Jack and the Flumflum Tree

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509892457
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Set sail with Jack for an adventure on the high seas in this irresistibly funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts - now reissued with a brand-new cover look.Jack's Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! And the only cure is the fruit of the flumflum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. It's a perilous journey, but Jack bravely sets sail with a motley crew of three and a large patchwork sack that Granny has filled with an odd assortment of items from chewing gum to tent pegs. But what use will they be against hungry sharks, a leaky boat, and a thieving monkey?Jack and the Flumflum Tree is a fantastic, action-packed rhyming adventure from Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, with richly detailed illustrations from Rosie Revere, Engineer illustrator David Roberts.

Jack's House

Author: Karen Magnuson Beil
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823450120
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25

Book Description
Huge bulldozers, roaring cement mixers, and a super adorable pup make this the perfect board book for construction-obsessed toddlers. Kids who love big, noisy machines can watch step-by-step as cute pup Jack builds a home by driving a bulldozer, operating a cement mixer, and using a forklift. Perfect for fans of Paw Patrol, toddlers will enjoy watching Jack build walls, frame windows, and nail down a roof. Adorable illustrations by award-winner Mike Wohnoutka of a construction pup with a tool belt are sure to engage even the youngest dog-lover. Big, bold trucks fill the pages in Jack's House, a simplified take on the classic nursery rhyme, "This Is the House that Jack Built."

The Flying Bath

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509894390
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, with an exciting ready of the story by Justin Fletcher. When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any emergency - but they're always home for the children's bathtime at the end of the day. With simple rhyming speech-bubble text from bestselling author Julia Donaldson, The Flying Bath is great to read aloud and perfect for developing reading confidence. This playful and adventurous story is brought to life by the richly detailed, sumptuous artwork of award-winning illustrator David Roberts, completing this irresistible book for young readers. This paperback and CD edition features an audio reading of the story by Justin Fletcher. Enjoy the other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: The Troll, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, Tyrannosaurus Drip and The Cook and the King.

Tyrannosaurus Drip

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509892433
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Whoever heard of a vegetarian T. rex? Meet Drip, the little dinosaur who hatched in the wrong nest in this fantastically funny rhyming story from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts - now reissued with a brand-new cover look.Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big and scary, so when a placid duckbill dinosaur's egg ends up in the wrong nest, confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out, he's so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed.Perfect for dinosaur fans, Tyrannosaurus Drip is a fantastic rhyming adventure from Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, with wonderfully funny illustrations from the award-winning illustrator of Rosie Revere, Engineer, David Roberts. This roar-tastic book all about celebrating difference is sure to become a firm favourite with readers young and old!

Tabby Mctat

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Alison Green Books
ISBN: 9781407170701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along all day with Fred the busker. But when Fred gives chase to a thief, the two are separated. Will they ever find each other again? A heart-warming story of friendship, loyalty - and kittens! 'Our five\-year-old gave it the thumbs up, and that's about the best endorsement you can get.' News of the World

The Spots and the Dots

Author: Helen Baugh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783449255
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Choose to read from the perspective of the Spots or the Dots by turning this picture book upside down. Find the similarities in others and celebrate their differences. The Spots live on one side of the hill. The Dots live on the other. Both are fearful and suspicious of the other, but are they really all that different? When a young Spot and a young Dot meet at the top of the hill, they are about to find out... Flip the book upside down and choose whether to read from the perspective of the Spots or the Dots, right up until the middle, where the two communities collide. -- Booktopia

Owl Moon

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17

Book Description
Celebrating 30 years of the beloved classic Owl Moon from renowned children's book author Jane Yolen and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator John Schoenherr! Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling, you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is. Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a young child and her father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world. Wonderfully complemented by John Schoenherr's soft, exquisite watercolor illustrations, this is a verbal and visual treasure, perfect for reading aloud and sharing at bedtime.

Secret Tree Fort

Author: Brianne Farley
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763662976
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
Will a girl's increasingly fantastical descriptions of her secret tree fort lure her older sister away from her book?

The Troll

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
ISBN: 9781509892426
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat - but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship's cook . . . but it seems they've sailed to the wrong island. Again.Watch the fun unfold as two very different worlds collide in The Troll, a gloriously comic story from Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, the creators of the highly acclaimed Tyrannosaurus Drip.Enjoy the other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: Tyrannosaurus Drip, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, The Flying Bath and The Cook and the King.

The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat

Author: Julia Donaldson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763690813
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
someone steals the wedding ring from Pussy-cat' s tail, and the newlyweds must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade to search for the thief.