I Need A Wee! by Sue Hendra (Simon and Schuster; €8.80) Alan the bear whoops with glee when he whooshes down the big helter-skelter.

IF there is one lesson we should all have learnt from the heatwave spell, it’s that lobster-red skin is never a good look.

PEELY WALLY by Kali Stileman (Red Fox; €7.10). Boldly painted blobs and textured cut-outs form the creatures in this charming story of a mother bird whose precious egg falls from the nest and bounces its way through jungle and lake.

After university, Debbie Thomas worked with the BBC around England.