Having delighted a generation of readers with Tomie dePaola'sBook of Poems, beloved author/artist Tomie dePaola now selectstwenty-five poems from this wonderful collection for a charming newboard book perfect for very young children. Featuring subjects thatany toddler can recognize-such as nature, the seasons, lovingparents, and bedtime 150 and Tomie's classic illustrations,Tomie's Little Book of Poems will quickly join Tomie's LittleMother Goose and Tomie's Little Christmas Pageant as a nurseryfavorite.

Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happilyever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf?Think again! Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darklycomic twists to six favorite tales, complete with rambunctiousrhymes and hilarious surprise endings.

"The Puffin Baby and Toddler Treasury" is a timelesscollection of favourite nursery rhymes, lullabies, poems andstories, featuring well-loved characters, such as Spot, The Snowmanand Beatrix Potter's Tom Kitten. Brought to life by some of themost talented children's illustrators, this treasury is perfect forsharing and will make any collection complete.

Halloween is a delightful time for children. With everythingfrom spooky songs, silly songs, and pumpkin songs, to fingerplays,circle games, and even tasty recipes, here is the perfectcollection to help with the Halloween festivities.

A gorgeous collection of lullabies and rhymes with firmfavourites such as Twinkle, Twinkle and Hush-a-bye, Baby to rockyour little one to sleep. With different illustrators for eachrhyme, a lovely patchwork feel is created. Combined withirresistible cover finishes, this is pocket money punching wellabove its weight

This is a collection of the fifty all-time favorite Mother Goosenursery rhymes including Simple Simon, Georgie Porgie Pudding Pie,Little Miss Muffet, Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper and JackSprat. Richard Scarry's bright and humorous animal characters have beencharming children for decades. Always inventive in the world ofanimal fashion, Scarry shows the cow jumping over the moon inpearls and a pink dress, and the little dog who "laughed to seesuch sport" sports a sailor suit. You won't hear "I can't see thepictures!" with this book; its large size makes it a good choicefor group story hour. This collection of 50 Mother Goose rhymes isespecially appropriate for toddlers; most of the two-page spreadscontain only one illustrated rhyme. (Many children younger thanthree can focus better on one simple verse than on many rhymes oneach page.) Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever has stood thetest of time for more than 25 years and is still a hit with youngreaders. (Ages 1 to 4)

Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books, firstpublished in the 1920s, have been known and loved by generations.Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barkerbelieved in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawingfrom life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combinationof naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Each of Barker's four seasonal books features poems andfull-color illustrations of at least 19 flowers that bloom during aparticular season.

This bestselling collection of classic nursery rhymes includesfavourites such as 'Pat-a-Cake', 'Rock-a-Bye Baby', 'Baa, Baa,Black Sheep' and 'Humpty Dumpty', as well as ABCs, lullabies,finger games, counting rhymes, cumulative tables and nonsenseverse. Illustrated in glorious colour by Faith Jacques.

From Jack in the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears toLittle Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs, wicked beasts,brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star in these hilarious nurseryrhymes with Bite, now brilliantly adapted for listeningpleasure.

This book uses traditional reading teaching techniques(alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite youngchildren to read along with an adult. Eight short fairy tales fiton one spread and feature the characters and stories that childrenlove best. With clear, color-coded typography and amusingillustrations, this collection is sure to entertain whileencouraging reading skills and interaction with others. Thefractured fairy tales include: The Three Little Bears, The Princessand the Pea, Billy Goat's Gruff, Cinderella, and more!

Children love to pretend! Whether it’s flying like an airplaneor galloping like a horse, the delightful songs in this collection,set to both classical and contemporary music, will encourage everychild’s imagination to soar!

This title contains six of the best-loved nursery tales,retold with surprising and sometimes disgusting twists! Wickedbeasts, brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star in these hilariousnursery rhymes with BITE.

For the first time in over 10 years all eight Original FlowerFairies Books have been re-designed.

Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books, firstpublished in the 1920s, have been known and loved by generations.Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barkerbelieved in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawingfrom life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combinationof naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Each of Barker's four seasonal books features poems andfull-color illustrations of at least 19 flowers that bloom during aparticular season.

First published in the 1920s, the "Flower Fairy" books byCicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children withtheir exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In "FlowerFairies of the Wayside" we meet no less than nineteen fairies, whoencourage us to look at nature and learn to appreciate the truebeauty and wonder of the 'ordinary' world around us.

Roald Dahl fans will rejoice at the opportunity to bring their favorite books and characters to life. Five of Dahlas hugely popular, beloved books have been adapted into winning plays for children. With useful tips on staging, props, and costumes, these plays can be produced with a minimum amount of resources and experience. Teachers, parents, and children everywhere will recognize Quentin Blakeas appealing classic cover art and will find these easy-to-perform plays to be a great source of entertainment

A collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Crocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling the scorpion. Described in verse with all Dahl's usual gusto and illustrated in a suitably wicked style by Quentin Blake.Was that CROCKY-WOCK galumphing up the stairs? Is STING-A-LING hiding in your bed? And what foul fate has PIGGY planned for Farmer Bland?WARNING! This book contains wickedly funny verse, prickly surprises and the most despicable creatures you could ever hope (not) to meet.