Discover a secret world thriving right underneath your feet. From beetles to butterflies, spiders to scorpions, meet the most bizarre and awe-inspiring bugs ever to walk the Earth! Author Simon Mole turns fascinating facts into poems full of humour and heart; Adam Ming’s illustrations are a riot of colour and energy, helping these extraordinary creatures to jump off the page. Here is the insect kingdom in all its glory – and here is a book that children will want to read over and over again.

Smile and stomp along with this celebration of all things DINOSAUR, with exuberant poems by a National Poetry Day ambassador and joyful artwork.

Welcome to a world where it’s eat or be eaten – depending on how ferocious you are. From T-Rex to Triceratops, Stegosaurus to Velociraptor, meet the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth!

Author Simon Mole turns fascinating facts into over 30 poems and fragments, full of humour and heart; Matt Hunt’s magnificent illustrations bring these prehistoric beasts thundering off the page.

Here are the dinosaurs in all their larger-than-life glory – and here is a book that children will want to read over and over again.

“With lively performative text in free verse and colourful, expressive graphic illustrations, this is a book for anyone who is keen to enjoy the facts and the drama of dinosaurs without pretending you could have one as a pet.” The Sunday Times

“An essential collection for children, stimulating awe and wonder about these much-loved creatures and the time in which they lived. The rich and evocative language and carefully undertaken research contained in Simon’s dynamic and engaging poems, paired with Matt Hunt’s striking illustrations, makes this a collection that is destined to inspire and delight young readers.” CLPE learning and programmes director, Charlotte Hacking

Smile and stomp along with this celebration of all things DINOSAUR, with exuberant poems by a National Poetry Day ambassador and joyful artwork.

Welcome to a world where it’s eat or be eaten – depending on how ferocious you are. From T-Rex to Triceratops, Stegosaurus to Velociraptor, meet the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth!

Author Simon Mole turns fascinating facts into over 30 poems and fragments, full of humour and heart; Matt Hunt’s magnificent illustrations bring these prehistoric beasts thundering off the page.

Here are the dinosaurs in all their larger-than-life glory – and here is a book that children will want to read over and over again.

“With lively performative text in free verse and colourful, expressive graphic illustrations, this is a book for anyone who is keen to enjoy the facts and the drama of dinosaurs without pretending you could have one as a pet.” The Sunday Times

“An essential collection for children, stimulating awe and wonder about these much-loved creatures and the time in which they lived. The rich and evocative language and carefully undertaken research contained in Simon’s dynamic and engaging poems, paired with Matt Hunt’s striking illustrations, makes this a collection that is destined to inspire and delight young readers.” CLPE learning and programmes director, Charlotte Hacking

I love my cat
That shiny black fur
That tiny white ring
                                              that goes right round the tip of her tail
I think it means she might be magic!

A little girl loves her cat, from the tip of her tail to the way she opens doors and even has taught herself to drink from the tap!

But one day, the cat tries to nibble at her toast and she won’t stop, and then she digs her claws in, and then they both fall over? and the little girl shouts, ‘Out!’

She is heartbroken when the cat doesn’t come home for dinner. But after a week of the cat being missing, finally she returns.

This beautifully illustrated title has lyrical rhyming text from award-winning children’s poet and author Simon Mole  which will brings the narrative to life.

This is the follow-up to  I Love My Bike  and is the second in a picture-book series based on first experiences and the magic in the everyday.

There’s a flame on the frame
and I love how it feels
from my head to my heels
when my feet push the pedals
and the pedals turn the wheels.
I love my bike.

I Love My Bike is a picture book about a daughter learning to ride a bike with the help of her father. It’s also about that exhilarating feeling you get when you succeed at something for the first time as a child. And, most importantly, it’s about learning that when you fall off, the best thing to do is get back on again!

The story is told through wonderful watercolours from critically acclaimed artist Sam Usher, with words from children’s poet Simon Mole.

Celebrating both family relationships and being outdoors, this is the perfect read for families everywhere.  

The day that David moved to Fivehills,
The first thing he noticed was the kites.
Little kites, big kites
Eagle kites, pig kites
Golden Frog kites with car headlights for eyes
Mirror kites singing the sky back at itself?

David knows that to fit in at Fivehills, he needs a kite. But when he makes one, the other kids of the town aren’t too impressed. They say it needs this, then it needs that, then it needs something else? soon David’s kite doesn’t feel like his any more. But David remembers what his Grandpa said – “Let’s see what we’ve already got. More often than not, we’ll find the answer inside” and learns that when you’re happy with yourself, friends will follow.