Tim Warnes

Daddies come in all shapes and sizes--slimy and scruffy, long and fluffy And daddies make all different kinds of noises--squeak and chirp, buzz and bumble But what do all daddies have in common? They make us feel safe and snug with tender daddy hugs

Dotty can't sleep. She tries snuggling up to Penguin, and she tries sleeping upside down, but it's no good. Perhaps her friends can help.

Little Tiger doesn't want to have a bath and gets dirtier and dirtier. None of his friends mind, until he meets Peacock.

Little Tiger doesn't want to go to bed but discovers that staying up all night is not as much fun as it seems. This work is the winner of the Nottingham Children's Book Award.

Nosy Rosie liked to know everything about everything, but Daddy Rabbit was planning a special surprise. Nosy Rosie kept trying to guess what it could be, but Daddy Rabbit only smiled and said, "Wait and see." But Rosie couldn't wait, and hopped off to look for it. The scampery, skippity squirrel said it was shaped a bit like an acorn. The burrowy-tunnelly moles said you could go inside it. The flittering-fluttering birds said it was blue... What could the surprise be?

It's Dotty's birthday. But where are all her friends? When Dotty goes to look for them she finds a birthday trail with lots of presents along the way. It couldn't get any more exciting than this, could it?

Squeak is a scared mouse, a stay-at-home mouse, until the day he goes out in search of some chocolate cake. But what if he gets lost, or comes face to face with the ginger cat? With a piece of string tied to his tail so that he can find his way home, Squeak sets out into the dark, shadowy hall.

Dotty couldn't sleep. She tried snuggling up next to Penguin, and she tried sleeping upside down, but it was no good. Dotty's howling soon had everyone wideawake too. What could any of them do to make Dotty sleep?

Little Tiger isn't happy when Mummy Tiger tells him he will soon have a brot her or sister and when he tells his friends, Little Elephant's brother dribbles and Little Bear's brother is sick. Daddy Tiger persuades him that h aving a baby brother can be fun but when he gets home, he finds a sister.