| Category |
Title |
ID No. |
Details |
Age |
|
| around the world | Usborne First French Word Book | 796 | Learn first words in French with characters from Apple Tree Farm | 3 years+ | M |
| around the world | Usborne First Spanish Word Book | 795 | Learn first words in Spanish with characters from Apple Tree Farm | 3 years+ | M |
| art & craft | 101 Things to Make and Do | 728 | | | |
| art & craft | Art Attack | 707 | Great things to make from rubbish | | |
| art & craft | Art Attack - even more cool stuff | 709 | Amazing ideas and brilliant projects anyone can do. | | |
| art & craft | Art Attack - Secret Stuff | 706 | Make your own treasure troves, mystery maps top secret stuff etc | | |
| art & craft | Christmas Activities | 820 | Usborne Books | 3 years+ | |
| art & craft | Great Art Attack Stuff | 708 | Paint, pop-ups, cartoons, collage, 3d | | |
| art & craft | Knights and Castles (Usborne Activities) | 837 | Lots of fun things to make. | 5 years+ | |
| art & craft | My Big Creative Activity Book | 731 | Arts and crafts, gift ideas, nature crafts - simple home projects to make all year round. Step by step pictures. | | |
| art & craft | Pirate Things to Make and Do (Usborne Activities) | 836 | Loads of fun ideas for things to make | 5 years+ | |
| art & craft | Starting Face Painting (Usborne) | 840 | Lots of ideas for painting faces. | 5 years+ | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Beadwork | 766 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Collage | 765 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Creative Lettering | 768 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Decorative Painting | 769 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Handmade Cards | 762 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Mosaics | 764 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Origami | 770 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Paperfolding | 763 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Papier Mache | 767 | | | |
| art & craft | Step by Step Printing | 761 | | | |
| art & craft | The Complete Book of Papercraft | 812 | | | |
| art & craft | The Dressing Up Book | 702 | 50 easy peasy ideas to make cracking costumes | | |
| art & craft | The Kids' Multicultural Art Book | 700 | Art and craft experiences from around the world | 3 years + | M |
| art & craft | Things to Make and Do for Christmas | 819 | Usborne Books | 3 years+ | |
| art & craft | Things to Make for Dads (Usborne Activities) | 838 | | 5 years+ | |
| art & craft | Usborne Art Ideas - Making Cards | 725 | Step by step instructions to make cards for all occasions | 7 years + | |
| art & craft | Usborne Christmas Activities | 703 | Full of ideas for things to make and do for Christmas | 3 years + | |
| art & craft | Usborne Fairy things to make and do | 701 | lots of ideas for making fairies and other fairyland creatures | 3 years + | |
| art & craft | Usborne Mermaid Things to Make and Do | 729 | | | |
| art & craft | Usborne Monster Things to Make and Do | 723 | | | |
| art & craft | Usborne Things to Make and Do | 704 | Butterflies from leaf prints, a froggy door sign, a kite that really flies plus lots more | 3 years + | |
| art & craft | Wizard Things to Make and Do | 724 | | | |
| cookery | Baby and Toddler Meal Planner | 272 | From purees for the very young baby to more grown up dishes for 3-4yr olds | 6 months+ | |
| cookery | Finger Food for Babies and Toddlers | 823 | Author: Jennie Maizels | 6 months+ | |
| cookery | Fun Step by Step Kids' Cookbook | 730 | | | |
| cookery | Healthy Baby and Toddler Foods | 782 | | | |
| cookery | Healthy Cooking for your Kids | 273 | 70 great tasting recipes for healthy food kids will love to eat | | |
| cookery | Kids' Cook Book | 726 | With wipe clean pages filled with easy to follow recipes. | | |
| cookery | The AiA Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbook | 742 | Author Marilyn Le Breton
Compiled for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders on strict casein, gluten, MSG, aspartame and DGA free diets. Over 400 imaginative dairy and gluten/wheat free recipes. | | |
| cookery | The Big Book of Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and children | 781 | | | |
| cookery | The Big Book of Recipes for Babies, Toddlers and Children | 825 | Author: Wardley and More | 6 months+ | |
| cookery | Usbourne First Picture Cookbook | 794 | Easy to follow recipes for sharing with young children. | 3 years+ | |
| cookery | Yummy Little Cook Book | 705 | Full of easy totally yummy things to make and eat. Also ideas for gift wrapping them. | | |
| family matters | A Child is Born | 740 | Author Lennart Nilsson.Amazing full color photographs of babies in the womb. Week by week, you can look at what a babies' development should be, learn when the ears and arms develop (as well as many other parts), etc. | | |
| family matters | Anna Karmel's Complete First Year Planner | 822 | Includes nearly everything you need to know during a baby's first year. | birth upwards | |
| family matters | Baby Book | 783 | | | |
| family matters | Baby Days | 834 | Author: Barbara Rowley
Activities, Ideas, and Games for Enjoying Daily Life with a Child Under Three | | |
| family matters | Beyond Sibling Rivalry | 831 | Author: Peter Goldenthal
How to Help Your Children Become Co-operative, Caring, and Compassionate | | |
| family matters | Billy and the Big New School | 715 | Picture story book. Young children and adults will love sharing and talking about insights into a child's anxieties about starting school | | |
| family matters | Entertaining and Educating Your Pre-school Child | 832 | Authors: Gee and Meredith
Absolutely chock full of great ideas for things to do with your kids. Every page is loaded with practical (and inexpensive) ideas. | | |
| family matters | Going to the Doctor | 813 | Usbourne book - familiarises children with what happens at the doctors | 3 years+ | |
| family matters | Good Days, Bad Days | 717 | Picture book about the ups and downs of family life | | |
| family matters | How Babies Talk | 828 | Authors: R. Michnick Golinkoff & K. Hirsh-Pasek
An easy to read book filled with the latest research. | | |
| family matters | How did I begin? | 718 | A warm friendly introduction to the facts of life for young children | | |
| family matters | How Should I behave? | 714 | A sensitive and practical look at manners and the best ways of doing things. Also explores dealing with bullies or strangers. | | |
| family matters | How Will I Grow? | 719 | An introduction to how we change from a baby to an adult, including what happens to boys and girls when they reach puberty. | | |
| family matters | I Miss You | 835 | By Pat Thomas
When a close friend or family member dies, it can be difficult for children to express their feelings. This book helps boys and girls understand that death is a natural complement to life, and that grief and a sense of loss are normal feelings for them to have following a loved one's death. The story lines are simple and direct and easily accessible to younger children. There are full-color illustrations on every page. | 2 years+ | |
| family matters | More Secrets of Happy Children | 739 | Author Steve Biddulph
Help you with parent-child communication form babyhood to teens | 12 months+ | |
| family matters | Mums on Babies | 722 | Trade secrets from the real experts | | |
| family matters | Mums on Pregnancy | 721 | Practical relevant help from other mothers with answers to all your questions | | |
| family matters | New Toddler Taming | 826 | Author: Dr. Christopher Green
Offers invaluable practical advice from sleeping problems and tantrums to toilet training. Also includes information on childhood eating habits, sibling rivalry and discipline. | | |
| family matters | Practical Parenting - Tantrums | 793 | Understanding and coping with your child's emotions | 18 months+ | |
| family matters | Secrets of the Baby Whisperer | 833 | Author:Tracy Hogg
How to Calm, Connect and Communicate with Your Baby. | | |
| family matters | Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers | 827 | Author:Tracy Hogg
This is a must-have manual for all parents of toddlers. | | |
| family matters | Siblings Without Rivalry | 777 | Author Faber and Mazlish
Practical guidelines and examples of how to cope with sibling rivalry | | |
| family matters | Successful Potty Training | 775 | Author Heather Welford
NCT guide helping spot when your child is ready to start, and help on deciding right method | | |
| family matters | Teach Your Child to Sleep | 772 | Solving sleep problems from newborn through childhood by Millpond Sleep Clinic | | |
| family matters | The Secret of Happy Children | 738 | Author Steve Biddulph
Help you with parent-child communication form babyhood to teens | | |
| family matters | There's a House inside my Mummy | 771 | Author Giles Andreae
A picture book story about a little boy's wait for his new baby. | 2 years+ | |
| family matters | What's My Family Tree? | 713 | A celebration of all our relatives, which explores the variety of family life and recognises that no two families are the same | | |
| festivals & religions | All Kinds of Beliefs | 733 | This delightful lift the flap book celebrates all kinds of children with all kinds of beliefs. Dual language - Bengali and English | | M |
| games & activities | Dad's Stuff | 727 | Shedloads of ideas for dads to make childhood fun. Includes activities, games, puzzles etc | | |
| games & activities | Great Big Book of Children's Games | 776 | Author Dera Wise
Over 450 indoor and outdoor games for kids aged 3-14 years | 3 years+ | |
| games & activities | If you're happy and you know it | 784 | Board picture book with words and actions to sing | 6 months+ | |
| games & activities | Kids' Party Games and Activities | 774 | Author Penny Warmer
Hundreds of entertaining things to do at partieds for kids 2-12years | 2 years+ | |
| games & activities | Party Games | 773 | Author Kemp and Walters
Practical Parenting Guide with over 100 party games arranged by theme for children aged 1-5 years | 12 months+ | |
| games & activities | Therapeutic Groupwork with Children | 805 | Author: Drost and Bayley
Hands on workbook for all professionals who work with young children, based on humanistic philosophy. Discuses role of group leaders, how to start and run a group and 40 varied group activities. | | |
| health & disabilities | Alternative Treatments for Children within the Autistic Spec | 747 | Author Deborah G Alecson
Effective natural solutions for learning disorders, attention deficits and autistic behaviours. | | |
| health & disabilities | Asperger's Syndrome | 744 | Author Tony Attwood
Describes the syndrome and its practical implications | | |
| health & disabilities | Autism - How to help your young child | 741 | Author Leicestershire County Council and Fosse Health Trust. | | |
| health & disabilities | Challenging Behaviour and Autism | 745 | Author Philip Whitaker
Practical strategies for preventing or managing challenging behaviour. | | |
| health & disabilities | Everybody is Different | 748 | Author Fiona Bleach
A book for young people who have brothers or sisters with autism | | |
| health & disabilities | Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome | 749 | Author Luke Jackson
A user guide to adolescence, written by a 13yr old who has a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome. | | |
| health & disabilities | Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection | 758 | Author: Susan Aud Sonders
A program to develop the communication skills of children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and PDD | | I |
| health & disabilities | Helping Children Who Bottle Up Their Feelings. | 811 | Author: Sunderland and Hancock
Includes 'A Nifflenoo called Nevermind'.
The guidebook is complimented by the the story, which aids children's understanding. It is a very practical resource which explains the therapeutic basis in clear language. | | |
| health & disabilities | Helping Children Who Yearn for Someone They Love | 810 | Author: Sunderland and Hancock
With 'The frog who longed for the moon to smile'.
A guidebook to help children who are missing someone too much or are suffering from separation anxiety. | | |
| health & disabilities | Helping Children with Loss | 806 | Author: Sunderland and Hancock
Includes storybook 'The day the sea went out and never came back'. This is a guidebook to help children who have lost or been separated from someone or something they love deeply. | | |
| health & disabilities | Helping Children with Low Self-Esteem | 809 | Author: Sunderland and Hancock
Includes story 'Ruby and the Rubbish Bin'.
A guidebook to help children who don't like themselves or feel there is something fundamentally wrong with them | | |
| health & disabilities | How to Help Your Autistic Spectrum Child | 757 | Author: Jackie Brealy. Practical ways to make family life run more smoothly from first hand experience. From obtaining diagnosis, education and intervention, to considering future of your child. | | I |
| health & disabilities | How to Support and Teach Children on the Autistic Spectrum | 755 | A practical, accessible source of ideas and support for those involved in education of children on autistic spectrum. Aimed at teachers, but also for parents and professionals | | I |
| health & disabilities | How to Teach and Manage Children with ADHD | 756 | Aims to inform about the condition and to give practical help. Easy to use with checklists and case studies to refer to, it is a valuable resource fo parents and well as professionals. | | I |
| health & disabilities | Incey Wincey Spider | 785 | Sign and sing a long book (BSL) | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Jordan Has a Hearing Loss | 754 | | 4 years+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Let's Sign for Work | 791 | BSL guide for Service Providers. Communication guidelines and selection of everyday signs for those whose work brings them into contact with Deaf people. | | I |
| health & disabilities | Lets Sign Early Years (BSL) | 778 | Author Cath Smith and Sandra Teasdale
Collection of everyday signs specifically written for infants and their carers - at home, playgroup, nursery or school | 3 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Luke has Down's Syndrome | 753 | | 4 years+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Mental Health Aspects of Autism and Aspergers Syndrome | 743 | Author: Dr Ghaziuddin
Explains emotional and psychological difficulties often encountered with ASDs, with guidance on early detection and treatment. For family and professionals. | | |
| health & disabilities | My First Animal Signs | 780 | Board picture book with 48 animal signs in BSL. For young children and their families to learn their first animal signs together. | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | My First Signs | 779 | Board picture book for young children and families to learn early signs together. | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | My Social Stories Book | 759 | Author Carol Gray
An effective way of teaching social and life skills to children on the autistic spectrum. Stories for preschoolers aged 2yrs-6rys | 2 years+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autistic | 750 | A practical resource of play ideas for parents and carers | | |
| health & disabilities | Sam Uses Wheelchair | 751 | | 4 years+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Sign about Getting Ready | 789 | Signing guide for hearing and deaf children (American Sign Language) | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Sign about Going Out | 790 | Signing guide for hearing and deaf children (British Sign Language) | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Sign about Meal Time | 788 | Signing guide for hearing and deaf children (American Sign Language) | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | Sing about Play time | 787 | Signing guide for hearing and deaf children (American Sign Language) | 6 months+ | I |
| health & disabilities | The Complete Kid's Allergy and Asthma Guide | 821 | Editor: Milton Gold
A comprehensive guide to dealing with the asthmatic condition and the multiple allergic problems of children. Includes daily coping strategies and advice on how to read the signs of allergies and minimise reactions. Useful for parents who have not yet received a medical diagnosis | | |
| health & disabilities | Thinking in Pictures | 746 | Author Temple Grandin
Her account of growing up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete and visual way and how it feels now. | | |
| health & disabilities | Thomas has Autism | 752 | | 4 years+ | I |
| story books | A Piece of Cake | 818 | Author: Jill Murphy | 3 years+ | |
| story books | A Quiet Night In | 815 | Author: Jill Murphy | 3 years+ | |
| story books | All in One Piece | 817 | Author: Jill Murphy | 3 years+ | |
| story books | Badger's Parting Gift | 824 | By Sue Varley
The tale of a dependable, reliable and helpful badger who realises that his old age will soon lead to death. His friends learn to come to terms with his death in an enchanting tale. With full colour illustrations throughout. | 3 years+ | |
| story books | But excuse me, that is my book (Charlie and Lola) | 734 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Charlie and Lola - But excuse me that is my book | 798 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Charlie and Lola - My wobbly tooth must not ever fall out | 800 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Charlie and Lola - We Honestly can look after your dog | 797 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Charlie and Lola - Whoops but it wasn't me | 799 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Five Minutes Peace | 816 | Author: Jill Murphy | 3 years+ | |
| story books | Goodnight Moon | 804 | Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Perfect bedtime story, a short poem of wishes from a young rabbit preparing for sleep. | 18 months+ | |
| story books | Grandpa | 786 | By John Burningham
Granpa nurses his granddaughter's dolls, mistakes her strawberry-flavoured pretend ice-cream for chocolate, takes her tobogganing in the snow, and falls in with her imaginary plans to captain a ship to Africa, like all good Granpa's should. It is a friendship that children who read this book will long remember. | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Handa's Hen | 732 | A story featuring children in Kenya who find lots of different animals while they are looking for Grandma's black hen. Dual language - Swahili and English | | M |
| story books | Harry's Home | 716 | Picture story book about the importance of home | | |
| story books | I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed | 710 | Story book about Charlie's little sister Lola who doesn't like bedtime. | | |
| story books | I am TOO absolutely small for school | 720 | Perfect preparation for school - picture story book featuring Charlie and his little sister Lola | | |
| story books | I will not ever never eat a tomato | 711 | A story book about Charlie's sister Lola who is a very fussy eater | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Mr Large in Charge | 814 | Author: Jill Murphy | 3 years+ | |
| story books | My New Baby (picture board book) | 829 | | | |
| story books | My wobbly tooth must not ever never fall out (Charlie/Lola) | 737 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Once There Were Giants | 807 | Author: Waddell and Dale
This story book explores the stages of life and development, following a baby girl as she grows up and finally has a baby of her own. | | |
| story books | Rosie's Babies | 801 | Author: Martin Waddell
Rosie's mum has just had a new baby, and to keep her mum's attention Rosie tells her all about her own babies and what they get up to. Deals with sibling rivalry in a very convincing way. | 3 years+ | |
| story books | The Very Hungry Caterpillar | 803 | Small board book ideal for little hands | 2 years+ | |
| story books | The Wheels on the Bus | 802 | Small board version of popular song with actions | 18 months+ | |
| story books | Waiting for Baby (picture board book) | 830 | | | |
| story books | We honestly can look after your dog (Charlie and Lola) | 735 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | Whoops! But it wasn't me (Charlie and Lola) | 736 | | 2 years+ | |
| story books | You and Me Little Bear | 808 | Author: Waddell and Firth
A gentle tale showing children that grown-ups can't always give their undivided attention, but also the importance for grown-ups to take 'time-out' to play. | 3 years+ | |