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When you visit the zoo, Do you wonder like I do . . . Why does a giraffe have spots of brown, And do zebra's stripes go up, or down? The wonder and variety of zoo animals is explored in this book, which is as full of questions as Kipling's Elephant's Child. From an elephant to a peacock, a rhinoceros to a flamingo, an inquisitive child and his grandfather visit and ponder each animal.

There was a dinosaur, his name was Kees van Dijk. He lived with his wife Marie in the neighbourhood of Waterswijk. In the playful way that makes their picture book texts so appealing, Erik van Os and Elle van Lieshout hop through the life of the dinosaur family Van Dijk. We hear how dad goes hunting and mom does the housework, how Kareltje – the child – plays with his friends and the family sits down for a nice meal in the evening. And before going to sleep, father Kees naturally tells a story… And when they went to sleep at sunset, Kareltje said: 'Tell me dad!' and Kees van Dijk started talking about the future and with everything Kees made up, it seemed as if he could see far into the future. And that future perspective seems very much like our own daily life! Andersen illustrator Jan Jutte paints a cheerful and exuberant dinosaur existence in his characteristic strong lines and powerful colours, in which there is plenty to discover. A picture book that is also a treat for boys.

After Krik and Domper, Krik and Melle, Hanna Kraan completed the enthusiastically received series about the cheerful squirrel, the grumpy toad and the vain blackbird with De tuin van Krik. This calls for a special edition with all the stories about the trio! Now completely re-illustrated by Mies van Hout in beautiful color pictures. This ultimate reading bundle includes all the adventures that Krik, Domper and Melle experience in the garden of the Keizer family. Through the eyes of the small animals we see, among other things, how people interact with nature. Because even though we do not understand the animals, the stories show that they understand us all too well! Whoever has read (to) I am Krik, Krik am I will look around differently when he goes outside again. The world has become a little more beautiful. Thanks to Hanna Kraan. 'Every child falls in love with the red-brown squirrel with his fluffy tail, which is depicted on almost every page. I am Krik, Krik am I is a wonderful reading collection that every child should have read.' - Teacher Anke

There was so much to be seen while the bear was being made. He couldn't stop looking around, and so he ended up crooked. That's how he became a special bear. The stuffed animals from the factory were loaded into a lorry. The special bear hopped aboard. 'Hang on!' said the driver. 'You're no good. Nobody wants you.' He tossed the bear back into the container. 'But I'm a cuddly bear,' said the special bear. 'I'm sure I can become someone's cuddly toy.' He climbed out of the container and went looking for someone to belong to... The Special Bear is a story about being different, but very normal nevertheless. It's about friendship, love, and about belonging. You would wish everyone to have a special bear, and to have The Special Bear.

Will you soon be flying through space? Picnicking in a giant garden? Or building candy factories like Willy Wonka? With this book you will create wonderful new worlds. Get started with a camera or your phone and fall from one surprise to the next! Create wonderful worlds with your camera or smartphone.

Joyful, surprising and mind-boggling inventions and discoveries that changed the world. Why did it take so long for the wheel to be invented? Who really invented the light bulb? Who is more intelligent - a human or a computer? What would our lives be like if our ancestors had never discovered how to preserve ice, or how to measure time, or if the internal combustion engine had never been invented? Thanks to human ingenuity and perseverance, deadly diseases are being eradicated, new parts of the universe are being discovered... and our phones are getting smarter every day. Learn about the world's most important discoveries and inventions in this wonderful book of facts - and read how they have changed and continue to change our world.

A mystery, a conflict, an irresistible children's book. When her parents renovate the house, Iris goes to stay with her grandmother. Mimi and Iris are best friends and Iris loves being with her... Her grandmother is not your average boring grandmother: she is always full of energy, dances in the kitchen, swims in the sea, even when it is cold... Every day is an adventure. But Mimi does increasingly strange things. Does she really spread jam on her scrambled eggs because she likes it? Are all those things that are piling up in the house really things to keep? Or is something else going on? Iris has to find a way to deal with Mimi's ever-changing behavior. She doesn't want people around her to find out what is happening. Especially not Mason, the curious new boy in her class! And who is Coral? The girl in the photo above the fireplace, who looks so incredibly much like Iris? A story that tosses you back and forth between joy and sadness – humorous and heartbreaking – that will have you unable to stop reading.

Pure picture book magic A polar bear rides a whale to a tree rising out of the water. At the top of the tree is a tree house. He's joined by a brown bear in a boat. The bears find that the tree house is the perfect place to read. When the water recedes, they are joined by flaming os, panda bears, and other animals that arrive by land and through the air. The tree house is a place of wonder, where a brown bear catches snowflakes in a butterfly net. Artists Marije Tolman and her father, Ronald Tolman, bring their unique vision to this astonishing wordless picture book.

The meditations in "My Garden" are relaxing and enjoyable. They promote peace and create cozy moments.

The stories always begin in the home garden, where boys and girls have plenty to discover and experience. They crawl through the hedge and follow a path to a river. They smell flowers, pick strawberries, or are joined by an animal.

Reading aloud can be done during the day to create a moment of calm, or in the evening before bed. The unique drawings by Kyra Beeftink (age 10) and Pepijn Linden (age 10) demonstrate that the meditations can also serve as a source of creative inspiration.

Janni Meedendorp: "I created them for my children's yoga class. Parents asked for them when their children enthusiastically retold the stories or showed drawings of 'their' gardens. Now the meditations are available to everyone in this richly illustrated book."

True stories about extraordinary kings, insane empresses, wasteful sultans and tough princesses. Want to know...:
whether you can encounter King Willem-Alexander in a pilot's uniform?
what a Norlander is? what pharaoh Tutankhamun got in his grave? who spent the shortest time on the throne and was only king for 20 minutes? how Bloody Mary got her name?

Bert causes mayhem on the building site but surprisingly he's also the hero of the day! Every day, Bert stands behind the fence of the building site and watches the steamroller, the cement truck and the crane in action. Bert would really like to drive the big machines himself. One day, he does and flattens a car with the steamroller, pours co ncrete on the road and even hoists a police car up by the crane! But surprisingly Bert is the hero of the day and deserves a reward. This is a picture book with a clever visual sub-plot. As soon as you reach the end, go back to the beginning to find all the picture clues and see Bert foil a bank robbery. There's so much for children to enjoy - the detailed illustrations of the machines in action, the chaos and of course the clever back - to - front solving of the mystery.

A delightfully cheerful book that sparkles with fantasy and erases all boundaries between dream and daily reality. A must-have for every child - and for every parent who remembers being one.

I'm Toffee. How I got that name, I'll explain to you later. First I'm going to tell you how it all started. It started on an ordinary Saturday. My sister and I were hanging out on the couch watching TV. By the way, my sister's name is Gum. Yes, that's another strange name, I know. I'll explain it all. Later. It's just too much to tell you all at once: all that stuff with Schorre Morre, the Waterwaack, the Zomp, uncle Trees, the Rimboe van Rambo, the Bronbaas, aunt Thé and the Wieswos and such. So I Really Have to Start at the Beginning! The twins Toffee and Gum tell together about their crazy adventures in the Zomp. Because imagine that your parents - who always have a competition to see who earns the most money - suddenly receive a letter stating that your mother is the legal heir of her great-great ...

Discover beautiful artefacts and simple first words in this wonderful animal book for curious little ones, published in collaboration with the British Museum.

Warning! Unfold this book for scary dino saur surprises! Two brothers set off on a pretend expedition to find dinosaurs. Of course, everyone knows dinosaurs don't exist, so there's no need to be scared - or is there? The reader soon sees the brothers climb through rocks that are really dinosaur teeth and mountains that are sharp dinosaur horns. Then, as each page unfolds, the landscape reveals itself to be full of dinosaurs! Mark Janssen's plays visual tricks with scale. He creates a world of bold colorful illustrations where nothing is quite what it seems. Watch out and look closer ... that tree or hill might be a dinosaur, too.

The sultry and harrowing story of King Henry VIII's young fifth wife, as told through the eyes of her governess. At the age of eighteen, Joan Bulmer escapes a gruesome marriage by taking a job as a governess. She is charged with the welfare of six girls, barely younger than herself, who are to be groomed for a life in the nobility. Although the girls are difficult and frivolous, Joan has a soft spot for them - especially the young, wild child Kate Howard. When Kate is given the honour of becoming a lady-in-waiting to King Henry VIII's fourth wife, Joan goes with her. What seems like a dream position becomes a nightmare. Henry VIII sets his sights on the beautiful Kate, and all of Joan's fears are confirmed...