Colors, animals, space, music, fairytale fireworks...! Here is a collection of 16 poems especially written for reading out loud and performance. Perfect for the classroom and also for reading aloud at home. With delightful illustrations by a talented new illustrator, this is a brilliant introduction to poetry for young children.

Zoom around this book to find aliens, stars and a greedy robot - as well as funny faces and a ball that won't bounce back! This is a fun and playful new collection by an award-winning poet who knows how to inspire and delight very young children.

Count along in this hilarious rhyming picture book as ten sizzling sausages attempt a daring escape from the frying pan! But with a kitchen full of dangers, will they make it out alive? Ten fat sausages sizzle in a pan... a place, they realize, where they do not want to be. So they decide to do something daring. Try something new. They're going to make a run for it. Come on a great escape through the kitchen as we follow each sausage on their journey. Will they succeed? Or will the cat, blender, or fan prove their downfall? Hilarious and merciless, this is a story of underdogs who dare to dream of freedom, and find out along the way... it may not be so easy.

2017 is the 15th anniversary of the creation of Bob, Man on the Moon, celebrate with this anniversary edition. Enjoy the stunning artwork Simon Bartram has become famous for. Bob is everyone's favourite man on the moon; follow him on his daily adventures. Bob has a special job - looking after the moon. He keeps it clean and entertains passing space tourists as well as giving guided tours. He knows everything about the moon and that there is definitely no such thing as aliens!

Once upon a star, there were no stars to shine -- no sun to rise no sun to set no day, no night, nor any time. Discover the origins of the universe! The worlds of poetry and science collide to create this unique book about our sun, our planets, our Earth--and YOU!

Poet James Carter selects his favourite and best poems, including many classroom classics, with pictures by an award-winning children's illustrator. Welcome to the weird, wild and wonderful world of James Carter! Expect to hear the moon speak, explore a magic wood and play air guitar. You'll meet wolves, elephants and a dung beetle; you'll get close to a gorilla and sing a lullaby to a woolly mammoth; you might even meet an alien in a library. Packed with James Carter's most popular and requested poems, plus 8 brand new poems, this is an important collection from one of the top children's poets writing today.

“Charming pairs of human and animal characters celebrate their similarities and differences...Entertaining.” —Kirkus Reviews I am me, you are you. We’re the same, but different too. There’s something about each of us that makes us special. But while everyone is unique, we all have many things in common as well. Explore the ways that we are all the same but different, too, in this joyful and simple celebration of individuality and camaraderie. Filled with children and their animal friends, this rhyming text illuminates the wonderfully different and similar things that make us who we are.

Hey little bug - how do you hug - or cuddle or kiss your mum or sis - with all those arms and legs and things - and wiggly bits and wobbly wings? Spotty ladybirds, crawly caterpillars, show-offy butterflies; cats, dinosaurs, bears; first day at school, the naughty step, show and tell. . . There are poems about all of these and more in this delightful collection of verse for young children. Perfect for Early Years and Infant classrooms, and for older children too, these poems are fresh, funny and brilliant for reading aloud.

Join Jack on his amazing adventure with the friendly alien, Zim Zam, who he meets in his back garden one Sunday afternoon. Cleverly written in rhymes, this cute exciting book encourages reading and development of a childs imagination. Suitable for ages 7-10

It's all paws on deck as the Palace Pets and Critterzens celebrate Whisker Haven Buddies Day! Petite and Nyle compete in an obstacle course, and Petite is crowned for being a great team player. But when the crown magically sticks to her head, it's up to Petite to figure out a way to get it off! This deluxe box features a storybook with five brand-new tales about Petite, a collectible toy, fun play scenes, and a punch-out hayride. Following the action-packed stories, place the mini Petite toy on the hayride and let the parade begin!