New Releases by Eileen Browne

A cast of nocturnal creatures are the surprise stars in a funny tale about nighttime fears, set in southwest Kenya. The latest tale in the best-selling Handa series. When Handa sleeps over at her friend Akeyo’s house, she hears lots of strange sounds in the night: snorts, chattering, rattling, squeaks, slurps, wails, a big thud. Akeyo says it’s just her family, laughing, talking, playing music, riding a bike, drinking their bedtime milk. Or maybe the baby crying. Or a door slamming. But is she right? Young readers will be happy to be in on the joke as a sequence of animals pay a visit on the facing pages: a pig, fox, porcupine, bat, pangolin, bush baby, owl, and woodpecker. Illustrated in luminous colors, Eileen Brown’s humorous take on things that go bump in the night includes endpapers picturing and naming all the nocturnal creatures.

Mae Handa''n rhoi saith ffrwyth blasus, gwahanol mewn basged i fynd â nhw''n syrpréis i''w ffrind, Akeyo. Ond mae Handa''n cerdded heibio i nifer o wahanol anifeiliaid, ac mae''r ffrwythau yn edrych yn ddeniadol iawn... -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Boo Boo Baby has lots of fun bouncing from animal to animal - but here comes a - rhino! ''Boo hoo!'' says Boo Boo Baby, so the animals comfort her, bouncing her back to bed. This is a wonderfully soothing bedtime story from the author of ''Handa''s Surprise''.

Mae Handa yn rhoi saith ffrwyth blasus, gwahanol mewn basged i fynd â nhw''n syrpreis i''w ffrind Akeyo. Ond, mae Handa''n cerdded heibio i nifer o wahanol anifeiliaid, ac mae''r ffrwythau yn edrych yn ddeniadol iawn ... Addasiad dwyieithog o lyfr a gyhoeddwyd gyntaf yn Saesneg yn 1994. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations tell about the day Mary''s dinosaur goes to school.

Containing text and exercises which can be used to improve children''s speaking and listening skills, the ''QED Start Reading and Listening'' series encourages children to explore familiar themes and characters while developing their own judgements and opinions.

UHanda ufaka iziqhamo ezimnandi ezisixhenxe engobozini ukuze azihambisele umhlobo wakhe u-Akeyo njenge sothuso. Kodwa uhambo lukaHanda lumdlulisa kwiintlobo-ntlobo zezilwanyana, yaye iziqhamo zakhe zirhalisa ngolona hlobo kwezi zilwanyana. Handa puts seven different delicious fruits in a basket to take to her friend Ayeko as a surprise.

A book for younger children. It''s the day of the Cup Final: the Bog City Dribblers versus the Left Legged Lurchers and Caraway can''t wait. She''s all ready, her Dribblers hat on, but she hasn''t enough money for a ticket! What''s more, there''s Primrose, her baby sister, to look after. Her dad hasn''t got a penny - how will she get to the match?

32 Page Full Colour

Handa and her friend Akeyo find two butterflies near the hen house... But where is Grandma''s black hen''... Vietnamese version by Ben Lovett and Nguyen Thu Hien. In Vietnamese/English. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Maths Together is an entertaining and innovative early numeracy programme for parents and children to share. There are two sets in the programme, each containing six high-quality picture books designed to introduce children to basic mathematical ideas.

Een Keniaans meisje gaat naar haar vriendin met als geschenk zeven vruchten; die worden ongemerkt gestolen door zeven dieren. Prentenboek met tekeningen in warme kleuren en weinig tekst. Vanaf ca. 5 jaar.

As Handa carries fruit in a basket, she passes animals which remove and eat the fruit.

When Skip Squirrel breaks her mother''s beloved cuckoo clock, her attempts to get it fixed have surprising results.

Mouse''s friends take turns putting together the pieces that come in a box as a birthday present; but, only Shrew, who takes the time to read the instructions, is able to build something that really works.

Jo must decide on how to spend her allowance when she and her mother go on a shopping trip and leave Dad at home to prepare the midday meal. Suggested level: junior.