Ross Collins

Sometimes a rabbit just wants to go for a swim! But is that the best idea when the the sign says "No Swimming"?When a rabbit meets a sneaky sea monkey trying to get him into the water, he has questions; lots of them! What are carrots doing in a lake? Why are there no fish? Is the water cold? And, most importantly, is the sea monkey really a sea monkey? He certainly is a strange-looking fellow . . .Packed with Ross Collins''s characteristic humour, No Swimming is a perfect read-aloud picture book for children and adults to enjoy together, again and again!

There's a mouse in Bear's house in this hilarious sequel to the bestselling picture book, There's a Bear on My Chair. This new board book edition will help teach younger readers that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover!Accolades for Ross Collins:Winner Of The Amnesty CILIP Honour 2016Shortlisted For The Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 The tables have turned in this rhyming romp. This time, it's Bear who has an unwelcome guest, and that cheeky mouse just won't leave. He's making a real commotion in Bear's house - eating all the food, listening to loud music and even spilling bathwater all over the floor! But when there's an unexpected knock at the door, Bear decides that perhaps mice are actually rather nice! A funny family story to share at bedtime (or any time!) - now in sturdy board book format for younger readers! Can't get enough? Look out for more Mouse and Bear shenanigans and other brilliant picture books from Ross Collins: There's a Bear on My ChairWe Disagree About This TreeThis Zoo is Not for YouWhat Does an Anteater Ea? his is a Dog

A fantastically funny rhyming picture book, from the bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator, Ross Collins. Poor Mouse! A bear has settled in his favourite chair and that chair just isn't big enough for two. Mouse tries all kinds of tactics to shift Bear but nothing works and tired old Mouse eventually gives up. Once Mouse has gone, however, that cheeky Bear just gets up and walks home! How dare he? But what's that? Is that a MOUSE in Bear's HOUSE?! A hilariously funny family story to share at bedtime, or any time, to make children (and parents!) laugh out loud. A brilliant, brightly coloured book in sturdy board for the very youngest of readers. Winner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour 2016 and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. Look for the sequel, There's a Mouse in My House. This time, the tables are turned and Mouse is the very unwelcome guest who just won't leave! Can't get enough? Look out for more brilliant picture books by Ross Collins: This Zoo is Not for You, What Does an Anteater Eat?, and This is a Dog.

Knitbone Pepper is a friendly ghost dog, haunting the crumbling Starcross Hall with a gaggle of other ghostly pets. But when he discovers that the Hall is up for sale and his beloved owner, Winnie Pepper, and her madcap parents must leave their home, he smells a rat. Can Knitbone and his ghostly gang of animals help Winnie save Starcross?