Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All  by Crispin Dewan

This delightful, unusual and quirkily illustrated picture book will strike a chord in any adult who has ever struggled to keep up with all the latest gizmos which keep children happy for five minutes then get tossed aside for the next must-have on the hit list. Crispin, the pig who has absolutely everything, discovers the delights of using his imagination, playing with his new found friends in an empty box that becomes everything from a Space Base to a fantastic castle.

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Charlie the Caterpillar  by Dom DeLuise

Charlie the caterpillar has his feelings hurt three times, by other animals who refuse to play with him because he's just an 'ugly caterpillar.' In the end, he hides away and builds his cocoon. When he emerges as a butterfly next spring, the animals all want to be his friend, but he refuses, because he realizes that if they only want to be friends because of his beautiful wings, then they aren't going to be true friends. A fabulous story about friendship and judging people by appearances.

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Five Little Fiends  by Susan Dyer

Five Little Fiends is certainly different and probably unique in its presentation of an important concept: that of sharing. The five little fiends in question live inside statues and look out at the world. They each choose a part of it, their favourite individual part, and take them home, back to their statues to look at whenever they choose. The sun, the moon, the land, the sky and the sea are all removed and stowed away in the statues. Eventually each little fiend realizes the global impact of his or her combined selfishness.

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Because Brian Hugged His Mother  by David Rice

When Brian hugs and kisses his mother one morning, the act starts a chain reaction of kindness and consideration that spreads throughout the town and eventually comes back to him. 
 

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Elmer: The Story of a Patchwork Elephant  by David McKee

Elmer is not like the rest of the elephants in the jungle, he's a multi-coloured patchwork elephant! In this story, Elmer discovers that his friends laugh at him, not because he's different but because he's the most happy-go-lucky and ever-so-appealing, loveable elephant in the world! A story about celebrating our differences.

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Love you Forever  by Robert Munsch

The mother sings to her sleeping baby "I'll love you forever, I'll love you for always, As long as I'm living my baby you'll be". She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far, so ordinary--but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across town with a ladder on the car roof, climbing in to her grown son's window, and rocking the sleeping man in the same way. Then, inevitably, the day comes when she's too old and sick to hold him, and the roles are at last reversed. Hilarious but poignant, this thought-provoking book is popular with children and adults of all ages.

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My Many Colored Days  by Dr Seuss

This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.

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Not Now Bernard  by David McKee

A humorous story in which Bernard is exasperated by his parents refusal to listen to him, so he decides to make them take notice.

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Isabel's Noisy Tummy  by David McKee

There seems to be no remedy for Isabel's noisy tummy, and her classmates think it's highly amusing. But one day Isabel's growling tum saves everyone from a fierce tiger and she suddenly finds herself the school heroine.

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Avocado Baby  by John Burningham

When the weedy Hargraves have another baby, they're concerned that it's going to be just as weak and pathetic as them. Then one day they feed it avocados. The baby grows and grows, until he eventually even defeats the bullies!

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Big Brother, Little Brother  by Penny Dale

When Little Brother cries, Big Brother knows why. But the course of brotherly love doesn't always run smooth. Little Brother takes Big Brother's truck, making him cry. What will Little Brother do? Seeing that his Big Brother is so upset, he gives the truck back, because they're brothers. A story about empathy, sharing and sibling rivalry.

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When the Teddy Bears Came  by Martin Waddell, Penny Dale

Penny Dale's full colour illustrations accompany this tale of a new baby whose arrival prompts a flood of teddy bears. The feelings of the brother are apparent as he watches the room fill with bears and worries that there is no room on his mother's lap for him. The resulting sibling rivalry is resolved by the end of the tale.

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The Kiss that Missed  by David Melling

The king was in a hurry and blew his son a bedtime kiss…but it missed! A knight is sent to the depths of the forest to locate the precious kiss. The kiss flies out of the window, the prince is distraught and the hapless knight is send into the deep dark forest to fetch the kiss back. What will he encounter there?
A touching tale about the power of love.

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Arthur and the Big Bust-up  by Marc Brown

Arthur and his football team are on their way to the playoffs, until their two best players-Francine and the Brain - have a huge argument. When they refuse even to pass to each other it seems the team are doomed to lose. It's up to Arthur and Buster to come up with a plan to get the pair talking again in time for the all important final game, but it isn't going to be easy.

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Arthur's Scare-your-pants-off Protest  by Marc Brown

Arthur and his friends can't wait to read the latest "Scare-Your-Pants-off" book, but when they get to the library, they find that their favourite books have been banned by the parents group PAWS. Can they win the battle to get books back, or will they never have their pants scared off again?

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