through the seasons and years, we follow the seed as it transforms from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the…
Since she was a baby, Jane has had a beloved pink blanket. The comfortingly soft fabric and colour of the blanket provides security and familiarity to young Jane. The blanket is present in every moment of the young child’s life: tugged across floors, hugged tightly before falling asleep, and rubbed against a cheek for comfort…
Jemmy Button, a native of Tierra del Fuego, was brought to England in the mid-1800s to be “educated and civilized.” The book illustrates Jemmy’s adventures in England, his extraordinary encounters, his homesickness and experiences as an outsider in a strange land, and his return home. Publication date: 26 Mar 2013 Format: Hardback Number of pages: 48…
These collectible children s books have been lovingly restored for their first printing since the Second World War. Following the release of A Story about Ducks and A Railway ABC, V&A Publishing has rediscovered two more touching stories by the inimitable author and artist Jack Townend. Jenny is a very pretty Jeep indeed – instead…
Today, the mulberry tree spoke to me, said Jonathan at dinner, in a moment of quiet. His mother looked at him strangely, and his father coughed. His sister laughed out loud. Really, really, said Jonathan, his eyes filling with tears. Jonathan is a quiet little boy. He loves to dream and play by himself, and…
Are you ready to take part in an adventure? To face danger at every turn? To venture into unknown lands? If you are, then Journey to the Last River may be the perfect adventure book for you. I would mention the area s name, but I can t. All I can say is that this…
Think dinosaurs were all brown, green and scaly? Think again, on a kaleidoscopic journey into the technicolour world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts as they really may have looked. A richly detailed and vibrantly illustrated natural history book, this fascinating read is bursting with colour and will show you dinosaurs like never before. Discover…
Katy sets out in the snow to visit the new baby born in the innkeeper s stable. She is bringing gifts: a loaf of bread, her cat Sasha and, mostimportantly, her favourite toy — a wooden bird whistle.But Sasha doesn t want to play in the cold snow, and the animals of the forest eat…
A snug-rhyming story set in Brown Bear Wood with 100 cosy things to find. Join the animals in Brown Bear Wood as they keep cosy. Bear keeps cosy by snuggling under a blanket with Papa Bear; Professor Owl keeps cosy by drinking a steaming mug of hot cocoa. For the Little Fawns, it s reading…
A richly atmospheric gift of a book about gratitude and forgiveness, from the award-winning creators of The Wolf s Secret and illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist Júlia Sardà. Leina owns the only boat in town – she ferries townsfolk over to the forest where they chop trees and hunt animals. But everyone in the…
For children, the world is their playground! But sometimes the world is encased by four walls, so it’s time to get creative. Let’s Play Indoors! offers imaginative and resourceful ways to keep kids amused and inspired with games, crafts, and home-styled costumes inside the house. This book encourages children to take the lead in deciding…
Elisabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn’t hers—it was her big brother’s—and it wasn’t strung right—she was left-handed. But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By eleven, she’d written “Freight Train,” one of the most…
This sensitively-told story for readers of all ages illustrates the inseparability of life and death. Rosy-cheeked and wrapped in blue, with a flower in her hair, Death rides a pink bike. Death, a green-eyed little girl in this pastel world, visits small animals with soft fur and big animals with sharp teeth. She lingers with…
A lyrical and heartwarming celebration of a mother’s love for her children by the award-winning author of Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns. In this moving picture book, author Hena Khan shares her wishes for her children: “Inshallah you find wonder in birds as they fly. Inshallah you are loved, like the moon loves the sky.”…
Press the buttons to hear the music in this time-travelling journey around the world, as young readers embark on a magical adventure through classical music! Covering 10 different, beloved orchestral instruments, from different pieces from around the world, readers hear music composed and can press them to hear clips of musical masterpieces! From Elgar s…
Meet Audrey Hepburn as you’ve never seen her before in Little Audrey’s Daydream: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, an empowering children’s book by her son and daughter-in-law, Sean and Karin Hepburn Ferrer.Little Audrey’s Daydream tells the story of Audrey Hepburn’s life from her own perspective as a child growing up in Belgium and Holland, and…