New Releases by Colin McNaughton

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While on vacation at the beach, Preston Pig meets Maxine and experiences his first crush.

Open at your peril!

Goldilocks, Little Bo-peep, and other characters from nursery rhymes arrive one night with presents to celebrate a boy''s birthday.

Reviews for Colin McNaughton’sOnce Upon an Ordinary School Day(Farrar, Straus and Giroux): “Pays tribute to inspirational teachers everywhere with a tale of an ‘ordinary’ child whose dormant imagination blooms in the classroom.”—Kirkus Reviews “As a parable of the awakening imagination, the book takes flight.”—The Horn Book “An excellent selection to start the creative juices flowing or to enliven an ordinary day.”—School Library Journal Bruno, a slightly overweight new bear in the neighborhood, finally gets a chance to play on the local soccer team. He’s only a substitute player, but on the day of the biggest game he is suddenly called in to a tie game with only a minute to go! Soccer Crazyis a tale of overcoming adversity by having the courage to persevere by the celebrated author of the Preston Pig books. Colin McNaughton’s first book was published in 1976 while he was a student at the Royal College of Art in London, and some eighty books have since followed. McNaughton is now a highly acclaimed author and illustrator of children’s books and a winner of many awards all over the world, including the IRA Children’s Choice award, the Parents’ Choice award, and the NCTE Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Language Arts. He lives in London.

It was an ordinary day, just like any other, and an ordinary boy made his ordinary way to his ordinary school. he had no idea that something extraordinary was about to happen.

Meet Cushie Butterfield: she''s a little cow And an adorable new character from the creator of the hugely successful Preston Pig Cushie Butterfield is always asking ''who, what, when, where, why?'' and she''s driving Mum and Dad up the wall Will her questions never end?

Cushie Butterfield is feeling too sick to go to school. Her friends and family can all see how poorly she is -- her face is covered, first with red spots, then with green and yellow checks and then with blue triangles? Whatever could the matter be? Could it have anything to do with the box of face paints under her bed?

Mister Wolf is following Preston home from school. Look out, Preston He''s behind you '' Preston is happily unaware of his stalker. Mister Wolf lurks in various hiding places until...suddenly...he pounces. But, just at that moment, Preston opens his front door and Mister Wolf bumps his head.

Samson le cochon a reçu une enveloppe portant une mystérieuse formule, " SMACK", qui veut dire : " Signé de ma Main Avec des Câlins par Kilos ". Elle contient une lettre de Rose, la petite amie qu'il a rencontrée en vacances. Samson va bien sûr lui répondre. Et Monsieur Loup aura certainement son mot à ajouter!

The reader is warned of what might happen if an old superstition is not heeded. Full-color illustrations.

Acompana al cerdito Paco al colegio, de compras, al parque, a su casa, porque B!B!de repente, puede pasar algo!!

Les aventures de Samson le cochon et Monsieur Loup mises à la portée des plus jeunes lecteurs dans des albums tout carton.

Preston Pig suggests that Mr. Wolf get a job so he can buy what he wants to eat, but as he considers different lines of work, Mr. Wolf has a one-track mind. Full color.

A story that will make children read SUDDENLY about a little pig and a hungry wolf. A little pig is walking down the street, unaware of the hungry wolf waiting around the corner. SUDDENLY, the pig remembers he has left something behind and turns away at the last second, leaving the wolf to fall flat on his face. The wolf pursues the little pig throughout the day, but the pig, quite unaware, evades him every time. In the end the wolf gets his come-uppance in an unexpected and hilarious way. Young children will love predicting the outcomes and joining in the chorus of "SUDDENLY . . . "

Preston sets off to take a basket of food to his granny''s, wearing a red coat and hood, and looking very much like Little Red Riding Hood. As ever, Mister Wolf is in hot pursuit, but he can''t think which story Preston''s red coat and hood reminds him of, and so he can''t remember what he is supposed to do... "This will be very popular with three-to-seven year olds." --Daily Telegraph

Preston Pig uses is amazing soccer skills to help him escape from hungry Mr. Wolf.

A volume of verse for a merry Christmas. Meet the intrepid pudding hunters, see a snowman fly, find out what fat Pig wants for Christmas and discover the truth about Santa Claus. Originally published as Santa Claus is Superman.

What would you do if your dad decided to send you off to pirate school to toughen you up? If you were stuck on a ship with hairy, scarey Captain Abdul, you might mutiny. Or you might just have the most fun of your life. Which is exactly what happens to our young hero in this swashbuckling, high-seas, high-time adventure. "A Dream come true for young pirate fanciers".--Booklist. Full color.

The Red Nose Readers series comprises sixteen titles, divided into three levels - red for single words and phrases, yellow for simple sentences and blue for stories in rhyme. Selections from all three levels are included in this collection, Who Stole The Pie? is a hilarious hot-pot of food, from pies to cakes to the most enormous sandwich ever

As night falls, beware of the masked avenger otherwise known as Preston the pig.