How To Be A Knight [RM35]

 David Steer (Author), Alistair Graham (Illustrator)

Retail Price [RM76]
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Templar Publishing (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840119284
• ISBN-13: 978-1840119282
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Lost and Found Gift Set[RM35]

Oliver Jeffer 

Sorry, no longer available.

Winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and was the Blue Peter Book of the Year.

Set sail on an exciting adventure with your very own penguin in this magical gift set. There once was a boy! and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all!

The Incredible Book Eating Boy [RM 25]

Oliver Jeffers

Also available in Pop-up version- RM 35
and in Paperback Version - RM 15

 


Henry loves books--eating them, that is. The more books he eats, the smarter he becomes, prompting him to devour them at an alarming rate. Henry imagines that if he keeps eating at his current pace, he could eventually become the smartest person on earth. Unfortunately, he starts to get sick from eating so many books, and everything he has learned becomes all jumbled up. Eventually Henry gives up eating books and finds that it can also be satisfying to read them. The text is straightforward and minimal, but Jeffers' illustrations ("created with paint, pencil and Letraset on pages from old books that librarians were getting rid of, the artist found, or people were throwing out") cleverly convey why Henry might find books so enticing. The cover is a pleasing shade of chocolate, and many of the pages look good enough to eat, with print, lines, and texture from the recycled book pages cropping up in unlikely places (see the front cover of this issue). Children will enjoy sinking their teeth into these detail-rich, delectable pictures

I am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie and Lola)

[RM25]

Lauren Child

Although Lola agrees with her brother that it would be useful to learn how to write, read and count, she can't go to school because her invisible friend's too nervous to go. This title in the "Charlie and Lola" series deals sympathetically with children's fears surrounding the first day at school. (20050801)

 

This Is Actually My Party (Charlie and Lola) [RM 15]

by Lauren Child

 

Product Description

It’s Charlie’s birthday, but Lola is so excited, she opens all of Charlie’s birthday cards and blows out his birthday candles—and gets banned from the party! Will Charlie and Lola be able to make up in time to save the party—and their friendship?

About the Author

Lauren Child lives in London, England.

Earthly Treasure [RM45]

Kate Petty(Author), Jennie Maizels (Illustrator)

Product Description

A fascinating and interactive guide to the Earth's treasures, with superb illustrations and pop-up wizardry. Children (and adults) are always amazed to discover just how many of the things we use have been taken from the ground beneath our feet, from the building materials of our homes, to the fuels that we burn for energy as well as the chalk, talc and salt that we use every day -- and all this before we even go into the minerals from the soil that appear in our vegetables and keep us healthy. Last but not least are the fabulous gems and precious metals that make beautiful jewellery. Discover how minerals were formed, lift the flaps to find out what all sorts of everyday things are made of and open a treasure chest to reveal a spectacular pop-up of glittering gems!

Superdog: The Heart of a Hero [RM 20]

RM[20]
Caralyn Buehner (Author), Mark Buehner (Illustrator)

Lots of kids want to be superheroes, and apparently so do certain animals. Two new books make good use of every child's longing to be the biggest, bravest, strongest. InSupersnouts! young pig Hamlet notices masked men entering the barnyard and alerts two older pigs. They slip into the costumes of the Superhero Pig Patrol and allow Hamlet to get some "on-the-hoof" training as a superhero. He causes almost as much trouble as he solves before triumphantly catching the burglars (though the actual capture is somewhat abbreviated). This rather slight story has a high quantity of hammy jokes along with plenty of bangs and booms. The attraction here is the zippy watercolor artwork, so action-filled that each spread practically quivers with movement. Although the pictures are not cartoon-style, this raucous offering does have elements of that robust medium.

The Wicked Big Toddlah [RM20]

 RM[20]
Kevin Hawkes (Author)

 

When a baby is born in Maine, his uncle says, "That's a wicked big toddlah ya got theyah!" Big? Gigantic is more like it. Known as Toddie, the baby has fingers as big as some of the relatives. It takes two people to give him his bottle. And changing his diaper . . . let's just say forklifts, hoses, and women in Hazmat suits are involved. There's no real story here, just double-page spreads of Toddie and the Lilliputians who are trying to take care of him or, just as likely, getting out of his way. The artwork is terrific. Using woodsy Maine, with its cobalt skies and azure waters, as background, Hawkes finds a way to make Toddie endearing and a little frightening at the same time. Kids will be fascinated when his huge head peeks over a hill or when he crawls about at Thanksgiving, yelling "Hihowaahya?!!" as tiny grannies and little cousins scatter to the winds. 

Once Upon a Poem [RM30]

Peter Bailey (Author)

Synopsis
'Once Upon A Poem' brings together 15 stories told in verse. From 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carroll; to Roald Dahl's wicked retelling of 'Goldilocks' and a rap version of 'Prince Theseus' by Tony Mitton.

Book details

This collection of 15 story-poems ranges widely, from Eugene Field's "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" to Alfred Noyes's "The Highwayman." Familiar favorites like Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussy-cat" and Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas" are included along with lesser-known entries such as C. S. Lewis's "The Late Passenger" and W. H. Auden's "O What is That Sound" and a rather nontraditional retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Roald Dahl. The illustrations from Peter Bailey, Siân Bailey, Carol Lawson, and Chris McEwan are well matched to each piece, using styles varying from realistic to cartoonlike, and rendered in a variety of mediums from pen and ink and watercolor to deeply saturated acrylics. The selections are well suited for read-alouds, with plenty of dense, sophisticated language. Each one is briefly introduced by a recommendation from a well-known author (J. K. Rowling, Eva Ibbotson, Avi, Sharon Creech, etc.); an afterword offers biographical sketches of the poets and authors included. This is a collection to grow on and to treasure over the years. - Cris Riedel, Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School, Dansville, NY 
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Easy Sudoku Puzzles 1 (Dora the Explorer) [RM12]

Nickelodeon

Product Description

Using images of Dora the Explorer and her friends instead of numbers, this sudoku puzzle book features smaller, less-complicated grids with stickers to help children solve the puzzles. With strong educational benefits it can help young children understand the basic concepts of sorting, patterning and other early maths skills.

MY HAIRCUT STICKER BOOK (CHARLIE AND LOLA) [RM22]

LAUREN CHILD (Author)

• Charlie and Lola are due to get their hair cut but Lola is determined that hers is fine just the way it is. The fact that she can't see properly or play or do her ballet doesn't seem to worry her and Charlie can't understand why she won't get her hair cut. Eventually he works out it's because her hair is so tangled and knotty and she hates having it combed. So Charlie, in his loving and caring big brother way, manages to coax out the tangles and Lola emerges looking like a princess.
  With six scenes based on an episode from the Charlie and Lola BBC TV animation series, three pages of fabulous reusable stickers allow children to create, adapt and invent their very own Charlie and Lola adventure.
  

Ted [RM18]

by Tony DiTerlizzi (Author, Illustrator)

 

When Ted, an enormous creature with basset-hound ears, twinkly little eyes and a big sewn-in belly-button, shows up at the door of a suburban home and offers to amuse the boy who lives there, the two of them get into all kinds of exuberant trouble. The boy's father, a harried businessman with no time for fun, decides that his son's spluttering attempts to introduce Ted are merely clever alibis and bans imaginary friends from the house. Ted eventually reveals that he knew the boy's father when he was a youngster; once reminded, the father finds his old Atomic Blaster and joins the pair for a rousing game of "space pirates-Monopoly-Twister." DiTerlizzi (Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-this-World Moon Pie Adventure) conjures up the boy's 1950s-style bungalow faithfully, right down to the cloth-covered TV cabinet speaker and the clunky old plugs in their brown outlets. He has particular fun with a scene in which Ted, armed with a lot of lather and a folding ruler, gives the little boy his first shave ("Ted tied a towel around me and snippy-snap! I looked like a million bucks!"). The nostalgia in the book plays to adult readers, but the text has plenty of zip, and there is something gratifying about a story that ends with a parent growing down instead of a child growing up. Ages 5-8.

The Eagle and the Wren [RM18]

Reichstein (Author), J. Goodall (Author)

In this elegant picture book, Goodall retells a favorite childhood fable about which of the birds can fly the highest. Her formal language, in which the ostrich states, "I can't fly and I'm certainly not ashamed of that. I use my wings in the beautiful dance that wins me my bride," adds dignity to the varied avian personalities. Tiny wren secretly piggybacks on the eagle, soars up slightly higher for a peek around, then concedes contest victory to the friend that made it possible. Goodall's rhythms make for a dramatic read-aloud, and the presentation is further embellished by realistically rendered depictions of owls, ostriches, and vultures, among many others. Reichstein displays marvelous line and watercolor and gouache vistas of sky, varying enough to keep the dominance of blue interesting. The continually shrinking views of the ground as the eagle soars, open romantic visions of farms, castles, sailing ships, and mountains. The naturalistic scene of the vulture's slightly bloodied meal is shown from a distance and misted to soften reality. At the end, readers share in wren's gratitude for the eagle's amazing view and for the benefits of teamwork.

Open Wide!

by Tom Barber

Comic, colorful, and reassuring, Open Wide! features a dentist every child will love. Sam doesn't like going to the dentist—not one little bit! Hiding under the dentist's chair, he is definitely not going to budge. But Dentist Murgatroyd has seen much trickier patients and knows just what to do. He amuses Sam with stories about all his other peculiar patients—like the hippo with a toothache and the crocodile with a whole mouth full of surprises! Before he knows it, Sam has forgotten all his fears! But he doesn't believe the dentist's stories . . . does he?

Ogg and Ugg- Rare Hard to Find Book

9781875875115

Ogg and Ugg

McKenzie, Murray

ISBN 10: 1875875115 / 1-875875-11-5 
ISBN 13: 9781875875115

Publication Date: 1995

Dad's Bug Bear

Peter Dixon (Author), Natalie Chivers (Illustrator)

Dad hates pets; in fact he hates animals, full stop! So a family trip to the zoo is definitely not his idea of fun. When they arrive, it’s a disaster! Two African elephants have broken down the walls and all the animals have escaped. Dad insists on rushing home to make sure no runaway animals go anywhere near their house. But when they get back, there is something very nasty and smelly on their doorstep . . . Could it be that they are already too late?

Seven Brave Women

Betsy Hearne (Author), Bethanne Andersen (Illustrator)

History is often defined by its wars and the men who fought in them. Here, Hearne presents a family history that marks eras by the wars in which the women didn't fight. For instance, the first chapter begins, "My great-great-great-grandmother did great things. Elizabeth lived during the Revolutionary War, but she did not fight in it." The brief text goes on to describe her journey, in a wooden sailboat from Switzerland to America, with two young children and another on the way. Each double-page spread shows how these women's lives were distinctive in their own way. Some, like the great-grandmother who started a women's hospital in India, are remarkable by any standards. Others are remarkable in quieter ways, like the grandmother who lived in the same house her whole life, caring for many family members and all of the neighborhood animals. Hearne's smooth writing style is suited to the succinct narrative; her carefully selected details help bring the past to life. Andersen, in her picture-book debut, has created oil paintings full of color, light, and movement. A dove carrying a pink ribbon moves gracefully from page to page, tying the women's stories together visually and thematically. Feminism, pacifism, and genealogy are woven together to make an attractive book that may inspire young readers to delve into their own family histories. While this book is short on dramatic tension, it's strong in artistry and heart.?Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL

Rapunzel : A Groovy Fairy Tale

Lynn Roberts (Author), David Roberts (Author)

A (relatively) modern take on the folktale. Rapunzel's awful Aunt Esme keeps her locked on the top floor of an abandoned apartment building. The elevator is broken, so when the woman returns from a hard day working at the local school as the world's meanest lunch lady, she hauls herself upstairs via Rapunzel's long, red braid. Roger, the intrepid singer in the school band, discovers Esme's secret and begins visiting the girl regularly, bringing glimpses of the outside world. When Esme discovers the friends' secret, she cuts Rapunzel's braid and turns her out on the street, setting unsuspecting Roger up for an amnesia-inducing fall. The two are, of course, reunited by tale's end, and Rapunzel begins a new career as a wig maker. The book's "groovy" title indicates its late-'70s setting, but the text is free of gratuitous (and to young children, incomprehensible) slang. The reteller relates her plot in simple language, trusting the illustrator to create the `70s feel with his pen-and-ink-embellished watercolor paintings. Adults who remember the period will be amused by the lava lamp, John Travolta poster, and pogo stick; children will likely focus on the cartoonish expressions of wide-eyed Rapunzel and devilish Aunt Esme. Although the quality of writing and illustration ranks this book above sheer novelty purchase, it is unlikely to stand the test of time as well as an ABBA tune.
Eve Ortega, Cypress Library, CA
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Russell and the Lost Treasure

Rob Scotton (Author, Illustrator)

Russell, the fluffed-out sheep with the impossibly long, striped wool hat attempts to discover the Lost Treasure of Frogsbottom. After inventing a Super-Duper Treasure Seeker, he searches high and low until he stumbles upon the buried chest down a long and winding hole. Once the box is opened, Russell is dismayed to find that it contains only old and useless stuff, including a camera that's older than my dad! But the camera works, and soon Russell is taking joyous snapshots of his extended family. In the conclusion, which might make more sense to adults than kids, Russell peruses these photos in an album and he decides that they are the real treasure. As in Russell the Sheep (HarperCollins, 2005), the art is done in muted blues, grays, and greens that contain small touches of humor for discerning readers. While not as strong a premise as in the original book, fans of Russell will welcome his return. Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI 
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Disney's Princess Collection

 Rm35

Description;
Featuring your favorite Disney characters, these bestselling storybook collections have been completely redesigned with all new covers, gilded pages, newly edited text, and a classic new look with over 250 illustrations—including full-page artwork from the Disney archives.