One night, a plucky little penguin sneaks out of the zoo. Jonty, a young gentoo penguin, is determined to find his true home in Antarctica. It's going to be an amazing journey - but can Jonty really find his way?
Anna Currey
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Picture Books
Fiction
Early Readers
Poetry
Educational
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The Tooth Fairy and the Crocodile
Ruth Mary is used to collecting teeth from under the pillows of sleeping children, not animals. But when the Fairy Queen sends her off to the jungle, Ruth Mary doesn't mind. And all is going well. That is, until she collects the tooth of a crocodile, who wakes up and...
The Oak Tree
This is a story spanning a thousand years, over which time an acorn grows into a mighty oak. The tree witnesses a whole sweep of history, from the Viking invasion to a modern-day teddybears' picnic, and on each page we see children playing different games around it,...
Who Lives Here
Colours, Colours Everywhere
Explore a whole paintbox of colours in this exciting and interactive story. A little girl paints her own adventure, starring a bright blue tree frog who sails away in a red balloon and is marooned on a purple island. Children will delight in the rhyming text and in...
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas
In a big old house, the ladybird is visiting her friend the spider for the festive season. But those two bad men, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len, are up to no good again. They have a devious plan - to steal the children's Christmas presents from their stockings! It's a good...
The Bowerbird
Poor bowerbird Bert doesn’t have much luck wooing haughty Nanette. Even when his collection of offerings grows to include a marble and a mobile phone, she just wants “More, more, more.” Is he doomed to a life of solitude?
The Baddies
The Baddies are the meanest, nastiest ghost, witch and troll in the land. They just adore being bad, and fight over who is the worst. When a little girl moves into a nearby cottage, the Baddies can't wait to scare her out of her wits. But baddies don't always get...
Welcome to the World
This beautifully illustrated celebration of first experiences is the perfect gift book for any family with a new-born baby.
The Christmas Pine
Deep in a snowy forest stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up, it's going to be a famous Christmas tree!