Tony Ross

"Where is my dummy? I WANT MY DUMMY!"shrieks the Little Princess when the royal dummy mysteriously disappears, yet again. Wherever the King, Queen and courtiers hide her dummy, she always finds it even in the strangest of places . . . Will she ever give it up?

This humorous and imaginative collection of classic fairy tales is ideal for reading aloud to young children. The collection consists of seven easy-to-read stories with fully intergrated full colour illustrations on every page and large type: Beauty and the Beast, Fairy Gifts, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess, Rumpelstiltskin, Sweet Porridge, The Hedley Kow and The Musicians of Bremen.

The Little Princess is going camping. Everyone offers to help her, but she won't hear of it. "I want to do it by myself!" she insists. And so, she sets off all by herself to find a beautiful place to camp. When she arrives, she realizes there are a few things she has forgotten. Perhaps she could have done with a little help, after all. But fortunately for the Little Princess, the forgotten items mysteriously appear when her back is turned, as if by magic...

Nellie has a pretty nose. It is so pretty that she is given a part in the Christmas play. But then, Nellie picks her nose and learns why grown-ups always tell you not to!

The Little Princess is going camping. Everyone offers to help her, but she won't hear of it. 'I want to do it by myself!' she insists. And so, she sets off all by herself to find a beautiful place to camp. When she arrives, she realizes there are a few things she has forgotten. Perhaps she could have done with a little help, after all.

A Juan le gusta gritar " Que viene el lobo " para asustar a los adultos y salirse con la suya. Pero cuando el lobo venga de verdad, qui n se lo va a creer?. A Juan no le gusta ba arse, pero s jugar en la ba era; no le gusta tocar con el viol n la lecci n del maestro: es mejor hacer bailar a los ratones. Descubre qu pasa cuando nadie le cree a Juan que ha aparecido un lobo. Esta es la desafortunada historia de un ni o que se cree muy listo y de un lobo que se viste de frac para comer. Una c ustica versi n del cuento tradicional de Juan y el lobo. Juan loves to scream, "The wolf is coming " to scare the grown-ups. But when the wolf really does come, who will believe him? Juan doesn't like to take baths, but he likes playing in the bathtub; he doesn't like to play violin with his teacher; he prefers dancing with rats. Find out what happens when no one believes Juan that a wolf has appeared. This is the unfortunate story of a boy who thinks he's very clever and a wolf who dresses up to eat, and an iconoclastic version of the traditional Boy Who Cried Wolf story.

When she is told that her parents are expecting a new addition to the family, the Little Princess immediately announces that she does not want a brother - they are smelly and rough, and they have all the wrong toys. But when her new baby brother arrives, the Little Princess is pleased. After all, there is only room for one Little Princess in the family!

The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays, just like the Queen, which means twice as many presents every year! When she realises how much fun two birthdays are, she decides she wants three, then four. But the more birthdays she has, the less special they are. Perhaps having one birthday a year isn't so boring after all...

Golosina y Perrozoso eran muy flojos. Com an y com an y com an. Y dorm an y dorm an y dorm an. Pero un buen d a, cuando despertaron de una siesta, estaban muy inc modos. El sof hab a encogido Los almohadones hab an crecido O al menos eso quisieron suponer. Flabby Cat and Slobby Dog were very weak. They ate and ate and ate. And slept and slept and slept. But one fine day, they woke up from a nap feeling very uncomfortable. The couch had shrunk The cushions had grown Or at least that's what they'd like to think.

I denne boka får Lille Prinsesse en overraskelse. Dronningen skal ha baby. "Jippi, jeg vil ha en søster!" jubler Lille Prinsesse. Hun synes småbrødre stinker, er rampete og har teite leker. Men av og til kan også bestemte, små prinsesser ombestemme seg.

I denne boka lurer Lille Prinsesse på hva som er viktigst når man blir stor. Et viktig filosofisk spørsmål fra en liten prinsesse får mange kloke svar. Og svarene kommer ikke fra hvem som helst. Lille Prinsesse får gode råd fra Statsministeren, Kongen, Dronningen og Admiralen. Men til slutt er det Lille Prinsesse selv som finner svaret.

"Jeg er ikke veldig redd for mørket," sier Lille Prinsesse. "Jeg er liksom mer redd for spøkelser." Alle de voksne forteller henne at spøkelser ikke finnes, men hva er det da som lurer under senga hennes?

It's a beautiful winter's day at the castle and the Little Princess has found her old sledge to play on. She's having a great time until the Chef whizzes past on his brand new shiny sledge. She wants one of those! When the King finally gives in and let's her have one, the Princess thinks her dreams have come true. But new doesn't always mean better...

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.

Lille prinsesse syns ikke bleier er noe særlig. Dronninga sier at hun trenger ei potte, og selv om Lille prinsesse ikke er enig med en gang, blir det veldig bra med potte etter hvert.

Dronningen synes familien har blitt for stor til at de kan bo i det gamle slottet, og bestemmer seg for å kjøpe et nytt slott. Men Lille Prinsesse vil ikke flytte, uansett hvor fint det nye rommet hennes er. De bestemmer seg derfor for å ta en titt på det gamle slottet, og heldigvis kommer Lille Prinsesse på andre tanker.

Lille Prinsesse er ikke som andre prinsesser. Hun er viljesterk, tøff, sjarmerende og morsom. I denne fortellingen lærer hun å si Vær så snill.

Dronningen synes familien har blitt for stor til at de kan bo i det gamle slottet, og bestemmer seg for å kjøpe et nytt slott. Men Lille Prinsesse vil ikke flytte, uansett hvor fint det nye rommet hennes er. De bestemmer seg derfor for å ta en titt på det gamle slottet, og heldigvis kommer Lille Prinsesse på andre tanker.

Lille Prinsesse kommer stadig opp i situasjoner der den eneste som kan hjelpe og trøste er mamma. Dette blir etter hvert slitsomt for omgivelsene, og ikke minst for mammaen selv, Dronningen. Men den dagen Lille Prinsesse faktisk klarer seg på egen hånd opplever Dronningen at rollene snus.

'Where is my dummy? I WANT MY DUMMY!' shrieks the Little Princess when the royal dummy mysteriously disappears, yet again. Wherever the King, Queen and courtiers may hide the dreaded thing, she always finds it, albeit in the strangest of places . . . Will she ever give it up? There are now 10 Little Princess stories, and she reigns supreme all over the world, as one of the most popular picture book characters. Four of these stories have had highly successful incarnations as board books: I Want My Potty, I Want My Dinner, I Want to Be and I Want a Sister.