Books by the author GUY PARKER-REES

Dylan the Baker

Dylan the Baker

Guy Parker-Rees

Dylan's on his way - are you ready to play? DYLAN THE BAKER is the fourth picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play. Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world. Today Dylan is playing at being a baker. He's promised to bake a cake for Jolly Otter's birthday - but will he be able to resist eating it? Look out for Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, on every page, as she encourages readers to join in with the story.

Characters: Dylan

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Dylan the Doctor

Dylan the Doctor

Guy Parker-Rees

Dylan's on his way - are you ready to play? DYLAN THE DOCTOR is the first picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play. Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world. Today Dylan is playing at being a doctor. He dashes about looking after all of his friends: Purple Puss, Jolly Otter and Titchy Chick. But who will look after poor, tired Doctor Dylan? All his friends, of course! Look out for Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, on every page, as she encourages readers to join in with the story.

Characters: Dylan

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Dylan the Shopkeeper

Dylan the Shopkeeper

Guy Parker-Rees

 Dylan the Shopkeeper is the second picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play.Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world.Today Dylan is playing at being a shopkeeper. It's all great fun, until his friends, Jolly Otter and Purple Puss, decide they want to be shopkeepers, too!Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, also appears on every page, encouraging readers to join in with the story. Look out for more Dylan books in the series:Dylan the DoctorDylan the Teacher

Characters: Dylan

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Dylan the Teacher

Dylan the Teacher

Guy Parker-Rees

 Dylan the Teacher is the third picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play.Today Dylan is playing at being a teacher.But being a teacher isn’t as easy as it looks.There are quite a few disasters – and a splosh in the river – before Dylan finally discovers what he’s good at teaching: his Cheery-Warm-Up Song and Dance! Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, also appears on every page, encouraging readers to join in with the story.Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world. Look out for more Dylan books in the series:Dylan the DoctorDylan the Shopkeeper

Characters: Dylan

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Sam and Soraya

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In 2022 we welcomed our little twins into the world. Since then we have been building up our home library full of baby books to try and give our boys the best start.

While books with characters called Sam are found in bookstores and charity shops throughout the land, we struggled to find any books with Soraya, Jasper, or Xander.

This gave Soraya the idea to compile a list of books for new parents and then Sam decided to turn it in to a website.