AustLit

'My Daddy says there’s a man fixing the tiles on our roof. But I know why there’s a noise. There’s a hippopotamus on our roof getting ready for Christmas. And he’s excited just like me! A hilarious Christmas-themed celebration in the best-selling picture book series, There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'This little piggy went singing

'This little piggy stayed home

'This little piggy had plum pudding

'This little piggy had none

'And this little piggy went jingle, jingle, jingle all the way home.

'Meet five little pigs who are full of life and all the excitement of Christmas! They are either out singing, dancing and playing music, or staying at home making and baking and trimming the tree. The piggies are into everything, even a little star-gazing. Keep your eye on your favourite piggy as it enjoys all sorts of Christmas fun, before hanging up the stockings and singing ho ho ho all the way home. The perfect follow-up to This Little Piggy Goes Dancing.' (Publication summary)

'This little piggy went dancing

'This little piggy stayed home

'This little piggy had porridge

'This little piggy had none

'And this little piggy went hop, hop, hop, all the way home.

'The little pigs we know so well from the familiar nursery rhyme now do all sorts of unexpected things - and the ones who stay home or have none are not forlorn or missing out! Keep your eye on your favourite piggy as it tries out different activities throughout the book. And watch them hula, jump, skip, zoom and whiz until the last little piggy runs 'wee wee wee all the way home'!' (Publisher's blurb)

'In a big, big city, in a tiny, tiny apartment, lived a tall, tall man and twelve babies.

'All the boys were called Alistair. All the girls were called Charlene.

'One day the door slams shut ... with the Charlenes on one side and the Alistairs on the other.

'What will the tall man do?' (From the publisher's website.)

'Only three sleeps to go and then it's my birthday!

'There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake.

'It's his birthday, too. We are going to have our party together.

'A jungle party.

'And all our friends can come in animal costumes.

'The hippo is back to celebrate his 30th birthday with a brand-new book! Join him and his friends for a jungle-inspired celebration full of games and lots of jungle-party treats!' (From the publisher's website.)

'Twin toddler brothers energetically squabble, eat, play, run, shop, and bathe, never running out of energy.'(Publication summary)

'Annie is as brave as can be. When she tumbles over she doesn't cry. If a moth flutters close, Annie doesn't squeal. Even when her big brother Jack tries to scare her, Annie doesn't scream.

'One day, Annie sees Callisto the cat stuck in a tree. Annie climbs the tree to get Callisto down, but Annie gets stuck herself. And Callisto has managed to get down the tree! Mum and Jack offer to help, but Annie is determined to get down on her own. After all, Annie knows she is brave.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Daisy the baby will not say a word. The family try everything to coax her into talking but she won't say a word.

"Today, Annie was boiling mad. Someone was sleeping in her chair! 'No one is allowed on my chair!' Annie tells everyone. But who has broken the rule? And what will Annie do to get her favourite chair back?" (Publisher's blurb)