King Mansolain is a thousand years old and fading; his devoted attendant Hare ushers in a caravan of storytellers to keep him alive - a rabbit, a donkey, a mouse, a dwarf, a witch - while wa... read more
Lovely edition that includes some colour illustrations by Tove as well as the line drawings we are used to - the only colour ones she ever did, in fact, which were commissioned in 1961 for t... read more
A re-issue from 1963 - an adored classic that has been out of print ever since. Two owls share the secret of their happiness with the greedy and squabbling barnyard fowl but to no avail. Mar... read more
Another glorious, imaginative picture book from the Fan brothers: something - who knows what but undoubtedly a treasure - falls from the sky and becomes an object much curiosity to a group o... read more
Blackwell is a remarkable artist who creates astonishing tableaux made of cut-out paper; many of her subjects are taken from fairy tales and she often works with the pages of old books. This... read more
Who could resist such a title? A picture book about the pursuit of dreams - and ballet - even if you are a walrus. (Perhaps that's what the walrus who spent months lounging on Tenby Lifeboat... read more
Pascaline goes batty at the prospect of going to school. (Actually she is a bat.) Alemagna is a wonderful illustrator and storyteller: her previous books - such as A Lion in Paris - exude ch... read more
Rather like La Fontaine's King Log and good on consequences: the Sea loves reading aloud to her fish children but they are just too noisy and she goes away. A cat comes along and offers to r... read more
Arion and the Dolphin, King Midas, Pandora's Box, Heracles and Athena populate this introduction to Greek myths for the very young - ages 3-6.
Please note: publication has been delayed un... read more
Charming picture book about gardens around the world, growing fruit and vegetables and recipes for youngsters, by the same author/illustrator who did Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street. Ages 5-... read more
Hurrah for the O'Hara sisters and their blessed talents as author/illustrators. A boy steals the light from a lantern and Cora must follow him to his icy kingdom to get it back where, of cou... read more