When a little girl moves to a big city, she refuses to be constrained by concrete. A celebration of wildness, and where we can find it, for ages 3-6. A first picture book from this award-win... read more
Written by CL for her son Paulo, this charmingly illustrated detective story follows a mischievous rabbit with a penchant for escapology. For ages 5-8.
This gloriously imaginative debut is pegged on the fight between Titania and Oberon that we know from A Midsummer Night's Dream and how this has played out over a few generations. Hurrah for... read more
Debut YA novel about the friendship that develops between two girls in London when they discover links between their families that span continents and centuries. Ages 9-12.
All you tiniest tots - be prepared to be gasp and stretch your eyes at this astonishing magic show, complete with hat! A previously unpublished work by the glorious Sendak. This is a board ... read more
Melvin's wonderful eye for detail, often revealed by lifting a small flap on the page, makes her Mouse books enrapturing. Expect sea anemones, rock pools, ice cream... For ages 3-5.
A delightful and subtle encouragement of observation, awareness, pleasure and expansiveness. A deceptively simple picture book, with great illustrations, for ages 4-7.
A boy stumbles on a great box, which appears to be empty save for words. Initial disappointment gives way to adventure, invention and leaps of the imagination. For ages 4-7.
The dastardly ambitions of a rabbit and a chipmunk, bored of being good and bent on a life of crime, are very mild and very funny. An early reading book for ages 5-8.
Love across the divide: a young Norwegian prince scouts the lie of the land ahead of a Viking invasion and meets a feisty Anglo-Saxon lass. By an outstanding author. For ages 9-12.
Baron Lamberto lives on an island in a lake, in considerable and eccentric style; he's old, unwell but undaunted. 24 bandits (all called Lamberto) and a wicked nephew try to separate him fro... read more
An unhappy girl runs away from home with her pony in New Zealand: her journey is naturally fraught but ultimately there is resolution. For escapists aged 10-12.
The true story of the author's journey from Hungary to Germany and Belsen with his mother. Professor Lantos is one of the last of the generation of survivors of the Holocaust. Ages 10+.
Artichokes, anchovies, avocadoes, almonds, acai berries... bread, bacon, Brazil nuts, borlotti beans... peach, pretzel, pickle, prawn, pineapple, pomegranate, pistachios... A world of tempta... read more