CB: Early Years

Everyone’s favourite family cat, Mog is loved by children everywhere for her funny and warm-hearted escapades. Mog the Forgetful Cat was first published in 1970 and has never been out of print! The classic picture book story of a very forgetful cat, her family, and...

With its pioneering, hand-painted tissue paper illustrations and interactive elements, Carle’s preschool masterpiece has beguiled generations of children, eager to follow the eponymous hero’s gastronomic adventure. From its iconic opening line to the transcendent reveal of the finale, The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a true touchstone...

For over a quarter of a century readers have been joining Elmer the patchwork elephant on his exciting adventures. Now Elmer's classic first story is available in this lovely board book edition. With its sturdy pages for little fingers, this gift is the perfect...

In every house, in every bed, a bedtime book was being read... Prepare to tuck into a magical tale about the importance of bedtime stories. One night, all the animals' bedtime story books start disappearing! That's right, no more books at night for the...

It's the unicorn book you never knew you needed ... until now! A story about friendship, acceptance and rainbow unicorn poop! Meet Unicorn. With a beautiful mane so silky smooth, a glittering horn that sparkles in the sunlight and perfectly pink hooves that shine as she gallops, Unicorn...

Celebrate thirty-five years of the bear family with this very special edition of the classic bedtime story, Whatever Next!, a beautiful story of innocence and imagination, full of the characteristic warmth and humour of Jill Murphy, author of Peace at Last and The Worst Witch. The moon and back...

Get ready to start nursery with the classic Sophie la girafe toy, in this board book full of gentle messages and tips. Join Sophie for her first day at nursery in this book specially made for little ones settling into a new day care...

Donaldson and Scheffler's fantastic rhyming picture book about the inadequate seating arrangements on a kindly witch's broomstick is a marvel of storytelling structure built for reading out loud. 'How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and...

The long awaited sequel to the international best-seller, I Love You to the Moon and Back with a beautiful and reassuring text, and stunning illustrations from Tim Warnes. With familiar and lovable bear characters, this is a heartfelt celebration of each moment of love and laughter...

A gorgeous lift-the-flap adventure with Dinky Donkey! Everyone's favourite donkey characters now in beautiful cased board book with soft felt flaps for toddlers to life and learn. Hee Haw! Where has Dinky Donkey gone? Can you find him? Lift the colourful felt flaps in...

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....

Determined to find the Big Bad Mouse, Gruffalo's child heads off into the wood where he encounters a little mouse with intention to dine on the little creature, but when a large shadow falls upon him, Gruffalo's child begins to think that maybe he...

Join Hairy Maclary and his friends on their first ever adventure - a beloved rhyming classic for over 40 years! Over 5 million Hairy Maclary books sold worldwide. Hairy Maclary is off for a walk in town, and on the way he's joined by...

What’s an adorably small canine with a big personality to do?From Sean Taylor, the author of Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise, and Kate Hindley, illustrator of Worst in Show, comes a hilarious new picture book comedy starring a very small fed-up dog... This dog doesn't want...

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...

Meet Tibs, son of Toodle, son of Tiddles, son of Toby. A trusted employee of the Post Office. Tibs is paid 2s 6d a week to catch mice but he prefers making friends with them! Join Tibs on a curious cat and mouse adventure...

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...

The royal dummy keeps mysteriously disappearing, and the Little Princess is not amused! Wherever the King and Queen hide it, she always finds it… Can anyone convince her to give it up?

The much-acclaimed toddler book series from The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler. Simple but engaging stories which reflect the ups - and downs - of toddler life. Major new animation series launching on Milkshake in 2021 Pip and Posy are best friends - they love to play,...

From Jill Murphy, creator of the classic Peace at Last, comes the long-awaited third story about the lovable Bear family comes a Top 10 bestselling picture book. It had been a long night . . . so Mr and Mrs Bear woke up late.When Mr and...