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What type of cat are you?

Diggersaurs: Mission to Mars

While Diggersaurs work hard outdoors shifting earth and granite, 
Work takes place in outer space upon a distant planet . . . 
 
Meet the Roversaurs - an awesome combination of dinosaur and spacecraft. They busy on Mars, tunnelling through the ground, mapping new territory, testing soil samples and growing plants - what do they have planned? And might they need some help from the Diggersaurs? 
 
This read-aloud rhyming treat is bursting with funny, characterful dino-machines. Award-winning, bestselling Michael Whaite brings Mars to life with bright, bold colours and details to pore over.

Michael Whaite is a writer, illustrator and animator. He has worked in children's television for over 25 years. He lives in leafy Lancashire with his wife and daughter.

100 Cats

The purrfect sequel to the award-winning 100 Dogs! 
 
Sitting cat, spitting cat, tangled-in-your-knitting cat, paw cat, claw cat ruining your chair! 
New cat, shoo cat! Living in the zoo cat, swing cat, cling cat . . . HANG IN THERE! 
 
This laugh-out-loud picture book is a brilliant read-aloud rhyming romp through a cornucopia of cats in silly scenarios. Follow the cat-and-mouse subplot and find endless funny details to delight read-after-read. 
 
Barking mad about dogs as well as cats? Check out 100 Dogs - Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards for Best Picture Book and Children's Book of the Year! 
 
Also by Michael Whaite: 
Diggersaurs 
Diggersaurs Explore

The purrfect sequel to the award-winning 100 Dogs! 
 
Sitting cat, spitting cat, tangled-in-your-knitting cat, paw cat, claw cat ruining your chair! 
New cat, shoo cat! Living in the zoo cat, swing cat, cling cat . . . HANG IN THERE! 
 
This laugh-out-loud picture book is a brilliant read-aloud rhyming romp through a cornucopia of cats in silly scenarios. Follow the cat-and-mouse subplot and find endless funny details to delight read-after-read. 
 
Barking mad about dogs as well as cats? Check out 100 Dogs - Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards for Best Picture Book and Children's Book of the Year! 
 
Also by Michael Whaite: 
Diggersaurs 
Diggersaurs Explore

100 Dogs

*WINNER - Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards - Children's Book of the Year!* 
*WINNER - Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards - Best Picture Book!* 
*SHORTLISTED - Waterstones Children's Book Prize* 
 
Can there really be 100 dogs doing 100 doggy things packed into the pages of this picture book? Follow the bouncy rhyme as it weaves its way through an array of hilarious hounds (from petted pugs to silly sausage dogs) and find out . . . 
 
This silly celebration of dogs is bursting with funny details to spot and crazy, characterful dogs to fall in love with - a bark-aloud book to return time and again. 
 
"Strong rhythm and rhyme perfectly combine to celebrate 100 dogs. Tiny tots will adore the illustrations and parents can introduce early learning skills: first steps in counting and reading through repetition and predictive rhyme. A joyous, interactive treat!" - The Best New Kids Books Summer 2019 supplement, distributed in The Guardian

Barking mad! Strong rhythm and rhyme perfectly combine to celebrate 100 dogs. Tiny tots will adore the illustrations and parents can introduce early learning skills: first steps in counting and reading through repetition and predictive rhyme. A joyous, interactive treat!

The Best New Kids Books Summer 2019 supplement, distributed in The Guardian

Small dog, tall dog, playing with a ball dog, big dog, dig dog burying a bone . . . 
 
Can there really be 100 dogs doing 100 doggy things packed into the pages of this picture book? Follow the bouncy rhyme as it weaves its way through an array of hilarious hounds (from petted pugs to silly sausage dogs) and find out . . . 
 
This silly celebration of dogs is bursting with funny details to spot and crazy, characterful dogs to fall in love with - a bark-aloud book to return time and again.

Diggersaurs Explore

What do you get when you cross a digger and a dinosaur? 
 
A DIGGERSAUR (of course!) 
 
These mighty beasts are the perfect mixture of two childhood favourite things, and they're off on a wonderful rhythmic, rhyming adventure full of funny details to spot and noisy diggersaur sounds to shout out loud. This book colourful burst of fun from this fantastic debut illustrator.

Michael Whaite (Author, Illustrator) Michael Whaite is a writer, illustrator and animator. He has worked in children's television for over 25 years. He lives in leafy Lancashire with his wife and daughter.

What do you get when you cross a digger and a dinosaur? 
 
A DIGGERSAUR (of course!) 
 
These mighty beasts are the perfect mixture of two childhood favourite things, and they're off on a wonderful rhythmic, rhyming adventure full of funny details to spot and noisy diggersaur sounds to shout out loud. This book is a colourful burst of fun from this fantastic debut illustrator.

Diggersaurs

What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? DIGGERSAURS are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR! 
 
The DIGGERSAURS are busy building something - what could it be? 
 
Children will fall in love with these huge, colourful, lovable beasts as the simple story unfolds. And there are lots of funny details to spot along the way.

What's bigger than a digger? Bigger than a dinosaur? DIGGERSAURS are bigger - see them build and hear them ROAR! 
 
The DIGGERSAURS are busy building something - what could it be? 
 
Children will fall in love with these huge, colourful, lovable beasts as the wonderfully read-aloud rhyming story unfolds. And there are lots of funny details to spot along the way...

Michael Whaite

A brilliant new story in the award-winning 100 Dogs series, perfect for fans of The Wonky Donkey! 
 
This hilarious picture book is a rip-roaring read-aloud guide to 100 different feathered friends. Full of endless funny details, silly scenarios, and a rare bird to spot, this is a book to read again and again. 
 
Hoot bird, fruit bird, whistles like a flute bird, walk bird, squawk bird, no need to shout! 
Toddle bird, waddle bird, isn't that a model bird? Curly bird, early bird, WORMS WATCH OUT! 
 
Barking mad about dogs as well as birds? Check out 100 Dogs - Winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards for Best Picture Book and Children's Book of the Year! 
 
Also by Michael Whaite: 
100 Dogs 
100 Cats 
Diggersaurs 
Diggersaurs Explore 
Diggersaurs: Mission to Mars

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