Ian Whybrow

Books with blatant boy appeal, but enough drama, excitement and humour to entice ALL readers.

When Father Christmas sets off to deliver the presents, poor Bear is left behind in the workshop! How will he make it to Tom's house in time for Christmas morning?Young children can join in the festive fun and lift the flaps on every page, as Bear chases Santa's sleigh through icy seas and snowy forests, all the way from the North Pole to Tom's cosy bedroom.With a laugh-out-loud text full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios from Ian Whybrow, and illustrations by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, that are bursting with funny details, The Christmas Bear is a Christmas book with a difference.Enjoy more adventures from Axel Scheffler and Ian Whybrow with The Tickle Book and The Bedtime Bear.

Look out – there's a Ticklemonster about! And he's off to tickle all his animal friends, from the pigs on the farm to penguins at the zoo. Join Tom and Bear as they follow him on his adventures, but watch out - you might get tickled too!This fun board book features a laugh-out-loud text by Ian Whybrow that is full of witty rhymes and silly scenarios, and illustrations by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. Bursting with funny details, The Tickle Book has a flap to lift on every page, so children can join in the fun!Also from Axel Scheffler and Ian Whybrow: The Bedtime Bear and The Christmas Bear.

Henry's mum and dad think his new friend Gary is BAD NEWS. But Dad's got worse problems at work. If he doesn't win the charity go-kart race, he might lose his job!There's trouble ahead, that's for sure. But nobody reckons on a mystery boy racer who turns up at the track. He's got a surprise in store for everyone...Other titles in the series: YOUNG ROBIN'S HOOD; A FOOTBALLER CALLED FLIP; THE MAGIC SNEEZE; ALIENS STOLE MY DOG; WHIZZ THE FLEABAG.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Sinbad goes to sea on an adventure. He finds an island - but all is not what it seems. At Turquoise Band descriptions of places and people are extended with literary phrases and expressions which provide new challenges. Vocabulary is often less common and requires the reader to use their knowledge of spelling patterns. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Jamal wanted to open his birthday presents. It was much too early. What time would everyone get up? Blue Band books feature more complex stories with several characters and episodes within one story to support comprehension development. Greater variation in sentence patterns helps readers to self-correct independently. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Little Bullfrog wants to enter a talent competition. But he can't sing and he can't fly. What is Little Bullfrog best at? Orange Band stories are longer than previous bands, featuring more events and greater complexity. Illustrations support only one aspect of the story. Sentence structures become more complex. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Sinbad sets off an another adventure, can he escape the Roc? Purple Band books include storylines that often reflect character and author viewpoint, providing opportunities to discuss character motivation and response. Story language is developed further with phrases found in traditional tales and storytelling like 'Long, long ago' and 'Once upon a time'. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 5 reading books, 1 of each of: The Silver Box, Tiger's Discovery, Dragon Hunter, George's Bright Idea, Finding Things.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 30 reading books, 6 of each of: The Silver Box, Tiger's Discovery, Dragon Hunter, George's Bright Idea, Finding Things.

Look who's hiding under those sticks. Say hello to the fluffy chicks. Follow the friendly puppy as he scampers around the farmyard saying hello to all the animals. Toddlers will love to stroke the soft, velvety animals and to join in making their noises.Say Hello to the Animals is a sturdy board book perfect for toddlers, with bright illustrations by Tim Warnes and a catchy rhyming text written by Ian Whybrow.

This humorous story with a familiar setting, told from her older brother's point of view, reveals baby Ella's love of reading books. But when Ella is as fierce as the tiger in the book she is reading she makes a woman faint, and nearly causes a policeman to arrest her. However the woman recognises Ella's talent and she is catapulted into stardom.

Bella can't do writing yet, and she doesn't even know how to tie her shoelaces. What if the teacher gets cross with her? Luckily Mummy Rabbit and Bella's friend Joel are there to reassure her that she's a good learner -- and that school will be fun! Bella Goes to School is a warm, comforting story, written by Ian Whybrow and illustrated by Rosie Reeve; a charming second book about Bella and her family following the successful Bella Gets Her Skates On.

Harry finds some old dinosaurs in his Grandma's attic. He cleans them up and makes them his own, carefully (and accurately) naming each one. Harry and his dinosaurs go everywhere together. But one day, after an exciting train ride, Harry accidentally leaves the dinosaurs on the train. Silly, charming illustrations accompany this whimsical text of a child being a child.

The steam train is pulling out of the station, it heads to the hills, into a rainstorm, through a tunnel and out the other side into the sunshine and to the seaside. Follow the rhythm and the rhyme of this simple poem and travel with the train on its wonderful adventure, beautifully illustrated by Rosalind Hudson. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A poem.A map of the journey the steam train takes on pages 14-15 helps children to recap the poem and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.Curriculum links: Music.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"Harry and his dinosaurs love birthday parties, so Harry's disappointed when big sister, Sam, says she's going to one - alone. And Harry finds out that it's the dinosaurs' one hundred millionth birthday too!Harry decides to throw a surprise birthday party, will he and the dinosaurs be able to pull it off?Looking for more adventures with Harry and his dinosaurs? Discover:Harry and the Dinosaurs Go To SchoolHarry and the Dinosaurs United

The unabridged audiobook edition of Ian Whybrow's Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs Story Collection, read by Andrew Sachs.Meet Harry and all of his dinosaurs friends in this brand new downloadable audiobook. The collection contains every single Harry story published to date including five stories previously unreleased on audio, and one completely brand new story - Harry and the Dinosaurs Have a Very Happy Birthday. Charmingly read by Andrew Sachs, these stories feature specially composed music, lots of noises and amusing sound effects, and a theme tune that will have Harry fans roaring with delight - Raaaaah!!!

RAAAAAAAAAH! SPLASH! SPLASH!Harry and the dinosaurs love playing in the waves at Water World. But when a big wave knocks them over, they don't think it's quite such fun after all.Harry isn't sure he wants to go in the water again, but with a little help from Nan he and his dinosaurs overcome their nerves and go on to make the biggest splash of the day!The perfect story to settle any pre-swim worries, jump in with Harry and his dinosaurs!Looking for more adventures with Harry and his dinosaurs? Discover: Harry and the Dinosaurs Romp in the SwampHarry and the Dinosaurs Go To School

A collection of all the classic stories about Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs!Everyone has their favourite Harry story and here they all are in this roaringly good collection!This superb collection features Harry and the Snow King, Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, Harry and the Robots, Romp in the Swamp and Harry and the Dinosuars say 'Raaah!' Read about how Harry first found his beloved dinosaurs, their adventures together in the scary swamp and discover just how brave they all are when they visit the dentist. There are even two stories just about Harry.Having spent much of his life teaching English and drama, Ian Whybrow is now a bestselling author. Among his most popular characters are the hugely successful Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs and the much-loved Little Wolf. Ian lives in Harrow, Middlesex.Adrian Reynolds is a hugely talented illustrator who has worked on many picture books, including the wonderful Harry stories and four adventures featuring Pete and Polo. Adrian lives in Cambridge.Enjoy all the Harry and the Dinosaurs stories!Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs; Harry and the Dinosaurs Make a Splash; The Snow Smashers; Roar to the Rescue!; Harry and the Dinosaurs First Sleepover; Harry and the Dinosaurs make a Christmas Wish; Harry and the Dinosaurs United; The Flying Save; A Monster Surprise; Harry and the Dinosaurs at the Museum; Harry and the Dinosaurs Go Wild; Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School; Harry and the Dinosaurs have a Happy Birthday; Harry and the Dinosaurs Play Hide-and-Seek; Harry and the DInosaurs Romp in the Swamp; Harry and the Robots; Harry and the Dinosaurs have a Very Busy Day; Harry and the Dinosaurs go on Holiday; Harry and the Snow King

These two tales see Little Wolf begin two ventures. First, he and his friends set up a school for teaching tricking, treating and walking through walls, then they open the Yelloweyes Forest Detective Agency, to to track the thief of Frettnin Forest.