Books 4 to 6 years

'Let's go,' says the boy in the red jumper. The reader does just that, and becomes the center of the action in this unfolding adventure. A young boy with a wild imagination makes a trip to the corner shop to buy apples. It isn't far. Indeed, it's just a quick walk through the garden, but the boy's sense of wonder transforms an everyday errand into an odyssey. In the garden, a small coppice becomes a huge, dark wood with fire-breathing dragons and a sleeping giant. A pond becomes the high seas teeming with sharks and marauding pirates. There's a clever twist too. The boy asks the reader to join him on the expedition. Illustrations full of glorious detail show the scenes from above. The reader uses this birds-eye perspective to guide the boy through the adventure and even lends a hand by turning the pages to escape looming danger!

The ideal book to take to the beach – or to dream about. My first bird book has already turned countless toddlers into real bird watchers. With My first sea animal book, Zoë Ingram takes you underwater to show you what wonderful creatures live there. From the colourful coral to the giant blue whale and from the monkfish to the shrimp – in this beautiful nature book you will learn to recognise twenty sea animals and find out all about what they eat, where they live and more surprising facts. You will be a sea animal expert in no time!

After his hibernation, Bear is suffering from terrible bear itch. But his favorite scratching tree is just being gnawed down by Beaver. Fortunately, Beaver wants to help Bear find another tree. But that turns out to be quite difficult. Picture book with illustrations in fresh, natural colors.

There are millions of animals on Earth. They eat all sorts of different things and live in all sorts of different places… but they all have young. And they have all sorts of different ways to raise those babies. In simple words and colorful, vivid illustrations, it explains how there are big babies… and small ones. How some animals have babies that look exactly like them… and others have babies that look completely different. That there are mothers who stay with their children for years… and parents who run off before their eggs have even hatched. Discover the 7-meter-long baby blue whale, see how pipa frogs grow in their mother's back, and how a cuckoo lays her eggs in another bird's nest.

One hungry fox with two cunning eyes sees three fat chickens… These are the ingredients for a thriller that has to end in a bloodbath! Or not? With this debut, Kate Read immediately conquers a place at the top of the children's book world. Her illustrations, reminiscent of Eric Carle, tell the juicy drama that takes place on the farm. Counting from one to ten has never been so much fun! Every toddler who starts counting with this book is guaranteed to be addicted to reading thrillers for life.

Where do animals live? A nature book for the youngest readers! There are millions of animals on earth. They all have young, they eat all sorts of different things and they almost all have their own homes… but they don’t all look the same. In simple words and colourful, clear drawings, it is told how an orangutan builds a new nest every day, a prairie dog lives in the same village for years, and a reindeer is always on the move.

Who laid that big egg? A child finds an egg, in the middle of the snow and ice. Of course, that is much too cold for such an egg, everyone understands that. So the child goes looking for someone to hatch it. It travels all over the world and visits all kinds of animals. But no one wants to or is good enough. And just when the child is about to give up…

This book is full of stickers – more than a rose has petals! Discover flowers that attract animals, that eat poop, that are bigger than an elephant, and much more… and have fun sticking them all over this book. And there’s more! You can also: - feed carnivorous plants; - design the most beautiful flowers; - collect cherry blossoms…

A new collection about Moominf and Snowy Owl with summery stories to read aloud about friendship. In the Moominf forest, the sun shines a little warmer every day. But what good is warmth if your best friend is not with you? Moominf has written twenty-seven letters to Snowy Owl to let her know that he misses her - but not a single letter arrives. What if Snowy Owl thinks he has forgotten her and her crazy ideas? Moominf decides to go on a journey himself. Well, tomorrow... Moominf has a friend was previously published.

A small action has big consequences. A coloring book. The little pink fish sets off a chain reaction that becomes bigger and more chaotic, until SNAP! she suddenly finds herself all alone in the ocean. Where has everyone gone? Follow all the colorful sea creatures from the red octopus and the orange crab to the green turtle and the purple puffer fish in this underwater mystery. And discover at the back how a color wheel works and how you can mix your own colors.

From the first moment of seeing the terrier in The Umbrella, it was clear that the Schuberts have a knack for capturing expressive animals. In Opposites, the Schuberts have a blast as they present contrasts far beyond big and small. Best of all, the Schuberts let their imaginations fly as high as a crocodile - or perhaps flying crocodiles only occur in Schubert books? A multitude of details will ensure requests for repeat readings.

Have you ever dreamed that you could fly? Completely off the ground, free in the air? What a feeling that is! But how did you fly? Just above the ground as a dragonfly? Flashing between the treetops as a flying snake? Or really, really high as a condor above the mountains? In I fly! Kim Veenman gives you wings. You fly along with all kinds of special animals, some of which you wouldn't even expect to be able to fly. This picture book full of wonder will make you feel as free as a bird (or fish, or snake or squirrel or...) that you will never want to close it again - because then you will land with both feet on the ground again. At the back of the book are included special facts about the flying animals.

One day, when it rains so hard that the drawings are washed off the pavement, a man comes by. It is Anselmo, an old painter. He invites the young artist to his house to take shelter. Anselmo comes from the land of parrots and he makes enchantingly beautiful paintings. A special friendship develops between Anselmo and the young artist. Anselmo's house becomes the place where the young artist can develop his talents... until the day Anselmo returns to where he came from. For a moment, a dream seems to be shattered. But Anselmo has ensured the future of the young artist! Sanne te Loo has made a moving tribute to people who value children. This is for you has been awarded a Silver Brush.

Mark Janssen is a master in creating worlds where everything is possible. Previously we joined two brothers on a dinosaur hunt in a magical forest in Dinos Don't Exist and traveled the oceans on the back of a giant turtle in Island. This time Mark Janssen invites us to help two sisters who want to get rid of a trolley full of what seems to be rubbish. But on their way, big scary monsters try to stop them... What are these terrifying creatures after? Will the girls manage to defy them? Find out in this thrilling, fun picture book, that features just one word: Stop! From the author of I Want a Lion.

Rabbit liked to do all sorts of rabbity things, like jumping and digging and sleeping. But he also did unrabbity things... he filled the forest with music and colour. Because of him, the other rabbits felt good too. But one day he disappeared. To the sorrow of the other rabbits, Rabbit never came back. But he did leave something behind... A beautiful picture book about loss and beautiful memories.

A story about friendship, courage and a brave dog. All the sick people in the Children's Ward feel better when Fiet the Hospital Dog has visited. And when a boy is in danger, Fiet doesn't hesitate for a moment. A story about friendship, courage and a brave dog.

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.

The saga begins, as it should, with a knight urging his horse… Follow our hero through a world of stories and magic. He is spied on by dragons, chased by wolves and threatened by sea monsters in this timeless adventure.