No Matter What by Debbie Gliori (£5.99, Bloomsbury)Little Fox Small want to test the limits of his mother's love. Would she love him if he were a grizzly bear or snappy crocodile? This gorgeous book deals sensitively with a young child

discovered that owl babies have a habit of falling out of trees and getting separated from their mothers. “Getting lost is an experience that most of us can identify with,” says Chris. “I remember losing my mother in a shopping centre when I was about three

21. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson (Walker, £4.99)Sarah, Percy and Bill wake up one night to find their mother isn’t there. Their loneliness makes them anxious and the fluffy white owls begin to fret, but are overcome with relief

A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton (Walker, £6.99). Age 2+When a sleepy owlet falls out of his nest, an enthusiastic squirrel helps him to find his mother again. Told with a muted colour palette of dusky pinks, yellows and blues , this humorous tale

Tom ThumbNo larger than his father’s most dexterous digit, Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore who has been involved in a number of size-related accidents. As well as falling into his mother’s Christmas batter and being boiled into a

to be on duty over Christmas. I felt a deep sense of gratitude and wanted to share this feeling with everybody. I wanted to remind everybody about these people.2) Are you a parent yourself? What do your children think about the book? I have a daughter called

, as the pages might easily have become cluttered due to the number of bird calls.What were your favourite picture books as a child?I remember when I was very young I had a Mother Goose nursery rhyme book which I used to get my mother to read to me a lot. I could

of heart. “It’s a story about that endless ability children have to adapt and ultimately accept,” says David. “Differences are good.”Marshall Armstrong Is New To Our School by David Mackintosh (HarperCollins £10.99), 3+

was always disappointed to see the comments of my mother and teachers then. It was always the same: “Yoko is shy and quiet.”What were your favourite books as a child?One of my favourite picture books when I was little was 'Pitschi' by Hans Fischer

’ve always had friends that are ginger. Maybe that has something to do with why I like foxes so much…There are no words in your book, why?I chose a wordless format so that parents and children have to make decisions themselves. It would be too easy if I told