"There once was a baby who hid in a shoe, and had learnt how to say 'How do you do?' In a shoe you might think there is not much to do, but this very same baby went to sea in that shoe!" And so the baby's journey continues ... But where are his parents? Could they be the two giants looking for a baby and a shoe? Photograph: Walker Books
Lizzie and Dad live in a rainy town in the north of England. It's just the two of them, and Auntie Doreen, who pops round to check Lizzie's spellings, tell Dad he's daft, and make them nice hot dumplings. But today there's something unusual going on: why is Dad building himself a pair of wings and studying the birds to see how they fly? The Great Human Bird Competition, of course!
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Tilly lives in a little yellow house with her best friends. In the first book of the series, we meet Tiptoe and Hector, Doodle, Pru and Tumpty as they play the trumpet, bang the drum, eat a feast and dance the Wiggle Wiggle Woo! Whump! Bump! Whoops! Photograph: Walker Books
"Hector was happy. So happy, he even let Tiptoe paint his nose blue" Photograph: Walker Books
"'Ow!' shouted Tumpty. 'That's my bottom!'" Photograph: Walker Books
"Everybody yawned! Everybody except Tiptoe" Photograph: Walker Books
Ben is delighted when he rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. “Hello, Penguin!” says Ben. Penguin says nothing. Ben tickles Penguin; he pulls his funniest face; he puts on a happy hat, sings a silly song and does a dizzy dance. “Can’t you talk?” says Ben. Penguin says nothing. It isn’t until a passing lion intervenes that Penguin finally speaks ... and when he does, Ben discovers something that was really worth the wait Photograph: Walker Books
"Ben fired Penguin into outer space ... " Photograph: Walker Books
Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but a great hole in the sky. It’s one of many strange ideas that he’s never told anyone – until he meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins to convince him that his theory might just change the world. Helped by a very long ladder, some highly irregular characters, two rather worried parents and a great deal of community spirit, Paul takes to the sky. But his astonishing discovery there can’t keep him away for long – what is waiting for him back at home is turning out to be better than he’d ever imagined … Photograph: Walker Books
