Ardagh, Philip – The Bell Bookshop

Do You See the Tiger?

Emma — Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A glorious celebration of children’s imagination and a reminder to keep an eye open for the unexpected, by two award-winning, internationally bestselling picture book creators.

Penny can’t believe what she’s seeing in a packed underground carriage: a tiger’s tail? a tiger’s paw? a real big stripy tiger! When the tiger makes a sudden, marvellous leap across the seats, Penny joins in the action and an unexpected friendship forms.
An exciting, action-packed story about a child who spots a tiger on the tube, and the adventure they go on together as they return a baby’s lost teddy. A joyful, rhyming read-aloud!

Bunnies in a sleigh

Emma — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Sunnytown bunnies are back for a third picture book adventure, and it might just be their best one yet! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa’s elves have fallen suspiciously unwell (just WHO gave them all those candy canes?), so it looks like Santa needs some help. Luckily, our gang of vehicle-loving bunnies are here to the rescue. Cue chaos at every turn – hopping in and out of chimneys, getting stuck in snow, stuffed in stockings, and having the time of their lives on Santa’s sleigh. It’s a crazy Christmas, but it’s SO MUCH FUN.

The world of Moominvalley

Emma — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Celebrate 80 years of the Moomins with this showstopping gift book! The World of Moominvalley is the ultimate guide for any Moomin fan, young and old. Now updated with special content to celebrate the anniversary! A luxury edition, with a gold foil cover, that you can cherish for years to come.

Step into the magical world of Moominvalley with this beautiful one-of-a-kind book filled with illustrated maps, fun facts and everything you’d love to know about the beloved characters from the original Moomin stories and the world in which they live. Find out all about Moomintroll’s adventures, Moominmamma’s handbag and Moominpappa’s memoirs. Then discover all your favourite Moomin characters, including Snork Maiden, Snufkin, Sniff and Little My.

This special anniversary edition features a detailed history of the Moomin novels, picture books, and popular comic strips. Glimpse behind the studio door of the creator Tove Jansson and see original Moomin drawings – from first sketch to final novel. Embark on a global tour of the Moomins, exploring theme parks in Japan and museums in Finland, before enjoying gorgeous images of exclusive collectors’ items.

Written by the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Philip Ardagh, with contributions from bestselling children’s author and Moomin devotee, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Children’s Laureate 2024-2026.

Bunnies in a sleigh

Emma — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Bunnies in a boat

Emma — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

If you enjoyed Bunnies on a Bus then you’re going to LOVE this, because – hold onto your tails! – the bunnies are BACK! And this time they’re in … a BOAT!
It’s time for another wild bunny-tastic adventure! And this time, the bunnies have commandeered a BOAT! All across Sunnytown Beach, the Bunnies are dashing and a-splashing on a speedboat frenzy. They whoosh past the sail-boats, and zoooom across the sand, then it’s up on to the jetty where silly billy Bunnies get all covered in spaghetti! But, oh no, where are the bunnies off to now? To the airport, across the tarmac … it’s bunnies on the PLANE. Here we go again…

You Can’t Count on Dinosaurs!

Emma — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A counting story that goes wrong when one hungry little T-Rex can’t help himself from gobbling up the other dinosaurs!

Let’s count dinosaurs! Rex the T-Rex is 1. Add Patty the Diplodocus, that’s 2. And here’s comes Brian the Anklyosaurus to make 3. But wait, where’s Brian gone? Rex? Rex! You didn’t EAT him, did you? Oh NAUGHTY Rex! The truth is, you just CAN’T count on dinosaurs.

In this counting book with a difference, Philip Ardagh and Elissa Elwick bring prehistoric chaos and trouble-making dinosaurs to every page for a truly fun, interactive way to learn how to count to 10.

Norman The Norman From Normandy

Emma — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Norman the Norman from Normandy and his not-so-wild boar, Truffle, are off on a sword-swinging adventure! But little Norman has inherited his father’s huge sword … and that can only spell trouble. Join the jaunty duo as they travel all over Normandy slashing off heads, helping out a very tiny duchess and almost getting involved in the Norman Conquest of England. But first, a boiled egg for breakfast … A laugh-out-loud historical farce now available in a bumper paperback edition, particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 7+