Un jour, j'ai eu un dinosaure... On s'amusait bien, lui et moi. Mais très vite, je me suis dit : « Un dinosaure, ce n'est pas assez. Ce serait mieux si j'en avais... deux ! Ou trois, ou quatre...»
« Il n'y a rien, absolument rien de plus satisfaisant que de flâner au fil de l'eau ».
Gambadez en compagnie de Rat, Blaireau et Crapaud le temps d'une formidable aventure. Un hymne à la nature et à l'amitié.
Un jour, j'ai eu un dinosaure... On s'amusait bien, lui et moi. Mais très vite, je me suis dit : «Un dinosaure, ce n'est pas assez. Ce serait mieux si j'en avais... deux ! Ou trois, ou quatre...»
C'est l'heure d'aller au lit !
De quoi Bébé a-t-il besoin pour s'endormir ?
De son ours, de son livre et de son doudou bien sûr !
Les petits lapins réussiront-ils à tout retrouver sans oublier... le bisou du soir ?
Une histoire du soir tendre et drôle dans laquelle chacun se reconnaîtra !
Une histoire d'amitié et de gourmandise !
Connaissez-vous Margot ? Elle est joyeuse, serviable et ... excellente pâtissière !
Aujourd'hui, elle a confectionné un gâteau pour son meilleur ami Oscar. Mais en restera-t-il lorsqu'elle arrivera chez lui ?
Un livre sur la gentillesse et la générosité, illustré avec charme par Ingela P. Arrhenius.
Mouse needs to catch Gorilla - and quick! - in this zany story that's perfect for car-crazy babies and toddlers.
Follow Mouse on an epic mission to find Gorilla in this interactive adventure full of zooming vehicles, comic capers and animal antics. Mouse races after Gorilla through a variety of exciting settings, from navigating a busy building site, to steering through snowy ski slopes. But is Gorilla really a baddie? No! Mouse just wants to give him back his banana!
This quirky text has been lovingly abridged for younger readers and is now in chunky board book format. With cars to count on every page, and a mapped-out route to trace, little vehicle fans will be entertained for hours.
Get ready for this wacky car chase and don't forget to FOLLOW THAT CAR!
A brilliantly illustrated collection of over 30 poems - the perfect gift for dog lovers!
Loyal, cheerful, kind and very silly, dogs steal all the space in the bed, and they steal our hearts too. With poems from a wide range of voices, this warm and witty collection of canine poetry is the perfect celebration of (almost) everyone's favourite pet.
This is an utterly paw-fect collection, features poems from:
Nikita Gill
Ogden Nash
Joshua Seigal . . . and many more!
Lovingly collated by Lou Peacock - the anthologist of the critically acclaimed poetry anthology A Whale of a Time - and illustrated by the award-winning John Bond.
Curl up with a pup and enjoy these heartfelt poems about why we love dogs, and they love us.
Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.
Petit éléphant est un grand maintenant. Mais certaines choses sont encore un peu difficiles pour lui, comme enfiler ses bottes en caoutchouc ou boutonner lundi avec lundi...
Et que faire quand Maman est trop occupée avec sa petite soeur ? Être grand n'est pas aussi facile qu'il y paraît !
Count the busy elves in this adorable Christmas story about friendship that will teach children that sometimes less is more.
At Christmas time an elf arrived . . . but very soon I knew . . .
one little elf was not enough and so I needed . . . two!
When an elf comes to stay, you're sure to have lots of fun. But wouldn't 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . or even 10 elves be better still? Or would their over-enthusiastic present wrapping and noisy festive tunes create just a bit too much Christmas chaos?! Perhaps just one special elf friend is perfect . . .
From the creators of How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many? and Charlie Chooses - Lou Peacock (A Whale of a Time, Oliver Elephant and The Bear, the Book and the Blanket) and Nicola Slater (The Leaf Thief, the Hello series and the Meekoo series) - comes this rhyming romp that shows that true happiness is often found in what you already have.
Et si le Père Noël ne parvenait pas à distribuer les cadeaux de Noël à temps ?
C'est le réveillon de Noël et le Père Noël s'est endormi dans le chalet des Trois Ours. De nombreux cadeaux restent à livrer aux enfants mais RIEN ne semble pouvoir le réveiller !
Heureusement que la Brigade des contes, composée des petits cochons, du Chaperon rouge et des 3 ours, est là ! Mais comment traverseront-ils la rivière rugissante, le bois le plus sombre ainsi que la montagne la plus monstrueuse avant que les enfants ne se réveillent le matin de Noël ?
Open the doors to meet Bear's friends in this sweet and simple story that helps everyone settle down at bedtime.
Knock! Knock!
Who's that? Let's open the door and see . . .
Hello, Mouse! Don't you know it's bedtime?
Bear is getting ready for bed. He's had a little snack, brushed his teeth and put on his big bear pyjamas when - Knock! Knock! - someone is at the door. Don't they know it's bedtime? It's Mouse and she needs a little snack. Then Crocodile arrives and her toothbrush is broken, and - uh oh - Lion's pyjamas are too small, and now wide-awake Owl is playing her trumpet very loudly. Can Bear help his friends so they can all get a good night's sleep?
From the illustrator of the bestselling Felt Flaps series - over 5 million copies sold - and winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year Award 2017 (for Where's Mr Lion?)
Written by Lou Peacock, whose A Whale of a Time anthology was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2023.
Help your child wind down for bed with this gently interactive picture book that makes bedtime fun for everyone.
A funny, reassuring picture book about dogs, tricky choices and friendship - with artwork by bestselling illustrator Nicola Slater!
Charlie does NOT like to choose. He can't make up his mind between chocolate or vanilla ice cream, stripy or spotty underpants . . . or whether he wants the lights on or off at bedtime. It's much too hard! The trickiest thing of all to choose is a birthday present - how will he ever make up his mind? But when a new friend with a waggy tail chooses HIM, making choices gets a little easier.
Charlie Chooses is the ideal story to introduce children from 3+ to the idea of making tricky decisions.
Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!
Meet Mole, Ratty, Toad and Badger in this timeless adventure that has enchanted generations of children.
This beloved childhood classic by Kenneth Grahame is now available in a stunning gift book edition with dazzling new art. With sumptuous details including cloth binding, foil cover, full colour illustrations throughout, textured paper jacket, ribbon marker and head and tail bands.
One spring day, Mole peers out from his underground home to find a marvellous world awaits him. As the seasons pass, he picnics on the riverbank with Ratty, accompanies Toad on a chaotic caravan adventure, and even braves the snowy depths of the fearsome Wild Wood in search of Badger. But when Toad's mischievous ways finally land him in trouble, can his friends come to his rescue and recapture Toad Hall from a gang of sneaky stoats and wheedling weasels?
The hilarious and heart-warming adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad are brought to life for a new generation in this enchanting abridgement, accompanied by Kate Hindley's vibrant and appealing artwork.
Discover more beautiful gift books in the Nosy Crow Classics range, including:
Anne of Green Gables
The Secret Garden
Heidi
The Velveteen Rabbit
Peter Pan
Have you met Margot? She is cheerful, helpful and kind - the very best kind of friend!
It's a marvellous day in the big city. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and Margot has made a delicious cake for her best friend Oscar! Margot takes her little red wagon and off she goes with cake in tow. But by the time she reaches Oscar's house after having helped all her friends along the way, will there be ANY cake left to share?
A story about empathy which shows that kindness and cake is always the best recipe for friendship.
Monsieur Larayure est un homme d'affaires très important.
Il travaille dans un bureau très important et ne se déplace jamais sans sa mallette très importante. Mais quand la mallette lui échappe soudain, Monsieur Larayure s'engage dans une folle course-poursuite à travers la ville pour la récupérer! Après de nombreuses mésaventures, il retrouve enfin sa mallette et est très soulagé. Elle contenait en effet son doudou et son livre d'histoires pour s'endormir...
It's Christmas Eve and Father Christmas has fallen asleep at the Three Bears' cottage but NOTHING will wake him. It's up to Baby Bear and the Fairy-Tale Rescue Rangers to deliver the last presents so EVERY child gets a gift. But how will they cross the Roaring Rushing River, navigate the Deepest Darkest Wood and get past the Most Monstrous Mountain . . . all before the children wake up on Christmas morning?
The perfect picture book to share with children from 3+ at Christmas!
Un rituel du coucher plein de surprises et de tendresse, pour accompagner en douceur les tout-petits vers le sommeil. Ce livre invite les enfants à suivre Ourson et ses amis dans une aventure rassurante où chaque étape du coucher devient un moment ludique et complice. Un livre animé qui rend les petits lecteurs acteurs de leur histoire, à côté d'Ourson.
Une histoire qui rassure
Ourson se prépare à dormir, mais rien ne se passe comme prévu : Souris a le ventre qui gargouille, Croco découvre que sa brosse à dents est cassée, et Lionceau réalise que son pyjama est trop petit. Cette succession de petites péripéties reflète les imprévus que connaissent les familles. À la fin, grâce à la douce mélodie de Hibou, tous les amis s'endorment paisiblement. Une histoire qui rassure les enfants sur le moment du coucher.
Une histoire interactive avec des portes à ouvrir
Ce livre ne se lit pas seulement : il se vit. Les répétitions et les onomatopées encouragent la participation active de l'enfant. Il est même inviter à dire « bonne nuit » à Ourson et ses amis. Chaque fois qu'un copain frappe à la porte, le petit lecteur est invité à ouvrir une vraie porte, pour découvrir qui se cache derrière.
Ce type d'interaction renforce le lien parent-enfant et transforme le rituel du coucher en un moment de jeu et de tendresse. En suivant les étapes, l'enfant intègre les routines essentielles tout en s'amusant. Une manière douce et efficace de préparer la nuit.
Des illustrations séduisantes
Avec son style coloré et des images tout en rondeur, Ingela P Arrhenius invite les lecteurs dans un univers pop. La maison d'Ourson est très colorée et nous plonge dans un univers chaleureux et joyeux.
Count a riot of cheeky dinosaurs in this adorable story about friendship that will teach children that sometimes less is more. From the creators of Charlie Chooses - Lou Peacock (A Whale of a Time, Oliver Elephant and The Bear, the Book and the Blanket) and Nicola Slater (The Leaf Thief, the Hello series and the Meekoo series) - comes this rhyming romp that shows that true happiness is often found in what you already have.
A WHALE OF A TIME WAS SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
THE LEAF THIEF WAS A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PICTURE BOOK
One day, I got a dinosaur . . . but very soon I knew . . .
one dinosaur was not enough and so I wanted . . . two!
When a dinosaur comes to play, you're sure to have lots of fun. But wouldn't 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . or even 10 dinosaurs be better still? Or would they be too big, too messy and just a little bit too naughty? Perhaps one very special dinosaur is just perfect after all!
A sweet and funny story for any little dinosaur lover who is learning their first numbers - can you count them all?
A comforting story about dealing with big life changes - moving house and starting a new school. Every day, when Mama collects me from school, she says, "What made you smile today?"And, every day, I tell her all the things that made me smile. Sometimes, there's only one, but, like Mama says . . . sometimes, one smile is all we need.
