I is for Insects.

A hardworking spider lands on a farm’s fence post and busily sets about spinning his web. A host of farm animals witness the spider’s progress as his web grows from one page to the next until finally he catches a fly. Each of the farm animals ask the spider to play with them but he…

From the gifted pen of Eric Carle comes the story of a supremely grumpy ladybird. The bad-tempered ladybird refuses to share a breakfast of aphids with a fellow ladybird and from that moment on, decides to pick a fight with bigger and bigger creatures. Finally, it is left to the tale of a whale to…

The word ‘classic’ certainly springs to mind when talking about this iconic picture book, which has been entertaining young readers for fifty years. Carle’s distinctive collage-style illustrations complement the story of a hungry caterpillar who munches his way through an array of foods over the course of a week before finally emerging as a beautiful…

When the villagers of Itching Down are invaded by an unwelcome swarm of wasps, the townsfolk decide that something has to be done. Bap the Baker comes up with the inspired idea of trapping the wasps within a giant jam sandwich, so the people of Itching Down set to work creating this mountainous sticky, jammy…