New Releases by Catherine Anholt

I want a friend but who will I choose? Take a trip around the world, meet children from lots of different places and peep into their lives. This is a delightful story about friendship across nations and cultures, in which one small child visits nine different countries to find a friend – and ends up being friends with ALL the children he meets. Along the way he discovers how children live in other countries and the things they enjoy doing – showing both how their lives are different, and how many of the things children enjoy are the same throughout the world. The countries featured are: USA, Brazil, China, Russia, Kenya, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan and Morocco

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what''s inside. With everything any young doctor or nurse might need to fix bumps and bruises this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the very youngest of children.

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what''s inside. With everything any young mechanic, carpenter or builder might need this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the very youngest of children.

Billy is not at all sure about starting big school. In fact, he wishes he could stay at home with his mum. But with some gentle encouragement and the help of a new friend, Billy soon discovers that big school can be a lot of fun! Young children and adults alike will enjoy sharing and talking about this much-loved classic picture book, with its delightful and amusing insight into the joys and trepidations of starting school.

Young children and adults alike will love sharing and talking about all the different things that can happen in the day, and all the things that make family life so special.

Three classic picture books by celebrated author-illustrator team, Catherine and Laurence Anholt. Going to Playgroup explores the fun of starting play group, Harry''s Home looks at Harry''s feelings about staying with his grandfather all by himself for the very first time, and The New Puppy is a witty and insightful depiction of the ups and downs of getting a new pet. These delightful, reassuring stories beautifully capture a child''s everyday emotions and are perfect for sharing at home or in school.

Anna loves dogs. She has fluffy dogs and bedtime dogs, pictures of dogs and even a pair of black and white doggy slippers. She has every kind of dog you could think of. Except a real dog! 3 yrs+

Following on from the irresistible Chimp and Zee is the second crazy adventure from those lovable and mischievous chimps. It is a stormy, windy, rainy day in the coconut tree, and Chimp and Zee are squibbling and squabbling and driving everyone bananas. But they get more than they bargained for when a huge gust of wind sweeps them off on another hilarious adventure!

Sophie waits eagerly for the arrival of the new baby, but when her brother is born, she finds that her own role in the family has changed.

Whether they're smooth, hairy, cute or scary, this book is packed with everything to do with little children Likes and loves, feelings, favourite activities and even families are all explored here with perception and in sing-along rhyming couplets.

Following on from the irresistible Chimp and Zee are two fantastically colourful and energetic interactive board books for very young readers. Monkey About With Chimp and Zee Ha, ha, ha Hee, hee, hee. Do these things with Chimp and Zee. Touch the book, lick the book, even kiss the book Children will love monkeying about with Chimp and Zee in this brilliantly simple and fun board book.

Dehors, l'orage se déchaîne et le vent souffle. Dans la maison du cocotier, Zig et Zag, les adorables jumeaux, déclenchent, eux aussi, une tempête ! "C'est Zag !" dit Zig. "C'est Zig !" dit Zag. "C'est pas vrai !" répond Zig. "Si, c'est vrai !" reprend Zag.

The lively tale of a girl who thinks books are boring - until one day her baby brother disappears into one Jack loves books; his sister thinks they are dull. She wants a real adventure - and that''s exactly what she gets when Jack crawls inside his book and she has to chase after him Tumbling down hills with pails of water, leaping nimbly over candlesticks, Jack and his sister are right inside the many traditional tales and popular nursery-rhymes involving a character called Jack. But will they manage to finish the book before the Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum giant catches them?

A tiny Gaelic board book which introduces very young children to 20 everyday words.

Colours is one of a series of chunky board books full of appealing images of familiar objects - clothes and toys and baby things - accompanied by simple words.

Poems, letters, and illustrations celebrate the entire family, including grandmothers fathers, sisters, and brothers.

A picture book telling the story of Harry, a city child, who goes to stay with his Grandad in the country - without his mum, for the first time. Deals with grandparents, homesickness, city versus country life and the importance of knowing just where you belong. Illustrated by Catherine Anholt.

An addition to the TODDLER BOOKS series featuring a zippy, rhyming text. A BOARD BOOK illustrated in colour by Catherine Anholt.

In this large-format book, the Anholt's turn their attention to all aspects of family life. Here are families at home and on holiday; fighting families and happy families; big families and small families. There are sections on brothers and sisters, mums and dads, grannies and grandads and more.

A funny checklist of more than fifty essential skills.

What are kids like? What do kids do? What's in a kid's pocket? What do kids dream of? All is revealed in this book. It is one of four reissues about the same children.

Poems, letters, and illustrations celebrate the entire family, including grandmothers fathers, sisters, and brothers.