Reissued in a board book edition for the toddler set, Owl Babies reassures children as it enchants their parents, offering the gentle sure promise needed by every young child that Mommy will always come home. When three baby owls awake in the middle of the night to find their mother gone, they fret and worry and try to be brave until, at last, she returns. Full color.
A Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A Booklist Editors' Choice A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the cityignore them and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall willamount to anything.
The nasty Swish Train drivers have challenged Duffy and Jackto a race and when the flag goes down, the Swish Train speeds outof sight!
This rollicking story-in-verse is about a determined young pigwho absolutely refuses to leave her mud puddle--much to the dismayof her family! Charlotte Pomerantz's tongue-twisting nonsenseverse--made even more exuberantly hilarious by James Marshall'sillustrations--is sure to delight both children and adults.
When Little Bear's shadow gets in the way of his catching afish, he decides to get rid of it. No matter what he does though,it won't go away! Bear tries everything he can think of to get ridof his shadow.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats: With Illustrations by Rebecca Ashdown 老负鼠的猫经(丽贝卡阿什插图) T. S. Eliot (作者), Rebecca Ashdown (插图作者) 基本信息 出版社: Faber Faber; Main (2014年2月6日) 丛书名: Faber Children's Classics 平装: 128页 语种: 英语 ISBN: 0571311865 条形码: 9780571311866 商品尺寸: 13.5 x 1 x 18 cm 商品重量: 113 g ASIN: 0571311865 内容简介 The cat himself knows and will never confess...'. To celebrate Old Possum's 75th anniversary we have commissioned lively new illustrations from Rebecca Ashdown for T S Eliot's original book of Practical Cats. Featuring Macavity, the Mystery Cat; Mr Mistofelees, the Original Conjuring Cat; Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer and all the gang, this is a must for every child's bookshelf and is a great companion to the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage show. 作者简介 Thomas Stearns Eliot
出版社: Faber Faber; Main (2014年2月6日) 丛书名: Faber Children's Classics 平装: 128页 读者对象: 6 - 8 岁 语种: 英语 商品尺寸: 13.5 x 1 x 18 cm 商品重量: 113 g
The Quentin Blake Treasury contains: All Join In * Quentin Blake’s Nursery Rhyme Book * Patrick * Angelica Sprocket’s Pockets * Mister Magnolia * Quentin Blake’s ABC * Cockatoos * Angel Pavement * Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road Meet Mister Magnolia, with only one boot! Peer into Angelica Sprocket’s Pockets! Set off with Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road, be whisked away by the music of the extraordinary Patrick and soar into the air on the wings of Angel Pavement. Discover the crazy counting of the mischievous Cockatoos and the most enjoyable alphabet ever in Quentin Blake’s ABC. And finally, join in at the top of your voice with the verse and songs of Quentin Blake’s Nursery Rhyme Book and All Join In! From Quentin’s very first picture book to his most recent adventures, this collection spans and celebrates his astonishing career. There’s inspiration and exuberance, wit and wonder, joy and jollity to be found within these pages; we can’t wait for you to explore them…
From Publishers Weekly This enchanting story explores the ups and downs of close-knitcamaraderie. Beginning with a peek through a window where Cat,Squirrel and Duck are making music together, Cooper (The Boy WhoWouldn't Go to Bed) invites youngsters into their cozypumpkin-shaped home. There's a rhythm to their lives: each has hisown instrument to play and his own duties when it comes to cookingtheir famous pumpkin soup ("the best you ever tasted"). But oneday, Duck decides to be the stirrer instead of the salt pourer, andan all-out battle ensues. Here the warm golden glow that haspermeated their dwelling turns an angry orange-red with paws, wingsand "@#$!"s flying. After Duck waddles off in a huff, the remainingpair heads out to hunt for himAto no avail. In a charmingtime-lapse sequence, vignettes of Cat and Squirrel moping on thesteps of their house form an arc along the side of a spread ("Sothey waited.../ All that long afternoon..."). Mimickinggrade-schoolers everywhere, Cat and Squirrel next
Children love the bright, busy pages of the Little Red Trainseries. When Duffy the driver is told to keep going until the lightschange, that’s exactly what he does -- and he doesn’t even noticethat he’s driven Little Red Train right under the sea toFrance!
Baby Bear meets all sorts of different animals until he finally finds what he is looking for - his mother. Told through Bill Martin's rhythmic text and Eric Carle's vibrant images, this is the fourth companion title to the much-loved classic "Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?".