No child's bookshelf is complete without a set of the traditional nursery rhymes and stories that have been passed down through generations, and which form the first words and pictures that many of us encounter. In this colourful collection of books you will find every poem, rhyme and tale you can think of, and more. Five Little Ducks has over twenty-five lively action rhymes, including favourites like ""I'm a Little Teapot"" and ""The Wheels on the Bus"". Each rhyme is accompanied by step-by-step illustrations demonstrating the actions and is perfect for sharing with one child, or with a whole group of energetic children! Hey Diddle Diddle features over twenty eight best-loved nursery rhymes - ""Humpty Dumpty"", ""Jack and Jill"", ""Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"" and many more, while Higglety Pigglety Pop is an ear-tickling collection of first poems by such favourites as Edward Lear, A A Milne, Kenneth Grahame and Lewis Carroll - all irresistibly illustrated in full colour and sure to give children sure to give them a ton of fun!
Three Little Pigs is an enchanting book with three best-loved nursery tales - ""The Three Little Pigs"", ""Goldilocks and the Three Bears"", and ""The Little Red Hen"" all brightly illustrated and ideal for reading aloud. Children will love this selection of classic nursery lore, ideal for sharing at any time of day, at home or in the nursery.
Teddybear Blue is always disappearing! His little owner wants to cuddle him but he's run off to play hide-and-seek, or he's in a cupboard, or he's in the park. Yet, however good or bad he may be, no toy compares to Teddybear Blue. With lively rhyme and vibrant illustrations, sing along with the 'disappearing teddybear blues'.
Set sail with the funniest pirate on the seven seas in this hilarious adventure for readers of 7+ with brilliant pictures throughout from ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS illustrator Ben Cort.
Pirate Blunderbeard is on a voyage with his cousin Redruth and Grandpa Greybeard. Blunderbeard hopes it will be like a holiday cruise, ice-cream, deck chairs and maybe a bit of swimming. But Grandpa Greybeard is on a mission. He wants to get his favourite ship back from the Scariest Pirate on the high seas he wants Blunderbeard to help. What could possibly go wrong?
Pirate Blunderbeard on might be on the worst mission ever but it’s also the funniest – laugh-out-loud fun for readers of 7+
What would YOU rather do - hug a slug OR snog a frog? Have hair made of soggy spaghetti OR a nose made of plasticine? Be best friends with the Incredible Hulk OR with Batman? This brilliantly funny and totally addictive collection of impossible choices will keep you entertained for hours!
At Sci-Fi Junior High, everyone knows Kelvin Klosmo's scientist parents
are geniuses, but Kelvin's own geniusness hasn't exactly ...
kicked in yet. Can he keep his secret hidden, even when an evil
scientist takes the form of a stuffed bunny and tries to conquer
the universe? A hilarious illustrated story that's out of this
world!
Gear up for an exciting new adventure with the thrill-seeking Kidds as they search for a missing city in South America made entirely of gold!
The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi. But when the map is stolen, the Kidds have to rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle - until she's kidnapped! To save Storm, the Kidds must locate the fabled city ... before the bad guys find it first.
The race is on!
Set sail with the funniest pirate on the seven seas in this hilarious adventure for readers of 7+ with brilliant pictures throughout from ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS illustrator Ben Cort.
Hooray! Hooray! It’s the horses’ holiday! They come by coach, they come by car, they come from far away. This humorous rhyming story takes the reader on a riotous journey to Dobbin World, where the horses’ holiday activities seem strikingly similar to our own.
This is a Band 6/Orange book which offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. This is a humorous rhyming story and the postcard on pages 14 and 15 provides a new approach to revisiting and exploring the story. This book supports learning about geography near the seaside. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Chewy Hughie (9780007186921) written by Jane Clarke and illustrated by Sarah McConnell.
