CB: Early Years

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...

Celebrate thirty years of Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends with this funny story in the classic series from award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth! Percy the park keeper is having a day off. It is a perfect day for doing nothing....

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?

Originally published as Just Imagine and newly reissued as a Puffin paperback, this is the perfect imaginative book for fans of You Choose,You Choose in Space and You Choose Fairy Tales What would it be like to be as little as a mouse; or as big as a house?...

Follow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse and a magical unicorn in this delightful rhyming story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard. When Sugarlump the rocking horse longs to see the world,...

A fabulous foiled edition celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the publication of STICK MAN by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three. But it's dangerous being a Stick Man....

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,...

A joyous, charmingly illustrated celebration of fathers everywhere. This dad is, quite simply, brilliant! He's as strong as a gorilla, fantastic on roller skates, and can sing like a pop star! And not only all that, but he's a dab hand at cooking too!...

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...

There was an old giant who swallowed a clock.He had such a shock when he swallowed that clock! But then he swallows his knitting to muffle the clock, and swallows some moths to munch through his knitting! Will he ever stop? With a riotous...

An exciting new collaboration between the Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Peter Bently and the incredibly talented illustrator John Bond! Dogs come in all kinds of colours and sizesBut when no one’s looking they put on DISGUISES. A joyful peek into the crazy antics...

The fifth book in the bestselling The Lamb Who Came for Dinner series, packed with wit and personality from Steve Smallman (Poo in the Zoo, Monkey With a Bright Blue Bottom, and Bear's Big Bottom) and illustrated with warmth by Joëlle Dreidemy. One windy day, a little duck...

Pop in to the Zoo Café for a sandwich or two and meet the waitress, Mabel and her friends. Mabel is one of the best waitresses you ll ever meet, but today there s a problem . . . Mabel has the hiccups! And...

Join Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Miles Morales on an adventure of opposites! Search the scenes for objects that are big and small, short and tall, near and far, and more! Introducing the concept of opposites helps children develop comparison skills, and Look and Find play...