Shirley Hughes

When Digby O'Day and Percy vacation at a seaside resort, they get involved in a diamond heist and must track down the culprits in time to solve the mystery.

When Dave loses his favourite toy, Dogger, he is desolate. But then Dogger turns up at the garden fete, and everything seems all right until someone else buys him before Dave can get the money.

Learning your ABC's is fun and easy with Katie and her baby brother, Olly. Join them as they explore their world and all it contains in this charming first look at letters.

Holding tightly to his old bit of blanket as he attends his first birthday party, Alfie finds a way to be helpful, but it means putting down his blanket first.

An alphabet book using Alfie and his sister Annie Rose to illustrate the letters from A to Z.

"It starts out as a regular trip to the store with Mom, but then Lily does a dreadful thing: she flings her beloved stuffed toy, Bobbo, high in the air, only to have him land on top of a school bus just as it's pulling away! Lily is inconsolable. What if she never sees Bobbo again? Little does she know (though the reader can see) that Bobbo is having an exciting adventure at school--and will be well cared for until he finds his way back to Lily."--Publisher's...

A little girl and her baby brother experience the various aspects of giving, finding that it is nice whether you are giving a present, a smile, or a kiss.

Digby O'Day and his best friend, Percy, are headed to the air show to see gliders, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Ariel, the new pet parrot of insufferable neighbor Lou Ella, sneaks out to tag along. But when the friends get to the air show, they notice that Lou Ella has followed them. They hide, but unfortunately, they're crouched in the basket of a hot-air balloon, and one big gust of wind sets the balloon flying. Between Digby's fear of heights...

Preschooler Alfie has pleasant outdoor adventures with various family members, including his sister Annie Rose, Grandma, and Dad.