Are you tempted to push the button? This is a curious book for curious children, inviting little readers to explore beyond the page. This clever story plays on the idea that children love to touch things that they shouldn’t touch and it does so to great effect. The reader is invited to join in with…

U is for Unique.
A selection of some of the best picture books with a quirky storyline for toddlers, pre-schoolers and early primary aged children to discover:-
Dogs don’t do Ballet by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie
A charming, original and heart-warming story all about a ballet dancing pug. A little girl tells the story of her special pooch through a series of pretty illustrations. We watch as the cute pug comes alive when he wears a tutu and demonstrates once and for all that dogs can do ballet! Lovely, unique and…
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Snowball by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnett
A lonely little snowball stands atop of a mountain and looks down at the town below. And so the story begins for this cute icy character as it makes its way all the way down to the bottom of the mountain. This original concept is fast and funny, supported with lots of bright and happy…
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Gordon’s Great Escape by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet
What’s not to love about this unique and funny picture book? Gordon is a balloon and the reader follows this inflated friend on his various escapades. But can Gordon manage to remain intact when the world is full of sharp objects just waiting to burst him? A cute character, combined with lovely bold and bright…
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The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
If you’re looking for an original and beautifully illustrated picture book for an older child, then look no further than this grizzly bear’s tale. A young bear cub stumbles across a piano in a wooded clearing, and as the weeks, months and years go by, he grows into a talented musical maestro. He is discovered…
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The Scarecrows’ Wedding by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
As love blossoms between scarecrows Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay, the pair begin to plan their wedding. They write a list of all the things they will need and set off around the farm in order to find everything. But the sudden appearance of anti-hero Reginald Rake threatens to derail Betty and Harry’s big day.…
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The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water by Gemma Merino
Oh dear, what is a crocodile to do if he doesn’t like water? Poor little thing. All he wants to do is join in with his brothers and sisters while they splash and play, but he just can’t. He tries very hard to like water; even buying himself a rubber ring in an effort to…
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The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
If you’re looking for a creative, unique and clever book to read to your child, then you have certainly hit on a treasure with The Day the Crayons Quit. This is an outstanding picture book which is so on point for pre-schoolers and school children it almost feels like it has been written by a…
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The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb
This beautifully illustrated story book is a charming delight from beginning to end. A little girl makes a pretty paperchain of dolls with the help of her kindly mother. The reader then accompanies the little girl and her new papery friends on a series of imaginative playful games. The lump-in-the-throat ending is unexpected in a…
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Ernest by Catherine Rayner
Ernest is a big moose with an even bigger problem: he’s too big to fit inside the book! No matter how much he shuffles and pushes, there is no way his bulk is going to fit. That is until he and his little friend hit upon an ingenious idea. A novel subject matter combines with…