New Releases by Catherine Anholt

I want a friend but who will I choose? Take a trip around the world, meet children from lots of different places and peep into their lives. This is a delightful story about friendship across nations and cultures, in which one small child visits nine different countries to find a friend – and ends up being friends with ALL the children he meets. Along the way he discovers how children live in other countries and the things they enjoy doing – showing both how their lives are different, and how many of the things children enjoy are the same throughout the world. The countries featured are: USA, Brazil, China, Russia, Kenya, the Netherlands, Sweden, Japan and Morocco

Toddlers will love to carry this shaped board book with them and share the fun of looking to see what''s inside. With everything any young mechanic, carpenter or builder might need this first word board book will encourage imaginative play in the very youngest of children.

Everyone loves bears! Join a little boy and his baby brother as their dear teddy takes them on a magical adventure - a fun-filled trip to Teddy Bear Town. This future classic from an award-winning and much-loved team includes teddy bears galore and lots of little details children will love to spot.

One day, Sophie''s mum tells her some big, important news: there''s going to be a new baby in the family! Sophie is very excited but then, one winter''s night, the baby is born and everything changes...Young children and adults alike will enjoy sharing and talking about this much-loved classic picture book, with its perceptive, heart-warming and witty observations on the arrival of a new baby. From the husband and wife team behind Babies, Babies, Babies, featured in the Sunday Times as one of their top 100 Chidren''s Modern Classics.

Anna loves dogs. She had china dogs and clockwork dogs, fluffy dogs and bedtime dogs. She has every kind you could think of except . . . a real dog! Young children and adults alike will enjoy sharing and talking about this much-loved classic picture book, with its brilliant evocation of the ups and downs of looking after a new pet.

Billy is not at all sure about starting big school. In fact, he wishes he could stay at home with his mum. But with some gentle encouragement and the help of a new friend, Billy soon discovers that big school can be a lot of fun! Young children and adults alike will enjoy sharing and talking about this much-loved classic picture book, with its delightful and amusing insight into the joys and trepidations of starting school.

Everyone''s favourite chimp twins are back in this chunky board book for babies. With bold colours, simple words and vibrant pictures, this first book will appeal to babies and toddlers everywhere. An excellent introduction to the award-winning mischievous Chimp and Zee characters.

It?s a special day in Jungletown! It?s Chimp and Zee?s birthday, and Mumkey is planning a big party. The mischievous twins are going bananas with excitement. But they?re so busy monkeying around, they might be late to their own party! Catherine Anholt?s energetic, eye-catching illustrations capture all the thrills of the happy day -- presents, games, fun, and frolics -- and a huge fold-out birthday surprise supplies a magical ending. The fresh, funny text is perfect for sharing and reading aloud.

Hello, mummies, everywhere, do your babies need some care? Or if daddies need a rest, Babysitter Bear is best.

Come to the party and join in the fun! Every spread in this book features a different puzzle. Lift the flap to see if you guessed the answer, and then act out the answer yourself. This interactive book is designed for preschool children to read with their parents.

Two little chimpanzees have an adventure when stormy winds lift them up from their house in the coconut tree and carry them out over the sea.

Whether they''re smooth, hairy, cute or scary, this book is packed with everything to do with little children Likes and loves, feelings, favourite activities and even families are all explored here with perception and in sing-along rhyming couplets.

What''s all the noise about? Chimp and Zee, of course! Fresh from an exciting adventure all around Jungletown, these two rascally characters are now featured in a pair of sturdy board books for the very young. Bright, bold colors set off the antics of this dynamic duo, while the simple, rhythmic text is sure to elicit an enthusiastic response from toddlers.

The lively tale of a girl who thinks books are boring - until one day her baby brother disappears into one Jack loves books; his sister thinks they are dull. She wants a real adventure - and that''s exactly what she gets when Jack crawls inside his book and she has to chase after him Tumbling down hills with pails of water, leaping nimbly over candlesticks, Jack and his sister are right inside the many traditional tales and popular nursery-rhymes involving a character called Jack. But will they manage to finish the book before the Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum giant catches them?

An addition to the TODDLER BOOKS series featuring a zippy, rhyming text. A BOARD BOOK illustrated in colour by Catherine Anholt.

In this large-format book, the Anholt''s turn their attention to all aspects of family life. Here are families at home and on holiday; fighting families and happy families; big families and small families. There are sections on brothers and sisters, mums and dads, grannies and grandads and more.

What are kids like? What do kids do? What''s in a kid''s pocket? What do kids dream of? All is revealed in this book. It is one of four reissues about the same children.

Poems, letters, and illustrations celebrate the entire family, including grandmothers fathers, sisters, and brothers.

Rhyming text, from the perspective of older siblings, describes the characteristics and behavior of babies.

Cheery watercolour illus present concepts of weather and seasons.

Based on Catherine Anholt''s young family and their experiences, this book captures all the moments and feelings which make up a small child''s day. The book combines large simple words of text with detailed illustrations, concentrating on the concept of opposites.

No matter what the weather, a little girl and her teddy bear go everywhere together.

Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the many activities and moods of a variety of busy toddlers.