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Corrina Campbell is the third Little Door Debut to be published by Little Door Books. She is a highly talented new author/ illustrator with a wonderfully quirky style, bringing to life her colourful world. This is a perfect alternative seasonal tale about friendship, love and happiness, and doing the right thing. Everybody loves the stars but have you ever loved them enough to steal them? Not just one or two, but all of them? When a little girl decides she wants a real star of her own she can’t resist taking them all. What she doesn’t realise is that taking the stars will have disastrous consequences for her and millions of other children around the world. But what will it take for her to give them back?

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Turmeric the Dragon loved stories, especially stories about dragons. The trouble was his parents didn’t like telling them much. “Stories always ends badly for us Dragons,” said his father. But Turmeric didn’t believe him, so he set off to find out for himself. Down in the village Pip loved to tell stories. Her absolute favourite ones were about dragons. The problem was they always got her into trouble. After an unexpected meeting Turmeric and Pip find themselves in their very own dragon story. Madeline Pinkerton was discovered working behind the scenes in the Edinburgh International Book Festival bookshop. Her warm, classical-looking illustrations perfectly combine with a wonderful story about bravery, following your own path, and friendship. Madeline is the fourth Little Door Debut to be published by Little Door Books.

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Esther Kent is the second Little Door Debut to be published by Little Door Books. She is an exciting new author/illustrator who uses a wonderful palette of colours and shapes to express this simple story for 2-5 year olds. It’s a tale about the magic of imagination, an adventurous girl and a special mother-child relationship told through vibrant, pattern-filled illustrations.

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Scotty is a little Scotty dog who was blown onto the Isle of Mull, deep in the heart of a storm. But when a fisherman gives him an old collar with ancient writing on it, Scotty is whirled off on a series of extraordinary journeys with his best friend Owl. Crotchety old Owl loves trees - his home being one - and the collar whisks them away to India to see the Banyan, to Brazil to see the last tree left standing, and to East Africa, where new seedlings are sprouting gently into fresh forests. Climate change can sometimes be a little frightening, and Scotty’s story is a tale about the small changes we can all make to protect the planet. Will Scotty and Owl get home safely from their journeys around the world? Will Owl manage not to lose all his feathers flapping after the little Scotty, with his nose for adventure? Will they both learn something extraordinary about trees, home, and how to protect it by planting just one seed? Hold tight… Multi-million selling author Conn Iggulden teams up again with fantastic illustrator Lizzy Duncan on this environmental adventure. The story of Scotty was initially produced by the Scotia Group for distribution to all delegates in attendance at the UN’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Conn and Lizzy are thrilled to be working with Little Door Books to expand Scotty into a series that continues to tell the story about how nobody is too small to make a difference, and no difference is too small to make when it comes to saving our planet. Excellent for schools and families wanting to find out more about our world and how to help protect it. Publishing on World Earth Day 2023

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Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart comes together with an exciting new illustrator Augusta Kirkwood to produce this gentle and heartwarming tale about the growing relationship between a father who wants to give his child the moon, and the child who just wants to spend time with her daddy. The lyrical text is wonderfully complimented by Augusta's gorgeous watery illustrations. Perfect for Fathers day.

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Best-selling children’s author Emily Dodd brings her scientific background to this quirky, fun investigative tale. With a wonderful mix of educational elements coupled with beautifully energetic illustrations, children will learn how different woodland animals eat nuts and how little clues can help them solve the crime of the . A story about friendship and saying sorry.

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After the huge success of her debut picture book, The Girl Who Stole The Stars, Corrina brings this beautiful story about the meaning of being strong, brave and fearless. A gentle and timely picture book helping children engage and talk about feelings of love and loss. Corrina is a highly talented new author/ illustrator with a wonderfully quirky style, bringing to life her colourful world. What does it mean to be strong, brave and fearless? When a little boy finds a broken rainbow lying on the ground he decides to take it home and look after it. The little boy loves the rainbow but when it eventually disappears he finds out what it really means to be strong, brave and fearless. A magical story exploring one boy’s journey through love and loss.

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Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart and illustrator Augusta Kirkwood have come together again, after their wonderful 2019 collaboration Daddy Frog and the Moon , to create this beautiful picture book about empathy and love. In a time when themes of friendship, love, family and loss are a focus of conversation, this gentle story with its fabulous illustrations will help parents and children come together to uncover the meaning of empathy. Can you be happy and sad at the same time? When Toby finds a mermaid stranded in a rock pool on the beach he takes her home and tries to cheer her up with songs, stories and a paddling pool full of bubbles. For a while Toby and the mermaid have fun but the more the mermaid sees the love Toby and his family have for each other the more she misses her own family and home. A story about feelings, love, happiness and letting go.

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The next exciting adventure for Uncle Pete and TM sees them prepare for an Arctic expedition to get Berg, the little polar bear, back to his family. Gathering together their snow gear, they fit skis on the plane and head north with Berg. When they arrive where the family were last seen, the snow has melted and there is no sign of the bears. A passing whale tells the team they have been captured and taken off in a very sinister looking black ship. There is excitement aplenty, with wooden squirrel helicopters, tunnels, bears in disguises, evil animal hunters and a daring rescue. And so, the third quest for Uncle Pete and TM begins. The third title in the thrilling magical, fantasy adventure series for six- to nineyear- olds. Written by award-winning writer and journalist David C Flanagan, featuring line drawings and illustrations by Will Hughes, with his quirky Quentin Blakelike style. This hilarious new adventure takes Uncle Pete and his fearless female sidekick,TM, on an incredible Arctic adventure, with themes of determination, collaboration, ingenuity, kindness and acceptance.

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Multi-award-winning musician and author Colin MacIntyre and wonderfully quirky illustrator Catherine Thomann have come together to create The Humdrum Drum, a bright, colourful, fun musical tale about togetherness, teamwork and inclusiveness. CD with audiobook and songs included.

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Thanks to her mysterious magnetic powers, Magna Cow is always messing up the other cows' fun. She ruins their camping trips, spoils their darts tournaments, and plays havoc with their cutlery. But when disaster strikes the herd, Magna Cow finally gets her chance to shine. A moooving tale about being yourself, and friendship.

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Benny was different… Benny was special… Benny was a robot… Benny had a bright red button in the middle of his tummy. On the button, written in big, bold letters were the words 'Only Press in an Emergency'. Benny had never pressed his button but often wondered what would happen if he did get to press it… One day he found out!

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The Party Problem is the second in a series of four fun picture books for three- to six-year-olds, following the adventures of Mac, a farmer, and his dog and best friend, Bob. This colourful story is brought to life by illustrator Dave Sutton. The book contains a CD with three specially-written action songs, plus a re-recording of a traditional favourite. An audio book is also included, beautifully read by children’s author Vivian French.

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The follow up to the award-winning One Button Benny picture book and the second book in the series. Benny's new adventure sees all the robots having to work together when more aliens arrive on their planet. Once again with beautiful retrostyle illustrations by Chloe Holwill-Hunter. A story about friendship, working together, saying sorry and the uniqueness of us all as individuals.

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It’s Friday and that means it’s party time in robot town. Benny and his friends decide they need a bit more ‘robot dancing’ practice before the big night. They bounce and boogie, jump and twirl then disaster strikes when they tumble into a huge sinkhole and come face to face with a large angry dinosaur, who is not happy about being woken up. Will Benny have to press his ‘Emergency Button’? Can they escape being crushed and eaten by the dinosaur? Will they make it back in time for the party? The third book in the award-winning picture book series. Benny and his robot friends are back with a fantastic new adventure and this time there is a very unhappy dinosaur to contend with. With beautiful retro-style illustrations by award-winning illustrator Chloe Holwill-Hunter, this is a story about friendship, working together, coping with problems and the uniqueness of us all as individuals. Along with this wonderful picture book, you can download the specially-written song and an audio book of the story.

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A beautifully illustrated picture book telling the tale of Billy Hippo. Billy hates water. It's too cold! Too scary! Too wet! And swimming? No thanks. He doesn't want to try - not even when his whole family do their best to persuade him that it's fun. It takes two cheeky frogs and a big surprise to change Billy's mind...

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The second title in a brand new magical, fantasy adventure series for six- to nine year-olds. Written by award-winning writer and journalist David C Flanagan, featuring line drawings and illustrations by Will Hughes with his quirky, Quentin Blake like style. Uncle Pete and the Forest of Lost Things follows on from book one as Uncle Pete and TM embark on a new adventure to find their missing plane. With the help of some ingenious squirrels, a kindly dolphin and a friend from the past their new adventure takes them to the strange and foreboding forest of lost things. Along the way they encounter some scary, gigantic cats, a rogue tidal wave and other dangerous dilemmas, but with bravery, cunning and lots of jam sandwiches they overcome the obstacles and make some new friends.

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Follow the cuddly little alien 'Dillie Dally' as he flies to Planet Dream and meets the super soft Bedtime Sheep in their propeller hats and the cuddly multi-coloured Chumbles. A TV tie-in board book to accompany the successful CBeebies animated series as seen on Bedtime hour. Full of high quality and textured visuals, each book contains lyrical text emphasising the key benefits of reading, rhythm, language and singing to your little ones. With familiar characters representing a little ones bedtime routine, Hushabye Lullabye encourages a calming experience while positively promoting language development and secure bonding parent/child attachment. The first title in the series 'Goodnight Dreams' will explore a little ones journey to sleep and introduce traditional lullaby rhythms to soothe a contemporary audience.

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This is not just another Nessie tale, it’s a MONSTER story… Best-selling author Sara Sheridan teams up with her daughter Molly to produce this fantastic and topical adventure about friendship and teamwork, and why discarding plastics and our waste in lochs, lakes and waterways is not good for us, the planet AND for all the monsters trying to visit their friends. The darkly quirky and fun illustrations are by first-time picture book illustrator Iain Carroll.

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Ben loves grizzly bears so much that he wants a real one for his birthday. Instead, he gets a toy cuddly bear. Making the best of the situation, Ben tries to teach Cuddly Bear how to eat honey, fish and climb a tree like a grizzly bear. However, Cuddly Bear is soon covered in honey, soggy and stuck in a tree! Every time the toy bear cannot do something, Ben gets more and more grizzly. So completely grizzly that he grows furry ears, a shiny black nose, paws, a furry coat, claws and a round tail. Ben becomes a grizzly bear. What will it take for Grizzly Ben to become Ben again? We are thrilled to publish the first picture book from best-selling, awardwinning illustrator Alex Ayliffe and successful screen, radio writer and author Alan Dapré. This gorgeously quirky tale of a grumpy and grizzly little boy will capture your heart, with Alex’s illustrations, which are full of energy and vitality, taking the reader on a familiar journey from tantrums to tucked up in bed. A story with relatable themes of companionship, friendship, feelings, emotions and love. Perfect for your grizzly little bears.

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Uncle Pete and the Boy Who Couldn’t Sleep tells the story of Harry, a young boy who has never slept his entire life, no matter how hard his parents try. With all the bedtime stories, songs and milky drinks in his town exhausted - along with all the people - it’s Harry’s eccentric explorer uncle, Pete, who ultimately comes to his aid with the help of a map, a rickety old biplane, a tiny mouse companion called TM, and one very special sheep. The story is a magical and hilarious adventure of the imagination involving the remarkable journey undertaken by Uncle Pete and his fearless female sidekick, with themes of determination, collaboration, ingenuity, kindness and acceptance.

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Multi award-winning author Chae Strathie teams up with illustrator Francis Martin for this fabulously funny story about a feisty little girl, her toy monkey and the mischievous adventures they get up to. Francis’s vibrant, quirky illustrations bring this story to life capturing the wonders of the imagination and the chaos that ensues when Pinkie and Boo get together. Pinkie loves being the smallest in her family, but the arrival of a baby means everything is about to change. It seems like the tiny new addition to the family will get all the attention . . . and Pinkie isn’t happy about that. To cheer her up Mum and Dad give her a lovely toy monkey called Boo. But it turns out there’s much more to him than meets the eye – at least in Pinkie’s imagination. Their outrageous efforts to regain some attention lead to a whole lot of mess and mayhem, but everything works out happily in the end

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A Puppy’s Tale is a simple tale of a lovable puppy called Georgie who gets lost in the woods. Written by ‘Mac and Bob’ author Alan Windram, with strikingly beautiful illustrations by Chloe Holwill-Hunter. In this tale for two to five-year-olds, children can follow Georgie as she jumps with a frog, hops with a bunny rabbit and runs around after a squirrel. Along with this wonderful picture book, you can download the specially written ‘Georgie's Jumping Song’, with lots of actions, and also an audio book of the story.

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It's a bright, sunny morning down on the farm. Mac and Bob have a busy day ahead - feeding the animals, pulling up carrots and ploughing the field on Mac's big red tractor. Suddenly, a wonderful sight comes into view. Marching bands, acrobats and lots of colourful clowns...It looks like the circus is in town! Mac and Bob love the circus. First, there are jobs to be done. But what’s this? All the animals are excited, running around with amazing tales to tell. There's something unusual going on at the farm today and Mac and Bob are about to find out what it is.

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Award-winning children’s author Vivian French teams up again with illustrator Hannah Foley for the second book in the Billy Hippo series. This vibrant, colourful tale is about Billy the hippo who is keen to find a very special gift for his dad’s birthday. This is a gentle and humorous tale for two- to five-year-olds.

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Eilidh Muldoon is the illustrator of the best-selling series of Scottish colouring books. Snooze is her first English language picture book. Eilidh was the author in residence at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Her wonderfully stylised illustrations bring to life this lovely tale about a poor little owl who just can't get to sleep.

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When Little Bat can't sleep one morning, Middle Bat and Big Bat are quick to tease and accuse him of being scared of the light. There's only one thing for it. Little Bat will have to leave the old oak tree, all by himself, and prove them wrong. But will he come face to face with the Bogey Bat? Is Little Bat really a....Scaredy Bat? A story about letting go and conquering your fears. A brand new 'batty' picture book from the pen of award-winning author of the hugely successful 'World of Norm' book series, Jonathan Meres. Jonathan's lyrical and engaging text is complimented by up-and coming illustrator Anders Frang. Together they have created a whimsical visual feast of a story for three - to six-year-olds.

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Rory And The Snack Dragons is the first book in a brand new chapter book series for 6 to 9 year-olds. This funny, magical story from debut author Louisa MacDougall is about about the unlikely friendship between Rory, a dragon outcast who likes to eat bicycles, and Flora, a plucky princess who loves to ride them.

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This laugh out loud picture book follows Kevin, an orange, who is really tired of being orange. With the help of his friend, Brian the Pear, Kevin tries being lots of different colours with hilarious consequences, only to find that being the best version of yourself is the greatest thing of all.

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Henny is a baby chick, she is sweet and fluffy just like her friends. But unlike her friends, Henny has one tiny problem. Henny is stuck in her shell. Yes, her tiny legs and her tiny wings peep out. But Henny is most definitely stuck. Follow Henny on her journey as she and her friends try to solve her problem and along the way end up saving the day. ‘Henny is Stuck’ is the debut picture book from award-winning Dublin-based illustrator and animator Aileen Crossley. With an illustration style honed and developed over years in a lithographic print studio, the loveable characters are brought to life in a tale of friendship, determination and bravery. Aileen is currently creating an animated short to accompany her picture book. This book would make the perfect Easter gift.

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Will Hughes is the first author/illustrator picture book to be published under our new imprint . Little Door Debuts was set up to bring new, exciting and talented illustrators to a wider audience and assist them on their journey into the publishing world. Will’s wild and wacky sense of humour is brought to life through his fun, quirky, vibrant illustrations.

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Mike Nicholson and Amy Lewis team up to create this fabulously colourful rhyming picture book for three- to six year-olds. Full of comedy and vibrant illustrations, they bring an old-style tale bang up to date. What is the town to do when they can’t get their gigantic neighbour to wake up and stop snoring? Too big to turn over, and a peg on the nose just won’t do.

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Captain Crankie is upset. His neighbours have been dumping their household rubbish all over the village, and he and Seadog Steve like things tidy. They have a brilliant idea; they will collect up the rubbish and take it out to sea. But that upsets Millie the mermaid and the sea creatures. They don't want shopping trollies, rubber tyres and old umbrellas cluttering up the seabed! Millie invites Captain Crankie and Seadog Steve to see the seabed for themselves, and Seadog Steve hatches a brilliant plan to solve the problem so everyone is happy.

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