Mark Sperring: 21 books

How long will I love you? If you need to know, I'll tuck you in tightly, then whisper it low . . . This moving picture book with audio will reassure little ones that such a special love lasts through days, weeks, months, years, and far, far beyond! Perfect for snuggling in to read together,...

One day an invitation Came to number 24. It was from a next-door neighbour Who they'd never met before. The children can't wait - a birthday party? What fun! But their next-door neighbour is not all he seems. For starters, there's his large snout and very sharp teeth. Not to mention his scaly...

Once there were four Naughty, Naughty Baddies. And each one was as naughty as the next. They liked nothing more than being diabolically dreadful. But best of all, they loved creeping ... When Four suggests a cunning plan to STEAL all the spots off the Queen's Little Doggy Woof-Woof, they all...

Meet Princess Scallywag – a feisty new heroine with more than a few tricks up her royal sleeve! From brand-new picture book pairing Mark Sperring and Claire Powell comes this hilarious, subversive fairy tale for girls and boys alike. What’s a queen to do when she wakes up to find a huge bothersome...

"Your hand in my hand is where it belongs. Your hand in my hand as we walk along." Come on a loving journey through the year and share the wonder of the world with your loved one. YOUR HAND IN MY HAND focuses on the warm spirit of togetherness and companionship. Mark Sperring's delightful...

The world is filled with shapes. A bird, a car, the stars in the sky - what shapes can you see? Children will love spotting familiar shapes on every page. With bright illustrations and a heartwarming message about the shape of something very special - love. Brilliantly read by Katy Ashworth*.*...

In the spirit of Someday and Guess How Much I Love You comes a lyrical and endearing picture book about the people in our lives who are always there to look out for us. Who will keep the boy safe? “I will,” said his mother. “I will hold him close... and never let him lean too far.” Big...

It's not easy being a big sister, especially when your new baby brother is a dino-baby! There's a lot to remember: Be quiet in the morning, when you first get up. Because crashes, bangs, and thuds will wake our dino-pup. Shh! Don't play rough and tumble with a little thing like this. Instead...

It's not easy being a Dino-Mummy - especially when you have two roaring little dinos to take care of. But somehow Dino-Mummy makes everything look so easy . . . Do you know a secret? I'm sure you dino-do! It's something rather special about a certain 'you know who'! From the moment that you...

"It's midnight!" shouted Skelly Sid. "But what do we all care? How can we think of sleeping when there's music in the air ... ?" Four silly skeletons dance off with a skip and a hop, and not one of them sees the GREAT BIG DROP! Luckily, Auntie June is there to patch them...

In a land filled with fire and smoke and endless fighting, where knights fight dragons, there lives a little knight who wants to be big like the others, and fight like the others, and have a sword like the others. But his mother won’t let him. Instead of a sword, she gives him a sunflower, which, as it turns out, can be mightier than a sword.

*'How many quacks till Christmas?' the ducklings want to know. 'How many quacks till Christmas?' and 'Quack, will there be snow?'* Puppy is pouncing round the farmyard one evening, when he is assailed by various animals wanting to know how many quacks, moos, baas or neighs there are...

Princess Scallywag and the Queen are back in a brand new rollicking adventure, taking on no-good pirates on the high seas in their hilarious, take-no-prisoners style! Everybody’s favourite Queen and not-so-princessy Princess are setting sail on the royal yacht today, but beware… stinky, sweaty,...

A delightful picture book celebrating love and hugs in all kinds of animal families--perfect for Valentine's Day and year-round love, too! From ducklings to seal pups, from bunnies to cubs, the littlest things give the loveliest hugs. In this tender celebration of love, you'll find the...