New Releases by Jan Ormerod

Jan Ormerod''s classic wordless picture books, SUNSHINE and MOONLIGHT, are back in print at last, in these special 40th anniversary editions.It''s nearly bedtime and a little girl is eating her dinner, playing in the bath and saying goodnight to her toys. But she''s not quite ready to sleep yet.''I depend on the adult to create the right atmosphere and help children read them. When this happens, it is a time for physical closeness and comfort, a quiet time for sharing ideas and feelings, for laughing and learning together.'' -- Jan OrmerodChildren''s Book Council of Australia -- Shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year, 1983.

Meet Maudie, a plucky young girl, and her friend Bear, a gentle giant with a heart of gold. In The Bike Ride, Maudie''s endless planning is as tiring as the bike ride itself.

Meet Maudie, a plucky young girl, and her friend Bear, a gentle giant with a heart of gold. Bear has to earn Maudie''s forgiveness after unintentionally hurting her feeling.

Everyone knows that the wheels on the bus go round and round. But what happens when the bus trundles into a wildlife park? Forget ''the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish'', this rhyme has far more excitement to offer: bouncing baboons, happy hippos, leaping lemurs and more are here to entertain a bus-load of children in this riotous romp!

Make bedtimes special by sharing this lovely collection of animal stories. Bear cubs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and animals galore are all here, ready to curl up with you. What better way to end the day?

Caroline is VERY jealous. So she goes to the Baby Shop and tries to swap her dribbly brother for new baby. The trouble is, there''s something not quite right with any of thema

The children are sure that Gramps would never feel lonelyif he had a dog of his own.They say the dog should be called Rex, but what wouldRex look like?So they play "Looking for Rex," and pretend to see Rex, butwhenever they think they find Rex...it is never really theright Rex.Where is he?

Mariettas bester Freund: Marietta hat einen wunderbaren Freund, der ihr jeden Wunsch von den Lippen abliest. Ein bisschen verwöhnt ist sie zwar schon, die niedliche Kleine, und so kann es geschehen, dass der Bär ewig lange warten muss, bis sie endlich ihren Fahrradausflug starten können, denn erst muss sie noch ihre Brille suchen, dann fehlt der Hut, der Schal, die Sonnencreme und der Mückenspray. Mit einer Bärengeduld lässt er sich herumkommandieren. Sogar wenn sie schlechte Laune hat, schafft er es, sie wieder zum Lachen zu bringen. Natürlich streiten sie sich ab und zu, aber die Versöhnung bleibt glücklicherweise nie aus, dann wird gemeinsam Rumba und Walzer getanzt. Na, so einen lieben Freund wünscht sich wohl manches kleine Mädchen, das vielleicht ebenso starrköpfig ist wie Marietta. Mit viel Herzlichkeit wird diese Geschichte um Freundschaft und Konfliktelösen erzählt, wobei der gutmütige Bär eine eher unterwürfige, aber bewundernswert geduldige Rolle spielt. Die heiter präsentierten Bilder versetzen den fünf Streitgeschichten, die dennoch zum Nachdenken anregen sollen, einen humorvollen Anstrich. Ab 4 Jahren, ****, Silvia Zanetti.

A unique picture book collaboration about having fun, sharing culture and the power of story and dance. A picture book to get the whole town dancing.

From pizza shop to bora ground, here is a joyous celebration of food, dance and cultural understanding. When three young boys go to a pizza parlour and meet an Aboriginal chef who can speak Italian and make a deadly pizza, they''re in for a surprise!

After learning that his grandfather had the rare and mysterious gift of finding underground water with a forked stick, Dougie is determined to see if he, too, can find water on his family''s drought-stricken farm in Depression-era Australia.

In Aesop''s ''The Lion and the Mouse'' Lion spares the life of the little mouse never thinking that one day the mouse might save his life. In the Tibetan fables ''The Hare''s Revenge'' Hare is fed up with the bullying Lion and finds a way to outwit him.

In Aesop''s ''The Lion and the Mouse'' Lion spares the life of the little mouse never thinking that one day the mouse might save his life. In the Tibetan fables ''The Hare''s Revenge'' Hare is fed up with the bullying Lion and finds a way to outwit him.

A frog is nice to a princess and keeps his promises so he gets a big surprise.

A little girl and various animals sing their own version of this popular rhyme.

It''s bath time. But first baby has to get undressed, starting with hat off, then mittens off - until baby''s ready for some bath time fun.

Als op een morgen Muisje dood is, leert een jongetje zijn verdriet hierover te verwerken door het met een ritueel te begraven. Prentenboek met grote tekeningen in zachte kleuren. Vanaf ca. 3 jaar.

A child shares the bed with a collection of stuffed animals in this story told with simple rhythmic text and beautiful full-color illustrations.

There''s always someone to walk with in our street, always someone willing to lend a hand, to keep an eye on the children, or play with in the park. With her talent for capturing the minutiae of everyday life, the award winning Jan Ormerod has created a marvellous insight into the lives of three sets of neighbours.

By lifting flaps and pulling tabs, the reader can make Emily demonstrate the movements she does in dance class.

This oversize board book by a favorite illustrator, Jan Ormerod, is great fun to look at and provides plenty of things for baby to do, too.Baby?s favorite game comes alive with exuberant tots peeping from behind bright flaps. On each spread, a baby hides his or her face with a bib, a teddy bear, a pair of mittens. When readers pull the flaps down, the baby peers out with a broad smile. And there, too, is the punch line that never fails to delight little ones: PEEK-A-BOO!Jan Ormerod captures the toddlers in her charming, uncluttered style, showing just enough of baby?s world to make young readers feel right at home.

A very busy family engages in such activities as school, soccer, piano playing, and cooking.

This baby book contains four studies of the special relationship between a mother and a young child.

Billedbog med kort tekst og letaflæselige illustrationer. I små præcise hverdagssituationer fortælles om samværet mellem far, mor og den lille lege- og kælesyge Mads

"Chicken Licken" is retold with illustrations of school children performing the story as a play on stage.

"This is a tender story of a new sibling as well as a catalog of activities a young girl does with the new baby in her family."--School Library Journal. "Ormerod''s illustrations are magnificent--evoking the tenderness and the tumult with which each day in a two-sibling household is filled."--New York Times Book Review.

There''s nobody like a grandparent. Everyone and everything always hurries a kid along: mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, even cars and buses. But when Grandfather''s around, nobody needs to hurry. Isn''t it nice to know there''s someone who always lets you go at your own pace? And other people have laps for sitting on and backs for riding on. But when you have a cold or lighting is coming, nothing feels quite as right as rocking on Grandmother''s lap, listening to the little tunes that she hums.

Readers can find the missing puppies by turning colorful acetate pages.