Poor Bob the dog! Whenever things go missing, he always gets the blame. How can he explain that it's not him that's eating everything? There's a pesky pelican on the loose, and it's hiding all the objects in its beak! Kate Leake's brand-new picture book is a hilarious story full of mayhem, mishaps - and an utterly lovable, unlucky dog!
DYLAN THE SHOPKEEPER is the second picture book in a series featuring an exuberant stripy dog, who just loves to play. Created by bestselling illustrator Guy Parker-Rees, Dylan is a joyous new character who uses playing and fun to help toddlers explore and understand their world. Today Dylan is playing at being a shopkeeper. It's all great fun, until his friends, Jolly Otter and Purple Puss, decide they want to be shopkeepers, too! Dylan's friend, Dotty Bug, also appears on every page, encouraging readers to join in with the story.
Down in the forest . . . creak, snap, BUMP! A pinecone falls to the ground. Good Wolf is thrilled with his new toy . . . until Bad Bird steals it from him. But there's a twist in this tale: with a bit of quick thinking, Wolf not only nabs his pinecone back - he gets a tasty Bad-Bird snack as well! Much-loved illustrator Sharon Rentta has developed a dramatic and eye-catching new style for her latest picture book. Featuring superb black-and-white pencil drawings with dramatic spot colour, MINE! is a wickedly funny, Tom-and-Jerry-style caper.
This Read with Oxford Stages 2-3 kit is packed full of ways to share traditional tales with your child, practise the phonics they are learning at school and develop important storytelling skills. It contains six traditional tales, retold so that children can read them for themselves: The King and His Wish, Dick and His Cat, I Will Get You, Cook, Pot, Cook, The Foolish Fox and Jack and the Beanstalk. The kit also includes a fun activity book, a poster and sticker set, and a parent handbook. The activity book includes quizzes on each book and fun phonics activities. Your child can retell each tale in their own words using the story maps. The storytelling poster with reusable stickers will spark your child's imagination and help them tell their own stories. A parent handbook offers tips and advice on supporting your child with phonics and sharing stories with them. It also includes the full version of each story to read aloud to your child. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!
Red and blue aliens never mix – until two of them fall in love. A funny rhyme to light up your world, by two shining stars of picture books. The red Smeds dislike the blue Smoos, and the Smoos dislike the Smeds. They both think they have nothing in common, and they hardly ever agree. So when a Smed meets a Smoo and they fall for each other, their families are upset. Will love conquer all in this quirky space story? There might just be a happy ending that’s also very cute indeed… A colourful rhyme from Britain’s top picture book team Julia and Axel are the creators of The Gruffalo and Zog Full of humour and goodwill in a fantastic space setting Conveys a message of tolerance with a light touch
An ideal introduction to the world of words and dictionaries for children aged 4 and above. The simple, full sentence definitions reflect the child's experience of the world, and the colourful illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun. This book offers help to children in learning the alphabet, English spelling, and the basic meanings of everyday words. With the alphabet at the edge of every page, and each letter a different colour, it is easy for children to learn how to recognise different letters, look up words and find out how to spell them. The illustrations make the dictionary fun and appealing, allowing children to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. The simple grammatical labels provided introduce children to different word groups. Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is the perfect for any child's first school dictionary.
This hugely exciting picture book collaboration by internationally celebrated musician-comedian Tim Minchin and award-winning illustrator Steve Antony is an absolute treat for all ages. Inspired by Tim Minchin's hit song WHEN I GROW UP from MATILDA THE MUSICAL, the book takes a humorous yet moving look at adult life from a child's perspective. Grown-ups surely have all the fun as they must eat sweets every day, climb the biggest trees and watch cartoons till their eyes go square. But do they really...? A truly magical picture book by two incredible talents.
