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Red squirrel with golden furry tail eating a nut. — The Nature of Britain

White porcelain lion laying down with its front legs crossed, its face has almost human features. — Roar of the Wild

Hairy Maclary from Donalds Dairy written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A small, black dog with long hair and an upright tufty tail scampers past a red brick wall. — Hairy MaClary From Donaldsons Dairy

A young Elizabeth the first in splendid red and gold dress with voluminous sleeves. — A Brush with Royalty

Experiment showing a funnel, tubing and a tin can inside part of a plastic bottle, demonsrating hydraulic lifting. — Science Alive! Science Experiments

Peppa Goes Swimming. A girl pig, wearing a swimsuit and a rubber ring, floats in pool along with a boy pig wearing trunks and armbands, kicking his legs and holding a float. — Peppa Pig Goes Swimming

The Snail and the Whale, written and illustrated by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, A large whale swimmming around in the shores of the sea and a tiny snail is taking a ride on his tail. A volcano is erupting in the background. — The Snail and the Whale

Head and shoulders photograph of David Tennant as Hamlet. In his right hand he holds a skull and is looking at it enquiringly. — Spotlight on the Stage

The Lemon Buzzer experiment showing an alarm clock wired to four lemons. — Science Alive! Chemistry Experiments

More Pants, written and illustrated by Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt, A little girl doing a handstand on a page and revealing her pink frilly pants. — More Pants

One Mole Digging a Hole, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. A mole wearing psychedelic welly boots digging a hole in a pretty little garden. — One Mole Digging a Hole

Iconic head and shoulders portrait of Shakespeare wearing white collar and embellished medieval clothing. — Tudor Times

Slinki Malinki, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. Slinki Malinki, a little black cat, creeping along a fence on a misty night. — Slinky Malinki

Floss written and illustrated by Kim Lewis. A sheepdog rests its two front paws on a wooden gate, while behind a shepherd herds a flock of sheep through a green valley. — Floss

A young man is paying close attention to a young lady as she stands by a wel,l tending her flock of sheep. — Love Story

Stone sculpture of a Buddha seated on cushion, hands folded in prayer. — Culture Mix, objects from The British Museum

Abstract painting depicting three cossacks with lances, bordered by hillside of various shape and colour. — Amazing Music, Brilliant Colour (Short Stories)

Close up of phototgraph of a bright red poppy amongst some long grass. — British Wildflowers

A man and children brightly dressed, all whizzing along on roller skates. The man wears a long scarf covered in colourful letters of the alphabet. — Quentin Blake’s ABC

Black and white photograph of a young Elvis Presley, dressed in black, dancing and singing. — The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years, 1950s music, fashion and film

What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo? Written and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark . A girl, wearing a yellow rain mac and hat, holds a toy blue kangaroo alongside her little brother. — What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo?

Good-Night Owl written by Pat Hutchins. Picture shows an owl winking with its left eye, sat in the middle of a tree. There is also a red squirrel at the top of the book looking down on the owl, and some birds sat on a branch to the left of the owl. — Good-night Owl

Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake written and illustrated by David Melling. A smiley brown bear, wearing an apron, holds a mixing bowl and stirs the mixture inside it with a wooden spoon. — Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake

Plasticine characters Wallace and Gromit inside their house, Wallace wearing mechanical trousers and a rather shocked looking Gromit seated in a wooden chair. — Lights! Camera! Action!

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Find books suitable for...

Select one or more of the subjects that interest you

The Nature of Britain

Roar of the Wild

Hairy MaClary From Donaldsons Dairy

A Brush with Royalty

Science Alive! Science Experiments

Peppa Pig Goes Swimming

The Snail and the Whale

Spotlight on the Stage

Science Alive! Chemistry Experiments

More Pants

One Mole Digging a Hole

Tudor Times

Slinky Malinki

Floss

Love Story

Culture Mix, objects from The British Museum

Amazing Music, Brilliant Colour (Short Stories)

British Wildflowers

Quentin Blake’s ABC

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Years, 1950s music, fashion and film

What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo?

Good-night Owl

Hugless Douglas and the Great Cake Bake

Lights! Camera! Action!

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