A Child's Christmas in Wales
- 64pagine
- 3 ore di lettura
A beautifully illustrated picture book filled with fun and memories from Dylan Thomas's own childhood. Age 8+
Edward Ardizzone è stato un artista, scrittore e illustratore inglese, riconosciuto principalmente per i suoi avvincenti libri per bambini. La sua opera si distingue per una sensibilità artistica unica e un approccio narrativo che attrae sia i giovani lettori che gli adulti. Ardizzone ha creato mondi che risuonano di immaginazione e calore. I suoi contributi alla letteratura e all'illustrazione per l'infanzia hanno consolidato la sua eredità come figura significativa nel campo.






A beautifully illustrated picture book filled with fun and memories from Dylan Thomas's own childhood. Age 8+
Mr Potter is a proud shopkeeper with a busy shop, until one day a big superstore opens across the street. The new store has a delivery service so Mr Potter employs an old little horse bus to deliver his wares. But when the superstore's delivery cart is stolen there is only one little horse bus to save the day!
Eager to go to sea, Tim and his friend Ginger are delighted to join the Claribel on a voyage, but when disaster strikes, the boys have to help out, Tim on the bridge and Ginger in the galley.
A young boy wants to be a sailor, but his parents say he is much too young. Tim grabs the chance to stow away on a steamer, but little does he expect the hard work, stormy sea and sinking ship to come.
This collection of de la Mare's poetry, in print since its first publication in 1913, has fostered in generations of children a lifelong love of language. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
Barney è un bambino solitario di otto anni, incline a vagabondare da solo. Un giorno, mentre si trova sul bordo di una cava dismessa, cade e atterra in una sorta di caverna, dove incontra qualcuno con una folta chioma e due occhi neri brillanti, vestito con una pelle di coniglio e che parla in grugniti. Barney lo chiama Stig. I due imparano a comunicare e insieme saccheggiano la discarica in fondo alla cava, migliorano l'abitazione di Stig e vivono una serie di avventure che sono a volte incredibilmente improbabili e altre volte estremamente pratiche.
In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to the whole family--even Ginger--and foreshadows another addition to the Pye family that will change their lives forever.
The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda
Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children... until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives.First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Matilda Goes to Town and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital-have charmed readers ever since. Now the inspiration for the major motion picture Nanny McPhee, all three beloved books are available once again in a paperback omnibus edition which features the three complete and unabridged books by Christianna Brand, along with Edward Ardizzone's charming black-and-white illustrations. This movie tie-in edition also features an eight-page color photo insert.
Early one morning the little train wakes up in his home town, Little Snoreing, and decides to go on an adventure. First published by The Bodley Head in 1974, this new edition brings the classic little train back to life for a whole new generation.
Sofie woont in een landhuis met meneer Frank en de huishoudster. Op een dag ontmoeten ze Tim en besluiten te gaan varen tot ze te maken krijgen met een bende kapers. Prentenboek met vlotte, ingekleurde pentekeningen. Vanaf ca. 5 jaar.