Most Popular Books by Anna MILBOURNE

Yo-ho-ho! Yo-ho-ho! It''s a pirate life for me! Follow a little Billy''s adventures on a pirate ship, as he sails the high seas, helps win some treasure and celebrates with a proper pirate party! Charmingly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Benji Davies. Simple, sweet story written especially for reading aloud to little children. Sturdy little board book designed for little hands.

There''s lots to discover on a sunny day. Bees are busy making honey, baby swallows are learning to fly and crickets are playing creaky tunes in the long, dry grass.

A magical lift-the-flap book with holes all about what Santa does at Christmas The elves are busy in Santa''s workshop on Christmas Eve. Lift flaps and peep through holes to explore this magical winter wonderland. Meet all the reindeer and Mrs. Christmas working on the sleigh, see Santa flying through the sky, and fill the stockings full of presents. Then peep into Santa''s house on Christmas morning to see how he celebrates - with a snooze in his armchair and lots of elf games. This little interactive book is a perfect way to enjoy the excitement of Christmas with little children.

A lively story about how a little girl learns to deal with feeling very shy. This little girl sometimes finds it very hard to say hello. She struggles going into groups or parties and is very scared of starting a new school. However, when she shares her feelings, she learns that everyone feels shy sometimes - even her exuberant big brother! Shyness is just a feeling that will pass. This realization enables her to begin to find her own way to deal with new situations. She can just watch and listen until she is ready to join in. And nervous butterflies she feels on her first day? They help her pay attention - and notice children who might become wonderful new friends! The believable characters, busy scenes and ingenious holes in the pages make this a helpful, heartwarming story that young children can relate to. It''s a perfect book to help children cope with feeling shy.

This book is a collection of simple handicraft projects relating to farm life, including paper daisy chains, painted hand-print crows, finger-puppet mice, leaf-print butterflies, potato print gift wrap, tissue paper fish, and much more.

This innovative book is brimming with amazing ideas for drawing animals. Easy, step-by-step instructions show you how to draw and paints all kinds of creatures from hairy orangutans to hunting tigers.

The Usborne Computer Guides series is designed to help the complete beginners, as well as those who want to build on their experience, develop a wide-range of word-processing skills, using Word 97 or Office 97. Users are taken step-by-step through all the basics, such as writing letters and creating letterheads with simple graphics. Each double page is filled with screenshots and illustrations and includes tips and advice, using clearly-written jargon-free text.

If you peek into the night sky and see the Moon and twinkling stars, you''re peeking right out into space! Lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to discover the planets in our solar system, see astronauts on the International Space Station and find out what else is in space in this beautifully illustrated book for little children.

"This classic collection of Hans Christian Andersen''s tales includes his best-loved characters: Thumbelina, the Ugly Duckling, the Little Mermaid, the Snow Queen and many more."--Page 4 of cover.

An amazing interactive introduction to birds and their nests. Peep inside a bird''s nest to see her precious eggs nestled there. Lift a flap to see them hatch, and find out how a bird takes care of its young. Discover all kinds of different nests and chicks, from teeny-tiny humming birds nests to great big muddy flamingo nests, and even learn how penguins take care of their eggs in the snow without a nest at all.

A young boy imagines what life was like for a king''s little nephew who lived in a castle and became a knight.

A very simple non-fiction, lift-the-flap book for small children, packed with holes to peep through, flaps to peek beneath and snippets of factual information about what happens in the heart of the jungle. This is the latest in a very popular series which includes Peep-Inside the Castle, Dinosaurs, Animal Homes, Night time, Garden, Zoo, Farm and more.

Briefly explains not only where rain comes from, but where rainbows come from as well.

There''s so much happening in springtime! As the days get warmer, leaves grow and flowers pop up, and all the animals get busy. Peep under blossom, behind the meadow flowers and into the pond to find nests full of chicks, baby bunnies, wiggly tadpoles, and other animals bustling round in spring. This bright interactive book will absorb little children while discovering what goes on in this lovely season.

Discover or rediscover the fantastic stories from Shakespeare plays with this complete book! In this beautifully-illustrated book you will find the thirty-seven plays that Shakespeare wrote, retold for children from 8 to 88! You will be pleased with re-reading the all-time favorites (Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night''s Dream or Hamlet) but also with discovering the less well-known stories.

Stroke the sweet little lamb better in this touchy-feely book. Take care of a sweet fluffy lamb in this adorable touch-and-feel book. Stroke the little lamb''s velvet nose better after it sniffs a prickly plant, pat its woolly head and rub its soft ears. Babies and toddlers will love being able to make it all better after this gorgeous animal character has everyday mishaps. A snuggly, cosy book to encourage empathy and kindness in little children.

Woolly the sheep is always escaping: running around Apple Tree Farm and eating Mrs. Boot''s flowers. But when she runs all the way to the Show, something unexpected happens. This simple story is part of the Usborne Reading Programme - over 300 books across seven levels, for children who are learning to read. With quizzes and activities at the end.