Mini Grey, Biscuit Bear

Red Fox, 9780099451082 | Suggested age range: 3-5

The freshly baked Biscuit Bear creates a wonderful night-time rumpus when he bakes himself a team of friends to play with. Dressed in all kinds of sugary finery, they create a thrilling circus among the kitchen utensils, including weightlifting the rolling pin and juggling with peas. Their excitement is short lived. All too soon a shadow appears and with one SNAP, the biscuits are gone. All except one. Biscuit Bear has survival on the brain and, quick as a flash, he saves himself. This is a feast of the imagination full of wit and vigour.

Mini Grey, The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon

Bodley Head, 9780099475767 | Suggested age range: 6-7

A lyrical story gives a rich and inventive background to the simple nursery rhyme about the Dish and the Spoon. Here, we discover the depth of their romance as it leads them to run away to search for adventure and an exciting new life. They sail away to New York where they find fame, fortune - and disaster. Beautiful spreads full of filmic imagery make this a story of dreams, especially when the Dish and the Spoon are happily reunited.