Item category 1: Picture Book

Ferocious Captain Firebeard and the crew of the Horrible Haddock rule the high seas. But the dastardly pirates meet their match when they kidnap a small, feisty girl called Molly as she sails to visit her granny. But Molly refuses to cower in fear. She knows something the pirates don't - the real...

Why go on a walk, when you can go on a bear hunt? For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud story in paperback. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through...

The year is 50BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. But how much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the mighty Roman legions of Julius Caesar? Anything is possible, with a little cunning plus the druid Geta...

Antarctic penguins Pablo and Splash are polar opposites and besties for life. Pablo is a home-bird and a careful planner. Splash is easily bored and hungry for adventure. Sick to her flippers of the harsh, freezing weather, Splash persuades Pablo to go on a holiday with her. But far from the luxu...

Mr Gray is in need of something spectacular to show for the grand reopening of his museum. So, when a call comes in about a 'very old thing' that has been discovered in a garden, he is very keen to investigate. What he finds there is a ginormous bone. Then another, and another. Could the bones co...

Join the brave animal firefighters as they rush up to blazing buildings, hose down sizzling flames and save the day using their fabulous fire engine!

It's a disaster - the druid Getafix has broken his golden sickle. Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia (now Paris) to buy him a new one. Soon they are tangling with the criminal underworld of the big city - can they outwit Navishtrix, Clovogarlix and the sickle-trafficking gang? Will Getafix ever be ...

Hedgehog and Tortoise were the best of friends. They wanted to give each other a great, big hug. But they weren't allowed to touch. "Don't worry," said Owl. "There are lots of ways to show someone you love them." So the two friends wave to each other, blow kisses, sing songs, dance around and w...