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Quentin Blake
A remarkable collaboration - that brings together giants of the picture book world - to create a funny, anarchic and utterly delightful picture book. A classic of the future.
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Emma Chichester Clark
A captivating, illustrated young fiction novel about a kind girl and a lost bear cub, with a classic feel from the much-loved, award-winning author-illustrator.
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Hello. My name is Plum and I’m a whoosell - that’s whippet mixed with Jack Russell and poodle. I especially like swimming, leaping, catching, and croissants, and my favourite fragrance…
An exquisite new picture book from renowned illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark, creator of Blue Kangaroo. A magical story of friendship to power the imagination and encourage children (and bears!) towards…
Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! It’s a double birthday celebration in this heartwarming story featuring Lily and her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo, from award-winning, renowned illustrator, Emma…
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She loves her mummy and daddy and she especially loves her best friends, Rocket, Esther, Bean and Jakey. Her favourite part of the day is when she chases her best…
Plum has lots of favourite things: catching sticks, her bear, her bed - but really LOVE is her absolute favourite thing. She loves her family, and they love her. But…
An exuberant celebration of love, mischief and a very childlike joie-de-vivre.
Every night Blue Kangaroo falls fast asleep, cuddled in Lily’s arms. But as new toy animals start arriving, Blue Kangaroo worries that there just isn’t enough room for him anymore…
The beautiful sequel to Bears Don’t Read! from renowned author/illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark, creator of Blue Kangaroo.
A heart-warming new story from Emma Chichester Clark celebrating 25 years of beloved characters Lily and Blue Kangaroo.
A skilfully suspenseful story with all the charm of Chichester Clark’s picture books. Daily Telegraph
An enchanting and divinely illustrated young fiction novel about a kind girl and a lost…
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Allan Ahlberg
The fantastical story of a baby swept out to sea, and the brave toys who bring him safely home- a future classic, beautifully told and illustrated
A lyrical and epic…
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Geraldine McCaughrean
Discover the drama and thrill of sixteen classic Ancient Greek myths in this glorious story collection.
Michael Morpurgo
Celebrating 10 years of this timeless collection of Aesop’s favourite tales, retold by Michael Morpurgo - author of War Horse - and illustrated by renowned artist, Emma Chichester Clark.
I wish no one had invented kissing. Momo doesn’t approve of kissing. He especially doesn’t like being kissed. So he sets out on a campaign to stop it. But then…
How the friendship of a lifetime began! The ninth title in this hugely popular series featuring Lily and her loveable soft toy.
Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! A heart-warming story featuring Lily and her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo, from award-winning, renowned illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark.
Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! The eighth title in this hugely popular series featuring Lily and her loveable soft toy sees the inseparable duo starting at a…
Plum returns with a charming book of doggy wisdom to help you through life’s peaks and troughs. Her first book, Plumdog, made her thousands of new friends. Every one…
Also published in Great Britain by Random House Children’s Publishers UK in 2015 –Page facing title pape.
Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! Another heart warming story featuring Lily and her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo, from award-winning, renowned illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark.
Find a smile with Melrose and Croc - the new picturebook stars from the creator of Blue Kangaroo. When Melrose loses his smile, he worries that he won’t be able…
Lily and Blue Kangaroo - a friendship forever! A heart warming festive story featuring Lily and her much-loved toy, Blue Kangaroo, from award-winning, renowned illustrator, Emma Chichester Clark.
Lily loves Blue Kangaroo, but sometimes he disappears and Lily says, Where are you, Blue Kangaroo? And Blue Kangaroo waits for Lily to find him.
Lily and Blue Kangaroo are inseparable. Whatever Lily does, Blue Kangaroo does too. But Lily is not always fair, and when she is naughty it is Blue Kangaroo who gets…
Melrose and Croc return in style in this beautiful picture book adventure, all about being the very best of friends. From the creator of the Blue Kangaroo series, these adorable…
Melrose and Croc are two irresistible new characters from the creator of the popular Blue Kangaroo series, Emma Chichester Clark.
Join best friends Melrose and Croc for a day of sunshine and laughter beside the sea! This glowing picture book from the creator of the Blue Kangaroo series is perfect…
The third book about gorgeous toddler bear, Humber, and his family. From the highly-regarded creator of Blue Kangaroo and Melrose and Croc.
A wickedly funny modern cautionary tale from Emma Chichester Clark, the highly regarded, award-winning creator of Blue Kangaroo.
An enchanting and magical story of kindness, from the highly regarded creator of Blue Kangaroo.
In 2014 Cape published Plumdog, a year’s worth of entries from Emma Chichester Clark’s blog of the same name which records the daily life of Plum, her dog, in Plum’s…
Bored with doing the usual bear activities, George finds a book under a tree and goes to town hoping to find someone who will teach him to read.
A heartwarming story of friendship and kindness, with the reassuring message that even big bears cry sometimes.
