Picture books
One Pig Went For a Drive
By Alan Durant 2009, Illustrated by Tor Freeman
Harry Pig is driving into town in his shiny blue motorcar, but it keeps on breaking down. Crash Bash! Bing Bang! Clanga-langa-clunk! - Harry's car is beyond repair. Now how will he get home?
978-1405022071
Unfortunately
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Simon Rickerty
A twisty-turny, fun-filled story about a boy’s adventures (and misadventures) as he wanders through the jungle and in and out of all sorts of perilous situations!
Winner of the Bickerton Picture Book Award
978-1408309896
Humpty Dumpty’s Great Fall (Nursery Crimes)
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Leah-Ellen Heming
Humpty Dumpty is a big bad egg – and now he’s been scrambled! Did he fall or was he pushed? Read this Nursery Crime book and find out!
978-0750258142
Little Bo-Peep’s Missing Sheep (Nursery Crimes)
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Leah-Ellen Heming
Little Bo-Peep’s sheep are missing? Did they escape or were they sheepknapped? Read this Nursery Crime book and find out!
978-0750258128
Little Miss Muffet’s Big Scare (Nursery Crimes)
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Leah-Ellen Heming
Little Miss Muffet has disappeared. But how did the town folk manage to get rid of the troublesome child? Read this Nursery Crime book and find out!
978-0750258159
Old Mother Hubbard’s Stolen Bone (Nursery Crimes)
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Leah-Ellen Heming
A dog’s bone has gone missing from Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard. Who took it? And where might they have hidden it? Read this Nursery Crime book and find out!
978-0750258135
Billy Monster's Daymare
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Ross Collins
Billy Monster is scared … of children! They keep giving him daymares. Can Daddy Monster find a way to sooth away his fears?
Winner of the Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Award and the Portsmouth Children's Book Award
978-0192726506
Angus Rides the Goods Train
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Chris Riddell
The goods train has milk, honey, rice and water. But why won't the driver stop to help those in need – and what can Angus do about it.
978-0552548892
Big Bad Bunny
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
Here comes Big Bad Bunny. He's coming to get your money. No one's safe while he's around!
978-1841216225
Mouse Party
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Sue Heap
A cat with a mat, a hen with a pen, a giraffe with a bath are just s few of the guests at Mouse's house-warming party. But they're about to get a huge surprise!
978-0744575798
Always and Forever
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Debi Gliori
Fox, Hare, Otter and Mole are a happy family. But one sad day Fox dies… How will the others cope with their grief? An important book for helping children (and adults) with the loss of a loved one.
978-0552548779
Burger Boy
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Mei Matsuoka
Benny hates vegetables and loves burgers. "You'll turn into a burger one day," his mum warns. And one day, Benny does!
Winner of the Portsmouth Chidlren's Book Award
978-1842705377
Football Fever
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Kate Leake
William has caught FOOTBALL FEVE! William's sister wonders if he'll ever recover! But then one day Dad takes them both to the local football club – with surprising results!
Winner of the Stockport Children's Book Award
978-1405055666
Hoppy Ever After!
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Sue Mason
Froggy is so hoppy he wants to share the feeling with the whole wide world. But the birds shout "Hop it!" and the bees tell him to buzz off. And as for the fox… Will Froggy ever find anyone to share his hoppiness?
978-1840895797
The Flamingo Who Forgot
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Franco Rivolli
Why is the flamingo standing on one leg? She's sure it's to remember something – but what? A variety of animals offer up their suggestions, but none of them seem quite right - until she gets a surprise she'll never forget!
978-0237533434
I Love You, Little Monkey
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Katharine McEwen
Little Monkey is bored – and so he starts being naughty. Big Monkey is cross and Little Monkey ends up in tears. But although Big Monkey doesn't always like Little Monkey's behaviour, one thing is clear: Big Monkey never stops loving Little Monkey.
978-0689874826
Flying South
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Kath Lucas
Bird is wet. Bird is fed up. So Bird flies south to find the sun. Hail, snow and wind batter her, but still she flies on and on. At last Bird finds the sun! But will she find happiness?
978-0237529468
A Dinosaur Called Tiny
By Alan Durant, Illustrated by Jo Simpson
When Tiny, the dinosaur, hatches out of his egg no one can believe their eyes – he is so small! The other young dinosaurs tease him and won't let him join in their games. But what Tiny lacks in size, he more than makes up for in spirit!
978-0007233908