Julia Donaldson

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Missouri

Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.

The Snail and the Whale

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A troll, a witch, and a ghost compete to see who can scare the little girl who is new to the their neighborhood, but her courage and kindness defeats them all.

The Baddies

A clever and funny ode to reading and books from the creators of The Gruffalo.

Charlie Cook has a favorite book. It's about a pirate, who also has a favorite book . . . about Goldilocks, who also has a favorite book . . . about a knight, who also has a favorite book. . . . This hilarious pattern continues throughout the story, right to the surprising conclusion. Told in rollicking rhyme, this tale is sure to please the read-aloud crowd.



Charlie Cook's Favorite Book

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Based on the bestselling Room on the Broom, this 48-page activity book is packed full of things to make, do, and color in; games to play and puzzles to solve; and more than 200 reusable stickers! With plenty to keep young readers busy for hours, it's the most fun any child could have without a broomstick.

Room on the Broom Big Activity Book

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

A wondrous and beautiful A-to-Z guessing game from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom

From ant to butterfly to caterpillar . . . to zebra and then back again, Animalphabet is an entertaining puzzle as well as a gorgeous alphabet book to treasure.

Who can slither better than a rabbit? A snake! Who can growl better than a snake? A tiger! There are clever hints and peekaboo holes within the artwork that will amaze and delight young children as they learn to use the alphabet. This is a preschool must-have.

Animalphabet

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Oregon

After rescuing hard-of-hearing fairy Bessie-Belle, Freddie, who tends to mumble, has his every wish granted with unexpected results--luckily, the Fairy Queen is on hand to help. By the award-winning author of Gruffulo and Room on the Broom. Original.

Freddie and the Fairy

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A magical board book with push, pull and slide mechanisms, based on the bestselling Room on the Broom.

Room on the Broom: a Push, Pull and Slide Book

Two of the world's most celebrated picture book creators, Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury, team up for the first time in this jaunty animal fable for fans of Room on the Broom and We're Going on a Bear Hunt Rabbit arrives home one day to hear a loud voice coming from inside his burrow: "I'm the Giant Jumperee and I'm scary as can be!" shouts the stranger. Rabbit's friends Cat, Bear, and Elephant come to help, but they're no match for the mysterious, booming voice. But who is the Giant Jumperee? Find out in this new read-aloud classic from internationally bestselling author Julia Donaldson, beautifully brought to life by award-winning illustrator Helen Oxenbury.

The Giant Jumperee

Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdoms subjects. Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, but when he becomes ill, it's Princess Pearl to the rescue in this follow-up to "A Gold Star for Zog." Full color.

Zog and the Flying Doctors

A rollicking rhyming picture book from bestselling author Julia Donaldson about a dog who uses her amazing sense of smell to solve mysteries. When Detective Dog Nell puts her nose to the task, there's no mystery she can't solve. Whether she's tracking the missing shoe of her human, Peter, or locating some lost honeycomb, all Nell has to do is sniff, sniff, sniff and she's hot on the trail. Besides solving mysteries, there's something else Nell loves—listening to children read. Every Monday, Peter takes her to school where children tell her stories. One day, Nell and Peter arrive to find that all the books are gone. Who could have taken them? And why? There's only one dog for the job, and Detective Dog Nell is ready to sniff out the thief!

The Detective Dog

Book and CD Pack

An illustrated collection of lyrics for twenty-three original children's songs including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop's fables, and songs based on well-known picture books.

A Treasury of Songs

''Wise old man, won't you help me, please? My house is a squash and squeeze.''A little old lady lives all by herself in her house but she's not happy - it's just too small, even for one. Whatever can she do? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy, scratchy, greedy, noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When she pushes them all out again, she'll be amazed at how big her house feels!The brilliantly funny A Squash and a Squeeze was the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This edition features the classic story with a stunning, redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson and Scheffler fans - big and small!Also available with redesigned covers are The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle and Charlie Cook's Favourite Book.

A Squash and a Squeeze

The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelfBut he doesn't spend very much time by himself,For each boy and girl in the class is a friendAnd he goes home with one of them every weekend.The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack and embarks on his own big adventure! He's washed down a drain and whooshed out to sea, rescued by a fishing boat, loaded onto a lorry, carried off by a seagull . . . how will he ever make it back to Class One?The Everywhere Bear is a warm and engaging story from Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb, the creators of The Paper Dolls, which has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide and was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenway Medal.

The Everywhere Bear

With glitter on every page, this book has real sparkle!The tiny hermit crab loves his new shell. He doesn't want to share it -- not with a blobby purple anenome and a tickly bristleworm. But life in the rock pool proves tougher than Crab thinks, and soon he finds he needs his new housemates in this rollicking story of sea, shells and friendship.Sharing a Shell was the first collaboration between Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks; the bestselling team behind Sugarlump and the Unicorn and What the Ladybird Heard.

Sharing a Shell

A glittery adventure from the creators of What the Ladybird Heard When Sugarlump the rocking horse wishes to see the world, a magical unicorn with a silver horn and sparkling blue eyes turns him into a real horse. But after trotting around the farm, galloping around a racetrack and even dancing at the circus, Sugarlump learns to be careful what he wishes for and realises how much he misses the children he left behind. Luckily the unicorn has one more wish to grant . . .

Sugarlump and the Unicorn

Superworm's bug friends attempt to free him from the clutches of Wizard Lizard who, having heard of Superworm's wondrous and heroic deeds, captures him and forces him to dig for treasure.

Superworm

A witty farmyard thriller from the author of THE GRUFFALO!"Oink!" said the cats . . . With all the MOOing and HISSing and BAAAing and CLUCKing, the farmyard is full of noise. But when Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len hatch a plot to steal the fine prize cow, it's the quietest animal of all who saves the day!Spot the glittery ladybird on every page of What the Ladybird Heard, a wonderful rhyming tale from Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the creators of the bestselling The Princess and the Wizard and Sharing a Shell.

What the Ladybird Heard

Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades - from going to ballet class to staying at Ellen's grandparents' house. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow. From the much-loved author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lydia Monks - perfect for newly independent readers.

Princess Mirror-Belle and the Magic Shoes

Goat and his other animal friends have fun all day in playgroup.

Goat Goes to Playgroup

From renowned creators Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury, this loving picture book celebration of babies' first experiences makes "the perfect gift for new and expectant parents" (Booklist, starred review).

From the comfort of home to the adventures of the great outdoors, from spending time with family to first encounters with nature, this lyrical rhyming picture book will be relatable for all caretakers introducing their babies to the world.

Welcome to the World

Monkey Puzzle

Life is not safe for the other animals, as the villainous Highway Rat gallops along the highway, stealing their food. Clover from a rabbit; nuts from a squirrel-he even steals his own horse's hay. Then he finally meets his comeuppance, in the form of a cunning duck . . .

A fabulous, rollicking rhyme, in the style of the famous Alfred Noyes poem, 'The Highwayman'.

The Highway Rat

A bedtime counting adventure! When Ted falls out of bed, three tearaway mice whisk him off on a breathtaking adventure. Ages 2+ years.

One Ted Falls Out of Bed

Marfe Ferguson Delano

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

A Keepsake Baby Book

This stunning keepsake baby book awes and inspires, reaching parents who appreciate design and elegance and who want to treasure the memories of their baby's first year in living color, connecting the birth of a new child to the beauty of the world he or she is entering. Sweet, tender, and inspirational entries help parents fill out a memory scrapbook for their children that goes far beyond "first tooth" or "first steps," but misses none of those key milestones. This book introduces the new baby to a world full of beauty, promise, and hope, just what every parent wants for their child.

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