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From bestselling picture book author, Caryl Hart, winner of numerous awards, comes an hilarious story about not wanting to go to bed – a familiar theme in many households – help your child love sleeptime with this book.

Whiffy Wilson thinks bedtime is boring. He wants to stay up ALL night long, playing his saxophone, building forts and learning magic tricks. Big boys like Whiffy NEVER go to sleep! Luckily, Whiffy’s clever best friend Dotty is on hand with cosy pyjamas, exciting bedtime stories and a yummy nighttime feast. And before long, Whiffy Wilson discovers that bedtimes are the BEST! Willful wolf pups (and little children) will soon learn to love bedtimes with this funny and soothing story.

Praise for Whiffy Wilson:
Fantastically Funny – The Bookseller

The perfect picture book to banish starting school worries, starring the most adorable wolf cub character.

Whiffy Wilson doesn’t know how to hold a pen and has never looked in a book, but fortunately his friend Dotty is on hand to show him that school is fun. Soon, Whiffy is in his element, and when he gets a gold star for all his work he realises that school is the BEST THING EVER!

Multi-award-winning author Caryl Hart, and artist Leonie Lord reunite in this fantastic companion title to Whiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash.

With Caryl Hart’s funny story and Leonie Lord’s fabulous art, schooldays have never been such fun!

When Rhino escapes from the zoo to a farm he leaves a trail of havoc and devastation. When the poor farm animals end up taking the blame for missing food, clothes and toys, they decide Rhino needs to learn a thing or two about manners!

Prepare to hop, crawl, jump and lunge in this delightful rhyming story that will get children reading along and moving along!

As I was going for a walk, I met a little Bunny.
“Come hop with me”, the Bunny said,
“Hopping’s super funny!”

Join the romp, join the romp,
Let’s hop to the wild safari stomp!

Learn to move like your animal friends on safari! Lunge with a giraffe, roar with a lion and stomp, stomp, stomp with the elephants. On the safari stomp, everyone can join in the fun!

With 5 different exercises to try and a brilliant rhyming refrain throughout, this story will have children reading along and moving along! From award-winning creators Caryl Hart and Nicola Slater.

Pages of alien counting chaos will have youngsters laughing … and learning! The follow-up to the hilarious Knock Knock Dinosaur and Knock Knock Pirate – from award-winning author Caryl Hart, creator of How To Grow A Dinosaur, and bestselling illustrator Nick East.

When some aliens blast her house off into space, it’s up to this little girl to navigate among the stars. They need to find their home planet, but first they must avoid that black hole – eek! – and watch out for that space station! All without waking Gran . . .

A hilarious way of introducing counting to young readers. And enjoy the other books in the series for more counting chaos – Knock Knock Pirate and Knock Knock Dinosaur!

Caryl Hart has won the Stockport Children’s Book Award, the Oldham Brilliant Books Award, the Rotherham Children’s Book Award, and has been shortlisted for the Red House Children’s Book Award.

Follow Caryl at carylhart.com and @carylhart1

Find Nick at nickeastillustration.com

A lighthearted, silly rhyming tale of a rhino whose manners are just not what they should be!

When Rhino escapes from the zoo to a farm he leaves a trail of havoc and devastation behind. And when the poor farm animals end up taking the blame for missing food, clothes and toys, they decide Sidney needs to learn a thing or two about manners!

Caryl Hart is the bestselling author of How to Grow a Dinosaur, How to Catch a Dragon and How to Save a Superhero, among others.

‘Should earn its place in the classroom, library shelves or at home.’ School Librarian

A hilarious, read-aloud counting book. Perfect for fans of the Dinosaur That Pooped series!

Knock, knock! Who’s at the door? One real live dinosaur!

A visit from a dinosaur might sound like fun… but what will happen when not one, not two, but TEN dinosaurs knock on the door? Muching and crunching, skating down the hall, and drawing on the walls. It’s Dinosaur chaos!

A laugh-out-loud rhyming story from bestselling author Caryl Hart. With illustrations from Nick East, the artist behind the Toto the Ninja Cat and Goodnight Digger series.

**Winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2026**

Get ready to scuttle, swim, wiggle and jiggle in this delightful rhyming story which gets children reading and moving along!

When we were at the beach today, a little crab came by.
“Come scuttle with me,” said the crab. “Scuttling’s fun, let’s try!”

Whirl and wiggle! Whirl and wiggle!
Let’s SCUTTLE and SNAP to the Jellyfish Jiggle!

Learn to move like your seaside friends at the beach and under water! Dive with the penguin, rock the pelican’s boat and wiggle, jiggle and giggle with the jellyfish! Everyone can join the fun in or out of the water!

Features a main character with a prosthetic limb showing all the fun exercise moves.

This fantastic water-themed story from Caryl Hart and Nicola Slater, the duo behind The Safari Stomp, is perfect for getting little ones excited about swimming.

A hilarious rhyming superhero counting book – perfect for fans of the Ten Littles series!

Knock, knock! There’s a superhero at the door! Pasta Man has run out of Pasta Power. . . Can our young hero help him to get his powers back and defeat evil Madame Chilli, who wants to rule the world with lashings of chilli sauce?

With action-packed adventure and bright, detailed artwork, this is the ultimate fun-filled counting storybook!

Also look out for:
Knock Knock Dinosaur
Knock Knock Pirate
Knock Knock Alien

A rhyming pirate counting book that’s full of surprises from award-winning author Caryl Hart, creator of Supermarket Zoo, and bestselling illustrator Nick East.

A visit from a pirate might sound like fun . . . but when the Captain’s whole crew turn up too – causing mayhem and chaos – it’s time for this little girl to panic. What is Dad going to say when he gets home?!

Also look out for Knock Knock Dinosaur and Knock Knock Alien

Prince George is starting school! There will be new faces, new friends, lots of new things to learn … as well as new challenges, like taking turns! How will the young royal enjoy his latest epic adventure?

This hilarious, fun-packed royal story is the perfect book to reassure your own little prince or princess that starting school doesn’t have to be scary.

Praise for Prince George and the Royal Potty:

‘Funny, rhyming potty-training romp with a royal twist’ – Bookseller

Foxy DuBois is on a mission to get rich quick. Only one thing stands in her way – Alphonso the Alligator! Can Foxy’s hair-brained schemes make enough money to keep Alphonso fed? Or will Foxy DuBois find herself on the menu?

This is the second title in an hilarious new series for young readers from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Alex’s first fiction series – Claude – was selected for the Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club and the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and has been optioned for TV by Sixteen South. He is the World Book Day illustrator 2014.

Caryl has been shortlisted for the Red House Award and won many awards including the Stockport Award.

Alex is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Follow him at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and http://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith

These crazy characters also star in their very own picture books – Foxy Vs Egg and Catch us if you Can-Can.

Alex’s first fiction series, the bestselling Claude was selected for the Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club and Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize.

The perfect potty training book for little princes and princesses everywhere.

Prince George wants to go on adventures, but his nappy keeps getting in the way! It must be time for the prince to use the Royal Potty. But will George ever get the hang of it?

This royally funny rhyming adventure will help little ones discover that life without nappies is fun!

From award-winning author Caryl Hart and bestselling illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson.

Foxy DuBois and Alphonso the Alligator find themselves in a very tight place. Can they escape? Or will it be a life behind bars for these two hapless rogues?

This is the third title in an hilarious series for young readers from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Alex’s first fiction series – Claude – was selected for the Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club and the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and has been optioned for TV by Sixteen South. Alex is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Follow him at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and http://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith

Caryl has been shortlisted for the Red House Award and won many awards including the Stockport Award. Follow her at http://www.carylhart.com and http:/twitter.com/carylhart1

‘Wildly illustrated on every page by Alex T. Smith. Early reading made highly enjoyable.’ Independent on Sunday

Foxy DuBois is on a mission to get rich quick. Only one thing stands in her way – Alphonso the Alligator! Can Foxy’s hair-brained schemes make enough money to keep Alphonso fed? Or will Foxy DuBois find herself on the menu?

An hilarious new series for young readers from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Alex’s first fiction series – Claude – was selected for the Richard and Judy Children’s Book Club and the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize, and he is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Caryl has been shortlisted for the Red House Award and won many awards, including the Stockport Award.