New Releases by Jan Ormerod

Gentle text tells the tale of a small boy finding some quiet on his own.

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

Collection of first baby rhymes designed to help a baby''s developing perception.

"This is a tender story of a new sibling as well as a catalog of activities a young girl does with the new baby in her family."--School Library Journal. "Ormerod''s illustrations are magnificent--evoking the tenderness and the tumult with which each day in a two-sibling household is filled."--New York Times Book Review.

There''s nobody like a grandparent. Everyone and everything always hurries a kid along: mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, even cars and buses. But when Grandfather''s around, nobody needs to hurry. Isn''t it nice to know there''s someone who always lets you go at your own pace? And other people have laps for sitting on and backs for riding on. But when you have a cold or lighting is coming, nothing feels quite as right as rocking on Grandmother''s lap, listening to the little tunes that she hums.

Readers can find the missing puppies by turning colorful acetate pages.

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.

A pregnant mother shares her exercise programme with her toddler and the cat.

When Mom comes back from shopping, a baby enjoys going through her shopping basket.

A baby plays with cloth, thread, buttons, and other materials while his pregnant mother is using them to make a doll for him.

When Baby gets a nose cold, Mom cheers him up by showing him the noses on a doll, cat, and teddy bear.

A selection of nursery rhymes with a picture story running along the background of three pre-school siblings going through the day.

Even though her baby brother is bald like an egg and moves like a puppy, a little girl decides that he is really just like her.

With the gentlest touch of humour Jan Ormerod uses animals to highlight the special qualities which makes each child unique.

Dad comes home and plays with baby.

A baby does his best to get his sleeping father''s attention.

Billy, his big sister Jilly, and their mother all find different situations alarming and must try to be brave.