Collection: Junior Picture Books

From the remarkable new talent behind The Girl With the Parrot on Her Head comes a story about two monster siblings, Natalie and Alphonse. Natalie mostly loves her little brother Alphonse being there - they name the pigeons, bounce things off the bunk beds, have stories in the chair and make lots...

Natalie and Alphonse are staying the night at Granny's house and putting on their own play! There will be red curtains, lights, and even yoghurt with sprinkles in the interval. But when Natalie tells Alphonse he can't have a ticket and be in the show, well, Alphonse wants to go home! Granny knows...

This moving story follows one family through generations of time spent together and shows readers that memories allow us to connect to the past, the present, and also to each other.

How to build a story? First, a story needs a character. So why not a ukulele-playing octopus? And since this is a story, the octopus has to want something maybe it dreams of travelling to faraway galaxies in a purple spaceship. But every character needs an obstacle to overcome, and when the octop...

When the Chipmunks find a baby bird that's fallen from its nest, Alvin and the bird create an unlikely friendship.

Unable to find a bicycle license plate with her name on it, Anjali is upset and bullied by other children for her 'different name,' events that cause her to want to change her name.

One spring, a pine tree named Everly sprouts in the woods where everyone is green. Fitting in feels great for Everly. But, uh-oh, one day all of the other trees begin to change their greens turn to bright yellows and reds. Everly wants to change just like her friends, but . . . what's an evergree...

Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text invite the reader to tap, shake, or flip the book to learn that love will always grow.

"A whimsical tale of wild discoveries, shared adventure, gentle wisdoms and the firm friendship of a girl and a duck, from the award-winning duo of Meg McKinlay and Leila Rudge." -- Back cover.