David Melling

Hugless Douglas is a delightful story about a huggable, lovable young brown bear named Douglas who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He sets out on a journey to find the perfect hug, but none of them seem quite right. Join Douglas on his search for the perfect bear hug! Douglas is an irresistible and hugely popular...

Hugless Douglas Goes Camping follows Hugless Douglas and his pals as they venture into Badger's Wood for a camping trip. The group is excited to set up their tent, change into their pyjamas and gather around Reading Rock for story time! However, things take a spooky turn when Little Sheep tells a story that scares Douglas. He begins to hear...

Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep follows the adventures of Hugless Douglas, who is very excited about Rabbit's sleepover. However, as he collects friends along the way, it quickly becomes 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...

Meet Hugless Douglas, the big bear with the big heart. Hugless Douglas and the Nature Walk follows Douglas as he embarks on an exciting nature walk with all his friends from Little School! Miss Moo-Hoo has given everyone a worksheet with a list of interesting things to find: flowers, twigs, berries, and bugs. But soon, everyone is too busy searching...

A celebration of the special relationship between father and child. From the creator of the bestselling Hugless Douglas series. One little lion cub can't wait to grow up and do everything just like his daddy! Join little lion and daddy lion as they get up to all sorts of fun and silliness together, in this funny, touching story. The perfect...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of pre-school life in this new picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling. Today it is snowing and the teeny, tiny kittens want to play outside! Ruffles loves the teeny, tiny kittens, but Ruffles DOES NOT LOVE the snow. It's too cold, too slippy,...

Meet Hugless Douglas, the big bear with the big heart. Hugless Douglas Plays Hide-and-seek follows Douglas as he loves to play hide-and-seek, but he's so big he can NEVER find a good enough hiding place! Luckily, he joins Little Sheep's team, and the pair plan to be the best seekers ever. But when it comes to the big game, Douglas...

There's a new green thing in Ruffles and the New Green Thing's bowl and he does NOT like it. Not. One. Little. Bit. But look! Ralph has come to play. Ruffles REALLY loves Ralph. Ralph always finds the best sticks, jumps the highest fences and digs the deepest holes. So, when Ralph spots the new green thing and happily takes...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of pre-school life in this new picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling. Today it is snowing and the teeny, tiny kittens want to play outside! Ruffles loves the teeny, tiny kittens but Ruffles does not love the snow. It's too cold, too slippy,...

There's a new green thing in Ruffles and the New Green Thing by David Melling, and Ruffles does NOT like it. Not. One. Little. Bit. But look! Ralph has come to play. Ruffles REALLY loves Ralph. Ralph always finds the best sticks, jumps the highest fences, and digs the deepest holes. So, when Ralph spots the new green thing and...

Join Douglas for springtime magic in a new adventure. This bestselling series has sold over 1.6 million copies to date in 24 languages! When a nest full of eggs comes crashing down, Hugless Douglas offers to look after them until Swoopy Bird has built a new home. But Douglas soon discovers a hug is not enough to keep a little...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in these bright, sturdy refreshed board books from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling. Praise for Ruffles and the Red, Red Coat: "Guaranteed to strike a chord with your own mischievous pups!" - Lancashire Post Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all...

Ruffles and the Cosy, Cosy Bed is a delightful tale where Ruffles searches for a quiet and cosy place to hide from a scary thunderstorm. But nowhere seems quite right. Not the chair... not the box... not the towel... not the bucket... not the laundry basket... and not the mat. Perhaps there's one place where the loud, night noises don't...

The perfect bedtime story by the author and illustrator of the number one bestselling HUGLESS DOUGLAS series, David Melling. The sun was setting on Sleepy Street as Rabbit and the others began to yawn... Rabbit helps his friends get ready for bed in this adorable bedtime story. But when they hear a strange noise it turns out to be a...

Hugless Douglas is on a hunt for the perfect bear hug! Join him and see why this delightful cuddly tale has been entertaining families for ten years. Hugless 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....

A board book edition of this bestselling story. Hugless Douglas is very excited to be going to Little School. There is so much to do - and lots of hugs to be given out! This is the sixth adventure in the hugely popular series, which has sold over 1.6 million copies in 26 languages to date. David Melling is one...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of pre-school life in this new picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling. Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he likes...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of pre-school life in this new picture book series from bestselling author and illustrator David Melling. Dog-lovers won't be able to resist the adorable Ruffles in this preschool series from the creator of Hugless Douglas, which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Just like every preschooler,...

Ruff! Ruff! Meet Ruffles, the playful puppy who faces all the tricksy troubles of preschool life in this new picture book series from the award-winning author and illustrator David Melling. Just like every preschooler, Ruffles the puppy experiences all the ups and downs of daily life as he learns about the world around him. There are LOTS of things he...