Every day, John Patrick sets off along the road to school, and although he hurries, strange and improbable happenings repeatedly make him late. To make things worse, his teacher never believes his sto
Would you rather have breakfast with bears, lunch with a lion or dinner with ducks?Would you like to fly with the pelicans or swim with the fish?Would it be worse if an elephant made a terrible smell
In the house there lives a family: a mum, a dad, a girl and a boy. But they are not alone; a secret mouse family is living there too, who only come out when everyone else is asleep. One day they are s
Miles is a very difficult dog... Until he is given his very own motor car and learns to love the open road!This enigmatic story is a joy to read, gently exploring the transformational power of freedom
One day Boy and Girl go out for a picnic. They meet all sorts of creatures along the way - some come with them and some chase them, but whatever happens, today will be a day for Adventure.
John Burningham's classic first picture book reissued with the original cover rescanned and redesigned for its 50th anniversary.Once upon a time there were two geese called Mr and Mrs Plumpster. Each
While hiking in the mountains with his parents, Albert tumbles off a cliff?but is saved by the cloud children who utter magic words that make him very light and keep him from falling. Albert has a won
Humbert the horse loves working with Mr. Firkin, the scrap-iron dealer, but he envies the grand life of the brewery horses who pull the Lord Mayor’s golden coach. As the day of the Lord Master’s Show
This beautiful picture book depicts the everyday life of a lonely little girl whose home life is empty?apart from her parents' arguments?and whose school life is overshadowed by bullies. The comfort
The Hargraves, a kind but scrawny family, want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the tiny tyke will hardly eat a thing. One day, Mrs. Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl, and the
Harquin the fox lives with his parents at the top of the hill, but at night, when everyone is asleep, he secretly goes down to the valley in search of adventure. Time and again, his father warns him o
Courtney is the dog that nobody wants, but the children think he's lovely. When they take him home, their parents are very disappointed?he's just an old mongrel. But Courtney turns out to be a wonder-
A lullaby in which we see everyone at the end of the day, tired and ready for bed - the cat and her kittens, a family of bears, a fish, a goose, a frog, even the man in the moon.
God is appalled when he returns to the earth to find that the air and sea have been made filthy, polar regions melting and men making bombs while others take no notice. He entrusts two chidren to spre
Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the bask
One day Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in his boat - the only thing is that everyone else wants to come to! Soon the boat is full of children, animals and of course Mr Gumpy too. Ever
