Six of the best picture books

Whether you like owls, wolves or pirates - there's a picture book for you on the Waterstones prize shortlist
  
  


waterstones: A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton
A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton (Walker)
After sleepy little owl falls out of his nest, he needs all the help he can get to find his way home. The only clues he can give are 'My mommy is very big!' or 'My mommy has pointy ears!' Luckily, Squirrel is very patient, leading him around the forest until, with frog's help, they find her.
Photograph: Walker
Photograph: Action images
waterstones: Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen (Jonathan Cape)
Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf who didnt look anything like the big bad wolf in this picture. He liked baking cakes and being nice to his friends. But is he too good to be a real wolf - or is there a little monster somewhere inside him? Nadia Shireen shows you how to draw wolves
Photograph: Jonathan Cape
Photograph: Action images
waterstones: I Don't Want to be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill & Simon Rickerty
I Don't Want to be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill & Simon Rickerty (Oxford University Press)
Hugo and Bella are off to a fancy-dress party but there's just one problem - Hugo wants to go as the Princess and the Pea and Bella doesn't want to be a pea. She'd prefer to be a mermaid. How will they sort it out in time for the party?
Photograph: Oxford University Press
Photograph: Action images
waterstones: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (Walker)
When bear loses his hat he asks all the animals he meets if they know where it is. None of them have any idea, and it looks as if he's lost it for ever until deer comes along...
Photograph: Walker
Photograph: Action images
waterstones: The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle
The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle (Templar Publishing)
when the the Jolley-Rogers move to Dull-on-Sea, all their neighbours get upset. Only Tilda makes friends with them - and discovers their hidden treasure.
Photograph: Templar Publishing
Photograph: Action images
waterstones: No! by Marta Altés
No! by Marta Altés (Child's Play)
A little dog tries its hardest to be good for the family he lives with, but there's one word he just can't understand, and that gets him into all sorts of trouble....
Photograph: Child's Play
Photograph: Action images
 

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