Books published by publisher Little Island Books

Four short stories about the everyday life of a little girl—reminiscent of Shirley Hughes, from Ireland's first Children's LaureateAlexandra’s adventures include changing her name, bedtime fears, and a plaster disaster. These stories by Ireland’s first Children’s Laureate were originally broadcast on Ireland's national public service television, and are great for reading aloud to young children. Warm stories for bedtime reading are complemented by sweet and charming illustrations. Also available in Irish as Fionnuala.

"A practically perfect first-experience story, especially for anxious hearts and gentle spirits." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEWCarlos Abredo is scared to start kindergarten, but a special teacher with an amazing hat helps give him the confidence to start the school year with a smile.Carlos Abredo loves building forts, playing soccer, vrooming cars, and gardening. But after moving to a new town, he's nervous to start his first day of kindergarten. What if the bus gets lost? What if he can't make friends? What if he can't find his teacher?! Starting school can be intimidating for anyone, but when you're also the new kid, it can be downright scary.When Carlos gets a letter from his new teacher, he starts to feel a little better. He picks out a gift for her, and after a much-needed hug from Mom, he sets off for his first day. But when his present is accidentally ruined, will Carlos be able to salvage his first day of school?

In the fifth book of the Alien Next Door series, Zeke, Harris, and Roxy all try out for the baseball team, but Zeke can't resist using his powers to help him play better than everyone else.It's baseball season, and Zeke, Harris, and Roxy all decide to try out for the team. Zeke doesn't quite know how to play baseball, but his powers allow him to pitch and hit better than anyone else! But Harris thinks that what Zeke is doing is cheating, since none of the other players have his powers, and he's also concerned that someone might discover Zeke's an alien. But Zeke doesn't see a problem with this, causing tension in their friendship. Can Zeke and Harris save their friendship, or will they strike out?

This rhyming picture book encourages children to celebrate their individuality and lets them know that it's okay to play with whatever toys they want to!Girls perform to fairy songs.Boys play football all day long.Boys yell, "Boo!" and run away. Girls like kittens and ballet.Except when they don't.Children are often told by many different people about what toys they're supposed to play with, what interests they should have, and who they should be simply because of their gender. This stereotype-breaking book invites children to examine what they're told "boy" and "girl" activities are and encourages them to play with whatever they want to and to be exactly who they are! This book is published in partnership with GLAAD to accelerate LGBTQ inclusivity and acceptance.

In the second book of The Isle of Misfits series, Gibbon the gargoyle and his new mythical creature friends go on their first mission!Gibbon is new to an island full of mythical creatures with a school that is training students to go on missions to protect creatures in trouble. He and his new friends, a dragon, a fairy, a griffin, and a yeti, are all excited when they are chosen for their first mission to help another creature. Declan the leprechaun has lost his gold, and even though all the other leprechauns think he's just scatterbrained, Declan is convinced that someone has taken it!Will the misfits be able to complete their mission help him find it?

Join a ragtag group of pasta as they complete the greatest escape of their lives in this hilarious new book by Miranda Paul!Since the beginning of their lives (which was earlier that morning), the pasta at the factory followed the rules. They stuck to their own kind. They stayed still in their packaging. And they never spoke to humans.That is, until they discover what it really means to be pasta: They will eventually be eaten by humans! Fettuccine is scared, Ramen is outraged, and Mac is just trying to keep the peace among all the pasta. Will they be able to work together to use their noodles and concoct a great escape?

In the fourth book of the Alien Next Door series, Halloween is just around the corner, and Harris is excited to share the holiday with Zeke, who doesn't even need a costume!Harris is ready for Halloween and is very excited when he sees Zeke's "costume," which is just his true alien form. Harris is sure Zeke will win the costume contest at school! Zeke also uses his powers to help Harris make the best costume he's ever had, but Roxy feels left out, as she and Harris usually make costumes together every year.On Halloween, one of the other kids at school is jealous of Zeke's amazing costume and plots to sabotage it. Will Harris and Roxy be able to stop him and help Zeke win the costume contest?

The first in a series about a deeply loveable protagonist, by a writer with an impeccable ear for a real teenage voicePrimrose Leary has just started middle school. Likes: her pet rat, Roderick; her best friend, Joel; and being a little bit different (but not in the weird different sense—she wouldn't like to be the only bald girl in her class or the only girl who always smelled of ham, or anything). Dislikes: living with Fintan (her mustachioed dad), the boy-school that Joel's toddled off to without her, and not having her mother around any more. Hilariously and cleverly written, Prim Improper is the debut novel from Deirdre Sullivan.

Build an 8-bit world in this sticker and activity book that's perfect for Minecraft fans!PixelCraft is a new brand of sticker and activity books that allows kids to build an 8-bit world with endless creative possibilities. City includes a stencil sheet of fantastic cityscapes to draw and more than 3,000 colorful, pixel-shaped stickers. Kids can copy and create pixel images with the stickers and use the stencils to fill in the scenes or use blank grid pages to build their own PixelCraft worlds from scratch.

Follow along as puppies bound from black to green to red to RAINBOW! A colorful journey of discovery, perfect for sharing with puppy-loving little ones!Rainbow Pups! follows adorable, playful dogs as they discover all the colors of the rainbow. This is the perfect addition to any toddler's library with Sophie Beer's irresistible artwork and playful energy. Beginning concepts have never been so much fun!

Little ones will learn to count form 1 to 5 in this winter-themed concept book complete with sliding tabs to move back and forth!One little snowman is lonely, so a robin goes to fetch his friends! One by one, other little snowmen join to sled, have snowball fights, play hide and seek, and go ice skating. There are five tabs, and each tab is embossed and illustrated with a snowman. Kids will love sliding the snowmen back and forth to have them join in on the winter fun and games in this fantastic first counting book!