Al Rodin is a writer and illustrator from London. He studied children's book illustration at Cambridge School of Art and received the 2019 Sebastian Walker Prize. Al enjoys working with a wide variety of materials including acrylic, watercolour and collage. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries around Europe and Asia, and he was selected for lllustrators' Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2019. Little Echo is his first book.

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Alain Gheerbrant

Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life: An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Love. He is the founder of The School of Life (theschooloflife.com).

Alain de Botton

Alaina Urquhart is the science-loving co-host of the chart-topping show Morbid: A True Crime Podcast. As an autopsy technician by trade, she offers a unique perspective from deep inside the morgue. Alaina hails from Boston, where she lives with her wonderful husband, John, their three amazing daughters, and a ghost Puggle named Bailey. She is about 75 percent coffee, and truly believes she and Agent Clarice Starling could be friends. 
 
Before writing her first psychological horror novel, she received degrees in criminal justice, psychology, and biology. When she isn't hosting Morbid, she hosts the Parcast original show Crime Countdown, and a horror movie podcast called Scream!. Her days are usually spent either recording or eviscerating. The way she sees it, when she hangs up her microphone for the day, it's time to let the dead speak.

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Alan Alda

Alan Ayckbourn

Born in London in 1939, Alan Ayckbourn is one of  the world's most popular and prolific playwrights. He has written 74  full length plays and more than 20 other revues and plays for children.  He is also an acclaimed director. Alan Ayckbourn was awarded a CBE in  1987. Ten years later to the day, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II  'for services to the theatre.'

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Alan Beattie

Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highly acclaimed writers. He has written widely for radio, television and theatre. His latest play, The History Boys, won several awards, including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It also won six Tony Awards, including Best Play, following an extremely successful transfer to Broadway. In 2006 Bennett was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards for Untold Stories, his collection of memoirs and diaries.

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett's television series Talking Heads has become a modern-day classic, as have many of his works for the stage, including Forty Years On, The Lady in the Van, The Madness of George III (together with the Oscar-nominated screenplay The Madness of King George) and an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows. The History Boys won the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle awards for Best Play, The Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the South Bank Award.

Alan Bishop

ALAN BOOTH was born in London in 1946 and travelled to Japan in 1970 to study Noh theatre. He stayed, working as a writer and film critic, until his untimely death in 1993.

Alan Booth

Alan Brazil is a Scottish broadcasting legend and former football player, most notably for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and internationally for Scotland. He played as a forward before being forced to retire due to a recurring back injury. 
 
After retirement, Alan moved into media presentation, initially on television, before a career in radio where for many years he has presented the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show on TalkSPORT.

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Alan Carr

Alan Carr is one of Britain's most successful and treasured comedians. His unique humour and effortless stage presence have earned him a catalogue of awards including Best Chat Show host at the publicly voted for 2015 National Television Awards, winner of the 2013 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance and 2013 British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. In previous years he has garnered a clutch of awards, from the 2012 National Television Award for Best Talk Show and the 2012 Loaded LAFTA Award for Best Stand-up to the 2010 TV Choice Awards for Best Entertainment Show. There were also nominations for Best New British Comedy &amp; Best Comedy Entertainment Personality at the 2009 British Comedy Awards. 
 
The success of the first series of his own chat show, 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man', in the summer of 2009, led to Channel 4 commissioning 16 further series' as well as numerous Christmas Specials and New Year Specstaculars. In September 2013, the 100th episode aired with A-list guests Justin Timberlake and Rihanna. Guests from past series include: Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Vin Diesel, Adele, Grace Jones, Naomi Campbell, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Robin Williams, David Walliams, Mariah Carey, Russell Brand, Samuel L Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Robbie Williams, Bette Midler, Sharon Osbourne, One Direction, Gok Wan and Miranda Hart. 
 
The DVD of Alan's 2007 debut stand-up show, 'Tooth Fairy Live' topped the HMV charts and was a Christmas 2007 top seller. 
 
His best-selling debut autobiography 'Look Who It Is' was published in September 2008 by HarperCollins. 
 
In 2011, Alan travelled the country with his second live tour. 'Spexy Beast Live' was a 33-date arena tour and culminated in the successful DVD of the same name. 
 
Throughout 2015, Alan hit the road once again and performed at over 150 sold-out theatre's across the UK and Ireland with his 'Yap, Yap, Yap!' live show. His third stand up DVD 'Alan Carr - Yap Yap Yap! Live' was released by Universal Pictures (UK) in November 2016. 
 
2016 has also seen Alan go global with international performances of his Yap Yap Yap! live show throughout Scandinavia, Montreal (at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival) and can currently be seen on tour this summer in New Zealand and Australia this summer, with two shows at the iconic Sydney Opera House. 
 
Alan also hosts Channel 4's flagship fundraising show 'Stand Up To Cancer' which in 2014 went on to raise an amazing £14 million for Cancer Research. Alan returns once again to host 'Stand Up To Cancer' on Channel 4 this October. 
 
Alanatomy: The Inside Story is Alan's second memoir, and will be published by Penguin in October 2016.

Alan Clark

Alan Clements

Alan Connor is the author of Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword ("witty, charming, encyclopaedic and highly readable" - Spectator) and The Joy of Quiz ("An absolute delight" - Mail on Sunday). He has made quizzes for various TV shows and newspapers and written comedy including BBC Film's The Rack Pack, A Young Doctor's Notebook (Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe) and Have I Got News For You.

Alan Connor

Alan Connor has been the question editor for BBC2's Only Connect and Richard Osman's House of Games. He is the author of books for Pointless and The Traitors and is the puzzle consultant for the BBC1 drama Ludwig. He writes puzzles for various newspapers and has written for Charlie Brooker series and Have I Got News for You. His favourite quiz question is: What word was intentionally omitted from the screenplay of The Godfather?

Alan Cowell

Alan Curtis

Alan Cutler

Alan Davies

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Eric Hill

Spot's visiting Grandpa at the fire station, where he decides he wants to be a fireman too! Grandpa gives him his very own fireman's helmet and they set to work. 
 
Cheeky Spot slides down the pole, climbs the ladder, soaks Grandpa with the hose and finally sounds the noisy siren. Spot thinks he's a very good fireman, but Grandpa may not be so sure! 
 
If you loved this, try: 
Where's Spot? 
Spot Goes to School 
Spot Plays Football

Spot Goes to the Fire Station

Michelle Robinson

Robert Reader

This is the hat that Zack loves 
This is the dog that races past 
 And snatches the hat that Zack loves! 
 
Join Zack as he chases his hat in this riotous rhyming adventure - a total joy to read aloud! 
 
 
Written by picture-book superstar Michelle Robinson and stylishly brought to life by the phenomenal Robert Reader, greetings-card designer extraordinaire.

The Hat That Zack Loves

William Morris

Elizabeth Catchpole

With this beautifully illustrated board book, learn your numbers with  William Morris and his lovely designs. Starting with one tree and ending  with 10 butterflies, this is the perfect introduction to counting for  very young children.

William Morris 123

Ed Vere

Grumpy Frog is not grumpy. He loves green, and he loves to hop, and he loves winning. But what happens when Grumpy Frog doesn't win, or encounters - horror of horrors - a Pink Rabbit? 
Join Grumpy Frog as he learns about compromise and tolerance, friendship and the power of saying sorry. 
A hilarious book with a twist in the tail about getting - and getting rid of - the grumps from New York Times best-selling author, Ed Vere.

Grumpy Frog

Michael Whaite

What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? DIGGERSAURS are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR! 
 
The DIGGERSAURS are busy building something - what could it be? 
 
Children will fall in love with these huge, colourful, lovable beasts as the wonderfully read-aloud rhyming story unfolds. And there are lots of funny details to spot along the way...

Diggersaurs

Beatrix Potter

Peter Rabbit is so busy in the garden eating radishes that he doesn't notice a red tail poking out of the bushes . . . Will Peter spot Mr.Tod before it's too late? Join Peter Rabbit on this adventure story in this brilliant new board book format with flaps to lift and holes to peep through.

Peter Rabbit: A Peep-Inside Tale

Eric Carle

A beautiful 50th anniversary edition of the best-selling Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 
Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric's colourful collage animals and simple repetitive language. To celebrate 50 years of Brown Bear, for the very first time the book comes with a CD featuring an audio recording by Eric Carle himself!

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

With Audio Read by Eric Carle

Meet Peter Rabbit in this adorable bunny-shaped board book children will love. Join him on his busy day of hopping, jumping and picking berries in the woods before settling down in his cosy bed.

All About Peter

R J Palacio

I know I can't change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people can change the way they see . . . 
 
Wonder is the unforgettable story of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With over 5 million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a life-changing read, and has inspired kindness and acceptance in countless readers. Now younger readers can discover the Wonder message with this gorgeous picture book, starring Auggie and his dog Daisy on an original adventure, written and illustrated by R.J. Palacio. 
 
With spare, powerful text and richly-imagined illustrations, We're All Wonders shows readers what it's like to live in Auggie's world - a world in which he feels like any other kid, but he's not always seen that way. 
 
We're All Wonders taps into every child's longing to belong, and to be seen for who they truly are. It's the perfect way for families and teachers to talk about empathy, difference and kindness with young children.

We're All Wonders

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a beloved classic, and has sold 41 million copies worldwide in 62 languages. With this board book, learn your numbers with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and lots of animal friends. Starting off with one giraffe and finishing with 10 gorgeous animals (including The Very Hungry Caterpillar himself!), this is the perfect introduction to counting for very young children.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's 123

Sophy Henn

Hello! My name is Edie. I am EVER so helpful. 
 
In fact I think helping is one of the things i am best at. 
 
Edie certainly is a very good helper, whether it's helping Mummy wake up bright and early, helping Daddy to get everything at the shops or helping her little brother with sharing and knowing what's what. 
 
Sophy Henn's Edie is a stunning and stylish picture book that will be instantly familiar to parents and small children

Edie

Will Mabbitt

This book is about worms. I can only draw worms. 
 
You might think worms are boring - but you'd be wrong. These worms have INCREDIBLE adventures! 
 
I can't draw those bits, though, so you'll have to imagine them. 
 
A hilarious and superbly silly book that will have children in stitches and begging for more.

I Can Only Draw Worms

Spot isn't feeling well and that makes him sad. But with a little help from Mum and his friends, Spot discovers that being poorly has its perks.

Get Well Soon, Spot

The all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life? 
 
For the first time, Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar is now available in e-book format, perfect for storytime anywhere. This classic story of a famished caterpillar who eats his way through a week of various foods makes the perfect addition to your child's digital library, easily available to read again and again.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Janet Ahlberg

Allan Ahlberg

This is the first book in the FUNNYBONES series and introduces the skeletons - a big skeleton, a little skeleton and a dog skeleton. They live in a dark dark cellar of a dark dark house on a dark dark hill and so the word repetition continues through this lighthearted story for early readers. The skeletons venture out of their cellar one night to find someone to scare, but everyone is in bed so they amuse themselves by scaring each other and playing with the skeleton animals that live in the zoo.

Funnybones

(Book & CD) The laugh-out-loud Halloween classic

David Walser

Jan Pienkowski

In this new adventure, Meg, Mog and Owl explore the jungle, meet a friendly elephant, a sinister snake - and a tiger without any stripes! But can Meg's spell help or might things get a little more tricky for our hapless heroes? 
 
The Meg and Mog books have been entertaining children for over 40 years; with their vibrant and unique artwork - they are perfect for sharing together, reading alone, and exploring the colours, shapes and characters in the pictures.

Meg in the Jungle

Elfrida Vipont

Raymond Briggs

Join a playful elephant and mischievous baby in this timeless story of friendship and adventure. 
 
An Elephant meets a Bad Baby. 
 
And so begins a wild adventure - going 'rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta' down the road, and helping themselves to ice creams, lollipops, and all manner of sweet treats. 
 
But as a long line of disgruntled shopkeepers and salespeople begin to follow them, Bad Baby learns the importance of saying 'please,' and all the trouble you can get into if you forget! 
 
Packed with delightful illustrations and repetitive text, The Elephant and the Bad Baby is the perfect bedtime story for toddlers. 
 
More classic titles from Raymond Briggs: 
The Snowman - a wordless picture book 
Father Christmas 
Father Christmas Goes on Holiday 
The Bear 
Jim and the Beanstalk

The Elephant and the Bad Baby

Roald Dahl

Quentin Blake

Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside - they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who need ladders when you've got a giraffe? They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all England, there's a chance Billy's scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true . . .

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (Colour Edition)

Ducks growing out of bananas? 
A mouse catching a cat? 
What's wrong with this book? 
 
Yes, there's something strange, something funny and even downright preposterous on every page of this book (and even the cover!). But it's not a mistake - it's nonsense! And it's also surrealism. Nonsense lies at the heart of many beloved nursery rhymes. Children readily accept odd statements like "the cow jumped over the moon" and "the dish ran away with the spoon." This fanciful bending of reality is also basic to surrealism. 
 
In this book, nonsense and surrealism combine to spark creativity and imagination. What's true? What's impossible? What's absolutely absurd? From Eric Carle, creator of the classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes a book to make children laugh and think, preparing them for a lifetime of loving both words and art.

The Nonsense Show

Rod Campbell

A board book version of the paperback edition of FARM BABIES by the author of Dear Zoo. This charming book has lots of baby animals to see and count, sturdy pages, rounded corners and fluffy chicks to stroke! This really is a must-have for all babies and toddlers!

Farm Babies

Visiting the farm is a favourite activity for many toddlers. This charming book takes us on a chase around the farm including lots of animals to name and many farmyard noises to join in with. Then there's a lovely novelty ending - flaps to lift to find the tiny sleeping mouse. Shhh! A perfect book for sharing with a baby or toddler.

Farm Chase

Nick East

A little boy says goodnight to all his toys, but who is the favourite? Why, it's Tractor of course! With a rhyming text, atmospheric illustrations and plenty of animal sounds to join in with, Goodnight Tractor will help your little darlings go to bed and stay there.

Goodnight Tractor

Who lives in the jungle? What can you see in your pond? 
 
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar and all his animal friends in this sturdy box with magnetic closure, containing nine mini board books perfect for little hands to explore. Each book is full of amazing animals, and the back covers create a beautiful Very Hungry Caterpillar puzzle. 
 
With classic, stylish Eric Carle artwork, this is a great gift collection that children will love.

The World of Eric Carle: Big Box of Little Books

When does the Very Hungry Caterpillar wake up? 
 
What time does the frog eat lunch? 
 
See what all your favourite animals do from breakfast to bedtime! And turn the chunky clock hands to show the time of day on every page. 
 
This book is a brilliant way to start learning how to tell the time.

The World of Eric Carle: What's the Time?

Mum . . . you lift me up . . . and hold me close . . . even when I'm snappy . . . that's why I love you, Mum! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar for a celebration of love and all the ways to tell your mum how much you care. This delightful little book features Eric Carle's bright and distinctive artwork of animal mums and babies - from giraffes and crocodiles to bears and penguins - with The Very Hungry Caterpillar making an appearance alongside each one. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, or any day you want to say . . . I love you, Mum!

I Love Mum with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

B. J. Novak

“I absolutely love this book. It's silly and funny, made to be read aloud and shared with small people and bigger kids alike!” - 5 star reader review 
 
You might think a book with no pictures would be boring and serious. 
Except . . . here's how this book works: 
 
Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say BLORK. Or BLUURF. 
 
And even if they have to say things like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and MY HEAD IS MADE OF BLUEBERRY PIZZA! 
 
That's the rule. That's the deal. 
 
Comic writer and actor, B. J. Novak's brilliantly irreverent and very, very silly The Book With No Pictures will delight kids and grownups alike!

The Book With No Pictures

Jeff Kinney

The adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school. The hilarious and internationally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

THE ONE WITH THE FAMILY ROAD TRIP 
 
The ninth laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide! 
 
The Heffleys are off on a road trip! The chances of survival are ... quite small to be honest. 
 
Greg's idea of a good summer is air conditioning and lounging in front of the television. But his mum has different plans, and now his family are having an "authentic" summer, trapped together on a road trip. And Greg's soon battling petrol-station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender and a runaway pig. 
 
But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure ­- and this is going to be one that the Heffleys will never forget! 
 
WHAT'S IN DIARY OF A WIMPY KID? 
50% words, 50% cartoons, 100% hilarious! 
Stories that all readers can't wait to get their hands on 
Laughter guaranteed! 
 
And DON'T MISS an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal. 
 
'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' Independent 
 
Have you read all the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series? 
 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overlode 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer 
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (Book 9)

Pharrell Williams

Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams's super-hit song "Happy" is now a picture book 
 
Nominated for an Academy Award, "Happy" was the best-selling song of 2014 in the United Kingdom, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. 
 
Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children across cultures celebrating what it means to be happy. All the exuberance of the song pulses from these vibrant photographs of excited, happy kids. This is a picture book full of memorable, precious childhood moments that will move readers in the same way they were moved by the song. 
 
"Happy" has had the world dancing ever since it first hit the airwaves, and now the irresistibly cheerful tune will come to life on the page with Pharrell Williams's very first picture book! A keepsake and true classic in the making.

Happy!

This is Max. Max is very sleepy. It's way past Max's bedtime. Max has drunk his milk. Max has brushed his teeth. Max has cleaned behind his ears. Now Max just needs to say goodnight... 
Max is tired and all ready for bed, but when he can't find the moon to say goodnight to, he sets out to find it. But that's not as easy as Max had hoped... Witty and heart-warming, this stylish and beautifully illustrated book is the perfect bedtime read.

Max at Night

This sturdy box with magnetic closure contains nine mini board books perfect for little hands to explore. Each book is full of fun and familiar things - from toys to food, from breakfast to bedtime. A perfect first Spot collection children will love.

Spot: A Big Box of Little Books

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DropZone

Duggee's Little Library

Dungeon Crawler Carl Series

Duty Calls

A gripping three-part series based on real historical events. Three Roman legions massacred. Three Imperial Eagles lost. One man vies for revenge.

Eagles of Rome

For thirty years, the O’Donnels have ruled the East End, but there’s a price to pay for this power, and it’s usually in blood.

Eastend Trilogy

Easterleigh Hall

Eat Around Italy

Eat Around Spain

Eat Right For Blood Type

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Emma and James

Empire of Salt

In the Swedish town of Engelsfors, a mysterious forcedraws seven teenagers together. They are the Chosen Ones, and they have been chosen to drive back the demons that threaten to overwhelm the world

Engelsfors Trilogy

England's Medieval Queens

English Heritage

Erica Martin Thriller

Eternal Ones

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