Guy Parker-Rees

A joyful stripy dog, Dylan is playing at being a doctor, looking after all his friends: Kala Kat, Ozzy Otter, and Bitsy Chick. But who will look after poor Doctor Dylan when his caregiving duties exhaust him?

Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's just one problem . . . he's scared of water. Can Pip-Pip overcome his fears and finally take the plunge? This irresistible story shows that sometimes all it takes is a little bit of encouragement and a whole lot of heart to finally make that leap and be BRAVE!

Frog and the other animals have a dancing good time both in and out of the water as readers are asked to identify such elements as the animals' clothing and rhyming sounds and draw conclusions from the text.

"Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to earn their special elephant name. But Num-Num doesn't have a special skill to display. With a little help from some familiar friends, will this little elephant learn that being yourself is the most important talent of them all?"--

Dave the Grizzly bear lives in the shadow of his big brother, and even when he finds his own talent he is worried that the other woodland animals will laugh at him--until he finds the courage to show them all what he can do.

Through a series of amusing examples, a young boy learns how to get ready for a good night's sleep--and bedtime should not include dinosaurs or sharks.

When the animals on board Noah's ark begin to get bored and restless, he stages a talent show featuring the various creatures.

At the start of the Jungle Run, the other animals tell Cub she is too small to race against them, but she proves that her size can be an advantage long before they reach the finish line.

"Full of friendship and adventure, these three uplifting stories capture the wonder, muck and magic of a city child's week on the farm. Join in the daring rescue of a lost lamb, meet a boy who saves a family of swallows and discover how Barney the horse forever changes the life of the girl who looks after him." -- Amazon.