New Releases by Emma Chichester Clark

Parfois, la vie paraît un peu sombre... Mais un seau, un ballon, le sable, la mer et, par dessus-tout, un ami font toute la différence !

A beautifully illustrated collection of stories with a cat theme. The collection includes a retelling of the classic "Puss in Boots;" the story "The White Cat," about the mysterious resident of a sumptuous castle, stumbled upon by a young prince in search of the perfect bride; and "Old Mr Pussycat," the story of a wise old pussycat who helps a warm-hearted little girl in trouble. The stories are vibrantly illustrated, breathing new life into these classic children''s tales.

A sweetly told tale about the friendship between a boy named Will and a squirrel named Squill. They do just about everything together until Will''s parents surprise him with a kitten, and she becomes Will''s new playmate, leaving Squill to feel lonely and left out. However, the boy soon discovers that Kitty likes to sleep most of the day and doesnt appreciate his favorite games. Will and Squill reunite, and the child realizes that old friends should not be abandoned for new ones.

Melrose is a Golden Labrador and Croc is a tiny crocodile. The pair live together and share everyday experiences familiar to young children. This story tells the tale of how the friends first meet on Christmas Eve. Melrose has just moved into a new flat and Croc has come to the city to meet Father Christmas.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

The author of the Blue Kangaroo books offers this tender story that deals with the death of a pet in a heartfelt and reassuring way for younger children. Full color.

Enjoy six classic retellings of the ballet in this stunning new bind-up with a holographic foil cover. Experience love and loss, joy and wonder in these beautiful ballet tales, including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, The Firebird, Coppelia and Giselle.

As he watches all the preparations being made for Christmas, Blue Kangaroo determines to give a present to his owner Lily.

A favourite nursery rhyme story with a new twist In the nursery rhyme, the spider frightened Miss Muffet away. Well, not this time. The spider asks her to stay, and politely she does. And then come the animals: two, three, four, five – bearing gifts and delicacies and decorations. But why? Find out in this riotous new paperback picture book.

Billy wants more! More games of hide-and-seek, more ice cream, more story telling. More, more, more! Even his extra patient mom can''t keep up with him. And when she says "That''s enough," he decides he''s had enough of "her. Luckily, his friend the lion is ready to carry him away to a land of endless amusement, a land where there''s more of everything! But what happens when Billy grows too tired for anything more--except a kiss from his mom?

It''s a special day for Little Miss Muffet. But she doesn''t know it yet. As her animal friends appear--one spider, two lemurs, three magpies, and more--carrying gifts and decorations and tasty treats, she can only count and wonder. What''s all the fuss about? The reader is in on the secret: It''s Miss Muffet''s birthday, and everyone--from one spider to 10 crocodiles--is gathering for a gala surprise party. What better way to learn counting skills?

An anthology of poetry featuring works from classic Mother Goose to original poems and illustrated by artists such as Maurice Sendak, Helen Oxenbury, and Shirley Hughes.

The sage feline Kuching takes the young and naive Sunshine under his paws and teaches him the ways of the cat. And there is plenty that Sunshine must learn: which of the dangerous dogs are trustworthy, when to sleep (which is most of the time), and more. 94 full-color illustrations.

When three ring-tailed lemurs have lunch with their Aunt Augusta, Jemima, the youngest, eats far too much and has a jungle adventure.

The collector has illustrated her collection of more than 120 nonsense rhymes about animals, which derive from a variety of sources.

When the wind blows away her favorite hat, Rosie, her friend Archie, and an assortment of animals chase the elusive hat all over the countryside.

When Freddy and William discover a very, very big dinosaur sobbing miserably, they invite him to come to live with them and their friends, so that he won''t feel lonely any more.

Two thoroughly horrible children are given to a zoo by their parents, but even there the animals object to their behavior.