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Not now, Bernard, written and illustrated by David McKee. Bernard, a little boy, is looking up at a monster who is standing on a rock. — Not Now Bernard

Gumboot's Chocolatey Day written and illustrated by Mick Inkpen. Front cover shows Gumboot the pig eating a bar of chocolate. — Gumboot’s Chocolatey Day

Hello Great Big Bullfrog written and illustrated by Colin West. A frog jumps in the air as a fly hovers nearby. — Hello, Great Big Bullfrog!

Old lady in peasants clothes bent over cooking eggs in a terracotta pot — What’s Cooking?

Wooden longship with large red and green sail, in an estuary. — The Vikings

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

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

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

Hairy Maclary's Bone written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A black dog with long fluffy hair and a red collar sits obediently amongst pretty yellow flowers as he holds a very large bone in his mouth. — Hairy MaClary’s Bone

Watercolour painting of a Tudor cottage.A lady and her two young children stand in the front garden surrounded by cottage flowers and a row of bee hives. — English Garden Design

Inside a library or study room a girl holds a round compass like object whilst a small white animal looks at what she is holding. — Magical Worlds

Billy Monster's Daymare written by Alan Durrant and illustrated by Ross Collins. An yellow three-eyed scared little monster peeps over the top of his purple duvet. — Billy Monster’s Daymare

Close up picture of a Bluebell flower in a woodland. — A Walk in the Woods

Wake up Bear, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A little brow bear, sleeping in the mouth of a cave. — Wake Up Bear

Nine Ducks Nine, written and illustrated by Sarah Hyaes. Nine white ducks all peering around the title of the book. — Nine Ducks Nine

For Every Child, the rights of the child in words and pictures. An elderly woman is cuddling a baby close to her chest, both are wearing brown coats and the baby wears a brown cap. — For Every Child

Goodnight Spaceman written by Michelle Robinson and illustrated by Nick East. A dad and his two boys are on a spacewalk, wearing space suits and helmets, with planets, the Milk Way and shooting stars around them. — Goodnight Spaceman

This is the Bear, written by Sarah Hayes and illustrated by Helen Craig. A little boy looking lovingly at his little teddy bear, a dog sits behind him. — This is the Bear

Fresco depicting Mary travelling on a donkey with baby Jesus in her arms. — Biblical Scenes from the Old and New Testaments

Ginger Finds a Home written and illustrated by Charlotte Voake.A ginger cat slinks past a dustbin full of rubbish, with its lid on the ground and rubbish strewn about. — Ginger finds a home

Front cover of Yoga Babies showing two children doing yoga poses — Yoga Babies

Charlotte's Web by EB White and illustrated by Garth Williams. A girl worriedly looks at a spider hanging by a thread, whilst she holds a worriedly looking pig in her arms. — Charlotte’s Web

Mr Wolf's Pancakes, wirtten and illustrated by Jan Fearnley. A wolf in a spotty blue top and apron licks is lips as he carries a huge pile of pancakes on a plate. — Mr Wolf’s Pancakes

Sniff Snuff Snap, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd. A little hairy warthog is taking a dip in a murky green water hole, surrounded by rocks and trees. — Sniff-Snuff-Snap!

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Not Now Bernard

Gumboot’s Chocolatey Day

Hello, Great Big Bullfrog!

What’s Cooking?

The Vikings

Slinky Malinki

More Pants

The Snail and the Whale

Hairy MaClary’s Bone

English Garden Design

Magical Worlds

Billy Monster’s Daymare

A Walk in the Woods

Wake Up Bear

Nine Ducks Nine

For Every Child

Goodnight Spaceman

This is the Bear

Biblical Scenes from the Old and New Testaments

Ginger finds a home

Yoga Babies

Charlotte’s Web

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes

Sniff-Snuff-Snap!

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