Axel Scheffler

What do you get if you cross a mighty tyrannosaur with a fearsome triceratops? It's a tyrannotops, of course! And how about a giant diplodocus with a soaring pterodactyl? Why, that's a diplodactyl! With more than 121 possible prehistoric creations, silly names, and strange noises to make you giggle, this new Flip Flap book is perfect for preschoolers and dinosaur fans. With a hilarious rhyming text and illustrations from Axel Scheffler, simply flip...

Pip and Posy are having a lovely day at the seaside, collecting shells and digging the sand. But when Posy has a nap, Pip makes friends with a boy called Zac. Zac is very cool: he has lots of fun toys and beach gear, AND he's really good at handstands. So, to her dismay, when Posy wakes up, she finds that Pip is more interested in playing with Zac than her. A funny and dramatic story about working out that two's company and three's a party!

"An elegant, effective work. Download this now, read it immediately, share it with everyone you know." —School Library Journal (starred review)
This informative and accessible guide for young readers defines the coronavirus, explains why everyday routines have been disrupted, and lays out how everyone can do their part to help. With child-appropriate answers and explanations, the book addresses key questions, like: How do

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These playful verses by a celebrated poet have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were gathered for publication in 1939. As Valerie Eliot has pointed out, there are a number of references to cats in T.S. Eliot's work, but it was to his godchildren, particularly Tom Faber and Alison Tandy, in the 1930s, that he first revealed himself as "Old Possum" and for whom he composed his poems; later inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's...

A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon.

Stick Man ends up far away from his family tree when he is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, used as a snowman's arm, and even put in a fireplace, but finally Santa Claus steps in to make sure that Stick Man and his family have a joyous Christmas.

George the giant, known for wearing his old patched clothes, finally buys new ones, but then gives them away to some needy animals.

Who's that singing on the savanna? It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa! The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savanna, rejoicing in their ugliness--and delighting their babies, who think they're perfect just the way they are.

A butterfly tries to help a lost young monkey find its mother in the jungle, meeting many different animals along the way.