A Little Fairy Magic by Julia Hubery, illustrated by Alison Edgson (Little Tiger; €8.35).

STAR Friends by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Alison Edgson (Little tiger; €7.10) will surely capture the interest of imaginative youngsters.

WHEN the World Was Waiting for You by Gillian Shields (Bloomsbury; €13.03 HB) is just the children’s book to have when a new baby is imminent.

YUCK! That’s Not a Monster! by Angela McAllister and Alison Edgson (Little Tiger; €13.90) is the story of a misfit. Mr and Mrs Monster are thrilled when their gloriously ugly offspring, Frightful and Horrid, are hatched out.