Featured Books for 3+ readers

The Gruffalo Red Nose Day Book
Julia Donaldson
Celebrate Red Nose Day and raise money for Comic Relief with this special edition Gruffalo sticker activity book. It is packed with fun games, jokes, recipes, colouring and drawing, over 250 stickers and some fantastic fundraising ideas! Why not transform...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 18/02/2011
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Lulu's Lunch
Camilla Reid
Gloriously tactile, Lulu’s plates of food will be completely irresistible to little fingers. From the moment of helping Lulu put on her bib to be ready for her lunch, readers can join her in delighting in sticky honey, a slimy...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/02/2011
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Mole's Sunrise
Jeanne Willis
A beautifully illustrated and moving story about a blind mole who wonders what a sunset is like.  This is a heart-warming tale about the shared experience of blind Mole and his friends. You're in the right place if you want a...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/02/2011
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Polly's Pink Pyjamas
Vivian French
This is a fantastically funny, perfectly pink picture book about a little girl called Polly and her beloved pink pyjamas.  You're in the right place if you want some gorgeous activity sheet packs for this title (click here...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2011
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Elephant Joe is a Knight!
David Wojtowycz
Oh, no! The Dark Knight has stolen the King's crown. Who can rescue it? Elephant Joe can! (And his trusty sidekick, Zebra Pete, of course.) But there's an unexpected twist in this tale. Is the dmsel in distress what she...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 07/02/2011
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Wolf Won't Bite!
Emily Gravett
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Award winning Emily Gravett gives the wolf a chance in this visually bold and entertaining inversion of the story of three little pigs. Three brave little pigs tease the big scary...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2011
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Zou and the Box of Kisses
Michel Gay
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. A truly special picture book.  It's the story of Zou the Zebra as he spends his first night away from his parents. Both endearing and reassuring for both parent and child,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2011
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The Odd Egg
Emily Gravett
Winner of the 2009 Best Illustrated Book Awards.   Board Book edition. Witty, stylish and surprising, The Odd Egg is a jewel of a book. All the birds have laid an egg – except for duck. How smug the chicken,...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 04/02/2011
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Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza
Holly Clifton-Brown

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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/07/2010
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Susan Laughs
Jeanne Willis
A prize winning title, this introduces Susan who loves to swing, dance, swim, ride do all the things other children do. In fact, she’s no different from any other little girl except that, as the final spread shows, she gets...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
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The Heron and the Crane
John Yeoman
Prize-winning illustrator Quentin Blake’s stunning illustrations bring great pathos to this touching story of how two lonely birds make a hash of communicating. Back and forth across the swamp the two leggy birds go as Crane and Heron make offers...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
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Lonely Beast
Chris Judge
How the Beast overcomes his loneliness is a touching story about friendship of all kinds. Despite his name, the Beast, and all other Beasts, are gentle creatures who love gardening and cake baking. The Beast travels across the world to...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
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The Perfect Hug
Joanna Walsh
A gem of a book! How the panda finds the perfect hug is told in sparkling rhyming couplets which describe hugs of all sorts including ‘hugs for wrigglers and hugs for gigglers,/ Hugs that are tickly and hugs that are...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
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Batty
Sarah Dyer
A touching story about what it feels like to be an outsider and how you can make friends. Batty longs to have fun with some of the other animals in the Zoo. He tries to join in but, splashing in...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2011
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The Heart and the Bottle (Book and CD)
Oliver Jeffers
Paperback and CD-audio edition. Award winning Oliver Jeffers’ book is wholly compelling for the importance of its message and the brilliance of how...
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Format: Mixed media product - Released: 03/02/2011
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Little Old Ladies
Franziska Kalch
Just what do a group of old ladies do when they get together?  Well they have a whole load of fun, tell tales and share ideas.  Here the author and illustrator brings these exhuberant old ladies to life in this...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2011
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Big Book of Big Animals
Hazel Maskell
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. This is an absolutely cracking book for animal lovers as it is crammed from end to end and beyond, you could say with animals of every shape and size.  Pull-out concertina...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 28/01/2011
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My Little Easter Story
Christina Goodings
This simple and sincere retelling of the Easter story is perfect for pre-school children, introducing them to the great story at the heart of the festival and its message of love.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 21/01/2011
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Gerda Muller
A beautifully illustrated version of this classic story also adds a clear lesson in manners! Goldilocks, a little girl travelling with a circus, wanders off into the woods on her own. When she finds a lovely house, she enters without...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 10/01/2011
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Zoe and Beans: Where is Binky Boo?
Chloe Inkpen, Mick Inkpen
Join the loveably lively Zoe and her devoted dog Beans in a world full of fun, friendship and magical adventures. It's a case of hide and seek as Beans loses his favourite toy.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 07/01/2011
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Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell
Sue Hendra
Norman the slug longs to be a snail. If only he had a shell! What Norman wishes for, he gets, but it soon turns out that a shell isn’t such a good thing after all. Can Norman save himself and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2011
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Jeremiah Jellyfish Flies High!
John Fardell
A picture book that lets you join Jeremiah Jellyfish as he swims away from his shoal and finds himself taking charge of the World's Biggest Rocket Plane Factory.
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Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2011
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I Kissed the Baby!
Mary Murphy
This shout-out-loud picture book is suitable for the very youngest of children.  All the animals love the baby - and so will you! 'I saw the baby! Did you see the baby?' 'Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny, weeny...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2011
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Why the Animals Came to Town
Michael Foreman
Prize-winning illustrator Michael Foreman sends an important message about taking care of our planet so that all the creatures that live in it can be kept safe in this stunning picture book. When a small boy wakes in the night...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2011
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Cuddle Bear
Claire Freedman
Meet Cuddle Bear, the unforgettable hero with hugs for everyone! A perfect book for parent and child to share time and time again. Click here to visit the author page for Claire Freedman, where you can read a Q&A including...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/01/2011
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Stan and Mabel
Jason Chapman
Brilliantly told in words and pictures, this is the entertaining adventure of best friends Stan and Mabel, a dog and a cat, who share a passion for music. Teaming up with their animal friends the two indulge their passion and...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2011
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Robert Crowther's Amazing Pop-up Big Machines
Robert Crowther
Hours of pop-up entertainment here for the boys of the house.  Load and tip a dumper truck, or plough a field with the tractor. Find out why giant cranes don't fall over and figure out how bulldozers flatten roads. From...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2010
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Aliens Love Panta Claus
Claire Freedman
The best-selling, underpants-loving aliens are back for another crazy adventure. This time it is a seasonal one as they throw themselves into the Christmas spirit in their trademark way. Dashing around, they distribute cheer – and underpants – so one...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2010
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How Santa Really Works Pop-Up Edition
Alan Snow
This wonderful pop-up adventure reveals just how Father Christmas goes about his very important business and Christmas.  Children will love the pop-up engineering throughout the book that helps to tell Santa's story.  Have you ever wondered how Santa can pop...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2010
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When Martha's Away
Bruce Ingman
This is a timeless and humorous take on the secret life of cats, turning the classic proverb 'When the cat's away...' on its head. Bruce Ingman won the Mother Goose Award for this delightfully arch tale of a cat's secret...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2010
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