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Siena Baba is a happy artist with a strange way of seeing the worldùand an even stranger way of painting it. People say his pictures look like nothing they know, but that doesn’t bother him. Until one day, he starts to paint an extraordinary set of ani-mals who don’t seem to appreciate just how fantastic they are . . . Bhajju Shyam, the renowned Gond tribal artist from India, illustrates this humorous and profound tale about the power of art and the imagination.

As a child, how did you learn about the Golden Rule? Young readers will learn the importance of treating others as they want to be treated in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will discover choosing to be kind may not always be the easy choice. But it is always the right one.

On his way to visit Grandma, Little Bear decides to find her a present - the best present of all! As Little Bear walks, he picks up a flower, a feather and even a snowflake. But, one by one, Little Bear loses all of his gifts along the way. Little does he know that, for Grandma, the best present of all is... him.

Retelling of a traditional folktale in which the turnip planted by an old man grows so enormous that everyone must help to pull it up.

Poor Betty! She's always getting into messy muddles. She can't paint a rainbow, or scatter dewdrops and her pirouettes are, well, pretty precarious. You see, with so many animals to rescue and friends to help, there's just no time for Betty to practise all the things a fairy should. But when it comes to the Fairy Ball, Betty's friends return her gifts of kindness and it becomes clear who is actually the fairiest fairy of them all.

Un soir où il neigeait, le Gruffalo ronflait. L'enfant du Gruffalo dans son coin s'ennuyait. L'enfant du Gruffalo n'avait pas peur du tout, Elle quitta la caverne à petits pas de loup...

Au plus profond de l'Afrique, dans les chaudes plaines ensoleillées, vit un petit lion prénommé Léo. Les lions sont habituellement fiers et forts mais Léo veut juste aimer quelqu'un et jouer avec ses amis toute la journée...

In this Indian version of the well-known Brothers Grimm tale, four animalsùa sleepy dog, an unmilkable cow, a weak-kneed donkey, and a confused cockerelùare thrown out by ungrateful masters. But once they come together in the forest, they prove they’re anything but useless . . . Sirish Rao is an exciting new voice in Indian writing. His eighteen titles range from children’s books to collections of pop art, and several have won international awards. Artist Durga Bai is a young tribal artist of the Gond tradition of central India. She is the winner of the 2008 Bologna Ragazzi Award for New Horizons.

Join the Owl and the Pussy Cat on a magical adventure as they go to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. Edward Lear's much-loved nonsense rhyme is wonderfully brought to life by Victoria Ball's charming illustration.

In these three stories Sam and Alice explore the galaxy, imagine life with a smartypants friend and cross paths with a grumpy pirate.

Caryl is a full time children's writer, who also runs creative workshops with local schools. Her first picture book, Don't Dip Your Chips in Your Drink, Kate! won two regional awards, and is shortlisted for a third. She lives in the Peak District with her guitar-playing husband, two cheeky daughters, one extremely fluffy black cat, a goldfish, four hens and a dog called Roo. As well as writing, Caryl loves walking in the hills, swimming, snuggling, baking, weeding, running, sleeping, chatting, and sitting in cafes.

'The princess may try seven times to escape. By changing her colour and changing her shape.' But, each time Princess Eliza changes - into a blue fish, a yellow chick, a red fox or a black cat - the wicked wizard finds her and sets her another horrible task. Will this plucky princess be able to outwit him?

The most beautiful fish in the entire ocean discovers the real value of personal beauty and friendship.

Poor old Rhyming Rabbit is feeling lonely and left out. None of his fellow rabbits appreciate his carefully thought-out poems. And as for the other woodland animals? They just tell him to be quiet. Then one starry night he meets someone who shares his enthusiasm for poetry.

Two scarecrows, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay, are planning the perfect wedding. But wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, has other ideas and almost ruins their special day. Harry must become a hero before he and Betty can have the wedding of their dreams.

One stormy night the sea-thing child, a draggled heap of scales and feathers, is flung up on the beach. Afraid of the wild waves and the storm skies, he meets a fiddler crab with no bow and together they avoid facing their fears. Finally, though, he finds his star, his courage and his ocean self.

The children love to play in the Giant's garden, where the grass is soft and green and the peach trees flower in spring. But the Giant doesn't like it. "My own garden is my own garden, " he says, and builds a tall wall around it. Without the children, Spring doesn't come to the garden; the birds don't want to sing, and the trees forget to blossom. Snow and Frost, North Wind and Hail, come to stay and dance around the bare trees. But when the children find a hole in the wall and crawl into the garden, the Giant sees how selfish he has been . Helping a little boy climb a tree, he receives a kiss that brings Spring to the garden at last. Now the children play in the garden every day, but the little boy who kissed the Giant doesn't return for many years. In the end, they are reunited in a beautiful ending of kindness rewarded that is rich in symbolism and metaphor.

The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape?

Pip's playing happily with his scooter in the park when Posy comes along and decides that she wants to have a turn. But she doesn't know how to ride a scooter, and Pip has to come to the rescue.

Legend has it that alligators live in the New York City sewers. But city life isn't for everyone. Some of those alligators packed up and swam away in search of peace and quiet. Why, they could be living right under your feet. This explains a lot of things.