A hilarious new picture book about a bear and a little boy's birthday party from acclaimed author and illustrator, Emma Dodd. When an entertainer dressed as a big cuddly bear arrives at a little boy's birthday party, the children are delighted. He makes them hoot with laughter as he drinks water from the vase, goes wild on his skateboard, and bursts all the balloons. But for some reason, his…
Lions, and sharks, and bears! Oh, my! Little Mouse does not like loud lions or sharp-tempered sharks. And bears are downright scary. But with a little bravery, a dash of creativity—and some crayons—Little Mouse can figure out how to tame even the scariest beasts.
Lula Mae wants a puppy, but times are hard and she’ll just have to make do. Her family has plenty of chickens, so she decides maybe a chicken can be a dog. Pookie, as Lula Mae names her, is an ordinary chicken, but Lula Mae thinks she is very doglike indeed. With a bow in Pookie’s hair, Lula Mae declares her a show dog. When she runs circles around the other chickens, Pookie is a shephe…
Long, long ago there lived a very tiny kitten, with very big ideas! A heartwarming, triumphant tale celebrating the teeny, tiny things that the BIG things are made of. When the kitten drops in to a caravan filled with circus squirrels, they do their very best to build him into their act, but the kitten can't quite get the hang of it. However, his big ideas soon become ENORMOUSE, and the kittenâ…
How the giraffe came to be one of the quietest animals on the plain, through being upstaged by a very small bird In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot and he laughed all the time. This is the story of how the littlest egret proved to laughing giraffe that you don’t need to be loud to be heard.
Charlie the crow loves his home. But things don't stay perfect for long when the leaves drop off his tree and the water in his stream turns to glass. Then white flakes start to fall from the sky! Whatever is going on? Maybe a new friend can help Charlie find out . . .
Aimed at children aged four and over, each title in this series combines simple text and illustrations to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read. The series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly.
Bullied at school, nagged in Aunty May's tenth-floor council flat, there's only one place ten-year-old Billy really feels alive – in the wilderness by the canal. There he watches a cygnet on the water and protects a family of fox cubs. Then his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated. Unwanted and unloved, Billy and the last fox run for their lives …
"Kangaroo child Norma Jean loves to jump. The problem is that her jumping gets out of hand, causing accidents and some ruffled feelings among her friends, and Norma stops her jumping entirely. But when the school's field-day games come up, Norma Jean is coaxed back into action long enough to win ribbons. Light, popular fare for beginning readers."--Booklist.
DOGERELLA SPENDS HER days scratching the fleas and fluffing the tails of her ungrateful stepdog mother and mean stepdog sisters. At night, she dreams of a home where she is loved. In a nearby castle lives Bea, a sweet, slightly spoiled princess whose fondest wish is for a loyal pet to call her own. A dog’s dream and a princess’s wish come true in this funny fairy tale.