Most Popular Books by Brian Wildsmith

Learn the alphabet on an animal safari! Brian Wildsmith’s vibrant illustrations of animals from around the world provide children with a fun and exciting way to learn their ABCs. The amazing facts about animals A to Z will entertain the entire family.

A traveler from outer space visits earth and learns the names of all the things he sees.

The cat liked sitting on the mat until all the other animals decided to sit on it too.

Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom from internationally acclaimed artist Brian Wildsmith. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an extraordinary illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal’s essence is strikingly captured, from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots, while panoramic pictures give a real sense of the animals’ habitats. Collective nouns — some familiar, others wonderfully surprising — are used to describe each group of animals. Brian Wildsmith’s stunning illustrations will inspire a love of nature and a respect for animals from the earliest age.

A young donkey reunites with her mother in a Bethlehem stable and witnesses a miracle.

In vividly colourful pictures Brian Wildsmith here presents some basic and contrasting concepts, for example, fat and thin, weak and strong, light and dark, by means of a dialogue between the Sun and the Moon.

A collection of simple picture books containing little or no text, for very young children.

Colorful pop-up illustrations retell the story of God''s creation of the world and everything in it.

''I am sure to win, but we will race if you like.'' So laughs the hare when a slow tortoise challenges him to run all the way to the old cart. His speed is never in doubt but perhaps it is the hare''s boastfulness that should make us question the likely outcome of the race? The simple message of this La Fontaine fable - that modesty and perseverance will always be rewarded - is gloriously told in this lovely picture book from Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed writer and artist for children. His simple words and sumptuous illustrations bring a freshness to this timeless fable and the stunning new cover design and imaginative interior typography will delight a whole new generation of young Wildsmith fans.

The sun wakes up the rooster who crows and wakes up the goose who honks and wakes up the sheep who bleat and so on until all the farm animals wake the farmer who feeds them.

Anna has to go on a long journey all by herself. Her task is to rescue her seven brothers who have been turned into ravens.

A counting book for the numbers one through ten.

Illustrates various things a child dreams about when asleep.

Bear appears on television, wins a race, and dances at a pop concert--all of which leave him slightly bewildered and quite exhausted.

Presents collective names for various groups of birds.

Several different animals are depicted in realistic and stylized drawings, so that their shapes may be easily recognized and copied.

Presents simple questions and brain teasers with answers to be found in the accompanying illustrations.

A closer look at walls, fences, grass, and flowers reveals ladybugs, ants, and other insects that inhabit our world.

The Woodpecker sleeps all night and works all day. His neighbor the Owl works all night and sleeps all day. The two of them don''t like each other. They quarrel so much that all the other animals in the forest are upset. How can they sort this out?