Jane Porter – illustratör

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.It's Katie Cat's Sports Day. She and her friends must race faster than cheetahs, bounce better than kangaroos and climb higher than monkeys!A delightful story from million copy selling author Alan Gibbons writing with his daughters, Megan and Rachel.

The Starlings are squabblingthe Crows are making a terrible din - it's SO NOISY the Squirrel babies just CAN'T sleep.Squirrel knows there's only one thing to do. She must ask Owl for help...And so begins a magical woodland journey with Owl's amazing Silence Catcher. Owl and Squirrel discover the hush inside a hollow tree...the stillness when an acorn drops...the silence between the lightning's flash and the thunder's roll. They capture pockets of peace, moments of stillness, bubbles of silence...and Owl puts them all together for Squirrel.Now, when Squirrel goes back home to her babies, could there be A Little Bit of Hush?This beautiful picture book encourages mindfulness, awareness of nature and ways to find peace and stillness in our noisy world.

Winner of the Derby Children's Picture Book Award 2020"Let's all be friends!" says Brian...But Stanley only likes sheep with black wool, Hamish, Cassidy and Lou think black wool and white wool are rubbish - while Tracey and Frank only want sheep with horns in their gang. Then Brian bumps into a WOLF - and he knows he has to get the sheep to ACT TOGETHER!

Mabel the mouse lives in a barn with her brothers and sisters and outside is the big, wide world. The other mice love exploring and playing outside but Mabel is afraid… of great big HAIRY things and teeny weeny scary things. In fact she’s afraid of everything outside. “I’ll just stay in here” says Mabel. “For ever!”But when a dazzlingly beautiful rainbow appears outside in the sky, will Mabel dare to brave the outside world to get a better look?The prizewinning duo of Paul Stewart and Jane Porter make ingenious use of the smallest member of a mouse family to tell a heart-warming story about conquering fear of the Big Outside, but also about helping others. They beautifully portray that satisfying moment in every child’s life when they can say to a younger sibling, “That’s what I used to say …” Going out and experiencing new things can seem scary to start with, but missing out is worse.Jane Porter’s brilliant and lively illustrations perfectly capture how feelings of anxiety and uncertainty can change into delight, confidence and freedom.

Every sheep is different. Some white, some black. Some striped, some spotted, some with hats! They're all still sheep, and they can all play together. At least that's what Brian thinks--until the other sheep say they can be friends only with sheep that are just like them.But when danger strikes, can Brian help the sheep come together? Can Brian the ordinary become Brian the Brave? This lively story with bright, playful artwork will prompt conversations about friendship, teamwork, and bias based on race or language.