Six of the best picture books

A Bit Lost by Chris Haughton (Walker) After sleepy little owl falls out of his nest, he needs all the help he can get to find his way home. The only clues he can give are 'My mommy is very big!' or 'My mommy has pointy ears!' Luckily, Squirrel is very patient, leading him around the forest until, with frog's help, they find her. Photograph: Walker Photograph: Action images Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen (Jonathan Cape) Once upon a time there was a wolf called Rolf who didnt look anything like the big bad wolf in this picture. He liked baking cakes and being nice to his friends. But is he too good to be a real wolf - or is there a little monster somewhere inside him? Nadia Shireen shows you how to draw wolves Photograph: Jonathan Cape Photograph: Action images I Don't Want to be a Pea! by Ann Bonwill & Simon Rickerty (Oxford University Press) Hugo and Bella are off to a fancy-dress party but there's just one problem - Hugo wants to go as the Princess and the Pea and Bella doesn't want to be a pea. She'd prefer to be a mermaid. How will they sort it out in time for the party? Photograph: Oxford University Press Photograph: Action images I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (Walker) When bear loses his hat he asks all the animals he meets if they know where it is. None of them have any idea, and it looks as if he's lost it for ever until deer comes along... Photograph: Walker Photograph: Action images The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle (Templar Publishing) when the the Jolley-Rogers move to Dull-on-Sea, all their neighbours get upset. Only Tilda makes friends with them - and discovers their hidden treasure. Photograph: Templar Publishing Photograph: Action images No! by Marta Altés (Child's Play) A little dog tries its hardest to be good for the family he lives with, but there's one word he just can't understand, and that gets him into all sorts of trouble.... Photograph: Child's Play Photograph: Action images