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Picture books for curious little people

Your next “read it again” starts here.

Funny, thoughtful picture books for ages 4–8. Start with a story about courage and unexpected friendship, then meet a whole world of unusual friends.

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The Bravest Penguineapig front cover by D. C. R. James
Written by D. C. R. James
A Bearwolf picture-book adventure

A good place to start

Meet Pete. He’s a little different.

Pete is just like the others — until a swim changes everything. A gentle adventure about fear, friendship and looking a little closer.

“One step, then another step,
That is what he’d do.”

From The Bravest Penguineapig

The story, in its own words & pictures

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Meet the Penguineapigs and their illustrated encyclopaedia of fears.The frightened Penguineapigs glimpse the shadow of the Octopussycat, with story text.

The Bravest Penguineapig

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Two more ways into the world

Different adventures. The same unusual friends.

Bearwolf and the Bubbles front cover

Curiosity & consequences

Bearwolf and the Bubbles

A mysterious wave. A curious frog. An adventure that reveals how one small action can ripple through a whole world.

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Professor Yessir’s Birthday Machine front cover

Invention & connection

Professor Yessir’s Birthday Machine

Buttons, patterns and things that go PING! The Professor can invent almost anything. But can a machine do everything a friend can?

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Welcome to Bearwolf World

A little world. Some very big feelings.

Stories and characters by D. C. R. James. Curious adventures, unusual friends and things to talk about together.

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