Ian Beck Libri

A collection of traditional play rhymes with instructions for accompanying finger plays and physical activities.

'Ian Beck sees things in these quiet roads and suburbs and captures them for us and for a future time when we shall all be gone. What mysterious stillness haunts these houses! I love them all' Philip Pullman

Edward Lear's popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck's gloriously atmospheric illustrations, full of humour and tenderness this is a thoroughly enchanting book.

The Gingerbread Boy is a traditional firm favourite for a very good reason - it's great fun. Here it is beautifully retold by one of our foremost illustrators.

Georgie Porgie, Little Bo Peep, Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty -- here are everyone's favorite nursery rhymes, collected together in a beautifully illustrated book. Cows jump over the moon, little lambs go to school, and old women live in shoes in this magic nursery rhyme land. And when Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat goes to London (to look at the Queen, of course), she goes in a snappy yellow sportscar. A lovely book for a child to grow up with.

When Lily goes out to play in the snow, she leaves Teddy on the window ledge. But bang goes the window and off goes Teddy on another adventure. Poor Lily can't go to bed without him. It starts to snow harder and Teddy really is lost in the snow!

Tom is off on another adventure. This time he's going on a journey to the Land of Myths and Legends to rescue his father. But first he must face many dangerous creatures such as the ferocious Norse Dragon and the Cyclops. And then there's the hungry Minotaur waiting in the centre of the labyrinth . . .

Pastworld. A city within a city. A city for excursions and outings. Pastworld is a theme park with a difference, where travellers can journey back in time for a brush with an authentic Victorian past. But what if the Jack the Ripper figure stopped play-acting and really started killing people? For Caleb, a tourist from the present day, his visit goes terribly wrong when his father is kidnapped and he finds himself accused of murder. Then Caleb meets Eve, a Pastworld inhabitant who has no idea the modern world exists. Both Caleb and Eve have roles to play in the murderer's diabolical plans - roles that reveal disturbing truths about their origins.

A selection of sixteen festive-themed poems - classic and modern - from various poets chosen to appeal to younger children and beautifully illustrated in full colour by Ian Beck.

Simply told for very young children, this delightful retelling of Hans Christian Andersens's famous fairy tale has beautiful illustrations and an irresistible ugly duckling.

Pudding and Pie contains forty favourite nursery rhymes set in its own instantly recognizable world. It is now reissued with a new cover by Ian Beck.

This record book encourages parents to record the major milestones: the baby's weight, first tooth, first words, first steps, as well as those special moments - the baby's first smile, favourite songs and early mischief.

This is a collection of party games for various sizes of group. The illustrations combine with music and playing instructions to make this a valuable resource.

When Lily goes to buy an ice-cream, she leaves Teddy to guard the sandcastle. When a puppy tugs at his towel, bump goes Teddy across the sand. This is fun, he thinks - until the tide starts to come in.

" A coeur vaillant, rien d'impossible ", telle est la devise de la famille d'aventuriers Coeurvaillant. Et du courage, il va en falloir Tom. Ses six frres ont disparu, une terrible menace pse sur le Pays des Contes. Tom russira-t-il accomplir sa mission

Historias llenas de nobles valores, de fantasía y humor, que son el mejor antídoto para los cuentos macabros y oscuros que tanto abundan en los libros para jóvenes lectores. Tom Trueheart quiere ser un héroe de verdad, al igual que sus seis hermanos mayores. Solo hay un pequeño problema: Tom no es, ni de lejos, tan valiente como ellos...