CF: Animal Adventures

For six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world. Paddington is now a major movie star! For younger readers, here is the classic story of the bear from Darkest Peru who stowed away on a ship headed for England....

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler return with another irresistible rhyming picture book all about the titular penguin who escapes from the zoo on an adventure-packed bid to reach the South Pole. Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime, in this...

Meet Belka and Strelka, the two dogs who changed the face of space history and became international celebrities in the process! In 1960, two stray dogs were plucked from the streets of Moscow to become space pioneers. This quirky and delightful picture book tells...

From the bestselling author of Finn's Epic Fails comes the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla in the Second World War, inspired by a true story. 1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in...

Both heart-wrenching and heart-warming, The Animals of Farthing Wood is a classic story of animal adventure and the fight for survival. ‘We must all find a new home. Now – before it’s too late!’ Farthing Wood is being bulldozed, and there’s a drought. Fox,...

A secret world full of magic, unicorns and friendship! The brand-new series from the bestselling Daisy Meadows, author of RAINBOW MAGIC and MAGIC ANIMAL FRIENDS, and the most-borrowed children's author in UK libraries.Aisha and her parents are moving to Enchanted Cottage, where spellbinding secrets...

Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister, Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last year. But things are back to normal as they move into Windemere Manor ... until the sisters climb a strange ladder in a fireplace and enter the magical land...

This hilarious new adventure in the Uncle Pete fantasy adventure series takes Uncle Pete and his fearless female sidekick, TM, on an incredible Arctic expedition to get Berg, the little polar bear, back to his family. Gathering their snow gear, Uncle Peter and TM fit skis...

A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger--a real-life, very large tiger--pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he...

Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by a master storyteller. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming – the vacuum cleaner,...

A fantastically fun springtime picture book from the creators of The Leaf Thief Hello sunshine! Hello lovely leaves. Nice to see you back. Squirrel is so excited. It's spring and the most perfect flower has started to blossom - and Squirrel has decided the...

Books included in this collection: The Kitten Hunt Kitten wars Kitten Catastrophe

Dotty the Dalmatian is the most disobedient dog Neil has ever met. And her owner is none other than Neil’s new teacher at school! Spotty Dotty is so badly behaved, she’s already dropped out of four dog training schools. Can Neil and his family...

When Paddington Bear goes to the beach, nothing goes quite according to plan … especially when, one by one, he is joined by ten hungry seagulls. Will Paddington’s lunchtime snack be safe?

Set sail on a magical adventure, full of surprises, in this exciting new picture book from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night. Percy the park keeper has turned a rusty old car into a “sailing car”, powered by the wind! To celebrate, he drives...

Join a wonderful cast of bouncy, energetic bunnies as they enjoy all their favourite activities! This joyous board book is brought to life by the incomparable Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo and Zog. Hop into the pages of this wonderful board book and meet a whole...

Beloved for more than 30 years, this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury celebrates the joys of an afternoon outdoors with family. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? Join a father...

The classic, much-loved story of Puss in Boots, masterfully brought to life by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo and Zog. When a young miller's son is given a cat by his father, he doesn't understand what use the cat will be to him except as a...

Mog is everyone’s favourite family cat! Join her in this warm-hearted and funny escapade about what happens when her favourite toy goes missing… Bunny is Mog's best thing – her favourite toy. But one day Mrs Thomas says she is going to throw Bunny...

Join the spunky and powerful Sparkle Dragons as they blast their glitter fire and put their brains together to save the queendom from polka-dotted pollution in this hilarious, easy-to-read graphic novel. Meet the Sparkle Dragons: the spunkiest crew in all of Princess Puff's queendom!...