Henny Penny, more commonly known in the United States as Chicken Little and sometimes as Chicken Licken, is a European folk tale with a moral in the form of a cumulative tale about a chicken who believes that the world is coming to an end.

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Isabella trembled with excitement. She had always looked for fairies in the garden, and here they were!In her delightful picture book, Jane Tanner celebrates every child's need for time alone, time to enjoy nature and time to dream.

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Drew was a happy shrew with an unusual dream. She wanted to be able to fly so that she could see the world from above. The other shrews in the neighbourhood did not understand such a dream but she was willing to do anything to make her dreams come true. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Fly-Shrew-Isabel-Villa/dp/B094T8MNH8

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All dogs walk and jump and run, but dogs don't fly - it can't be done, can it? Jez Alborough's uplifting tale is for anyone who has ever, just for a second, stopped believing in miracles.

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A Charlie and Lola story. Enjoy!

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The Happy Lion is a 1954 children's picture book by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. The tale follows a Happy Lion in France who, after escaping the small zoo where he lives, is surprised that people, who loved visiting him there, are now scared of him.

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Hippopotamus had a spotamus . . . on her bottomus! "It's a blister!" said her sister. "It's measles!" said Weasel. "It's hippopox!" said Fox. But in the end the spotamus turns out to be something hilariously unexpected.

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Take the train to dreamland with this board book version of the chugging bedtime tale, the perfect companion to Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night? Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it's time for bed? Same things you do!

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The Little Engine That Could is an American folktale that became widely known in the United States after publication in 1930 by Platt & Munk. The story is used to teach children the value of optimism and hard work.

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A departing tortoise has his bags packed and is almost ready to set out on an adventure, but he can’t leave until he says good-bye to each of his animal friends.

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