Includes various rhymes such as the Owl and the Pussycat, It's Raining, It's Pouring and Star Light, Star Bright. This title also contains an 'About the Poets' section with a brief biography for each included poet.
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One night, Josie the giraffe looks down into a clear pool and sees something amazing. She can't help feeling that her life has changed for ever! But what is the meaning of what she has seen? This delightful story follows Josie as she tries to discover the secrets of the night sky by asking her animal friends. With large illustrations and simple text, children and grown-ups will love this magical tale that is perfect for bedtime. It is embellished with silvery sparkling stars on the cover and final spread.
The beautifully illustrated tales in this collection are all short and sweet. The cute pictures allow children to help tell each story along with their grown-up helper. There is plenty to laugh about together, and these tales are an ideal way to set kids on the path toward reading. From a naughty new puppy to learning how to play a musical instrument, children will be able to engage with these narratives. Others deal with the first day of school, bathtime fun, bright nightwear, a fairy who helps people sleep, and a mammoth mountain of cuddly toys. The final story in the book is designed to help kids to wind down and relax, ready to enjoy a good night's sleep.
This beautiful hardback anthology brings together 27 best-loved bedtime stories, presented with full-color illustrations and printed page-edges. Climb the beanstalk with Jack, sneak into the bears' cottage with Goldilocks, share Tom Thumb's incredible adventures, and discover what makes the perfect pirate in this incredible collection of children's stories. Packed with best-loved classics, entertaining new tales, and delightful illustrations, this wonderful collection of children's stories is the perfect book to share at bedtime.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Deluxe Children's Classics are exquisitely designed hardcover editions of classic children's literature, beautifully presented with full-colour illustrations, stencilled page-edges, and decorative endpapers. Together, they make a wonderful entryway into these best-loved classics that children can treasure forever.
A retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears for early readers from Ladybird.Based on the traditional fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Follow the naughty Goldilocks into the house of the three bears, and see what happens when they come home and find her! This hardback book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.This book is part of Ladybird's First Favourite Tales series - these retellings are perfect for introducing young children to classic stories and fairy tales, and the books are just right for those just learning to read.Look out for other books in the series:The Elves and the Shoemaker; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Gingerbread Man; Little Red Riding Hood; The Three Little Pigs; The Three Billy Goats Gruff
A retelling of The Three Little Pigs for early readers from Ladybird.A perfect introduction to the traditional fairy tale The Three Little Pigs. Join the three little pigs as they set off to see the world, build their houses and encounter the big, bad wolf. This hardback book contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.This book is part of Ladybirds First Favourite Tales series - these retellings are perfect for introducing young children to classic stories and fairy tales, and the books are just right for those just learning to read.Look out for other books in the series:The Elves and the Shoemaker; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Gingerbread Man; Little Red Riding Hood; The Three Little Pigs; The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Never forget an adventure with this bright and bold journal from Lonely Planet Kids. Packed with writing topic suggestions, lists to complete, ideas for getting the creative juices flowing and lots more fill-in fun, this is the perfect way for young travellers to record their memories from a trip. There's space to write, draw, collage, colour and complete - turning the finished journal into a wonderful scrapbook to treasure forever. With fun illustrations, a super-bright neon cover and a handy, backpack sized format, it's a must-have item for any trip. Part of our Family Activity range. Also available: My Family Travel Map, Boredom Buster About Lonely Planet Kids: From the world's leading travel publisher comes Lonely Planet Kids, a children's imprint that brings the world to life for young explorers everywhere. With a range of beautiful books for children aged 5-12, we're kickstarting the travel bug and showing kids just how amazing our planet can be. From bright and bold sticker activity books, to beautiful gift titles bursting at the seams with amazing facts, we aim to inspire and delight curious kids, showing them the rich diversity of people, places and cultures that surrounds us. We pledge to share our enthusiasm and love of the world, our sense of humour and continual fascination for what it is that makes the world we live in the diverse and magnificent place it is. It's going to be a big adventure - come explore!
Write on and wipe off with your own crayons and cloth! This is a writing practice book, complete with crayons and wiper-cloth, with follow-the-dot exercises for different letters and shapes on each page. Colourful characters help your child to create tricky letters, wiggly 's' like a snake, round 'o' like a wheel and 'l' like the handle of an umbrella. A blank board at the end of the book is a perfect space to practise all the letters learnt. It's easy to practise writing letter shapes with this special book. Draw on the pages with your eight colourful crayons, then simply wipe them clean to try again. Have fun! The join-the-dots drawing and writing exercises and colourful characters on each page encourage small fingers to try to learn their letters and eventually to practise writing words.
Write on and wipe off with your own crayons and cloth! This is a brilliant hands-on book that helps children practise writing their numbers, complete with crayons and wiper-cloth, with follow-the-dot exercises for different numerals on each page. Colourful characters and exercises help children to create tricky numbers and also to learn to count. A blank board at the end of the book is a perfect space to practise all the numbers learnt. The join-the-dots drawing and writing exercises and colourful characters on each page encourage small fingers to try to learn the numbers and eventually to practise writing them. It's easy to practise writing number shapes with this special book. Draw on the pages with your eight colourful crayons, then simply wipe them clean to try again. Have fun!
At Madame Amata's School of Ballet, it is the day of the Grand Gala - but an unfortunate accident means that the show might not go on...This delightful story is told using simple vocabulary and familiar language that youngsters can easily follow. Exquisite illustrations sparkle on every page, making this heart-warming tale even more magical. You can admire the glittering costumes, the sparkly set dressing, and the dancers - the shining stars of tomorrow. It is ideal for sharing with little ones aged 2 to 7. Within the ballet school run by Madame Amata, little girls and boys in sparkly costumes are scampering around, looking for lost ribbons, pestering the ladies who help with their hair, and getting lost just when they are needed. It is the evening of a major performance, in which Madame Amata herself is to dance the leading role - in a costume more glittery and more gorgeous than any of the others. The little ones have been rehearsing for months. They are excited, nervous, and quite impossible to control! However, a few minutes before the Grand Gala is due to start, Madame Amata has a fall, injuring her ankle. In no time at all, the news has spread throughout the auditorium. Surely the show cannot go ahead now! But sitting in the audience is someone who might just be able to help...Shiny details on every page of this beautiful boardbook bring this touching story to life, as the young dancers discover that there is always hope, that the show will go on, and that thanks to their love of ballet the dance will never end.
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This book helps you find out about farm animals and their cute babies in this beautifully illustrated book for little ones. You can see chickens and their fluffy chicks, a mother pig and her dozen muddy piglets, and woolly sheep with their lovely lambs. There are also cute calves, crazy kids (of the goat variety!) and ducks enjoying a dunking in the water. It features detailed pictures by Gaby Henson and informative captions by Nicola Baxter make this a perfect book for young animal-lovers who want to know more. You can meet six families of farm animals in this delightful book. Here young readers will learn how mother hens lay eggs. Usually, the farmer collects these for us to eat, but sometimes he lets the hen sit on them...until they hatch out into little chicks! When baby ducks hatch out, they are similarly soft and fluffy. It is not long before they can swim as strongly as their parents - they love to splash! Elsewhere on the farm, a mother pig has twelve piglets to look after - that's a lot of mouths to feed! Nearby, mother cows and goats produce milk for their babies - it is full of all the good things they need. Many people like milk, too, and it can be made into delicious cheese. You can also see where wool comes from to make our clothes: the soft coats of sheep, called fleeces. When sheep are sheared, it is like they are having a haircut! See all this and more in this adorable book.
Peek inside the 3D windows. Follow Fairy Breeze as she pushes open the palace doors and peeks through the windows, and discover with her why everyone is special in this truly magical tale. Pop-up layered pages allow the reader to explore the charming illustrations. Sparkly glitter on the cover and the conclusion of the story enhances children's excitement and enjoyment. It is ideal for 6- to 11-year-olds (with or without wings). One morning, little Fairy Breeze the messenger wakes up with a tingly feeling in her toes. Today is a very special day in the fairy kingdom. This afternoon the Fairy Princess will marry her prince, and everyone who is anyone has been invited to the wedding party at the Fairy Palace. Fairy Breeze doesn't believe she is anyone, but she is glad that her job delivering messages will take her to the palace today. She flies through the palace garden, admiring the pretty flags and decorations on the tents and pavilions, then peers into the kitchen, where dozens of busy fairies are mixing, rolling, stirring and tasting food for the forthcoming feast. As she flutters into the ballroom and finally the dressing room, little does Fairy Breeze realize the surprise that is waiting for her...Young readers will love this heart-warming story, and the beautiful pop-up 3D illustrations will take them right into the midst of the party.
These short stories are the perfect length for reading aloud, with accessible language and lively pictures that will keep small children entertained There is something for everyone in this classic collection of stories. Charmingly illustrated throughout, children and parents alike will enjoy sharing these sleepy-time stories, and the useful index of favorite themes makes it easy to choose the perfect story to bring each busy day to a cuddly close.
Dare you peek through the 3-D windows? Open the gates, peek through the windows and spy through the doors of a creepy, creaky old mansion - if you feel brave enough! Pop-up layered pages allow the reader to explore the engaging illustrations. It is ideal for ages 6 to 11 (if not afraid of ghosts). Spooky sparkly glitter on the cover enhances children's excitement and enjoyment of the frightening fun. Are you sitting comfortably in a well-lit room? Are your nearest and dearest beside you? If so, steel your nerves and prepare to be led though a chilling churchyard, past gloopy green stuff, a witch, her cat and her bubbling cauldron, and through the iron gates of an ancient house. Approach the window ledge and peer inside at the cobwebs strewn everywhere, at the slimy things, the scuttling things, the clanking things and the floating things. Look through the wooden door into the echoing hall, down the sinister stone corridor, then up the creaking staircase to a curious bedroom with a creepy cupboard. Dare you open it? Be warned: what you will find in the depths of this cupboard, beyond the ranks of cloaks, coats and boots, may be the most monstrous being you have ever seen! Young readers will love this thrilling tale, and the exciting pop-up 3-D illustrations will take them right into the heart of the house.
Have fun learning the alphabet with Betty the Bunny This is a colourful, illustrated first alphabet book in a small board book format perfect for little hands. This title helps children to learn their A to Z with a charming story and bright and appealing drawings. This is a book to read together or for more confident first readers to enjoy by themselves. Betty the Bunny has found a wonderful new game to play! Have fun learning the alphabet with Betty as she goes about her day finding pictures that start with all the letters, from A for apple to Z for zip. Simple language and repeated vocabulary, teamed with bright and appealing pictures, make this an ideal first reading and letter book for younger children.
Have fun learning about colours with Carlo the Cat. This is a colourful, illustrated first reading book in a small board book format perfect for little hands. This title introduces children to the words for colours, in a charming story with bright and appealing drawings. This is a book to read together or for more confident first readers to enjoy by themselves Carlo the Cat's granny is going to knit him a new scarf...but he has a choice to make! Have fun learning about colours with Carlo as he spots yellow flowers, a red slide, a purple umbrella and pink icing on a cake. Simple language and repeated vocabulary, teamed with bright and appealing pictures make this an ideal first reading book for younger children.