Best Selling Books by Jan Ormerod

Written to show parents how children learn to read and help them develop their child''s reading skills.

The children are sure that Gramps would never feel lonelyif he had a dog of his own.They say the dog should be called Rex, but what wouldRex look like?So they play "Looking for Rex," and pretend to see Rex, butwhenever they think they find Rex...it is never really theright Rex.Where is he?

Jan Ormerod''s classic wordless picture books, SUNSHINE and MOONLIGHT, are back in print at last, in these special 40th anniversary editions. It''s morning, and the first rays of sunlight shine into a little girl''s bedroom and wake her up. She gets out of bed, goes to wake her parents and soon she is ready to start the day. ''I depend on the adult to create the right atmosphere and help children read them. When this happens, it is a time for physical closeness and comfort, a quiet time for sharing ideas and feelings, for laughing and learning together.'' -- Jan Ormerod Children''s Book Council of Australia -- Winner of Picture Book of the Year, 1982

Make bedtimes special by sharing this lovely collection of animal stories. Bear cubs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and animals galore are all here, ready to curl up with you. What better way to end the day?

A very busy family engages in such activities as school, soccer, piano playing, and cooking.

There''s always someone to walk with in our street, always someone willing to lend a hand, to keep an eye on the children, or play with in the park. With her talent for capturing the minutiae of everyday life, the award winning Jan Ormerod has created a marvellous insight into the lives of three sets of neighbours.

It''s bath time. But first baby has to get undressed, starting with hat off, then mittens off - until baby''s ready for some bath time fun.

Omdat hij thuis nergens rustig kan spelen, besluit Mark op een wolk te gaan wonen. Prentenboek met zachtgetinte aquarellen. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

In Play with Me is one of eight new titles in the Beginning to Read phase of Cambridge Reading. Written by leading children''s author/illustrator Jan Ormerod, the stories feature contemporary children in familiar settings. Language is simple, with lots of repetition of high frequency sight vocabulary - ideal for young readers aged 4-5. Cambridge Reading is a new reading scheme for key stages 1 and 2, developed specifically to help teachers raise standards in literacy. Teachers appreciate the scheme''s easy-to-use framework and wealth of integrated support material, while children simply want to read the books again and again.

Getting dressed can be a colourful experience and so too can getting dirty. This is an introduction to the concept of colour.

It''s party time for ten children, each one celebrating a different birthday from first to tenth. This is an introduction to the concept of numbers.