New Releases by Joanne Partis

This sweet and funny bedtime book explores how friendship is more important than material items. Toucan is having a sleepover for all of his friends, and he's so excited! But his friends are even MORE excited, and they are sure it's going to be the BEST SLEEPOVER EVER. Poor Toucan is worried that he won't be able to make his sleepover special. So he sets off into the forest to find the YUMMIEST berries, the SOFTEST blankets, and the BIGGEST flowers. But on his way back to his house, disaster strikes, and Toucan loses all of the treasures he collected. Is the sleepover ruined?

Bear has woken up hungry. He goes in search of a little snack, but before he knows it, he's gobbled up all the food his friends have saved for the winter! All Bear can think about is eating. He's forgotten the very important thing that he's supposed to do.

My friends have all got fun cats. They jump, and chase, and play and hunt. But my cat doesn't do any of those things. My cat just sleeps. A charming story of one little girl and her beloved, sleepy cat. She can't help but compare him to all her friends' cats who do exciting things, when all her cat does is snooze. But why exactly is he so sleepy? Is there something about him that his owner doesn't know?

It was a warm summer's evening down on the farm. In the farmhouse, Mum said, 'Time for bed.' 'But we're not sleepy!' said her three little kittens. Of course, Mum knows the answer is to count sheep. Off the kittens go, across the farm to search for some sheep to count. They find one shaggy sheepdog, two munching cows, three playful foxes, four bouncy rabbits, and a whole host of colourful characters. But there's not a sheep in sight! Wherever can they all be hiding?

When three little kittens cannot sleep their mother suggests they count sheep, so all three set out to find some to count.

Stripe, a little tiger cub, strolls into the jungle on his own and finds more adventure than he hoped for when he's chased by stinging bees and snapping crocodiles and ends up inside the mouth of a whale.

It's time to tidy the toy room! Cowboy Ted, Pretty Kitty and Hector set to work, leaving Spike, who's a little clumsy, to sit very still. Then Cowboy Ted finds a shiny red wagon. His discovery creates a touch of friction between the foursome as they just can't agree how to play with it. Thehappy toy room is overshadowed by sulking and falling out until another discovery - this time a trampoline that the friends can enjoy together - brightens the atmosphere and turns the tidying up into a game that's best played with four! Jo Partis has captured the charm and humour of hertoddler-inspired characters - through both her illustrations and dialogue - and, consequently, the interplay between them in this toy room soap opera is delightfully entertaining.

Harry is now old enough to hunt for his own food.

You can have your own pet bunny and everything you need to look after her, all in a carry-case. There's a carrot and some seeds for her to eat, her favourite toys and her two babies. With a handle that's ideal to hold and a furry press-out pet, children will love carrying their pet bunny book, and taking care of it with the six press-out pieces.

Playing with rattles, bouncing balls, painting pictures - the day is packed with fun things to do! These small sturdy board books are perfect for young eyes and little fingers. With familiar activities to recognise and enjoy, each page of Look at me! features a different part of baby's routine. 1 yr+

Three sleepy kittens set out to find some sheep to count.

Stripe's mischievous little sister leads him into prickly cactuses and a muddy swamp before he finally has to rescue her from a dangerouly high tree limb.