New Releases by Alison Jay

Fear turns to friendship as seeds grow into flowers in this new board book edition of Alison Jay''s much-loved picture book. A simple text complements the beautiful artwork to appeal to all young nature-lovers. The original picture book edition was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. A sweet bee idyll - Kirkus Reviews

A little girl befriends a bee, which takes her on a journey of discovery in this wordless picture book.

If yesterday was the best day ever, wouldn’t it be great to find a way to repeat it? A whimsical tale about happiness with sure appeal for science-minded kids — and wise grandparents — everywhere. What could beat yesterday’s perfect day at the fair? Maybe nothing, one boy thinks, and he wishes he could go back and do it again. So he puts all his scientific knowledge to work, from stars to time machines to wormholes (is it possible he could find one in his garden?). He thinks that maybe Grandad could help him. But Grandad, in sharing some memories from his own past, reminds him that every new day brings the chance of a new adventure. With quirky illustrations imparting a sense of wonder, Alison Jay takes a fanciful look at being content in the here and now.

"La difícil situación de las abejas en nuestro planeta es un hecho más que preocupante. Y quién mejor para tomar conciencia sobre esta grave preocupación ambiental que las nuevas generaciones que heredarán la Tierra? Alison Jay ha creado, con sus magníficas ilustraciones que hacen casi inecesario el texto, un cuento sobre la belleza de las abejas y su papel vital para nuestro mundo."--Casadellibro

A stunning first introduction to early concepts in this beautifully illustrated board book from Alison Jay. Words and Alison Jay''s distinctive artwork combine on each page to create an introduction to familiar words that children and their parents will want to return to again and again.

A beautiful wordless picture book brings a personal note to the plight of the honeybee and offers a message of hope. A little girl befriends a bee that takes her on a journey of discovery, revealing an action that every child can take to aid in conservation. In a wordless story told through enchanting illustrations, Bee & Me tells a tale of friendship and offers an introduction to the ecology of the natural world. Alison Jay''s original artwork brings the story gently to life, pointing out the sadness of a world without bees. An afterword makes clear to readers the important role these endangered insects play.

Featuring four color illustrations taken from many classic versions, this is a unique and beautiful edition of the beloved tale.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . . In this beautiful edition of the classic festive song, a happy couple make their way to a lavish Christmas party, discovering wonderful gifts as they go. Alison Jay''s signature crackle-glaze technique makes this illustrated version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” luminous and magical: animals dart across the pages, ladies dance, lords leap, and wintery landscapes sparkle against warm, cozy scenes. With hidden surprises on every page, this is a book for the whole family to treasure—and sing along to!—year after year. This Read & Listen edition contains audio narration.

This visual feast from acclaimed illustrator Alison Jay includes four of her best-selling books in a wonderful treasury to share.

Follow the farmer from dawn until dinnertime and meet all of the animal families who live on his farm. With wild creatures to spot, and visual stories to follow from one page to the next, this is a book to be enjoyed again and again.

On Christmas Eve a man buys presents for the woman he loves, beginning with a partridge in a pear tree. The couple travel through town and the gifts pile up, until they get to a Christmas party so magnificent it is a little overwhelming ... leading them to slip back to the quiet of home, where their partridge is waiting. This visual feast from acclaimed illustrator Alison Jay is the perfect festive gift.

Follow Alison Jay down a magical path to dreamland, on a fairy-tale counting adventure from one to ten and back again

Twelve prayers-drawn from the ages and from today''s lyrical poets-celebrate the changing moods and seasons of the year. A book of prayers for every month of the year.

Record your thoughts and memories, safeguard your photos and special keepsakes, and write a letter for your child to open on their eighteenth birthday

"Recorre en estas páginas los diferentes estados de clima. En el paseo encontrarás gotas, luz, brillo ¡y todos los colores de la naturaleza! Textos en rima, ilustraciones con texturas y sencillas adivinanzas para leer, pensar y tocar al mismo tiempo."--Back cover.

Do you know which animals go moo, baa, squeak or ROAR ? Have fun with creature names and noises in this cuddly cloth book.

"The affection between a parent and child is immeasureable, as this entrancing story tenderly expresses."--Back cover.

Readers can prod a squishy hot-air balloon, feel the rough wood of a rowing boat or the smooth wings of an aeroplane, stroke a galloping horse''s mane or a racing car''s bonnet and touch a yacht''s sail. This is the next in a series of touch and feel books that present Alison Jay''s perennially popular crackle-glazed artwork style.

Alison Jay''s crackle-glazed picture books have been reformatted into a miniature board book collection, complete with slipcase. Perfect for little hands and with simplified text, young children can enjoy learning about first concepts with their parents.

A little girl awakens to scenes from fairy tales in which she can count familiar characters or objects from one to ten and back again.

"Come on a journey through Alison Jay''s magical festive world! Discover all the things that make Christmas the most special time of the year and see if you can spot two lucky children who are on their own Christmas Eve adventure."--Publisher.

Questions and answers help children identify a variety of animals.

Following on from the successful boxset ''My First Picture Blocks'', these midsize chunky board books work on the next stage of picture-exploration and vocabulary development.

Explore the crackle-glazed world of Alison Jay''s unique illustrations in this beautifully produced jigsaw book. Rhyming text and detailed illustrations encourage observation skills while the jigsaw format stimulates interaction with the printed page. In Story Time, each spread features a jigsaw of a nursery rhyme or fairy tale and asks the reader to find a special object. Parent and child can have fun spotting the object and working out which fairy tale or nursery rhyme the illustration is about.