O is for Otherworldly.

When Meg, Mog and Owl visit a haunted castle, it isn’t long before they are greeted by ghostly noises and spooky visions. A battle between the Green Knight and the White Knight breaks out and Meg casts a spell to help the White Knight to victory and restore the castle to order. A lively, colourful…

Monty the inventor creates a monster. However, his first creation isn’t quite what Monty had in mind (it’s a bit too slobbery) so he plays around with the formula, with monstrous results! Will he manage to create the friend he hopes for, or will his plans go up in a cloud of dust? Enjoy this…

Colourful, bright, bold and funny, this title is sure to be a hit with toddlers and pre-schoolers at every sitting. A riot of colour accompanies this funny tale of hairdressing gone wrong! Or has it… ? The poetic language makes it effortless to read aloud, and with lots for little eyes to explore on each…

The successful comedy author/illustrator pairing have produced another funny story, this time staring Max the monster. The reader is ‘treated’ to Max’s monstrous appetite as he swallows disgusting delicacies such as cockroach curry, slimed eel noodles and of course not forgetting the dish of the day – spider sandwiches! Readers are invited to crunch, squelch…

This is a book to reach for if you want to educate and entertain a toddler for a minute or two. The simple language is supported by bold illustrations crafted in a limited colour pallet that little eyes and ears will easily follow. Despite its apparent simplicity, Lloyd provides lots of things for adults to…

This book is pants (but in a good way!) It’s a vibrant, funny story of how aliens come to earth in order to steal our underwear. It’s an ideal book to read aloud as its lyrical and rhyming language lends itself to this really well. The pictures are bold and attention-grabbing with lots of funny…

There are few contemporary picture books that truly deserve the title of ‘classic’ but where this iconic tale is concerned, there is little doubt it is worthy of this accolade. A seemingly defenceless little mouse takes a walk through a wood and encounters a host of forest creatures who each try to entice him into…

Parents beware of a book that delivers a harsh stop-and-take-notice moral. Bernard seeks out each of his parents in turn to gain their attention, but he is continually ignored by the self-absorbed duo. When he warns of a monster in the garden, Bernard’s mother fails to heed the threat. Even as the monster devours Bernard…

This is a classic story of imagination which has been loved and beloved for generations of children and adults alike. Young Max is in the mood for mischief and his antics earn him the name of ‘wild thing’ by his mother. Max sets sail to a land of wild creatures where he reigns supreme, and…