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Anthony Browne
This story is all about a very clever white bear and his magic pencil. Everything Bear draws becomes real! He draws a circle and it becomes a hole through which…
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She’s nice, my mum … My mum’s a fantastic cook,and a brilliant juggler. She’s a great painter,and the strongest woman in the world! She’s really nice, my mum. A warm…
She’s nice, my mum … My mum’s a fantastic cook, and a brilliant juggler. She’s a great painter, and the strongest woman in the world! She’s really nice, my mum…
My dad can wrestle with giants, eat like a horse, swim like a fish …Can yours? This book looks at fatherhood from a child’s point of view.
‘I was a little boy and I didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be a day that changed my life forever.’ A family reluctantly visits an art…
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Learn all about opposites through internationally renowned master picture book-maker Anthony Browne's beloved primates. What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of sad? Happy! But what's the opposite…
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Anthony Brown
Embark on a profound journey into the mysteries of Revelation Chapter 13, with this enlightening book. Often overlooked for its vivid depictions of the end times, was Apostle John's revelation…
When their dog goes missing, Cy and Poppy play hide and seek to distract themselves. Poppy counts to ten and looks for Cy - but she can’t find him anywhere…
Anthony Browne is back with a brilliantly funny story with a moral message at its heart.
If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? Anthony Browne is back…
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A poignant picture book about a boy and his dog finding adventure where they least expect it, from the acclaimed Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author-illustrator and former Children's Laureate, Anthony Browne…
She’s lovely, our girl! A joyful and empowering celebration of daughters, granddaughters, sisters and girl-children everywhere - showing all the many things that girls can be. A brand-new picture book…
A boy and his dog head to the beach and find that appearances can be deceiving in this story of an unexpected hero from former British Children's Laureate Anthony Browne.
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An atmospheric exploration of childhood worries and how to overcome them, by the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Medal Winner.
A celebration of grandads everywhere!
Grandads - all different and all a little bit the same... We love our grandads and they love us!
Award-winning author and illustrator and former…
On a family outing to the zoo, who wants to be caught in traffic, look at the boring animlas first and have your dad tell embarrassing jokes. Will a lunch…
Join Willy as he takes on the big bad bully!
A magical celebration of stories and the imagination from the multiple award-winning Anthony Browne. Where will Willy’s imagination take him next?
A shortcut through the forest to Grandma’s house produces some eerie moments - and some oddly familiar characters - in a strikingly illustrated tale about facing fears.
Anthony Browne,Ladybird
A graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for children learning English as a foreign or second language.
Recommended for children aged 3-11, the eight levels of…
Willy the chimp is lonely, but then he bumps into the gorilla Hugh Jape, and though the two of them are different, a touching friendship grows between them. Hugh protects…
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Anthony D Brown
LOVE AND WAR. Love and War, is the second book in the series, THE WORD. In Love and War, we meet more of the protagonists embroiled in the complex plots…
Albert Holley
Sweet T is Souanaffe Tustenukke is a gripping 20th century urban tale of an ambitious young man from the small town of Portsmouth Virginia who manages to become a billionaire…
A heart-warming tale of friendship from supreme artist, Anthony Browne.
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Anthony Browne is at his most brilliant in a new edition of this profound picture book about sibling relations.
Eric doesn’t like to talk. His secret friend, the Night Shimmy, says everything for him. Then Eric meets Marcia, who doesn’t mind that Eric is quiet. And Eric discovers he…
Do you like books? Funny books or fairy tales? Scary books or song books? Books about dinosaurs or pirates or ABCs?
Young Frida Kahlo’s imaginary friend comes to life in this touching story.
Simplified edition of Voices in the Park by award winning writer Anthony Browne. In Simplified Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
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A guide for building an effective, comprehensive, and flexible Emergency Management program. This guide is applicable to small and mid-size businesses, schools, colleges, and universities, and to large places of…
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A book for boys and young men, full of classic quotes and sayings to lead a boy into manhood.
This is the terrific story of true perseverance by a girl who got pregnant as a result of rape by an unknown assailant. Although being persuaded by family members and…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
A poignant story about a baby elephant who gets lost in a mysterious jungle, from the acclaimed Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author-illustrator and former Children’s Laureate.
Ernest is a happy baby…
Don't Leave: 8 Years of Working With Teddy Riley, Blackstreet & Future Recording Studios recounts Brown's years managing Future Recording Studio and his interaction with the many iconic celebrities who…
Simplified Chinese edition of I Like Books. It’s a 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner. The bold colors, lines, and the rich text evoke children’s imagination.
A scholarly exploration and critique of why non-canonical texts are excluded from the biblical canon which might involve examining factors such as the texts' historical and cultural context, their authorship…
What Ever you inspire to be, Let no one or nothing stop you! This Story is about Friendship, Over Coming Failures, and Succeeding thru Difficult Challenges.
A gorilla who seems to have everything he needs one day shows in sign language that he is lonely and would like to have a friend. So his keeper brings…
A game of hide-and-seek in the forest might lead to unexpected discoveries. Award-winning picture book creator Browne captures one of those childhood moments when imaginations get a bit carried away…
A story about a family caring for a daughter stricken with this disease that has no cure. The family confronts the disease, dealing with failures and successes as they try…
First published by Julia MacRae Books –Title page verso.
Author Anthony Tony Brown is a native of Portsmouth Virginia who between the years 1990 and 1998 worked for super-producer Teddy Riley, founder of NEW JACK SWING as an A&R…
First published by Walker Books Ltd. (U.K.) 2019 –Copyright page.
The four seasons in a city park are represented by apes in human clothing: a rich, uptight woman in the fall; a sad, unemployed man in the winter; the woman’s…