The New Baby Calf
Buttercup the cow had a new baby calf. She licks him, feeds him, and encourages him until he learns to walk and run and play.
The Hat
When Lisa’s woolen stocking flies off the clothesline, Hedgie finds it and pokes his nose in. He tries to pull it out, the stocking gets stuck on his prickles — and the fun begins.
And where is Lisa when all of this is going on? She’s in the borders, getting ready for winter, until she realizes her stocking is missing and she enters the story to look for it.
Jan Brett’s luminous paintings of a Scandinavian farm and the forest around it are bathed in northern light, as the snow begins to fall and the story begins, in this delightfully original companion book to The Mitten
Stranger in the Woods
This charming tale uses wildlife photography to tell the story of animals’ reactions to a snowman who appears in the woods after a winter storm.
Quick as a Cricket
A celebration of a child’s growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end the young boy celebrates all different, apparently contradictory parts of himself.
Lost in the Woods
When this story begins, a baby deer is alone in the forest and the animals that discover him think he must be lost. The deer isn’t lost and comforts himself by remembering what his mother told him.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?
This is a classic for all ages. Babies and toddlers enjoy the bold colours and animals shapes. Beginning readers quickly pick up the pattern and rhythm of the book and are often able to predict what animal comes next.
A Crowded Ride in the Countryside
A Crowded Ride in the Countryside is a funny story about increasing numbers of farm animals catching a ride with a farmer going to the county fair. Your child can count the number of animals that squeeze into the farmer’s truck. See what happens when they hit a bump in the road!
Handa’s Surprise
Handa is carrying a basket of fruit to her friend Akeyo. She is carrying it on her head and doesn’t notice that animals she is passing are taking fruit out of the basket. Eventually the basket becomes empty but an antelope chasing her runs in to a tree as Handa walks beneath it and fills the basket with tangerines.
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.. Will you come too? For more than twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Join in the fun!
The Napping House
This rhythmic story about a grandmother, a child, a dog, a cat, a mouse and a flea. The sleepy household congregate on Granny’s bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies.
