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  • 5 stars across 71 books
    For the first time, Alison Jay illustrates her own storyline. Her love of nature and sympathy for the smallest creatures comes to the fore as she wordlessly tells the story of a growing friendship and understanding between a little girl and a bumble bee. Given free rein, her artwork is colourful and expressive and gently brings children to an understanding of the relationship between the human world and our natural environment.
    1st January 2017

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale is an artist's dream. With the complete, unabridged text and glowing full-colour illust... More

    (37 reviews)
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    1st May 2017

    Bee & Me

    A bee flies in the window of the high-rise flat where she lives and a little girl is frightened. She traps the bee and t... More

    (25 reviews)
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    1st January 2013

    Little Red Riding Hood

    A beloved fairy tale, retold for young children in classic picture book format. Arriving at Granny's cottage, Little Red... More

    (9 reviews)
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    28th July 2016

    The Nutcracker

    A beautiful telling of the Nutcracker fairy tale, with exciting activities, colouring pages and a gorgeous eight-card 3D... More

    (7 reviews)
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    1st February 2013

    Emperor's New Clothes

    A comical retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. The emperor needs a new outfit and it has to be sp... More

    (6 reviews)
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    1st July 2015

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    This beautiful book is the perfect first introduction to Alice. Alison Jay's unique crackle-glazed style deftly captures... More

    (6 reviews)
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    1st October 2011

    Twelve Dancing Princesses

    A gorgeous picture book based on the classic fairytale by the Grimm Brothers. The grumpy king bans his twelve beautiful ... More

    (3 reviews)
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    3rd January 2013

    William and the Night-Train

    A new edition of this classic rhyming story that perfectly captures that so-excited-I-can't-wait feeling that you get ... More

    (1 review)
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    28th September 2020

    The Tiny Baker

    Enter a whimsical world, created in vivid detail with stunning illustrations by Alison Jay and clever, lyrical rhymes. I... More

    (1 review)
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