New Releases by Tony Ross

Londres, 1940. La Grande-Bretagne est en guerre. Alors qu'une menace sourde plane sur sa ville, Eric, orphelin de onze ans, passe le plus clair de son temps au zoo pour se changer les idées. Car là-bas vit le plus extraordinaire des gorilles : Gertrude. Aussi, le jour où un bombardement menace de détruire le zoo, Eric décide de porter secours à Gertrude. Pour cela, il met en place l'opération « Bananas », un super plan d'évasion ! S'ensuivent alors tout un tas d'aventures aussi farfelues que drôles. Et grâce à Gertrude, Eric sait qu'il peut compter sur un allié aussi poilu que fidèle. À partir de 8 ans Jeu concours (via une carte postale qui se trouve dans le livre*) : plus de 100 cadeaux à gagner* ! *Dans la limite des stocks disponibles.

From beloved children's author and illustrator Tony Ross, comes a fun to read and humorous take on the importance of handwashing. The Little Princess does not want to wash her hands. After all, she's already washed her hands so many times! She's washed her hands before eating and after going outside. She's washed her hands after sneezing and using the potty. Why should she wash her hands anymore? Well, because of germs and nasties, she's told, which are too small to even see! But if they get inside your body, they can make you ill. Not even a Princess wants to be in bed all day! Now the Little Princess knows just what to do! She's got just one more question... "Have you washed your hands?"

This anti-war story is told through the eyes of Douglas, the only ant in Antworld who has a name. He dreams of joining the beautiful line that delivers food, but he's been enlisted to be a soldier, and it's probably for the best that he doesn't understand quite what that means...

"Go straight to school, Our Kid," said Dad. But unless a fish-driven submarine, dinopirates, and an elephant ride are the fastest way to school, Our Kid is not doing too well. This tour-de-force from the legendary Tony Ross takes you on a journey to school like no other and shows that sometimes the oddballs (especially of the goat variety) win the day!

When the Queen goes on a trip, and sends back a photo of her feeding some penguins, the Little Princess decides she wants snow too. The whole palace tries all kind of things—from sandmen instead of snowmen to mudballs instead of snowballs. But this little royal won''t be satisfied until she gets what she wants . . . and sometimes not even then!

The Little Princess can't wait to start school! At first, she finds it difficult to make friends and she is left all alone. But she soon finds there are other children with no friends, and before she knows it she has more friends than she can count!

This classic fairy tale is brought to life by the inimitable Tony Ross in a beautiful hardback edition of his first ever picture book, 40 years after it was published for the first time. Discover the story of mischievous Goldilocks and her adventures in the three bears'' house through the glorious illustrations and charming text.

When things start going wrong around the castle, everyone blames the Little Princess. No matter how much she cries, "I didn't do it!", no one believes her. Upset, the Little Princess goes off to hide and finds out who really is to blame! Another hilarious story from the classic best-selling Little Princess series.

All day there had been disasters - the water pot went all over the latest painting; the Little Princess fell off the seesaw and banged her knee; and worst of all, there was a monster under the bed that night. The castle had been ringing with the constant shout of 'I Want My Mum!'. And Mum always knew exactly the right thing to sort out the problem. But the next day, the incorrigible Little Princess is taken to play with the Little Duchess - and will she miss her mum? Not if she's having a lot of fun! But as for the poor Queen, she does miss her little girl! This title will be perfect for Mother's Day.

Every bedtime the King tells the Little Princess a story before she falls asleep. When he's away on royal business, everyone tries to make up a bedtime story for the Little Princess, but no one is as good as her dad. Finally the palace maid has an idea... Little Princess can discover stories to read to herself at bedtime, in the palace library!

The Little Princess is too sick to walk the dog and she’s far too sick to go to school. But when she’s invited to a party, she makes a miraculous recovery! Until, that is, she eats too many cakes and sweets... The latest adventure for the naughty Little Princess, who also stars in her own award-winning TV series.

The Little Princess has been moved to a new castle, where there is lots more room! But she just wants to go home to the old castle. Is the old castle still the same, now that it has new owners? This wonderfully funny and reassuring book will ring true with any family who has ever moved into a new house.

The Little Princess needs to learn some manners but, several tantrums later, once she’s mastered ‘please’ and ‘thank you’, she finds that not everyone else is so polite! She’s certainly not going to give the Beastie back his dinner until he asks nicely! 'Hilarious and a godsend to parents.' Guardian

A collection of creative stories from the imagination of Tony Ross. Inspired by memories from his wartime childhood and throughout his eventful life, Tony Ross’s short stories are full of curious places and mysterious characters. Each story is brought to life with his vivid pictures. From bullfighters to ghosts, sea captains to wanderers, Tony’s stories are brimful of spooky encounters and quirky moments, sure to have readers laughing one moment, and hiding under the covers the next!

It's not Christmas or even her birthday, but the Little Princess wants a party! She sets out to organize the best party ever, with invitations, cake, games, and goodie bags. But when she forgets one little detail, it has big consequences...

Things aren't going well for the Little Princess. And there's only one person who can make them better... "I WANT MY MOM!" But when the Little Princess at last learns to cope on her own, how does her mom, the Queen, feel?

The Little Princess doesn't want to go to the hospital, and she does everything she can to avoid it. But when she is finally forced to go, she finds that she really rather likes it. Why? Because they treat her like a princess there!

Boo! "I'm not so much afraid of the dark!" said the Little Princess. "I'm sort of more afraid of GHOSTS!" Everyone says there are no such things as ghosts. Maybe so, but then how do you explain what's under the Little Princess's bed?

There''s a mammoth living at the top of a mountain and a hungry caveman living at the bottom. Is the caveman going to get some mammoth pie - or not?

The Little Princess is going camping. Everyone offers to help her, but she won''t hear of it. "I want to do it by myself!" she insists. And so, she sets off all by herself to find a beautiful place to camp. When she arrives, she realizes there are a few things she has forgotten. Perhaps she could have done with a little help, after all. But fortunately for the Little Princess, the forgotten items mysteriously appear when her back is turned, as if by magic...

Delightful children's picture storybooks in premium silver format! Each classic picture book is stunningly presented in hardcover with a silver foil highlight on the spine, rounded corners and a special place-holder ribbon. Children will love to explore the enchanting tales from award-winning authors, and parents will love the great value price! Classic much-loved stories from award-winning authors. Bound in hardcover with silver foil highlights on the spine and cover. Rounded corners. Silver place-holder ribbon.

The Little Princess is determined not to put anything on her feet, until the Maid shows her a special box. The gleaming red shoes inside are too wonderful for words. Now the Little Princess is so proud of her new party pumps, she refuses to take them off!

A demanding little princess is reminded that manners do count.

Meet Max - the little boy with the big imagination! A story about imagination, story telling, sharing and swapping! DJ Samuel is a famous author, and Max adores DJ''s books. Max wants to write something just as good himself, so he sends a letter to DJ asking for advice. Through the touching and funny correspondence that follows we learn not only how to write a story, but also that there is more to Max than a big imagination. And as DJ helps Max out, her next book begins to take on an unexpected shape!

Originally published: Great Britain: Andersen Press, 2001.

When Perfect Peter's tooth falls out, Henry gets a great idea. He will steal the tooth and put it under his own pillow so that the tooth fairy gives him the reward instead of Peter. Will the tooth fairy fall for it?

Susan laughs, she sings, she rides, she swings. She gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad. In fact, Susan is the same as any other child. It is only when we turn the last page that we discover that Susan is in a wheelchair – a revelation that paves the way for discussion about an important issue.

"Wash your hands," said the King."Why? I''ve washed them TWICE," said the Little Princess.Small children have an understandable problem conceiving why they continually have to wash theirhands, but as the Maid explains to the Little Princess, germs and nasties live in all the places she has been, and if they get into her stomach they can make her ill - and they look MUCH worse than crocodiles. The Little Princess first appeared in I Want My Potty, now a nursery classic, having sold over 600,000copies in the UK alone. The Little Princess is a well known and well loved character and the star of fiveprevious picture books, three board books and four original board book stories.