Stories in Verse

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo - and bring the story to life!Discover what happens when a...

Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan... decide to escape, if they can! Come on a great escape through the kitchen as we follow each sausage that decides to make a run for it. Will they succeed or will the cat, blender, plug hole or fan prove their...

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Everyone's favourite accident-prone dragon, ZOG, is back, this time with STICKERS! This fantastic activity book is based on the bestselling book Zog and the Flying Doctors, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler,...

From a star picture-book partnership, Julia Donaldson and the award-winning Catherine Rayner comes a gorgeous story about friendship and working together.'The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest,With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest.'One by one,...

A magical new story in the no.1 bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series, written specifically to help children settle down for bedtime. Poppy the fairy wishes she could fly as high as all of her friends, but there's just one thing - her wings are very...

This special collector's edition of the much-loved modern classic, The Gruffalo, is adapted from the miniature Queen Mary's Dolls' House edition at Windsor Castle. Beautifully packaged in a pocket-sized gift edition, with gold foil cover decoration.Take...

A feel-good rhyming story with a positive message about confidence and self-esteem, from the creators of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance.Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's...

Follow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse and a magical unicorn in this delightful rhyming story from the stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, creators of What the Ladybird Heard.When Sugarlump the rocking horse...

From the author of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance, comes this feel-good rhyming story about a brave little lion who dares to be different ...Leo isn't like other lion cubs. Instead of chasing zebras and antelopes, he wants to make friends...

Meet a fearless blue penguin on an unexpected journey, from the bestselling Rob Biddulph, creator of the internet sensation #DrawWithRob! Meet Penguin Blue, in this Waterstones Children's Book Prize winning tale! It's a windy day,...

The Dr. Seuss classic about the irrepressible Fox in Socks gets a brand new look - bringing his hilarious tongue-twisters and rollicking rhymes to a new generation of readers. The classic story from the one and only Dr. Seuss, now with a brand...

Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next...

Little ones can join in the fun with Freddy the Frog by pulling out the sliders, pushing up the tabs and making lots of noise down at the pond. Follow Freddy as he squelches in slime, races his friends and croaks all the day long!Young children will love...

Join ten adorable penguins for frost-filled fun in this charming rhyming counting adventure!Oh no! Granny Penguin isn't feeling very well so ten little penguins hatch a plan to cheer her up. Can these ten lovable penguins find gifts and bring them back...

Meet Slinky Malinki: a very, very NAUGHTY cat."He had bright yellow eyes, a warbling wail, And a kink at the end of his very long tail."Slinky Malinki can steal anything - from a clothes peg, to a slipper, to a string of sausages!! But, will Slinky...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912883141Author Mat WaughFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint Big Red Button BooksPublisher Big Red Button BooksWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Celebrate life's ups and downs in this perfectly pocket-sized edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic, just right for gifting. Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away! For more than...

Join Sarah and Mr Pottifer in their magical plant shop, where fantastical creatures grow from trees!A story that celebrates problem solving, kindness and resourcefulness. An unexpected delivery of dragodil seeds provides the perfect chance for Sarah and...

The perfect gift for Easter, little ones can join in the fun with Lizzy the Lamb by pulling out the sliders, pushing up the tabs and making lots of noise down in the fields. Follow Lizzy as she leaps, bounces and baas all the day long!Young children will...

Introducing the littlest readers to the delightful world of Peter Rabbit. Flopsy is off having lots of fun before her bedtime. With the most beautiful illustrations and gentle rhymes, this is a heavenly bedtime book you'll love to read with your own...

Join the little old lady and her animal friends in this must-have 30th anniversary edition sticker book, based on the bestselling picture book A Squash and a Squeeze.Packed with games, activities and over four hundred stickers, A Squash and a Squeeze...

We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one.We're not scared.In David Axtell's beautifully illustrated rendition of a well-known children's poem, two sisters are out looking for a lion - a lion that lives on the African savanna. The girls...

Have fun with the Gruffalo and friends with this brilliant gift box, packed full of things to read, sing and do - the perfect Christmas gift!- enjoy the classic picture book The Gruffalo- get creative with a fun colouring book- sing along with The...

Colin is no ordinary flower. Colin smells appealing - just like the other flowers around him. The only trouble is, he crackles and crunches and flutters in the wind. He can't seem to find where he...

With a whole host of noisy zoo-animal characters to meet and even a cameo from the Queen, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday is a fantastic rhyming adventure from stellar picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.Those two bad men,...

The perfect gift for little bundles of joy from our favourite furry friend, Peter Rabbit."Welcome to the world, my tiny one. Our days together have just begun." A new addition to the family is an exciting celebration - and Peter Rabbit thinks so too!...

Celebrate life's ups and downs in this exquisite slipcase and hardback edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic! Congratulations! Today is your day. ...

Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page...

A sleepy tale full of wonderful yawning creatures from the iconic Dr. Seuss, gets a brand new look! This book is the original (and the best) remedy for children who don't want to go to sleep. Sleep thoughts are spreadingThroughout the whole...

All the favourites are here in this bright, bold picture book for machine-mad little ones - from diggers and tractors, to cranes, bulldozers and more!With fun, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, this is perfect for sharing and reading aloud. Children will...

A million copies sold 'With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I'm delivering' 12-year-old Josh and his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood. They're...

A fabulous foiled edition celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the publication of STICK MAN by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three. ...

"Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing" Sunday Times This fabulous picture book from superstar author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is a riot...

Another brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book, jam-packed with cute puppies and silliness, from the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog!Dog is looking after some puppies. Quite a few puppies, actually, and none of them will...

**Originally published as More Pants and newly reissued as a Puffin paperback, this is a laugh-out-loud, rhyming celebration of PANTS - come and join the party!**You can never have enough pants, as this exuberant celebration of lots and lots more pants...

Little Bear's Spring is a glorious reminder for children and adults of just how wonderful the natural world is, and that, sometimes, the unlikeliest of friendships are the best kind.Little Bear has just woken up from his long winter sleep. But when he...

The Rhyming Rabbit loves to make up entertaining poems, inspired by everything he sees, but the other rabbits don't appreciate his talent for rhyme. Sad and lonely, the Rhyming Rabbit sets off one starry night all on his own - will he ever find someone...

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." This classic Christmas verse is well known to every parent and child preparing for Christmas and this beautifully illustrated new edition is the...

Watch out! Here comes Duck in a brand new edition of the first book in the million copy bestselling series! This is the tale of a duck in a truck -a truck that was stuck in some yucky brown muck.A sheep in a jeep and a frog in a bushsaw the...