New Releases by Ant Parker

Does Charlie Chick know what each shape is called? Lift the giant flaps on each spread to find out!With stunning paper engineering by Nick Denchfield and wonderful illustrations by Ant Parker, Charlie Chick Shapes is the perfect book to teach your own little chicks all about shapes.

Join Charlie Chick on his latest adventure in this exciting new carousel book with flaps to lift. Open out the three pop-up scenes to join Charlie as he plays a fun game of hide-and-seek with all his friends. Will you work out where everyone''s hiding before Charlie does?

Join Bird, Mouse and Rabbit as they dive into the North Pacific Ocean to meet some truly amazing animals. From a playful pod of dolphins leaping in the waves to an awesome angler fish lurking in the deep, there''s a different animal on every page, plus many additional creatures to spot along the way! This delightful picture-book series is the perfect introduction to some really wild animals. Each of "The Amazing Animals" books features simple, easy-to-read text and bright, fun illustrations of a variety of animals in their natural habitat.

Join Bird, Mouse, and Rabbit as they go on safari to meet some truly amazing animals! From From enormous elephants to lazy lions, there''s a different animal on every spread, plus many additional creatures to spot along the way! This delightful picture book series is the perfect introduction to some really wild animals. Each of the Amazing Animals books features simple, easy-to-read text and bright, fun illustrations of a variety of creatures in their natural habitat.

Join Bird, Mouse, and Rabbit as they trek through a South American rain forest to meet some truly amazing animals! From spider monkeys swingling through the trees to a silky anteater on the prowl for a tasty meal, there''s a different animal on every spread, plus many additional creatures to spot along the way! This delightful picture book series is the perfect introduction to some really wild animals. Each of the Amazing Animals books features simple, easy-to-read text and bright, fun illustrations of a variety of creatures in their natural habitat.

Buckle up to learn all about flying! Amazing Airplanes follows the animal crew, as they become pilots, baggage handlers, and air stewards. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids love, such as the cockpit, landing gear, and much more. This book is perfect for budding pilots or happy vacationers! From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!

Charlie Chick is good at counting... or is he? Lift the giant flaps on every spread to find out!With wonderful illustrations by Ant Parker, Charlie Chick Counting is the perfect book to teach your little chicks to count from one to ten.

Tremendous, chuggy tractors, so sturdy and so strong, hitching up to farm machines and pulling them along. Climb aboard a tractor with a trio of animal farmers in this lively story, now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!

Diggers are noisy, strong, and big. Diggers can carry and push and dig. Diggers have shovels to scoop and lift, blades that bulldoze, shunt, and shift. Sloshing and squelching, and smashing and bashing, the construction machinery does its work - manned by a friendly animal gang - in this lively story now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!

Cars are really handy, for getting us around. They whiz along on busy roads, and make a zoomy sound. From race cars to limousines, cruise down the street with some wacky animal drivers in this lively story, now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!

Trucks are tough and sturdy. They take on heavy loads, then thunder on their giant tires down long and busy roads. From semitrailers to tankers, rumble down the road with a team of animal truckers in this lively story, now in an attractive board book format perfect for small hands. Young children will adore it as will the adults who get to read aloud these irresistible rhymes!

This chunky, playful jigsaw puzzle book features five amazing machines driven by a trio of traveling animal adventurers! Small hands can piece together an airplane, a rocket, a truck, a train, and a tractor. Each sturdy jigsaw puzzle contains nine large pieces, and the picture is printed underneath for ease of use. Ant Parker''s bold, bright artwork and Tony Mitton''s rhyming text make learning about machines more fun than ever before!

Get ready for blast-off to learn all about rockets! Roaring Rockets follows the animal crew as they become astronauts heading to the Moon. Each page is filled with details that machine-mad kids will love: spacesuits, oxygen helmets, the lunar lander, and much more! From airplanes to fire engines, the internationally bestselling Amazing Machines series is the perfect way for children to learn about all sorts of vehicles! Each book introduces a new vehicle and the many jobs it can do. Bright, engaging artwork and simple, rhyming text combine to make these fantastic books for young children. Kids will love getting to know the friendly, animal characters who feature throughout the series and reading about their fast-paced adventures!

Young children will love lacing up their hiking boots and joining Bird, Mouse, and Rabbit as they take a walk through a North American evergreen forest to meet some truly amazing animals! From a black bear in search of a snack to a stinky skunk with

Young children will love lacing up their hiking boots and joining Bird, Mouse, and Rabbit as they take a walk through a North American evergreen forest to meet some truly amazing animals!

Rabbit, Bird and Mouse go an underwater trip in a submarine.

Jump aboard the fire engine and join a band of brave animal firefighters in this exciting picture book. Zippy wordplay, zappy art, plus a picture dictionary make learning about fire engines fun!

(back cover) Muddle Builders A Magnetic Play Book illustrated by Ant Parker Get busy building with this amazing magnetic book! With 16 magnets and 4 play scenes to enjoy, simply slide back the door to the builder''s yard and start playing! OTHER TITLES IN THIS SERIES Muddle Farm - Muddle Ocean * Develops manual dexterity * Encourages creative thinking * Introduces rhyme and rhythm

"The North Pacific Ocean is vast and dark and deep. It''s home to many creatures that swim and float and creep! Join Rabbit, Mouse, and Bird as they dive beneath the waves of the North Pacific Ocean and meet a host of Amazing Animals along the way."--Page 4 of cover

Join Rabbit, Mouse, and Bird as they travel across the grassy plains of Africa and see the amazing animals there.

Amazing Animals: Rainforest Romp by Tony Mitton and Ant Parker The author and illustrator of Amazing Machines know what preschoolers like and just how to present information to them. Now they turn their attention to animals, guiding readers on a trek through the South American rainforest to meet some truly amazing creatures. With bouncy rhyming text, a different animal featured on each spread, and plenty of background details, young readers are sure to enjoy the trip.

Join the Zebra family for a fun-packed tour of Busyville and meet Doctor Dog, Fireman Fox and lots more friendly characters for a very busy day in Busyville! Slide open the sturdy moving windows on every spread of this large format board book to reveal some hilarious surprises. Visit Busyville Hospital, explore Busyville High Street and stop off at Busyville Garage for hours of interactive fun!

There are many different vehicles to get people from one places to another.

"Machine-loving toddlers will delight in touching the glossy foiled pictures and learning what the vehicles do, while labels on key machine parts will help build their expanding vocabulary"--Page 4 of cover

This bright, bold, and shiny book feeds a toddler''s need for speed! Each vehicle, from a racecar to a motorboat, is featured on a single spread for maximum impact.

This board book identifies a plow, seed drill, mower, baler, and tractor and labels some of their parts.

Put your hard hat and go to work with these big shiny machines! Machine-mad toddlers will love touching the glossy, foiled pictures and learning what jobs the vehicles do, while labels on key parts will help build vocabulary.

A trio of wacky animals invite readers to hop aboard and learn all about trains. From steam trains to diesel trains, all different types of locomotives rattle through the pages of this appealing picture book. The zippy wordplay and zappy art will delightpre-school train enthusiasts. An audio CD attached to the inside back cover allows children to listen to the story and follow along with page turn cues.