This humorous short story collection contains Giraffe in the bath, Chimp with a limp, Spider in a glider, Hyena ballerina, Seal at the wheel and Ape’s great escape. Includes a CD with charming readings of the stories, and fun puzzles at the back of the book. Perfect for reading or listening to together, or for beginner readers to read themselves.
Rabbit and Hedgehog don't know when their birthdays are so they decide to have them tomorrow just in case. But what should they give each other as a present? Both come up with the perfect solution- but not for the reasons they first thought of. The birthday is such a success that they agree to have another very soon. This enchanting look at that most exciting of celebrations, a birthday, has the added dimension of trying to please your best friend.
Purrfect tales about fab furry felines from celebrated author Linda Newbery.Rose has a black and white cat called Smudge-Face. Her next-door neighbour, Wilfred, has a black and white cat called Fungus. However, what neither of them realize is that this is the same cat, enjoying double the meals and double the attention at two different houses, by slipping through a hole in the garden fence. But when the cat with two names is accidentally shut inside another neighbour's garage, both Rose and Wilfred set out looking for their missing pet and it isn't long before they meet each other...""Curl up with Cats Tales"", is a charming collection of stand-alone stories, at turns magical, mysterious, comic, and touching.
When Emily meets Bailey, the shy and adorable Dalmatian puppy, at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, she knows he would be a perfect new friend for her grandma. And since Emily lives next door to Granny, she'd be able to play with him all the time, too! Bailey slowly learns to trust his new family, and when a burglar tries to break into Granny's house, can this plucky little pooch leap into action? Contains LOADS of information about Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - including how to adopt your very own dog or cat, dos and don'ts of looking after them, and fun pet-themed puzzles! Featuring a photo and fact-file of a real-life dog from Battersea!
From the awarding winning duo, Eileen Spinelli and Jane Dyer, who created the bestselling picture book 'When Mama Comes Home Tonight', comes a charming and bittersweet tale of an exceptionally gifted spider and the lengths she's willing to go to share her gifts with those around her. Sophie is no ordinary house spider. She's an artist and takes great pride in her work. Every web she spins is more wonderous than the one before. But the guests at Beekman's Boardinghouse don't like spiders. Everywhere Sophie goes guests scream and shoo her away. No one there wants anything to do with Sophie and her magnificent creations - no one except the young woman up on the third floor who is busy 'weaving' something herself; and when she runs out of yarn, Sophie knows that the time has finally come to create the masterpiece of a lifetime.
Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the Stick Dog books, Tom Watson’s hilarious series continues with Stick Cat: Two Cats and a Baby—an adventure involving a new baby, an old grandma, and two daring cats!
Now that their owners are married, Stick Cat and his best friend, Edith, live in the same apartment. There’s someone else in the family too—Millie, the new gurgling, babbling baby.
When Edith declares that Millie’s sounds are actually flattering compliments about Edith, her devotion to the new baby is complete. There’s harmony in the home—until Grandma Cobb arrives to babysit. That’s when things quickly spin out of control.
A mishap leaves Grandma trapped inside the bathroom—and locked away from Millie. Stick Cat needs to rescue Grandma. But he also needs to help Edith in her new role as babysitter-in-chief. It just might be Stick Cat’s toughest mission ever.
Fans of the Stick Dog series and other quick, funny reads will delight in this funny, furry, feline fracas. Stick Cat is on the job!
A fantastical dream-like story about a young polar bear who can't get to sleep. He goes outside and meets his friends on the hillside. At midnight, by the light of the moon, they dance the Polar Bolero.
Readers will enjoy meeting all sorts of dogs through the eyes of eight-year-old Alfie Wolfe, the good-hearted, funny narrator. Every dog that visits the kennel has different needs, and Alfie and his twin sister, Alfreeda, are ready to serve them.
By the much-loved author of The Journey Home and Dinosaur Farm. Everyone knows that once a lemur takes a fancy to you there is not much that can be done about it. While being followed by lemurs one day, a boy tries hiding up a tree (without luck), disguising himself (without success) and even tries to sail off in a boat to get away from them – only to discover the lemurs snorkeling behind him. Eventually,after climbing mountains, taking trains and going through the air in a balloon, he finally thinks that he has lost them. Or has he? In the process, he has managed to get himself lost, and it is only then that he realizes that the cunning lemurs might just be helpful after all...
