When Mum and Dad go away for the night, Aunt Amelia comes to look after one very cross little girl and boy. They do NOT want to be looked after and, even worse, Mum has left a list of boring instructions. But Aunt Amelia turns out to be rather different from expected . . . and a LOT more fun! A charmingly funny, warm and beautiful new story from the hugely talented creator of Lunchtime. Gorgeous illustrations accompany sweet, funny, friendly text - every child (and adult!) will wish for an aunt like Amelia!
The Greedy Python《贪婪的蟒蛇》 贪婪的蟒蛇吞吃了从小老鼠到大象的所有动物,所以它简直不能更大了!但是当小动物们在它的肚子里反抗时,蟒蛇便把他们都吐出来了,然而贪婪成性,蟒蛇又看到了自己的尾巴…… The Foolish Tortoise《愚蠢的乌龟》 愚蠢的乌龟嫌自己跑的太慢,所以决定离开沉重的龟壳。然而后来它发现离开了龟壳,自己害怕得简直哪里都不敢去了,后它依然决定回到被自己遗弃的家,回到了带给自己安稳的龟壳中。 Rooster’s Off to See the World《大公鸡看世界》 一天清晨,大公鸡决定出去旅行。在旅途中,大公鸡的队伍不断壮大,陆续加入了两只猫,三只青蛙,四只乌龟以及五条鱼,随着旅途的进行,它的这些伙伴又不断地离开了它……这则小故事通过图片的形式教给小朋友数字的概念。 Walter the Baker《面包师沃尔特》
华夫先生忽视一切人类给他买来的玩具,但他并不是懒,而是太过挑剔。但是现在,傲娇的华夫先生有了一个他认为完美的玩具,虽然这个装载了外星人的飞船并不是一个真正的玩具。这些倒霉的外星人在华夫先生好奇心的驱使和可怕的猫爪下度过了可怕的一天,他们一定不知道令他们胆颤的地球震动只是因为他们被华夫玩弄于股掌之上而已。
《猜猜我有多爱你》这本图画书里有一只像孩子的小兔子和一只像爸爸的大兔子。小兔子像所有的孩子一样爱比较。它们俩在比赛谁的爱更多一些。大兔子用智慧赢得了比赛和小兔子稍微少一点的爱,可小兔子用它的天真和想象赢得了大兔子多出一倍的爱。两只兔子都获胜了。 整个作品充溢着爱的气氛和快乐的童趣,小兔子亲切可爱的形象、两只兔子相互较劲的故事构架以及形象、新奇的细节设置都对孩子有着极大的吸引力。 This is the story of two Nutbrown Hares, Big Nutbrown Hare andLittle Nutbrown Hare. The two are never stated to be father and sonin the original storybooks, though are referred to as such in thenarration for the animated television series. Little Nutbrown Hareasks Big Nutbrown Hare the titular question, "Guess how much I loveyou?", and the book continues as the two use larger and largermeasures to quantify how much they love e