Alex Ayliffe – illustratör

Hurricane Kieron and Rusharound Ria are always in a hurry. They never walk anywhere. They always run!They go zzzzooooommm, zigga zigga, yow, yow, yow, wheeeeeeee all day long!But when Hurricane Kieron falls over, he can’t rush around any more. But with paints and brushes, can he find another way to make hurricanes instead? Even if it does involve sitting still…A delightful story about running around, sitting still, and the joys of both.

Having sold well over 250,000 copies, and inspired a wide-ranging series of publications including board books, big books and sticker books, My Very First Bible has become one of Lion Children's most popular Bibles. It is now available in a new mini edition. My Very First Bible includes twenty key stories, ten from the Old Testament and ten from the New. Each story is illustrated with characteristic paper collage illustrations - a style which has secured this Bible's popularity - and occupies 6 double page spreads, making the book easy to read in episodes to a very young child. The stories are told simply yet faithfully and with great respect for the original text. My Very First Prayers is also available in a matching mini edition.

The My Very First range, whose flagship Bible has sold well over 250,000 copies and inspired a wide-ranging series of publications including board books, big books and sticker books, is a proven favourite on the Lion Children's list. My Very First Prayers and its accompanying Bible are now available in mini format editions. Here is a bright and appealing collection to share with a young child, containing over 120 memorable prayers about all the things in a child's world - discovering oneself, being part of a family, exploring the world, feeling happy, feeling sad and learning about the love of God. Alex Ayliffe's bright illustrations of children and animals offer plenty of character to appeal to young children and the adults who share this collection of prayers with them.

This boxed-set contains mini-sized versions of two of Lion's most popular children's books - My Very First Bible and My Very First Prayers.Designed from the start as a matching pair, they feature the delightful and utterly child-friendly paper cut illustrations of Alex Ayliffe combined with the beautifully simple prose and verse of Lois Rock.My Very First Bible contains 20 Bible stories - from the Old and New Testaments - and My Very First Prayers contains 120 prayers relating to the world of childhood; presented together these make a thoughtful gift for a much-loved child.

There are 10 copies of Daniel and the Lions in this My Very First Bible multipack. The popular story of Daniel and the Lions is now available as 10 little paperbacks, offering a smart and economically way of collecting multiple books for use in groups and classes, for award-giving, or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. This shrink-wrapped pack of 10 copies of Daniel and the Lions enables easy multiple-purchase of this wonderful bible story.

10 copies of the popular bible story Jesus and the Storm are in the multipack. Part of the My Very First Bible Stories series, there are 10 little paperback books of Jesus and the Storm. These 10 paperbacks offer a smart and economical way of collecting multiple books for use in groups and classes, for award-giving, or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. This shrink-wrapped pack of 10 copies of Jesus and the Storm enables an easy, multiple-purchase of this wonderful bible story.

10 copies of the popular bible story Jonah and the Whale are in the multipack. Part of the My Very First Bible Stories series, there are 10 little paperback books of Jonah and the Whale. These 10 paperbacks offer a smart and economical way of collecting multiple books for use in groups and classes, for award-giving, or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. This shrink-wrapped pack of 10 copies of Jonah and the Whale enables an easy, multiple-purchase of this wonderful bible story.

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 and its popular stories and bright illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books, big books, sticker and activity books. 12 key Bible stories have now been made available as part of the My Very First Bible series, and are great value, little paperbacks, offering a smart way of collecting multiple books for use in groups and classes, for award-giving, or for anyone wanting a pocket-money gift. This shrink-wrapped pack of 10 copies of The Easter Story enables easy multiple-purchase of a key seasonal story.

My Very First Bible published to high acclaim in 2003 and its popular stories and jolly illustrations have since gone onto provide the basis for a number of additional series including board books, mini books, sticker and activity books. 12 popular Bible stories are now presented in their miniature paperback formats in shrink-wrapped pack! The series includes: In the Beginning; Noah and the Ark; Moses and his Sister; Brave David; Jonah and the Whale; Daniel and the Lions; The First Christmas; Jesus and the Storm; The Good Samaritan; The Lost Sheep; Our Father; and The Easter Story.

This BIG book is ideal for shared reading. Derived from the award-winning My Very First Bible, this well-known Bible story is presented in simple words and illustrated with child-friendly paper collage illustrations. Notes are included for parents and teachers putting the story in context and giving ideas for discussion. The story is written in full on the back cover to help show the illustrations at the same time as reading to a large group.

This BIG book is ideal for shared reading.Derived from the award-winning My Very First Bible, this well-known Bible story is presented in simple words and illustrated with child-friendly paper collage illustrations. Notes are included for parents and teachers putting the story in context and giving ideas for discussion. The story is written in full on the back cover to help show the illustrations at the same time as reading to a large group.

This BIG book is ideal for shared reading. Derived from the award-winning My Very First Bible, this well-known Bible story is presented in simple words and illustrated with child-friendly paper collage illustrations. Notes are included for parents and teachers putting the story in context and giving ideas for discussion. The story is written in full on the back cover to help show the illustrations at the same time as reading to a large group.

This BIG book is ideal for shared reading.Derived from the award-winning My Very First Bible, this well-known Bible story is presented in simple words and illustrated with child-friendly paper collage illustrations. Notes are included for parents and teachers putting the story in context and giving ideas for discussion. The story is written in full on the back cover to help show the illustrations at the same time as reading to a large group.

This is the Christmas story picture book with a difference! Your children get to make the pictures and tell the story for themselves by adding colourful self-sticking, reusable stickers to complete the Christmas Nativity scene.Alex Ayliffe's bright, colourful characters feature as stickers in this story and activity book.The book contains a retelling of the nativity story, with spaces left for children to fill with the appropriate sticker to complete the story. Accompanying the retelling are extra activities about what can be found on the page - counting, naming, identifying - for which extra stickers are supplied. The stickers come on a double page spread in the centre of the book, and are grouped and numbered according to activity to make it easy to select the right sticker to complete the task.

A rhythmic, read-aloud picture book. Perfect for little dinosaur fans!Mighty Tyrannosaurus loved stomp, stomp, stomping. Gigantic legs striding, enormous jaws opening... So stomp, Tyrannosaurus, stomp!Meet a different dinosaur on each page, in this bright, bold picture book. Just right for sharing together. Little ones will love looking at the colourful pictures and joining in with all the great sound and action words!From the creators of the bestselling Dig Dig Digging series.

It's all go in this action-packed picture book. Discover a different vehicle on each page, from trains and buses, to racing cars, bikes, and even a hot air balloon! With bright, bold illustrations and lively, rhyming text this is perfect for sharing with your vehicle-mad little ones. Children will love spotting all the details on each page, and joining in with all the different sounds; as trains 'clickety clack', buses 'bruum' and planes go 'whirrr'. Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.

From the creators of the bestselling Dig Dig Digging comes the ultimate book of things that go! This bright and busy picture book is packed with all the vehicles little ones love, from diggers and fire engines to spaceships and underwater robots.Margaret Mayo's lively, rhythmic text is perfect for reading aloud, while Alex Ayliffe's bold and colourful illustrations bring each mega machine to life in glorious detail. With one vehicle for every letter from A to Z, this is an exciting introduction to the alphabet and the perfect picture book for machine-mad little ones.

Discover all your favourite vehicles in this busy book of things that go!With fun rhyming text and bright, bold artwork, this bestselling book is jam-packed with diggers, tractors, rubbish trucks, fire engines, cranes and much, much more.This special gift edition features a tactile padded cover and sturdy card pages. The perfect gift for little vehicle fans!

"I LOVE DOGS!" says Ava, who desperately wants a dog. Any dog. Tall, small, saggy or waggy. Every day, she asks her parents for a dog and is told they need a lot of looking after. Dogs are forever, not just for Christmas. Just like her Papa's big baggy knitted jumpers.Believing she will never get a dog, Ava makes one out of recycled junk, but it can't eat or walk. When its newspaper tail falls off, Ava spies a photo of sad dogs at the DOGGY DEN, a rehoming centre. Once there, Ava sees dogs of all shapes and sizes, but the one she loves most is Max, a big, sad,dog who has had five names and six homes, and just longs to be loved. Their adventure together is about to begin.

All the favourites are here in this bright, bold picture book for machine-mad little ones - from diggers and tractors, to cranes, bulldozers and more!With fun, rhyming text and vibrant artwork, this is perfect for sharing and reading aloud. Children will love spotting all the details on each page and joining in with all the different sounds; as tractors 'squelch' through the mud and dumper trucks go 'crash!'.Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.

It's all go in this action-packed picture book. Discover a different emergency vehicle on each page, from fire engines and police cars to lifeboats, breakdown trucks, rescue helicopters and more. With bright, bold illustrations and fun, rhyming text, this is perfect for sharing with vehicle-mad little ones. Children will love spotting all the details on each page and joining in with all the different sounds; as speeding ambulances 'wheee-ow' and police cars 'vrooom'!Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.

It's all go in this action-packed picture book. Discover a different vehicle on each page, from trains and buses, to racing cars, bikes, and even a hot air balloon! With bright, bold illustrations and lively, rhyming text this is perfect for sharing with your vehicle-mad little ones. Children will love spotting all the details on each page, and joining in with all the different sounds; as trains 'clickety clack', buses 'bruum' and planes go 'whirrr'. Part of the best-selling Awesome Engines range.

Alex Ayliffe's bright, colourful characters feature as stickers in this story and activity book.The book contains a retelling of the Easter story, with spaces left for children to fill with the appropriate sticker to complete the story.Accompanying the retelling are extra activities about what can be found on the page - counting, naming, identifying - for which extra stickers are supplied. The stickers come on a double page spread in the centre of the book, and are grouped and numbered according to activity to make it easy to select the right sticker to complete the task.This title is part of the much loved My Very First Series illustrated by Alex Ayliffe.

Alex Ayliffe's bright, colourful characters feature as stickers in this story and activity book. The book contains a retelling of the life of Jesus, with spaces left for children to fill with the appropriate sticker to complete the story.Accompanying the retelling are extra activities about what can be found on the page - counting, naming, identifying - for which extra stickers are supplied. The stickers come on a double page spread in the centre of the book, and are grouped and numbered according to activity to make it easy to select the right sticker to complete the task.This title is part of the much loved My Very First Series illustrated by Alex Ayliffe.

Alex Ayliffe's bright, colourful characters feature as stickers in this story and activity book. The book contains a retelling of the Bible story about Jonah, with spaces left for children to fill with the appropriate sticker to complete the story.Accompanying the retelling are extra activities about what can be found on the page - counting, naming, identifying - for which extra stickers are supplied. The stickers come on a double page spread in the centre of the book, and are grouped and numbered according to activity to make it easy to select the right sticker to complete the task.This title is part of the much loved My Very First Series illustrated by Alex Ayliffe.

Alex Ayliffe's bright, colourful characters feature as stickers in this story and activity book.The book contains a retelling of the story of Noah and the flood, with spaces left for children to fill with the appropriate sticker to complete the story.Accompanying the retelling are extra activities about what can be found on the page - counting, naming, identifying - for which extra stickers are supplied. The stickers come on a double page spread in the centre of the book, and are grouped and numbered according to activity to make it easy to select the right sticker to complete the task.This title is part of the much loved My Very First Series illustrated by Alex Ayliffe.

Ben loves grizzly bears so much that he wants a real one for his birthday.Instead, he gets a toy cuddly bear. Making the best of the situation, Ben triesto teach Cuddly Bear how to eat honey, fish and climb a tree like a grizzlybear.However, Cuddly Bear is soon covered in honey, soggy and stuck in a tree!Every time the toy bear cannot do something, Ben gets more and moregrizzly. So completely grizzly that he grows furry ears, a shiny black nose,paws, a furry coat, claws and a round tail.Ben becomes a grizzly bear.What will it take for Grizzly Ben to become Ben again?We are thrilled to publish the first picture book from best-selling, awardwinningillustrator Alex Ayliffe and successful screen, radio writer and authorAlan Dapré.This gorgeously quirky tale of a grumpy and grizzly little boy will capture yourheart, with Alex’s illustrations, which are full of energy and vitality, taking thereader on a familiar journey from tantrums to tucked up in bed.A story with relatable themes of companionship, friendship, feelings, emotionsand love.Perfect for your grizzly little bears.

Hurricane Kieron and Rusharound Ria are always in a hurry. They never walk anywhere. They always run!They go zzzzooooommm, zigga zigga, yow, yow, yow, wheeeeeeee all day long!But when Hurricane Kieron falls over, he can’t rush around any more. But with paints and brushes, can he find another way to make hurricanes instead? Even if it does involve sitting still…A delightful story about running around, sitting still, and the joys of both.

Six Bible stories illustrated in the classic My Very First style make up this book crammed full of stickers! Each page has space to complete the story with the stickers and additional activities at the bottom of the page. Includes: Noah and the Ark, Jonah and the Whale, Daniel and the Lions, The First Christmas, Stories of Jesus, The First Easter