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.
Bored with his schoolwork, Tim is longing to be at sea again when who should appear but his old friend, Captain McFee! On board ship, Tim befriends Ginger, the first ship' s boy. When mischievous Ginger gets into trouble, Tim must use all of his resourcefulness to come to the rescue.
Tim arrives home after a long holiday to find that his parents have vanished. He is determined to search, if necessary, the whole wide world, until he has found them. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
Tim and Ginger are working cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy in one of the lifeboats. They decide to call him Towser and smuggle him on board, avoiding the watchful eyes of Captain Piper, who hates dogs. But as time goes on, Towser grows bigger and bigger...
Barney is a solitary little boy, given to wandering off by himself. One day he is lying on the edge of a disused chalk-pit when it gives way and he lands in a sort of cave. Here he meets 'somebody with a lot of shaggy hair and two bright black eyes' wearing a rabbit skin and speaking in grunts. He names him Stig.
The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda
The incorrigible Brown children, who devour nannies, nurse-maids, and governesses, finally meet their match.
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.
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.
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!
