Most Popular Books by Alison Jay

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

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

Simple in format, with vibrant folk-art inspired paintings, each page of this book reveals a new perspective on what has come before and gives a hint of what is yet to come. Full color.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this alphabet book, a is for apple and z is for zoo.

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.

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.

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

A visual suprise, a chance to explore, a new way of seeing on every page of this exquisite picture book. Simple in format, with one word per page and primitive-style paintings of everyday items in a country setting, this is a first word book for the very young.

"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