David Melling

David Melling is one of the leading children's author/illustrators today and this perfect match of humour and endearing artwork launches a new character with huge potential on the Hodder Picture book list. Douglas is a brown, huggable, lovable bear, and he wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He g...

When Teddy's grandpa makes Teddy and his best friend Ruby some toy diggers they don't realise how special they are …until they start to play with them and the diggers transform into magic flying diggers and swoop the children off for a fantastic jungle adventure. The author of Harry and the B...

Have you ever wanted to be just like your mum? Well here is a story just for you! This little lion cub wants to be like his mother! A funny tale with adorable illustrations showing the importance of mother love. Author Biography David Melling was born in Oxford. His father was a sculptor and D...

The Scallywags are a bunch of rather messy noisy wolves who find it rather hard to behave properly. But as they soon discover, if it means losing your friends, then just maybe it's time to practise those manners...Only things start to get a little tiring, when they start telling everyone else what t...

The nursery class in lined up in twos and ready to go out with Miss Moo Hoo. Little Bat Jack is on his own at the back, but he doesn't mind. As they walk through the woods, they hear, feel and see something rather unusual...what on earth could it possibly be?Author BiographyDavid Melling was born in...

The king is in too much of a hurry to stop for his son's bedtime. He rushes past and blows a kiss, but it misses! The kiss flies out of the window, the prince is distraught and the hapless knight is send into the deep dark forest to fetch it back. What will he encounter there?AccoladesShortlisted fo...

The land of the goblins is hidden, but not so far away. If you look carefully, you might just find it ...Butterfingers and Mildew need to take more care of their egglets! After all, there's a snootle-pig about ...Author BiographyDavid Melling was born in Oxford. His picture book The Kiss That Missed...

The king was in a hurry and blew his son a bedtime kiss...but it missed! The kiss flies out of the window, the prince is distraught and a hapless knight is sent into the deep dark forest to fetch the kiss back.What will he encounter there? Thus begins this captivating fairy tale quest from the exce...

Have you ever wanted to be just like your dad? Well here is a story just for you! A book which speaks for what so many father / child relationships are about. A humourous, touching tale for anyone who has ever idolized their father - even if they are moody, lazy and good at pretending to be busy!Aut...

The lovable hapless duo from The Kiss That Missed are back! This time, the knight and his horse are left in charge of the royal prince and princess. But they find babysitting so tiring that the knight makes a wish...and before he knows it, it comes true. Instead of babysitting, therefore, they enco...

Hugless Douglas is very excited about Rabbit's sleepover, but he collects so many friends along the way that soon it's a big squash in Rabbit's small burrow! How will they ever get to sleep? Douglas has already captured the hearts of thousands of children and this third delightful story is as funny ...

David Melling is one of the leading children's author/illustrators today and this, his second book about Douglas, the little brown bear is as funny and compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginitive illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning...

A book which speaks for what so many father / child relationships are about. A humourous, touching tale for anyone who has ever idolised their father - even if they are moody, lazy and good at pretending to be busy! Other Hodder Toddler titles include: Up to the Skies What's That Noise? Flip and Flo...

Have you ever wanted to be just like your mum? Well here is a story just for you! This little lion cub wants to be like his mother! A funny tale with adorable illustrations showing the importance of mother love.Author BiographyDavid Melling was born in Oxford. His father was a sculptor and David in...

A stunning sequel to the award-winning title The Kiss That Missed. The lovable and haphazard knight is back on another quest to find the finest feathers in the kingdom to fill the royal pillow and stop the little princess making that terrible noise!Author BiographyDavid Melling was born in Oxford. H...

A sturdy board book edition of The Kiss That Missed. Since this classic picturebook was published over 10 years ago, it has sold over 300,000 copies and become a favourite bedtime story for boys and girls everywhere. The king is in a hurry and blows his son a bedtime kiss...but it misses. The kiss f...

David Melling's lively, fun illustrations bring a host of favourite nursery rhymes to life in two beautiful collections. Five Little Ducks brings together popular activity rhymes including Row Your Boat and Ring of Roses.Author BiographyDavid Melling became a freelance illustrator in 1986, drawing f...

David Melling's lively, fun illustrations bring a host of favourite nursery rhymes to life in two beautiful collections. Over the Moon offers a medley of classic nursery rhymes including Hey Diddle, Diddle; Hickory, Dickory Dock, and Little Miss Muffet.Author BiographyDavid Melling became a freelanc...

Douglas is a huggable, lovable young brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He goes to try and find one but none of them seem quite right. Join Douglas on his search for the perfect bear hug! Douglas is a irresistible and hugely popular character created by David Melling - one of toda...

Douglas the big, brown, lovable bear is back! His dad gives him a special gift, a new woolly hat! But then something terrible happens. Douglas's hat gets caught on a tree and turns into one long string of spaghetti! How will he ever tell his dad? Douglas learns that it takes a BIG bear to tell the t...

David Melling is one of the leading children's author/illustrators today and his second book about Douglas the little brown bear is as funny and compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about t...

Once there was a dragon who was convinced he was TOTALLY TERRIFYING. One look at himself in the mirror and he nearly jumped out of his skin. He thought his neighbours were terrified of him too...So one day, the dragon decided to leave home. But on his journey he met a witch and giant who were also c...

The Scallywags are a band of unruly wolves who find it hard to behave properly. But after they storm out of the Forest Show, they meet their match in the shape of a little sheep. It's not long before they are begging to be accepted again by the other animals. A book that shows, in the funniest pos...

The Scallywags are a band of unruly wolves who find it hard to behave properly. But after they storm out of the Forest Show, they meet their match in the shape of a little sheep. it's not long before they are begging to be accepted again by the other animals.Author BiographyDavid Melling has been ...