Tony Ross
Author
Language
English
Description
This joyous collection of favourite nursery rhymes has been selected and illustrated by the award-winning Tony Ross. Classic rhymes are given a contemporary edge by Ross's inimitable illustrations. Perfect for sharing with young children, this humorous book is one to be treasured for many years to come.
22) I Want My Mom!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
There's only one person who can make things better... "I WANT MY MOM!" But when the Little Princess at last learns to cope on her own, how does her mom, the Queen, feel?
23) I Want a Bunny!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Little Princess visits a friend who has a rabbit, and comes home obsessed with getting one herself. She's given a stick-insect, a goldfish and a few other low-maintenance pets, but she still wants a bunny. Sometimes getting exactly what you want is a lesson in itself...
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of creative stories from the imagination of Tony Ross.
Inspired by memories from his wartime childhood and throughout his eventful life, Tony Ross's short stories are full of curious places and mysterious characters. Each story is brought to life with his vivid pictures. From bullfighters to ghosts, sea captains to wanderers, Tony's stories are brimful of spooky encounters and quirky moments, sure to have readers laughing one moment,...
26) Rita's Rhino
Author
Language
English
Description
When Rita's mom refuses to get her a pet, Rita goes to the zoo and returns with a rhinoceros. But keeping a pet rhino a secret proves to be much trickier than she ever imagined!
27) I Want My Dad!
Author
Language
English
Description
The Little Princess is jealous of her friends-they all have dads who can do amazing things. The Cook bakes incredible cakes; the King always burns his. The Gardener takes his daughter on adventure-walks through the forest; the King gets lost on his way to bed. The Maid can teach the Little Princess to bake and she can take her for a walk, but will it be the same without her dad?
Author
Language
English
Description
This anti-war story is told through the eyes of Douglas, the only ant in Antworld who has a name. He dreams of joining the beautiful line that delivers food, but he's been enlisted to be a soldier, and it's probably for the best that he doesn't understand quite what that means...
29) Troll stinks
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two billy goats discover the perils of making assumptions and acting on prejudice in this timely tale about online bullying"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Horrid Henry invents a time machine and promises to send his brother, Perfect Peter, to the future (as soon as Peter puts on one of Mom's dresses). But when Peter gets there, it isn't exactly what he had in mind. In fact, everything looks kind of the same
plus three more out-of-this-world funny stories. DISCOVER THE SERIES BOYS AND GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD LOVE TO READ! Francesca Simon is one of the world's best-loved children's authors. She is the...
36) Who am I?
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After hatching out of his egg, a chameleon plods through the tall grass, meeting various jungle animals and asking an important question.
37) Demon dentist
Author
Language
English
Description
Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it?
38) Slug needs a hug
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Slug worries that the reason his mother never hugs him is that he is ugly, so he follows his friends' advice to be furry, with a beak, horns, and more, until his mother can no longer recognize him, but then he learns that she loves him, no matter what.