When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger . . .

The 'Little Stories' are entertaining stories about little characters and their adventures and are written in a style perfect for pre-schoolers.

As a small country school prepares for its Christmas end-of-year show, they get a call from Santa, who is on his way to the hall when he runs into a spot of trouble! Fortunately, the Little Yellow Digger is on hand to rescue Santa and his truck full of presents.

"Rolling and leaping at their play, two whales swam in a sunlit bay." But when the tide turns, the baby whale gets stranded on the beach. But don't worry, the Little Yellow Digger is on its way. This is the third story about the much-loved Little Yellow Digger by Betty and Alan Gilderdale.

Join Yellow Digger on a very noisy journey around the construction site. With flaps to lift, noises to listen to and actions to copy on every page, young readers will love this jolly rhyming tale.

The perfect bedtime book from Nick East and Michelle Robinson - Goodnight Princess As a little girl says goodnight to her dressing up clothes and dolls she is transformed into a princess in a magical realm. A beautiful rhyming text is accompanied by atmospheric illustrations which will delight and soothe all little girls as they snuggle up in bed. A follow-up to the wonderful Goodnight Tractor and Goodnight Digger, this is the perfect bedtime book. Michelle Robinson has always wanted to be an author like her hero Roald Dahl, but all they had in common was the same birthday and a love of chocolate. Now at last, Michelle is a real author too. She lives in Frome, Somerset with her husband, son and daughter. Visit her at www.michellerobinson.co.uk. Nick East has been working as a museum designer for the past 16 years but has always been a storyteller, whether as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters, or as a designer displaying a collection of ancient artifacts. Nick lives near York with his wife and two children and, when he isn't drawing, he is out riding bikes and spending time with his family.

From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your heart! Here come the BIG RIGS rolling down the street. Thumpa-thumpa bumpa-bumpa BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! There's Loader and Dump Truck, Backhoe and Crane. They're ready to transform a vacant lot into a neighborhood park. And who wants to help most of all? Little Excavator! But are there any jobs for someone so small? Anna Dewdney's signature rhyming text and inviting illustrations make this a perfect read aloud for for fans of things that go!

The popular little digger returns with a brand-new story. This time the digger is working on a road slip when a cave is uncovered, containing interesting bones of a strange creature, long since extinct.

What could be better than a big yellow digger that goes brum, and judder, and jigger? Ben and Bella are off on another adventure and, of course, all the animals want to join them. The destination this time is Australia, so the digger digs and judders, as Moose, Zebra, Rhinoceros and lots of other animals all clamber on, ready for adventure.