Billy

《My Friend, Billy Whiskers》是一個關於想像朋友與勇氣的故事。Patrick在雪地裡獨自一人，直到他的隱形朋友Billy Whiskers出現。兩人一起玩耍、聊天、冒險，當Patrick有煩惱時，Billy總在旁靜靜傾聽。隨著一次又一次的想像旅程，Patrick漸漸變得勇敢，也終於鼓起勇氣向其他孩子打招呼。David Litchfield以溫暖的圖像與柔軟的節奏，描繪孩子內心的孤單與成長的力量。From the creator of The Bear and the PianoMy Friend, Billy Whiskers is a sensitive and heartwarming story about the power of imaginary friendship.On a snowy day, while all the other children are playing together, Patrick sits alone. But Patrick isn’t really alone, because he has a friend called Billy Whiskers – a friend only he can see.Together they ride bikes, climb trees, read stories and chat about this and that. Billy doesn’t talk much, but he’s a very good listener. He listens when Patrick has worries to share and sometimes, when the worries get too big, they disappear off on magical adventures where anything feels possible. And Patrick returns feeling big and brave . . .Brave enough that on this special snow day, he has the courage to say hello to the other children . . .T

From legendary storyteller and #1 bestseller Stephen King, whose “restless imagination is a power that cannot be contained,” (The New York Times Book Review) comes a thrilling new novel about a good g

A billy can't be posted, delivered on a bike, or sent in a car, truck or train. It has to be loaded on a ship with all those other Anzac billies for other soldier dads...During World War I, Australian

Reading with Phonics is a set of new reading books designed to develop the confidence of young children between the ages of five and seven. The books are aimed at children who can read a little, but w

An atmospheric exploration of childhood worries and how to overcome them, by the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Medal Winner.Billy is a bit of a worrier. He worries about hats and shoes. He worries abou

Billy is learning how to take care of the planet, and the Mini Monster's want to help to... so they join the school trip to the recycling centre. But what will happen when Gloop falls into the recycli

Asked to be part of the Dallas Cowboys' Halftime Show, Specialist William Billy Lynn, one of the eight surviving men of the Bravo Squad, finds his life forever changed by this all-American event that

A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad thro

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children. This classic version of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is bas

Runny Babbit lent to wunch And heard the saitress way, "We have some lovely stabbit rew -- Our Special for today." From the legendary creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling

Vividly capturing the heat, dust, and poverty of 1930s Mississippi, the story of ten-year-old Billy Lee Turner, convicted and executed for murdering a white girl in 1937, is an unsentimental, heartren

Another laugh-out-loud monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini Monsters chapter book series, perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Wigglesbottom Primary.Billy LOVES football! He wants to play as well as his football hero... But in the first match of the season, Billy's game does NOT go to plan. The Mini Monsters are worried, too. Does Billy love football more than them? Maybe it's time for the Mini Monsters to start playing football... What could possibly go wrong?

A boy, a talking hole in the ground, and an impossible request.One day, Billy found a hole.It wasn't there yesterday.But there it was, right in his favorite spot, under his favorite tree.This hole in the ground is no ordinary hole in the ground. For it speaks to Billy with a voice that's cold and hard, like ancient stone. At first, the hole in the ground is polite and kind, and tells Billy how clever he is. And, well, Billy just can't resist his new odd friend and their nice words. But when the hole's requests grow more extreme, and Billy can't always meet them--Billy will have to take matters into his own hands before his new friend takes matters into theirs.From a singular new voice in children's books, Jessica Goecke, comes a new macabre picture book with gorgeous art and a touch of darkness that is also at turns laugh-out-loud funny. Perfect for fans of Jon Klassen's The Skull or Olive Jeffers's There's a Ghost In This House!