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New Releases by David Parkins

David Parkins is the author of That Cat Can't Stay (2022), Saplings and Spades (2018), N'oublie Pas! (2009), Don't Go Into the Forest! (2007), Captain Pepper's Pets (2004).

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That Cat Can't Stay

release date: Sep 19, 2022
That Cat Can't Stay
Bank Street Best Books for Children Smithsonian Notable Books for Children Cat Writers'' Association Muse Medallion Winner and World''s Best Litter-ary Award Winner Wanda Gág Best Read Aloud Honor Book Included on 4 State Book Award lists – in DE, IL, NE, and NY Stories for Young Listeners category, Storytelling World Resource Awards Society of School Librarians International Honor Book 2010 Narrated by a cat-loving little girl, this story is a hysterical romp through a family''s pet adoption dilemma. Poor Dad does not like cats but Mom wants to save every stray she finds. But now that five cats have taken over his favorite chair, he becomes desperate and makes a visit to the pound. Dad returns happily with a big, fat puppy—everyone gets something that they want. With hilarious ink and watercolor illustrations, this picture book demonstrates the resourcefulness, love, and compromises of a pet-loving family.

Saplings and Spades

release date: Nov 05, 2018
Saplings and Spades
As a young boy, David witnessed bulldozers obliterate a forest for a bypass. Decades later, he resolved to replace the annihilated trees with another wood. Starting from nothing, he set about the task. It was not easy; there was vastly more to woodland establishment than planting saplings. Writing informally, David recalls the triumphs and disasters of his undertaking. Success was hard-won and ultimately depended on an overlooked truth... Splendidly illustrated with aerial photos, this is the must read book for those wanting, or wondering what it is like, to plant a new wood of their own.

N'oublie Pas!

release date: Jan 01, 2009
N'oublie Pas!
Cette collection regroupe une série de livrets de lecture destinés aux enfants de sept à neuf ans (pour ceux dont le français est la langue maternelle) ou de huit à dix ans (pour ceux qui sont en immersion française). Chaque titre met en scène trois garçonnets qui, à tour de rôle, racontent une histoire destinée à faire frémir ses compagnons. Ces trois récits, inspirés de légendes ou de contes d''apprentissage des quatre coins du monde, sont réunis sous une thématique qui se prête bien à une petite leçon de morale. De plus, le dernier d''entre eux se termine de manière abrupte et le lecteur est invité à lui inventer une fin, mettant de ce fait à l''épreuve sa compréhension du texte. -- Des dessins de type BD, finement esquissés à la plume, animent ces courtes histoires au vocabulaire et aux structures de phrases simples, qui jouissent d''une mise en pages aérée. [SDM].

Don't Go Into the Forest!

release date: Feb 01, 2007
Don't Go Into the Forest!
Three boys staying at a cottage in woods each tell stories designed to frighten the other two.

Captain Pepper's Pets

release date: May 01, 2004
Captain Pepper's Pets
Nasty Captain Pepper orders his poor crew to help him find a pet. The crew try hippos, tigers, and monkeys, but will a very hungry snake be the perfect pirate pet? Full color.

Le grand livre abracadabrant des sorcières

release date: Jan 01, 2004
Le grand livre abracadabrant des sorcières
Les sorcières c''est laid et méchant, ça vole sur un balai, ça change les enfants en crapauds... mais leur pouvoir le plus extraordinaire, c''est de captiver l''imagination des petits, pour les faire frissonner de peur et de plaisir ! Partons à la rencontre des sorcières au fil des contes, histoires, chansons et jeux réunis dans cet ouvrage : Hänsel et Gretel, Les oies de Baba-Yaga, L''apprenti sorcier, et six autres contes, classiques ou contemporains, pour trembler de peur et d''émotion. Des chansons, des jeux et des comptines pour rire et s''amuser. Un masque à détacher pour se métamorphoser en sorcière...

Joyeux Noël, Père Noël !

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Joyeux Noël, Père Noël !
Le Père Noël est content : ça y est, ses cadeaux sont prêts ! Cette nuit, tous les enfants seront heureux ! Mais à peine a-t-il commencé sa tournée qu''il aperçoit un homme tout seul dans la neige et le froid. On ne peut pas le laisser comme ça ! Pour le Père Noël, il n''y a qu''une solution : demander de l''aide à la Mère Espoir...

Balthazar le canard

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Balthazar le canard
Album sur le thème de la naïveté. Quand Balthazar le canard sort de son oeuf, il est tout seul au milieu des hautes herbes. Où est ma maman ? se demande-t-il. Il se met alors en marche pour la retrouver. Sur son chemin, il va rencontrer des canards plus étranges. En voici un qui aboie, puis un autre qui bêle...

The History Machine.

release date: Dec 01, 1996

Put a Sock in It, Percy!

release date: Jan 01, 1994
Put a Sock in It, Percy!
The inventive Mrs and Mr Fooby-Lartil are saved from housework by their obliging cat Percy, until the normally domesticated feline eats one of their inventions and undergoes a transformation. Suggested level: primary.

No Problem

release date: Jan 01, 1993
No Problem
No Problem is part of the Maths Together series, an early numeracy programme for parents and children to share. The set contains six picture books designed to introduce children, simply and enjoyably, to basic mathematical ideas. In addition, each book has its own detailed support notes.

Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories
Distant planets, weird creatures and tales from beyond the star gathered in one collection.

Oskar and the Ice-pick

release date: Jan 01, 1988

The Children Who Haunted a Ghost

release date: Jan 01, 1988
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