that their child has been scribbling on the book, naughty, naughty!). A homage to the power of a young child's imagination – as the final image of Griz depicts him no longer as a giant grizzly bear, but as a cuddly soft bear!My Bear Griz by Suzanne Mc

Name Winnie-ther-Pooh, or just plain old Pooh for short.Born 14 October, 1926Defining moment Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in the eponymous book with text by AA Milne, and illustrations by EH Shepard: "Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now

Shaw (Frances Lincoln, £11.99).Who won Picture Book of the Year 2012?There's an interesting miscellany of animal tenants in the apartment block where Auntie Iris (a chinchilla) lives with her family. For a start, there's the grumpy cohort of bears

starring the feisty and mischievous girl with the corn-coloured hair and a trio of bears in assorted sizes. Only this time, Ahlberg – working alongside daughter Jessica as illustrator – has extended his cast list to include 33 bears, the Bliim (a family

Grand Ball, a grand gathering of ladies in ballgowns and men folk all suited and booted. No wonder Sally and Paul are tempted to peep through the bannisters to see what's going on. But then disaster strikes. Paul's beloved teddy bear, Mr Puddles, falls

Having already penned two hugely successful book that centre around a fascination for undergarments – the hilarious Pants and More Pants – author Giles Andreae clearly has a well established happy association with underpants. Forget The Queen

to bear in mind: poor Aled doesn't get a look-in with a whole new musical score, though fans of the stunning flight scene from the original won't be disappointed with a brand new sweeping journey as the trio takes flight over the city including views

lobster that I had designed and asked me to illustrate Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? What an inspiring book! Now the large sheets of paper, the colorful paints and fat brushes of my earlier school came to my mind. I was set on fire

– all familiar first words – adorn the pages and help teach concepts like number, shape and colour recognition. But it is in the crisp design and tasteful colour palette that the books bear the unmistakable Orla touch. There are no garish primaries here