Bøker av Ken Wilson-Max

This delightful story brings space travel up close for young children, and has a special surprise ending!

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Rhino has a horn! A vibrant animal adventure perfect for curious little ones.

Following the international bestseller, Astro Girl and Eco Girl, an empowering story for young children about looking after the ocean and its wildlife

What will Lenny find next? Lenny, Mummy and Wilbur are in the garden. While Lenny and Wilbur find all sorts of interesting creatures, Mummy looks after the plants. An everyday adventure about independence, curiosity and enjoying the moment.

Lenny's Gran arrives for a visit. She hasn't seen him for a while so they have to re-establish their relationship. Granny steps in to help and Lenny ends up enjoying both Grans. Lenny disappears and returns with a box of chocolates for his Gran. They sing "If you're happy and you know it! all together.

Here's a fun way to introduce potty training!Toddlers will delight in pushing the button to flush the potty with each turn of the page. The playful text and lively illustrations make this the perfect book to encourage little ones to say 'bye-bye nappies!'

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out HOW the zebra got its stripes! Can you believe that long, long ago, zebras used to be white all over? That was until one day, a young, fearless zebra went head to head with a big, angry baboon and became the STRIPY zebra we know today. A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by Toby Newsome. Also available in the Storytime Africa series: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Lion, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Hippo.

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY the hippo has no fur! Can you believe that long, long ago, hippos used to be hairy all-over? That was until, one day, a very hot-and-bothered hippo was desperate to cool down . . . and became the hippo in the river we know today. A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by Zinelda McDonald. Also available in the Storytime Africa series: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Lion, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Zebra.

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY Giraffe has a long neck.Once upon a time, Giraffe's neck was not so long and her legs were quite short. That was until the other animals wouldn't share their lunch, so she had to strecth to the very top of the tall trees for the juciest leaves! A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by Tumi Steyn.

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out WHY lion roars! Did you ever wish to be an animal, running or swinging or climbing free? Imagine being in the wild bush at night with the stars up above. How peaceful! Not always. There is one sound everyone fears - Shamba, the lion's mighty ... ROARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by the mutli award-winning Chantelle and Burgen Thorne.Also available in the Storytime Africa series: Once Upon an Elephant, Once Upon a Zebra, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Hippo.

Inspired by traditional animal stories from Africa, find out HOW Elephant got its trunk!Once upon a time, there lived a BIG elephant with large flappy ears, long white tusks, and a short stumpy nose! That was until one day, a hungry crocodile came along and grabbed the elephant's nose - and the rest is history! Find out HOW the elephant got its trunk in this action-packed tale!A colourful animal adventure perfect for curious little ones. Written by the award-winning Ken Wilson-Max and illustrated by Subi Bosa. Also available in the Storytime Africa series: Once Upon a Zebra, Once Upon a Lion, Once Upon a Giraffe and Once Upon a Hippo.

Fly the big silver spaceship to space and explore the galaxy. Perfect pre-school novelty book, with finger tabs and fun facts.

Drive the big red fire engine and help put out the fire. A great interactive finger tab book, with fun facts on every spread.

Lenny and Daddy prepare and eat lunch while Mummy's away in this charming book that every child will remember and recognise. They play games and sing songs and work up an appetite while Daddy makes the food. What better way to make lunchtime more enjoyable for young ones and grown-ups?

One little girl's bond with the Baobab trees in her local forest shows how even young children can help to look after trees

Lenny and Wilbur the dog are the best of friends. They do everything together! Lenny makes sure that Wilbur has enough to eat and drink. He also brushes Wilbur's golden fur to keep it clean. Wilbur just makes Lenny giggle and laugh! They are the happiest of friends.

Farai and Chenziri live deep in the African bush in Zimbabwe. One day their dad surprises them with a trip to the capital city, Harare. After a long train journey, they arrive in the buzz of the city. Find out what they see there in this enchanting rhyming story. Elephant Grass is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

Home time is fun time for Lenny, Mum, Dad and Wilbur. Continuing the everyday adventures of this little boy, Lenny plays hide and seek with his dad... Is he in the cupboard? No. It's empty. Or in the sitting room? No, it's only Wilbur the dog.

Tells the tale of the sun as it orbits the Earth with the other planets in the galaxy.