Best Selling Books by Colin Hawkins

First published Granada, 1982

Peep inside the houses of your favourite fairy tale characters in this interactive lift-the-flap board book. Turn the pages, read the clues and try to guess whose house is whose . . . Whose house is tucked deep in the woods? Who lives in the house with the three bowls of porridge? Who lives in a treehouse and has big hairy feet? Look at each picture and guess them all - then come to the palace and join the ball! Open the flaps to peep inside the homes of your favourite fairy tale characters, from a tiny cottage to a cosy treehouse and a grand palace. Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, C inderella and many more - all of your favourite fairy tale characters are brought to life in this classic story. With lots and lots of funny details to spot, for hours of fun, children will love lifting the flaps to guess who lives in each house. This fun board book lift-the-flap format is ideal for sharing with little ones but with lots of details for older children to enjoy too and nostalgic, timeless artwork reminiscent of the much-loved books by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.

Does your granny like wearing long black gowns and tall pointed hats? Does she enjoy dancing around the garden at midnight, or talking to her cat? Then maybe your granny is a witch

Readers stick their fingers through holes in the pages to help create happy animals, who skip, walk, or kick their way along.

Pat the cat and friends are back, the hilarious characters who introduced phonetics to beginning readers have taken the next step into shared and independent reading. This story tells all about Zug''s adventures at sea with his little blue tug.

These three tales from Colin Hawkins, which star the hilarious Mr. Wolf, are sure to tickle the funny bones of the four-and-under crowd. Learn the days of the week with Mr. Wolf as he dresses up and sets off each day on another side-splitting adventure.

A wizard helps a cat find out the best thing for him to be.

Fat Pat the cat gets some strange visitors in his hat.

Mig the Pig makes it big as a TV star.

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

Easy-to-read text describes a mole, mouse, goat, and duck doing the things they enjoy best, and encourages the reader to insert fingers through the holes and move them as the animals move.

Number One lives all by himself but he is lonely so he goes in search of a friend.

Easy-to-read text describes a pig, dog,kitten and rabbit doing the things they enjoy best, and encourages the reader to insert fingers through the holes and move them as the animals move.

Illustrates action words from A to Z, beginning with asking and ending with zooming.

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

Young readers can tell time with Mr. Wolf--but watch out for dinner time .

Have you ever seen a ghost or heard the howls of the haunted? This book is full of tips on spook-spotting and famous phantoms.

After diving overboard during a mutiny on his uncle''s pirate ship, Jack Hubbard, son of Old Mother Hubbard, is rescued from a stormy sea by an Owl and a Pussycat in a pea-green boat, and meets other characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes while searching for hidden treasure.

A lively illustrated guide to monsters with information on how to recognise different types of monsters, and unique characteristics of each one. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Happy Horse is the most cheerful horse in the town. He always has a happy grin for everyone and brushes his teeth until they gleam. One morning, however, he slips in the shower and breaks one of his teeth. Will he ever be able to smile again?

These simple, engaging rhyming books are a great way to get your kids started with reading. Colin and Jacqui Hawkins first created Pat the Cat to help their daughter to learn to read. The rhyming split pages helped her to recognise lots of new words simply by changing a single letter as she turned each page and she quickly caught on to the basic mechanics of reading. The Hawkins then went on to produce Jen the Hen, Mig the Pig, Tog the Dog and Zug the Bug (also available from DK). Teachers recognised the books as excellent introductions to reading and reviewers compared them to Dr Seuss. Children loved their rhyming humour and parents have been using them successfully ever since!

Naughty Baby Bear wants to do everything except go to sleep, until he gets what he truly needs before bedtime.

This combination counting book and quiz game for toddlers contains fold-out flaps that hide the answer to each question based on famous fairy tales. Full-color illustrations.

Related the troubles of the Crocker family when Baby Crocker starts teething and chews everything in sight.

Tog the dog''s jog lands him in a bog, but a nice hog helps him out with a log.

The Numberlies are characters who live in Numbertown who aim to help children learn to count. This is story number five which intends to be fun and to help children practise their counting as each illustration is a counting game. There are ten storybooks which progress in stages.

Introduces the pig''s grunt, the hen''s cluck, the duck''s quack, and other animal sounds heard in the farmyard.

While fishing, Zug and Pug catch a slug, lug him home in a jug, and all fall asleep on a bright red rug.

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

Duckling has trouble finding his real mom. Is it the hen, the cat or the dog?

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

The Numberlies are characters who help children learn to count. The stories are fun, but with a serious purpose -- each engaging illustration is a counting game that''s perfect practice for the small smart set.

A ferocious tiger turns into a pussy cat when he''s cuddled in the arms of his mistress.

A cumulative nursery rhyme about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house. Features lift-the-flap illustrations.