Colin Hawkins è stato un artista e autore dedito alla letteratura per l'infanzia. Le sue opere erano caratterizzate da giocosità e fascino visivo. Insieme a sua moglie, ha creato oltre cento titoli che hanno riscosso successo tra i giovani lettori. L'approccio di Hawkins ai libri per bambini enfatizzava la potenza delle immagini e la narrazione semplice.
Foxy's sister is naughty but usually he puts up with it. One day she brings home her really naughty best friend who breaks Foxy's favourite toys and makes a mess. Foxy realises that his sister in comparison is not so bad after all.
Join the Paperboy as he meets beloved nursery characters in this engaging book featuring a pull-out newspaper! Discover the latest happenings in Fairyland, including the Big Bad Wolf's antics and a boy's fortune from magic beans. Don't miss out on the Fairytale News!
Meet Pat the cat. He's very fat, and wears a hat. How about that?
Meet Zug the Bug, Who fished with Pug, And felt a tug. Was it a slug? Children learn to read new rhyming words as they flip the pages of this hilarious book and the bug called Zug and the time he caught a slug in a jug. Zug the Bug can be read aloud to children as young as three. This early start will make it easier for them to read along at ages four and five and read alone thereafter.
Takes a look at the different aspects of school life. The types and habits of the teachers and kids who go to school come under close scrutiny while nits and zits, lessons and learning, infections and afflictions are just a few of the other specialist subjects examined.
Join Mr. Weir the Wolf on a journey down Spooky Street, where you'll meet the mysterious Mrs. Hubble at Cauldron Cottage, the gruesome Blod family at Gory Grange, and the sinister Scareys, before enjoying a meal with Mr. Weir's family at The Howlings.
Everybody's favorite wolf is back again! And he's ready to rock around the clock in nursery rhyme land! He sets out at nine o'clock, when he meets three hungry little pigs. He can't find any food for them, so by ten o'clock, he's knocking on Old Mother Hubbard's door. Can he find any breakfast there? And so Mr. Wolf's day continues as he meets and greets a medley of characters from favorite nursery rhymes. Another fun-filled and instructive tale from the authors of Mr. Wolf's Birthday Surprise; What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?; Mr. Wolf's Week; and Fairytale News.
Turn the pages, read the clues and try to guess whose house is whose! The popular husband and wife team, Colin and Jacqui Hawkins are well known for their funny, energetic stories and illustrations which children love. They have a special talent for seeing the world through the eyes of a child. This simple flap book is an ideal introduction to the classic fairy stories. Who lives in the house tucked deep in the woods? (No, it's not Red Riding Hood.) Who lives in the palace where the prince is giving a Grand Ball? Lift the flap and find out all about your favourite fairy tale characters.
