A collection of 12 wonderful children's stories from Quentin Blake and
John Yeoman.
All the Year Round Discover the most entertaining way to spend the
year - with a spot of spring cleaning (that ends in a mess), a summer
picnic (invaded by ants), Halloween dress-up (or not, if you're already
scary) and the only thing to be done in December ...
Alphabet Soup The alphabet in rhyme - A is for Actor/who's learning
his part; /B is for Baker/who's baking a tart.
The Bear's Water Picnic The bear has organised a picnic on the river
for his friends. It's the perfect day and everything is going swimmingly
until they are disturbed by a loud croaking noise from among the lily
pads. It's the frogs! They want to join in, but the friends don't fancy
putting up with the noise, so they move on to a quieter part of the
lake. Unfortunately they soon find themselves in a spot of bother, and
only the frogs can help them!
Crash! The Waldo and Wanda Book of Practical Hints
The Do It Yourself House that Jack Built When Jack starts to build his
own do-it-yourself house he finds it isn't quite as easy as he had
expected. On the left side of each spread are the traditional verses,
while on the right, the characters act out the story.
The Fabulous Foskett Family Circus Roll up, roll up for the Fabulous
Foskett Family Circus! There are Milly and Willy who perform with young
Fred, who does a back flip and lands on his head. Uncle Phoenix Foskett
who blows smoke rings, Jess and Bess with their conjuring tricks, not to
mention singing dogs and birds and performing parrots.
Three Little Owls Three irrepressible little owls take us on their
journey round the world, from one Christmas Day to the next - fishing,
dancing, snoozing and NOT behaving.
Meet The Family Meet Uncle Marvello and Auntie Shazam - magicians
extraordinaire ... they can even make your watch disappear. And Cousin
Charlie, who cooks up a feast ... then eats it all himself.
Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave Mrs Armitage arrives on the beach with
her surf board and her faithful dog Breakspear, and she paddles out to
sea to wait for the big wave. However, she has to return to the beach
several times before she is comfortably equipped.
Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road When Uncle Cosmo buys himself a
motorbike and gives Mrs Armitage his boring old car, it soon becomes
obvious that her driving skills leave a lot to be desired. As the
bumper, the doors, the mudguard and even the roof disappear along the
way, the car is transformed into a mean machine and Mrs Armitage becomes
Queen of the Road!
Our Village A collection of poems introducing the memorable residents
of a village, including the baker, Mr Crumb, absent-minded Dotty Lou and
Mr Mandolini and his dancing bear.
Featherbrains When Flossie and Bessie escape from the battery farm,
they find it difficult to adjust to the outside world.
'Engagingly eccentric ... deliciously dynamic.'
The Times
'Wonderful ... absolute treat of a read.'
Sun
'Fabulous fun ... the jaunty rhythm will carry young readers delightedly
from page to page.'
Irish Times
