Books with author Steve Smallman

Big, Bad Owl is a fabulously funny, tongue-in-cheek picture book from best-selling author and master of comedy, Steve Smallman (Dragon Stew and Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom). Children will love the quirky illustrations in this story about learning to deal with moods and emotions. Feeling cranky? Out of sorts? Perhaps a teeny bit tetchy? Then flap off over to Scowl's grumpy branch for a good old grouch and grumble...Everybody wants to cheer Scowl up, but there's one thing that makes him the happiest owl in the world - and that's being in a good old grump!

"Young Peter Ped was a little bit odd. He ate nothing but peas, fresh or canned. He ate peas for breakfast and brunch, for dinner and lunch 'til he tooted just like a brass band!" Peter loves peas but the peas make him a little smelly. Then one day, Peter turns as green as a pea--and he can't stop tooting! At school his classmates tease him but on the way home some aliens spot Peter, take him to their planet, Krell and declare him King! On the alien planet, Peter is loved for being green and incredibly smelly. The only problem is the planet lacks peas. Peter is slowly turning pink and smelling sweeter so the aliens return Peter back to his home where he decides on a new food to love!

Plinkety-plonk! Tweetily-tweet! The jungle animals are making music to the sound of the bubbling creek! But – goodness me! – what is that naughty hippo up to? A bonkers, musical rhyming story with a laugh-out-loud, farting surprise! Dance and sing along to the musical noises – and bottoms - of the animals in this funny book by the award-winning author, Steve Smallman (Big Bear’s Bottom, Dragon Stew). Kids will love the bright and lively illustrations from Ada Grey (Shhh! Don’t Wake the Royal Baby). Packed with laughs and rhymes, Hippobottymus is the perfect picture book for parents and children to read aloud.

Learn the importance of clean hair in this hilarious story about dirty, tangled locks. In Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Wash Your Hair! three princes try to rescue Rapunzel from her tower. However, Rapunzel never washes her hair so it's greasy and filthy – too slippery to climb! Luckily one of the princes is a hairdresser and knows just how to save Rapunzel and her unruly hair. Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Wash Your Hair! is one title from the Fairytales Gone Wrong series. This series is a welcome addition for parents looking for picture books with a message. The new titles in the Fairytales Gone Wrong series are: Don't Pick Your Nose, Pinocchio! 978-1-78493-122-3 Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Wash Your Hair! 978-1-78493-123-0 Stinky Jack and the Beanstalk 978-1-78493-126-1 Get Some Rest, Sleeping Beauty 978-1-78493-127-8

This patterned picture story follows Ben on his trip to the park. The text describes the park visit, while the illustrations delve into Ben’s imagination and reveal the adventures of ‘Super Ben.’ He encounters a shark in the duck pond, a spaceship roundabout and puddles containing monsters!• Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.• Text type - A patterned story with predictable structure.• The labelled story map on pages 14 and 15 incorporates interest words from the text and some of Super Ben’s encounters encouraging children to follow Ben’s adventures once more.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Posy the penguin is scared of many things - snowstorms, loud noises, the dark - but when her adventurous friend Percy is missing, Posy plucks up the courage to overcome her fears and goes on an excursion to find him. After an intrepid journey, Posy finds an injured Percy in a dark cave. She rescues him and brings him home, realising in the end just how brave she can really be. This heartwarming story about friendship, being brave and overcoming fears when it really matters is sure to become a bedtime favourite.