New Releases by Lydia Monks

Discover more about the six queens who changed history! Perfect for young history enthusiasts, Lydia Monks brings to life the six queens of Henry VIII in spectacular, fully-illustrated style. Includes a foreword from Tudor historian, author and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb. Everyone knows the rhyme: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. But how much do you know about the women behind it? From loyal and devout Katherine of Aragon to the elegant Anne Boleyn, through to the scholar and survivor Catherine Parr, learn all about six fascinating women with one thing in common: a difficult husband.

Adoette lived to be 100 years old. Just imagine all the things she saw! She lived on the same street all her life, but one day, people decided it would be best if she would go... Award-winning author-illustrator Lydia Monks, illustrator of What the Ladybird Heard, beautifully tells the tale of the life of one tree, from a young sapling to a mighty oak, becoming the beating heart of the community she lived in, right up until the day they cut her down. But there's hope, when one little girl takes one of her acorns to plant in the community garden.

Join Rabbit and all her animal friends for a fun-filled day of competition in this exciting adventure story, the third book in the Twit Twoo School series.Welcome to Twit Twoo School! Meet Rabbit, Frog, Mouse, Mole, Owl, and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school.It's Sports Day and all of the children are very excited, especially Rabbit who really wants to win! First she beats Mouse in the running race, then she beats Owl in the long jump - in fact, Rabbit comes in first place in every event. She loves showing off her medals, but the other children are upset with Rabbit's boasting and she soon discovers that winning isn't the most important thing after all.A wonderfully warm picture book about friendship and teamwork, perfect for preschool readers. With a cast of adorable animal characters and bright, bold, distinctive illustrations from the award-winning Lydia Monks, illustrator of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series, the Twit Twoo School series is sure to delight young children.

Welcome to Twit Twoo School! Meet Frog, Mouse, Mole, Owl, Rabbit and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. Frog just can't sit still - he is always bouncing around and he can't wait to go exploring underground with Miss Hoot and all his friends. But when Frog hops off on his own, he soon realises he doesn't know the way back again ...

A first day at school... at a school with a difference!Welcome to Twit Twoo School! In this first story meet Mouse, Mole, Owl, Frog, Rabbit and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. It's Mouse's first day, and she's feeling a little nervous - in fact, she doesn't want to go to school at all! But with a little help from her new friends, she finds that perhaps school isn't so bad after all. A warm and funny story about friendship that is perfect for any child who is starting school or nursery. With a cast of adorable animal characters and bright, bold, distinctive illustrations from the award-winning Lydia Monks, illustrator of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard and What the Ladybird Heard Next, the Twit Twoo School series is sure to delight young children. This is her first authored picture book with Macmillan Children's Books.

From the bestselling author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, comes Princess Mirror-Belle, the exciting adventures of a princess with a difference. Full of black and white illustrations by Lydia Monks, Princess Mirror-Belle is perfect for fans of this bestselling picture book team who are beginning to read on their own. Ellen gets a big shock when her double appears out of the bathroom mirror. But Mirror-Belle is a double with a difference! She is a princess, and a very mischievous one at that. Join magically mischievous Mirror-Belle as she comes popping out of Ellen's mirror to sweep her into a variety of hilarious escapades - from Mirror Belle muscling in on Ellen's seaside holiday to the return of Prince Precious Paws. You can always guarantee that wherever Mirror-Belle goes, trouble will follow.

Hooray! Gorilla has come to stay - he crashes through the door full of excitement and anticipation. And at first he's not disappointed. The family have thought of everything to make him comfortable. But then it begins to snow and although Gorilla likes the look and taste of snow, he's not a natural at all the snow-related activities they try.

A must for fans of the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, the great-value The Princess and the Wizard Activity Book includes over 40 stickers and is packed with colouring-in, join-the-dots, word puzzles and more. Little girls everywhere are sure to be spellbound. Perfect for rainy days and great summer holiday entertainment.

Meet Babbit, a garrulous toy bunny who has a startling adventure n that he can't stop rabbiting on about!Picnics, piggy-in-the-middle and evading capture by monsters are all in a day's work for this talkative carrot-lover. But how will his flipperty-floppity day end?A stunning new direction for internationally acclaimed illustrator, Lydia Monks.

Stuck indoors? Run out of pocket money? Only the pets to play with? Find yourself in a fun-free zone? Banish boredom with Indie's most excellent guide. Faced with a boring holiday looming ahead of her, Indie comes up with a whole load of mad, brilliant and wacky ways to have fun. And she's written them all down

A rip-roaring shout-aloud picture book about a small girl saving a large family of mice from her father's amazing mouse trap . . . and the pet cat! From the internationally acclaimed illustrator of Julia Donaldson's What the Ladybird Heard. "Eeeek, a mouse!" squeaked Mummy. "Aaahh, I don't like mice!" squawked Daddy. "Oooh, I love mice!" squealed Minnie. But can Minnie keep the poor little mouse safe with a Dad and a cat so intent on catching it?

Kitty is fed up with being a cat. Dogs seem to have more fun. But dogs can't climb trees or catch mice. Maybe it's a cat's life after all!Cat-tastic read along fun!

Indie Kidd's mum and dad no longer live with each other - but surely they still like each other?

A renowned author and illustrator spins a lively tale about one creatures efforts to find her place, as a spider attempts to become a household pet. The pages are filled with glittery webs throughout. Full color.

Join Stan, a little pig with a BIG imagination, and Tess, a rather bossy young cat, in these paperback editions of the successful FUNNY BUNCH series. With sturdy flaps, simple texts and lots of quirky humour, these books will become firm favourites with all young readers.

Join Stan, a little pig with a BIG imagination, and Tess, a rather bossy young cat, in these paperback editions of the successful FUNNY BUNCH series. With sturdy flaps, simple texts and lots of quirky humour, these books will become firm favourites with all young readers.

It's Lily's first day at nursery and she is feeling unsure about everything. With her friends' encouragement, Lily soon learns to join in and by the end of the day she finds something she really enjoys Toddlers will love lifting the flaps.

Harry's friends have come to stay the night - but will they ever want to go to bed? Poor Harry, he is so busy entertaining his friends that he ends up exhausting himself This lift-the-flap story explores the dynamics of children's friendships.

This board book aims to introduce toddlers to the five senses - taste, touch, sight, smell and hearing - through illustrations of friendly animals. It encourages them to look at the pictures, to ask questions and to build their vocabulary. This book is one of a series on simple everyday themes, which uses simple rhyming text and can be wiped clean easily.

A cat that imagines life would be better as a dog recognizes, after some thought, the many advantages of being a feline.