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Boots and Cats

Owl Books — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:03:29 +0000

The ultimate family jam session that swaps “Once Upon a Time” for a beatbox rhyme!

Have fun with sounds in this super silly beatboxing book – perfect for kids who like to read aloud!

Introducing Boots and Cats, silly brilliant fun from author Hazel Gardner and prolific illustrator Fred Blunt. Enjoy the free audio track from professional beatboxer Conrad Murray – scan the QR code and beatbox along!

With bobbing bunnies, guinea pig wigs and a high-wire act from an elephant this innovative, entertaining book is bursting with wild, unexpected sounds. Inspired by the rhythms of beatboxing, it’s hilariously satisfying to read aloud. Beatbox along with the audio QR code, toe-tapping guaranteed!

Using the well-known beatboxing starting point pattern of Boots and Cats this book takes you on a fantastical, magical ride, down to a deep-sea diner, a nightclub where ducks dance and an exhilarating rollercoaster ride.

Bold, wacky and brilliantly funny, Boots and Cats tickles the imagination, reminding us all to find the fun in reading aloud – and to do it together!

Croc gets a Shock

Owl Books — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:27:21 +0000

Croc is late for everything, even her own birthday party! She sleeps through her alarm, misses the bus, and what’s worse, she has the hiccups. A surprise birthday present may be just what she needs… Young children will love the humorous rhyming text and lively illustrations in this hilarious picture book, brilliant for sharing together or for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Also includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Bee Makes Tea

Owl Books — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:11:21 +0000

A simple but entertaining rhyming story with delightful illustrations, perfect for sharing with young children, or for children who are starting to read alone. Specially written with simple rhymes and phonic repetition to help develop essential language and reading skills. Includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Snail Brings the Mail

Owl Books — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:04:03 +0000

Hooray for snail! He brings the mail… but he’s ever so slow! A hilarious story fun to share aloud together, or for children to tackle on their own. Reliable snail never fails to deliver the mail, but can he make it on time? With simple, rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills.

Also includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Grandmas from Mars

Owl Books — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:58:18 +0000

Fred and Nell’s grandma is babysitting and the kids couldn’t be happier. But hang on, there’s something not quite right about her. In fact, she’s acting very strangely indeed.

And is that a spare eyeball? A tail? A striped tongue? That’s NOT their grandma; it’s an alien … RUUUUUUN!

Find out how Fred and Nell overcome the invasion by grandmas from Mars (and get their own grandma back!) in this completely crazy and brilliantly bonkers, fun and irreverent picture book from the talented Michelle Robinson, with illustrations by rising star Fred Blunt.

This Is Not A Bedtime Story

Owl Books — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 08:00:52 +0000

Sophie doesn’t want a story time filled with cute kittens and birthday parties, she wants rocket-launching helicopters and a giant robot dinosaur! Clever, funny and heart-racingly exciting, this is a book to inspire and delight every little girl and boy. And one thing’s for sure. Bedtime will never be the same again.

This Is Not A Fairy Tale

Owl Books — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 08:00:51 +0000

A sequel to the acclaimed This Is Not A Bedtime Story by rising stars Will Mabbitt and Fred Blunt. Sophie doesn’t want a fairy tale about drippy princesses and pompous princes, she wants the princess to do the rescuing, with a ferocious, fighting transformer! Together Sophie and her dad revolutionise story time for a second time in this clever, funny and heart-ravingly exciting picture book, sure to inspire and delight every little girl and boy. Storytime will never be the same again.