Elmer has been a nursery favourite since this first book waspublished in 1989. A modern classic, this picture book continues tobe the strongest seller of the whole series.
The subtle message in Elmer is that it is OK to be different, andcombined with the vibrant colour and cheeky humour of the maincharacter, this large format edition is a celebration of itscontinued popularity.
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustratorDavid Small and author Judith St. George is updated with currentfacts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president,George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog ofpresidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree,and a new face on the endpaper portraiture.Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. Georgeshows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who haverisen to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Perfectfor this election year--and every year!
A delightful book for small children, featuring a much-lovedcharacter and with the usual excellent, colourful illustrations wehave come to expect from the Elmer books. School Librarian Brightand very funny pictures enhance beautifully judged writing:children and adults greeted this book with delight. Child EducationElmer is up to his tricks again in this hilarious tale. T.E.S.McKee's unpredictable storyline and familiar bright artwork makethis another winner for Elmer fans. Books for Keeps
“A told B, and B told C, ‘I’ll meet you on top of the coconuttree.’” This rollicking rhythmic beginning starts a lively, tongue-tingling adventure as all the characters from A to Z try to climb to the top of the coconut tree. But will there be enough room? With an insistent, repetitive chorus of “chicka, chicka, boom, boom,” this book entertains while teaching the alphabet without even trying. Capital and small letters are both introduced. When all the letters get to the top of the tree, it bends over and all the “baby” (lower case) letters fall out. Then, each “adult” (upper case) letter comes, rescues its baby, and runs home to take care of their various (not serious) injuries. A very clever presentation of the alphabet.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler team up again to create thisfunny and adorable sequel to The Gruffalo. One night, theGruffalo’s child wanders into the woods to search for the Big BadMouse. But instead, she comes upon a small mouse in the woods . . .and decides to eat him! But wait, what is that? A shadow of a verylarge, scary creature falls on the ground. Could it be the Big BadMouse after all?
On Monday he ate through one apple.
But he was still hungry.
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was stillhungry.
On Wednesday he ate though three plums, but he was stillhungry.
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was stillhungry......'
On Saturday, he eats so much he has a stomachache......but putsit right on Sunday, when he only nibbles through a nice greenleaf!
Then he builds a cocoon and stays inside for over twoweeks......and an amazing thing happens!
Katy caboose doesn't like her life at the back of the train.Stuck with clouds of billowing smoke from the engine and a bumpy,jolting ride, she longs for some peace and quiet. When her rustybolts bust loose, Katy finally gets the life she wants in a way shenever expected This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes apaperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newlydesigned reusable package. Perfect for car trips, classrooms, andbedtime listening, these recordings feature lively sound effectsand original music. The CD includes one reading with page-turnsignals as well as an uninterrupted reading.
"The Wily woman eludes the thief and then leads him into aneerie swamp where this curious adventure takes a surprising andlaughable turn."--Publishers Weekly. A Caldecott Honor Book. An ALANotable Children's Book. A Booklist Editors' Choice. Winner of theBoston Globe-Horn Book Award. Full color.
The lively adventures of the twelve famous little girls andGenevieve the dog take readers once more to Bemelmans' unique anddelightful Paris. A Caldecott Award Book. Full-color illustrations.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition ofthis title.
那天晚上，麦克斯穿上他的狼服，开始了恶作剧。妈妈骂他：“野兽！”麦克斯说：“我要吃掉你！”结果妈妈没让他吃晚饭，把他关到了房间里。 正是在那天晚上，麦克斯的房间里长出了一片树林，海上漂来了一艘小船。他日夜航行，一个星期又一个星期，几乎用了一年的时间，到了一个野兽出没的地方。野兽们发出了可怕的咆哮，磨着它们可怕的牙齿，转动着它们可怕的眼睛，伸出了它们可怕的爪子。“别动！”麦克斯的眼睛一眨也不眨，盯着它们的黄眼睛，用魔法驯服了它们。它们全都害怕了，把他当成了野兽之王。 “现在，”麦克斯喊，“让野兽们闹起来吧！”它们又是对着月亮吼叫，又是吊在树上，等闹够了，“停！”麦克斯不让它们吃晚饭就让它们去睡觉了。
可是他这个野兽之王突然感到孤独起来，想到一个被人爱的地方去。这时，从遥远的世界的那一边，飘来了好吃的东西的香味。 他决定放弃在这个野兽出没的地方当国王了。可是野兽们喊：“哦，请不要走——我们要把你吃掉——我们如此爱你！”野兽们发出可怕的咆哮，磨着它们可怕的牙齿，转动着它们可怕的黄眼睛，伸出了它们可怕的爪子。但麦克斯还是上了他的小船，挥手说再见了。 然后他航行了一年，又回到了他自己房间的那个夜晚。他发现他的晚饭正等着他，而饭还是热的。
三只青蛙生活在一起。一天，爱冒险的那只青蛙捡回了一颗巨大的蛋，等蛋孵好以后，他们和蛋里的“小鸡”成为了好朋友。大家一起生活一起玩耍，直到有一天，“小鸡”找到了自己的妈妈，三只青蛙很开心，不过，他们却很疑惑：“鸡”妈妈对自己孩子的叫法怎么跟他们不一样呢？Now in Dragonfly comes the tale of three colorful frogs. Onefinds a pebble.
Another declares it a chicken egg. But what happens when a babyalligator
hatches instead? "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeatedreferences to the
friendly newborn as `the chicken.' They'll be even more tickledwhen the frogs
chuckle at the `mother chicken' who, finally reunited with heroffspring,
greets her `sweet little alligator'...In his 40th book, Lionni isin
typically fine form" (Publisher's Weekly).
《摘星的日子》——
坚持下去，找颗星星做朋友并不是奢望！
在众多题材中，奥利弗杰弗斯选取了摘星星这个潜伏在童年里的公共秘密——从遥远的天上摘下星星，和星星做朋友，的确是无数孩子的梦想——《摘星的日子》能瞬间唤起读者的亲切感。
作者精湛的绘画艺术在本书中发挥得淋漓尽致，同时我们也深深感受到作者在透视原理和色彩运用等方面的杰出能力，这些都是本书的鲜明特色。在纯粹而美好的光感中，我们触摸到了童年的透明和单纯，男孩追逐梦想的专注和执著也让我们深受震撼。
此外，作者的造型能力也值得一提。从构图来看，奥利弗?杰弗斯很有几分顽童心理，因为他非常善于将物体生命化，比如作品中的宇宙飞船看起来像一条活鱼，大海的波浪看起来像美人鱼的卷发，而星星，在这里放弃了我们熟悉的对称造型，并在参差的棱角中贯注了活力，看起来就像一个充满活力的孩子，因此，当他们牵着手散步时，他们的步伐和谐极了。对孩子的眼睛而言，万物有灵，一切都会变形，一切都富于生命，一切都活了起来。作者的创新能力和未泯的童心于此可见一斑。
一本多美好的书啊，它如此真切地告诉我们，也许要很长时间的等呵等呵，找呵找呵，但只要坚持下去，找颗星星做朋友并不是奢望呢。
——唐池子 儿童文学博士、作家、儿童阅读推广人
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the biggray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, acantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation,bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles tocustomers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is ina secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- anambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even UncleJim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging anddetermined young heroine, whose story is told through letterswritten home, while David Small's illustrationsbeautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
A toe-tapper babies will love--the classic Seussian book aboutopposites:
"Wet foot, dry foot. Low foot, high foot..."
“小鱼儿”拥有一个魔力故事。书中分节押韵的文字是培养孩子语感的绝佳材料。我五岁的女儿非常喜欢书中重复的韵文，读两遍后，她就可以扮演书中不同的动物角色，有声有色地模仿起“小鱼儿”和老师鳐鱼小姐的精彩对话。
《爱讲故事的小鱼儿》是“咕噜牛”的作者唐纳森为大家创作的另一本经典图画书，它也是我家五岁的“小鱼儿”最爱的晚安故事。
这是一个海洋版的伊索寓言故事。
作者朱莉娅·唐纳森，英国著名作家。朱莉娅曾长期为儿童电视节目创作歌曲、编写剧本。因此，她的作品文字流畅自然，朗朗上口，字里行间洋溢着音乐般优美的节奏和韵律，深受孩子们的喜爱。
绘者阿克塞尔·舍夫勒生于德国汉堡市，世界著名插画作家。阿克塞尔画笔下的形象活力十足，灵动生趣。他和朱莉娅·唐纳森联手创作了许多优秀的图画书，二人被誉为“图画书梦之队”
The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn't know it. Unwittingly,she leads him into one disaster after other, each funnier than thelast. To enjoy Rosie's walk as much as Rosie, does, just lookinside!
这天，母鸡萝丝走出鸡舍去散步。它没有发现，一只狐狸从后面悄悄跟了上来。
萝丝穿过农家院子，身后的狐狸扑了上来。可它一脚踩到了钉耙，钉耙一个反弹，狠狠地打到了它的脸上。
萝丝绕过池塘，狐狸扑了上来，可它扑了一个空，栽到了池塘里。
萝丝翻过干草垛，狐狸扑了上来，可它一头扎了进去。
萝丝经过磨面房时脚钩住了一根线，狐狸扑上来时，上头的一袋面粉正好浇了下来。
萝丝钻过栅栏，狐狸扑了上来，可它跌到了栅栏这边的手推车里。
萝丝从蜂箱下面走了过去，可那辆手推车载着狐狸撞翻了蜂箱，狐狸被蜜蜂追得抱头鼠窜。
萝丝回到鸡舍，正好赶上吃晚饭。
About the Author
Pat Hutchins is the author-illustrator of several popular picturebooks, including Good-Night, Owl; Titch; and The Wind Blew, forwhich she won the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London,England.
佩特·哈群斯（Pat Hutchins）
1942年6月18日出生于英国约克郡。她自幼喜欢画画，16岁那年获得了当地一家艺术学校的奖学金，三年之后进入利兹艺术学院深造，专攻插画。大学毕业后她去了伦敦，先做兼职的店员，后来加盟一家广告公司，成为了一名助理设计师。在那里她遇到了自己未来的丈夫劳伦斯·哈群斯。1965年7月21日，他俩举行了婚礼，两周后她随丈夫被派驻到位于纽约的美国分公司。
她到了纽约之后一直想从事插画工作，在麦克米兰出版公司一位编辑的建议下，她写出了《母鸡萝丝去散步》，这本1968年出版的处女作让她一举成名。她的作品色彩明媚，故事幽默、简单流畅，总是贴近孩子们的角度认真面对他们的问题，深受全世界儿童的喜爱。她的主要作品还有获英国凯特·格林纳威奖的《风吹起来》（TheWind Blew，1974）、《蒂奇》（Titch，1971）、《千变万化》（Changes, Changes，1971）、《一个猎人》（One Hunter，1983）以及《最坏最坏的妖兽》（The Very WorstMonster，1985）等三十多部。
1968年哈群斯夫妇又搬回到了英国，一直住在伦敦。她曾说儿子摩根和山姆是她取之不尽的创作源泉，现在她有了一个名叫哈里·巴斯特的孙子，这个小孙子又给她带来了新的灵感。
When the hall clock reads twenty minutes past four, the atticclock reads twenty-three minutes past four, the kitchen clock readstwenty-five minutes past four, and the bedroom clock readstwenty-six minutes past four, what should Mr. Higgins do? He can'ttell which of his clocks tells the right time. He is in for a realsurprise when the Clockmaker shows him that they are allcorrect!
Fairy stories and traditional tales have a special place inthe life of every child. Trust Ladybird to bring you all thebest-loved titles in our famous small, hard-wearing format. ChickenLicken is perfect for reading aloud, or for older, more confidentreaders to read by themselves. There are 24 Ladybird Tales tocollect, so the only problem is which one to choose first!
Halloween has Arthur spooked! When his little sister wanders off into the scariest house on the street, Arthur has to find the courage to go in and save her. Will Arthur and D.W. make it out alive?
Emily can't wait for Halloween. She loves painting her pumpkin and choosing her favorite candy.But most exciting of all is the big Halloween parade! Will there really be scary ghosts and monsters there, like her friends have told her?Emily fans will love to see their favorite bunny get all dressed up and celebrate every kid's favorite holiday--Halloween!
