A child, a wild animal - and a life-changing encounter. An exciting new range of books in which children find solutions to problems through conservation rather than killing.
A contemporary countryside tale about the power of friendship and creativity, from the nation's favourite children's author.
A beautiful countryside story for Michael Morpurgo fans, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill (J. K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). Bonny has always wanted to be a top cyclist, maybe even a future Olympic champion. But her world changes after meeting a sculptor named Lizzie, who gives her a job on her farm. Bonny is introduced to a life-sized sculpture of Lizzie's horse and is allowed to pose as its rider, a completely magical experience. She learns from Lizzie that a true gift is never to be wasted, and that if you ""breathe the world in deep"", you can do anything.
Read by Josie Lawrence, Room on the Broom is a very funny story of quick wits and friendship from the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. This audiobok edition also includes a song and a read along track.
How the cat purred and how the witch grinned,
As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.
The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before . . . SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast.
Perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime – or any time at all!
Written by the author of the beloved classsic, Ballet
Shoes (1936), this wonderful picture book about a family
poodle is available once again after 70 years!
Aunt Cathy's wedding is tomorrow, but Father insists on keeping
Osbert the family dog away from the festivities.
Father says he's too unsightly! Can the heartbroken
children work a miracle in time?
Rarely seen for 50 years, this heartfelt and nostalgic read is
the perfect gift for dog lovers of all ages
Osbert and The Theatre Cat are Noel's only
picture books - both republished simulataneously.
Includes the book's original illustrations by artist Susanne
Suba, also known for her covers for The New Yorker magazine.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and began writing
children's books in 1931. Ballet Shoes was published in
1936, and she quickly became one of the most popular authors of her
day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and
was awarded an OBE in 1983. Streatfeild lived in London until she
died in 1986.
Arthur and his friends are happy that Francine has been given the leading role in the class play until she starts bossing everyone around, claiming they will ruin ""her"" play. Arthur and his classmates come up with a plan to sabotage the performance - will Francine realize her mistake in time?
Puloma must summon immense courage to rescue a captive bear in this gripping adventure from award-winning author Jasbinder Bilan.
Can Puloma save Nyla the bear and herself at the same time?
Unwanted and lonely living with her unkind aunt, Puloma ends up running away with the circus. She’s relieved to find work and a place to live but can’t understand why the other circus workers are constantly worried about the police finding them.
The reason for their fears is the circus’s star act – a dancing sloth bear called Nyla. This form of cruelty is now illegal in India, and when Puloma sees Nyla being mistreated, she decides to try to help her escape …
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
The Enormous Crocodile is hungry and ready to use cunning plans and clever tricks to snap up a snack. Just be careful that he doesn't snap up . . . YOU!
A finger puppet book that really bites, this is a laugh-out-loud book for adults and chiddlers to read together
A classic tale about an extraordinary and unlikely animal
friendship. For fans of Paddington Bear and Wallace
and Gromit.
From Newbery Honor Author, Amy Timberlake and multi-award
winning illustrator, Jon Klassen comes a beautiful tale of friendship
for readers aged 7+.
Meet Skunk and Badger.
The first time Badger saw Skunk, he thought, 'puny'
and shut the front door.
There was simply too much slick in this Skunk's stripe. Too much
puff in his tail.
Also, there'd been that grin, and the way he'd
stuck out his paw as if he had been looking forward to meeting
Badger.
Badger knew what to make of that.
He shut the door before the fellow got any ideas . . .
But Skunk is Badger's new roommate, and there is nothing Badger
can do about it.
When Skunk bursts into Badger's life, everything Badger knows
is upended. Tails are flipped. The wrong animal is sprayed.
And why-oh-why are there so many chickens?
Skunk and Badger is a beautiful reminder that sometimes opposites
are destined to be the best of friends.
A book you'll want to read again and again, beautifully
illustrated throughout by Jon Klassen.
Babe is a little pig who doesn't have a real mother, so he lives with Farmer Hoggett's sheep dog Fly as one of her own children. Babe must learn how to talk to the sheep before the British Sheep Dog Trials, and before Mrs Hoggett turns him into Christmas dinner.
Part of the ""Animal Tales"" series, this book contains simple text and double-page illustrations in bold collage. The internal spreads really do speak for themselves and the flow of the text will keep the sturdy pages turning.
