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Don't Worry William written by Christine Morton and illustrated by Nigel McMullen. A worried looking teddy, wearing green pyjamas and pink slippers and carrying a toy teddy, is opening a door. — Don’t Worry William

Boo! written and illustrated by Colin McNaugton. A pig wearing red and whiite striped dungarees, a blue cap and a black eye mask is jumping in the air. — Boo!

This famous little bear, in is blue duffle coat and black felt hat, stands stands leaning on his battered brown suitcase at Paddington Station. — A History of the Teddy Bear

One Year with Kipper, written and illustrated by Mick Inkpen, Kipper the dog parachuting through the air in a colourfull check parachute. — One Year With Kipper

Peter and the Wolf written and illustrated by Ian Beck. A boy, dressed in a fur hat, red coat, brown trousers and black boots, carrying a length of rope over his shoulder as he stands by a dark wood with a cat, duck and a wolf nearby. — Exploring Music 1, Peter and the Wolf

Two men seated across a small wooden table, deep in thought as they play cards. — Friendship

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

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!

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!

Book with feely picture showing the little red hen and two yellow chicks. — The Little Red Hen

Spot Bakes a Cake written and illustrated by Eric Hill. A yellow puppy dog, wearing a chef's hat, sits at the kitchen table licking the brown cake mixture off a wooden spoon over a mixing bowl. — Spot’s Big Book of Maths (includes Spot Bakes a Cake)

Red Steiff bear seated on wicker chair in cottage garden. — Bear Necessities

Watch Out! Big Bro's Coming! Written and illustrated by Jez Alborough. An elephant, monkey, parrot, frog and little mouse hiding in a jungle. — Watch out! Big Bro’s Coming!

The Gruffalo written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Gruffalo with purple spikes and terrible teeth and tusks in the middle of the forest chatting to a mouse. — The Gruffalo

Jasper's Beanstalk written by Nick Butterworth and illustrated by Mick Inkpen. A black and white cat stands on its two back legs holding gardening equipment including a rake and spade, in its arms. — Jasper’s Beanstalk

The Flying Diggers, written by Ian Whybrow and illustrated by David Melling. A bright yellow digger and a smaller blue digger in the background. — The Flying Diggers

Mog the Forgetful Cat, written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. Mog, a beautiful grey tabby cat, sitting in a patch of grass looking a little forgetful. — Mog the Forgetful Cat

Greyfriars Bobby written and illustrated by Ruth Brown. A small, black and brown dog with a kind, sweet face sits in an old fashioned street, with Edinburgh Castle high up on a hill behind him. — Greyfriars Bobby

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

Two Utahraptors fighting in a desert. — Dinosaurs ROAR! Jurassic Planet

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

Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends by The Rev W Awdry. A smiling blue steam engine puffs out of a tunnel. — Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

We're Going on a Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Osenbury. Daddy and his three little children trapsing through a field. — We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Iconic head and shoulder photo shot of David Bowie wearing heavy makeup including a dramatic bright red and blue thunderbolt across his face. — Music Now! Teenage Kicks

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Find books suitable for...

Select one or more of the subjects that interest you

Don’t Worry William

Boo!

A History of the Teddy Bear

One Year With Kipper

Exploring Music 1, Peter and the Wolf

Friendship

Billy Monster’s Daymare

Lights! Camera! Action!

Hello, Great Big Bullfrog!

The Little Red Hen

Spot’s Big Book of Maths (includes Spot Bakes a Cake)

Bear Necessities

Watch out! Big Bro’s Coming!

The Gruffalo

Jasper’s Beanstalk

The Flying Diggers

Mog the Forgetful Cat

Greyfriars Bobby

English Garden Design

Dinosaurs ROAR! Jurassic Planet

What’s Cooking?

Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Music Now! Teenage Kicks

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