Stories in Verse

A collection of four fantastic stories from the best-selling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler....

A very clever, funny story from the author of the prize-winning The Gruffalo. Maybe butterfly can help little monkey find his mum....

Packed full of magic and adventure, this is a collection of seven fantastic stories from the creators of the best-selling What the Ladybird Heard series....

Sing along with Julia Donaldson and her latest collection of songs - fun for kids and parents alike....

Soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as 12-year-old Nick learns the power of words when he wrestles with problems at home and stands up to a bully....

Night Monkey and Day Monkey's worlds are as different as … night and day! What one fears, the other loves, what one understands only confuses the other....

Everyone's favorite llama worries about having a new babysitter, but her arrival brings a sweet surprise....

The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue)....

The breathtakingly beautiful story of one little girl and her five paper dolls....

Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are two crafty robbers with a cunning plan to steal the farmer’s fine prize cow. But little do they know that the tiniest, quietest creature of all has overhead their plot, and she has a plan of her own....

We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? After all, dragons need to eat, too! But with fiery breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea....

Jack has designed the ultimate fantasy car. Inspired by zeppelins and trains, Cadillacs and old planes, this far-out vision is ready to cruise! After a tour of the ritzy interior, Robert the robot starts up the motor...and Jack and his dad set off on a wild test drive....

The Gruffalo is a familiar and much-loved figure in nurseries, schools and homes everywhere. Now he returns in his very own song to offer truly monster music sessions!....

This collection of short poems spans the entire year of kindergarten, offering sweet and simple tips on how to be your best self - sharing your umbrella with a friend, taking turns on the swings, and inviting someone to join in a game....

Set sail with Jack for an adventure on the high seas in this wondrous story, perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime - or any time at all....

When Sam awakes to find her stuffed toys lying in every corner of her room, she is sure that they have had an argument in the night. Will she be able to help Hop, Pig and Fluff solve their squabbles so that everyone can get a good night's sleep? Join Sam and her soft, cuddly friends in this fun rhyming story as they try to resolve their differences and remain the best of friends.

As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to “shine” for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Set against the historic backdrop of the Birmingham church bombing, the Kennedy assassination, and Beatlemania, Radiant is a finely crafted novel in verse about race, class, faith, and finding your place in a loving family and a complicated world.

"A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1823. Authorship has been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837, but it has also been suggested that Henry Livingston Jr. may have written it.

One cold dark night when Sam can't sleep, her mum suggests that she counts some sheep. But how can she count them when one of the sheep can't jump over the fence? Join Sam and her flock in this frolicking, rhyming farmyard tale as they try to help little sheep find a way over the fence.

A young girl learns about the wonders of nature in this rhyming poem.