Green books

The wizard, the fairy and the magic chicken

Lydia and her garden

Peterkin meets a star

Judith Kerr: The tiger who came to tea

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don't expect to see at the door is a big furry, stripy tiger!

John Burningham: The shopping basket

An ordinary trip to the shop becomes an extraordinary adventure for Steven as he encounters all sorts of hazards on his way home and has to use his wits to overcome them.

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury: We're going on a bear hunt

We're going on a bear hunt,
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.

Caves, mud, rivers, forest … whatever obstacles the family encounters, they overcome with reassuring ease. But when their quest is successful, they decide bear hunts are not to be repeated.

Sue Graves: Stroppy Poppy

Whenever Poppy is asked to help someone in the family, she gets stroppy. So the family comes up with a scheme to be stroppy next time Poppy wants to play something...

Mick Gowar and O'Kif: Baa baa black sheep/Baa baa pink sheep

The traditional rhyme and a funny version...

Francesca Simon: Henry der Schreckliche

Immer brav und artig sein? Nein, das ist nichts für Henry den Schrecklichen. Streiche aushecken und Chaos veranstalten, das ist viel mehr nach seinem Geschmack. Ein Sammelband mit sechzehn Abenteuern!

Thilo & Christian Zimmer: Der kleine Zauberer lernt lesen

Lesen lernen bis zum nächsten Vollmond? Kein Problem, meint der kleine Zauberer Zwack! Er will den großen Magiern jetzt endlich zeigen, dass er schon alleine einen Zauberspruch aus dem Buch der Magier nachzaubern kann. Doch - oh Schreck! Plötzlich ist Zwacks Haus verhext - und kein Buch, kein Stift und kein Papier sind mehr darin zu finden. Wie soll der kleine Zauberer jetzt nur die Buchstaben lernen? Eines ist klar: Zwack braucht dringend Hilfe vom schlauen Uhu Huhu...

David Roberts: Pooh, is that you, Bertie?

Bertie can be a bit smelly. When he trumps, it makes his mum cross, embarrasses his dad, upsets his gran and offends his sister. But they all have a secret - and Bertie knows what it is.

Orange books

In the garden

The laughing princess

Green books

Mosque school

Looking after your dog

Castle adventure

A monster mistake

Runaway washing

The three wishes

Lauren Child: Charlie and Lola - I'm not sleepy and I will not go to bed

Charlie's little sister Lola likes to stay up late, 'I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed.' she says. Charlie tries everything to get Lola to go to bed - from making tigers pink milk to shooing whales down plug-holes...Will Lola ever be sleepy and want to go to bed?

Lauren Child: Charlie and Lola - But where completely are we

Lola really wants to live in a tent. 'I would quite like to be an explorer, Charlie,' says Lola. So Charlie and Lola set off on an adventure, but instead of packing explorer essentials like binoculars or string, Lola has brought lots and lots of glitter and pink milk! They head off into the wild, ready to face tigers and bears and go foraging for food. But, when it starts to rain, Lola's not so keen on being stuck outside – so they do indoor-outdoor camping at home and go on an imaginative adventure instead!

Lucy Marcovitch and Paul Cemmick: Danny's Adventure Bus

When Danny and Mum are stuck in a traffic jam in the bus on their way home, it's time for Danny's magical skills to come into play. He brings out his special driver's hat and gets behind the wheel. His route takes them on an adventurous journey through mountains, deserts and the sea...until at last they get back to town where the traffic has started moving.

Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt: More pants

Red green, green pants,

yellow submarine pants,

dancing with the Queen pants,

la-la-la!

Wes Magee and Tomislav Zlatic: Incy Wincy Spider/Incy Wincy Beetle

Incy Wincy Spider climbing up the spout.

Down came the raindrops and washed the spider out.

Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain.

Now Incy Wincy Spider climbs up the spout again.

Incy Wincy Beetle playing on a wall.

Down came the snowflakes and

Brian Moses and Jan Lewis: Humpty Dumpty/Humpty Dumpty at sea

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

Humpty Dumpty fell off a rock, Humpty Dumpty had a great shock.

All the Queen's captains and all the Queen's crew tried to stick Humpty together with glue.

Wes Magee and Melanie Sharp: Jack and Jill/Jack and Jill go skating

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

Jack and Jill went to the mill and skated on the river.

When they crashed, the ice got smashed and now the shake and shiver.

Brian Moses and Lisa Williams: This little pig/This dippy dog

This little pig went to market, this little pig stayed at home.

This little pig had roast beef, this little pig had none.

And this little pig cried wee-wee-wee, all the way home.

This dippy dog stole sausages, this dippy dog stole a bone.

This dippy dog chased squirrels, this dippy dog chased none.

And this dippy dog said yap-yap-yap on the mobile phone.

Mick Gowar and Jan Smith: Little Miss Muffet/Little Miss Mumpet

Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey.

Along came a spider who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.

Little Miss Mumpet found an old trumpet, and sat herself down on the hay.

Along came a spider who sat down beside her and taught Miss Mumpet to play.