Most Popular Books by Catherine Anholt

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.

Based on Catherine Anholt''s young family and their experiences, this book captures all the moments and feelings which make up a small child''s day. The book combines large simple words of text with detailed illustrations, concentrating on the concept of opposites.

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.

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.

Inspired by a bedtime story about Noah''s ark, twins minnie and maz become pairs of crocodiles, elephants, bats and other animals as they prepare for bed.

Rhyming text, from the perspective of older siblings, describes the characteristics and behavior of babies.

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.

No matter what the weather, a little girl and her teddy bear go everywhere together.

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

Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the many activities and moods of a variety of busy toddlers.

Cheery watercolour illus present concepts of weather and seasons.

When you wake up in the morning, how do you feel? Happy, tired, sad? Noisy, quiet, glad? This book invites very young children to think and talk about themselves and their world.

A variety of children describe their likes and dislikes in rhymed text and illustrations.

An anthology of poetry featuring works from classic Mother Goose to original poems and illustrated by artists such as Maurice Sendak, Helen Oxenbury, and Shirley Hughes.

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