One of Julia Donaldson's classic picture book stories about two monkeys who are as different as night and day. Night Monkey and Day Monkey don't think they have much in common. But when they each spend time in the other's opposite worlds, they learn a lot. And they also learn to be the best of friends. One of the finest rhyming picture book stories from Julia Donaldson, the author behind The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and What The Ladybird Heard. Full of fun and food for thought, Night Monkey, Day Monkey is beautifully drawn by Lucy Richards, one of the most talented illustrators drawing today.
Little Nutbrown Hare loves playing games in the winter snowbut is he clever enought to trick Big Nutbrown Hare?
The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hitswith his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have amysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?
小男孩彼得，一早醒来发现昨夜下了雪，兴奋地跑到雪地里玩各种游戏，他堆了一个雪人和一个天使。回家前，还把在院子里捏的雪球放进口袋里，想留到明天再玩。回家后彼得泡在浴缸里，还忍不住一再回味，于是睡前去翻口袋，找寻带回来的雪，口袋却是空的，小雪球不见了，让他很失望。上床后又梦到太阳溶融了所有的雪。但他一觉醒来，窗外却正在下着雪…… 简单的故事却传神地展现出儿童的天真、好奇、幽默和创意。
本书构思奇特，创意新颖，从格林爷爷曾孙的视角，通过被修剪成形态各异的园林雕塑，再现了格林爷爷平淡而又富有传奇色彩的一生。格林爷爷曾是一个顽皮的小男孩儿，一位热爱园艺的青年，一名士兵，一位丈夫，现在是一个可亲的老人。随着画面的展开，爷爷的生平以浓绿的园艺雕塑一一呈现，组成一道充满生命力，又平实隽永的“记忆的长河”，使我们得以和他的曾孙一起，穿梭其中，感受生命、亲情与爱。 From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Book comes a timeless story of family history, legacy, and love. Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and akid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. Inthis captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green'sgreat-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world wherememories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary treesand imagination re
In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other characters-and morals-that have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.
There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these threeclassic Meg and Mog stories: "Meg's Eggs", "Meg at Sea" and "Mog inthe Fog". As ever, Meg casts her spells with the best of intentionsbut always with hilarious results. Children will love exploring thecolours, sounds and shapes in this bumper volume, perfect forsharing or reading alone.
Charles Dickens isnot only the author of some of the best-loved stories in theEnglish language, but also the creator of some of its mostmemorable characters.Meet them all between the pages of thissplendid book, which retells, in lively comic strip style, five ofDickens's most popular stories: Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, ATale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.
