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Lewis Carroll
A classic much-loved tale is vividly brought to life in the beautiful illustrations of the award-winning artist Helen Oxenbury.
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Mem Fox
Nothing is sweeter, as everyone knows, than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes!
Michael Rosen
Join in the bear hunt with this fabulous interactive sound book!
Martin Waddell
Farmer Duck isn’t your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm–all because the owner of the farm is…
Generations of readers have been dazzled by this rollicking story about a brave family going on a bear hunt. Now this modern classic is available in paperback. Full color.
Trish Cooke
With Oxenbury’s warm illustrations and Cooke’s rhythmic text, this cumulative story captures the joy of being a baby in a large, extended family. A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book. Full…
Ruth Krauss
A classically beautiful picture book from Helen Oxenbury and Ruth Krauss. Share the universal experience of growing up and discover the rhythms of the seasons in this wonderfully timeless story.
For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury available for the first time for the very youngest of readers in a take-anywhere clip-on buggy…
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Originally published in Great Britain in 1989 by Walker Books Ltd –Page 4 of cover.
This special keepsake anniversary edition of this classic tale features a bright new jacket and a message to readers from the author. Full color.
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Originally published in Great Britain in 1989 by Walker Books Ltd.
An adorable new bear joins the classic read-aloud for an adventure that little bear hunters will love. A great gift!
Imagine the fun of going on a bear hunt-through tall…
Julia Donaldson
From jingling keys to gradmother’s knees, there are lots of things for babies to discover and see.
We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For twenty-five…
Beatrix Potter
Written over a century ago but never illustrated, Beatrix Potter’s slightly darker take on the classic The Tale of Red Riding Hood comes to life with … illustrations from Helen…
Unfold all the fun of the bear hunt in this delightful pocket-sized pop-up of the award-winning picture book classic.
There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the…
Boo Hoo Hoo, says Baby, as Cat, Dog, Cow & Duck all try to stop him crying. They try feeding him, bathing him, playing with him, but nothing works.
Eugene Trivizas
A subversive and hilarious spin on the well-loved fairy tale.
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Helen Oxenbury
The flea and the louse are planning their wedding, with help from their animal friends. A surprise denouement is provided by the cat.
Four children and dad are off on a bear hunt. They’re not scared! They cross a field of long grass, wade through a deep river…into a narrow cave. What fearful…
Mem Fox,Helen Oxenbury
A global celebration of adorable baby fingers and baby toes–now available in a lap board book edition. Born in the hills or in a town, in a tent or on…
A full colour BOARD BOOK version of the 1989 Smarties Book Prize winner, which contains the complete text of the original story, and watercolour illustrations by Helen Oxenbury.
Its never easy going on a bear hunt, as the five prospective hunters soon find out. On a beautiful day, four children and their dad cross a field of long…
‘We’re going on a bear hunt, we’re going to catch a big one.’ Children have been swishing and swashing, splashing and sploshing their way through this unforgettable story for a…
John Burningham,Bill Salaman
A poignant book about new horizons and saying goodbye from best-loved creators: John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury Miles is a difficult dog who loves to ride in his motor car.
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Miles the dog is growing older, but adventure still awaits when he takes to the skies.
A Scots language edition of the classic picture book for children. We’re gaun tae catch a braw yin!