Legends Reborn as Bedtime Stories is a new series which we are starting off with a stunningly illustrated title 'Miriam's Miraculous Tambourine' written by the first time author Ahuva Maoz. Ahuva is a very talented storyteller Her interpretation of the ancient legend of Moses in which he led the Israelites out of Egypt, across the Red Sea, to freedom from slavery, flows effortlessly. And Alex Cherkasoff did an amazing job creating illustrations which are glowing with light and are bringing Ahuva's story to life. We are very proud to support new and upcoming authors. Some of them have been...

'Baby Grace's First Steps' is celebrating babies around the world as well as their immediate and extended families which are nurturing them and loving them and helping them make their first steps in life. Illustrated by our wonderful illustrator Aparna Bera and authored by Julie G Fox, 'Baby Grace's First Steps' is a sweet and loving story about a baby elephant learning to make her frist steps and exploring the world around her with her family encouraging her along the way.

Lola is a cute ginger kitten born on the local farm. Lola has lots of friends among the local cats, mice and even frogs. Lola and her friends have lots of fun hanging around town and enjoying various activities, from watching the fish jump in the local pond to having birthday parties in the shed in the back garden. Do you want to join Lola on all her adventures and meet Lola's friends?

Grannie, Nana, Babushka, Gramma, Grams, Jamma, MawMaw, MeMa, Nona, Oma, Tita, Meme, Popo, Obama, the list goes on and on and on..... All those words mean 'Grandmother' in various languages and different cultures. Grandmothers speak many languages too, and they come from all over the world. Our children can have one German grandmother and one Finnish, or one French and one Scottish. Bo is the lucky chap who has the two most loving grannies in the world. One is English and one is Russian. And every time he goes to see one of them he is transported into a different culture.

Have you ever opened your grandmother's old treasure chest? Lots of memories come out: your grandma's sewing machine, your old toys, notebooks, letters, your grandpa's pipe...... Children will be delighted to ponder how old these treasures are and how they were used by their grandparents' generation.

Struggling with the idea of introducting the topic of refugees to your little ones? 'Goodbye, Emma' is your book In addition to helping children understand what it means to be a child refugee, it helps them relate to the hardships, both physical and emotional, of children fleeing war and torture. 'Goodbye, Emma' tells the story of a boy refugee who is forced to leave behind his pet when his family flees the country. This book is based on a true story. This is a colouring book to supplement the actual book.

Little Sam loves cars. Cars is all he can talk about. He dreams about cars. He draws cars. He fixes cars with his dad. Sam has a toy car collection he wants to show you. Sam wants to be a car engineer. He wants to design smart cars which can fix themselves and wash themselves. Do you want to learn about cars with Sam?

What do sheep do when they can't fall asleep? They don't count sheep, do they? When a little lamb can't fall asleep he tries to count sheep just like he is told, but this doesn't seem to help... so he counts little boys and girls who are running around in the field playing games. The little lamb is trying really hard to concentrate and to count all the running children carefully, but the little boys and girls seem to be playing hide and seek with him in the tall grass ... Lovely bedtime story with the funny twist. Guaranteed to put to sleep absolutely everyone under the age of 101.

Do you know what the word 'GELATO' means in Italian? Do you know that gelato is made just of 3 ingredients? Do you know when the first gelato was made? Find answers to this any many other questions in 'The History of Gelato in 13 Scoops', a fun picture book which goes very well with... you know, gelato Inspired by MAIA's amazingly tasty gelato 'The History of Gelato in 13 Scoops' is the first book in the series 'A Book for Every Shop' which is a new initiative for the town of Rugby( the town made famous by the game of Rugby but is known for so much more than just the game). More books are in...

'How Chipmunk Got His Stripes And Other Siberian Folktales' is based on the folklore of Siberia's (Russian Far East) indigenous peoples. It is the third book in the series of 'Tales of My Childhood'. Siberia is a vast region in the eastern part of Russia in northern Asia. It extends from the Ural Mountains to the Russian Far East, bounded in the north by the Arctic Ocean and in the south by Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. Most of the area is covered with swamps and the Taiga forests. Siberia's original inhabitants were hunting, fishing and herding tribes whose cultures were related to those...