One memorable night, a mother and her daughter go for a magical moonlit walk by the sea.

The Big Big Sea by Martin Waddell

Julia Donaldson

"Give me your pastries and puddings! Give me your chocolate and cakes! For I am the Rat of the Highway, whatever I want I take". Beware of the Highway Rat. He'll steal your food... And your heart!

The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson 

The little Otter's are not so certain at first. They have bobbed in the water but never swam before. Their mother puts the first one in the water and the second one then dives in eagerly. But the third one doesn't like the cold sea and runs away...

An Otter's First Swim by Adrienne Kennaway

Now every year in Africa they hold the jungle dance, where every single animal turns up to skip and prance...Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the jungle dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance... Or can they?

Giraffes can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees

Augustus the tiger was sad. He had lost his smile. So he did a HUGE tigery stretch, and set off to find it. In this stunning, remarkable book, Catherine Rayner celebrates the beauty of the world and the simple happiness it brings us when we open our eyes to it.

Augustus and his Smile by Catherine Rayner

A little girl heads off for an adventure in a magical land... Where she learns that nothing is impossible, if you dare to dream.

The Little Girl who Dared to Dream

Christina Butler

Little hedgehogs nest has blown away! So he wraps up warmly and sets off for Badgers house. On the way he meets lots of animals shivering in the snow. One by one, Hedgehog gives them his cosy gloves, hat, and scarf. But will he make it through the storm to safety?

One Winters Day by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton

Clement Clarke Moore

T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore

Goldilocks wanders far from home and stumbles upon the house of the three bears. First tasting all of their porridge, sitting in all of their chairs and, then lying in all of their beds, she finds the little baby bear's item to be the most suitable for her in all three cases.

The Three Bears

The story takes place on a rainy day when two siblings are home alone with their pet fish while their parents are out of town. A tall cat wearing a hat appears and creates havoc in the house, leaving it destroyed when his friends show up to help him clean everything up before their mother gets back from her trip.

The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss 

Join me from the Highlands as we explore the world of language and literacy through story telling.

Deepen your love of stories with this lovely book as we enter a world that celebrates our differences and our similarities.

The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson and Kate Hindley 

Green Eggs and Ham is about Sam-I-Am's attempt to convince the narrator to try green eggs and ham. He spends most of the book offering the unnamed narrator different locations and dining partners to try the delicacy. In the end, the narrator relents and eats the green eggs and ham and ends up loving the food.

Green Eggs & Ham by Dr Seuss 

Aha, oho, footprints in the snow, who's are these footprints and where do they go? The Gruffalo's Child is feeling brave and is on a mission to find the big bag mouse!

The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson 

As the sun slowly faces and the soft, silver moon rises, the baby animals are snuggling down to sleep while their mummies watch over them. This collection of enchanting lullabies, with its breathtaking illustrations, makes the perfect bedtime book for all sleepyheads.

I Love You, Sleepyhead by Claire Freedman

Eric James

"On a night when ghouls and ghosts, beats and banshees, vampires and witches are on the prowl, will you be prepared for the scariest night down your street?"

Prepare If You Dare, A Halloween Scare at my House by Eric James

Join Zog, Princess Pearl and Sir Gadabout the Great on their journey as the flying doctors. On their travels they help a mermaid, a unicorn, a lion and a king.

Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson 

A short, about a bat and their love of fruit!

I Am Bat by Morag Hood

A sweet story of quick wits, friendship, and inclusivity from the creators of The Gruffalo! The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand!

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson 

Allison Galbraith

Duncan Williamson says he heard this story from the brother of a crofter, Neil McCallum, in Argyll, where they worked on dry-stane dykes together, when Duncan was young. Archie's Besom is the tale of a man who met a traveller that told him how make a besom. Archie sold his besom to Big Mags, a witch. Who taught some nasty witches a lesson they would never forget.

Archie's Besom from Dancing with Trees by Allison Galbraith and Alette J. Willis

A beautiful, but spoiled and shallow princess rudely criticizes all her suitors because she is too proud. She is impressed with the last one, but her pride will not let her accept him. He is a young king with such a crooked chin, that to her it looks like a thrush's beak, so she cruelly dubs him King Thrushbeard.

King Thrushbeard by The Brothers Grimm

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