Sarah and Simon live with their father and mother and their baby brother in a big room called a studio. Their father is an artist, and he is busy painting his masterpiece. When it is finished, they wi
Sarah and Simon do all they can to help their parents, but when their father, an artist, needs red paint to complete his masterpiece and the art store owner refuses him credit, they do not know where
Diana Effingham-Jones is a sensible child. So sensible, in fact, that she doesn’t panic when an escaped rhinoceros walks into the family’s sitting room one winter evening. So sensible that she doesn’t
Tim loves the sea, and he especially loves listening to the old boatman talk about it. Tim’s best friend, Ginger, though, is a sailor, and sailors already know such things. So when he goes out shrimpi
Charlotte lives in a big house with lots of toys. Most little girls would be happy with so many toys, but not Charlotte! She wants to play with real friends and have real adventures. And on one dark a
Things never quite go as planned on one of Tim's voyages. His new friend Lucy and her guardian Mr. Grimes are delighted when the enterprising five-year-old proposes they buy a boat and head out to sea
This classic and touching tale by Edward Ardizzone is brought back into print in 2016. One day, Johnny gets out on the wrong side of the bed. His day starts badly and gets worse from there - until he
Two boys who work and live with a ship's crew during a voyage to the Northern Isles are assigned extra duties when the captain and half the crew become ill.
Tim and Ginger, cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier, adopt a stray puppy and decide to hide him aboard ship out of sight of the captain who hates dogs.
One stormy night, Tim notices that the lighthouse is dark. Without its light, ships can’t steer clear of the rocks. Tim, Ginger, and Charlotte row out to the lighthouse, only to find its keeper knocke
Ginger is fed up with life on dry land. One morning, Charlotte and Tim wake to find a note saying he’s run away to the high seas. They set off to find him, but with no money, the only way they can do
