Badger is happy living in his neat and tidy burrow – until Big Bad Bully Goat decides to move in! Bully Goat has such a fearsome reputation that even Badger’s biggest friends are too scared to help. All seems lost until help arrives from a very unexpected quarter and Badger realises that size isnt everything. This traditional Iberian tale is ......
Everyone knows how rude and grumpy bears can be if they dont get enough sleep! When a bad-tempered bear trips over a tiny turtle, no-one can foresee the consequence. When Turtle challenges Bear to a race along the lakeshore, Bear is confident about the outcome. But Turtle is smarter than Bear can imagine... Celebrated writer and story-teller ......
When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by Andrew Fusek Peters, provides an opportunity for talking about mans impact on the natural ......
Mountain Lion terrorises all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning plan which brings them lasting freedom. Retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters, tales from around the world ......
When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by Andrew Fusek Peters, provides an opportunity for talking about man's impact on the natural world. ......
Mountain Lion terrorises all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning plan which brings them lasting freedom. Retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters, tales from around the world ......
Gervase Phinn reads the audio version of this lively story, rich in language and humour. Lizzie and Dominic desperately want a kitten but they get much more than they bargain for!
When Mother Cat allows her two youngest kittens to go on an errand all by themselves, they are delighted. But as they get further away from home, their imagination takes control...The kittens are plagued by fears on their journey, alluding to various fairy tales. Will they make it to town safely or will they really be scaredy cats and give up ......
When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile ever get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup? This traditional African-Caribbean tale is retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters. Amanda ......
Rich in language, humour and rhyme, this hilarious tale is perfectly complemented by Amanda Montgomery-Higham's witty illustrations. Lizzie and Dominic desperately want a kitten but they get much more than they bargain for!
Written for young readers of ages 10+, this is a novel about life on a modern farm. It interweaves two stories, one from the animal perspective of a cow named Emily and the other from the human viewpoint of a boy named Chris. It describes how two different lives encounter similar disruptions and are brought together in a life-and-death adventure.
Plush Mouse toy to go with the Big Hungry Bear story. * PLEASE NOTE THIS ITEM REFERS TO MOUSE TOY ONLY. STRAWBERRY AND KNIFE PICTURED NOT INCLUDED BUT CAN BE PURCHASED SEPERATELY. PRODUCT ISBN NUMBER 9780859536998*
Fear of the dark is a common experience that most people outgrow. Parents know that the fear usually stops, but children often don't -- they simply know that they are afraid. This delightful and inventive story helps children use their imagination to change images of fear to images of interest, fun, and comfort.
