Item category 2: Family Collection - When a book might help

When a little girl feels worried she goes into a world of her own. At first the world is full of cream cakes and cola but soon the worries begin to take hold. Only her family and friends can help. A book to help you deal with your worries in a positive way.

Smell? What smell? I don't smell. YOU smell. The Pigeon needs a bath! Except, well, the Pigeon's really not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! Maybe. It looks like it's going to take some serious convincing to get the Pigeon to take the plunge!

Your child's first days at school and nursery are exciting times, but they can be very daunting - for both your child and yourself. In this book, Gina Ford helps you calm any fears with practical advice on preparing your child to be confident and capable of taking these important new steps.

Peppa and her friends are going on a school bus adventure up a mountain. But what will they find at the very top?

We all experience emotions and emotions are absolutely fine as long as we know what to do with them. Feelings arrive effortlessly enough but deciding what to do with them when they turn isn't so easy - especially when you are a child. Cue: this book! It provides children with several straightforw...

Dexter, Daisy and Lily are up to their usual doggy tricks causing mayhem in the park, chased by their young owners. Three mischievous mutts and a muddy stream should be a recipe for a disaster but instead these clever dogs bring everyone together. Soon dogs and children are all best of friends! T...

Rex has new glasses and he hates them! He does not want to wear them to school, and he tries to hide them - in the strangest places! But it's pretty tricky hiding specs that are so big, and round and red. It's funny how things turn out, though, because Rex's specs end up winning him a gold star, ...

Willy wouldn't hurt a fly - he even apologises when someone hits him. The suburban gorillas call him Willy the Wimp. Then, one day, Willy answers a bodybuilding advertisement - with hilarious results!

When Leopard arrives at Jungle School, Giraffe doesn't want to include him. Now Leopard is having a birthday party, and Giraffe isn't invited. Can the two of them learn to become friends after all? This series introduces children to different emotions and behaviour.